The Path of the Great Sovereign 66 The Chunin Exams!

"Welcome Loyal citizens of the Night Empire, fellow shinobi and fellow Kage to the 1st Chunin exams.In the Empire taking the step from a Kihonin to a Chunin means taking the first step into being a true leader of shinobi. Passing the Chunin exams means that you are the nations elite, you have the knowledge, the skill set, and the Talent to sit in one of the 13 seats below me one day. You are becoming a great asset that will forever be inscribed on the Walls of the Night! So today in front of the Jokyunin, the Kage and myself you all will show what you are able to do. To prevent this event from lasting to long I have decided the first event will be a battle royal with one goal in mind, Survive. All 7,229 of you will face 3 Jokyunin only 300 of you may continue."

When the Emperor's last line fell a large commotion ran through the crowd, not because they believed they would lose after all the odds were stacked against the Jokyunin. Yet the sheer lack of slots was heartbreaking.

"Silence."

This word wasn't spoken loud but all 30,000 plus members of the audience found themselves unable to speak. They moved their mouths but nothing came out.

"In this world there's nothing fair, nothing is a given, if you want to succeed you will walk through Lava to make it happen, you will do anything and everything to make it happen so there will be none of that noise. Also if you think my Jokyunin are at a disadvantage all I have to say is this: It matters not how many you bring, for in the end they will Stand, and you will all have fallen."

When that line fell Ichizo took a step forward to appear at his seat.

"Chiyoko, Hitomi, Miyu, you three will test the Children. Daisuke you will stay by my side. You are Permitted to Speak."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ichizo Clapped his hands and the stadium expanded well it's more appropriate to say he changed the amount of space within the field for testing into a 100km^2 forest four large screens showed everything that was happening within the forest to the spectators.

"Oi His Majesty really went above and beyond but this hinders my movements"- Random tester 1

"I Think it's the faith he has in the Jokyunin to fi-"

Before he could finish his sentence a massive storm cloud appeared in the stay startling all the participants.

"Saigaiton: Kaminari Taifu!(Disaster Style: Lightning Typhoon)"

Thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts began to rain down on the forest while not powerful enough to kill they would still leave you severely incapacitated. In the forest below many shared that fate as the tags attached to them which would activate upon being injured beyond the acceptable threshold rang throughout the examination field.

The unlucky ones were eliminated while the lucky ones buried themselves underground or used their skill repertoire to stay in the game.

Yet even with all their effort with one jutsu approximately 4000 were eliminated.

Back in the stands the Kage watched in Horror.

"Old Man could you do that with your particle style?"- Ay

"If I had proper prep time i could eliminate maybe a few hundred but they would not survive the attack. To use such wide area jutsu while having such control over the power he is talented beyond anything I have ever seen." -Onoki

"DAISUKE!!! Tell the kitchen to bring some refreshments for the Kage, yourself and the other Jokyunin. Bring me some grapes."

"Yes!"

Looking on at the exam Ichizo felt something approaching at a High speed.

"Looks like they have finally come I was getting impatient. Makoto bring our guest to me."

Makoto silently acknowledged the command, stood up and rushed in the direction of the enemy. Down below the exam was still full swing as many contestants begin to understand his Majesty's intentions in order to get anywhere against the three Great Shinobi the must work together. When in actuality His Majesty just wanted to curb the arrogance that many talented youths seem to have by placing a mountain in front of them that they can never hope to overcome.

The only Jokyunin that has been engaging them has Chiyoko as he hopes these children will grow up the proper way, instilling discipline into his very bones. He caused landslides, Tornadoes, Lightning strikes, and massive floods. The once serene forest became hell for these poor shinobi.

The Kage of the other Villages finally had to chance to see a fraction of the power the Empire held 7000+ vs 1, Chiyoko showed them a true walking disaster. The 300 slots to were not even appealing anymore.

Those 300 were battered, brused, Tired, and hungry. This battle royal lasted 15 minutes yet when you push yourself to the utmost limit 15 mins feels like an eternity.

Chiyoko walked forward and bowed to the Emperor before he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I have completed the task."

"Well done, from here on out we will move to the regular Exam as you could consider this the preliminaries. You will be tested on the knowledge you have retained, Your leadership capabilities, Teamwork, Justu, and overall battle prowess over the course of 3 days. Now all of you go rest, you will need to be in your best mental condition for the next exam. Daisuke They are yours."

Ichizo got up, said something to the Kage and left with them in tow. They quickly arrived in a small meeting room within the Stadium where Ichizo briefed them on what is about to happen.

"In a few moments one of the Jokyunin will bring a Enemy Shinobi, now I am unsure of his Identity but I am sure that this smells like a War. So here are the options The Night Empire can handle it ourselves and your Villagers will fall under my Rule or The Empire can defend its borders while sending out false information to the Enemy leading them to attack you all. One option you won't even see a change to your everyday life in a negative way while the other many, many will die."

No one said anything but their faces changed dramatically.

Chapter end