Challenge: The tests Gaara needed to pass to gain the Kazekage title.
The Sand council glanced nervously among themselves as the youngest child of the Yondaime Kazekage stood before them. Gaara, they all knew, was by far the most powerful shinobi in Sunagakure, due to the combination of his father's genes and the demon inside of him, but far more than power was required if one was to lead the Sand. Strength of will. Determination. Ruthlessness. A desire to protect the village. And most importantly, stability, which was the most worrying factor.
"Gaara..."
"I will be the Kazekage. None of you will stop me. If any of you try to get in my way of saving this village before it destroys itself, I will kill you all."
More than one member of the council couldn't help but grin at the irony. Four out of five wasn't so bad.
