Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, and I never will.
All the Genin of Konoha quickly walked to the Hokage's office. They were walking in large groups, and separated by gender. All the girls in several groups of 5 or 10, and all the boys in several groups or 5 or more. Sasuke was all the way in the back, and several of the girls waved to him, including Sakura and Ino. Naruto was up front with Shikamaru.
"So, Shikamaru, where's Choji?" Naruto said walking along with a big grin on his face.
"He didn't wanna come; say's he would get beaten easily. I don't know why I'm joining this myself...everything this Hokage does is usually troublesome..."
The Genins quickly walked up the stairs to Lady Tsunade's office. When they arrived inside, they were amazed to see at least 300 other Genin, from all the other villages. They also saw several Jonin and Chuunin from the other villages. Naruto looked at all the people and only saw a small amount of people he knew. Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Neji, Rock Lee, Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba, Ino, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro and Tenten. At the Hokage's desk, Lady Tsunade's back faced them. After everyone was settled and quiet, she turned around with a short smile on her face.
"Welcome, Genin of the world. Now, before I tell you about what's going on, whom here thinks they are the most powerful out of everyone here?" Tsunade asked.
A couple of hands went up into the air, including the ever vibrant Naruto. Many stayed silent though, including Sasuke, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and Shino.
"Right, well, those of you that think you are will get your chance to prove it with the Extreme Shinobi Challenge," Tsunade gladly pronounced.
A few eyebrows went up in confusion, and Naruto even blathered out, "What the hell is the Extreme Shinobi Challenge, Old Lady?"
A few chuckles from the audience.
"It's a simple tournament that will state who really is the strongest Genin. I haven't seen any fun in a while, and since the Chuunin Exam was stopped midway, I figured some people didn't have their chance to show their true power. Sounds good, right?"
Several nods from all the ninjas.
"Okay then. We have set up 14 perimeters in several forests around and outside Konoha. There will be 35 Genin per perimeter. There will be 2 Jonin to each perimeter. Basically, it's a free for all fight. The last one standing moves to the real tournament, so consider this a preliminary. No rules at all, just fight as much as you can. But, let me warn you..."
"This is the same deal with the Chuunin Exam. You might die. So, if anyone wants to leave, you may."
Some of the students began to walk out of the room.
"But...you may not care if you could die...that is if you enjoy being rich."
Everyone looked at Tsunade.
"The winner of the Extreme Shinobi Challenge not only wins the title of strongest Genin, but also one million ryo."
Everyone's eyes widened. All the students that were about to leave had come back.
"Hey, Hokage-sama," Shikamaru said aloud.
Tsunade's head turned into his direction. "Yes, Shikamaru?"
"They say I was selected to be a Chuunin. I'm okay with this, even though it is...a bit troublesome. So how am I allowed into the tournament?"
"Well, we're still checking over the stats of all the participants in the tournament, so no one's a Chuunin just yet," Tsunade stated.
"Hokage-sama!" A leaf Genin called out. "How can we trust these Sand and Sound Genin? They tried to destroy Konoha!"
Everyone stood quiet, and eyes shifted from one person to another.
"Orochimaru was behind that. His whereabouts are unknown right now. Besides..." Tsunade gave a firm glare to the Sand and Sound Jonin and Genin. "They know not to screw up with Konoha."
"Well, I hope Orochimaru hasn't killed anyone's desire from this tournament..." Tsunade said, looking around.
No one said anything.
"Right. I'm glad you're still interested. Now, the perimeters are surrounded by four 15 foot high cement walls. To come out as the winner, just be the last one standing. Now, go look for the perimeters. When they're full, the 2 Jonin will block access, so if that happens you'll to find another one."
"The Jonin will allow access to the perimeters in 1 hour. In the meantime, go talk about this with anyone who might be concerned about you. Remember...you could end up dead. Dismissed."
And like that, all the Genin and Jonin were gone.
"This oughta be fun..." Tsunade said with a smile on her face.