First Person P.O.V
 I duck under the giant swinging log that has come from the ceiling of our massive dojo in our castle-like temple. Pivoting around I palm strike the giant log of wood as it swings back causing it splinter into a million pieces.
 I go back into my stance as I ready myself for the next incoming obstacle.
  My father sits before me, watching me intensely with a predatory gaze as he sits in the front of the huge room atop a stone staircase lined with a red silk carpet in a large throne-like chair with a Wolf's head leering down from the head rest above his head. On either side of him are two busty and very beautiful dark skin women on either side of father's throne.
  One holds a bowl of fruit and the other carries a huge fan. Behind my father are his beta Reinhart and three of his strongest guards. I sharpen my senses to sense two more logs approaching one on my left , one on my right, I brace myself and use my forearms to block the logs powerfully making them crack.
     Behind me I sense another log coming and I prepare to turn and destroy that one as well but my instincts warn me against that, so I merely jump and flip over and allow the log to pass under me and swing towards the stone steps. As I land I fling an explosive kunai at the log and it immediately explodes right before my father and company none of whom even so much as flinch. I inwardly sigh grateful I had followed my instinct and not directly attacked the bobby-trapped log filled with explosives.
  Another explosive log swings down from in front of me this one lined with spikes I dodge roll out of the way and destroy that one with an explosive kunai as well.
  As I get to my feet I notice 10 logs all coming at me once from different angles and one more falls directly from the celiling so jumping is not an option.
  Not panicking I simply unsheath my gauntlet blades and speed blitz to slice and dice all of the logs into neat little pieces.
 When all of the logs have been reduced to kindling I stand and turn my attentions towards my father.
  He stares at me with an absolute poker face before saying in a low tone; "Arrows!" A whistling sound flys through the air as the arrow speeds towards my head from the south behind me. I never take my eyes off my father before I tilt my head to the side and allow the arrow to speed by. I catch the arrow the instant it passed my head and I see it in my sightline I snap it in half before tossing it away. Another whistled sounds as another arrow flies towards the back of my head I catch the arrow by the tip in my hand behind my head without turning around. I snap the arrow in half and throw it away.
  The smallest of smirks forms on father's face.
  Two more whistles to my right catch my attention as I turn to that direction and catch two arrows in my hand and toss them away.
  This time 3 arrows speed towards me I catch 2 in my hand and one in my teeth.
 As I drop them as more four arrows fly at me once again I catch all 4 two in my hand one in my teeth and the final one I block with the bottom of my combat boot.
   I sense more arrows from my rear and duck to allow them to pass overhead. I then have to jump back up as about 10 arrows fly towards my feet and legs.
 In midair I'm forced to bend backwards to dodge more arrows. I cease my fall with my hands and use the monetum to somersault back to standing position.
  Only to encounter a literal wall of flaming arrows.
 I narrow my eyes and rush towards the arrows and jump straight through them snagging one as I forward roll and get back to my feet. I allow myself to smile with pride as I had passed throught completly unscathed.
  "HOLD!" My father shouts aloud standing up abruptly
 
All around our clans best archers halt their bows and kneel to seiza.
 "How?" Father asks me. By now I'm utterly confused I thought he was displeased but there was a smile on his face and twinkle in his eye.
  "How?" He asks again.
  "I don't catch your meaning father" I say to him.
  His smile widens "How did you know that was the only arrow that wasn't lit aflame?" He asks me.
  I look at the arrow in my hand and touch the tip and sure enough it was cool to the touch it was never lit on fire.
  "I don't know father I just knew" I say honestly.
 "Exactly foresight and faith my son you knew without knowing you had faith in yourself a key quality a king must have".
 "Thank you Father" I Say dropping the arrow and standing to attention as my father descended down the steps.
  I was currently enduring our shinobi clan rite of passage trial now that I was 18 I had a rightful claim to the title of grandmaster and king should anything happen to my father.
 But first I had to pass various trials in our form of the spartan agoge the S-class trials if I succeded I'd be awarded the title of Jonin if I fail I'd die. I've been doing these trials for a little over a month now.
 The first trial was survival being left in the forrest with only a knife and a box of matches for 21 days (This was the main reason the S-Class trials lasted so long)
 Trial 2 was strength and endurance lifting a ten ton rock and carrying it up a mountain
 Trial 3 was speed and stealth
 Trial 4 was knowledge, cunning and sorcery
  Trial 5 which I had just passed tested my reflexes, reaction time and instincts
  3 more trials remained all of which needed to be finished on this day. Ki manipulation Armed Combat and One-on One combat with any warrior of my choosing from our Clan.
  "And Now onto the next trial" Father said." Let's test your ki manipulation skills."
 I nod my head ready to continue
  "Candles!" Father declares clapping his hands together sharply.
  Immediately our clan memebers place 10 candles in a pyramid formation all with glass orbs over the wick.
 "Ki is destructive my son, you already know this but it can only destroy without objection when you aren't in control." Father says. "Your task is simple son using your Ki light all the candles without destroying the glass".
  "Yes Father" I say turning around I focus my chi and ready my stance I place both hands in front of me with my hands open and arms parallel. I then bring my arms behind me and charge my ki into a dark blueish energy with a similiar texture like fire. I hone my senses and fire the ki ball.
  As soon the enery hits the first candle all 10 light up simultaneously and the glass orbs didn't have a single scratch.
   "Very good my son" Father said.
 "Thank you Father" I reply.
 Then with a second blast of Ki I destroy the glass orbs just for the heck of it.
  Father chuckles" I figured you would want to do that!" He says knowingly.
  "Forgive me Father it was simply too tempting!" I say with a wry smirk.
  "You shouldn't allow temptation to have any sway over you doing so could in death or worse!" He replied sternly
 I stand to attention inwardly cursing myself for being so childish.
  However I relaxed when Father smiled. "But nonethelss you passed the first part of the trial , rather well might I add"
 "Gratitude Father".
  "Now my son, lets see you demonstrate one of the Kuro Okamii Forbidden Techniques, The "Kuroi Nigirikobushi"
  "The Surging Black Fist?" I ask for clarification. That was one of our most powerful Secret Ninja Arts
  "Yes" Father clarifies stepping off the battle floor."Kuru!" He calls out
 Immediately 20 or so shinobi of our clan drop from seemingly nowhere all armed with katanas.
  I get in my stance and channel my Ki as they rush forward with battle cries I raised my hand above my head as I focus my Ki on my hand causing it to glow an indigo hue with power with only seconds til they slash to pieces I bend my knees and punch the ground mightily immediately causing a massive surge of power to shockwave in a blast causing the ground to crack and debris to fly into the air as all 20 shinobi are blasted away with the force of a bomb. Immense shockwaves of Ki fluctuate throughout the area from the force of my attack.
       They each fly a good 50 feet away and smack into the wall with enough force to leave imprint. I stand up fully in the huge crater I've created in the ground and walk out to appraoch my father who is completely unharmed as I had not targeted his life force.
 I show him my still smoking hand where an insignia of our clan Kanji has appeared after using one of our sacred arts.
  He smiles and laughs heartily.
"Well done my son you've passed the sixth trial"
 He walks towards the obliterated battle floor and crouches down to touch it. "Restore!" He says. A magic circle appears on the battle floor and it instantly repairs itself.
  As soon the floor reforms I walk back onto it and kneel to seiza as I await further instruction.
  "And now my son the seveneth trial; Combat you will face multiple opponents armed and then engage in one-on-one unarmed combat with any warrior of your choosing are you ready?"
  "Yes father"
  "Then stand"
  I do as he tells me I'm so eager I clench my fist in anticipation.
     "Come forth!" He says. Immediately 12 warriors who all had bows aimed at me before stand and step onto the battle floor.
  "My son move to the center of the arena" he says to me calmly
 I do as he says and move to the center where the warrios circle around me.
  "Draw your weapons!' Father declares
 Immediately all shinobi draw their various sai, nuchucku, Bo staff, blades, etc.
  I stare them all down as I unsheath my dual bladed gauntlets.
  "This fight is to the death, BEGIN!" Father shouts.
  Immediately all 13 of us move at the same time. I duck under a sword slash and sweep his legs out from under him and quickly drive me blades into his heart.
   Another warrior charges forward with his sai but he leaves himself open and I slip under his strike and drive my blade under his armpit into his heart ending him quickly.
  I leapt over a chain knife that comes from my rear. I use his head as a spring to backflip behind him and then cut off his head. I'm studying all 9 of my remaining opponents at the same time they have the math on their side and they all almost can as fast as me. Keyword almost I slash at one and slit his throat before having to parry a blow from another one. One of them gets lucky and cracks the back to my skull with his staff unforntuantely for him the pain drives me berserk I immediately take off his arm then stab into his skull. Then I get real nasty with the others as I slash them all with surgical precision.
  In less than 10 moves all remaining six lay dead at my feet none of then having landed a good clean hit except the guy with the bo.
  Blood stains my armor and clothes as well as my blades and the battle floor.
  "Very good my son!" Father calls from the front of the room.
"Come here" I obey and approach him slowly. As I get near he pulls a rag from his robes and wipes the blood from my face. Behind me I can hear the servants carrying the dead bodies from the battle floor.
 "And now the final part of the seventh trial, unarmed combat!" Father says "Give me your weapons my son". I unclasp my gauntlets and give them to father I also give him all of the kunai I'm carrying.
   "Now my son who would you like to fight?"
   With hestitation I say "Ryota!"
  I hear several shinobi behind us gasp and I see Reinhart show emotion for the first time in my trial and show a look of fear.
 Even Father looks skeptical.
 He leans down and whispers in my ear "Are you sure my son normally a young shinobi's choice is abosolute but you being my child I can bend the rules if you wish to reconsider and choose another opponent"
  I shake my head "No Father I choose Ryota!"
  A hint of fear and worry flashes in his eyes but nontheless he declares. "Someone wake him up!".
  Everyones eyes go wide at the thought of being the one to literally wake the sleeping giant.
 One brave soul stands and heads to the corner where a large brawny man snores surronded by over a dozen empty wine gourds.
  He cautiously takes an empty one and shatters it over the mans head before quickly running away the man groans before standing up. One look at him and you'd see why my father and the others were concerned. Ryota was a monster he stood at 7'9 over 480 lbs he was rumored to have killed 15 grandmasters with his bare hands, nicknamed the "200 man slayer" he was feared and hated by many members of our clan including my father who was so far the only one capable of beating him in hand to hand combat. He was feared by all (minus my father and I) for his strength and battle prowess but he was hated for his attitude, arrogance, insubordination, and blatant disrespect for our organization.
 Father only put up with him because of his great skill especially in battle with rival factions but I had always depised him and told my father many times to get rid of him. Father would always say something like "Keep your friends close keep your enemies closer" nonetheless I knew that when I evenutally succeded my father and became clan leader garbage like him would have no place in my shinobi kingdom.
    Ryota walked forward into the light showing his long wild unkempt beard and scar over his left eye from his previous battle with Father. "Awe so the cute little shinobi princess wants to play with the big boys eh?!" He mocked me in his deep baritone voice.
 "You better pray to your ancestors boy I ain't holding back just cause your a kid!"
  I glare at him and move to step forward.
 "My son.."
  I turn towards my father
 "If you wish to change opponents its not too late" he says in a quiet voice.
    I look at my father carefully before I say : "Father can we go out for pizza after I complete my trial?" I ask nonchanatly.
  His eyes widen in surprise at my reaction before he smirks and says "Of course my boy anything you want"
  I smile back at before I harden my expression as I face my monster of an opponent.
  "Ha ha go out for pizza?!" Ryota declared mockingly "You won't live pass the next 30 seconds after the match begins!"
   I ignore his banter and step forward to stand directly in front of me. I bow and salute and he merely spits on the ground and flips me off.
  "This fight is to the death.....begin!" Father says.
  Ryota turns in a spinning heel kick that I easily evade . I try sweep his leg but he vaults over my attack. I follow thru and roll backwards to get back to my feet. He tries to punch me but I slip his blow he tries an uppercut but I lean back to avoid it. He then throws a sloppy haymaker that I duck under.
   I then leap high into air and spin to deliver a devasting spinning back kick to his chest that sends him skidding back 10 feet almost completly off the mat. I hear some spectators gasp at seeing the strength of my kick. Ryota clucthes at his heart where me kick landed obviously stunned that he had underestimated me. I glare at him murderously before turning around walking towards my father much to the shock of everyone watching.
 Ryota looks at me walking away and snarls in rage before running at me full speed. I ignore him as i know the fight's already over and I kneel before my father in seiza.
 Father looks at me incredously stunned at my actions and I'm trying very hard not to laugh in his face as his expression is priceless.
  Behind me Ryota has nearly cleared then distance when he suddenly stops running and looks confused. He feels liquid pouring from his mouth and touches his lip to see he's bleeding from his mouth. His vision gets blurry as blood pours from his eyes, and his hearing muffles as blood comes from ears and nose as well.
  He stares at the back of my head in utter disbelief before his eyes roll to back of his head and he collapses on the floor twitching just as I knew he would.
   All around our clan members all gasp and start in absolute shock. Various whispers like;
 "Did that REALLY just happen?"
  "Did Prince Takeshi really just one-shot RYOTA?"
   "He killed him in one blow!"
  "That was over so fast!"
  "But Ryota is so powerful!"
  "Good riddance if you ask me!"
 "We honestly shouldn't be surprised he IS the son our great King!"
 These were just some of the things that were said.
 Father is looking at me with a mix of awe, pride, shock and disbelief.
  "Doctor" he says not taking his eyes of me "Confirm the kill"
 Our clan Head Doctor walks towards the now still form of Ryota he lifts one of the mans massive muscled arms and places two fingers on the wrist and then on the man's neck.
  "He's dead Your Greatness" Doctor says before walking off the battle floor.
 Various cheers ring out.
  "Silence!" Father calls.
 Instantly it goes dead silent
  "Takeshi Oshiro" he says.
  "Yes Grandmaster!" I reply
 "Stand"
  I comply without hestitation looking my father dead in his eyes.
  He stare at one another for what seems like hours before he raises his hand and then begins clapping slowly and quietly immediately all warriors watching join in on the applause even Reinhart, my Fathers guards and the servant girls join clapping.
  "Congratulations Takeshi you are now awarded the title of S-Class Jonin!"
 
Father straps my gauntlets back on for me and then raises my hand high I allow myself to smile then Father picks me up and places me on his shoulders as the applause gets louder.
    I can't contain my excitement anymore as a blush flashes on my face and I shout: "YES!" before giving two thumbs up.
      *** Later****
 "Father we agreed to go get Pizza!" I say as we walk through the lotus tree courtyard
  "And we will my son , we will" He says as he picks a lotus from a tree and sniffs it. "These flowers are blooming nicely your mother would always water them everyday." He says in a semi-solemn voice. I don't know what to say as a wave of sadness overcomes me I hardly knew my mother she died not long after my 4nd birthday I don't remember much about her except that she was loving and tender.
  "Tell me son When did you go visit Master Hai- Pei and how did you convince him to teach you the "Single Point Death Kick'?" Fathers asks. Reffering to my short bout with Ryota
  I sweatdrop and awkwardly rub the back of my neck "Um Uncle Willis took me to see him last year and I bribed him with some pictures of Akeno"
  Akeno was one of the sexiest (and bustiest) girls of Father's Harem
  Father turns to me and smiles smugly while raising an eyebrow
"And how did you get pictures of Akeno?"
 I mumble something under my breath.
  "What was that son?" He asks patiently
  "I um found them outside your room Father one night when I was coming to ask if you wanted to go fishing but um you were a little 'preoccupied' .
 Its Father's turn to blush and sweatdrop. "I see" he says. Suddenly we lock eyes and laugh at our embarrasement.
  "Regardless I've very proud of you son"
  "Thank you Father"
   "Come" he says turning around "There is something we must dicuss". I follow him out of the courtyard where we pass two servant girls who bow to us as we pass. Two guards posted near the doors open them for us as we walk onward.
  "Now that your S-class , you can take much higher paying assignments, also you enjoy the benefits of being S-class like entering into Shinobi bars even though your still underage"
  'Yes!' I say in my head as I pump my fist.
  "Also of course now that you've passed the trials you are next in line to become Clan leader and King should anything happen to me!"
     "Please don't talk like that Father" I say.
  "Death comes to us all son it's inevitable" he says.
  " I know Father but... I don't want to be King because you die, I want it to be because you retire"
  Father stops and turns to face me seeing the look on my face his expression softens.
  "Forgive me my son its so easy to forget that your my youngest you've grown so much and out of all your brothers you are my sole heir, you were the only one to fully embrace the shinobi lifestyle"
  "What about Satoshi?" I ask my eldest brother was quite a gifted ninja he was a grandmaster with his twin sai
 Father sweatdrops and hangs his head while pinching the bridge of his nose "Let's not discuss Satoshi right now son"
  I forgot Father and Satoshi had a little ...... disagreement after he met Satoshi's lover.......... Randy.
   "But what I wanted to discuss with you son was the secret 8 trial"
  Oh right I forgot although I was technically now a S-Class Jonin I still had to complete one more secret trial if I ever wanted to truly take my Father's place as King.
  "I'm ready for anything Father!" I say confidently clenching my fist.
   "Very well then son listen closely as I tell you what is your final trial!" He says looking at me sternly.
   I feel my adrenaline spike in antcipation as I await his next words.
  "Takeshi my son" Father says narrowing his eyes seriously
  I grin in excitement at the chance to prove my skills again.
   "You must..." suddenly Father grins in a silly manner and says "get a harem!"
  My eyes bulge to the size of saucers and my skin goes white and a blush flashes on my face as his words caught me totally off guard.
 (A/N:: Imagine the anime white-out effect when the character is embarrased like in Fairy Tail)
  "HUH?!?!" I cry out in disbelief.
  "I'm serious son every good king needs a harem of wives I have one your grandfather had one, and your great-grandfather, and his father before him and so on and so forth!"
   "A-a-are y-y-you sure thats a real trial Father?!" I ask still shocked that he had said something so impure so easily. Father did have a playful side but only I and very few others ever say this side of his personality.
  "Don't think of it as a trial my son more like a benefit and incentive of being an S-class Jonin now afterall when I was your age I already 12 girls in my harem!"
  "Thats honestly doesn't surprise me Father" I say under my breath his current harem held over 20 women.
   "Why so bashful my son you can't be inexperienced with women not after Sayuri" he teases raising an eyebrow.
  I blush again as his words hit my ears. "How did you know about that?!"
  He chuckles and says "My son do you think I don't know what happens in my home I have eyes and ears everywhere!"
   I hang my head in embarrasement.
  "Don't worry son this all part of becoming a man and a clan leader". He says stroking my head gently.
  "Now lets go get that pizza and on the way back we can go watch a movie"
  "Aw sweet!" I say pumping my fist.
    *****1 day Later*********
 I'm standing outside the grounds of Hebijo Clandestine Girls Academy knowing my friend inside would be patiently waiting for me after I told her two months ago I wouldn't be able to visit for awhile while I underwent the S-class Trials. She certainly would be happy to see me. Since Father told me I now needed my own harem I couldn't think of any other girl I wanted to claim first.
  I gently cradle the flowers I bought her as I leap onto the school gate and hop down into the courtyard I sprint through the yard and run up a tall tree to swing over the high wall of the girls dormitory.
  My friends room was atop the tallest building and was the room that had bars on the windows. My friend was quite the introvert she hardly ever left her room and she was very cynical and shy.
  Nonetheless I was eager to see her again.
  I leapt onto the wall and use my gauntlet blades to help scale to wall of the building until I reach her window I place the flowers in my mouth and hold onto the windowsill with one hand while I reach through the bars and knock on the glass with the other hand.
  I hear the sound of a chair being wheeled on carpet and footsteps come to the tinted window.
  "Who are you?!" A quiet yet somewhat irritated voice says.
 "How are you outside my window?" She says "My room is on the 15th floor"
  "Nothing to hard for a shinobi" I respond using a fake accent to hide my true voice with the intent of playing with her a little bit.
  "You are foolish to come here this is a school for evil shinobi" she says.
 I chuckle as I respond in the fake accent. "But certainly milady isn't evil!"
  She goes quiet for a moment before she answers.
 "No I am not but I don't like people so leave"
  "But how will I get down milady?" I say
  "Climb back down or fall I do not care"
  "The lady won't allow a gentleman safe haven in her humble abode?"
   "No this room is for me only so leave or I shall use my Root of Calamity on you!"
  "If you do that who will help you read Bebeby a bedtime story?" I say in my natural voice.
  Immediately her tone turns to one of excitement as she declares "Takeshi-san!" She opens the window and unlocks the bars with on her face.
 "Hey Murasaki!" I say waving
  "You came to see me!" She says smiling.
  "Come in!"
  I carefully enter the room as she shuts the window behind me.
   To be continued......