Torikaze had informed these top students about this matter a month ago.
He had originally planned to bring all the students along, but that no longer seemed realistic.
"Then let these outstanding students perform. It'll add a little fun to the event."
This would serve as groundwork for the "Star" plan. Whether it planted a seed of fondness and interest in people or made them dislike it would depend entirely on their own performance and fate.
"Ah, very good. In that case, we've finished the overall process. Everyone can relax a little now."
Upon hearing Torikaze's words, Amado and Ran both breathed sighs of relief. "Then we'll wait for the full-month celebration to arrive."
"When the time comes, Cloud Palace will descend and lower the Cloud Ladder. Those selected will be able to go to Cloud Palace, and the entire event will be livestreamed."
Drawing lots was the only option. There were simply too many people; it was impossible for all of them to board Cloud Palace.
When Torikaze got married back then, Konoha had nowhere near as many people as it did now.
And now, aside from Konoha's residents, the visitors from other countries and other worlds probably numbered more than ten thousand altogether.
Having all those people enter Cloud Palace was truly unrealistic.
All the major clans would naturally have their own quotas, but each clan would only have five spots to board Cloud Palace.
The remaining spots would be randomly drawn from among the villagers and guests. The draw would take place one hour before the full-month celebration began.
Torikaze would personally conduct the draw. After all, selecting roughly twenty thousand people from such a massive crowd to enter Cloud Palace was a huge undertaking.
An ordinary ninja could not handle something like that.
"Send out the