The sudden breach of the Scarlet Wasteland brought a shocking surprise to all players.
Even with the outbreak of the Ninja World War in reality, and the chaos that left all players preoccupied, causing the Ninja Newbie Village to be somewhat desolate, this announcement instantly reignited it.
"Who secretly hunted down the Vampire Baron?"
"When I was hunting low-level vampires, I encountered the Vampire Baron. That terrifying blood magic absolutely couldn't have been hunted alone. It must have been a major force."
"Didn't they say a player named Zhihua participated in the hunt and even received a Resurrection Coin reward for outstanding contribution?"
"Zhihua... is the leader of the Dawn Organization. I heard she's a noble from the Rain Country."
"How enviable! I didn't expect it to be the weak Rain Country that breached the wasteland, not the ninjas from the Five Great Ninja Villages."
"The Five Great Ninja Villages are practically beating each other to a pulp in reality; how could they have time to hunt pollution sources?"
"Resurrection Coins are rule-based items, and the game Store has already delisted them. I'm so envious. If I had a Resurrection Coin, I could resurrect my daughter who was killed by a Wandering Ninja. And, to correct you, it's now the Four Great Ninja Villages and the Land of Fire; Wood Leaf Village is gone."
A chaotic clamor of voices.
Players envied the Dawn Organization's decisive action, which allowed them to monopolize the first kill reward for the entire lord-level boss at the most opportune moment.
They also gloated over the collapse of Wood Leaf Village in reality.
Most players were commoners, not living in prosperous capitals or ninja villages safe from bandit attacks.
Ordinary commoners, while bearing the heavy taxes to support ninjas, also had to worry about being robbed of all their possessions and killed by Wandering Ninjas and bandits.
Most commoners had no good feelings towards ninjas, viewing them merely as a privileged class that oppressed them, much like nobles.
Therefore, few sympathized with the downfall of Wood Leaf Village.
Of course, most players were still more concerned about the content of the announcement, especially the new map it mentioned.
Hidden Hot Water Village,
A moderately prosperous village, with rows of terraced wooden houses. From the top of the Hidden Hot Water Building, one could clearly see the misty steam rising from several large hot spring resorts.
The streets were deserted, with only passing Merchants.
A huge banner hung above the Hidden Hot Water Building's rooftop, bearing the Wood Leaf Village symbol, replacing the original Hidden Hot Water symbol.
Inside a brand new office,
Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in the main seat, his somewhat dark face now covered in various scars, no longer bearing his former kind appearance.
There were knife scars and burns, the dense network of wounds causing his flesh to be turned outwards, making him extremely hideous and ugly.
Everyone present was an elite ninja who had rescued Sarutobi Hiruzen from the prison in Wood Leaf Village—now the new capital of the Land of Fire—some time ago.
"What are your thoughts on the new announcement from the Reincarnation Game?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped his pipe, took a puff, and slightly furrowed his brow.
The Land of Hot Water's humid climate, with its abundance of baths and natural warmth, caused his pipe to quickly become damp, and the taste of the smoke also changed.
Nara Shikaku, sitting on the right, pondered steadily before saying, "First, there's the newly opened Scarlet Castle, which should be a dungeon similar to the Dead Soul Camp, capable of producing a large amount of materials and reward points."
"It's important to note that after the Dead Soul Camp opened, Naruto Uzumaki was lucky enough to drop two hearts, but he sold them cheaply before understanding their use. This time, we need to hoard the rare materials from the Scarlet Castle."
After Nara Shikaku finished speaking, he awaited Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision.
The silver material that Naruto Uzumaki had dropped earlier was undervalued by Sarutobi Hiruzen and sold for a small profit, only for it to turn out to be a valuable material for activating a family token.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, thinking of the mistake he had made, instinctively reached out but found no legs.
Beneath the seat,
The Ninja Hero who once dominated the Ninja World had his legs cut off by prisoners in jail because he refused Yan Zhaoxiong's proposal to have him, as the former Hokage, take responsibility for Wood Leaf Village's various evil deeds, and promise to sincerely repent and disband the Wood Leaf Village.
He would rather endure severe torture, even suddenly erupting and personally crushing the throat of his old friend, Shimura Danzo, who wanted to agree to the other party's terms after being tormented by torture, than betray Wood Leaf Village, and it was even more impossible for him to disband Wood Leaf Village as Hokage.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded expressionlessly, signaling Nara Shikaku to continue.
"Then there's the resource map of the Scarlet Wasteland."
Nara Shikaku's face showed regret as he said, "Iwagakure, Cloud Hidden, and the insidious Kirigakure can produce excellent real-world equipment and cultivate living ninjas. These resource maps, which can continuously produce materials, are indispensable."
"It was also my oversight; I failed to foresee the preciousness of resource maps in advance."
His face was full of remorse.
The smarter a person is, the more complex their thoughts become. He had always worried about conspiracies and motives behind the Reincarnation Game, until he ultimately missed out on bidding for resource maps.
This also indirectly led to the Wood Leaf Ninja, who should have had the upper hand due to their Ninja School training, being repeatedly defeated by enemy ninjas of equal strength once the war began.
He paused, then said, "However, when we left the Land of Fire, we were too rushed. Orochimaru's ninja troops were constantly pursuing us, and there were also Hyuga Clan's Byakugan ninjas tracking us, so we couldn't carry much in the way of supplies."
"Excluding the village's normal operations, the remaining funds will probably only be enough to buy a small map."
This was thanks to Asuma's game squad, who had previously auctioned off a Ghost Iron Mine in the game.
However,
After arriving in the Land of Hot Water, Asuma frequently questioned the Hokage's various decisions, causing the relationship between father and son to rapidly deteriorate.
Now, the atmosphere in the new Wood Leaf Village, rooted in the Land of Hot Water, was very delicate.
Around Sarutobi Hiruzen, the reinstated Third Hokage, were the three great Ninja Clans, Ino-Shika-Cho, the resurrected Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki, and a group of commoner ninjas led by Might Guy who still believed in the Fire Will.
On the other side, Asuma was surrounded by members of the Hiashi Clan led by Hyuga Hiashi, Sasuke Uchiha who had activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and a formidable game squad.
Jiraiya and Tsunade, meanwhile, were free agents, maintaining a delicate balance between the two sides.
"If this continues..."
Nara Shikaku thought to himself, but did not voice it, as feigning ignorance was the best approach during such a sensitive period.
The thought of a once mighty ninja village of tens of thousands of ninjas being reduced to a paltry two thousand, resembling a low-grade Wandering Ninja group, caused even Sarutobi Hiruzen, with all his composure, a feeling of deep pain.
He took a puff from his damp pipe and said, "Minato has already been sent as an envoy to negotiate with the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Hot Water; funds will be replenished soon."
"How are the mission requests?"
Nara Shikaku reported, "We've just replaced the Hidden Hot Water Village, and the villagers aren't very familiar with the Konoha Ninja's background, so there are fewer mission requests."
This matter was not glorious.
Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's leadership, they swiftly took control of the Hidden Hot Water Village's high-ranking officials. After a purge, they completely controlled the Hidden Hot Water Village.
A Hidden Hot Water Village that advocated pacifism was very weak overall; even the weakened Wood Leaf Ninja Clan, after losing many clan members, was not something they could resist.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said, "The Land of Hot Water is a tourist destination, full of Merchants coming and going. Although it's weak in strength, its financial resources even surpass Sunagakure."
At this, he recalled his former appearance, revealing a helpless smile and saying, "Let's borrow some from the villagers first, and then return it to them with ample interest once the village becomes more prosperous."
The once resplendent Third Hokage's smile used to make people feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze.
But after his disfigurement, his expression was eerily similar to a demon that had crawled out of hell.
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