Chapter 286: The Gambler's Duel Badge, Akainu vs. Uzumaki Naruto

"The ability to control magma; the Marine Admiral from another world is truly frightening."

No matter which world it is placed in, magma is an ability with extremely powerful destructive force.

Unlike the complex variety of Devil Fruits in the Pirate World and the auxiliary reinforcement-series Haki, the Ninjutsu of the Ninja World is an active ability that is systematic and can be taught rapidly.

Therefore, the abilities redeemed by most players in the Ninja World are reinforcements based on their own previous abilities; after all, familiar power can exert the greatest effect.

Ninjas skilled in Fire Release will lean toward flame-type game abilities, and the same applies to other release techniques.

Yet, magma is a quite rare and uncommon ability in the Ninja World.

Thus, there are very few who have reinforced it.

The magma ability released by the Marine Admiral from another world left them shocked and fearful, while also opening their eyes.

"Go to Hell and repent, ninja."

Akainu's voice was like scorching Hell Magma, making the ninjas feel as if their flesh and blood were burning.

The fully armed Hell Magma soldiers were like executioners crawled out of Hell, intending to burn everyone in the Ninja Branch to ashes.

"What a stubborn guy."

Uzumaki Naruto could sense the opponent's powerful strength, but having changed his profession to 【Temple Knight】, he was also among the most powerful batch of players in the current stage of the Samsara Game, fearing no challenge.

"Since that's the case, I'll let you suffer a bit, then beat you awake!"

Uzumaki Naruto opened his inventory and directly used a badge shaped like a shield with two crossed swords behind it.

【Gambler Duel Badge】.

A type of Rule-type Item; once activated, it will initiate a Duel with the opponent.

During the Duel, both parties will not be interfered with by any external factors, and a 【Game Arena】 will be formed.

If the opponent agrees, the winner will randomly draw one item from the loser.

In the current state, after Naruto uses the Gambler Duel Badge, if Akainu still insists on attacking, it will be regarded as agreeing to the Duel invitation.

Conducting a Duel with a rather severe price.

"Yellow-haired brat, do you think I would be afraid?"

Seeing the text prompt, Sakazuki did not hesitate at all and directly accepted the Duel request.

He did not believe he would lose.

Just now, releasing the Hell Magma was merely testing Uzumaki Naruto's strength, and he had not sensed the same pressure as he did from the blonde female ninja.

Between players,

one can infer a player's approximate strength tier through intelligence analysis just by looking at their revealed profession, game abilities, and four-dimensional attributes.

The Information Department of Marine Headquarters does exactly this kind of work.

Just now,

the intelligence departments secretly observing the activities of various Ninja Branches had already transmitted news about these ninjas; among them, the strength of the blonde brat before him was slightly weaker than his own, and his net worth likely only just reached 400,000 Reward Points.

As for himself, with the support of Marine Headquarters, his net worth had long since exceeded 500,000 Reward Points.

With a gap of a full 100,000 Reward Points, he did not believe he would lose to a fuzzy-headed brat.

"Come on!"

Although it was the opponent's Gambler Duel Badge, Sakazuki, having just arrived at the Arad map, had not yet heard of such an item.

But Rule-type Items present the most authentic rules and will not have any traps.

This is the absolute iron law designated by the Game Merchant for the Samsara Game, which no one can violate.

In an instant, everyone except Naruto felt the scorching sensation of that hot magma disappear.

Even when the players of the Ninja Branch reached out to touch the flowing Hell Magma walls, there was not the slightest temperature.

It was just like an illusion.

Because the moment the Gambler Duel Badge took effect, the two people who agreed to the duel were pulled into the combat space.

Although other players could still see them,

it was as if they were in two different time-spaces; before the Duel ended, they could not cause any influence on each other at all.

The collision between the two sides was undisguised and was immediately known to the other players of the Ninja Branch and Marine Branch; the atmosphere, which had slightly eased, suddenly became intense again. "Vice Admiral Tsuru."

Tsunade looked at the two people isolated in the combat space and said with a cold gaze: "I heard that the Admiral is the highest combat power of Marine Headquarters. Can I interpret his actions as Marine Headquarters declaring war on Konoha?"

The Ninja Branch had also encountered an attack by Orochimaru.

Having two Commander Monsters snatched away in succession, one only needs to use their brain to know that this matter could never have anything to do with the Konoha ninjas.

Therefore, the other party did it intentionally, deliberately wanting to eliminate the threat of the Konoha ninjas.

"The Marine Branch was attacked by the ninjas of your world. We are people from another world, so naturally, we cannot distinguish the affiliation of the ninjas."

Vice Admiral Tsuru smiled easily: "However, in the end, it was the ninjas of your world who attacked our Marine Branch; Marine Headquarters is the victim."

Even if she knew clearly in her heart that the ninja who ambushed both sides was likely just like pirates and the Navy—although they are from the same world, they are at odds with each other—

she still bound the two together and placed Marine Headquarters on the side of the victim.

"Politician?"

Tsunade frowned.

This elderly Vice Admiral Tsuru, who looked refined before her, gave her a feeling very similar to the Third Hokage.

They are both the type of guys who have been immersed in political struggles for years; they are unwilling to leave any loopholes in anything they do or say.

And they must place themselves on the side of justice.

Is this the Navy?

They are truly guys who make one feel disgusted.

Tsunade looked at the golden light flames and magma constantly erupting and flashing in the combat space, and said with a provocative gaze: "Since you initiated the battle, you must have the resolve to sacrifice. Even if one doesn't truly die in the Samsara Game, the price for the loser is also very great."

She had absolute confidence in Uzumaki Naruto; in little Naruto, she saw that tenacious and resilient will, although still immature, just like her younger brother Nawaki and Dan back then.

Furthermore,

although Reward Points are the key to judging a player's strength, there are always some freaks who possess trembling power even without the Reinforcement of Reward Points.

The Nine-Tails inside Naruto is a chakra energy entity created by the Sage of Six Paths, who is suspected to be the only 【Tier 2】 in the ninja world.

That Marine Admiral who can control magma is not worth looking at! On the other side, at the edge of the Grand Forest,

the handsome man from the Demon Slayer World who has temporarily suppressed the Demon King's curse, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, and the Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima, are getting along very well with Konohamaru from the ninja world.

The three of them, with similar levels, continue to form a group to hunt monsters.

"The person I admire most is Boss Naruto!"

Konohamaru opens his mouth, revealing his chipped teeth, and laughs: "His strength is very strong, and he has the same dream as me to become Hokage, and, Big Brother Naruto will definitely become Hokage before me!"

Regardless of whether the Samsara Game appears or not,

Uzumaki Naruto has a unique personal charisma that makes those who have come into contact with him involuntarily captivated by the warm light he radiates.

Especially for a brat like Konohamaru, he admires Uzumaki Naruto even more than his own Hokage grandfather.

Speaking of Naruto, his eyes are full of light.

"Understood, it is just like us Swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, who admire Oyakata-sama."

Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima presses his palms together, tears of emotion streaming down.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's handsome face carries a faint smile; he does not make a sound, acting as a silent listener very appropriately.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to have met Uzumaki Naruto,

but to be admired by the kind-hearted Konohamaru, he must also be a very good person.

Konohamaru laughs out loud and teases: "Has anyone ever told you, Brother Gyomei, that you are a crybaby!"

Just at this moment,

a message suddenly pops up in his Friend List.

【Your friend 【I Want to be Hokage】 is currently in a Duel, do you wish to spectate?】

(End of this chapter)