Chapter 348: The Great Konoha Riot

Next are Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha, 【Shendian Knight】 and 【Cursed Flame Sword Soul】, like two sharp swords intertwined with light and darkness; both twins favored by fate possess a full 【2000】 combat power and two pieces of 【Magic Ocean】 armor.

Such a force is a leader within the entire Samsara Game.

But it is still not enough.

Fang Yi's mouth curled up, revealing a cold smile, and he said, "The trouble that Konoha and Hiruzen Sarutobi caused themselves, do they expect me to clean up their mess?"

"If you don't want to see Konoha destroyed, isn't there still the Mercenary System?"

The Mercenary System is not just a place for players to post and accept quests; once a world within the Samsara Game experiences pollution, the game will also actively issue extermination quests.

Just like the previous Demon Slayer Corps, if they hadn't been able to resist the army of Pollution Monsters and had been wiped out by the Biochemical Ghosts of the Desperate Valley, the game would have actively issued an extermination quest to recruit players to clean up the aftermath.

With the drop from 【Evil God Lv. 40 (Dark Gold Lord)】, there is no worry about failing to recruit players for the extermination.

However, by the time the game actively issues an extermination quest, it would be because Konoha Village has become ruins and the Konoha Family has been completely destroyed.

Therefore, if they want to protect Konoha Village and the family,

Hiruzen Sarutobi can only take the initiative to post quests, activate the Mercenary System, recruit players from other worlds, and hire players from other factions to help fend them off.

However,

The Demon Slayer Corps is a low-level family that was just founded and comes from the relatively weak Demon Slayer World, posing no threat to the Marine Headquarters or any other factions, so no one paid them any mind.

【Konoha Family (Level 9)】?

If they could be destroyed by the Evil God, the other four Ninja Villages and the Fire Empire would certainly applaud.

Even the Sea World, which has little stake in the matter, would surely prefer to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight if they couldn't cough up enough of a price.

Therefore, Konoha cannot escape this disaster; they must either lose everything or be destroyed and turned into ruins.

By comparison, Hiruzen Sarutobi will likely choose the former.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, will you die defending Konoha, or abandon the village and flee? Let us wait and see."

Land of Hot Water.

Inside the royal castle at the center of the Capital City, the Daimyo looked grim as he stared at the letter submitted to him.

It was from Hiruzen Sarutobi of Konoha Village.

Beside him were two ninjas from the 【Shadow Organization】, installed by his side in a copycat manner to serve as Guardian Ninjas.

They looked at the Daimyo with a mocking smile and urged, "Daimyo, what is your decision?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water had a livid complexion, but he did not lash out, only saying, "Renaming the Land of Hot Water to the Land of Fire is too significant a matter to be decided so rashly."

The small leader of the Shadow Organization looked displeased and was about to speak when he sensed something.

Bang.

A puff of smoke dissipated, and a summoning beast of the Enma clan appeared, handing him a scroll.

The small leader's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Someone is attacking Konoha?"

"How is that possible?"

After the Samsara Game update, the ninja world merged into the Samsara Game and became inseparable; the territory of the Konoha Family also completely covers the original Hot Water Village.

The current Konoha has a sufficiently 【Sturdy】 【Level 9 Defensive Wall】,

And a 【Resurrection Platform】 that can revive family ninjas within a certain range—who would dare to be so reckless as to attack Konoha!

Could it be the strongest player, Orochimaru? Even if it were him,

With the Third Hokage's disciple Tsunade, his grand-disciple Uzumaki Naruto, and the Uchiha survivors left behind due to the Third Hokage's kindness present, it would be impossible for the opponent to escape unscathed.

Who exactly is it?

Filled with doubt and anxiety, they had no time to continue pressuring the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water, and the two rushed back to the village at top speed.

Along the way,

A Pollution Aura was emanating everywhere; both were players and were very familiar with this special aura, which originated from the Pollution Monsters that needed to be hunted in the game.

But,

According to game rules, most Pollution Monsters stay in fixed locations, such as the Sky Sea and the Ten Thousand Year Snow Mountain, so even if the ninja world merged with the game and became part of the Samsara Game, those monsters shouldn't be able to run out of the Dangerous Region to attack Konoha Village.

Just as they were wondering, a massive figure lowered its head, looking down at the two, its gaze landing on their forehead protectors.

"Konoha ninjas?"

That massive figure was covered in black and white flesh and looked like a skeleton; a heavy, evil intent radiated from him.

The two from the Shadow Organization looked up and felt he looked somewhat familiar.

Like the remnants of the Hot Water Village ninjas they had once hunted down.

But how could the opponent have turned into this appearance? Is it an ability from the game?

"Die!"

The Hot Water ninja, who looked like a miniature version of an Evil God, had black and red mist surging from under his black gauze robe. A roar came from the mist, and heads of scarlet-skinned goblins, like bloodthirsty Yoma, charged at the two with frantic howls.

In the blink of an eye, the two, unable to react, were devoured by the 【Abyss Goblins】, leaving only foul-smelling blood all over the ground.

"Konoha ninjas, all must die! Lord Evil God bless us!"

Scenes like this were happening in every corner of the Land of Hot Water; those Hot Water ninjas who had been eroded by the essence of pollution and reduced to small Evil Gods were running rampant everywhere.

Konoha ninjas stationed at the border, Konoha ninja teams transporting supplies, Konoha ninjas delivering intelligence, Konoha ninjas executing missions... none could escape the clutches of the small Evil Gods.

Boom.

The clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds.

A massive phantom of an Evil God appeared, blotting out the sun; its black gauze robe fluttered, and it held the same short dagger as the Reaper of the Pure Land.

It sliced open its own chest with one stroke, and the small Evil Gods inside gushed out continuously.

At this moment,

Inside the office of the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the Evil God phantom appearing in the sky with a face full of horror; even with his composure, he felt his heart pounding.

A line of game text appeared in the sight of all players.

【Jashin of the Ninja World Lv. 40 (Dark Gold Lord)】!

"How can this be? How could a Pollution Monster appear in the sky above Konoha?"

Inside the Ninja Academy, Iruka, a Ninja Teacher who was in the middle of teaching newly recruited students, let out a hoarse voice.

Cold sweat slid down his forehead.

He was also a Game Player, but his strength was not high; up until now, he was only a 【Ninja Teacher Lv. 13】.

It was a support profession, and he possessed special talent and ability in teaching and cultivating ninjas.

However,

This was enough for him to know exactly how terrifying a Lv. 40 Dark Gold Lord was! "It's the revenge of the remnants of the Hot Water Village!"

"I just encountered the remnants of the Hot Water Village. They said the Third Hokage destroyed the Hot Water Village and they are here for revenge. The Jashin in the sky is the Jashinism that the Hot Water Village has always worshipped. The remnants of the Hot Water Village have returned!"

A Konoha player who had luckily escaped with their life wore a panicked expression, only letting out a sigh of relief after rushing into the territory of a Konoha Family.

Konoha Plaza,

A high platform engraved with dense resurrection marks had a center that looked like clear pool water, emitting a transparent light.

This was the family building 【Resurrection Platform】, which was filled with resurrection pool water.

It was all resurrection energy purchased in the 【Family Mall】 using the family contributions handed over by the ninjas.

As long as a family member died within the territory, they could be resurrected by consuming the resurrection pool water.

Therefore, once they stepped into the Family Territory, the ninjas knew they had a life-saving charm, so they shed their panic and began to ponder the reason for the appearance of the Jashin phantom.

Most Konoha ninjas disdained to know about the situation of weak forces like the Hot Water Village, but there were a few ninjas like Iruka who knew the history and characteristics of the Hot Water Village from the surviving library and understood the existence of Jashin.

Inside the Hokage Building, Iruka was called to the conference room, looking at the Third Hokage in the head seat and the big figures of various Ninja Clans in two rows, feeling quite flattered.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was ugly; even his tobacco pouch was thrown to the side, as he had no mood to smoke. He asked straightforwardly: "Iruka, tell us everything you know about the information regarding Jashinism."

Rumble.

In the distance, the sound of explosions constantly came from the barrier and defensive walls at the edge of the village.

Those were the Abyss Goblins summoned by Jashin. After self-destructing, they were like small explosive bombs, capable of easily blowing up a player with 【300】 combat power.

Exploding on the defensive wall, the durability was rapidly decreasing.

The ninjas on the city wall could only use every means possible to kill the Abyss Goblins before they self-destructed to reduce the loss.

However,

If the Jashin phantom could not be resolved, facing the endless stream of Abyss Goblins, this would just be a slow death.

"As far as I know, Jashinism is a cult that has been circulating since the Sengoku period and has always been active within the Land of Hot Water."

Iruka somewhat fearfully told everything he knew about the news regarding Jashinism.

He was conflicted in his heart, but he looked up at the Third Hokage, who was staring at him with a warm smile on his face. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said the words the Third Hokage had instructed him to say in advance: "Therefore, the followers of Jashinism have always been a very insane group. This terrorist attack has nothing to do with the remnants of the Hot Water Village. Konoha just happened to be in the Land of Hot Water and suffered an unprovoked disaster."

As a gold-medal teacher with a support profession, what Iruka said still carried some weight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi retracted his gaze with satisfaction. With Iruka's testimony, he could temporarily eliminate the rumors of "revenge by the remnants of the Hot Water Village."

Otherwise,

As the mastermind who planned the destruction of the Hot Water Village but failed to cut the weeds and pull up the roots, leaving such a big mess, he would definitely be impeached by the traitors led by Sarutobi Asuma.

It was not that he forced Iruka to lie; with the overall situation at stake, he had to maintain the stability of Konoha first. Now was not the time to discuss who was right or wrong. It would not be too late to find out the truth after protecting Konoha and eliminating Jashin.

Everything was for the Will of Fire, for Konoha!

(End of this chapter)