Chapter 119: Competition Card, First Battle: Gaara vs Sand Crocodile!

Chapter 119: Competition Card, First Battle: Gaara vs Sand Crocodile!

In the Golden List Livestream, the item awarded to the ninth-ranking faction appeared.

Countless people watched as the screen displayed a tree, densely surrounded by lightning, as if transforming the entire area into a thunderous domain.

[Void Thunder Tree: Creates a domain of lightning, ideal for training Lightning Release shinobi. It also has the ability to temper the body. The closer you are to the Void Thunder Tree, the stronger the effect, but the more intense the lightning.]

[Fourth Raikage A: Hahaha, the Void Thunder Tree! It's perfect for the shinobi of our Hidden Cloud Village! With this Void Thunder Tree, the strength of our village will skyrocket!!!]

[Tsunade: Congratulations, Fourth Raikage!]

[Fourth Raikage A: Hah, it still can't compare to Konoha. Several major clans have made the list!]

[Hiashi Hyuga: Hopefully, the reward we Hyuga Clan receive will be just as suitable for us!]

[Neji Hyuga: The reward for our Hyuga Clan will definitely be excellent and astounding!!!]

[Hinata Hyuga: Let's hope so!]

In the Hidden Cloud Village, the high-ranking members of the Yotsuki clan, including the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, cleared out an area of the village to prepare for extracting the Thunder Tree.

"Extract!"

Buzz!!!

A massive thunderous tree appeared out of thin air and planted itself in the cleared area, taking root on its own.

Immediately, the area was filled with countless bolts of lightning. However, these bolts contained vitality, greatly aiding in the tempering of the body.

Soon, members of the Yotsuki clan entered the area. With the Fourth Raikage's permission, any shinobi from the Hidden Cloud Village who practiced Lightning Release and had the rank of Jonin or higher could also enter the Thunder Tree zone for training.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee walked further into the area as well, delving deeper.

Boom!!!

Lightning struck their bodies. Though painful, the lightning continuously tempered their physiques. The vitality contained in the lightning would heal any injuries caused, preventing severe damage.

"Big brother, the Thunder Tree is incredibly effective! I can already feel my physical strength improving. For regular shinobi, the effect must be even more pronounced!" Killer Bee remarked.

"The Golden List's rewards—how could they be anything less?"

The Fourth Raikage replied enthusiastically.

As far as he was concerned, this reward was perfect!

A short while later, the reward for the tenth-ranking faction on the power list was announced.

At that moment, the Hyuga Clan was filled with anticipation.

At the Hyuga Clan's base, all the members had gathered, eagerly awaiting the moment.

If they were to receive an excellent reward, it could be the opportunity for the Hyuga Clan to truly rise to prominence!

Finally, an item appeared on the screen.

"A card?"

Hiashi Hyuga saw the card in the livestream and immediately felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

Could it be some kind of question or quiz card? If they got it wrong, wouldn't that mean no reward at all?

That would be too unfair!

However, soon after, a description appeared below it. It wasn't a quiz or question card, but a completely new type of card.

[Competition Card: After using this card, a temporary arena can be formed. The Hyuga Clan may send 13 competitors or select live participants from the livestream as external reinforcements to enter the arena and face 13 opponents randomly selected from another world in one-on-one duels. The more matches won, the better the rewards the Hyuga Clan will receive. If all matches are won, an astonishing reward will be granted. If all matches are lost, there will be no reward. Additionally, each of the 13 participants who wins a match will receive a personal, random bonus. Note: The clan head holds the authority to select participants, and there is a risk of death in this challenge!]

[Hiashi Hyuga: A Competition Card—this is the first time we've seen one!]

[Neji Hyuga: Facing off against powerful opponents from another world? I'm quite interested!]

[Hashirama Senju: Wow, this card is great! A chance to battle 13 opponents from another world! Hiashi, pick me!]

[Tobirama Senju: Brother, only the living can participate. You're already dead, so you can't join.]

[Hashirama Senju: Ah, such a pity! If I could be revived now, I'd definitely represent Konoha in the arena!]

[Obito Uchiha: I'm interested too. If the Hyuga Clan needs help, you can call on me.]

[Hidan: You can call on me as well! I'm keen on this kind of opportunity to earn rewards for free!]

[Kakuzu: Hidan, you act like you could actually win. What if the people from that other world are really strong?]

[Hidan: I'm immortal! I refuse to believe that anyone from another world could overcome that!]

In Konoha, the Hyuga Clan gathered, with Hiashi Hyuga and the clan elders in discussion.

"What should we do?" an elder asked.

"With only this reward, we have to use it. Even if we sell it, all we'd get is some gold coins, which wouldn't be enough to buy something beneficial for the entire Hyuga Clan. We have no choice but to gamble on this!"

"We don't know how strong the fighters from the other world are, and the strongest we currently have in the Hyuga Clan are Neji and Hinata. We'll definitely need outside reinforcements."

"I suggest we invite any powerful shinobi who are willing to participate. Since they'll receive individual rewards if they win, many of them should be willing to join. Also, the chance to battle warriors from another world should attract a lot of interest."

At this point, Hiashi Hyuga said, "Let's use the Competition Card and see what happens next."

"Agreed!"

Many elders nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Hiashi Hyuga drew a battle card and used it immediately.

Buzz!!!!

A scene appeared in the livestream, showing an arena. The arena was vast, with numerous spectator seats.

At that moment, a system prompt informed everyone in the livestream that they could project themselves into the arena for 10 gold coins and watch the battle up close.

[Hashirama Senju: Watching the battle up close? That sounds great! Just 10 coins. I've paid!]

[Madara Uchiha: I've paid 10 gold coins as well!]

[Fourth Raikage A: Haha, I'll pay 10 coins to take a look too!]

In no time, many shinobi paid 10 coins to view the battle up close. However, ordinary shinobi who didn't have enough coins could only watch the livestream.

Pirate World.

A beam of light instantly spanned the world, drawing countless people's attention.

Mary Geoise.

Imu's gaze turned toward the beam of light, sensing its supreme power. Imu frowned.

"What is this?"

Immediately, orders were given to the Five Elders to investigate.

Meanwhile, many people in the Pirate World were directly taken by the beam of light.

Soon after, numerous individuals in the Pirate World saw an image appear before them, almost as if it were presented directly to their eyes.

A prompt appeared, informing them of what was happening.

"Fight against the strongest from another world? The victor will receive a reward, and the loser will face punishment?"

Upon hearing this, countless people became incredibly excited. The chance to fight powerful opponents from another world was what excited them the most!

As for the risks? Many didn't care about that at all!

In the arena.

Crocodile, one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, and Enel from Skypiea, were all brought to the arena as thirteen selected opponents.

Naturally, the people of the Pirate World could witness this scene.

Soon, the thirteen chosen pirates understood the situation and became extremely excited.

"Hahaha, this time, I, Enel, will become famous across the world! I'll make those from other worlds die under my lightning!" Enel arrogantly declared.

At this moment, the four priests of Skypiea were thrilled to see Lord Enel in the arena.

"As expected of Lord Enel! He's been chosen to battle the strongest from another world. This is incredible!"

"Lord Enel is invincible!"

"No one can be a match for Lord Enel!"

Soon, the first Pirate World fighter was confirmed—Crocodile.

Crocodile entered the center of the arena and glanced at the many shinobi in the audience.

"These people must be from the other world. They don't seem much different from us. Could this arena be their creation?" Crocodile remarked with a serious expression.

Naturally, he was cautious of this mysterious other world, as this was a battle to the death.

"That's Crocodile! So, all these people are from the Pirate World. It seems the chosen strong fighters from the battle card are from their world," Ye Tian murmured.

The Golden List may have visited the Pirate World before, as there were many Devil Fruits on the list. But it was likely not the Pirate World from this timeline.

After all, even the same world has many timelines.

Now, this battle card had caused the collision of two worlds.

Although there were only thirteen matches, it promised to be spectacular!

"Interesting. I can watch a battle between two worlds now!" Ye Tian murmured.

[Hashirama Senju: Who is this guy? His aura seems extraordinary!]

[Madara Uchiha: He's from another world. Who knows who he is?]

[Tsunade: Oh, the Golden List livestream gave us a hint. It seems the battle card isn't bad after all, giving us information about them, which gives us an advantage.]

At this moment, everyone turned to look at Crocodile's brief introduction.

[Crocodile: Sand-Sand Fruit user, one of the Logia-type Devil Fruits, with the ability to control sand. His body can turn into sand.]

The introduction wasn't lengthy, but it was enough for everyone to understand his nature.