Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 242 An Unexpected Initial Identity! (Long Chapter)
The number of people in the circular plaza has gradually increased.

Li Xia found a relatively quiet spot.

Aowu and Heitan are debating the classic topic of who is stronger, Naruto or One Piece.

"That must be because the Naruto is strong; even aliens have appeared!"

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal was not to be outdone; he was a One Piece fan and was sworn enemies with Awoo, a Naruto fan.

"You're saying One Piece isn't over yet? Maybe aliens will appear later?"

Awoo scoffed, "Why don't you mention that they later drew the villain Im as an immortal!"

"Meow!"

Li Xia simply pressed one down with each hand, and after thinking for a moment, said:
"If we remove the alien factor, One Piece is definitely stronger than Naruto, but with aliens involved..."

The gap between Naruto and T0 is too severe; the difference between T0 and T1 is greater than that between a human and a dog.

The situation is relatively smoother on the pirate side.

However, anime is anime, and derivative worlds are derivative worlds; the Temple of Light will adjust them automatically when creating the world.

"Hey boss, in Naruto, what level of combat power do you have?"

Aowu suddenly discovered something very interesting: just like in cyber cricket fighting, speedrunning and no-damage are the three major pleasures for netizens.

Aowu, who had long been 'assimilated', was no exception; it was extremely fond of electronic cricket fighting!

"Kage level?" Li Xia chuckled and shook his head: "Not even close. Don't underestimate ninjas. They are indeed glass cannons."

However, their high-end combat power is by no means weak; chakra and ninjutsu can amplify their combat strength.

Of course, if it's just a matter of physical combat, apart from the Raikage, I'm afraid the others really can't beat me.

Overall, I should be at the level of Jonin to Elite Jonin.

In terms of pure physical combat, above the Kage level, I estimate only the Raikage and Guy with Six Gates open could put up a fight with me.

Li Xia pondered for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing:

"However, if this were One Piece, I'd probably be a Commodore at most. In terms of stats, six times the average human's stats would be considered basic in One Piece."

time flies.

The circular plaza gradually became lively.

The various stalls were surrounded by apostles eager to 'cram their weapons at the last minute'.

Stimulated by the impending entry into the world, some apostles could not suppress their desire to consume.

They would normally consider buying consumables or simply not buy them at all, but at this time they are unusually generous.

In addition, there is the conscious stimulation from the workers or sellers who set up stalls.

The barely perceptible restlessness in the air grew increasingly frantic.

Who says there aren't talented people among the workers?

They're all masters of this sales psychology.

The new dishes at levels one and two are still playing the 'holding up signs' game.

By the time they reached the third rank, there were far fewer apostles holding up signs.

The third-tier apostle not only completes the personal skill system, but also stabilizes the path chosen.

The skills of a team apostles are mostly adapted to their teammates.

The squad of apostles emphasizes complementarity; each member is a jack-of-all-trades and must be able to hold their own in critical moments.

Those who aspire to be lone wolves, after undergoing the trials of the first and second stages, are well aware of whether they possess the necessary skills.

Therefore, the vast majority of third-tier apostles simply watched as those 'newbies' formed teams.

Or they might be whispering to each other, occasionally pricking up their ears to listen to other people's conversations.

Who knows, we might get some information by accident?

For example, Li Xia was quietly listening to the conversation between two groups of apostles not far away.

Which world are you going to later?

"Spells."

"Holy crap, a cesspool?"

"Fortunately, it's just a minor plot point in the early stages, so it's only a little far removed from the main storyline."

"Even minor storylines aren't safe; this kind of trashy world should be shut down immediately!"

The apostle who was asking the question angrily cursed:

"Last time, there was a guy who was just going to coast along, but somehow he was pushed up to fight Su Nuo."

The guy was dumbfounded, and the character who pushed him up was still gesturing wildly: "We'll win."

The apostle, who was about to engage in the spell battle, swallowed hard. Holy crap, a Tier 3 opponent fighting Su Nuo? Really?
"and then?"

"What's the 'then' part? It's a 50/50 chance."

"50/50? That guy's that good???"

"Yes, we only saw Su Nuo after we got up there. He had been cut in half, a very even 50/50 split."
He died peacefully.

Black Charcoal and Aowu lowered their heads and couldn't help but chuckle. These two were already serious internet addicts.

One of them actually watched Jujutsu Kaisen, and the other frequently came across memes about it on Tieba (a Chinese online forum).

Although more than 99% of the apostles wanted to shut down this cesspool-like derivative world of sorcery.

However, the temple relies on the subconscious resonance of the apostles to build derivative worlds.

In other words, the greater the popularity, the deeper the impression it leaves on the apostles' minds, and the easier and more convenient it is to construct the temple.

Therefore, Jujutsu Kaisen's powerful ability to create memes has, in turn, influenced the construction of derivative worlds within the Hall of Fame.

Time passed second by second, and the apostles who went to fight the curse were as if they were dead, their faces pale.

Staring at the countdown in despair, it felt like a death sentence.

The circular plaza finally quieted down once again.

Everyone watched in silence as the enormous bronze gate slowly rose in the center of the square.

His eyes held awe, excitement, fear, and impatience.
Some people see this door as a gift, a path to a higher level, where infinite possibilities lie behind it.

Some people see this door as the devil, believing it leads to hell and contains all the evils of the world.

But the hall doesn't care.

Blinding light and red lightning surged forth from the doorway, then, confined by the hall, meandered and climbed along the door frame.

What appeared before the many apostles was a continuously rotating void portal.

[Countdown: 5 minutes]

The newly arrived Tier 1 recruits, who had just received information about the world, immediately sprang into action, and a massive support event was recreated.

"Holy crap! Highschool of the Dead! No, this spin-off world hasn't closed yet?"

"Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Renaissance?"

The apostles’ clamor filled the square.

The third-order apostle had already silently walked towards the huge metal door.

Suddenly, lines of notifications appeared before Li Xia's eyes.

[The trial is about to begin. Executioners, please prepare yourselves!]

[Checking the spacetime state of the derivative world.]

[Spacetime state stabilized, time flow initiated]

[To create a copy of the Naruto spin-off world.]

The Naruto world has been printed.

[Executioner, please proceed to the portal within 60 seconds to travel between worlds]

Aowu and Heitan's bodies began to tremble.

They couldn't help but hug Li Xia's legs and neck tightly; they weren't afraid.

Instead, it was the terrifying, insane teleportation from the Temple of Light.

"This time...it shouldn't be too painful, right?"

Awoo was spouting nonsense that even he didn't believe, while Black Charcoal was nodding and agreeing frantically.

It seems that this way, the Temple of Light can comfortably send them over.

"Let's go."

Thinking about the teleportation process, even Li Xia couldn't help but feel a hint of solemnity in his voice.

The moment Li Xia stepped into the vortex, she felt as if she had been stuffed into a swivel chair and was being spun around at an unbelievable speed.

Everything in front of me has been stretched into lines, and just one glance makes me dizzy.

Not only that, it seemed like someone was hitting their own head with a hammer.

Each blow was heavier than the last, and by the third blow, Li Xia had simply passed out.

Damn that Hall of Light!

A faint scent of grass mixed with the aroma of earth filled my nostrils.

The air was filled with moisture.

The crisp chirping of birds and the rustling of insects rose and fell in waves.

Li Xia slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a low, rough canvas.

A worn-out blanket lay beneath him, and the morning breeze was slipping in through the lifted curtain.

"This time, the starting point is a tent?"

It slowly woke up and looked around at its location.

It also slapped the black charcoal lying on the ground with its limbs outstretched with its tail.

Xiao Long circled the cramped tent, and finding nothing there, he darted over to Li Xia and asked curiously:
"Boss, what's the main quest?"

Just as Li Xia was about to ask a question, a large number of bright white text suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Enter the world: Naruto]

World Difficulty: D—S+ (Normal—Hell)
Global environment: 0.67 times standard gravity

Opportunity for transcendence: 0%
World Introduction: War, slaughter, death. This is a world where ninjas live in the sunlight.

The ninjas who emerged from the war formed different ninja villages.

Among them, the five ninja villages of Konoha, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure are the most powerful.

With the Tailed Beasts, hailed as weapons of war, being distributed to various ninja villages, the seeds of an unprecedented war were quietly sown.

Peace has never truly come; every truce is merely the prelude to an even bigger war.

Special energy: Chakra
A primary form of life energy, one of the basic energy evolutions commonly found in the void.

It is inherent in the body and can be guided by willpower through training.

Because its content is determined by DNA, it belongs only to the primary stage of cell-based birth.

Main Quest: Integration

Mission objective: Obtain a recognized identity for Fire (Konoha), Earth (Iwagakure), Water (Kirigakure), or Wind (Sunagakure) within the specified timeframe.

Task Rewards: Different subsequent tasks will be unlocked based on the level of the acquired identity, with cumulative rewards.

Task period: 20 days

Penalty for mission failure: Deduct 5 points from all attributes, minimum reward is a main quest.

[Note: This world is a cross-rank derivative world. Entities exceeding the current rank's maximum value exist within this world. Please proceed with caution.]

[Note: This world is in standard mode; there are no rewards for intentionally killing your own apostles.]

[Note: This world is in Descent Mode. The Executioner title: Dragon Hunter has been detected. Your initial status has been upgraded accordingly.]

The world begins!
"Ok?"

It seems something new has appeared again: a cross-rank derivative world.
Li Xia looked at the introduction to the world in front of him, pinched his chin, and fell into deep thought.

Before this, he had actually experienced worlds with vastly different power levels, such as Dragon Ball.

But it was later discovered that the Hall of Light only captured a period of time from Dragon Ball, namely the time from when Bulma found Goku to when Goku and Tien Shinhan fought in the World Martial Arts Tournament.

This cleverly confines the world to a lower level.

But the Naruto world is clearly not like that. The Hall of Light seems to have directly created the entire world? And that spacetime self-check and imprint are completely new concepts!
Li Xia's eyes seemed to be shining, and with the increase in his rank, a whole new world slowly unfolded before him.

It makes people want to immerse themselves in it and see a wider world.

Awoo was also looking at the world introduction and quickly noticed something different.

"Boss, the title worked! Our initial status has been improved!"

Without needing to be told, Li Xia noticed it immediately.

However, he had no additional identity memories in his mind, and the empty tent contained nothing else that could prove his identity.

Slowly waking up, Black Charcoal stubbornly searched the inside of the tent, only to find nothing but the tattered tent and the pile of things.

"Damn, isn't this a scam? They didn't give us a single useful piece of information—time, place, and identity—we have to figure it all out ourselves?"

As expected, outside the tent was a dense forest, with nothing but trees.

The tent stood alone on a patch of ground that could barely be considered flat.

Truly a desolate wilderness!
"No rush, the time and place are easy to arrange, we just need to find someone to ask."

Li Xia found a wooden stake that looked pleasing to the eye.

As long as you don't get thrown into jail at the start, everything is fine.

The main quest in front of me still glowed with a faint white light.

What he's more interested in now is what his true identity is.

For example, in the main storyline, why isn't there a 'Thunder' faction among the selectable factions?

Li Xia frowned and pondered for a while, then her eyes gradually brightened.

That's it!

"Awoo, go look in the sky and see if there are any settlements nearby."

The little green dragon soared into the sky, raised its binoculars in mid-air, searched carefully, and then shouted:

"Boss, there's a village to the southwest, about 15 kilometers away from us."

15 kilometers? That's pretty close.

At my own pace, even at a normal walking speed, it would take about an hour.

Without further ado, let's go!

In the forest where the morning mist had not yet dissipated, the leaves were still covered with the dew from last night, making them look exceptionally glistening.

The boots made a soft 'plop' sound as they stepped on the soft fallen leaves.

The slanting morning light pierced through the gaps in the umbrella-like branches and leaves, leaving irregular patches of light on the ground.

Occasionally, the crisp snapping sound of stepping on the branches would startle a few unknown birds.

They flew up from one tree and darted to a branch not far away, causing the branch to tremble slightly.

Cool dewdrops dripped down from the sky, and Heitan looked at the damp spot spreading on the tip of his nose and couldn't resist sticking out his tongue to taste it.

But soon, it was attracted by the little birds on the branches, staring at them intently, even its two little ears perked up.

Li Xia patted its little head and continued talking to Aowu:

"The initial status boost that comes with the Dragon Hunter title is definitely effective, which means I do have a status now."

There was no need to hide anything from Aowu and Heitan. Taking advantage of a break in their journey, Li Xia simply shared his guesses.

"But our main quest hasn't shown as completed—"

Awoo stroked his long beard and asked in confusion:
"Unless, this identity isn't one of the four factions mentioned in the main quest? But wouldn't such an identity be useless?"

Li Xia nodded: "That is indeed a possibility, but I don't think the identity the Hall of Light gave me is useless."

Because this does not conform to the fundamental logic of the Temple of Light's operation.

When asked about basic logic, Aowu pondered for a moment before nodding seriously.

Indeed, the temple does not do meaningless things, nor does it offer meaningless rewards and titles.

Therefore, the bonus from the Dragon Hunter title is definitely useful, but there are some issues with it in the current situation.

The Temple of Light did not directly and explicitly reveal the identity given to them.

"Mission conflict!"

Li Xia bluntly stated her thoughts.

Indeed, the tasks issued by the Temple of Light do not necessarily have to be completed in a rigid, step-by-step manner.

Back in the first-tier war trial, "The Lord of the Rings," Li Xia had already experienced 'skipping quests'.

The Black Arrow was originally a reward for a hidden chain quest.

According to the judgment, Li Xia only completed the first step, but directly obtained the Black Arrow.

He still vividly remembers the process by which the Hall of Light was judged.

"In other words, the first main quest for everyone entering the Naruto world is 'integration,' which requires acquiring an identity."

Li Xia's eyes gleamed; this was the part he was most familiar with, and also his favorite thing.

It's like trying to guess the game designer's ideas and design logic in a game.

"From this perspective, the initial identity bonus provided by the [Dragon Hunter] will conflict with the main quest."

The Temple of Light will not allow Apostles to directly complete the first stage of the main quest; this would violate the Temple's fundamental principles.

Li Xia paused for a moment: "If you were the Hall of Fame, what would you do?"

Awoo squinted his eyes and fell into deep thought, but Black Charcoal suddenly raised his claws:
"Meow!"

"That's right, in order to avoid conflict, the Temple of Light will manipulate the identity it grants!"

Li Xia nodded in satisfaction. The kitten had been trained!
Seeing that Aowu seemed to have thought of something, Li Xia said softly:

"It must give me an identity, and it must be a useful identity, but this identity cannot directly complete the main quest."

So, my identity is—"

Awoo was startled, and the mission prompt from the Hall of Light seemed to reappear before its eyes. In that instant, it felt as if a flash of inspiration had passed through its mind.

Having eliminated all the impossibilities, only one possibility remains.

Awoo opened its mouth and whispered:

"Cloud Hidden Village - Anbu?"

Li Xia smiled and nodded:

"And they should be the kind of secret agents who specialize in infiltration and undercover work."

Because only spies are not publicly recognized, but in reality they have identities.

"Fuck!"

Awoo couldn't help but swear, "The Temple of Light is so damn shady!"

If you can't get past this complicated situation, how could you possibly think of going to the dark side?

Is he going undercover?
Awoo's expression suddenly became subtle. It looked at its prince with a sly grin, winking and making faces.

Li Xia looked at Xiaolong's eyebrows flying up and down, and his beard curving into various symbols.

I couldn't help but laugh, but I suddenly stopped laughing after only two laughs.

Not an undercover agent?
Li Xia's expression suddenly became subtle as well.

To be honest, I was an undercover agent from the Hall of Transcendence within the Hall of Light.
"Meow?!"

Black Charcoal suddenly cried out and scurried up the big tree in a few quick movements, its little nose twitching as it sniffed at the air.

Its two ears also turned into airplane ears that folded backward.

Li Xia immediately suppressed the jumbled thoughts in his mind and his expression became serious.

The smell of blood was extremely strong, according to Black Charcoal.

"Meow!"

Li Xia's expression shifted, and she suddenly raised her head to look into the distance.

coming!

Four figures leaped swiftly from tree branches, approaching as fast as monkeys.

"Du"

The shoes made a soft, muffled sound as they stepped on the branches.

Four figures stood on the high tree trunk, some squatting and some standing, looking down at Li Xia.

"Oh? There's one more we missed."

The man in the lead scratched his black blindfold, a nonchalant smile on his face.

He leaned against the tree trunk, lazily raising his chin:
"After we take care of this kid, we need to head back."

After saying that, he turned around and continued on his way.

"Boss, why don't you leave it to me?"

Beside him, a tall, thin man with powdered face, looking rather 'seductive', stared at the upright Li Xia with shining eyes, licking his lips as he spoke.

"No! Not enough time. You have three seconds to finish him off."

The 'glamorous man' pouted, but still shook his hand away.

"whoosh"

A jet-black kunai flew in as fast as an arrow.

Two slender fingers gently pinched the kunai.

Li Xia glanced with interest at the short sword that resembled a dagger held between his two fingers. It was covered in scratches from friction, and there were some nicks on the blade.

It had clearly been a long time since then, as his gaze swept over these people.

There were no obvious ninja village headbands, and even their clothing was a mess.

A wandering ninja?
'Sizzle'

The long spear, crackling with electricity, appeared abruptly and then vanished just as suddenly.

Blood splattered among the crowd until Ye Ji flew back into Li Xia's hands.

The screams only came belatedly.

The leader's eye twitched as he looked at his subordinate, who was screaming in agony while clutching his pierced abdomen:

"I misjudged him; he's a ninja."

He suddenly clapped his hands together, quickly forming a hand seal:

"Fire Escape——"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xia had already appeared in front of him.

The whip kick, whistling through the air, carried terrifying kinetic energy and struck the arm directly.

"Kara"

With a crisp cracking sound of bones breaking, he flew several meters like a cannonball before crashing heavily to the ground.

"bang bang bang"

There were more muffled thuds.

Three figures plummeted from mid-air one after another, writhing in pain like boiled shrimp.

Supporting his visibly limp arm, the leader, who was sweating profusely from the pain, quietly reached for his intact arm at his waist.

They've hit a brick wall! This level of skill is definitely not that of an ordinary ninja.

Damn it! How could such a person exist in such a small place?

Despite the excruciating pain emanating from his body, his rough fingertips touched the cool surface of the Smoke Jade.

A long spear silently pierced the night sky, even before it touched the skin.

But that sharpness, which seemed capable of cutting through everything, appeared to be able to penetrate the air and slash through its own flesh.

The gleaming spearhead stopped at his throat.

Li Xia held the spear in one arm and said calmly:

"I ask, you answer."

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