Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 2, the Game of Reincarnation, Begins

"Compared to civilians, trained ninjas, even ignoring physical attributes, possess extremely strong combat abilities and experience, making them the most suitable source of recruits for the first batch of players."

Fang Yi explained to the white-haired loli with a puzzled look on her face: "All ninja villages must be treated equally and maintain an absolute neutrality. We must do this openly and without any concealment so that the schemers will hesitate to act against us."

The white-haired loli looked bewildered yet adorable, saying, "The Game Tower can cultivate one hundred artificial beings each time, supplying them to the recruited players. Upgrading the Game Tower will allow you to recruit three hundred players simultaneously."

"The first batch of players doesn't need to be many."

Fang Yi shook his head and smiled, "When the battle begins, the first shot is usually fired into the sky, not to eliminate the source of pollution, but to tell the ninja world."

"We're here!"

Although he hadn't approached Konoha Village in the past five years, he had a general understanding of major events in the ninja world through the merchants who came and went.

The last surviving member of the once-powerful Uchiha clan, who was wiped out, has just graduated from the Ninja Academy.

This period was a long-awaited time of peace for the ninja world.

In times of war, it might have taken some effort, but now, it's absolutely easy to muddy the waters and divert everyone's attention to the game of reincarnation.

The white-haired loli nodded blankly and asked, "Master, what source of pollution should we release first?"

Fang Yi thought for a moment and said, "It's them. Their strength barely reaches the second tier: Bloodborne Baron Klar from the Bloodborne Castle faction and the Wanderer from the Underworld, the Ghost Mage Salina."

Two sources of pollution.

Not only do they fight alone, but each source of pollution has countless companion monsters, just like the constantly spawning ordinary monsters in a game, guarding the powerful lord.

Only by completely eliminating the source of pollution can we curb the growth of the accompanying monsters.

Newly cultivated artificial beings have very weak attributes. Since we should pick the weakest link, we can only find low-level sources of pollution first. This way, the accompanying monsters will also be easier to deal with.

[Tier 2 Contaminated Source Ghost Mage, Contaminated Area Unlocked.]

[The second-tier contaminant, the vampire baron Klar...]

Welcome to the Game of Reincarnation!

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Beginner Village.

It's actually just a space that has been created.

Like a steel forest, there are buildings with metal pipes everywhere, sandcastles suitable for resisting sandstorms, stone buildings embedded in the rock walls... even the weather is different in each piece of the map.

The entire beginner village was as big as an amusement park, and it cost Fang Yi a full 100,000 reward points.

As a transit point.

The starting village is a safe area. After leaving the safe area, you will enter the adjacent polluted area, which is the wilderness map.

A door to a wooden building was pushed open.

"What happened?"

Naruto scratched his messy yellow hair and looked around in surprise.

I had just finished eating when I walked out of the ramen shop and saw a tall, dark tower. Then a voice appeared in my head.

When they came to their senses, they found themselves in the narrow room behind them.

Those who had the same experience as him also came out of the house, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Damn it, are all the people in the barrier class idiots? They let the enemy infiltrate the village!"

"Who could have cast such an illusion on me without my knowledge or awareness?!"

Most of those who exclaimed in surprise were ninjas.

The five great ninja villages have profound historical foundations, and even during the Ninja World War, the villages themselves were the safest places.

Their first reaction was that they had been ambushed by enemy ninjas who had infiltrated the village and were under the influence of genjutsu, so they naturally rebuked the barrier team responsible for defense.

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"It can't be undoed? How is that possible?"

The pharmacist lowered his head, gently pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a bead of cold sweat seeped out.

Although his official identity is that of a Konoha genin, he is actually a hidden double agent whose true strength would make him one of the best among jonin from various countries.

Who exactly is targeting me?

Even more terrifying, Kabuto Yakushi had already noticed something was wrong with his body.

"Unable to use ninjutsu, my chakra has vanished?"

Kabuto Yakushi clasped his hands together, but could not sense any trace of chakra.

It didn't seem like it was sealed and couldn't be mobilized, but rather... it was as if this was a brand new body, with no chakra that had been refined at all.

Have I given myself away?

The pharmacist's lips curled into a wry smile.

For a rat like myself, hiding in the dark, being exposed means death.

"Who is that?"

"Such a massive energy body, who is using ninjutsu?"

Exclamations came from the surrounding area.

Kabuto looked up and was equally shocked after seeing it clearly.

Its enormous body, as bright as the sun, radiated countless golden rays, slowly solidifying into a young man clad in a noble robe.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

"Congratulations, players, on successfully logging into the game. This means you now have the power to change your destiny."

Fang Yi spread his arms wide, looking down at the first batch of players in the beginner village.

"Stop playing tricks, who are you really?"

A highly vigilant ninja shouted a challenge towards the sky.

"I am the developer of the cycle game, and you are the first batch of players I have selected."

"Have you ever heard of the nobles' hunting games? Whoever can hunt down a powerful beast wins the stakes—a jar of fine wine, or gold and silver jewels..."

Fang Yi's smile was gentle, and his voice clearly reached every corner of the newbie village.

One of the ninjas glared angrily and said, "You want us to play that kind of boring game with you?"

"A boring game?"

Fang Yi shook his head and said, "What if the bet you win is your fate?"

"Wealth beyond measure, strength to sweep across the ninja world, immortality, the desire to resurrect the dead, the chance to break free from shackles... Players who participate in this game can win a huge gamble that changes their destiny."

The voice was slow, but it made everyone hold their breath.

"Hmph, there's been a mysterious organization active around lately, and their leader claims to be a god. Could it be you?"

"Immortality and resurrection of the dead? Even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't do that, yet they're foolish enough to use such a thing to incite people!"

Soon, some ninjas reacted, calling out with cold smiles to prevent their companions from being misled.

"It's alright."

Instead of getting angry at being questioned, Fang Yi smiled and said, "Of course, players have the right to refuse a game. Anyone who wants to leave only needs to silently say 'exit the game' to return to the real world."

"Or you can just leave the starting village; if you die in the game, you'll return to reality."

"Can we leave directly?"

Countless players were surprised when they heard this.

The mysterious man in the sky unleashed such a massive spell, yet he was willing to let me leave so easily in the end?

The ninjas hesitated, but many civilians, upon hearing that they could leave, quickly and silently prayed for their safety.

A faint white light appeared and enveloped some of the players.

Five seconds later.

The civilian who silently said "quit the game" actually disappeared from the spot and returned to the real world.

This state of being free from shackles and constraints caused many ninjas who originally wanted to leave to hesitate.

They are not fools.

Whether it's genjutsu or space-time ninjutsu like reverse summoning, the ability to support such a massive technique undoubtedly requires powerful ninjas and organizations behind it.

They even saw ninjas from other countries, including some elites with considerable strength.

This level of achievement is definitely not something that some tiny, small country could accomplish.

Those ninjas who repeatedly contradicted Fang Yi were not simple-minded fools; they were all testing the mysterious man's attitude.

Now that we've realized the other party poses no immediate threat, it's impossible to just leave like this.

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"Who exactly is behind this? Is it Konoha, the strongest village in the area?"

Samui stood close to the door behind him, arms crossed, his broad chest almost spilling out, accentuated by his black fishnet underwear.

She thought calmly, her long, fair legs seemingly relaxed, yet ready to enter a fighting stance at any moment.

We must investigate thoroughly, at least gathering enough information about the cycle of reincarnation.

Not only her,

This is a consensus among most ninjas.

As ninjas of the five great nations, aside from a few who are a bit scatterbrained, most ninjas are not only combatants but also intelligence gatherers.

(End of this chapter)