When Lin Xuan saw Jiraiya unleash the Sage Art: Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, the corners of his mouth hooked upward.
He chuckled softly. "That guy Jiraiya... although he's usually unreliable, he's actually quite impressive when he gets serious!"
He had no doubt that Jiraiya had learned other techniques as well, and he was sure to display them soon. In this battle, if Nagato wasn't careful, he might truly fall at Jiraiya's hands.
However, just as Lin Xuan was preparing to settle in and enjoy the fight, a message suddenly popped up in the Ninja World Chat Group.
Obito Uchiha: "@Guild President Lin Xuan, we've found the Dragon Balls you asked for!"
Seeing this message, Lin Xuan's eyes instantly lit up.
Earlier, knowing that some members of the Ninja Guild weren't particularly interested in participating in the World Martial Arts Tournament—and to prevent his own people from clustering together and turning the tournament into a civil war—he had decided to send a few of them out to search for the Dragon Balls.
Obito Uchiha was the one in charge of this mission.
Lin Xuan had specifically borrowed the Dragon Radar from Bulma for this purpose. However, since Obito was acting alongside Rin Nohara, Lin Xuan had been highly skeptical of his efficiency. He had assumed he wouldn't see the Dragon Balls until after the tournament concluded. He hadn't expected Obito to be this efficient.
"I assume Rin must have been supervising Obito to get the job done," Lin Xuan thought to himself.
He suddenly felt that agreeing to resurrect Rin Nohara using the Impure World Reincarnation had been a truly wise decision.
After receiving this news, Lin Xuan lost all interest in watching the match. His first priority was to meet up with Obito Uchiha immediately.
In any case, the tournament was proceeding smoothly, so he could continue earning a massive amount of Reputation Points without needing to stand guard there.
Thus, he took Kaguya Otsutsuki and left the arena directly.
When Lin Xuan departed, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju noticed. Since they had also seen the message in the group chat, they knew exactly what Lin Xuan was going to do.
They were actually quite curious about these so-called "Dragon Balls" of this world. However, since Lin Xuan didn't seem inclined to bring them along, they didn't ask any questions.
Besides them, the tournament host also noticed Lin Xuan and Kaguya leaving. For a moment, he felt helpless. In principle, contestants were not allowed to leave the venue privately during the tournament.
However, considering Lin Xuan didn't have a match right now—and likely wouldn't even have a turn tomorrow—combined with the fact that he was one of the bosses behind the tournament, the host decided to turn a blind eye.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan had already taken Kaguya Otsutsuki and teleported to Obito Uchiha's location via the Flying Thunder God kunai Obito carried.
After experiencing the Flying Thunder God technique, Kaguya looked thoughtful.
Her Yomotsu Hirasaka allowed her to travel freely through any space, but the flexibility of the Flying Thunder God—where the caster could instantly arrive at the location of anyone carrying a marked kunai—was something her technique couldn't match in terms of convenience.
Of course, the formula was both an advantage and a limitation. The Flying Thunder God could not reach places where no formula had been placed in advance, whereas her Yomotsu Hirasaka could go anywhere.
If she could absorb the advantages of the Flying Thunder God technique, her Yomotsu Hirasaka would undoubtedly become even more powerful.
While Kaguya pondered these things, Lin Xuan's gaze fell upon Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara.
"President!" Rin greeted Lin Xuan with great politeness.
"President!" Obito Uchiha also didn't dare to be rude in front of Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan was quite satisfied with this attitude.
In front of others, Obito Uchiha always acted arrogant and untouchable, as if he owned the world. But in front of Lin Xuan, he didn't dare to be presumptuous in the slightest.
In fact, practically no one in the entire Ninja Guild dared to act out in front of Lin Xuan anymore.
Lin Xuan's few displays of power had made it clearly known that his strength was leagues above theirs. Furthermore, they all hoped Lin Xuan would take them to other worlds to broaden their horizons, so who would dare offend him?
As for Obito, the life and death of the person he cared about most, Rin Nohara, was in Lin Xuan's hands, making him even more subservient.
Lin Xuan's attention was quickly drawn to the seven glowing spheres in front of Obito and Rin.
These seven crystal-clear, orange spheres emitting a golden glow were undoubtedly the Dragon Balls.
In the Dragon Ball world, these items were the ultimate cheat code—in some ways, even more powerful than the Saiyan bloodline. Now that he was in this world, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't miss out on such mysterious artifacts.
Obito and the others also cast curious glances at the Dragon Balls.
Lin Xuan didn't hesitate. He gathered the Dragon Balls together and began the summons.
"Come out, Shenron!"
Instantly, the seven Dragon Balls on the ground erupted with brilliant light, which then converged and shot straight into the sky!
Simultaneously, the originally clear sky suddenly darkened. Black storm clouds gathered, and lightning snaked through them, looking as if a torrential storm was about to break.
In the next moment, Lin Xuan and the others saw a massive, serpentine green creature appear in the sky.
Shenron had appeared!
A wave of pressure descended from the sky, sweeping across the earth.
However, aside from Rin Nohara, who felt a bit of pressure, Lin Xuan, Obito Uchiha, and Kaguya Otsutsuki felt absolutely nothing.
Sensing this, Kaguya Otsutsuki was momentarily puzzled. She spoke up, "This is the Shenron you wanted to find? Why does it feel so weak?"
Although Obito still held a grudge against Kaguya, he completely agreed with her assessment.
He had heard Lin Xuan say that this world contained many powerful beings, some capable of easily destroying planets. He had held a trace of reverence for the "Divine Dragon" Lin Xuan was seeking. But now that he saw Shenron, he was confused.
Hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but smile. "Don't judge it by its combat strength. While it may not look like much, it is indeed powerful. Its power doesn't lie in fighting, but in its ability to grant all kinds of wishes."
In reality, the newly summoned Shenron was instantly displeased upon hearing the people below call him weak.
However, he could clearly sense that the auras of Lin Xuan and his group were extraordinary—far more powerful than King Piccolo, who had killed him in the past. Thus, he swallowed his anger.
He had no desire to be beaten to death again.
So, he simply lowered his head and spoke in a deep, booming voice.
"Mortals, state your wish!"
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