This Game Merchant, himself, met these players for the first time in reality.
"It is the esteemed Mr. Player. I am somewhat interested in the Chunin Joint Examination, so I came to Konoha."
Fang Yi glanced at Naruto.
He had two level 15 purple (soul-bound) pieces of equipment in his inventory, with the rest being blue, and two professional skills leveled up to 15.
A level 19 Shield Warrior.
With the equipment's amplification, his four-dimensional attributes had already reached the Jonin level.
His core skill, [Justice Judgment], could even enhance the counter effect against dark attributes, increasing skill damage by 30%.
This meant that any dark attribute profession would suffer enhanced attacks in front of Naruto.
Originally, Naruto Uzumaki defeated fallen Ninja by relying on his excellent talk-no-jutsu, but now it was a tangible damage enhancement.
"So amazing, as expected of Mr. Merchant, he just arrived in Konoha and found the most delicious food."
Naruto Uzumaki, in his usual boisterous manner, reached out and asked Teuchi for a bowl of ramen.
Everyone else was quite nervous.
Asuma bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for coming. If you encounter anything in Konoha, you can come directly to me, and I will help you resolve it."
"Thank you."
Fang Yi nodded politely and continued to enjoy the ramen in his bowl.
"Yakumo."
Yuhi Kurenai showed a worried expression, gently tugging at Anma Yakumo's sleeve.
Anma Yakumo, however, seemed oblivious, ignoring Yuhi Kurenai.
The atmosphere was a bit subtle.
Sakura Haruno, the pink-haired brat, didn't notice and asked curiously, "Naruto, do you know this man?"
He was clearly a nobleman from another village, yet everyone acted very familiar and respectful.
They were all Team 7, had they left her out of something?
Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head and said, "This man is the Mysterious Merchant who sells games that can make us stronger."
The ban on leaking information about the Game Merchant had been lifted.
All the major Ninja Clans had already gathered players, and only ordinary Genin like Sakura Haruno, who had no background, and some Chunin who rarely participated in important activities, were still in the dark.
Therefore, Naruto Uzumaki spoke without reservation.
Sakura Haruno had asked many times why they had suddenly become stronger, and he couldn't say, which had almost stifled him.
"Game... Merchant?"
After listening to Naruto Uzumaki's explanation, Sakura Haruno first felt that the big idiot was joking.
But after her gaze swept over Sasuke, who wasn't amused, and Kakashi, who also tacitly agreed, she fell silent.
Something like this actually existed?
Sakura looked nervously at the Game Merchant, her heart filling with anticipation.
She also wanted to become stronger. Although she used to be a little girl who only cared about her appearance, seeing her Team 7 comrades grow stronger while she remained stagnant, feeling increasingly distant from them, the pain and helplessness of being isolated were hard to describe.
"That's right, a Merchant who sells games. If you become a player, you will have the chance to change your destiny."
Fang Yi nodded, his gaze sweeping over Sakura Haruno.
[Sakura Haruno (Purple)]
With purple soul potential, she could become a Jonin through diligent effort, and an Elite Jonin with guidance from a renowned master.
If she was lucky enough to encounter a Kage-level expert like Tsunade who taught her everything and personally guided her, she might even break through to Kage-level.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sakura Haruno felt she had caught up with Team 7, but it was indeed her illusion.
Of course,
It's not that Sakura Haruno's potential is low; reaching the Jonin level is already considered top-tier combat power in any Ninja village. It's just that there's still a significant gap compared to the golden-potential Destiny Twins.
Sakura Haruno spoke expectantly, "Can I become a player, Mr. Merchant?"
"Just call me Fang Yi."
Fang Yi looked at the expectant pink-haired brat and said apologetically, "Your potential is not enough, so I will not issue you a game invitation."
Game invitation.
Fang Yi had already planned that players who wished to be invited would need at least silver potential.
Although a game invitation was worthless in his eyes, in the eyes of others, it was a qualification to become a player.
Qualifications cannot be rampant.
Otherwise, some players' enthusiasm for hunting pollution sources would be diminished, and their sense of identity as players would also decrease.
Only players who meet the requirements are eligible to be invited.
Once this iron rule is established, players will cherish their player identity even more, and non-players will yearn to become players, willing to give everything, even going bankrupt.
It's like the closed beta qualification for an online game.
Even though it only means entering the game slightly earlier with no special bonuses, it can be sold at exorbitant prices.
Because of its scarcity.
"Is that so?"
Sakura Haruno lowered her head in disappointment, her emotions churning inside.
Even the Game Merchant thought she couldn't compare to the other two members of Team 7 and wasn't qualified to be a player.
Beside her, Naruto Uzumaki saw his beloved Sakura dejected and immediately cried out, "Mr. Merchant, wasn't I directly chosen as a player back then? Can't you let Sakura also become a player directly?"
"Naruto."
Kakashi reached out and pressed his hand on his thick-headed student's blond hair.
Even the Hokage had to treat the Game Merchant with caution, yet Naruto still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation.
"It's alright. It's my duty as a Game Merchant to explain the game rules to those who look forward to the Reincarnation Game and to the players."
Fang Yi smiled indifferently.
He pulled aside the curtain and pointed to the black Game Tower, which could be seen from any angle in Konoha.
He explained, "Every month, the five Game Towers in the Ninja World will randomly recruit five hundred players. There are no conditions or qualifications required; it's purely by luck that one can gain the qualification to change their destiny."
"Commoners, by luck, become new nobles free from worries about food and clothing. Nobles, by luck, continuously expand their territories. Unknown Ninja suddenly become elites in their villages…"
"The Ninja World changed because of this."
At this point,
Fang Yi paused, looked at Anma Yakumo, and said, "The other way is to meet a Game Merchant and receive a game invitation directly from them. Only those with sufficient potential will be chosen."
"As of now, there are only a handful of people, like Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Itachi."
Anma Yakumo showed a look of relief, unconsciously clutching the black envelope in her arms.
Was the game invitation such a precious item?
"Uchiha Itachi?"
Sasuke, who had been silent, suddenly widened his eyes upon hearing the familiar name.
The clan-killer madman Uchiha Itachi had also become a player?
Previously, when he infiltrated the village and fought him, he hadn't displayed any game-related abilities, which meant he had only just become a player after fleeing Konoha.
Thinking this, Sasuke breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He didn't want the difficulty of his revenge to increase. Once Uchiha Itachi became a player, his revenge would become even more troublesome.
When he returned to the game, he had to conduct a thorough search to find Uchiha Itachi while he was still low-level.
He would directly camp his respawn point.
He would kill him as soon as he left the safe zone, making it impossible for Uchiha Itachi to even afford the reward points for resurrection.
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