This was one of the new functions of the [Friends List].
It allowed players to observe their friends' status, whether they were in the game or in the real world.
Both sides could also send gifts to each other daily to increase intimacy. Once intimacy reached a certain level, they could obtain special materials and items.
Or unlock some friendship buffs, which would grant attribute bonuses when teaming up.
There was also a spectating ability.
If a friend was engaged in a duel in a special combat space, as a friend, one could not help, but could spectate.
One only needed to pay a certain amount of reward points to project the image from inside the combat space.
"It's Boss Naruto! He's dueling someone!"
Konohamaru was very excited. He quickly spent reward points to project the combat space, showing off as he said, "When I get the chance later, I'll introduce you to Boss Naruto. He's a really easygoing person and treats his friends exceptionally well!"
"Now, let me show you Boss Naruto's strength!"
The projection, in the form of a light screen, was shared by Konohamaru with the head of the Demon Slayer Corps and the strongest Stone Pillar.
Not just on the edge of Gran Forest,
In many other places, players curiously opened the projection, wanting to enjoy the relatively rare game duels.
After all, rule-based items like these were special drops from high-level monsters, scarce in quantity, and only top-tier players could obtain them.
How could battles between top-tier players not be attractive?
Especially Naruto Uzumaki.
With his optimistic and straightforward personality, he made a lot of friends during the game, and his friends list was directly in the four digits.
Hundreds of light screens lit up across various parts of the game world.
"A duel between a Konoha player and an otherworldly player?"
Near the Thousand Year Snow Mountain, inside Ston City, where a large number of Bantou tribe members resided,
Mei Terumi, who was busy, looked up at the two figures appearing in the projection, her eyes narrowing slightly.
She said, "Chojuro, get the intelligence team over here. Record the battle between Konoha and the Navy, and roughly estimate the current strength of Konoha players, as well as the combat power of the otherworldly Navy."
Naruto Uzumaki was considered the strongest top-tier player in Konoha.
Only Tsunade could surpass him; there were no other opponents too strong, their tier roughly similar to the newly formed [Seven Ninja Swordsmen].
As she spoke, she looked at Chojuro with some dissatisfaction and said, "As for you, as the Mizukage's right-hand man, you've only just barely touched the threshold of a top-tier player. Have you really been diligently hunting monsters?"
"You've been phased out by the version, understand, Chojuro!"
"Yes."
The honest man replied with a bitter face.
"It's Admiral Akainu's battle! Who's on the other side? Such a strange blonde kid?"
Even players who hadn't logged into the Arad map could open the projection screen.
The speaker was a Navy recruit named Sig, who had been saved by Admiral Akainu.
He was once a mountain bandit near Windmill Village in Goa Kingdom, but he was scared witless by the infamous Four Emperors, Red Hair Shanks.
From then on, he was disheartened.
He became despised by everyone, even struggling to get food. When he went fishing at sea, he encountered a small Sea King.
Just as he thought his boring life was about to end, a figure appeared before him.
Sig, the Mountain Bandit King, still clearly remembered the scene at that time.
"Admiral Akainu, your leg... Waaah!"
Recalling how Admiral Akainu's right leg was bitten off by a small Sea King to save him, Sig felt a sourness in his nose, and tears streamed uncontrollably from his eyes.
"Don't cry. Only cowards cry!"
Admiral Akainu took off the rose ornament from his chest and hung it on Sig's chest, saying, "This rose medal is my most important accessory. I'll entrust it to you."
"When you become an excellent Marine, remember to return it to me."
"Sig, we've made a promise: kill all pirates who disgrace justice!"
It was at that moment,
Sig, who had just become a player and was valued by Admiral Akainu, sat in a dilapidated wooden boat, paddling all the way to the Navy base entrance, loudly declaring his dream: "My name is Sig, and I am the man who will become the King of the Navy!"
The flashback ended.
Looking at Admiral Akainu fighting in the projection, Sig clenched his fists tightly, thinking, "A Navy Admiral will never lose!"
Seeing the projections lighting up everywhere, Fang Yi sighed helplessly, "Originally, the [Arena] function, which was supposed to open after the appearance of Tier 2 players, has not been updated yet because players kept tripping each other up."
The [Duel] type rule items dropped by monsters were originally prepared for the Arena.
Yet, they still haven't been put into use.
However,
Fang Yi's gaze shifted slightly, falling upon the Straw Hat Crew, who were constantly gathering materials for the [Family Construction] quest, and the corners of his mouth curved upward slightly.
He didn't know whether to say that simpletons have simpleton's luck, or that new players had incredibly good luck, as if there was a novice welfare period in the unseen.
Near the Thousand Year Snow Mountain,
Snow Ninja and Kirigakure were clashing, both wanting to claim the first kill of [Ice Heart Youth] Charlie, locked in an intense struggle.
Near Belmar, as far as the eye could see, Konoha and the Navy, along with the secretly attacking Orochimaru, were in a chaotic battle.
Near the Dark Elf Kingdom were Iwagakure and Cloud Hidden, as well as the newly arrived Whitebeard and Red-Haired Shanks.
With the advent of the Pirate World, the fragile balance that had been achieved in the Ninja World was shattered.
Everyone was plunged into battle and chaos, beginning to snatch monsters and resources.
Conversely, small groups like the Straw Hat Crew, who were powerful but lacked faction support, were constantly active in collecting materials to break through to Tier 2.
They were overlooked by countless people.
"Straw Hat Pirates, Buggy and Crocodile, and the lone wolves of the Ninja World, let's see who can successfully break through to Tier 2 before the major forces react?"
Ultimately,
Tier 2 is a qualitative leap in life, with increased combat power being just a bonus.
A Tier 1 weakling, even after evolving into Tier 2, would still be a weakling, just like a Lv.28 mob in a game, even with a level advantage, would still be thrashed by a Lv.19 player decked out in divine artifacts.
The greatest effect of advancing a tier is to unlock the key to further evolution!
However,
Some factions do not want to break the current balance.
They worry that the emergence of [Tier 2] will lead to their elimination, so they have taken the lead in actively hindering players from breaking through to Tier 2.
This led to the formation of this negative trend.
"These old fogeys who are content with the status quo, weak-willed, and afraid of being swept away by the tide of the times, will always appear in various forms."
"It's not surprising."
Fang Yi sighed internally.
However, the ultimate interpretation rights of the Reincarnation Game are not in the hands of these decaying souls. Their faint wills cannot stop the rolling tide, and they will eventually be submerged and eliminated.
However, what these old fogeys are doing is not entirely bad.
Hindering the appearance of Tier 2 players, which delays game updates, can also be seen as indirectly allowing players to familiarize themselves with the new version's game environment in advance.
After all, these rule-based items themselves can involve Tier 2.
Just like [Duel] type rule items,
Once the Arena system appears, they will serve as entry tickets, and the winner of each arena match will receive various rewards and prizes.
"However, Admiral Akainu is probably in danger this time."
"Naruto Uzumaki's strength might exceed the imagination of the Pirate players."
Unlike the Pirate World, which cultivates strong individuals through mutual slaughter and a 'gu-worm' model,
The Ninja World is entirely a 'parenting' model. Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, the two Children of Destiny, are players cultivated with the full investment of the entire Ninja World.
They are extraordinary.
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