Chapter 21 Elemental Mastery
Rin Itsuka was a little confused.
Although she had chosen random, the duel level requirement was Supreme 5, so she was basically encountering level 50 opponents.
Why was there a level 35 mage?
She soon found out the reason.
She jumped up, ready to take off, but unexpectedly a burst of flames appeared beneath her feet.
With a loud bang, Rin Itsuka's body was propelled into the sky by the flames.
"What the hell?"
The flames had almost completely engulfed the dueling arena. Rin Itsuka did several somersaults in the air and finally regained her balance, but then flames erupted from the ground again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With continuous flame jets, Rin Itsuka was constantly hit in mid-air. Even when she threw her skills down from the air, they were all negated by the opponent's flame jets.
"Is this never going to end?!"
Once, when she was struck by flames, she became enraged and channeled light magic in mid-air, sending a bolt of lightning striking the NPC.
Snap! Boom!
Both were hit by the skill at the same time. The NPC was instantly killed due to its low level, while Rin Itsuka was also low on health and flew into the sky again.
She did not land on the ground until the system announced her victory.
"System, what's going on? Why is her magic so powerful?"
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The system said nothing, so Rin Itsuka could only sit on the ground and think about it herself.
In the game, there are equipment bonuses that can indeed amplify magic, but in reality, there are no such equipment, so it's a matter of how to cast the spell.
Rin Itsuka released a Jack Bomb, but this time she didn't launch it directly. Instead, she tried to continue injecting magic into it.
Sure enough, Jack's bomb got bigger, but it also became much harder to control.
Feeling she couldn't control herself any longer, she launched the Jack bomb at the opposite wall.
A Jack bomb, twice the size of a normal bomb, flew out, but it exploded midway.
"very good!"
Rin Itsuka waved excitedly. Although she failed this time, the method was correct, and she just needed to practice more.
Relying on the fact that the training ground could automatically replenish her magic power, she began to practice repeatedly.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, she could only double the range of her magic.
"What exactly happened?"
Once again, she unleashed twice the power of the magic, and Rin Itsuka sat on the ground, deep in thought.
[The host has independently mastered elemental control; mission activated: Advanced Elemental Control!]
The system's voice suddenly sounded, and Rin Itsuka hurriedly pulled up the task panel.
Mission: Mastery of Higher Elements!
Mission objective: The host's squad must eliminate an enemy of Jonin rank or higher.
Quest Reward: Advanced Elemental Control Technique!
Jonin level or higher?
Rin Itsuka immediately thought of Zabuza. It seems she can't let him get away next time he attacks.
Feeling that she would never reach the level of mastering advanced elements if she continued, she simply left the training ground and went to sleep!
Naruto and Sasuke seemed to be competing with each other.
They came back very late on the first day, and on the second day they didn't even bother to come back for dinner.
"Rin, could you deliver dinner to Naruto and Sasuke later?"
The only one who still had time was Rin Itsuka, who had already finished her training, so Kakashi assigned her the task of delivering meals.
"good."
Rin Itsuka nodded and took the food box.
"Sasuke, Naruto, dinner's ready!"
Carrying the food box into the woods, she discovered that the two of them had fallen asleep from exhaustion.
"Really, aren't they afraid of catching a cold?"
She shook her head, went back to get two blankets, covered the two of them with them, and then sat on the ground with the food box in her arms.
In the middle of the night, Naruto woke up, and only after groggily touching the blanket covering him did he suddenly become fully awake.
"Rin? Did you put the blanket over me?"
"Yes, otherwise, what if you and Sasuke catch a cold?"
Rin Itsuka smiled at him and took out the food.
"It's a bit cold, but let's eat some anyway. Sasuke, come on over."
Sasuke, who had been woken up, also sat up, and the two of them ate the food that had already cooled down.
After the two finished eating, they returned to Tazuna's house with Itsuka Rin, and it was already past midnight.
However, they went back into the woods early the next morning and practiced climbing trees.
Kakashi didn't stop them from training so intensely, but Tazuna's grandson, Illusion, clearly didn't approve and said a lot of things like, "What's the point of all this effort?"
However, Naruto and Sasuke were both busy training and didn't have time to pay attention to him, and Rin Itsuka had no interest in educating children.
Therefore, even though he would talk nonstop whenever he saw them, no one cared.
Two days later, Tazuna gathered his men and began building the bridge.
Kakashi summoned Rin Itsuka and asked her to protect Tazuna for the next few days until Naruto and Sasuke finished their training, at which point she would relieve him.
Rin naturally agreed.
Due to the threat from Gato, not many workers came to build the bridge, and even then, people kept dropping out.
"Tazuna, um, I don't want to come tomorrow."
"Why? Kicch? You've been supporting me all this time!"
"I'm sorry, I also want to help you build the bridge, but if Kado finds out, he won't let me and my family off the hook."
"Understood. Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come."
Tazuna was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Looking at the bridge where there were hardly any workers left, Rin lowered her eyes. Gato's wealth and power were indeed not something ordinary people could contend with.
After finishing work, Tazuna wanted to buy groceries on his way, and Itsuka Rin followed behind him.
Along the way, there were emaciated people everywhere, many of whom had signs looking for work hanging around their necks.
Thieves ran through the streets, and victims shouted and chased after them, while everyone else looked numb.
Walking into a vegetable store, the shelves were empty, with only a few wilted vegetables.
"There's so little food!"
Rin Itsuka frowned. Whether in her previous life or in Konoha, the vegetable shops always threw away more vegetable leaves than they do now.
"There's nothing we can do. The Land of Waves doesn't produce vegetables, and Kado has blocked maritime trade. Now, even if we have money, we can't buy anything."
Tazuna said helplessly, but he still had hope. As long as the bridge was built, the Land of Waves could trade with the Land of Fire, and no matter how arrogant Gato was, he wouldn't dare to provoke the behemoth that was the Land of Fire.
When they got home, Naruto and Sasuke were both sitting at the table.
Naruto was covered in dirt, while Sasuke was much cleaner.
"Hehehe, Rin, Uncle Tazuna, you're back!"
Despite his disheveled appearance, Naruto was in high spirits, grinning as he greeted the two returning.
"Judging from your appearance, have you completed your cultivation?"
Seeing Naruto's joyful face and Sasuke's less cold expression, Rin Itsuka began to speculate.
"That's right! We all completed our tree-climbing training today!"
Naruto grinned, his expression saying, "Praise me, praise me!"
"That's amazing."
Rin Itsuka did not disappoint him, and smiled at the two of them.
"Hahaha..."
This made Naruto extremely happy, and even Sasuke's lips curled up in a smile.
End of this chapter...