"Hunt Celestial Dragon - Rimoshifu Shangge"
"Hunt Difficulty Rating - Simple"
"Mission completed. Combined with previous mission progress, you may draw from the following options once—
Already drawn non-knowledge options can be obtained repeatedly, rankings are not in order
1.
Shaped Magic Puppet
2.
Narutoverse Illusion Techniques Collection
3.
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Priority selection based on holder's correlation coefficient, drawing in progress—
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"Uchiha Flame War Fan"
A weapon passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan, made from Divine Tree material, also serving as the symbol of the Uchiha emblem.
As the item possesses 'uniqueness', it comes with a Summoning Technique, granting ownership rights.
Instruction manual—
Function 1 - Uchiha Reflection: Absorbs the enemy's energy and converts it into Wind Style Chakra to reflect back. [Usage condition - Requires the user to possess the Eye Power to perceive enemy energy, as well as a certain proficiency in Wind Style Chakra]
Function 2 - Amplifies Fire Release Ninjutsu, wind aiding fire's momentum. [Usage condition - Requires a certain proficiency in both Fire Release and Wind Release Ninjutsu]
Basic function - Due to its special material, possesses [Indestructible] properties, can be used for offense and defense in close combat, specific effects depend on the user's proficiency.
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Notification: Relevant personnel are working to correct the timeline and have achieved some results. It is expected that within 1-100 years in this world's timeline, connection with the ninja world will be established.
Stay tuned—
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Griffin had almost forgotten he had arrived in this world by accident. Originally, he was supposed to be returning to Konoha from the Land of Water in the ninja world, playing out the script of the prodigal son's triumphant return.
Something called the Maternal Love, Filial Piety, Love and Peace Plan or whatever.
He couldn't be blamed though - it had been over ten years since the panel first appeared.
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There hadn't been similar notifications after the last reward draw either. Perhaps this draw happened to coincide with progress being made over there, hence the announcement.
His panel was incredibly lazy, usually having no presence at all, only serving as a Celestial Dragon Radar and lottery notification device.
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Priority selection of highly correlated items... this was also absent last time, likely only appearing after some timeline restoration progress had been made.
As for uniqueness...
That meant this Flame War Fan was the very same one that belonged to Uchiha Madara, not a replica created by the panel!
Hmm...
No, now it's mine, it doesn't belong to Uchiha Madara anymore, and Obito shouldn't even think about touching it.
The legitimate Uchiha lineage now resides upon the great seas!
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The problem is...
A time span of 1-100 years is way too large!
Does that mean I need to find a Devil Fruit User with the Op-Op Fruit to perform the immortality surgery on me so I can live until then?
After all, based on Griffin's life experience, when estimating project timelines, funding estimates always take the minimum values while completion time estimates always take the maximum values.
It's taken over ten years just to get some movement - a hundred years for completion seems more likely.
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None of that matters anyway. I never had a home to begin with, so it's all the same wherever I am.
Right now, I only need to consider...
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How to kill this old bastard, or be killed by this old bastard!!
The crushing mountains and seas suddenly reversed direction, an icy blue torrent carrying even more violent force crashing toward Shiki.
Shiki's pupils suddenly contracted, his maniacal laughter cutting off abruptly.
He immediately activated his Devil Fruit Ability to regain control, only to discover this torrent was too swift and powerful, already surpassing the limits of his power.
It was just like...
The great storm that caused his defeat back then!!
"What kind of joke is this..."
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
"How could I possibly be defeated by the same thing twice!!"
"I am... Shiki the Golden Lion!!!!"
Enraged, Shiki's hair stood on end as his legs danced with countless golden sword energy, slashing apart the massive torrent!
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Splash—
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As the seawater and reef rocks fell back into the ocean, Shiki breathed lightly, his robes dampened by water vapor, his shoulder grazed and wounded by falling rocks.
Hovering in the air while looking down below, the contempt in his eyes faded, replaced by utter disbelief.
That brat...
Could he also possess the ability to manipulate all things?!
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"Gyahaha... Gyahahahaha!!"
Shiki burst into loud laughter: "You're so strong! I almost lost there!!"
"Even Whitebeard didn't have this kind of power at your age!"
"What's your name! Brat!!"
Griffin slowly lowered the Flame Fan, his arm trembling uncontrollably.
Even though he possessed the ability to use the Flame Fan, his lack of proficiency prevented him from fully reflecting Shiki's ability.
That slight overflow of power vibrated through every cell in his body.
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"Saying this might sound arrogant... You actually don't know who I am? It seems you haven't been reading the newspapers these past few years."
Shiki laughed heartily: "Are you talking about those novel News Coos? I do come across them occasionally!"
"Are you famous? Brat!"
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"No need to know my name." Griffin looked up, a wild grin spreading across his face, his blood-stained black hair dancing wildly in the wind.
"Even if you knew, you'd still just call me brat, just like..."
"I don't care how renowned your name was before! Now you're just an old fossil!"
Whoosh—
Griffin instantly appeared before Shiki, swinging the Flame Fan like a great blade downward.
"Wouldn't it be better to just live on in legends quietly!!"
Clang—
Shiki raised his leg to block with his sword, laughing: "Living in legends waiting to die? That would be too boring!"
"I'm thrilled to witness monsters of the new era!!"
Whoosh!!
Shiki's figure flashed, the blade light from his feet slicing downward with sharp wind pressure aimed directly at Griffin's head.
With a flip of his wrist, Griffin forcefully pushed the Flame Fan forward, blocking Shiki's shin.
Without a moment's respite, his right hand drew Spring Rain in a circular arc, the blade light like a crescent moon slashing toward Shiki's flank.
Just as the blade tip was about to make contact, Shiki's body rotated like a wheel, his twin swords flashing and crossing to intercept Griffin's attack.
Griffin spun with the momentum, the fan sweeping horizontally, its edges creating wind-shearing sounds as it chopped directly at Shiki's neck.
"Hiss—"
Shiki grunted as he leaned backward, his long hair exploding in the air, the smile on his face growing even more ferocious.
Bang—bang—bang—
The constant clashing of metal echoed through the air, sparks flying between sword lights.
In the Sharingan's vision, the world's colors were stripped away, leaving only the lines of Shiki's movements and the flow of energy.
Beyond the sounds of blades and flesh colliding, the two exchanged no further words, even their breathing restrained to mere survival.
Until victory was decided, their eyes held only killing intent for each other.
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There's one thing many people don't understand.
Why do so many people enjoy meaningless competition, instigating conflicts, and even risking their lives in duels over minor disagreements?
Even when fully aware of the vast difference in strength, why do they still choose to fight? Surely there are better ways to resolve things?
Negotiation, exchange of interests...
First of all...
No battle is meaningless!
Even from the perspective of the smallest remote village, demonstrating your martial prowess can reduce troubles for your family, friends, and yourself.
Zooming out to nations, the answer becomes even clearer.
If you cannot win on the battlefield, you will lose everything at the negotiation table.
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What about from the perspective of individuals?
The reasoning is even simpler.
In martial arts, there is no second place!
In this world of the strong, the only way to become the ultimate victor and ascend the throne is by stepping over all the defeated!
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Therefore, after Griffin clearly rejected Shiki, he wouldn't be so naive as to continue making recruitment offers during the battle.
Only the victor has choices, while the defeated can only endure!
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