Just as the battle was about to erupt and Ning Feng was preparing to make his move, several crisp, pleasant system notifications suddenly resounded across the entire world channel.
[World Announcement]: The second large-scale dungeon event has been successfully triggered! Players near the Hidden Rain Village, please head to coordinates (122, 235) as soon as possible to join either the Hanzō the Salamander faction or the Akatsuki faction. All players participating in the faction-based dungeon battle will receive generous dungeon point rewards.
Players may even use this opportunity to join the Hidden Rain Village's trump-card forces, or become core members of the Akatsuki…
[World Announcement]: The second large-scale dungeon event has been successfully triggered! Players near the Hidden Rain Village…
[World Announcement]: The second large-scale dungeon event has been successfully triggered! Players near the Hidden Rain Village…
As the three world announcements were broadcast in rapid succession, the previously quiet world channel instantly exploded.
"Holy crap! The game finally rolled out another dungeon event! And it looks like two factions fighting each other—this is my kind of thing!"
"I didn't get anything good from the last large dungeon event! Now that another one's out, it's time to show my strength!"
"Awesome! Perfect chance to farm dungeon points!"
"Island Ninja Alliance Guild recruiting! Any ninja above level 20 can join—top players will carry you!"
...
As notification after notification rang out, countless players near the Hidden Rain Village immediately rushed toward it the moment the dungeon event was triggered.
When Ning Feng saw the world announcements, he was first stunned—then delighted.
He had thought his chance to shine had arrived, but he hadn't expected the clash between Hanzō the Salamander and Akatsuki to be turned directly into a large-scale dungeon event, just like the previous mission to protect Kushina.
It seemed that the biggest difference between this Naruto online game and the actual Naruto world was that the game would periodically generate dungeon events to accelerate player growth.
Now that this battle had become a large-scale dungeon, that was even better—he would be able to reap even greater rewards.
After all, he had just learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Summoning Technique, and had been itching for a chance to show them off.
There was no doubt about it—this was the perfect opportunity.
As Ning Feng was thinking, he could already see many Hidden Rain Village players rushing in from all directions, clearly having seen the world announcements.
He took a few steps forward, reaching the outer perimeter of Akatsuki's headquarters, when a system prompt rang out clearly:
"Welcome to the second large-scale dungeon event: [Akatsuki]!"
"Please choose your faction:
Hanzō the Salamander Faction — You will temporarily become a subordinate of Hanzō the Salamander. Fight alongside him to crush the Akatsuki. Once Akatsuki is completely annihilated, this faction will be declared victorious.Akatsuki Faction — You will temporarily act as a supporter of Akatsuki. Fight together with Nagato, Konan, Yahiko, and others to repel Hanzō the Salamander's forces. If casualties on Hanzō's side exceed 50%, the Akatsuki faction will be declared victorious.
(Players on the winning faction will receive an additional 50% dungeon point bonus!)"
Seeing the two available factions, Ning Feng didn't hesitate for even a second and directly chose 2: Akatsuki Faction.
Hanzō the Salamander might be known as a demi-god with overwhelming power, but before the Rinnegan, everything was ultimately meaningless.
What's more, this was a perfect opportunity for Ning Feng to become a core member of Akatsuki—and perhaps even obtain the Rinnegan in the future.
"Congratulations! You have chosen the Akatsuki Faction!"
As the pleasant notification sounded, Ning Feng was surprised to discover that Hanzō the Salamander and all of his subordinates instantly turned into hostile targets—their names flashing bright red.
At the same time, countless other players also completed their faction selections.
Streams of white light flashed as the number of players on Hanzō's side rapidly increased. In contrast, while Akatsuki's side did gain some players, the increase was minimal.
Very quickly, Hanzō's faction became a dense sea of people, heads packed tightly together.
"Hahahaha, it's obvious! Hanzō the Salamander is known as the Demi-god of the shinobi world—even Konoha's Legendary Sannin couldn't defeat him. Of course you choose Hanzō in a faction war! I really don't know what the people who picked Akatsuki are thinking!"
"Exactly! The Salamander clan is the Hidden Rain Village's trump-card force. Surrounded by them, and you still want to break out? Dream on!"
"Hey, did you notice? The Akatsuki faction actually has Uchiha Feng in it!"
"Hahahaha, the Uchiha Feng god must've misclicked! In a faction war, who's stronger and who's weaker is obvious at a glance!"
Many players who had chosen Hanzō's faction immediately began mocking and jeering.
On the Akatsuki side, some players wore faces full of regret—clearly having misclicked—while others had joined simply because the name Akatsuki sounded cool and hadn't known the background at all.
In short, compared to Hanzō's faction, the number of players on Akatsuki's side was pitifully small.
As time passed, the Akatsuki faction stopped gaining players altogether, while the opposite side continued to swell.
Throughout it all, Ning Feng remained completely calm.
To him, all those extra players were no different from bugs—utterly beneath his notice.
Of course, Ning Feng might have been calm, but that didn't mean the Akatsuki members were.
Watching more and more ninja surround them, fear was written plainly in their eyes.
Many of them were experiencing a situation like this for the first time.
"Lord Nagato… are we really going to fight to the end?" one Akatsuki member asked nervously.
Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko exchanged glances, all seeing the anxiety reflected in each other's eyes.
They might look composed on the surface, but inside, they were deeply unsettled as well.
In the distance, Hanzō the Salamander was clearly running out of patience and was about to give the order to attack—
When suddenly, several sharp kunai came whistling through the air.
Without warning, Ning Feng appeared right beside Hanzō the Salamander. In his hand, Chidori let out a piercing screech as it surged straight toward Hanzō.
It was the Flying Thunder God Technique!
Ning Feng's movement was simply too fast—so fast that Hanzō the Salamander didn't even have time to react.
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