ALL NOVEL Chapter 061.2: The Second Update of the Weapon Ranking!
While the Fourth Raikage was somewhat disappointed, he still felt it was a decent reward.
Unbeknownst to them, the rewards for the Taijutsu Ranking were finally fully revealed.
[Kakashi: The rewards for the Taijutsu Ranking refresh for the year have ended. In about ten days, the second round of rewards for the Weapon Ranking should be announced. My White Light Blade has been restored, so it should secure a good position. Plus, I've acquired the Executioner's Blade, which should also bring me a decent reward.]
[Zabuza: Kakashi, that's my Executioner's Blade!!!!]
[Might Guy: Zabuza, you're dead! What do you need a weapon or reward for?]
[Zabuza: Damn it, I should have never taken that mission!]
[Hashirama Senju: Ten days isn't long; it'll pass quickly!]
[Tobirama Senju: Too bad it has nothing to do with us; we still won't make the ranking.]
[Hashirama Senju: Ah, brother, don't bring up such depressing things. As the God of Shinobi, I still haven't made the ranking! It's too humiliating!]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Lord First Hokage, it's mainly because you're too powerful and didn't focus on taijutsu. If you had trained in taijutsu, with your strong Sage Body, you would have easily ranked high on the Taijutsu Ranking. But since you're so strong, you haven't needed any weapons, so you never collected them. You don't need a powerful summoning beast either. The next ranking will definitely see you on it!]
[Hashirama Senju: Sarutobi, your words are quite comforting! The reason I'm not on these rankings is that I'm too powerful and don't need these external tools. But when the next rankings are announced, I will surely make it!!!]
Soon, the livestream was sealed again, preventing those who hadn't made the rankings from speaking.
In Sunagakure, Temari was walking on a road outside the village, patrolling the area as part of her duties.
Suddenly, a Jonin in a black robe appeared and attacked Temari directly.
Temari, not yet at the Jonin level, was currently only an elite Chunin.
A barrage of kunai came at her, some with explosive tags attached.
Temari used her Giant Folding Fan to deflect some of the kunai, but the shockwaves from the explosive tags sent her flying.
Then, a thick mist appeared, making the road ahead hazy.
"This is the Hidden Mist Technique. Could it be a ninja from Kirigakure?" Temari's expression turned tense.
She knew full well what the Jonin's objective was.
Her life wasn't worth much, but the Giant Folding Fan in her hand was.
Even though the Giant Folding Fan was only ranked one hundredth and could be kicked off the list at any time, Sunagakure had spared no expense in reforging it, enhancing its power to secure its place on the ranking.
As long as it stayed on the list, the reward wouldn't be small. Even the least valuable reward would be a precious treasure for a ninja, even for a Jonin.
Even if she couldn't use it herself, it could be sold on the black market.
Currently, Golden List rewards were fetching sky-high prices on the black market, yet there were still very few sellers.
It could be said that weapons on the ranking were now considered treasures by countless factions. Many were secretly forging new weapons just to make the list, causing the situation in the ninja world to become chaotic.
The Jonin attacking her now was undoubtedly after the Giant Folding Fan.
At that moment, the enemy struck again.
[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!]
A massive water dragon roared towards Temari.
"This is bad! It's the Water Dragon Bullet Technique. I can't dodge it in this mist!" Temari felt a wave of despair, thinking she could only fully unleash the Giant Folding Fan to block the attack.
However, just then, a familiar voice rang out.
"Sand Shield!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Gaara appeared by Temari's side.
In front of him, the Shield of Sand blocked the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu. The Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu struck the Shield of Sand without causing any noticeable effect.
"Gaara!!!!" The Jonin trembled all over, as if he had seen something terrifying.
Over the past six months, Gaara's growth had been alarming. If the Gaara who was captured by Deidara could only be considered between elite Jonin and Kage-level in strength, now he had already reached the level of a top-tier Kage.
After all, Gaara enjoyed the full resources of the entire Sunagakure, and with his high talent, his strength had improved rapidly. His growth speed was naturally astonishing.
Not long ago, Gaara had carried out a mission to eliminate some rebels in the Land of Wind, instantly killing several Jonin and one ninja suspected to be Kage-level, all with a single move.
"Run!" The Jonin immediately tried to flee.
"You can't escape!" Gaara waved his hand, and the sand on the ground rose up.
"Sand Binding Coffin!"
Countless grains of sand enveloped the opponent, and no matter what he did, he couldn't break free.
"Sand Waterfall Funeral!"
Gaara clenched his right hand, and the Jonin was instantly crushed into a cloud of blood mist.
Just like that, a Jonin was killed!
"Gaara has become even stronger!" Temari thought to herself.
Incidents similar to the attack on Temari were happening all over the ninja world. Jonin from various villages who made it onto the ranking list were quarreling in the livestream, but each village refused to admit that the attackers were their own ninjas, claiming they were rogue ninjas instead.
Some indeed were rogue ninjas, but others were being falsely labeled as such. After all, on the surface, the major ninja villages still needed to maintain a facade of harmony and couldn't afford to fall out with each other.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.
At this time, the weapon rankings were about to be refreshed, which also meant that the second round of rewards was coming.
Suddenly, the lockdown on the livestream was lifted, and every ninja could enter the chat and speak.
For a moment, the livestream became extremely lively.
[Third Hokage: Everyone's coming out to chat; it seems the ranking is about to be updated.]
[Fourth Raikage: The weapon ranking is about to be refreshed. I think there will be quite a few changes this time. The ninja world has been very restless recently. Many people's weapons have been stolen, and even some buried in graves have been dug up.]
[Mei Terumi: Yes, some people really have no morals!]
[Gaara: Fifth Mizukage, your Kirigakure ninjas often attack others.]
[Mei Terumi: Those are rogue ninjas! Rogue ninjas! Rogue ninjas! How many times do I have to say it? Please don't call them Kirigakure ninjas!]
[Gaara: Failures are rogue ninjas; successes are heroes. We get it!]
[Mei Terumi: Gaara, you—]
[Kakashi: I'm just looking forward to my reward!]
[Kisame Hoshigaki: My Samehada should still hold its place firmly!]
[Hidan: I'm worried about that guy named Ye Tian. What if he forged a few more weapons? His forging skills must be very advanced. If he made more weapons, our rankings might all be pushed back.]
[Kakashi: Huh, that's indeed possible. I hadn't considered that before.]
[Fourth Raikage: Forging weapons isn't that easy. It definitely takes a lot of time. Any astonishing weapon takes years to make, doesn't it?]
[Third Hokage: No need to rush; it will be revealed soon!]
Soon, the second update of the weapon rankings arrived.
Swoosh!
The weapon rankings were refreshed, with the placements being revealed one by one. The speed of the announcements was quite fast, as one weapon after another appeared on the list.
Everyone looked down from the first place, and the first place was still occupied by Ye Tian's Tear of Space and Time, holding its position on the top of the weapon rankings without any change.
The second, third, and fourth places, and so on, also remained unchanged.
However, the seventh place on the weapon rankings had changed.
[Weapon Ranking Seventh Place: Blade of the Evil God, User: Slime King Rimuru]
[Kakashi: The seventh place on the weapon ranking is still the Blade of the Evil God, but the user has changed. It's no longer Ye Tian's weapon but belongs to Slime King Rimuru now.]
[Fourth Raikage: Slime King Rimuru is Ye Tian's summoned pet, right? It possesses the Blade of the Evil God now. Could it be that Ye Tian gave it to him?]
[Mei Terumi: That seems to be the only possibility. It looks like Ye Tian granted the Blade of the Evil God to Slime King Rimuru.]
[Hidan: Ye Tian is too generous! This is the Blade of the Evil God, ranked seventh on the weapon list! It could provide endless rewards in the future. If he doesn't care, he might as well return the Blade of the Evil God to our Evil God Cult!]
[Kakuzu: Hidan, you think he's stupid enough to give the Blade of the Evil God back to your Evil God Cult? But Ye Tian is indeed generous. If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to give the Blade of the Evil God to anyone.]
The eighth, ninth places on the weapon ranking remained unchanged. However, when it came to the teens, the changes were significant. It wasn't that the names of the users had changed, but rather that several new, unfamiliar weapons had appeared.