Safe Zones One and Four.
The exits of these two major safe zones.
Arlong and Krieg had used blood and poisonous mist to play the opening notes of this points tournament.
They also made countless spectators realize the brutality of the Top 100 Tournament.
A wrong choice, bad luck, insufficient strength.
These had brought some contestants' journeys to a complete end the moment they began.
At the same time, they made Arlong and Krieg ruthless figures remembered by countless spectators.
At the other end of Paradise Continent.
The western Autumn Region lay beneath a pale yellow sky.
The boundless desert shimmered with waves of heat beneath the scorching sun,
while three agile figures raced through this barren land in standard ninja-running formations.
They were Uzumaki Clan Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.
Luck had favored them at the start. All three had been assigned to Safe Zone Two.
To avoid the risk of being separated by random teleportation, they had chosen to enter directly without hesitation.
And they had not encountered troublemakers like Arlong and Krieg.
Of course.
Even if they had encountered them, the three had the confidence to handle it.
Still, saving their energy for early conflicts was always a good thing.
It was just that Safe Zone Two's location was far from ideal.
Before them lay two completely different yet equally harsh choices.
To the east was the Winter Region, where freezing winds howled and ice stretched as far as the eye could see.
Or, as they were doing now, they could head west into the vast, lifeless northern desert of the Autumn Region.
"I thought we'd run into quite a few other contestants along the way."
Konan maintained her high speed as she calmly surveyed their surroundings.
Other than rolling dunes and scattered withered plants.
There was nothing