"I came to the Land of Hot Water to see a duel at the Arena. I can't miss it."
"There are so many people! I'm getting crushed."
"What's the Arena?"
"You don't even know what the Arena is, and you're pushing through this crowd? It's where ninja fight each other."
"Really? Then I'll go have a look too."
Ever since Naruto Uzumaki had reformed the army, ninja selection and testing had no longer been open to the public.
After all,
Watching them might make too many ordinary people long for the power of a ninja, leaving ordinary jobs with no one willing to fill them.
Over time, that would threaten social stability.
In recent years,
Ordinary people had rarely had the chance to watch ninja fight the way they once had.
So,
When word spread that the Arena featured ninja battles, most people headed straight for it.
"Oyashiro En seems to be the one who owns the Arena," Sasuke Uchiha said.
"Is that so?"
"Then let's go take a look."
Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his chin.
Then,
The group used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from the spot.
Naruto Uzumaki was willing to experience ordinary life, but he had no interest in fighting a crowd of civilians for tickets.
With their abilities, Naruto Uzumaki and the others made it into the Arena with ease.
By then,
The enormous Arena was already packed.
Excited cheers rose from the crowd in wave after wave. The atmosphere was electric, the air thick with adrenaline.
It was just like an underground boxing match in his previous life.
In that atmosphere, the beast sleeping inside everyone seemed to have awakened.
They craved the fight to come—the bloodshed!
Soon,
As more people poured in,
A host stepped onto the floor at the center of the