The Raven Venue.
This was where challengers faced Uchiha Itachi's illusion.
Its architecture was just as eerie and sinister, with one or two red-eyed ravens occasionally circling overhead.
Others perched high above, quietly watching people come and go.
Knowing that Uchiha Itachi would be difficult to defeat, most contestants wanted to save the Raven Venue for last.
After all, the competition lasted three days, and this was only the first.
Thus, when Luo Yu arrived, he barely saw anyone.
Naturally, the harder challenges were best saved for last.
Otherwise, being eliminated right at the start would leave them without any rewards.
Clearing the weaker venues first would at least earn them some completion rewards.
Of course, a handful of people had still come to the Raven Venue.
They were contestants with supreme confidence in their own strength.
Every one of them was a favorite to win the championship.
Among them were Lu Zilu, who was eager to prove herself, and Chu Wen, whose confidence had ballooned after contracting with Nine-Tails.
He had looked into Hiruzen Sarutobi's historical standing in the ninja world.
Although the gaps in legacy studies left him unclear on many details.
Chu Wen at least knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage, the leader of the ninja village.
Uchiha Itachi, meanwhile, had merely been an elite member of the Anbu.
The two were not even on the same level. Even after Itachi left the village and joined the Akatsuki.
His persistent illness and injuries should have kept him from matching Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Though Chu Wen had only inherited the legacy of a young Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Nine-Tails' power bolstering him.
He had nothing to fear from Itachi's illusion.
"Lu Zilu? Monkey Bro? You're here too?"
Luo Yu walked up with a grin and greeted them.
Chu