Simultaneous Transmigration: We Share a Role-Playing System

Faced with Locke's repeated provocations, Ai, who had been suppressing her anger, completely lost her temper and, in front of everyone, challenged Locke to a duel on the spot.

As soon as Akimichi Torifu's words of dissuasion were on the tip of his tongue, Locke readily agreed.

Helpless, Akimichi Torifu could only solemnly order Locke to be careful and not to hurt Ai. Only after Locke repeatedly made his promises did he relent and allow the impromptu match.

Outside the village of Tangyin, in an abandoned training ground, Locke and A stood facing each other across the empty space.

Four hundred meters away, the negotiation teams from Konoha and Kumogakure stood on either side, while outside the training ground, ninjas from the three sides—Yu, Konoha, and Kumogakure—surrounded the area, all their eyes fixed on the two people inside with curiosity.

They were also curious about Locke, who claimed to have defeated the Third Raikage. After all, that was the Third Raikage, while before that, Locke was just an unknown genin.

If Konoha wasn't lying, how did a genin manage to defeat the Third Raikage? What special technique did he use?

"Lord Qufeng, it's been many years, but you still look as dashing as ever."

A kind-looking elder from the Cloud Village approached Akimichi Torifusa, his words full of polite warmth, but in reality, he wanted to use the opportunity to build a relationship and extract some information.

Although they had seen the body of the Third Raikage with their own eyes, the people of Kumogakure were still full of doubts about the cause of his death. After all, Konoha's explanation was no different from farting. A twelve-year-old boy could kill the strongest person of another major country on the front line. Anyone who believed it was a fool.

"Who are you?"

Akimichi Tokifu spoke casually, his tone devoid of any familiarity.

"Lord Torifu may not remember, but I was also present when your second-generation leader came to sign the peace treaty."

Upon hearing this, Akimichi Torifu's gaze paused slightly, then he nodded as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Oh, I remember now—(actually, I have no recollection at all), I never expected that we would meet again at the signing of a ceasefire agreement, and that it would be your Cloud Village bowing down and surrendering to our Konoha. Isn't that fate?"

Upon hearing the second half of the sentence, Elder Yunyin's face instantly darkened, and black lines appeared on his forehead. He cursed that fat bastard Qiudao Qufeng a thousand times in his heart, wishing he had never spared his life in the first place. But the situation was beyond his control, so he could only suppress his anger and continue to force a smile on his face.

"Haha, Lord Tokifu is joking. But when it comes to educating the younger generation, Konoha is indeed better than Kumogakure. A twelve-year-old genin with such combat power is even more than our Third Hokage." His words were a test, deliberately mentioning Locke in an attempt to extract more information.

Even with his calm and collected nature, Akimichi Torifu instantly figured out what the other person was thinking.

He sneered, leaned close to the elder's ear, and said in a low voice, "I have something to tell you. Our Third Hokage originally planned to send Jonin Namikaze to be in charge of security at the scene, just to prevent what happened last time from happening again."

"That was indeed a tragedy that none of us wanted to see," the elder continued, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Do you know why I refused?

Why?

"Because, if Locke wants to—" Akimichi Torifu's voice lowered even further, carrying a chilling coldness, "none of you will leave alive."

In fact, from the very beginning, Akimichi Torifu had instructed Locke that if given the opportunity, it would be best to fight the Third Raikage's son.

After all, Locke's age is too deceptive. A twelve-year-old Kage-level powerhouse—just thinking about it makes Akimichi Torifu laugh every night. It's perfectly normal for others not to believe it.

Moreover, after that battle, the only people who could prove that the Third Raikage died at the hands of Locke were Konoha's own people; no one else could corroborate his testimony.

Therefore, after exchanging letters and discussing matters with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Akimichi Torifu ultimately decided to build momentum for Locke in order to lay the groundwork for the subsequent battles.

For the strong, reputation is a major asset on the battlefield. Just like the professor of ninjutsu, the Legendary Sannin, and the Yellow Flash, such a reputation can even cause enemies to abandon their missions unconditionally upon seeing them, achieving the greatest results with the least cost.

What Locke lacks most right now is precisely this kind of publicity. He needs a stage to fully demonstrate his true abilities.

And who could be a more suitable opponent on this stage than the son of the Third Raikage? He could not only warn the Hidden Cloud Village and prevent them from making any underhanded moves, but also intimidate the entire ninja world in one fell swoop.

After Ai finished warming up, he activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full speed and, without any warning, swiftly struck Locke in the face with a straight elbow.

As the future fourth generation, he is only lacking his father in a little more maturity.

Unfortunately, his opponent was someone who didn't need to think things through and was completely immune to pressure.

Locke, with his fists clenched and extended forward, palms facing inward and arms parallel, summoned his strongest shikigami, both now and in the future, without the slightest hesitation.

"Demon Void!"

Just as Ai's fingertips were about to touch Locke's face, Mo Xuluo suddenly burst out from the shadows beside Locke, intercepting the attack and then sending him flying with a powerful slam.

Ai spun 720 degrees in mid-air before barely managing to dissipate the force. After landing, she clutched her cramping lower abdomen and stared in disbelief at the burly insectoid shikigami before her.

The overwhelming pressure emanating from the shikigami struck his heart. That terrifyingly powerful aura not only made Ai's body stiffen, but also made all the ninjas present change color, and the entire place instantly fell into dead silence.

When everyone came to their senses, they realized that it was just a friendly sparring match, and a hushed whisper immediately rose from the sidelines.

"What is that?"

"It looks like a summoned beast, but it didn't even form any hand seals!"

"No, it emerged from the shadows. Could it have been hiding in the shadows from the very beginning?"

"Hmph, how ignorant."

In the crowd, Shiranui Juro stood with his arms crossed, his tone full of arrogance, and said loudly, "That is the shikigami that Lord Locke created after mastering the Nara family's ancestral shadow technique into a bloodline limit."

At the same time, Locke, standing in the center of the arena, walked to Moxu Luo's side, patted him on the shoulder, and then said to Ai:

"Your father is indeed very strong, so strong that I can't think of any way to defeat him except through extreme measures. To be honest, if he hadn't been so cautious, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to him back then."

"But unfortunately, he lost, and he will never have another chance to win back. Moreover, after losing, he did not choose to ambush me, but instead faced death calmly."

"Therefore, I admire him, and out of respect for him, I won't go too far today. So... come on, feel the despair your father felt back then, and be glad that the person facing me on the battlefield wasn't you."

In an instant, feeling humiliated, Aibo was enraged. His body crackled with lightning as he charged forward again, shouting.

"You arrogant brat!!! I'm going to blast you to smithereens!!!"