Hikari closes on the hanging scroll case, the arena lights catching on its trembling chain. The seal inside pulses, bright and angry, like it can feel the room tighten around it.
The Tournament Official steps into her path, calm but firm, one hand resting near a hidden seal-tag at the waist of their robe. The crowd hushes harder, waiting for the verdict no one announced.
The Tournament Official
The prize is claimed by the rivals of the Uchiha clan. Take it now, and the backers of this arena will mark you as an enemy.
Hikari Uzumaki Uchiha
The seal is reacting to the tension. Someone tied politics into the scroll itself.
The official does not reach for a weapon, only angles their body to block the path, offering Hikari a warning before a fight. Beneath the threat, there is a real opening, a bargain shaped like a wall.
The Tournament Official
Win it cleanly through the arena, or force me to decide if you walk out with it at all.
✓ Quest Accepted
Claim the chakra-infused scroll