If u think nin isnt hardcore pvp then your very mistaken.
Literally 99% of the content is pvp based , the updats most of the community want more are balance updates , the whole point of leveling is so u can defend yourself in pvp and participate in tournaments and try to join official orgs to prove your power.
Literally the entire community thrives around pvp, village raids , hunts , pvp events, scrims , official org scrims, daily automated pvp tournaments .
Most of the official orgs only accept good pvp players exactly because there is a sense of pvp competition between villages.
Theres literally an entire village were the political system is all based around pvp .
I believe you are mistaken if you think this isnt hardcore pvp.