086 Naruto Mobile Game

"Alright, then this information conference comes to an end. Players who still haven't obtained the previous High-Class Recruitment should draw as soon as possible so you don't miss out."

"Thanks to our two guests. The guest appearance rewards will be issued after both of you return."

"In the new version, besides the new storyline, more functional modules will be launched. Everyone can explore them on your own."

"Additionally, cross-server domination will officially begin the night after tomorrow. This will determine the strongest organization in the ninja world."

"Generous rewards—don't miss them."

This information conference ended with Kuroda's closing remarks, and the light screen disappeared along with them.

As someone attending an information conference for the first time, Kakashi only felt a blur before his eyes, and he found himself back at the spot where he had been before going.

At the Hokage Rock, the moment Kakashi returned, everyone crowded around him.

"Are you okay, Kakashi?"

"That guy—was it really him?"

"How did it feel when you fought him?"

"What rewards came in?"

"Kakashi-sensei…"

Faced with everyone talking at once, Kakashi didn't know what to say.

What they didn't know and what they should know—hadn't it all already been played on the light screen? As for anything else, he hadn't had the chance to probe further.

Asuma saw this and clapped his hands, saying,

"Alright, it's getting late. Everyone go back early and rest."

With that, he led Team Eight away.

Guy just patted Kakashi on the shoulder without saying anything, then left with Team Three.

That left only Team Seven. Kakashi looked at Naruto, and Naruto looked back at him.

Looking into those sky-blue eyes, Kakashi tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Sorry, Naruto…"

"Why apologize? It has nothing to do with Kakashi-sensei." Naruto shook his head, though his expression was complicated.

To be honest, he didn't even know what he was thinking right now. Go kill that masked man? But he still didn't know the actual situation.

Naruto's eyes suddenly moved.

Didn't know? Then why not ask someone who would definitely know?

"Sorry, I'm going home." Naruto jumped down from Hokage Rock, his figure flashing a few times before disappearing from Kakashi and the others' sight.

"Leaving." Sasuke said only one word, hands in his pockets, turning and walking away.

"Kakashi-sensei…" Sakura looked at Kakashi, seemingly sensing the fatigue hidden beneath this teacher's calm exterior.

"Sakura, you go back too. I… need to be alone for a bit." Kakashi forced a smile.

Sakura left, and it grew quiet.

Kakashi sat alone on Hokage Rock. From this angle overlooking the village, the lights were still burning, and Konoha remained peaceful.

Since the village's founding, the ninja here had worked to protect this tranquility.

Not for some grand goal—just wanting to become strong, strong enough to protect the people important to them.

Kakashi lay down right there, resting atop the stone head of the Fourth Hokage—his teacher, Namikaze Minato.

Sensei, back then, when you made that choice, what kind of firm resolve were you carrying? In the end, it was belief, wasn't it?

A cold wind blew past, bringing a refreshing coolness to his heart.

Kakashi closed his eyes and slept. After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened them.

His right eye was unchanged as always, but the left eye—borrowed from his friend and forever unable to close—seemed to be rotating, the red glow growing brighter.

The three tomoe were gone, replaced by a complex pattern formed of twisted shuriken, carrying a profound and subtle meaning.

"Kamui… huh."

Obito reached up and gently touched his right eye, where a faint throbbing sensation seemed to come from.

He smiled inexplicably, turned around, and sat down casually.

In this alternate space, he could relax as never before. No one could invade this place—it belonged to him alone.

[Dingdong～Coupons credited: 1000]

Obito looked at his phone. The notification had appeared just after he returned.

1000 Coupons—this was the personal appearance fee Kuroda had given to the information conference guests. It was undeniably generous.

Obito opened the Coupons shop, his gaze sweeping over several items before finally stopping on the lottery ball.

Right now, a small wave was stirring in the ninja world, all about the lottery ball.

This little thing was completely random—you might open a weapon, or you might just get clothing stolen from the widow next door.

In a place like the ninja world, there were plenty of people who loved to gamble. That feeling of going from heaven to hell in an instant could somewhat relieve the hatred left behind after war.

So the lottery ball became everyone's favorite.

However, Obito first bought a bit of attribute points. He wanted to experiment with how this thing worked.

[Attribute Points: Randomly select one ability from the ninja's entire body to enhance.]

[Price: 10 Coupons]

Whoosh!

An extremely faint beam of light shot out from the phone screen, heading straight toward Obito.

He suppressed his ninja instincts to dodge, letting it enter his body. The speck of light then dispersed…

Hiss!!

Obito suddenly clutched his head and covered his eyes as the Mangekyō Sharingan appeared uncontrollably.

Rumble—

The Kamui space suddenly shook violently, as if the world were spinning, as if everything were collapsing.

But it came fast and went fast. The disturbance quickly subsided, and everything around returned to normal.

The Sharingan is an eye that reflects the heart, and the dōjutsu housed within the Mangekyō Sharingan is the truest portrayal of the user's inner self.

The lonely, temperatureless Kamui space had been Obito's escape—but now, it was different.

Obito lowered his hands and looked around.

With a thought, the stone pillars of unknown material began to move.

One after another, they overlapped and drew together, stacking upward from the base until finally stopping.

Something had appeared in front of Obito. Judging by the shape… it looked like a statue?

He seemed stunned, perhaps surprised. After a long moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Kamui mutation!"

At first, when he felt that power flowing toward his eye, he was undoubtedly happy. Whether he could continue to stir up trouble in the ninja world depended on that eye.

Who would have thought—he'd assumed Kamui itself would be strengthened, but instead, what changed was the Kamui space.

Now he could precisely control everything inside Kamui space. Adjusting the layout was child's play—he could create an entire real estate project in minutes.

Although his strength hadn't changed, this was a big win.

Obito stopped looking at his phone and continued researching Kamui space. Following the images in his memory, he quickly molded a house.

That was… his home in Konoha.

He had no intention of reminiscing. It seemed like a passing whim, and he soon started messing around again.

Before long, a towering gray mountain rose up, carved with several lifelike gray rock faces.

Obito rested his chin on his hand, finding it unsatisfactory no matter how he looked at it. Only after personally adjusting it did it finally seem acceptable.

He changed the first four generations of Hokage Rock into the four members of that old team—of course, including himself.

Glancing at Kakashi's rock face, his brow furrowed. He flicked out a kunai, embedding it in Kakashi's stone forehead.

Seeing several cracks burst out from the impact, he nodded in satisfaction.

Alright. Playtime's over—it was time to get to business.

Obito walked over to the set of table and chairs he had made for himself. On the tabletop lay a black object.

This thing was facing the buildings he'd just created. The statues, houses, and rock faces now looked like a backdrop.

After inserting his phone, the device awakened. Dense buttons appeared on its surface, and the phone screen grew larger.

He sat down and, with practiced ease, navigated to a page in Ninja Mobile Game.

Seeing the words "Registration Available, Unlocked" written there, he thought to himself—just as expected. It could only be used after the new version update.

But before that, he could at least register… what name should he choose?

Obito leaned back in his chair and thought for a moment, then subconsciously glanced around Kamui space.

He had it.

Raising his hand, he typed it in.

[Dingdong～Congratulations, the livestream room "Kamui Cannot Hide Tears" has been successfully registered]