076 Naruto Mobile Game

At this moment in time, 11:55.

The instant the clock reached this time, nearly all players across the Ninja World who were participating in the Organization Dominion Tournament entered the event page almost simultaneously.

Entering the event page during the five-minute preparation phase before the start was mandatory. Miss the time, and you couldn't participate.

The moment players entered, they began selecting ninjas—this would be the lineup used in the upcoming tournament.

It was worth noting that some of the rules were similar to the Territories Battlefield, but even more extreme.

No need to overcomplicate it. The general rules were as follows:

After the Organization Dominion Tournament began, players from both sides would fight according to their deployment order in 1v1 matches—that is, a duel-style battle of three ninjas versus three ninjas.

The leader could adjust the order in which organization members took the field, allowing for reasonable tactical arrangements.

Each person initially had two chances for consecutive wins. One additional chance could be purchased. As long as you didn't die, it became three consecutive wheel battles. Die once, and you were immediately taken off the machine.

To be a bit more specific: any summons already used in the previous round, or any ninjas that had already been eliminated, could not be used again in the next round.

In other words, ninja HP carried over. Once all three of your ninjas died, you were done—directly eliminated.

How about it? Pretty straightforward and easy to understand.

Simply put, while preserving your remaining strength, eliminate as many opponents as possible.

"Itachi Uchiha, Deidara, Konan… hmm, let's go with these three ninjas."

Jiraiya finished choosing his ninjas and entered the battle preparation page.

For this tournament, their organization had bought all the High-Class Recruitment ninjas, and even upgraded their stars.

So ninja selections were largely similar across the board.

"Jiraiya-sama, wouldn't it be better to put Deidara in the first slot? As long as we win the internal fight, there's a high chance we'll take it."

Mikoto made the suggestion.

Jiraiya didn't speak. He just stared blankly at Mikoto for a moment, then suddenly let out a low laugh.

"My student would probably try to persuade me like this too, wouldn't they? As expected of friends—your tone is really similar."

"Not quite. If it were Kushina, her voice would be a lot louder than mine."

"Hahahaha! That's true! Compared to her, Minato sometimes feels downright girly!"

"Hehe~ Is it really okay for you to say that?"

"Sorry, sorry, I got a little emotional… hmm, emotional about people?"

"Even so, isn't the opportunity already right in front of us?"

"Huh? You don't seriously think this organization can win, do you? I'm not saying this lightly, Mikoto—your bias toward your own kids and little companions is a bit heavy."

"No. I think they can win."

"Impossible! With an organization like this, you think they can take the championship? If they win, I'll quit porn!"

Jiraiya looked like he had made a huge resolution, but the smile on Mikoto's face was hard to describe. She turned her head away and stopped talking to him.

Kakashi and Asuma, who had overheard the conversation, exchanged glances and fell silent.

11:59:59… 12:00!

The Organization Dominion Tournament began!

Sixteen organizations were divided into four groups. All four groups started their group matches simultaneously, and only one winner would emerge from each group.

The [Uzumaki Naruto] organization was placed in Group Four. The other three organizations were:

The Hyūga clan's [Hyūga Main Family]!

The Akimichi's [BBQ Squad Leader]!

The merchant group [Commercial Street Federation]!

"Eh? Choji's clan?"

Naruto cried out in surprise, and everyone else looked toward Choji.

"Don't worry, it's fine."

Choji looked completely calm.

"My dad joined the Hokage organization. The rest of the clan doesn't have that strong a desire to win."

"You're right, Choji—but the opponent we're matched with in the group isn't your family."

A bead of cold sweat hung on Shikamaru's forehead.

With four organizations in the group, they would naturally face off in pairs, with completely random matching.

Losers were eliminated. Winners from both sides continued fighting.

[Uzumaki Naruto] VS [Hyūga Main Family]

[BBQ Squad Leader] VS [Commercial Street Federation]

This was the situation in Group Four.

"Facing the Hyūga in the first round… should I say our luck is bad, or ridiculously good?"

Jiraiya sighed.

As he spoke, he didn't forget to glance at Mikoto. The youthful-looking mother had a trace of worry on her face that was hard to notice.

..."

To speak from the bottom of his heart—

Although Jiraiya had joined the organization, it really was on a whim. You could say he was just tagging along for fun.

After the Organization Dominion Tournament rewards were announced, he had originally considered responding to the Third Hokage's side.

But in the end, he chose to stay, mainly because he wanted to observe Naruto's potential a bit more.

Competition between villages and nations was certainly important, but Naruto—both the son of the Fourth Hokage and the former Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, as well as the current Nine-Tails Jinchūriki—was also extremely important.

So after weighing everything, Jiraiya still decided to stand together with Naruto.

He actually had more faith in the [Hokage] organization, currently the second strongest force on this server, and Konoha's determination and guarantee in its push for the championship.

"The Hyūga… those guys are hard to deal with."

Ino tightened her grip on her phone unconsciously.

"Hmph! Just the Hyūga—mere mortals beneath the name of Uchiha!"

Sasuke curled his lip and looked at Naruto.

"Naruto, move me to the first position!"

He directly declared that he would fight in slot one.

"What kind of joke is that?!"

Naruto rejected it on the spot.

"As the leader, if I don't take the lead, who will?"

"Naruto!"

Sasuke shouted.

"Cut the crap! Watch me take down three in a row! Watch me, um… first battle… uh, announce?"

Naruto couldn't think of the idiom, so he simply lowered his head to look at his phone. The match had already begun on his side.

Sasuke had no choice. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he had to endure it, because… his own second-slot match had already started too.

The Organization Dominion Tournament ran two matches simultaneously.

That is to say, the first- and second-ranked members automatically entered battle against the opposing organization's members in the same positions.

Lose, and you're off the machine. The third and fourth members step up. If you win, you continue fighting the next-ranked member of the opposing organization.

So Naruto's boast about taking down three in a row was actually possible.

Including purchased chances, at most you could get three consecutive wins. A perfect run meant one person defeating three opponents.

Be careful—once your chances were used up, you couldn't fight anymore. You could only spectate, and your position would be taken over by the next teammate.

The Organization Dominion Tournament ran continuously from start to finish, until one side's members were all eliminated or the event time ended.

"By the way, does the Hyūga's Byakugan make playing Ninja Mobile Game stronger?"

Choji scratched his head.

"Huh? Isn't the Byakugan basically X-ray vision? Don't tell me it can see through phones too?"

Ino asked, confused.

"That's not important."

Shikamaru had already opened Naruto's match to spectate. Naruto and his opponent's first slot were both Deidara.

But after entering, he suddenly raised an eyebrow.

He hadn't looked closely at the preparation page earlier. Only now did he notice the opponent's in-game name.

[Byakugan's Sight]

"Battle start!"

[Invincible Hokage]

Seeing the opponent's name, at the Hyūga clan organization's gathering place, Hinata quietly swallowed.

To run into Naruto-kun in the very first round—and not only that, but to face him directly in the first slot… did this mean they were fated?

"Explosive Clay: Owl!!" x2

"Carpet Bombing!!" x2

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" x2

"Zzzzt Zzzzt Zzzzt~" x2

"C3!" x2

"Art is an Explosion!"

The first battle ended quickly, with both Deidaras blowing each other up. The following rounds were equally hard to describe.

A few minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Naruto lifted his head with a blank expression. Facing everyone's gaze, he said in a daze:

"I… lost."

"What?!"

Sasuke was furious. If he weren't in the middle of a match, he would have fired off a Chidori on the spot and blasted Naruto away.

Everyone else also looked incredulous.

Naruto—just like that, you lost?

"That guy has a problem!"

Naruto suddenly snapped back to his senses and couldn't help shouting.

"That guy—why is everything he does exactly the same as me? Skills, summons, Secret Scrolls, even the final ultimate were identical!"

"Because your ninjas are the same."

Sakura quietly added.

"No… maybe it really was a perfect sync."

After watching the entire match, Shikamaru wiped cold sweat from his brow.

"I've never seen a match like that."

Kakashi, who had also been watching, rolled his eyes.

"It's like your brains were connected. Every action was completely identical."

"Ha~ haha! As expected of the ninja with the most unpredictability, NO.1!"

Asuma gave an awkward laugh.

"No, that's not it!"

Naruto panicked.

"So I just lost like that? I'm done? Why? With the same skills, why was I the one who died?!"

Looking at Naruto's completely flushed face, everyone fell silent. In their hearts, however, they shared the same unspoken thought.

Because their combat power is higher than yours, idiot!