063 Naruto Mobile Game

"An information conference is meant to reveal High-Class Recruitment ninjas in advance, as well as the new version preview."

"It includes every segment, all for the purpose of sparking players' interest and attracting them to recruit and use ninjas."

"Since Ninja Mobile Game launched, ninja skills have varied greatly, with strengths both high and low, but overall everything has remained within controllable balance."

"As the most important element of the entire game, High-Class Recruitment should carefully consider all the Influence Points it brings."

"After all, Ninja Mobile Game is extremely attractive—whether it's the gameplay, the ninjas themselves, or of course the rewards."

"No matter what, every player's gaming experience should be taken care of."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wait—this is something that Orochimaru would say? Why does it sound so normal and reasonable?

Orochimaru is a well-known rogue ninja in the ninja world, and everyone now knows how this guy climbed into the Kage-tier ranks.

Many people despise Orochimaru's point-merging behavior, and despise this snake himself.

But what is happening right now?

This guy actually gave suggestions that sounded genuinely good from all angles.

The Akatsuki members started making guesses. Orochimaru… got devoured by someone? The person sitting there wasn't Orochimaru?

Orochimaru was still Orochimaru.

It's just that his own interests were tied to Ninja Mobile Game, so he talked like this.

There were definitely hidden meanings in his words. Kuroda sighed.

Among all the things Orochimaru said, aside from complaining about his own ninja's low power, there was clearly an implication about wanting rewards.

Other than that, if you think about it carefully—everything else was nonsense!

"Alright, thank you Orochimaru-san for your suggestion. I believe Ninja Mobile Game's officials will receive it."

"Next, we have the new version events. This will be the biggest update since launch!"

With one light sentence, Kuroda brushed past the topic and moved on to introducing the new version.

Orochimaru's brow twitched—he probably understood his ninja's fate was sealed.

"A new ninja is coming online?" Deidara asked curiously.

"Of course. And not just one. Besides ninjas, there's also a new mode," Kuroda said.

"Ninjas? Any Akatsuki ones?"

Kuroda smiled, pleased to have someone playing along, but he raised his hand first.

"Please look at the big screen."

At this moment, from the viewers' perspective, the guests' images in the light curtain shrank to the lower-left corner.

Replacing them was an image that again occupied most of the screen.

It displayed the four ninjas announced today for the information conference, along with a line of text at the top.

Everyone who saw it boiled over instantly.

[High-Class Recruitment Ninja Self-Select]

The guests also saw it, each showing a shocked expression… except for that deadpan Pain: Deva Path.

"This is?" Deidara asked.

"Because releasing four High-Class Recruitment ninjas at once means everyone's Gold Coins probably won't be enough."

"Instead of giving Gold Coins and having players draw for ninjas, it's simply more direct to give a ninja."

"After the version update, everyone can select one ninja from the four new High-Class Recruitment ninjas and claim it for free!"

Kuroda said while smiling, feeling he was unbelievably generous—where could anyone find a planner this kind-hearted?

"S-rank or A-rank, both are allowed?" Deidara asked again. This was also what the audience cared about most.

"Of course," Kuroda said casually.

OHHHHHHHHHH～～

Many people in the ninja world cheered. Gold Coins weren't just insufficient—they were extremely scarce.

When they learned Ninja Mobile Game was going to release four High-Class Recruitment ninjas at once, some people were excited, but more were worried they wouldn't have enough Gold Coins.

After all, wealthy players were a minority.

Now, even though Gold Coins might not be enough to draw all four, selecting one favorite was no problem.

"Let's continue looking at the other ninjas coming online."

Kuroda wasted no time. The light curtain flipped to the next page, revealing several ninjas.

Strictly speaking, they weren't ninjas but pure black silhouettes—tradition by now.

But the ninja names were present.

Who knew how everyone else reacted, but the Akatsuki brothers could no longer sit still.

"Kisame Hoshigaki? Sasori? Hidan? Kakuzu? Hmm… that's it. Just four."

After Zetsu finished speaking, a long silence fell over the group.

They had been guessing who the next High-Class Recruitment ninjas were, but now the truth was right in front of them.

Their own ninjas would all be coming online together in the new version of Ninja Mobile Game!

What did this mean? High-Class Recruitment ninjas that didn't even get a full information conference? They already knew the answer.

After a moment of silence, Kisame chuckled and said, "Well, looks like we got played."

"Why am I not High-Class Recruitment? Why only Deidara and those guys?" Hidan swung his scythe angrily.

"No one ever said the entire Akatsuki would all be High-Class Recruitment," Kakuzu said darkly.

"So we're just background props? Hey, Uchiha Itachi, why do you get High-Class Recruitment and we don't?" Hidan pointed his anger toward Itachi.

"Probably… because there weren't enough slots."

A voice suddenly cut in. Everyone turned to see a figure standing on a finger of the Gedo Statue—where no one usually stood.

Akatsuki robes, spiral mask.

"Tobi?" Sasori frowned. When had this guy appeared? Just now?

"Yah-hoo~ Hello seniors, so lively! I didn't miss anything, right?" Tobi rubbed the back of his head with a silly grin.

"You finished the task?" Zetsu asked.

"Yep! Everything's ready. But I'm curious what you're all talking about. Can you tell me?" Tobi asked.

"Didn't you already hear us and even jump into the conversation?" Hidan said speechlessly.

"Anyway—what's up with this! Why can't we be High-Class Recruitment!"

"Don't worry. Even if it's not High-Class Recruitment, an A-rank ninja is still an A-rank ninja. Strength doesn't necessarily lose to High-Class," Itachi said calmly.

His words were a reply to Hidan and also gave the others a bit of reassurance.

Yes—High-Class S-rank was obviously far rarer than High-Class A-rank, yet often had lower strength.

There were non-High-Class A-rank ninjas like [Hatake Kakashi] and [Sarutobi Asuma].

Those two were quite active in the dueling arena.

Their ninjas definitely wouldn't be weak—might even become mainstream meta picks.

"Akatsuki is about to dominate Ninja Mobile Game."

At the information conference, Orochimaru recognized these ninjas and sighed.

Indeed, this batch was practically the Akatsuki's home turf.

"Orochimaru, shut up!" Deidara scolded him and then asked Kuroda, "Is there more? Is there more?"

"After the other ninjas go online, please check their acquisition methods and exact skills on your own."

"Besides the usual story chapter updates, I'm now going to introduce a major new gameplay feature." Kuroda waved his hand as he spoke.

The light curtain shifted, revealing a leaderboard—organizations ranked from top to bottom.

Under everyone's gaze, Kuroda slowly announced:

"Ninja Mobile Game's first cross-server gameplay—Organization Dominion Tournament—is about to begin!!"