061 Naruto Mobile Game

"Then, let's move directly into the live-combat segment for our ninja guests!"

Probably to commit fully to this "innovate for the sake of innovation" idea, after giving the four guests their phones, Kuroda skipped the ninja introduction entirely and sent them straight into the battle segment.

The four showed different expressions, but none objected.

Since they had agreed to come, whatever the host said to do, they would do. Isn't the host responsible for guiding the process?

Seeing this, the audience also became interested.

Starting a fight without knowing any skills… Host, this guy really just wants to watch chaos unfold!

And honestly, it was thrilling.

The "select ninja" page was skipped too. Each of the four was assigned their main ninja and entered the match.

[Deidara VS Orochimaru]

[Konan VS Pain: Deva Path]

The other members of Akatsuki were also watching the information conference.

To be fair, they hadn't known in advance that Pain, Konan, and Deidara would appear in the information conference—aside from Sasori, who kept in touch with Deidara.

And when they saw this grouping, they silently felt that the host was quite the mischievous one.

"Battle start!"

Pain controlled himself in the dueling arena and walked a few circles. Honestly, this feeling was pretty strange.

He noticed that this ninja had the suffix "Deva Path" behind his name. Others might not understand it, but how could he not?

He figured that the future Pain Six Paths would all have ninjas.

Pain felt this was normal. After all, the Six Paths' different ability mechanisms made them suitable to be made into separate ninjas.

Hmm… had he been influenced too much by Ninja Mobile Game? Shouldn't the abilities be called individually?

Pain didn't care. He had no intention of testing his skills by firing them empty; instead, he walked straight toward Konan.

The three skill icons were already displayed.

As always—others might not know, but how could he not? The Deva Path's three skills matched the three ocular techniques exactly.

Konan saw Pain approaching and didn't hesitate—she tapped her second skill.

Ninja [Konan] floated upward, paper wings spreading from her back, and then she threw a paper wheel forward.

The wheel wasn't thrown directly forward, but at a diagonal.

This was because Konan had subconsciously held the joystick upward when she saw Pain standing slightly above her earlier.

It hit successfully!

The paper wheel rolled forward on the ground. When it reached maximum distance, it dragged [Pain: Deva Path] back with it, leaving slicing marks across the floor.

So that's how it works. Konan pondered silently.

If pulling the joystick upward tilted the paper wheel along the Y-axis, then she understood what would happen if she didn't move the joystick—or pulled it downward.

Pain, seeing himself caught, did not immediately use Substitution. He waited.

Because [Konan] was still flying, firing down multiple volleys of paper blades—three full rounds—before finally landing.

However, [Konan]'s landing animation included a backward step, so she couldn't follow up.

This distance…

Pain stood up and immediately used his first skill.

"Universal Pull!"

[Pain: Deva Path] extended his hand, generating a powerful gravitational pull. The screen distorted.

[Konan] was grabbed, and several black chakra rods materialized and pierced into her body, pinning [Konan] to the ground.

Konan tapped Substitution, but nothing happened.

[Pain: Deva Path] didn't hesitate and instantly cast his second skill—Shinra Tensei.

[Konan] took full damage from both skills—one million total—before finally substituting out.

At this moment, Kuroda spoke at the perfect time.

"Grab-type abilities are extremely powerful—they can lock the opponent's Substitution timing and force them to take full damage during a forward-pressure combo."

Seeing this, many people secretly nodded.

Grab abilities were indeed rare. Ninja [Uchiha Itachi]'s Amaterasu had a brief grab effect.

But the grab duration on [Pain: Deva Path]'s skills was clearly longer—maybe even enough to break through super armor.

After substituting, [Konan] counterattacked with her first skill.

Her body turned into sheets of paper that surged forward. Then she rose again into the air, entering flying mode.

After three aerial attacks, Konan knew she was about to fall, so she tapped her second skill—its cooldown had just finished—to test whether it could be used midair.

And it worked.

Normally, after three aerial attacks, [Konan] would descend, but now she threw out another paper wheel, and then continued her aerial basic attacks.

"So that's it—you can use skills to extend your airtime."

"No, more accurately, it seems all her skills can be used midair… very oppressive."

"Yes, with this loadout, every time Konan uses a skill she enters angel mode."

"Pain's damage output is excellent, but his skill range feels a bit small."

The Akatsuki members were actively discussing the ninjas.

Since these were technically "their own people," their enthusiasm was naturally higher.

As the battle progressed, they also realized that after finishing a full combo of basic attacks, [Konan] also entered angel mode.

Sasori was not surprised.

"So she became a High-Class Recruitment ninja earlier than I did… not bad for a woman." Sasori sneered.

Back in the day, he'd only joined Akatsuki after losing to Konan, so he had no complaints about her debuting before him.

But Deidara, that brat—why him?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

If the fight between [Konan] and [Pain: Deva Path] was a storm of flying paper, then of course the fight involving [Deidara] was a field of nonstop explosions.

"I'm saying, Orochimaru—why are you hiding? Come out and greet my magnificent art!"

Deidara tapped rapidly with both hands while trash-talking Orochimaru, who sat not far from him.

In the dueling arena, [Deidara] hopped everywhere, tossing explosive clay birds.

Jumping from top to bottom, left to right—like he'd swallowed something questionable—completely unable to stop.

[Orochimaru] hid in a corner. The real Orochimaru, controlling this ninja, looked like he'd swallowed a toad—his expression was terrible.

What the hell? Was that brat some kind of terrorist? He'd been bombing nonstop since the match started.

If it wasn't birds, it was spiders. Were the explosives unlimited?

And you say his basic attack is ranged? Then I'm doomed!

[Orochimaru]'s first skill summoned a swarm of snakes to circle him for a short time; his second skill spat a snake forward for a bite.

And… that was it.

He had no idea what his ultimate was, because he didn't dare use it recklessly.

Rustle—rustle—rustle—

Several clay spiders crawled toward him in formation. Orochimaru had no choice but to summon the salamander.

But immediately after, something made him break mentally.

[Deidara]—whether using skills or basic attacks—always jumped into the air.

This was similar to [Konan], in that all skills could be used midair.

From the start, Orochimaru couldn't understand how [Deidara] could keep jumping without stopping.

Even jumping should be jump-land-jump-land-jump-land… right?

"Wh… what?!"

Orochimaru's eyes widened. What did he just see?

[Deidara] was riding the salamander! As if he were stepping on air!

In front of Orochimaru… in front of everyone watching…

[Deidara] hopped repeatedly, basic-attacking while ignoring the salamander's poisonous mist beneath him.

Maintaining just the right distance—the salamander couldn't reach [Deidara], but the birds Deidara threw never stopped bombarding [Orochimaru].

This scene shattered Orochimaru's mental defenses. Deidara, however, burst out laughing—laughing with pure joy.

"I can fly—why can't my ninja fly a bit too?"