060 Naruto Mobile Game

"Welcome to this Ninja information conference, I'm your host Kuroda, though today we seem to have a familiar face."

The information conference arrived—still the light screen, still the host, still the guests… four guests?!

The audience suddenly widened their eyes.

Among the four guests, they only recognized one, the one who had appeared before—who should also be this episode's High-Class Recruitment S—Orochimaru.

But why were there three others besides Orochimaru? Was it similar to the one with Guy?

But even then, wasn't this… too many?

At this moment, the light screen showed Kuroda sitting in the center, with Orochimaru at his left, and three other people on his right.

Hmm… looking at it this way, he wasn't exactly in the center anymore.

"Then, do we need to introduce everyone?" Kuroda smiled and looked toward the guests.

Orochimaru also smiled, but the smile was strained—his eyes occasionally sweeping toward the other three with clear apprehension.

How could he… how could he have brought these people here…

"Oh? So this is the inside of the mysterious light screen? Doesn't feel like anything special, hmm!"

Deidara sat on the sofa looking around, though indeed, nothing could be seen.

Beside him, Pain and Konan remained expressionless.

Family, who can understand this? They had just finished an Akatsuki meeting and were immediately invited to an information conference.

Deidara was actually happy to be here, but Pain and Konan were unwilling—Akatsuki had already been exposed too much and was becoming a target.

But still, they came.

Mainly because Kuroda remembered that all these guests introducing their own ninja seemed to be doing it for free. No one had even mentioned compensation.

During the first information conference, everything was unfamiliar, and both Guy and Lee felt honored, so they naturally said nothing.

The second one—Jiraiya came with the intention of probing. Even though he didn't discover anything, he wouldn't shamelessly ask for payment.

In the third one, Itachi had already achieved his goals and definitely wasn't the type to say "I went on screen, so pay me."

This wouldn't do! This was basically part-time work!

"Each guest has been extraordinarily qualified; all of you introduced ninjas seriously. As a sign of gratitude, the mysterious light screen will bestow rewards upon the guests."

Kuroda's words instantly stirred a massive wave across the Ninja World, making everyone's minds flare up.

Rewards from the mysterious light screen? How could that possibly be fake?

While others were excited and thrilled, those who had already been to the information conference were completely dumbfounded.

"Nani?!!" x2

Guy and Lee looked at each other and immediately hugged, the teacher-student duo bursting into tears.

Beside them, Tenten looked at them with immense disdain.

"They probably think the two of you embarrassed yourselves so badly you'll never be invited again."

"I agree with that." Neji said calmly.

Hearing this, Guy and Lee cried even harder—but only for a few seconds before regaining their spirit.

"Lee! This is a tremendous defeat!"

"Guy-sensei! I suggest we intensify our training to prove ourselves! Maybe we'll have another chance to go to the information conference in the future!"

"Well said, Lee! Since that's the case, let's do one-finger handstand push-ups while watching the information conference!"

"Yes, Guy-sensei!!"

This… First World Season master-disciple pair did as they said, starting their training on the spot.

Tenten sat cross-legged on a wooden stake, hands supporting her cheeks, forcing herself not to become the designated "commentary girl," so she held back from speaking this time.

"Those people…"

"Heh, how unlucky. No rewards for you, but plenty of work. Orochimaru is really fortunate."

Tsunade and Jiraiya hadn't even finished breakfast. Once the information conference appeared, they simply decided to continue eating.

But when Tsunade heard Kuroda's words, she casually mocked Jiraiya—only to be stunned by his reaction.

"They… no, impossible… what is going on?" Jiraiya stared at the light screen, eyes wide, full of disbelief, muttering nonstop.

Tsunade frowned. Something was wrong.

She lifted her head and carefully looked at the contents of the light screen again—including the guests.

"Wait! Aren't those two…?" Seeing Pain and Konan's faces, Tsunade suddenly remembered.

During the later stages of the Second Great Ninja War, they had met three children in Amegakure.

But didn't Jiraiya say the three disciples he took in Amegakure had died in the war? What was going on?

And… they were wearing Akatsuki uniforms!

Jiraiya couldn't speak anymore—his mind was an absolute mess.

Akatsuki was concerning, but not the main point.

Even after they parted, from far away in Konoha, he had heard news about Yahiko and the others' battle achievements.

But now—Konan was undoubtedly Konan, and the man beside her looked exactly like Yahiko… but the Rinnegan? Where was Nagato?

"...Even if you don't introduce yourselves now, once we start introducing ninjas, everyone will learn your names."

"Orochimaru."

"Deidara."

"Pain."

"Konan."

When Kuroda repeated the names, the four of them said their names in turn—as their introduction.

But Deidara was impatient, immediately asking:

"The High-Class Recruitment ninjas are always introduced by the ninja themselves, right? Since we're here… does that mean there are ninjas belonging to us?"

"Oh yes." Kuroda smiled. "This time is truly unprecedented—a four-High-Class-Recruitment-ninja information conference!"

Hiss!!

The whole Ninja World collectively gasped.

Everyone knew that High-Class Recruitment ninjas represented top-tier strength in the current meta—especially in a version where everyone was being slaughtered by [Uchiha Itachi].

But now? Four at once? How was the arena supposed to survive this?!

"Unprecedented?" Deidara curled his lip. "The Ninja Mobile Game hasn't even been out for half a month, right? Don't say it like it's been years, hmm!"

Kuroda was speechless—could he even explain that Ninja Mobile Game had been around nearly ten years, and even he didn't know what the 10th anniversary rewards would be?

"Hehehe~ There's nothing wrong with such wording, is there?" Orochimaru hissed.

"Shut up, Orochimaru! If we weren't forbidden from fighting here, I'd kill you right now, traitor! Hmm!" Deidara jumped up.

"Oh? So bold. Why don't you try attacking me right now?"

"Hmph! Art is—"

"Deidara."

Pain glanced at him, and Deidara reluctantly removed the hand he had slipped into his ninja pouch.

Even though the rule "no fighting" had been automatically implanted in their minds upon arrival, he wasn't afraid at all—if he wanted to fight, he would fight.

"Your pressure hasn't diminished, Leader." Orochimaru chuckled, teasing Pain.

Pain's violet eyes remained still, but Konan knew—in his heart, he had already developed intense killing intent toward Orochimaru.

Whether it was pretending to speak up in his favor while actually provoking Deidara into breaking the rules…

Or passively or actively leaking Akatsuki information… plus the old crime of defecting…

He deserved to be killed countless times over.

The audience didn't quite understand the guests' psychological chess match.

How to put it… the information conference hadn't even begun, and yet bomb after bomb had already exploded, almost blowing everyone's heads off.

Orochimaru had once been in Akatsuki? That circle-eye guy was the leader? Then weren't these four all members of Akatsuki?

And then plus Uchiha Itachi…

Seriously—was Akatsuki planning to give the world no chance to live?!