057 Naruto Mobile Game

"Didn't I say counter? Of course, that doesn't include the ban slots! Who you ban makes all the difference!"

Naruto was clearly dissatisfied with Kuroda's answer.

Kuroda sighed helplessly. Fine, aside from banning, let's remove the internal war for [Uchiha Itachi] too.

In this case, if both players' skill levels were similar, facing [Uchiha Itachi]—aside from maybe a double or even triple summon—there was really no other way.

Hearing that, Naruto slumped a little.

"So you don't know either? Figures. A café owner who can't even make a decent cup of coffee—it's normal you wouldn't know."

Huh?

Kuroda's eyebrow twitched.

Who said I don't have a way?

If today this ninja is a must-ban or must-pick, then tomorrow, I'll make sure he doesn't even get to appear!

Forget it, no point arguing with this kid.

"More than 90% of the people in the Ninja World have already become loyal players of Ninja Mobile Game. Why don't you ask them?" Kuroda said with a faint smile.

Then, in his heart, he added—

The rest are probably not far behind either.

"Yeah, you're right!" Naruto's eyes lit up. He dashed back to his seat and told Sasuke and Sakura about it.

"Ask in the chat channel? Is that really okay?" Sakura hesitated after hearing it.

She rarely talked there—mainly because she couldn't tell who was behind the usernames. What if someone from an enemy village tried to trick her on purpose?

Don't think that's paranoia—stuff like that happened a lot.

Right now, the ninja villages still didn't trust each other.

Every day, people argued in the global channel—spreading false info, mocking one another, even challenging others to offline PK fights.

Serious conversations did happen occasionally, but they were rare compared to the chaos.

"I saved the match replay. Let's see how it goes."

Sasuke, of course, wasn't afraid. He directly uploaded the ranked match replay to the global channel.

The special Ninja World edition of the game really was amazing!

Among the countless idlers in the channel, Sasuke's replay dropped like a stone into a calm lake—causing ripples, big and small, all across the water.

...

[Global Channel]

[Returned from Hell: Hm? What's this?]

[LovesSummonsMost: A ranked match replay, huh? Bold move. Let me nitpick it.]

[GoodAfternoon: Hah! Open your dog eyes and take a good look, you crude Iwagakure ninja! You're just a Jonin rank—who gave you the right to nitpick?]

[Little~Cat: Let me, from Kumogakure, take a look.]

[Kirigakure Fishman: Tch! So strong! Both awareness and control are maxed out. Too bad he couldn't beat Uchiha Itachi's spawn.]

[Shark of False World: Hm? Since when did Kirigakure have the nerve to badmouth Itachi-sama?]

[Pessimist: That replay... is from a Fire Country server player? That's bad... If Konoha and Kumogakure accidentally go to war, there aren't many who could fight against Kumogakure... Don't tell me they'll push me to be the next Raikage... Can I really do it? Oh no, if I accidentally win, and they elect me Raikage... am I ready for that?!]

[FatMonkey: You should rename yourself Optimist! What's pessimistic about that?]

[Will of Stone: Raikage's here! Hurry and leash your village's weirdos!]

[Raikage: Shut up, Ōnoki! My Kumogakure ninja aren't your concern!]

[Orochimaru: Hehehe~ Sasuke-kun posted that replay, didn't he? Unfortunately, not many can offer you advice.]

[Glory to Uchiha: Hmph! Orochimaru.]

[Inuzuka's Future Hokage: How the hell are you supposed to beat Uchiha Itachi! I'm losing my mind here!]

[Nara Family Gamer: It's not impossible. You just need to dodge the clone's grab reward, tank through Amaterasu, summon-swap successfully, avoid full-hit from Ultimate Scene, dodge Secret Scrolls, don't sub first, dodge the second clone—oh forget it, I quit!!]

[Never Fail Beauty: Uchiha Itachi really is annoying. I don't even want to see him. Anyway, he's staying banned from my list forever.]

[What's the Value: Hmph! The only value this ninja has is living in the ban slot!]

[Invincible Hokage: Aaaah! So many people, and still no one knows how to beat Uchiha Itachi!]

[Art is an Explosion: Beat him my ass! Every time I see him, I just want to blow him up!]

[Itachi: ...]

[CursedSama: Wait—Uchiha Itachi's that disgusting?!]

[Hero Jiraiya: Hold on, something's not right. Is this really the same ninja who was in my generation?]

[Gamble: You're pathetic, Jiraiya.]

[Orochimaru: Hm? Is it just me, or do none of you actually know how to beat Uchiha Itachi? It's not that hard.]

[Everyone: ???]

[Raikage: Orochimaru! Quit talking nonsense! You think you're better than everyone else here?!]

[Orochimaru: I've reached Kage rank.]

Wha… what?!!

At that moment, the entire Ninja World went into shock.

Everyone rubbed their eyes, thinking they'd misread it. But no matter how many times they checked, Orochimaru's words were still clearly there.

The news was so earth-shattering that the chat actually went silent for a few seconds.

Seeing this, Orochimaru chuckled.

He had never become a Kage in the real world—but in the game, he'd done it. Truly, fate worked in strange ways.

To prove it, Orochimaru sent a screenshot in the channel—a ranked match interface.

Kage! There was no mistaking it!

That hat-shaped icon was unmistakable to any ninja from the Five Great Villages.

And there it was—written clearly: "Kage Rank – Level 1."

But someone with sharp eyes noticed another shocking—no, terrifying—detail.

[Glory to Uchiha: 99 ranked matches… and a 100% win rate!]

[Hero Jiraiya: Nani???]

[Heir of Fire's Will: A 100% win rate to reach Kage? Orochimaru… you bastard.]

[Raikage: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]

[Eternal Art: I see… Orochimaru, which small ninja village are you based in now?]

[Fake-Death Old Granny: If you control an entire server's players, a 100% win rate isn't hard to imagine.]

[Gamble: Hmph! As expected of you, Orochimaru.]

[Invincible Hokage: What? You can even do that? Is this still ranked?!]

[Orochimaru: Don't misunderstand—it's all voluntary. Sasuke-kun, any more questions? If not, I'll go for Super Kage next.]

[Everyone: ...]

[Sharingan Hero: I've got a question! Why can players from different servers match with each other?]

[Orochimaru: ...]

[With Rin: That name… who are you?]

[With Rin: ....]

Orochimaru frowned slightly and closed the chat.

He never cared much about what others said anyway.

The only reason he showed his rank was because of Sasuke.

But now, he had something more important to do—like spending the Coupons he just received.