104 Naruto Mobile Game

[Flying Thunder God Slash!]

[Senju Tobirama instantly kills a certain Uchiha with a single teleporting strike; the flash of the blade cleaves the darkness apart.]

[On the thunderous battlefield not far away, he moves like a steam phantom, every slash carrying an utterly merciless attitude.]

[After who knows which Uchiha corpse falls into a pool of blood, he slowly rises and turns; the battlefield shifts from wilderness to a forest in the depths of night.]

[His gaze sweeps one by one over several young students, memories cutting into scenes like film frames.]

[A rational view of ninja from childhood, the unshakable resolve to carry out decisions, talent for combat and invention, and governance of Konoha along with the national policies he set.]

[The First Hokage conquered the land; the Second Hokage secured the realm—founders of Konoha Village!]

[At the critical moment of danger, Tobirama decisively chose to hold the rear for the village's future, leaving behind the final words of his life.]

["No need to rush; that moment will always come. Until then, keep your own life."]

["Protect those who admire the village and trust you. Nurture them until they become people to whom you can entrust the next era."]

[Second Hokage—Senju Tobirama!]

What finally remained on the light-screen image was Senju Tobirama's illustrated pose, with the words "Successfully recruited a new ninja" written below.

Different from the usual information conference, this time they opened by playing the ninja recruitment animation first.

The audience was left staring in stunned confusion.

Kuroda was very satisfied with the effect of the recruitment animation he had made—if something like this exists, it should be shown.

"Tidily interesting," Tobirama said calmly.

Although his life story had been briefly played through, he indeed showed no significant emotional fluctuation.

However, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, was crying himself senseless in the afterlife—he never expected that even his youngest brother would ultimately die in battle.

Of course, aside from the majority, there was still a small group who were dissatisfied with the recruitment animation.

That's right—the Uchiha, who were used as background boards!

Especially Uchiha Izuna, who was cut down by Tobirama with a single strike right at the opening; he was so furious he nearly came back to life.

Tobirama knew none of this, and didn't care.

Compared to that, the fact that he could appear in person at the information conference was the truly noteworthy point.

"If the ninja information conference couldn't be attended by the person himself, wouldn't that be a pity? Enjoy this brief time of being alive," Kuroda joked.

Tobirama nodded, saying nothing more.

"So nostalgic… Second-sama."

In the Hokage's office, the Third looked at the familiar man sitting within the light screen, unable to stop tears from welling up.

Tobirama's appearance never really showed age; now he looked exactly the same as back then.

That night was something the Third would never forget—though they were supposed to be the Kage's guards, the Kage instead sacrificed himself to protect them.

Danzo, of course, hadn't forgotten either.

"It's true that my resolve wavered… then if I had spoken up one step earlier, would things have been different from how they are now?" Danzo muttered to himself.

Even now, he believed that the Second hadn't passed the Hokage position to him because he had been afraid at the time.

Some things, you can regret for a lifetime.

...

At this moment, Tobirama within the light screen was already preparing to demonstrate the ninja.

Earlier at dawn, Tobirama hadn't touched the duel arena; instead, he had first played through the story instances of the Ninja Mobile Game on his own.

It was currently updated to the Pain arc, but with the combat power of his new account, there was no way he could reach that.

The rest he could only get a basic understanding from Sarutobi Hiruzen, which at least let him know what had happened over the past two months.

In short, Tobirama decisively agreed after receiving the invitation.

He was already dead anyway—nothing to be afraid of. The coupon reward for guest attendance was the key point.

There was nothing much to say about the process—eyes closed, eyes opened, and he appeared here.

[Senju Tobirama] was without question an S-rank ninja.

Naturally, people were also curious—what would this legendary figure's main ninja be like?

Entering the training ground, the first thing shown was the basic attacks.

First A: punch. Second A: kick. Third A: sweeping kick. Fourth A: Iron Mountain Lean. Fifth A: flip backward into a retreating jump. Sixth A: falling kunai thrust.

Worth noting was that after the sixth A hit the opponent, an extra Flying Thunder God mark appeared above the opponent's head.

Tobirama understood at a glance.

First skill: Flying Thunder God Slash.

The first segment is an invincible instant-movement forward thrust, leaving a shadow clone in place. The second segment continues the thrust. The third segment swaps the main body's position with the original shadow clone. Finally, the shadow clone explodes.

Moreover, during the first two segments of the slashes, you can tap basic attack to directly swap positions with the shadow clone.

Isn't this… too strong?

The audience were no longer complete newbies from two months ago; at least they could roughly tell a ninja's strength.

[Senju Tobirama] had a full three segments on his first skill! This was the first among High-Class Recruitment ninjas, wasn't it?

And fine, the dash speed was fast—that could be reacted to—but wasn't that distance a bit too long?

Although no one had actually played him yet, they already felt that this ninja just looked strong.

Mm… that feeling was correct!

"Water Release · Water Dragon Vortex!"

[Senju Tobirama] formed hand seals, summoning a surging pillar of water that wrapped around himself and rose higher than the ceiling.

But this was actually another way to release the second skill, Water Release · Surfing Strike.

Normally, [Senju Tobirama] steps on water and dashes forward; upon hitting an opponent, he leaps up and applies a Flying Thunder God mark.

If you long-press the second skill, or tap basic attack during the dash, it directly releases Water Release · Water Dragon Vortex.

Ultimate: Water Release · Water Dragon Biting Explosion.

Using chakra to instantly create a massive water vortex, the rising currents repeatedly launch the opponent into the air. The water gathers in the sky, finally forming a water dragon that crashes down.

Tobirama watched as the stationary opponent fell after his ultimate ended; he stepped forward and used three A's to continue the combo.

Seeing this, quite a few people hissed sharply.

The ultimate can be linked into basic attacks? They couldn't help but think of the terror once ruled by [Uchiha Itachi].

"A bit plain," Tobirama frowned slightly.

He didn't know what other ninjas were like—because his new account had no Gold Coin to buy them—but after demonstrating his ninja, he felt that his main ninja had been made rather average.

That's it? I'm not someone who only knows these two or three Water Release techniques, and the Flying Thunder God mark actually disappears!

Also—where are the other forbidden techniques?

Facing Tobirama's seemingly dissatisfied gaze, Kuroda tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Heaven bear witness, the alive Second was already considered a well-made ninja, but stuffing in everything Tobirama knew would be asking too much of the planners.

But clearly, this dead Second who had crawled up from the Pure Land felt that the alive Second had been made too simply.

With no other choice, Kuroda had to bring out the old explanation—that each person would be released in different periods, producing ninjas of different styles and specialties.

"I see—so that includes some childhood or special forms," Tobirama nodded.

You guessed right—there really are special forms.

After a brief internal grumble, Kuroda returned to a serious expression.

"Alright, thank you, Tobirama-san. Next, we'll move on to a preview of the new announcements."

Huh? No actual combat demonstration?

Tobirama and the other viewers were puzzled. In response, Kuroda said he was pressed for time.

"Besides the High-Class Recruitment S-rank ninja Senju Tobirama, there will be new heavyweight ninjas coming online afterward," Kuroda paused.