101 Naruto Mobile Game

Ding-dong~

At the exact moment when time had just passed midnight, Kuroda decisively uploaded the already-prepared content onto Ninja Mobile Game.

System-produced, update completed in half a second!

Fortunately, it didn't disturb too many people's sleep—because basically no one could sleep anyway.

After going through a period of intense rank climbing at the end of the season, whether or not they were satisfied with their final rank, the First World Season had officially drawn to a close.

Season settlement and the new version update happened almost simultaneously; no one was willing to miss it.

At this moment, everyone was online at the very first instant.

And precisely because of this, just as they impatiently prepared to receive their season settlement rewards, a brand-new loading screen popped up.

[Exploring… Connecting… Connection failed… Reconnecting… Reconnecting… Third time's the charm… Connection successful]

[Ding~ Channel has successfully connected to the Pure Land!]

That single line made everyone's scalps go numb—connected to the Pure Land? Was it really what they were thinking?

Everyone opened the public chat. While waiting for the game to update, some idle people had already started chatting inside.

But more of it was verbal warfare—after all, no one expected friendly exchanges with other ninja villages.

At this moment, a few sudden new lines appeared at the top.

[Uchiha Madara: Hm… so it's finally come to this moment, huh~ Truly brings back memories!]

[Senju Hashirama: What? What is this?]

[Uchiha Madara: Hashirama? Wait! This… isn't this resurrection?!]

[Senju Tobirama: Consciousness… it feels like a soul that left the body is gradually returning, like awakening from deep sleep after spirit and form reunite.]

[Gamble: Wha?! Grandfather?!]

[Hero Jiraiya: Hey, hey, seriously? You're joking, right?!]

[Heir of Fire's Will: This is… Konoha's previous generations!!]

At this instant, the ninja world was shaken.

Actually, some people did have doubts—after all, nicknames in Ninja Mobile Game could be chosen freely as long as they weren't duplicated.

That meant some admirers might choose the names of famous figures who had long since passed away.

But thinking carefully, that simply didn't hold up.

If it was admiration, then it would be even more impossible to offend them—no ninja from any village would name themselves First X Kage, right?

Everyone lived within their own villages; if you did something like that, how would you survive afterward?

Of course, aside from that, there was another key point.

[Renamed1XD: Is this real… huh? Why did my name change?!]

[Raikage: Which village are you from?]

[Renamed1XD: Kumogakure… no, that's not right. My older brother died in battle protecting me, so to commemorate him, I used his name as my game nickname.]

[A: I—I'm this…?!]

"Damn it! What exactly is going on!"

The Raikage slammed his fist onto the table. Perhaps because his temper had improved recently, the table narrowly escaped destruction.

He stared intensely at the public chat. He recognized the person speaking—indeed, a ninja who had already fallen in the last war.

Combined with the fact that the person previously using that name had been forcibly renamed—

The Raikage was forced to reach a conclusion he didn't know whether to be happy or sad about.

The dead had returned!!

[Hōzuki Gengetsu: Moshi moshi? I think I'm seeing some old acquaintances here. What is this, an Underworld big family reunion?]

[Mu: Stop shouting nonsense. This place clearly isn't just for the deceased… Is Ōnoki still alive?]

[Hōzuki Gengetsu: Yo~ an old acquaintance has arrived.]

[Ōnoki: Lord Mu, let me explain. I think I more or less understand now…]

The channel fell silent. Whether living people or those summoned back from the Pure Land, everyone watched as Ōnoki began explaining.

There actually wasn't much to explain—roughly speaking, everything related to Ninja Mobile Game since the descent of the light curtain.

Up to now, almost all the changes that had occurred were related to this.

And this sudden incident was no exception.

[Mu: I see. Something born to stop war, and possessing divine power to resurrect the dead, huh.]

[Third Raikage: Then what are we now? Just consciousness, unable to feel a body.]

[Hōzuki Gengetsu: Living dead? Zombies? Speaking of which, the bandage man really looks like a zombie, doesn't he? @Mu]

[Terumi Mei: …Unbelievable, to have the chance to see several figures recorded in history.]

[Raikage: Father…]

[Rapper Killer Bee: Yo long time no see, one line between life and death! Time flies, years flow free! A miracle is born, seize the chance and fight! WUwei~]

[Invincible Hokage: I say, I say, what exactly is going on? I can't understand it at all, ya know!]

[The Man Who Arrives in Blazing, Gale-Crushing, Crimson-Tethering, Shadow-Flying, Fire-Meteor, Spiral-Screaming, Wind-Battling, Instant-Leaf-Dancing Style: Naruto, simply put, we can now talk with people in the Pure Land.]

[Ding~ Name too long, forcibly renamed]

[Namikaze Minato: ...]

[Uzumaki Kushina: Eh? Minato? Wait! Then the one just now was?]

[With Rin: Kushina-san, that was Naruto for sure. Through his and his companions' efforts, Minato-sensei was successfully revived.]

[Rin: Kushina-san… huh? This name… is that Kakashi? Ugh~ honestly!]

[Sharingan Hero: ...]

The public chat quickly turned into an unprecedented family-recognition convention—some looking for mothers, others looking for sons.

This kind of development was entirely normal. After all, living in a hellhole like the ninja world, who didn't have a few dead relatives?

And all of this was within Kuroda's expectations.

"How lively!"

Kuroda was very satisfied with his masterpiece—this was preparation he had made from the very beginning.

The living play the First World Season; the dead play the Underworld Season—tell me, is there any problem with that?

Moreover, since a considerable number of High-Class Recruitment characters later on would be dead people, this also ensured that invited guests at information conference events would all be the actual individuals.

Pulling them all out in advance wasn't perfect timing? What's more, this was also a form of motivation.

What could be more heartbreaking than being able to chat with your relatives yet unable to truly meet them?

Everyone would only work harder at playing Ninja Mobile Game!

Of course, it wouldn't be interesting if only the living played—the dead had to participate too.

So, to avoid name duplication, Kuroda forcibly changed the names of living players who had been using the names of the dead.

Now, when people from the Pure Land played Ninja Mobile Game, they were all using their real names.

Just imagining the duel arena environment made one excited.

Ding-dong~

At that moment, a crisp notification sound appeared in Kuroda's mind, instantly leaving him speechless.

"Host, I must remind you."

"Counting the global light-curtain video livestream across the entire ninja world, that large-scale mobile-phone rain, the ultra-stable servers running Ninja Mobile Game, zero-second updates, and other optimizations…"

"Along with various player rewards, and now this channel connecting life and death, you already owe—"

"Shut up!" Kuroda directly interrupted the system. "Come on, let me do the math with you."

"What if there's network fluctuation during duel arena matches? Are we really supposed to use bad servers? Can your conscience handle that?"

"Rewards obviously can't be stingy. With such a big operation, are we supposed to act like cheapskates?"

"I really can't understand why you'd be reluctant over a pile of game data, scraping a bit out from between your fingernails and handing it down to players like alms from on high."

"And then everyone has to wag their tails and force themselves to eat shit every day? To hell with that!"

"If you make games, don't you have to provide players with a good environment? Isn't that the most basic guarantee?"

"Is that conscience real conscience, or fake conscience?"

"Come on, system, I'm asking you something—answer me! Hurry up and answer!"

The system fell silent.

Kuroda snorted and continued, "See how I operate—get it? You still want to mess with players one by one? Then what year and month would that take?"

"If you don't like me, kill me anytime you want, but don't meddle with my operations—that's a debt I earned with my own ability!"

"Who doesn't know that Ninja Mobile Game players are famous for being hot-tempered? Believe it or not, I'll slap a peak-tier shell right in your face—want some seafood or what!"

"Speak! Do you or don't you?!"

The system's mainboard probably crashed. It didn't refute a single word and silently dove underwater.

Kuroda smiled smugly, pulled out the keyboard, and started typing. Adjustments for the new season also had to be prepared for launch.