097 Naruto Mobile Game

In terms of the storyline, after the great battle at the Valley of the End, Sasuke went to Orochimaru's side, while Naruto followed Jiraiya out of the village to train.

And the updated storyline naturally connected to this, but… everyone was completely stunned!

[Chapter Seven, Kazekage Retrieval — End]

Rasa stared dazedly at the phone as the storyline playback ended, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Akatsuki's Deidara and Sasori broke into Sunagakure and abducted Gaara. Sunagakure sought aid from Konoha, and in the end barely won this battle.

Just one short chapter contained far too much, making it truly hard to calm down.

For example, Gaara becoming the Kazekage, Chiyo sacrificing her life to save Gaara, and finally, Sunagakure and Konoha seeming to truly have formed a friendship.

Rasa's mind was in chaos. He needed to calm down first.

Gaara, however, felt pleasantly surprised, developing a deeper change in perception and curiosity toward that man — Uzumaki Naruto.

As for Chiyo, she let out a sigh. In the end, she still ended up fighting her own grandson to the death.

...

[Chapter Eight, A Long-Awaited Reunion — End]

The new Team Seven followed the clues to search for Sasuke, first fighting Orochimaru, then directly facing Sasuke — only to suffer a crushing defeat.

"Mm-hmm~ Sasuke really is amazing!"

After finishing this chapter, Orochimaru smiled, pleasantly surprised at how outstanding Sasuke's growth was in just two years.

By comparison, Naruto, who could only rage uselessly and wildly sprout tails, was truly a dead last.

Sure enough, even if his father was the Fourth Hokage, he still couldn't compare to those blessed by heaven, born with inherited bloodlines.

Orochimaru could never forget the Sharingan. How beautiful the dōjutsu bloodline limit truly was.

He eagerly continued through the storyline, wanting to see what he would do after obtaining Sasuke's body — to be honest, he hadn't even thought that far yet.

...

[Chapter Nine, The Immortal Destroyer — End]

Shikamaru flipped his wrist and put down the phone, his body slowly leaning back until he rested against the floor.

He stared up at the ceiling. In his eyes, which usually carried laziness and liveliness, there was now an extra trace of pain.

At the moment Asuma — that man — fell, his heart had even stopped beating.

Hidan's abilities had already shown signs in the Ninja Mobile Game, but in the storyline they still suffered a huge loss, because that was a future where they did not have the Ninja Mobile Game.

I'm sorry, Asuma. If only I could have seen through the enemy's abilities earlier…

"What are you saying? In the end, you avenged me. That kid Shikamaru is really capable!"

Although Asuma himself was surprised, he accepted it calmly. After all, in the end, Akatsuki's immortal duo was completely taken out.

"Asuma." Kurenai hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

The two of them, for once, were not bringing any students along, but instead sat together in the dango shop. They hadn't expected that replaying the storyline would affect their mood like this.

...

[Chapter Ten, Jiraiya Epic — End]

Tsunade's wrist went slack, and the phone slipped from her hand. She stared blankly at the tabletop, sinking into silence.

Beside her, Shizune looked full of worry, her eyes slightly red, yet she didn't know what to say.

Jiraiya had sacrificed himself — like a complete idiot.

Tsunade thought, that guy really only knew how to show off. Even when he died, he made sure to look damn cool…

"Jiraiya-sensei."

"Hahahaha~ How embarrassing, being killed by a former student and all."

There was one more person in Naruto's home. Who else could it be but their shared mentor?

Jiraiya had come by to visit, mainly to see Minato. Since Minato's revival, he hadn't really had a chance to talk with him.

Unexpectedly, while chatting and progressing through the storyline at the same time, they ended up seeing Jiraiya sink to the depths of the sea.

At this moment, Minato and Naruto both wore complicated expressions, while Jiraiya himself seemed completely unconcerned, scratching the back of his head and laughing loudly.

Even so, it was still heartbreaking. The Toad Sage among the Sannin slept forever in that sea.

Jiraiya sighed inwardly. In the end, he had become the first of the Three Ninja to die.

"Alright, alright, don't make that face… Huh? Pfft, hahaha! Quick! Hurry up and look at the next chapter!"

Orochimaru died just like that, clean and simple. The very first stage at the start of Chapter Eleven was his death.

Someone who tried to devour others ended up being devoured in turn by his prey — this way of dying suited Orochimaru quite well.

It didn't matter what others thought. Orochimaru himself couldn't laugh at all.

This… why did the devouring fail?

Orochimaru didn't know. If he could have swallowed Sasuke, then the role of protagonist would have been his.

Sasuke didn't care about that snake. In the storyline, he only saw himself gathering companions all the way, finally finding Uchiha Itachi.

Oh, and along the way, he also took out Deidara — that guy who was excessively hated in the duel arena.

"It's here! It's finally this moment!"

Sasuke didn't notice Mikoto's unusually complicated expression not far away. Instead, he excitedly fiddled with his phone, eagerly waiting to see Itachi's death.

He watched as he quietly walked through that dark passage, the scenes of the clan's massacre from long ago projected onto the walls, making him so excited he could barely suppress it.

"Mom, it's almost here. Come watch with me. Watch how I get my revenge!"

Sasuke called Mikoto over. After a brief moment of hesitation, Mikoto still sat down beside him.

At the end of this chapter, Sasuke and Itachi fought a great battle. Although it was just watching the storyline, Sasuke seemed to immerse himself completely, sometimes excited, sometimes tense.

Until finally, Itachi gently poked his forehead — and then collapsed.

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[Chapter Eleven, The Revealed Truth — End]

Sasuke froze. He saw himself lying weakly beside Itachi, and then the chapter ended.

Did he succeed? Did this count as successful revenge? But why… did he feel this way?

Beside him, Mikoto was already in tears. What could be more painful than watching two sons forced into a life-and-death battle?

Sasuke didn't know his mother was heartbroken. He only anxiously flipped to the next chapter.

And then… he was dumbfounded!

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[Chapter Twelve, The Secret of the Mangekyō — End]

That man's final words still echoed in his ears, but Sasuke could no longer hear anything at all.

After successfully killing Itachi, the masked man Tobi told Sasuke the truth about Itachi.

"Uchiha… the village… Uchiha… the village… the village… Uchiha… the village…" Sasuke clutched his head with both hands, the swelling pain unbearable.

He didn't know whether what Tobi said was true or false, but right beside him was someone who knew all of this.

"Mom, tell me!" Sasuke turned around.

Mikoto looked at her second son's face, filled with deep unease and that faint trace of hope. She opened her mouth several times, but no words would come out.

After who knew how long, under Sasuke's gaze, Mikoto slowly nodded.

"The storyline… it's all true."

Rumble—

Sasuke's eyes widened. In that instant, it was as if the sky had collapsed, leaving his mind buzzing.

Yet strangely, the words he had deliberately ignored earlier once again entered his ears.

"Forgive me, Sasuke. This is the last time…"