095 Naruto Mobile Game

"Guy-sensei! Neji! Tenten!"

Lee shouted while waving, running into the training ground where their Third Team had gathered.

Aside from him, the other three had already arrived.

"Lee, you're actually late!" Guy's face was full of heartbreak. "Aren't you usually the first to arrive? Have you lost your youth?!"

Hey, hey—being late once means no youth? Tenten's eyes went dead at the side.

"S-sorry, Guy-sensei." Lee caught his breath. "That's because I spent the whole night studying a new tactic."

Oh?

Seeing the faint dark circles under Lee's eyes, Guy immediately became interested.

But Tenten rolled her eyes and secretly told Neji it was definitely some weird nonsense again.

Facing the gazes of the three, Lee's expression was firm.

"Naruto and the others conquered the entire ninja world, yet we didn't even get a chance to participate. That's a failure of failures!"

"So after I went back, I kept thinking hard about a new tactic—whether there's something better than opening with super armor, chaining skills, and counter-summoning."

"Finally, I figured it out!"

Guy looked a bit awkward. "So, Lee, what we need is a tactic that can really attract people's approval!"

"Don't worry, Guy-sensei. Just watch one match and you'll know." Lee immediately pulled out his phone and started a ranked match.

Tenten was curious too and pulled Neji over.

So, under the watchful eyes of the three, Lee sat cross-legged on the ground and didn't forget to say,

"You absolutely have to ban those three Akatsuki members."

"Who doesn't know that?" Tenten complained.

"No, Tenten. I mean [Deidara], [Konan], and [Mysterious Masked Man]."

"Huh? You're not banning [Uchiha Itachi]?"

"No need. I already know how to deal with him!" Lee said with full confidence.

At the end, he added, "Compared to him, [Mysterious Masked Man] is harder to fight."

Tenten and Neji exchanged a look, feeling that this kid might be crazy.

[Uchiha Itachi] isn't someone you can beat just because you think you know how to fight him, okay?

Nothing more to say—quietly watch the match.

They saw that when Lee selected his ninja, he unhesitatingly put the new ninja that had gone live a few days ago into the first slot and equipped Chakra.

"Not bringing super armor?" Guy asked curiously.

Lee nodded. "Indeed, all ninjas can bring super armor, and this ninja is also a bit afraid of super armor, but my tactic has to bring Chakra."

The logic of that statement left everyone confused.

Afraid of super armor but not bringing Dispel? Or why not also bring super armor? The Arena is basically super-armor mirror matches now.

The battle began, and Lee's performance began as well.

"Watch closely—open with Lightning Blade! If it hits, chain Kamui! Pull the opponent into the center!"

"Kamui is a grab, so they can't substitute out. Hit with two A attacks—he substituted! I immediately open my ultimate!"

"My ultimate fills the whole screen in the center. He can't run. After the ultimate lands, to be safe, you must follow with Earth Flow Wall."

"Once Earth Flow Wall starts hitting, chain Kamui again!"

"Another Earth Flow Wall to scrape beans… he substituted! He hit me, I instantly substitute!"

"After substituting, Chakra into ultimate!"

[To oppose me, who has copied thousands of jutsu—you have no chance of winning!]

Looking at Kakashi-sensei's handsome face popping up on the phone screen, Lee let out a long breath.

Thankfully, nothing went wrong with the live demonstration. Everything played out exactly according to his tactic.

"So?" Lee turned around, only to see three dumbfounded faces.

"Th-this… Lee, this is the tactic you came up with after thinking all night?!" Guy barely managed to stay calm.

"Yeah. Though I lost many times during research, this is the most refined new version." Thinking of the results after last night's hard fighting, Lee felt the dark circles were worth it.

"Then how are you going to fight [Uchiha Itachi]? He's the opponent's second ninja." Tenten asked.

"This one requires a bit of guessing." Lee lowered his head and focused on the match.

When the countdown ended, Lee didn't charge recklessly like last time. Instead, he controlled the ninja to hug the wall and hide at the very top.

The next moment, a fast-running clone entered his view.

Because Lee's position was high, the clone coming from below missed. It turned around and slowly walked back.

Lee moved to the center and aimed forward with a Lightning Blade. His luck was good—it dashed straight into the opponent's face.

"Lightning Blade into Kamui to card the substitution! He substitutes, I wait a moment. He summoned! I counter the summon Shukaku and chain ultimate!"

"Because Shukaku lasts a long time, even if my ultimate can't wipe out his summon, I'm still safe."

"Next…"

The previous round replayed itself. Lee's second ultimate took down the opponent.

"So that's it—against [Uchiha Itachi], you can only guess whether he'll release the clone upward or downward." Neji understood.

"That's right. But it's indeed hard to fight. Sometimes you have to react and use Secret Scrolls: Chakra to tank it." Lee nodded.

"After the ultimate ends, can you only chain Earth Flow Wall? Kamui looks possible too, right?" Tenten asked.

"It is possible, but Earth Flow Wall has a short cooldown. You can release a second one quickly and scrape beans that way." Lee explained.

"Kakashi's ultimate is full-screen, but isn't it too risky to keep using ultimates?" Guy asked.

"That's true. High super armor levels can eat through it, and long-duration summons can too. That's why I brought three long-duration counter-summons to trade."

"But! If someone can play this ninja and resist using the ultimate, I can't imagine what they couldn't accomplish!"

Everyone kept asking questions, and Lee answered each one seriously.

That made them realize how difficult it was to experiment with this set of tactics—otherwise, he wouldn't understand it so thoroughly.

"Third ninja." Guy reminded him.

"This time, still open with Lightning Blade! Chain Kamui! He substitutes, I open ultimate. After the ultimate ends… huh? He's not moving? Oh, he quit the game."

Lee put away his phone and stood up from the ground, his face clearly saying, Isn't my tactic awesome?

Amazing! Lee!

Guy praised him inwardly. In the first round, the opponent was caught off guard and pulled into your rhythm. In the second round, the opponent was prepared, so you smoothly changed your thinking. In the third round, you reversed your thinking and repeated the first round.

The entire development of the match was within your calculations! Truly a brain-type fighter.

To reach this level of proficiency, one could imagine how many matches Lee lost last night.

Wait!

"You made it into ANBU?" Guy suddenly realized. Lee had just banned three ninjas.

"Yeah! Everyone just can't handle my tactic!" Lee grinned.

"Then won't the opponent know your playstyle if you rematch?" Tenten asked, then immediately felt the question was unnecessary.

Sure enough.

"What are you saying, Tenten?" Lee said righteously. "How could I possibly accept a rematch from an opponent!"

Well then! Tenten covered her forehead.

The Lee Rock who once feared no opponent's challenge now wouldn't even give opponents a chance for a rematch.

Ninja Mobile Game, you've committed countless evils!

Neji also felt somewhat emotional. He hadn't expected Lee to rely on a single set of tactics to charge all the way into ANBU.

"I name this tactic the first set of the Youth Codex!" Lee gave a thumbs-up and flashed his gleaming teeth.

"Well done, Lee! I can't wait to test it in real combat myself!" Guy also gave a thumbs-up.

Not just Guy—Tenten and Neji wanted to play it this way too. Mainly because it wasn't complicated and looked pretty fun.

"Very good, recruited [Hatake Kakashi · Mangekyō Sharingan]." Guy entered the practice field first.

But his expression suddenly froze, then he forced a smile uglier than crying.

"What's wrong, Guy-sensei?" Lee asked.

"Kakashi promised to give me one of his main ninjas, but now I bought it myself…"

The three students were collectively speechless.

Damn it! Next time Kakashi goes into High-Class Recruitment, I have to tell him about this!

After silently deciding that, Guy exited the practice field and prepared to play a real match. As a result, two new update preview pages popped up.

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