Chapter 84 Are You Not Hurt?

Sure enough, on the second day after the update, [Will of Fire Version], was released, Ninjas in Konoha were running around everywhere, causing chaos in the village.

Even Hiruzen, who is currently the Hokage, had to call ten civilians, register accounts for them, and recharge 100,000 ryo on each account.

There was no other way. Almost all the Anbu and Ninjas around him had already registered accounts. Hiruzen had initially thought of shamelessly borrowing Root's members from Danzo, but the old schemer Danzo also came to him to borrow people.

It was only the second day after the new version was updated, but almost all the civilians in Konoha were introduced to the game.

Originally, Konoha was a village primarily composed of Ninjas. While the number of Ninjas wasn't as high as the number of civilians, it was definitely more than one-tenth of the civilian population.

Excluding some Rogue Ninjas who were unwilling to spend money to get stronger, the remaining Ninjas were more than enough to introduce the game to all the civilians.

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The game used fingerprint login and could also detect if someone was using a Transformation Technique, or other disguise.

Yuto had tested it before and found that even with a Transformation Technique, it was impossible to unlock someone else's phone.

Therefore, after registering a new account, entering the referrer's invitation code would grant the shards.

After finishing, Hiruzen looked at the two S-Rank Ninjas with satisfaction. The First and Second Hokage had a significant impact on his growth.

Now, looking at their skills, Hiruzen felt a sense of familiarity.

Because... these two Ninjas could be played very skillfully if you used your brain, but if you abandoned your brain and played with your feet... you'd find that you could play even better!

Especially a certain plant-based Ninja.

Hiruzen, filled with emotion, started a match.

As the Hokage, he usually didn't have much time to play games, but he had already reached the Kage rank early on.

No, it wasn't an Anbu playing for him… it was the Anbu's members grinding for him!

Later, some Ninjas also realized that the account named [Enma] belonged to the Hokage.

Whenever they matched with the Hokage, they would tactfully let him win the match.

Except for Naruto.

Even Zabuza, who is not from Konoha, knew a bit about social etiquette and understood that in Konoha's territory... it was best to give the Hokage some face.

But Naruto? He would show you what true esports spirit was!

Although Naruto usually couldn't beat the Anbu who were grinding for points, that didn't stop Naruto from becoming more determined with each defeat.

Today, Hiruzen had some free time to play the game. If it weren't for the follow-up impacts of the Konoha Crush, he might have had even more leisure time.

Fortunately, Tsunade was willing to step up and share some of the administrative duties, which surprised Hiruzen.

It can be seen that her determination to become Hokage wasn't just empty words.

He glanced at the opponent's name.

[Aspiring to be Hokage]

Hiruzen was a bit surprised.

"Oh? Isn't this Naruto? It seems I'll have to go easy on him this match."

Although Hiruzen didn't play many matches, as the one titled Professor, his learning ability was naturally strong.

Even though he was quite old now, his mind was still sharp, and understanding and mastering the game wasn't difficult for him.

Hiruzen glanced at Naruto's lineup...

Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei], Senju Tobirama [Edo Tensei], Jiraiya [Sage Mode].

"His lineup is so similar to mine? It seems only the third Ninja is different."

Hiruzen looked at his own third Ninja – [Sarutobi Hiruzen].

'Hmm, not bad.'

He was quite satisfied with his in-game character. The strength was decent, and it was a somewhat popular Ninja.

But before the Edo Tensei Hokage was released, Tsunade [Byakugou] and Jiraiya [Sage Mode] dominated the high-tier matches, with the occasional Orochimaru [Indestructible] making an appearance.

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Once the match started, Hiruzen, who had only seen Hashirama [Edo Tensei]'s skills a few times, already had a clear understanding of the strategy and approach.

"At the start, I should wait for the opponent to use their skills first."

Sure enough, Naruto started by throwing out Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees. When it missed, he followed up with Wood Human Technique, which made Hiruzen sigh in exasperation.

"Naruto, this kid...why is he so stubborn?"

Hiruzen shook his head. This wasn't how the game was meant to be played.

He easily closed the distance and used his skills to take the initiative, then followed up with basic attacks to maintain the combo.

Moreover, Hiruzen noticed that Hashirama [Edo Tensei]'s damage output seemed quite decent.

After Naruto used his substitution, he activated Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees to grab Hiruzen, then followed up with another skill to deal more damage.

And Hiruzen also used his substitution after the grab ended.

The whole thing felt like a turn-based game.

But at that moment, someone casually draped an arm over Naruto's shoulder as he was passionately fighting.

"Huh? Hashirama [Edo Tensei]? You Konoha Ninjas are really loaded, huh?"

"Uncle Zabuza, everyone in the shop has him by now. It's not that special."

This person was none other than Zabuza, "That's exactly why I'm saying you Konoha Ninjas are loaded."

Zabuza had been earning quite a bit of money recently by offering boosting services, and his reputation was excellent, so he receives orders every day.

But for some reason...

Maybe it was because he had been used to saving money during his wandering days, or perhaps it was just his nature…

Zabuza had earned several million ryo from boosting in just a few days! That was equivalent to the reward for several S-Rank missions.

Even he was stunned by the result.

First, improving his skills was a given.

Second, boosting seemed like the safest job in the world to him.

When going out on missions, if he encountered a stingy client, not only would they pay poorly, but there was also a high chance the mission details would differ from reality.

Although Zabuza always used all Ninjas when boosting for clients, on his own account…

Zabuza's lineup always started with Orochimaru [Indestructible], followed by Ebisu in the second slot, and Dosu as the anchor.

Ever since the secret scroll, Indomitable Spirit, was introduced, the importance of 'grabs' in the eyes of players had grown significantly.

At first, Zabuza, Kakashi, and others thought grabs were just a way to prevent the opponent from substituting for a short time. But now, with Indomitable Spirit running rampant in the Arena, they realized how powerful Dosu's reliable grab was!

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But at this time, Zabuza just glanced at Naruto's clumsy gameplay and offered some advice: "After you substitute next time, use Myojinmon to grab him, then summon Gamakichi. Immediately use Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees, and when you have four Chakra bars, hold down the first skill to release the enhanced Wood Release: Wooden Dragon.

"Huh? What, what are you saying?"

Seeing that Naruto was a bit slow on the uptake, Zabuza sighed. "Just substitute first, then click on the secret scroll."

Naruto did as he was told.

"Summon, second skill, hold down the first skill... good, now activate your ultimate."

Naruto followed each step.

And then he saw...

[Are you hurt?]

The opponent's health bar dropped like crazy, and the white bar representing the damage taken probably didn't know what hit it either.