Author: 朝讀夜遊Subtitle: 我在火影世界推廣火影忍者手遊
[...In the end, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to seal the Nine-Tails into the body of an infant, thus ending the Nine-Tails Chaos!]
The light from the phone gradually faded, but everyone continued to stare blankly at the screen.
Even though the terrifying Nine-Tails was gone, and the Hokage who saved the village had sacrificed himself, all that was left was the pitch-black screen reflecting their faces.
The silence lasted only for a moment, before it erupted in a roar.
"My God! My God!!"
"That's the Fourth Hokage!"
"So this is what happened during the Nine-Tails Chaos!"
"Scary! Waaaaah~"
"Is this for real!!"
The entire classroom exploded in noise, some excited, others fearful, and everyone began talking over each other.
It was just too unbelievable—no one expected that the Ninja Mobile Game's opening would directly release a scene from the Nine-Tails Chaos.
It was so lifelike! The shock it brought felt as if one could step right into the phone screen.
Although not the entire process was shown, everyone in the ninja world now knew about that event.
That was the reason the Fourth Hokage had to sacrifice himself.
"This... this kind of thing!" Shikamaru was deeply shaken, his hand trembling as he gripped his phone.
Though he hadn't experienced it firsthand, the events he had heard about from his family matched the scene shown in the game.
He thought of a lot of things.
After seeing the twelve people, including himself, in the game yesterday, he had this suspicion.
Could it be...
That in the future, everyone in the ninja world would enter the game?!
At the very least, maybe those famous historical figures with names could, right?
And then, compared to all that...
Shikamaru subtly glanced at Naruto, who at that moment could only be described as being dazed and stunned.
Everyone also recognized it— the child in the scene, sealed with the Nine-Tails by the Fourth Hokage, was the very same Naruto Uzumaki, who was rejected by everyone in the village!
"It... it's like that, huh."
Naruto held his head with both hands, burying his face under the desk, making it impossible to see his expression.
Iruka, noticing this, felt something was wrong. "Everyone, continue exploring the Ninja Mobile Game. I need to take Naruto out for a moment."
Watching Iruka teacher pick up the non-resisting Naruto and rush out of the window, the rest of the class stared at each other in confusion.
It took quite a while before anyone spoke up in a quiet voice.
"I didn't expect the rumors about Naruto in the village to be true."
"Yeah! That guy really is the Nine-Tails!"
"No! He's not the Nine-Tails, he just has the Nine-Tails sealed inside him!"
"What's the difference?"
"Uh..."
"But... doesn't Naruto, who has the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, count as a hero who protected the village?"
The last sentence came from no one in particular, and the classroom fell into a brief silence.
It felt... somewhat reasonable.
Sasuke didn't pay attention to these people, as if he didn't even notice that Naruto had been taken away. He just kept operating his phone.
What had just played was the opening animation, and after it ended, a loading screen appeared.
Sasuke immediately furrowed his brows.
Why... was it him and Naruto?
In the animation, Naruto and Sasuke were both equipped with weapons, staring at each other, seemingly in battle.
When the loading progress bar reached 100%, a line of text appeared at the bottom of the login page.
[Land of Fire — Hidden Leaf Village]
This was the server, with no other options—people from the Hidden Leaf Village could only log into this one.
Sasuke tapped to enter, and the next moment, a village appeared on the screen. He recognized it—it was a miniature version of the Hidden Leaf Village.
The column closest to the screen had Naruto standing on top, and after a few seconds, he would randomly strike a pose.
"Such an idiot!" Sasuke scoffed and casually tapped the ninja function.
Once inside, aside from Naruto, everything else was dark, clearly locked.
On the homepage, most of the sections were locked, with the majority of them inaccessible for now.
Probably something that needed to be unlocked.
Sasuke thought this to himself, but still felt uneasy.
Why did it have to be Naruto? Was it because Naruto won that PK battle yesterday, and now it felt like the game was revolving around him?
Unable to do anything else, Sasuke could only tap on the instance, and once inside, he finally confirmed something.
Hey! It really was Naruto as the main character!
"Uzumaki Naruto, reporting in!"
In the Hokage office, the Third Hokage watched the basic introduction of Naruto on his phone screen, raising an eyebrow.
This was the storyline shown after entering the first stage of the instance. Not only that, but he also had to control Naruto to defeat the Hidden Leaf ninjas.
After using a Rasengan to defeat the enemies and pass the stage, the Third Hokage couldn't help but smile. "I see. If the perspective is from Naruto, then those ninjas who tried to stop his pranks definitely should be defeated."
The Third Hokage was about to continue with the next stage when the office door opened. In came Iruka and Naruto.
"Grandpa Third! Is everything it says here true? The Nine-Tails, the Fourth Hokage, and... me..."
Naruto, who had been quiet while being held by Iruka, suddenly shouted. But as he spoke, his voice trailed off.
Iruka stood beside him, his expression complex.
The two clearly wanted the Third Hokage to respond. The Third Hokage took a puff of his cigarette and said softly, "The Fourth Hokage wanted you to become the village's hero."
Those words made Naruto's heart flutter, and this was something Iruka had already known.
When Iruka first became Naruto's teacher, the Third Hokage had discussed this with him. Now, coming here...
"Lord Third, so everything that was shown in the Ninja Mobile Game is true, right?" Iruka asked.
"Yeah, but now it's too late for anyone to stop it. It will probably continue to unfold this way," the Third Hokage sighed.
Though Naruto being the main character was a good thing, the story it started might also expose some things about the Hidden Leaf.
He could only say, it had both pros and cons.
Still, the Third Hokage believed that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. If nothing else, it was because he believed that the Hidden Leaf Village was better than the other ninja villages!
"It seems like I came at the wrong time with this strange atmosphere."
Naruto, still in a melancholic mood, suddenly noticed a person entering.
He turned to see a man standing in the doorway wearing a mask, covering one of his eyes.
Naruto immediately, without thinking, said, "Now's not the time! And your hairstyle is the weirdest!"
With that, he turned to leave, but the man grabbed him.
"I say, is it really okay to speak to your future teacher like that?" the man smiled slightly.
"Teacher?" Naruto froze.
"Indeed, Kakashi is going to be the teacher assigned to you after you graduate," the Third Hokage explained.
"Eh? But I haven't..."
"Alright, let's go out and talk. Don't disturb Lord Hokage again."
Kakashi grabbed Naruto, completely ignoring his resistance, and dragged him out of the Hokage office.
After they left, Iruka looked at the Third Hokage, hesitated for a few seconds, then finally gathered the courage to speak.
"Hokage-sama! You said that the Fourth Hokage wanted the village to see Naruto as a hero, but... hasn't that hope already failed?"