152 Naruto Mobile Game

After watching the story, Ōnoki felt quite conflicted inside. He hadn't expected that even Mu-sama would be brought back through Edo Tensei.

But this also answered the question Nagato raised earlier at the information conference.

Nagato himself would be reincarnated through Edo Tensei in the story and used as someone else's combat power.

So Ninja Mobile Game releasing an Edo Tensei version of Nagato wasn't strange at all.

The only odd thing might be that they didn't release him while he was alive, but only released the Edo Tensei version, right?

Still, this inspired everyone in the ninja world.

Since Edo Tensei Nagato could become a playable ninja, then did the other characters who were reincarnated in the story also have this chance?

It had to be said—these people probably played games until their brains short-circuited. After watching the story, their first thought was actually whether their own Edo Tensei versions might get released as ninjas.

Ōnoki wanted to laugh a little, a helpless kind of laugh.

A masked man, and Yakushi Kabuto who inherited Orochimaru's will—neither of them was an easy opponent.

He subconsciously wanted to open the public chat to take a look, but his movement paused for no clear reason, and he gave up.

There was no need to open it anyway—he already knew what everyone was saying inside. The living and the dead were all shocked, then passionately discussing those futures that had already become blurred and uncertain.

At that moment, the office door was pushed open.

Ōnoki didn't need to look up to know who it was. In all of Iwagakure, who else would dare to enter without knocking?

"Grandpa! Grandpa!" Kurotsuchi rushed in with a flushed face, her long legs moving quickly as she went straight to the desk.

"Who broke your defense again? No need to think—I'm definitely not agreeing to whatever you're about to say." Ōnoki lifted his eyelids slightly, his tone flat.

"Why do you say again? Hey, wait, don't misunderstand, Grandpa." Kurotsuchi pulled out her phone and showed it to him. "I discovered a super strong strategy!"

Ōnoki froze for a moment. Oh, so your face is red not because you tilted, but because you're excited and happy. You should've said so earlier.

He took the phone, and immediately saw a row of battle records—all perfect victories.

He raised an eyebrow. It wasn't strange for Kurotsuchi to achieve this kind of record. After all, after coming out of special training, she was at least one of the top fighters in Iwagakure.

What surprised him was that the ninja Kurotsuchi chose for the first slot looked a bit strange—or rather, unfamiliar.

"This… is a newly released ninja?"

"Yeah, a monthly limited ninja. You know, the blue Coupons one. The ninja suffix is still Ninja World War."

As she spoke, Kurotsuchi was already about to challenge Ōnoki to a duel.

Deep down, Ōnoki wanted to refuse, because his skills couldn't beat his own granddaughter...

But there was no choice. She was his biological granddaughter. If he refused even something as small as playing a match of Ninja Mobile Game, what if he upset Kurotsuchi so much that she left the village and became a rogue ninja?

Thinking of leaving the village made him think of Rōshi. Both of them were stubborn types. They hadn't seen each other for decades, and yet in the story Rōshi still died, then was dragged back through Edo Tensei.

Thinking of rogue ninjas made Ōnoki think of Deidara again—that stupid kid who blew himself up. Even Edo Tensei had a spot reserved for Deidara.

Thinking about all this gave Ōnoki a headache. The scale of the Fourth Ninja World War far exceeded anything before.

Wasn't this exactly matching what was said back when the light screen first descended on the ninja world—that casualties would be extremely severe?

To be honest, just that war alone left Ōnoki with no idea how to win at all.

The story recently updated in Ninja Mobile Game only went this far. Once the war officially began, what would happen next could only be known after future updates.

As the loading bar for the match filled rapidly, Ōnoki's fingers rested on the phone screen.

He was curious what kind of strategy Kurotsuchi had. He didn't expect that the moment the countdown ended...

Kurotsuchi directly activated her ultimate!

Ōnoki was startled. Using an ultimate at the start wasn't rare in the Arena nowadays, especially after draining the opponent's Chakra bars.

But this was the first round! You're already using your ultimate? Where did you get the courage?

"Crouched Tiger Bullet!"

[Sai·Ninja World War]spread a scroll on the ground, held a huge brush and swung it twice, and a tiger instantly took shape.

As if life had been given to the ink tiger, it rushed out of the scroll, bit Ōnoki's ninja in one gulp, and dragged him back into the scroll together.

"And then? You used your ultimate to take the initiative—once I substitute, won't I just..." Ōnoki suddenly widened his eyes.

Substitution… couldn't be activated!

Not only that—two skills! Ultimate! Secret Scrolls! Summon! All of them had the word "Seal" written on them. None of them could be used!

Ōnoki could only watch as Sai released two ink musclemen to juggle him, then rode a giant bird down to hit him, scraping off two Chakra bars in one go.

Only then did the sealing effect on Ōnoki's ninja end, allowing him to substitute down.

"How is it, Grandpa? This ultimate is unsubstitutable for the entire duration. Once it bites you, you can't move at all." Kurotsuchi grinned smugly, casually following up with a Summon.

Ōnoki didn't reply and could only retreat, but there was no doubt he had already been dragged into Ninja World War Sai's tempo.

The next few rounds were exactly the same.

Ninja World War Sai's ultimate had extremely long range—two body-lengths short of full X-axis coverage. From long range, there was no way to instantly substitute.

At close range, substitution was possible, because when the tiger appeared, there was a segment of non-grab damage.

If the opponent used the ultimate from far away, substitution was impossible. The first hit taken was a grab, so the only counter was to use Super armor to tank it.

But this was Ōnoki's first time facing this ninja. He failed to grasp the timing to tank the ultimate properly, and in the end, he still lost to his own granddaughter.

When the opponent opens with an ultimate, you really don't have a good solution.

Because you simply can't judge whether they'll instantly use the ultimate or pause slightly before activating it.

If you try to tank it with a Summon and use it too early, it's wasted. Use it too late, and you won't even be able to release it.

"So, Grandpa, isn't it invincible? I'm planning to use this to fight my way out of the Unlimited Class Tournament losers' bracket!" Kurotsuchi stood with her hands on her hips, full of confidence.

What could he say to that? Ōnoki felt both helpless and amused. Don't misunderstand—it was the happy kind of smile.

"Very good. Don't use it recently. Avoid exposing it. Save it for the competition."

"Mm-hmm! Then I'm off!"

Ōnoki watched his granddaughter dash off energetically again, smiled, and lifted his teacup to take a sip.

[Sai·Ninja World War]was a B-rank ninja. He wasn't sure whether it would be added to the Unlimited Class B-rank pool or the classic pool.

But holding something in reserve was never a bad thing. What if? What if this ended up being the key to a comeback?

Ōnoki thought for a moment, then opened the Secret Scrolls page.

After having his skills sealed earlier, he felt a sense of déjà vu, like he had been hit by a similar technique before.

Ah, found it!

Looking at the Secret Scroll "Sealing Technique · Four Limbs Weighting Seal," Ōnoki's eyebrows suddenly twitched.

This thing could also seal skills and substitution, just like Ninja World War Sai. But right now, it didn't seem particularly popular in the Arena, did it?

After all, what's the point of just sealing? Only if the additional effects are strong enough will it be favored.

Otherwise, you seal me—and then what, I die?

Thinking of this, Ōnoki couldn't help but laugh. If even Ninja World War Sai couldn't do it, how could there possibly be a ninja who could defeat an opponent in just those few seconds?