Naruto grew more and more excited. For him, even though his rank wasn't high, being in the same game as Zabuza and Kakashi, who were Jonin, meant he was someone important too.
'Not to mention, Sakura-chan was also in the game. If only that pretty sister who wasn't actually a girl could be added too!'
So he quickly pointed at Haku and asked, "What about that pretty sister? Is she in the game too?"
Kakashi glanced at Haku, 'Hmm, the more I looked, the prettier Haku seemed.'
And Haku, meeting Kakashi's gaze, responded with a gentle smile.
"Ah... him? I'm not too sure."
Kakashi didn't know if this Ice Release Ninja was in the game either.
But Yuto knew! Although Haku's skills and design had nothing to do with him.
But in the Ninja World, Haku was indeed a character Yuto had painstakingly created using some resources and his own hard work.
At this moment, Yuto couldn't help but proudly say, "Of course! And he's in the gacha pool alongside Zabuza."
Hearing this, Kakashi became even more excited. Without hesitation, he opened the gacha and started summoning.
Ignoring Naruto's excitement and Sakura's confusion, Sasuke was both shocked and puzzled.
'Why were so many people in the game? My strength wasn't weak, so why wasn't I included?'
'Why? Just why?'
If it were just one or two people, Sasuke wouldn't have cared, but now... aside from the somewhat comedic Konohamaru Squad, all the other Ninjas were gathered here.
Excluding Yuto, who was responsible for developing the game, Sasuke felt so... out of place.
'What is going on?'
Sasuke shot a questioning look at Yuto, who, based on the earlier conversation, could guess what Sasuke was thinking.
So Yuto quickly averted his gaze, feeling a bit guilty.
'Seriously... what's the rush?'
'In the next volume, there'd be over twenty new Ninjas added... wouldn't you be in by then?'
Yuto thought about it and tried to figure out which ninjas to include.
'As for Konoha 12, Orochimaru, and Sandaime Hokage...it would be more appropriate to put them in the fourth chapter.'
'That's fifteen... oh right, I almost forgot about those guys from Sunagakure.'
'Sunagakure would need the three siblings, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro. They were the only B-Rank Ninjas during the Chunin Exams... wait, no, Lee with the Fifth Gate was also B-Rank.'
'Now that I think about it more carefully, the examiners seem to be Morino Ibiki and Mitarashi Anko, so they'd need to be added too.'
The more Yuto thought about it, the more his head started to hurt.
'Seriously, why were there so many Ninjas to add in the third volume? The Chunin Exams were such a hassle.'
'But when it came to the fourth volume, it seemed like it was time to introduce some high-tier ninjas.'
'Like Orochimaru, Sandaime Hokage, and even Gaara in his Shukaku form...'
'Wait, in the fourth volume, Orochimaru used the Edo Tensei, right?'
'The Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage were summoned by him.'
'Should these two be added as well?'
After a moment of thought, Yuto broke out in a cold sweat.
'No, no, no. If these two legends were added, with the Shodaime Hokage's advanced blocking mechanics... and the fact that few Ninjas had grab moves, they'd be unstoppable in the Arena!'
'And the Nidaime Hokage... with no flying Ninjas currently in the game, wouldn't he just dominate effortlessly? He'd be laughing all the way!'
'Forget it, forget it... these two absolutely couldn't be added. Otherwise, what would become of the Arena's balance? Where's the fairness?'
'Let's leave the precedent of destroying this balance to Itachi, who will be introduced in the fifth volume.'
Although Yuto would definitely tweak the balance, as long as the mechanics remained unchanged, Itachi would still dominate the current Ninjas with ease.
'Kisame could also unleash some serious power, relying on his long-range and versatile skills to take on older Ninjas... but he wouldn't be too hard to deal with.'
Yuto's thoughts drifted, completely unaware that Kakashi had already started drawing the gacha.
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"Whoa... another 4 shards! Kakashi-sensei, I'm almost done summoning for you!"
"Mhm, good job, Naruto. Next time we're on a mission, I'll let you slack off a bit... but only once."
"Yay! You're the best, Kakashi-sensei!"
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Yuto sensed something was off and walked over to ask, "What's wrong?"
Kakashi answered truthfully, "Oh, it's like this..."
"Somehow, after 100 summons, I only got 8 shards. I thought the rates were just that bad."
Hearing that Kakashi got 8 shards in 100 draws, Yuto almost laughed but managed to hold it in.
"Mhm, and then?"
Kakashi continued, "Then, Naruto got over 20 shards in just 40 draws..."
Yuto's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard this.
The smugness he had felt earlier about the drop rates immediately plummeted.
"Wh... what? Say that again?"
Seeing Yuto's increasingly flustered expression, Kakashi glanced at Naruto, who was still drawing the gacha.
"Oh... 50 draws in, 32 shards total. Combined with my earlier 8, that's just enough, right?"
Yuto's vision went dark. Fortunately, being invincible in the shop, he didn't faint.
Yuto forced a smile and patted Naruto on the shoulder. "You... did... great!!"
Naruto, hearing Yuto's praise, grinned, "Hehe, no need to praise me, Manager. I even got enough shards for the pretty sister."
Yuto didn't say anything else, just kept patting Naruto's shoulder and repeating: "Good job! Good job..."
Kakashi, holding his phone, couldn't hide his excitement.
"Manager, I originally thought you deliberately set the rates this low... but it turns out it was just my bad luck. I should apologize. Someone as great as you would never stoop to such tricks."
Yuto smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine..."
But the smile looked more like a grimace.
Yuto really wanted to tell Kakashi, "Your rates are the normal ones... Naruto's just not human."
But since Kakashi had already apologized, what more could Yuto say?
Yuto stumbled back, nearly falling over.
Fortunately, Haku was nearby and supported Yuto in time.
"Boss, are you okay?"
"Help me to my desk... I have important matters to attend to!"
Haku complied, supporting Yuto all the way.
Without saying anything, Yuto opened the backend data to check.
'Everything looked fine! So it had to be a people problem!'
Furious, Yuto set Kakashi's drop rate to the absolute minimum.
But then he thought about it, 'Kakashi had hit pity twice in 100 summons…'
Feeling a pang of guilt, Yuto quietly adjusted it back.
Instead, he drastically lowered the shard drop rate for the account named 'Aspiring to be Hokage'!