At the same time, Yuto also heard Sasuke's outrageous comment.
So, seeing that Zabuza and Haku were now proficient enough to progress through the levels on their own, Yuto quietly stepped back and returned to his workstation.
Then he silently uploaded the new version.
The new version didn't have much… just the addition of two new ninjas, namely Haku and Zabuza.
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"Strange, what does this say? Something about restarting the game for an update? Kakashi-sensei, what does this mean?"
Naruto's loud voice prompted Kakashi to immediately pull out his phone and open the game.
Kakashi said: "Don't worry about it for now. Just click confirm to restart the game..."
Naruto was a bit unsure, but seeing Kakashi's barely concealed excitement, he went ahead and did it.
The other four also followed suit, clicking confirm and restarting the game.
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Meanwhile, in front of the Hokage's Office.
"Strange, why does the game need to restart out of nowhere? Tenzo, have you ever seen this before?"
Tenzo gave Elephant a look, "We got our phones at the same time, and you've been using yours longer than I have... so why are you asking me?"
Elephant scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward, "Should we go ask Kakashi?"
Tenzo shook his head and said, "Let's not bother him. It says to click confirm... so just click it."
"But what if it's a trap? What if it explodes like an explosive kunai or something…"
Tenzo was even more speechless.
"Heh, your imagination is something else."
With that, he pressed confirm right in front of Elephant.
The game simply restarted without any issues.
Except...
'What did 'updating' mean?'
[Attaching explosive tags to teammates...]
[Throwing away Soldier Pills...]
[Checking the enemy's Ninja Pouch...]
[Update complete. Entering game...]
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Since the update wasn't large, it finished quickly, and all online players were able to enter the game normally.
[The Demon of the Hidden Mist, an ambitious figure born from the Bloody Mist… new ninja Momochi Zabuza is now available]
[Click the interface to jump to the gacha screen and start summoning]
However, most people automatically skipped this announcement.
Tenzo wanted to take a closer look, but Elephant urged him to open the Arena instead.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke completely ignored the announcement and went straight into the arena.
At this point, the four of them, having entered the game at the same time, almost simultaneously pressed the [Match] button.
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"Ahahahahaha! Sasuke, your name is so stupid! 'Elephant'? Are you trying to be a giant or something?"
Sasuke frowned slightly, "Elephant? That's not my name..."
"Eh? Then what is... Kakashi-sensei, do you know who this is?"
With that, Naruto handed his phone to Kakashi.
Just as Kakashi was about to take the phone, Sasuke also complained at this time, "Your name isn't any better... 'Tenzo'? Sounds like something a dropout from the Academy or a dead-last would come up with."
Now it was Naruto's turn to be confused.
"What are you talking about? That's not my name either."
Kakashi, having figured out what was going on, smiled. "You've each matched with other people... 'Elephant' and 'Tenzo' are someone else's names."
"Other people?"
"Someone else?"
"There are other people in this thing besides us?"
Kakashi said, "Of course, and there will definitely be more in the future. So you'd better improve your skills quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Naruto, for some reason, suddenly felt motivated.
"Alright! I'll definitely become the most skilled player!"
"Hmph, you'd better worry about beating your opponent first."
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
"Hmm? Tenzo? When did you change your name? 'Aspiring to be Hokage'? Since when did you have that idea?"
"I didn't see that coming. You actually have such lofty ambitions."
"So? Which Hokage do you want to be? The Yondaime is already taken, so it should be the Godaime, right?"
"But based on your current strength, it seems unlikely that you can become the Godaime at the moment."
"But with your Wood Release talent, becoming the Rokudaime or Nanadaime Hokage isn't out of the quest..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Enough with the rambling..."
Tenzo couldn't take it anymore and sighed. "When did I ever say I wanted to be Hokage? Please don't get so carried away..."
Elephant pointed at the opponent's name on the screen and said, "Isn't this person you?"
Tenzo glanced at it and was surprised. "My name has always been Tenzo... Did you match with someone else?"
Hearing this, Elephant froze, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Then who did you match with..."
Tenzo looked down and frowned.
"Right, I matched with someone else too."
"But this name... 'Strongest Uchiha'? Wait, do we even have any Uchiha left in the village?"
"Yeah! That kid who was with Kakashi during our last mission is called Uchiha Sasuke."
After Elephant answered, he suddenly realized, "Could it be that... you were matched with that brat from the Uchiha Clan?"
"Whether it's him or not, we're here to fight. It'll be over quickly anyway."
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Soon, all four entered their matches.
Elephant started spamming the emoji of a hand resting on a small white ball.
No particular reason… it just looked funny.
Naruto, not one to back down, didn't feel as hostile now that he knew his opponent wasn't Sasuke.
Seeing the emoji the opponent sent, Naruto accidentally opened the emoji menu and sent the same one back.
But the opponent kept sending it faster and faster, and Naruto could clearly feel that his hand speed wasn't up to par.
He started to panic.
"Kakashi-sensei, what does this mean?"
Kakashi looked at the strange ball and thought for a moment. "Well... I'm not really sure either."
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Meanwhile, Tenzo looked disdainful. "Still sending that weird emoji? In my opinion, as a Ninja, you should send the Reconciliation Seal. That's the proper way..."
So he sent a Reconciliation Seal to his opponent.
Elephant laughed and said, "Heh, the match hasn't even ended yet. Why are you sending the Reconciliation Seal so early?"
Tenzo suddenly chuckled, "Because my opponent is destined to lose this match, so I'm just sending it ahead of time..."
Before Tenzo could finish, Elephant added, "Oh, the other side sent a Reconciliation Seal too."