When Kakashi reached the second level, he was so shocked by the following plot that he was almost left speechless...
[The Chunin Exams had reached a fever pitch, with tension surrounding everyone...]
[What happened?]
[Sunagakure has betrayed Konoha and joined forces with Otogakure to launch an attack on Konoha. The village was thrown into chaos.]
[Chaos, sobs, and shouts filled the stage of Konoha as a tragic plan officially began...]
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After reading this, Kakashi's eye widened. Even though the story had ended, he remained silent for a long time.
Then, without caring about the game anymore, Kakashi rushed to the Hokage Tower.
'Was it really as Zabuza had said... Sunagakure is going to betray Konoha?!'
'Joining forces with Otogakure? Why Otogakure?'
At this point, Kakashi didn't have time to think about these details. He needed to report this information to the Hokage immediately!
Bang!!
Kakashi didn't bother to announce himself. He burst through the door of the Hokage's office, slamming it open with such force that the door collided violently with the wall, creating a loud noise.
However, the flustered Kakashi was left speechless when he saw the Hokage's Office already packed with people.
The people inside the Hokage's Office calmly looked at Kakashi, not at all surprised by his dramatic entrance.
After all, everyone who had arrived before him had subjected the door to a similar assault.
In fact, Kakashi wasn't the only one who had received the game update notification immediately.
Moreover, compared to Yuto's shop, which was located on the outskirts of Konoha and very far from Hokage's Office, the others were either already in the Hokage Tower or lived nearby, so many had arrived before Kakashi.
But no matter who arrived first, they would find Hiruzen is rubbing his temples, helplessly watching the game's plot unfold.
That's right, the great Hokage, who should be busy with village's affairs, is also one of the first players to complete the update and enter the plot observation!
Seeing the Hokage's Office already filled with Anbu and Jonin, Kakashi couldn't help but feel a bit amused.
'Konoha Crush Plan? But almost all of Konoha's top people already knew about it...'
"Oh, Kakashi, you're here too? Find a spot to stand. We'll start the meeting once everyone arrives..."
Hiruzen said calmly. The office was already so crowded that there was hardly any space to stand, let alone sit.
Just as Kakashi was about to close the door, Hiruzen quickly stopped him, "That door is an antique from Nidaime-sama's era. Don't close it!"
"Oh, okay…"
As Kakashi was reopening the door, which he had already halfway closed...
"Wait! Don't close it! Never mind... Youth!"
Bang!!!
A man dressed entirely in green spandex kicked the door open, causing it to collide with the wall once again, this time even more violently.
Fortunately, the door wasn't fully closed, otherwise... it might not have survived.
But it had to be said, the door chosen by the meticulous Second Hokage was of excellent quality! Even after taking a kick from Guy, it was still hanging on its hinges, with no visible cracks.
Yes, this man was none other than Guy.
Guy had been training with Lee at the Konoha's training grounds.
Although Lee had nearly lost his life after opening the Fifth Gate and was on the verge of being 'banned'...
Thankfully, Tsunade was currently in the village. Since Lee was sent to her for treatment in time, he didn't suffer the same fate as in the anime, where he was almost beyond saving before Tsunade intervened.
Thanks to Tsunade and Katsuyu's combined efforts, Lee fully recovered in less than half a month.
But the cost was... Guy and Lee's lifetime savings from completing missions were wiped out by Tsunade.
And they still had to help Tsunade pay off her debts in Konoha.
Due to the overwhelming size of the debt, Tsunade considered that even if she sold Guy and Lee, they might not be able to repay it.
So, after some deliberation, Tsunade 'only' asked them to pay back 30%.
In the end, with the help of Neji and Tenten, their Jonin Instructor, Guy, managed to avoid being hounded by debt collectors to the point of being unable to leave his house.
After all, Tenten is the wealthy woman from Konoha who runs a ninja tool shop, and Neji is the prodigy of the Hyuga Clan's branch family and the former branch leader's son.
Especially Neji, after receiving an apology from the Clan Head, Hiashi, his status within the clan had risen significantly, and he certainly didn't have to worry about pocket money.
The two couldn't bear to see their teacher and teammate suffer under the weight of debt, so they casually tossed some money to settle the issue.
Meanwhile, to make up for the training they had missed over the past half month, Guy had been training with Lee nonstop for seven days.
Originally, Lee had been training in his sleep, and Guy had been battling AI opponents in his sleep...
Then, an update notification startled Guy awake. After updating, Guy groggily played through a couple of story chapters...
The moment he saw the words 'Konoha Crush,' he immediately realized something was wrong and rushed over.
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After waiting for three minutes and confirming no one else was coming, Hiruzen cleared his throat and said, "Tenzo, fix the door first, then call for a Jonin Meeting."
That's right, currently, the people who owned 'phones' were mostly Anbu and some Jonin. Team 7 was an exception, while the other Konoha rookies didn't have this privilege.
Although the game's Points Mall offered items that could quickly boost strength, after some observation, everyone realized it wasn't easy to obtain them in a short time.
So after some discussion, they decided to let the Genin focus on their training for now, at least until after the Chunin Exams, before introducing them to the game.
There will be some, who wouldn't qualify for the third stage of the exams, but they all had teammates who would participate, and this was to avoid affecting those teammates.
After all, the game is very addictive... just look at Guy, who was online 24/7 battling AI, and Kakashi, the ranked match killer.
Whenever someone was about to give up on ranked matches, they could try their luck in casual matches to see if they could run into Guy.
This guy had not only mastered training in his sleep, but had also learned to play the game while asleep.
As for his skill level... it was the same whether he was awake or asleep.
This left Yuto, who had once gotten up in the middle of the night to check the data, utterly confused. He pulled up a replay of Guy's matches and was shocked.
For a moment, he thought someone was using an auto-clicker in the background, spamming skills as soon as they were off cooldown and auto-attacking when there were no skills available… it was exactly like those players who used auto-clickers in his previous life!
But when he saw the username was [Konoha's Blue Beast], he understood.
As for Kakashi...
Whenever someone went on a small winning streak in ranked matches and started getting cocky... the ever-helpful Kakashi would be there to teach them what real skill was.
Even if some met the requirement of owning five Ninjas to unlock the Jonin rank, because of Kakashi's presence, no one dared to climb to the Jonin-rank now.
As soon as they reached Jonin-rank, within a couple of matches, they would run into Kakashi, who was wandering around the Anbu rank, unable to find opponents.
Others couldn't climb the ranks because they lacked skill... While Kakashi couldn't climb because he had no opponents.