Ding-dong～
[Announcement is now live]
At this moment, across the entire Shinobi World, whether players were in ranked matches or other modes, everyone suddenly received the same pop-up message — a direct announcement.
Even without opening it, everyone knew what it was for: a preview of upcoming game updates.
As for why it was released only now...
"Although it's a bit late, might as well launch it together with the major update."
Inside Konoha's Cube Internet Café, Kuroda muttered to himself.
For him, operating the game only required thought, but just like any other player, he still tapped open the announcement page.
[Update Notice:]
[High Recruitment Now Open——The first Advanced Recruit A-rank Ninja will officially launch tomorrow! Stay tuned, players!]
[Channel Feature Added——Players can now chat in server channels, and communicate across the entire Shinobi World through global channels!]
This update was simple — the new High Recruitment system and the chat channel were finally available.
But to players, it was something completely new. After all, this was the Ninja Mobile Game's very first update.
Below the first notice, there was also an attached image — seemingly of the first A-rank ninja available through High Recruitment.
A vague silhouette of a person could be seen beneath a layer of shadow, but because it was heavily covered in black, the figure was indistinct.
However, a bright green aura surrounded the person, and beneath it, a bold line of text was written:
[Mysterious Ninja——The Proud Green Beast of Konoha! Coming soon!]
"It's Guy."
"So it's Guy."
"Knew it! Definitely Guy."
"That green color's way too obvious."
"What's so mysterious about that?"
Instantly, chatter and teasing spread throughout Konoha Village.
Come on—don't call him 'mysterious' when they could literally recognize the green jumpsuit even through the silhouette!
"You know that guy, Kakashi?"
On the Hokage Rock, all four members of Team 7 were gathered, staring at the announcement. Sasuke was the first to ask.
"Yeah," Kakashi smiled lightly at his three students. "A well-known jōnin of Konoha. Stronger than me, in fact."
Stronger than Kakashi?!
Sasuke's expression froze for a moment, his eyes deepening.
After leaving the classroom, Team 7 had sparred again — this time a proper match rather than a scare tactic from Kakashi — more like real training.
Afterward, Naruto had suggested they play a few matches in the game, and that's how they ended up here.
Having fought Kakashi personally, Sasuke knew how powerful he truly was — after all, Kakashi was the only A-rank ninja in the Ninja Mobile Game!
Now, he was about to become one of only two.
"No wonder. No wonder you just had to pay money to get him, while this guy gets such a flashy reveal," Sasuke muttered, his fingers tightening around his phone.
Hearing that, Kakashi's expression turned lifeless.
Hey, hey — way to make me lose reputation!
What's wrong with paying? It wasn't cheap, okay?!
"So they still didn't say how to get him," Naruto scratched his head. "Kinda makes me look forward to it for some reason."
"You don't get it, Naruto. That's called marketing," Sakura said, holding up her finger. "They're creating hype before selling."
"Alright, alright," Naruto sighed and started fiddling with his phone. "Let's see what that other new feature is..."
At the bottom left corner was the "Channel" button. When Naruto tapped it open, lines of chat messages were already scrolling up rapidly.
As expected, the global channel was far more active than their local one.
And everyone was already chatting away.
[Global Channel]
[Youth Forever: Wrong! The best ninja in this game is my eternal rival, Kakashi! Hm? Who just messaged me…]
[In the Name of Youth: That's right! Hatake Kakashi is the only A-rank ninja in the game, and you even need money to play him! Guy-sensei recharged one for me!]
[Konoha's Shadow: Hmph!]
[Weapon Lover: By the way, isn't it weird that the Ninja Mobile Game has microtransactions?]
[Crowned of Fortune: I must agree — a game should be able to make money, after all!]
[CursedSama: Damn it! Why are all the ninjas from Konoha? Evil God-sama, punish them already!]
[Raikage: Who let this lunatic in here?]
[Will of Stone: Hah, still the same hot-headed brat. But our Iwagakure ninjas are superior to Konoha's.]
[What's the Value: Heh~ Are you contradicting that mysterious Will, Tsuchikage-sama?]
[Will of Stone: Don't twist my words, young Kazekage!]
[Marriageable Age: My, my, how lively! Didn't expect so many big names to show up.]
[Hero Jiraiya: Oh? A young lady still unmarried? How pitiful! Allow me to take care of that!]
[Byakugan Killer: Jiraiya-sama, please control yourself! You're old enough to be Mizukage Mei-sama's father!]
[Sunlight: Hmph! Nonsense!]
[Hero Jiraiya: Father and daughter, huh? Hey!]
[Ding～ Hero Jiraiya has been muted!]
[Everyone: ....]
[Orochimaru: Jiraiya, after all these years, you really haven't changed — still an idiot.]
[Gamble: Who would've thought... the Three Legendary Sannin reunited here of all places… heh.]
[Art is an Explosion: Hey! Have you guys messed around enough yet? Why aren't there any Akatsuki in this game?!]
[Eternal Art: Kid, Hidan already asked that question — and you just exposed Akatsuki.]
[False World: Hmph hmph hmph~ Pressure mas ne deba.]
[Raikage: Are Konoha's young ninjas really this useless? Pathetic!]
[Heir of Fire's Will: Hahahaha! Thank you all for taking care of our village's young ones!]
[Konoha Strategist: Translation — if you don't want to play Konoha ninjas, don't play the game.]
[Other Villages: ....]
Damn it! Like we even have a choice!
Are there any non-Konoha ninjas in the game right now?!
No way out — quitting wasn't an option. Even with their frustrations boiling, the major ninja villages could only force their rising blood pressure back down.
If the Great Ninja Villages were already this angry, the smaller ones didn't even dare to speak up.
[Invincible Hokage: I think Sakura is really good to use. I love playing Sakura.]
[White Clouds: Naruto, I agree with you, but… that topic's long over.]
"Idiot! Add the word 'ninja' after my name! You like playing my ninja! You idiot, Naruto!"
"Ow! That hurts!"
Sakura slammed her fist down on Naruto's head, making him yelp and crouch, clutching his head in pain.
Ignoring him, Sakura turned toward Sasuke.
"Actually, I like Sasuke-kun… of course, I mean Sasuke-kun's ninja!"
Sasuke remained expressionless, eyes still glued to the channel.
[Never Fail Beauty: Speaking of which, Kakashi's already in, and now Guy's about to launch — why isn't there me yet?]
[Crimson Sunset: Asuma, that username of yours…]
[Man Who Will Be Hokage: Aaaaah! Look at your phones! There's a new temporary notice!]
The moment everyone saw that message, curiosity struck. They exited the channel, and immediately, a new page popped up in front of them.
Focusing their eyes, they were briefly stunned.
[The First Ninja Intelligence Conference is now open!]