[With Rin] VS [Sharingan Hero]
The ninjas and Secret Scrolls chosen by Kakashi were: [Might Guy] + Forbidden Technique: Yin Healing Wound Destruction, [Haruno Sakura] + Summoning: Guarding Shuriken, and [Hatake Kakashi·Youth] + Thunder Strike.
Their opponents were [Uchiha Sasuke] + Swift Shuriken, [Haruno Sakura] + Release Technique: Disperse, and [Uchiha Obito·Youth] + Wood Style: Piercing Technique.
Both sides had chosen [Haruno Sakura]—a discovery that originated from the players.
Although only two days had passed, players had already tried out nearly all the dozen Genin from Konoha.
[Haruno Sakura] stood out with her stable normal attacks, excellent first-move potential, and decent damage output.
Because her skills combined movement and knockdown effects, her ultimate could deal consistent damage and smoothly chain into her first skill.
Though she had weaknesses, in the current version she was still considered a solid, rank-worthy ninja.
"Looks like I'm pretty popular," Sakura laughed.
"Kakashi-sensei didn't choose that A-rank version of himself?" Lee asked curiously.
"Ah, I was just… a bit interested in this new one." Kakashi's tone was calm, but Guy could tell something was off.
Of course—because of that opponent's nickname. Guy glanced at Kakashi.
Standing right behind him, Guy couldn't see Kakashi's expression, but he was sure Kakashi's heart was stirred.
"'Sharingan Hero'? Who would use a name like that?" Sasuke frowned, clearly irritated.
Neji thought to himself, The Uchiha clan has been wiped out. Other than Sasuke, who else would use that name in the game?
Sharingan Hero—
That title belonged to the two Konoha ninjas who rose to fame after the Third Great Ninja War.
One had his name forever engraved on the Memorial Stone.
The other would one day be known as Sharingan Kakashi...
"First round—battle start!"
Coincidence? Kakashi felt uneasy but quickly forced the thought down and began to operate.
A second later, a shuriken came flying straight at [Might Guy], striking him head-on.
Seeing Guy's character enter hit stun, the real Guy calmly said,
"Kakashi, I know what you're thinking—but just press the super armor in time and you'll tank it!"
"Sorry, sorry."
Kakashi used Substitution, then followed up with a Dynamic Entry that sent [Uchiha Sasuke] flying.
The opponent probably wanted to chain into an attack on Guy, but didn't expect Kakashi to substitute instantly.
"Boom!" The enemy substituted too.
Following the playstyle, Kakashi summoned the Toad Couple—Guy nodded approvingly.
But the opponent remained calm, unmoving. Then, just as his invincibility from substitution was about to wear off, he summoned his own toad.
Seeing this, Kakashi narrowed his eyes. "He's going to lose HP."
The toad summoned later always outlasted the first, so while [Might Guy] was still being hit, [Uchiha Sasuke] was already free to act.
Watching Guy's HP bar plummet, Lee was stunned.
"Guy-sensei, it looks like your strategy's been countered!"
Guy froze, forcing an explanation. "That's because Kakashi lost the initiative!"
It was true that Ninja Mobile Game relied heavily on who acted first—lose the first move, and half the battle was gone.
Still, that didn't mean there was no chance of a comeback.
"First round over!"
Seeing that [Might Guy] had taken the lead in HP, Kakashi flexed his fingers slightly.
Though [Uchiha Sasuke] wasn't as strong as [Might Guy], Kakashi managed to find an opening for his ultimate and narrowly won the first round.
"Impressive, Kakashi!" Guy praised, then added sternly, "Don't forget—super armor into skill combo!"
"Yeah, yeah." Kakashi nodded casually.
The second round began. [Might Guy] crouched and activated super armor, then charged at [Haruno Sakura] with a flying kick.
However, what happened next shocked Guy to his core.
[Haruno Sakura] crouched down and—well, not exactly farted—but released a fleeting burst of blue light.
[Might Guy] instantly crashed!
"Didn't he have super armor?!" Guy looked utterly confused.
"If I'm not mistaken, the moment the opponent activated that Secret Scroll, your super armor disappeared, Guy-sensei," Neji said, his Byakugan active.
"Hmph, I saw it too. It looked like it was dispelled," Sasuke said, a faint red gleam flashing in his eyes.
"Wh-what..." Lee's face was blank with disbelief.
"Hey, hey! Don't go thinking anything's invincible forever!" Naruto suddenly jumped up to scold them.
Guy and Lee both froze—then enlightenment struck like a bolt of lightning.
"I see! Depending on one single strategy to always win—we were too naïve, Lee!"
"Yeah! From now on, we'll invent more and stronger duel tactics, Guy-sensei!"
"Lee! We're playing Duel Mode a hundred times later!"
"Yes, Guy-sensei!"
"Lee!!"
"Guy-sensei!!!"
Watching the two burst into tears and hug each other, Naruto scratched his head awkwardly. "Was my lecture really that moving?"
"Don't be silly—they're always like that," Tenten sighed, rubbing her forehead. But she couldn't help thinking—
If a fixed strategy was so easily broken in real combat, shouldn't they consider abandoning it entirely instead of just trying to make it 'stronger'?
Why did they always think so simplistically...
The duel continued.
With his super armor countered, Kakashi's [Might Guy] was quickly destroyed, losing that ninja soon after.
In the Sakura mirror match, the opponent used a summon to absorb the Guarding Shuriken Kakashi had planned to use for defense.
After two consecutive summon blasts, Kakashi's [Haruno Sakura] went down as well.
"Three losses in a row, huh..."
Kakashi switched to his final ninja, his eyes turning serious at last.
He hadn't intended to play this match so seriously, but if he kept losing like this, it'd be humiliating—especially in front of his students and Guy.
He had to win this one!
When he brought out [Hatake Kakashi·Youth], it was as if he himself possessed the character. In a flawless play, he took out the opponent's [Haruno Sakura] with full HP remaining.
"Rock Lee, do you know what abilities the opponent's remaining ninja has?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
"Uh… yesterday I didn't have much time to study them properly," Lee admitted, scratching his head awkwardly.
"Pathetic, Lee," Neji said disapprovingly.
"Don't worry," Guy said confidently. "Kakashi still has two summons left, while the opponent has none. It's 2–0, and at equal HP, Kakashi's got the clear advantage!"
That much was true, and everyone nodded in agreement.
But then, something completely unexpected happened...
"Wood Style: Piercing Technique!"
"Sharingan—Activate!"
"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"
"Combination Technique—Trinity!"
After one misstep during substitution, Kakashi was caught, and the game abruptly ended.
[Uchiha Obito·Youth] went full firepower, instantly wiping out more than half of Kakashi's HP bar!
With the final triple slash from Obito, Kakashi, and Minato, the Ultimate Scene appeared on the screen.
[I don't know what you were expecting, but this is reality!]
Kakashi's vision suddenly blurred. He rubbed his eyes—and when his sight cleared, the image before him had changed.
On the screen were Rin, Obito, Kakashi, and Minato—lined up from left to right.
Obito stood in the center, smiling brightly, his finger raised.
This is...