"Mikoto, huh."
Takuya was a little surprised. Watching the mother and son embracing tightly in the light screen, he couldn't help but smile.
As expected of the most unpredictable ninja—Naruto actually gave the opportunity so straightforwardly to Sasuke, even going so far as to make the heart-wrenching parental choice on his behalf.
Just now, he really thought Naruto was going to resurrect the Fourth Hokage. That would've been interesting.
Who would've thought? Naruto fooled everyone.
As for the resurrection of Uchiha Mikoto, Takuya didn't care much. The energy cost was lower than reviving Minato, anyway.
The system's resurrection capability assessed based on the target's position, identity, power, chakra level, and other factors.
Uchiha Mikoto, naturally, required much less energy to revive compared to Namikaze Minato.
Clack!
Takuya pushed open the door and stepped outside. The moment he opened the soundproof door, a wave of noise surged into his ears.
It was a fairly bustling street, but unlike usual, many villagers were wearing looks of disgust.
What they were talking about was nothing new—just that Naruto had taken a huge detour and ended up choosing a woman over becoming Hokage.
Yes, this was the Hidden Leaf Village.
Takuya ignored them and simply looked up.
This inexplicable gesture drew everyone's attention. Everyone present instinctively looked up as well.
And in the next moment, cries of surprise rang out.
"What… is that?!"
"Rain?"
"Hey, hey! These raindrops look more like rocks than water!"
"Dodge! Quick, get out of the way!"
"Ahh! Don't push!!"
Although the villagers tried to dodge, with such a large crowd, it was inevitable that a few got hit.
It didn't hurt—it felt as light as feathers.
Takuya casually caught one of the pitch-black, thin little gadgets. "Yo, is this the same phone that appeared on the light screen?"
As soon as he said that, everyone was filled with question marks. What the heck? Appeared on the light screen?
Some with good memories thought hard and finally recalled—after Naruto and Sasuke's battle, the light screen had shifted from the battlefield to a player's room.
They found it odd at the time—wasn't there just a huge fight? Why did it suddenly look like there had been no battle at all?
Now that they thought about it, those two had been holding something like this in their hands… was this what they called a "phone"?
It wasn't just the Leaf Village. More precisely, at this moment, it was raining phones across the entire Shinobi World!
Naturally, this was Takuya's doing.
He didn't pay any attention to the puzzled and heatedly discussing crowd. He simply turned and went back inside.
Selling them one by one was far too slow—Takuya had a more direct method.
He borrowed from the system—one phone per person!
Otherwise, when the three-dimensional people in front of the screen saw it, they'd think he couldn't afford it.
What came next was no longer Takuya's concern. He didn't even need to teach people how to use the phones.
Because those who had just witnessed a miracle would naturally be curious, and would start exploring and using the phones.
Each phone only had one app—the ninja mobile game.
After opening it, everyone would come to understand exactly what that battle between Naruto and Sasuke was all about.
Some things don't need to be taught—a little guidance is enough.
From here on out, the player base was sure to explode.
Takuya sat at the desk, pulled out pen and paper, and after thinking for a moment, began to write.
"Dear Hokage-sama, Magic Cube Net Café is a store committed to providing a comfortable environment for guests. You can rest, chat over coffee…"
It was a shop—his own shop.
The interior decor was fresh and pleasant, with a moderate number of tables and chairs, a comfortable temperature, and a counter full of various kinds of coffee.
He had thought it through. Rather than becoming some all-powerful ruler of the Shinobi World, opening a net café sounded way more appealing.
There weren't any customers now, but soon, it would be bustling.
Compared to the quiet calm of the Magic Cube Net Café, the Shinobi World was in total chaos.
The phone rain was just too spectacular. After playing around with them, everyone confirmed two things:
What exactly is a ninja mobile game? And what does PK really mean?
"Heh! Just a few kids from the village, huh? The gameplay is kinda fun though."
In a tavern, Tsunade clutched her phone, tapping away at the practice field while occasionally gulping down some sake.
The ninja mobile game hadn't officially launched yet. None of the full features were available—just the Twelve Young Ninja and the practice field.
But even so, Tsunade was having a blast in the practice field, controlling [Uzumaki Naruto] to run here and there, occasionally summoning a beast.
She was beginning to believe what the light screen said.
This phone clearly surpassed all known technology in the Shinobi World. Playing with it felt no different than placing a ninja inside it.
Elsewhere, Jiraiya also played a little and fell into thoughtful silence.
It was clear the light screen intended to use this thing to redirect the hatred that plagued the Shinobi World.
Combining that with how Naruto and Sasuke each controlled their own ninja in battle—it implied that, in the future, everyone could control a ninja to duel in the arena.
Solving conflicts this way sounded outrageous, but if there were rewards involved, that changed everything.
Jiraiya knew Uchiha Mikoto. Just the resurrection ability alone would make everyone obsessed with this ninja game.
Thinking of that, he couldn't help but sigh.
"If it really works out… that'd be incredible. Perhaps the start of a new era!"
Everyone was fixated on the phones. Even the Akatsuki were no exception.
Inside a pitch-black cave, the ten fingers of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path glowed with several flickering projections.
"Hey hey, why are we contacting each other now? I'm still looking to see if my ninja's in the game."
"Idiot. There are only twelve ninjas. No matter how you look, something that doesn't exist won't suddenly appear."
"Who're you calling a thing, gramps Sasori?!"
"Hehehe~ Forget that. Don't you think all of this is just unbelievable?"
"Resurrection… and phones, huh."
"Is this all real?"
Someone asked the question, but silence followed. No one could answer.
They had all seen it with their own eyes. If this was someone's prank, it was way too elaborate.
Among the Akatsuki, Itachi stood there with an emotionless expression—but his heart was anything but calm.
The ninja mobile game was real. Absolutely.
Only he knew how it felt when he saw his mother reappear.
Was it really for peace…?
Pain had only gathered everyone to tell them to stay put and not act rashly, then disbanded the meeting.
After the Phantom Body Projection was lifted, Zetsu opened his eyes. Obito was standing nearby, waiting.
"Well?" Obito asked indifferently.
"Uchiha Mikoto's resurrection is real. Confirmed," Zetsu replied slowly.
"Not that. What's Nagato planning?"
"Nagato probably can't make a firm decision yet either. Which is understandable—this has made the entire Shinobi World uneasy."
"All twelve ninjas are from the Leaf. Except for a few, most have extraordinary identities."
"Heh. So the ninja mobile game favors the Leaf, huh? What a twisted little toy."
"Oh? Why do you sound… pleased?" Obito glanced sideways at Zetsu.
Zetsu's face was expressionless, but inside, he was panicking.
Black Zetsu was ecstatic—so much so that he almost burst out laughing.
He didn't know what the light screen really was, but after it distributed a phone to everyone in the Shinobi World, it vanished.
He didn't care about that, nor whether it was someone's conspiracy. All he cared about… was the resurrection ability!
If he had won that duel instead…