147 Naruto Mobile Game

"Battle start!"

As the countdown ended, [Nagato · Edo Tensei] opened by firing a cannon straight ahead.

Luckily, Sakura sensed it in advance and retreated to dodge.

Edo Nagato's three cannons were clearly his opening move. Compared to this, more and more reckless kids now just throw out skills at the start of a duel. Sakura being prepared was only normal.

But then, Edo Nagato began pressing forward.

Sakura knew he still had two cannons left, so she could only move up and down. Nagato aimed upward and fired the second cannon; Sakura dodged downward.

Nagato feinted downward, then returned to the upper lane and fired the third cannon again… a direct hit!

Sakura slapped her forehead, completely speechless.

Was this psychological prediction? Both of the last two cannons went to the upper lane—she would've had to guess right twice in a row!

Edo Nagato closed in and used basic attacks with Universal Pull to sweep her up. Sakura substituted and followed with Cherry Blossom Leap.

Cherry Blossom Leap missed!

Watching Edo Nagato standing inside his blue shield, Sakura couldn't find an opening and could only pace around, waiting for the shield to end.

But note this: Edo Nagato's third cannon had already given him one Ultimate point, and the Cherry Blossom Leap that hit the blue shield after Sakura's substitution gave him another Ultimate point.

His Ultimate points were full, so next...

" · Destruction Shot!"

The instant the blue shield ended, before Sakura of the Hundred Healings could even cast a skill to catch him, she was instead sucked into the sky by Chibaku Tensei.

Blue shield into Ultimate—pure display of skill!

After taking the damage, Sakura of the Hundred Healings fell from the air, and Edo Nagato's first skill had already cooled down.

He went up, fired a cannon to lift her, continued with the second cannon, then used the King of Hell to grab her, and finally spent the remaining cannon to deal damage.

Alright, two more Ultimate points again.

That's right! Not only could he use his first skill to juggle her, but the blue shield he had used before casting his Ultimate had its cooldown refreshed again right after the Ultimate ended!

And looking at Sakura of the Hundred Healings getting beaten now, more than half her HP was already gone.

"What is Sakura even doing?"

In Konoha, Sasuke frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Sakura's performance.

But Naruto, also watching nearby, objected.

"Sakura couldn't do anything about it! Nagato's control is way too scary!"

"Hmph. She should've anticipated this earlier. Ending up like this—can she really blame anyone else?" Sasuke showed no mercy.

Four people from Team Seven—three made it into the Unlimited Class Tournament finals. Who was the remaining one?

Although Sakura had received personal instruction from Kuroda—along with the boost of her in-game nickname, Sakura of the Hundred Healings—it was obvious she still couldn't keep up with Team Seven's pace.

"Hey! Sasuke!" Naruto looked displeased.

"Shut up! You're the guy who lost in the second round of the finals!" Sasuke snapped back directly.

"Nani?! Didn't you lose in the third round too?"

"So what? Does that change the fact that you lost in the second round? I survived one round longer than you."

Facing Sasuke's results-based argument, Naruto was almost furious to death, yet had no way to refute it.

In the Unlimited Class Tournament finals, Naruto lost in the second round to Pain: Deva Path, while Sasuke lost in the third round to Itachi...

That's right—Itachi beat Sasuke!

Itachi had already received Sasuke's will. This younger brother whose life he had controlled actually possessed far greater capacity and vision than himself.

So before their true confrontation, on this Unlimited Class stage, Itachi had to go all out against Sasuke.

Nothing else—it was respect between equals!

Sasuke was strong, but Itachi's control was stronger. Sasuke accepted this result.

But that didn't mean he admitted defeat. He would climb out of the losers' bracket and fight all the way to the end!

From this perspective, although both Naruto and Sasuke fell into the losers' bracket, judging by results alone, Sasuke was indeed a step ahead.

...

At the information conference venue, Sakura finally realized the mistake she had made.

Edo Nagato's three cannons were powerful, but they had intervals, along with startup and recovery frames.

In that opening situation, if Sakura of the Hundred Healings had dodged Nagato's second cannon, before Edo Nagato aimed his third, a Cherry Blossom Dash might have let her seize the initiative.

Now trapped in Edo Nagato's blue shield rhythm, a pure taijutsu ninja—unless Nagato suddenly used the Rinne Rebirth Technique—Sakura had no chance of winning.

Still, she could struggle a little.

Bang! Bang!

Sakura of the Hundred Healings smashed the panda, and Edo Nagato smashed the panda as well, performing a mutual panda smash on the spot as a sign of respect.

Edo Nagato bringing the panda was within Sakura's expectations—why not bring an exclusive summon?

And then… there was no then.

With longer Super armor time, he could just stall it out—press first, counter with invincibility, then add a Super armor Secret Scroll for maximum forgiveness.

[The road to peace—I will see it through to the end…]

Perhaps Sakura of the Hundred Healings' extra struggle was just to take a look at Edo Nagato's Ultimate Scene.

Only then did the audience snap back to reality.

This couldn't even be called a battle—it was a slaughter, a trampling!

In just a few dozen seconds, they witnessed Edo Nagato's ultimate triple-cannon field pressure and opening, blue shield counter into Ultimate into laser cannon, the King of Hell staring you down in place, the Human Path soul grab with its baffling range judgment, and the panda's divine power with that extra second of Super armor...

In summary, this ninja was strong from head to toe!

Sakura put down her phone and suddenly felt a sense of relief. She found her own nervousness before coming to the information conference laughable.

She also felt her decision not to bring Katsuyu was wise—more healing just meant more time getting beaten, didn't it?

When Edo Nagato placed the King of Hell on the spot, she could only stare blankly. Should she go in or not?

If she went in, she'd get licked by the King of Hell's ridiculous range. If she didn't, his triple-cannon cooldown would refresh again.

The earlier Sakura of the Hundred Healings entered her awakened Hundred Healings state, the stronger she became—this was the consensus after everyone looked at her skill set.

Sakura thought so too, but unfortunately, as a dignified High-Class Recruitment A-rank ninja, Sakura of the Hundred Healings, she never managed to activate Hundred Healings mode before dying.

Everyone finally realized how serious the situation was.

...

The famous streamer Kamui Cannot Hide Tears went live today, watching the information conference while streaming.

The chat was flooded with comments. Regarding most people's concern about whether [Nagato · Edo Tensei] was too overpowered, Tobi showed utter disdain.

"Where's the imbalance? Isn't this normal strength? Just take one look and you know how to fight him."

"Can't you just dodge his three cannons first, bait out the King of Hell, and stop him from getting Ultimate points so he can't cast his Ultimate?"

"What? Panda has five seconds of Super armor? Tch! Don't you know to bring Dispel!"

"Just wait—once I log in, I'll teach you how to fight him!"

Under Tobi's confident, reasoned argument, many viewers thought about it and felt it made sense.

After all, Edo Nagato didn't have much mobility and lacked flexibility—he was more of a field-control turret ninja.

Thinking this way, many people regained confidence, feeling it was just Sakura's lack of skill. If it were them, they'd have Edo Nagato lying on the ground in no time!

Seeing the tide turn, Tobi nodded in satisfaction.

He had always looked down on the current mainstream duel arena ninjas and also had opinions about his own [Mysterious Masked Man] ninja design.

He felt strength shouldn't be limited to this level—there was clearly room to play creatively with the abilities.

He had a feeling that since ninjas were released in phases, it wasn't impossible for him to get another High-Class Recruitment ninja in the future.

Thinking of this, Tobi directly made a bold statement.

"No matter how strong the current ninjas are, it's all fake. Just watch—when my next ninja goes live, you'll know what real power is!"

"Ever heard this saying? Anyone's talent looks laughable compared to Tobi's!"

"I am the one who will dominate this game!"