After the appearance of world's command, the size restrictions on Yuto's buildings were also lifted, allowing him to freely adjust the size of his shop.
Therefore, Yuto, who was now wealthy, casually acquired several surrounding shops.
Since the area was relatively unpopular, with few residential homes and shops, the acquisition process went smoothly.
As a result, Yuto was able to clearly separate the area for players to socialize and battle from his workspace and resting area.
Although Legends of the Three Kingdoms was just a card game Yuto had casually created before the world's command appeared, he still designated a separate area for players to battle.
However, the mainstream players were still the mobile gamers. The current shop size was more than enough to accommodate most of Konoha's players, and even during peak hours, there was no longer a need to queue.
After the daily cleanup of the White Zetsu outside, Ninjas returned to the village in small groups during the evening.
Having completed their missions for the day, they came to Yuto's shop for a few rounds of intense gaming.
Thanks to Yuto, the area had attracted a large influx of customers after the shop's expansion, drawing in many food and beverage businesses.
For example, the Akimichi Clan's barbecue restaurant opened a chain next door...
Along with tri-colored dango shops and more.
The only regretful thing was that Teuchi's Ichiraku Ramen didn't move here.
Teuchi's excuse was that he couldn't manage two shops at once.
However, Yuto suspected it might be because Teuchi, the legendary Otsutsuki Teuchi, didn't want to give up his original shop. After all, it was a building that could withstand a Shinra Tensei.
Overall, although the arrival of the White Zetsu had caused some trouble for the Ninja World, the Ninjas could still live relatively comfortable lives.
The emergence of Naruto Mobile not only brought them a lot of fun, but also helped improve their strength to some extent.
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After finishing his work for the day, Yuto walked out of his office and into the shop, where he saw a group of players engrossed in battles.
Kakashi, who had just finished a match, noticed Yuto's arrival and casually greeted him.
"Good afternoon, Manager. By the way, when will the new Ninjas be released? I've already mastered all the old ones."
Kakashi's relaxed demeanor made it seem like he had forgotten about the previous invasion from another world, but this was just part of his unique personality.
Yuto smiled. There hadn't been any major events in the past few months, and no new Ninja had been released.
For casual players, this wasn't a big deal, as some were still struggling to master the more difficult Ninja. But for high-level players like Kakashi, it was starting to feel monotonous.
To this day, Kakashi remained the undisputed number 1 player in the game.
Yuto said, "Don't worry, the update later will release several new Ninjas at once, covering everything from C-Rank to S-Rank. There'll be enough to keep you busy for a while."
Kakashi had only asked casually, but he was pleasantly surprised to get the answer he wanted.
A look of joy appeared on Kakashi's face. Currently, he only had two major things he was looking forward to...or rather, hobbies.
One was the serialization of Icha-Icha Paradise, and the other was updates to the mobile game.
Since Jiraiya had been staying in the village for a long time and hadn't had a chance to go out for 'research,' the latest chapter of Icha-Icha Paradise had been stuck for months, leaving countless fans feeling disappointed.
But updates to the mobile game could bring joy to many more.
Kakashi eagerly asked, "So, Manager... can you give us a hint about which Ninja it is? Could it be those two visitors from another world a while back?"
In Kakashi's memory, aside from the White Zetsu, the only major event recently was the battle with those two otherworldly visitors who had fought him and Jiraiya.
Yuto shook his head, "No, those visitors won't be added as playable characters."
"Well... since the new characters will be released tomorrow morning, I guess it's fine to tell you now."
"The new character is Naruto. "
"Naruto?" Kakashi was surprised. "Why Naruto?"
Kakashi had asked Yuto before and knew that Yuto released Ninjas based on different forms or periods of a character.
For example, regular Jiraiya and Jiraiya [Sage Mode], regular Tsunade and Tsunade [Byakugou], and so on...
But Naruto? Kakashi couldn't figure it out.
'Although Naruto had made significant progress recently, there didn't seem to be any major changes.'
'Could it be because the game characters Naruto used had greatly improved his abilities?'
Kakashi couldn't help but wonder.
The game characters Naruto used were Jiraiya, Jiraiya [Sage Mode], and Uzumaki Naruto.
Naruto had absorbed the abilities of these game characters well. Since he used two Jiraiya characters, his Rasengan skills were now quite impressive, and he could even form the Rasengan without using shadow clones.
But out of habit, even though Naruto's Rasengan mastery is high enough, he still preferred to use shadow clones to help.
Moreover, Kakashi had also tested Naruto's strength, and it was far inferior to the current Sasuke with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
It can be said that he's only slightly stronger than Sakura.
'So why…'
Kakashi couldn't figure it out, so he changed the subject. "Since you said the characters range from C-Rank to S-Rank, who is the S-Rank Ninja?"
In Kakashi's mind, he couldn't think of any active Ninja who would qualify as S-Rank.
Yuto smiled but didn't answer directly. "Heh... won't you find out tomorrow? The new version will be updated at 6 a.m. sharp tomorrow, and you'll be able to experience it then."
After finishing his conversation with Kakashi, Yuto returned to his office and added the new version to the update list.
This new version, which is dedicated entirely to Naruto, was different from previous updates in how the Ninjas were released.
Since Yuto was releasing these characters with the entire Ninja World in mind, he didn't set any difficult barriers to obtaining them.
They weren't available for gold coins or direct purchase, but were instead obtained through an event.
The conditions for obtaining them in the event were also very simple… all players had to do was learn about Naruto's background story.
Just like the storylines in the previous story mode, Yuto had created animated cutscenes for each major version of Naruto that appeared in the main story.
Since Yuto now had unlimited resources, he didn't impose any restrictions on the length of these cutscenes, so they were more than enough to narrate Naruto's journey as a Ninja.
As for the order in which the characters could be obtained in the event, it followed a chronological timeline.
One-Tail Naruto, Shippuden Naruto, Four-Tails Naruto, Sage Mode Naruto, Nine-Tails Chakra Mode Naruto... and finally, Kurama Link Mode Naruto.
All of these characters were free rewards in the event. Players simply had to watch the animated cutscenes and learn about Naruto's journey to obtain them for free.