Minato's Team Makes a Grand Appearance, First Left 4 Dead Team Confirmed

"Wow, this is amazing! The Genjutsu Game is incredible!"

A boisterous, excited shout echoed through the venue. Nine-year-old Uchiha Obito's eyes sparkled, his entire body in a state of exhilaration.

Normally, such loud shouting in a public place would be annoying, but at that moment, no one paid Uchiha Obito any mind, because many, many people were yelling and cheering.

As the experience session began, the audience, guided by staff, entered the central venue in batches. They then queued up with their entry tickets to try out two Genjutsu Games.

Of course, due to the large number of people, a lottery system was used: only one in ten could experience it. Ten people at a time would put their tickets into a box, and the person whose ticket was drawn would get to play.

Furthermore, since most of those present were ordinary people, the game versions they experienced were also different. Both open games were weakened trial versions, meaning people could truly only get a taste of them.

After all…

The full version costs money, and it's already a huge favor for me to let you try it out—Uchiha Qi's Quote.jpg.

Uchiha Obito's excited shouting was because he had just tried out Fruit Ninja. Although he was "beaten up" by the fruits, the extremely realistic experience was unprecedented for him.

Then, Uchiha Obito excitedly ran up to a girl his age, also nine, with purple square markings on her face, and shouted excitedly, "Rin, it's truly amazing! The Genjutsu Game is truly amazing! It's such a shame the organizers wouldn't let me give you my turn. But it's alright, I heard these games are already available for purchase. Rin, we absolutely have to buy the full version of the Genjutsu Game!"

Looking at Uchiha Obito's excited expression, the adorable girl named Nohara Rin smiled and nodded, her eyes also filled with anticipation.

After all, not long ago, Minato Namikaze had live-streamed the charm of the Genjutsu Game in front of thousands of people, officially confirming his title of "Yellow Flash" with his mastery.

Now, even though she hadn't been chosen in the lottery, her friend Uchiha Obito had!

Her friend's excited reaction after the experience was like a feather, tickling her curiosity and anticipation.

Then, Nohara Rin turned and looked at the silver-haired boy standing next to her, wearing a black mask that only revealed his eyes, and said, "Actually, we could also try to get a chance to experience the new game this afternoon. I heard that unannounced new game is a brand-new work being developed by the creator of the Genjutsu Game."

"Although it's not fully developed yet, it's just a trial version, but if four people can enter the game together, plus Minato-sensei, we'd have exactly four people."

For Uchiha Obito, who had understood the path of a simp at a young age, his goddess's words were like a sacred decree. He immediately nodded eagerly, expressing his super excitement.

However, the cool silver-haired boy, Hatake Kakashi, said in a cold voice, "Don't even dream about it. Minato-sensei may be our squad leader, and he's also Konoha's Elite Jonin, and now he's become a celebrity across all of Konoha directly from that press conference. How could such a Minato-sensei play games with us?"

This classic splash of cold water instantly cooled the heated atmosphere.

Uchiha Obito immediately flared up, angrily looking at his good friend Hatake Kakashi: "Kakashi, you bastard, what do you mean? Are you saying we're not worthy of clearing the Genjutsu Game with Minato-sensei?"

Hatake Kakashi glanced at Uchiha Obito with his dead-fish eyes: "It seems you, the dead last, still have some self-awareness."

Uchiha Obito became even angrier, immediately arguing with Hatake Kakashi and looking ready to fight, while Hatake Kakashi simply maintained his aloof demeanor, constantly mocking Uchiha Obito with his cold, venomous tongue, fully displaying the characteristics of an elementary school argument.

Nohara Rin, caught between the two, had long since grown accustomed to this situation and quickly played the role of mediator, constantly calming them down.

Observing this scene from the backstage window, Uchiha Qi said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, is that your team?"

Minato Namikaze had a bright smile: "Yes, those three little ones. Besides Nohara Rin, you know the other two, don't you, Qi?"

Uchiha Qi nodded: "Uchiha Obito, that child is quite an oddball among the Uchiha Clan. He was initially assessed as having insufficient ninja talent and was going to be assigned to another profession."

"But he directly used me as an example, saying, 'If Senior Qi can be a ninja, then I definitely can too,' and then he went to the Ninja Academy."

"And the white-haired one is Hatake Kakashi, Konoha's White Fang's son. He's a top-tier genius ninja like you, graduated at 5, and became a Chunin at 6. So, I completely don't understand why such a ninja would be teamed up with two students who just graduated from the Ninja Academy."

The conversation had veered into a full-blown rant because Nohara Rin and Uchiha Obito had both just graduated and had been assigned to Minato Namikaze's team, forming Minato's Team, just a few days prior.

Of course, as a transmigrator, Uchiha Qi wasn't as oblivious as he appeared, but that didn't stop him from complaining about it.

Minato Namikaze explained, "This was deliberately arranged by the Third Hokage. Kakashi is indeed a genius, but he completely treats himself as a tool, and his teammates as mere tools as well."

"If this continues, Kakashi will become a very strong ninja in the future, but he will also become a cold, emotionless person. The Third Hokage doesn't want Kakashi to become like that, and neither would Sakumo-senpai."

"So, the Third Hokage hoped I could help Kakashi. Obito and Rin had a good relationship with him even when Kakashi was still in the Ninja Academy, and Kakashi kept in touch with them even after graduating early. So, it was simply decided to form the current Minato's Team after they graduated."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Qi raised an eyebrow, a playful expression on his face.

So much trouble just to prevent Konoha's White Fang's son from becoming an emotionless tool, yet the reason White Fang committed suicide back then was precisely the human vs. tool dilemma.

Is the Third Hokage doing this now to make up for that regret? Or is it crocodile tears?

Well, don't blame Uchiha Qi for having malicious suspicions about Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, in the eyes of Konoha F4, he's the 'inherently evil Uchiha'.

Of course, these were Uchiha Qi's inner thoughts; he wouldn't be foolish enough to say them out loud. For now, he was more concerned about his game, as it would affect his future cheat-like existence.

So, the man's eyes darted around, and he said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, the new game I developed will be open for trials this afternoon, in a 4-person team format. Your Minato's Team happens to have four people, and you've just taken those kids on, so your synergy and teamwork aren't quite there yet."

"Why don't you take them into the game this afternoon? It could help cultivate the camaraderie you're just starting to build."

Hearing this, Minato Namikaze rubbed his chin, then smiled: "That sounds great. I'll leave the slots this afternoon to you then."

And so, the first four-person team to play the Ninja World version of Left 4 Dead was confirmed.

At the same time, Uchiha Qi received a System notification that the mission was complete.