Konoha, upstream on the Naka River.
[ Ding! Promoted to Genin. Unlocked [Ninja Recruitment] and [Long-Term Missions]. Obtained 10 C-Rank Ninja Fragments [Senju Tobirama (Young)] and Secret Scroll [Chakra].]
"...?"
When I made that question mark, it wasn't because I had a problem. You were the problem.
Uchiha Jun, a black-haired boy with the black-and-red Uchiha Clan crest on his shoulder, stared silently at the white-haired, red-eyed boy displayed on the panel before him.
He'd originally thought that the mobile game that had crossed over with him would give him Team Seven at the start. He'd even picked out a place to test them. Who could've guessed it would give him a young Tobirama Senju instead!
"Talk about a raw deal. I'm about to head to the battlefield as cannon fodder, and I thought I'd at least have Sasuke's most expensive One-Tomoe Sharingan in the whole Shinobi World to back me up. Who knew I'd get an evil little Senju brat instead! Is this game trying to make me a god of the Uchiha-Senju civil war?"
Though he grumbled, Uchiha Jun still opened Tobirama Senju's character panel.
[Current Character: Senju Tobirama (Young)] [Quality: C-Rank Ninja (Genin) (10/10) — Recruitable] [Traits: Senju Bloodline, Calm Mind, Water Nature Chakra] [Skills: Water Style: Water Wave, Body Flicker Technique, Senju-style Swordsmanship, Water Formation Wall, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Sensory Ninjutsu, Multiple Explosive Tags Jutsu (Ultimate)]
Recruit!
The instant he recruited Senju Tobirama (Young), a violent surge of Water Release Chakra suddenly flooded Uchiha Jun's body. The Senju Clan's immense reserves of chakra coursed through Jun's chakra network like a raging flood!
After taking a moment to adjust,
Uchiha Jun found that his chakra reserves, which had been those of an ordinary Genin, had surged to the level of an Elite Chunin!
A whole series of memories about ninjutsu and swordsmanship had appeared in his mind, too!
"My God, Second Hokage! You're unstoppable!"
Feeling the Water Release Ninjutsu, the sharp swordsmanship, and the massive chakra reserves, all of Uchiha Jun's misgivings vanished!
At the Genin level, most people had only enough chakra to perform one jutsu. So Genin usually saved their jutsu for a trump card.
That had given Jun, who'd spent his previous life playing a mobile game where he always used his ultimate as soon as it was ready, tapped his skills whenever the chakra icon lit up, and automatically unleashed his ultimate halfway through a match,
a real headache. Uchiha Jun had never known the first thing about technique.
That was why he'd always been at the bottom of his class at the Ninja Academy.
But things were different now. With the Senju Bloodline boosting his chakra reserves, Uchiha Jun was sure he was invincible among the Genin!
"What insane chakra reserves. He's almost got as much as one Kakashi! As expected of the Second Hokage!"
Feeling the surging chakra within him, Uchiha Jun marveled.
But when he thought about how he'd soon be facing the Third Shinobi World War, he couldn't help feeling both happy and miserable.
"Ugh, life goes on. I'd better check out this season's S-Rank and A-Rank recruits first."
"Come to think of it, they assigned me a squad leader today, too. I should check who it is first."
Just as Uchiha Jun was about to check the featured recruits in his Golden Finger, he suddenly remembered the letter the ninja cat had brought that morning. It contained the name of the Jonin leading his upcoming ninja squad.
He decided to find out who his future squad leader was first.
He took out the letter and read it. It was hard not to laugh.
"Tsk. One Chunin and three Genin. We're absolutely cannon fodder. I thought being an Uchiha might come with some perks. At the very least, I figured they'd assign us a special Jonin as our squad leader."
"The Uchiha Clan really does show signs of 'national decline.'"
Uchiha Jun put away the letter and sighed.
His performance in the Genin exams had been pretty bad. He'd ranked near the bottom.
He was practically famous for it in the Uchiha Clan.
Getting assigned to a Chunin hadn't come as a surprise.
"Better to rely on myself than other people. I should check out the featured recruits."
"Hopefully, it's Lord Madara. If not, the Ten-Tails Obito wouldn't be bad either."
With that, Uchiha Jun opened the featured recruit screen. Just like that potato mobile game from his previous life, the S-Rank and A-Rank recruits had to be assembled from fragments drawn with [Ninja World Recruitment Scrolls].
The drop rate for S-Rank fragments was 5%, for A-Rank fragments 8%, for B-Rank fragments 25%, and for C-Rank fragments 62%.
As for how many fragments it took to recruit them, S-Rank required 100 and A-Rank required 40. It was worth mentioning that—
there was no guarantee!
As for how to get [Ninja World Recruitment Scrolls], after some experimenting, Uchiha Jun had figured out that each ten-pull cost 6,480,000 ryo.
That's right. Even Asuma Sarutobi, son of the Third, would only have enough for fifty or sixty pulls!
"What a rip-off! It's bad enough that it's expensive, but there's not even a guarantee!"
Still grumbling, Uchiha Jun entered the [Ninja Recruitment] banner.
A moment later, a deep, middle-aged voice rang out, followed by the sound of space warping!
[It's finally beginning!]
[Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!]
[Go!]
The first thing to appear before his eyes was a CG animation.
Space warped in the void, and a ninja wearing a white Tomoe mask appeared on the battlefield with a group of Jinchuriki around him!
As the camera pulled back, the Jinchuriki sprang into action one after another. Obito Uchiha formed Hand Seals, chakra condensing around him like a solid mass!
"Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"
"Ghh—!"
The next moment, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path burst from the ground, clutching its head with both hands and howling in agony! A sandstorm swept across the sky!
At the same time, the Jinchuriki who'd leaped out earlier all revealed their Tailed Beast forms!
The Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails—all six colossal beasts appeared!
The camera rapidly zoomed in. Obito Uchiha swung his Gunbai, his gaze imperious as he pointed ahead. Behind him, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path roared at the sky, and an indescribable sense of oppression swept over them!
"Holy crap! That's so sick!"
Seeing that the S-Rank recruit was the White Mask, Uchiha Jun's face lit up with delight. The White Mask might not have been the strongest character in the banner, but he definitely wasn't the weakest!
The one who could dish out the most damage, and the one who could counter the most characters.
"Then who's the A-Rank? Impure World Reincarnation Deidara?"
After exiting the CG animation, Uchiha Jun opened this season's A-Rank banner, guessing who it might be.
A moment later, accompanied by a ridiculously flashy guitar riff, a hawk appeared before him.
[Ghh—!]
[Amaterasu!]
"The peace Itachi sacrificed himself for—I'll destroy it!"
"Gah! Purple Susanoo!"
"Hell yeah!"
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, his eyes bleeding as he stood protected by the purple Susanoo, Uchiha Jun couldn't help letting out an excited howl.
For a berserker-type ninja like this, Uchiha Jun couldn't think of a better pairing than [Chakra]!
But what was done was done. At this point, if he wanted to survive the coming Shinobi World War, he could only start pulling!
"Let's pull! I hope all the ryo I got from selling everything I own will be enough to get me a whole character!"
Uchiha Jun took a deep breath, then used the six and a half million ryo he'd raised by selling everything he owned for a ten-pull!