Then Torifu said, "General Mifune and Kaito came here for a matter. Kaito was defeated by Yahiko and is now very eager to train, but he can't return to the Land of Iron anytime soon."
"So, the two of you will just have to train with him. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical combat experience, so I naturally agreed without hesitation. He should be arriving tomorrow afternoon."
The two of them, of course, recognized Kaito, having just fought him that afternoon.
Yahiko also quite respected Kaito's strength, and having such a training opponent was indeed beneficial.
At least it was much better than fighting Konan every day. Constantly sparring with only the two of them meant they knew each other's every move, offering little novelty and not much experience gain.
As for training with Minato, that wasn't training; it was getting beaten up.
Torifu had many puppets available for his two disciples to train with, but these puppets utilized special secret jutsu or Kekkei Genkai.
Given their current strength, even if Torifu suppressed the chakra output, they would still be instantly defeated.
So, Torifu never brought up the matter.
Although there were quite a few ninjas of the same age in the village, it seemed no one wanted to send their children to get thrashed.
Torifu felt quite helpless about this. Now that someone had finally arrived to solve the urgent problem, Torifu naturally wanted to offer some incentives.
Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid Kaito would run away.
"Alright, that's enough for today. If either of you wants to train, you can go to the training ground in the backyard. As the saying goes, 'sharpening your spear before battle, though it may not be fast, will still shine brightly' – it always helps a little."
"Understood, Master," they both said in unison.
Yahiko felt he had nothing left to train. He believed the most important thing now was to conserve his energy.
Tomorrow's battle with Konan was sure to be a prolonged war of attrition, and he had to be prepared.
After all, Konan had always relied on her ninjutsu advantage to engage in drawn-out fights, and Yahiko thought this time would be no different.
So, after the lecture, Yahiko went back to sleep.
Konan, however, went to the training ground in the backyard alone, seemingly for a final special training session, to "sharpen her spear" once more before the battle.
Minato and Kushina both wanted to watch but were stopped by Torifu, who told them not to disturb Konan.
Helpless, the two could only continue playing Naruto.
"Big Brother, aren't there any other games to play besides Naruto?"
Torifu was momentarily stunned. "Why do you ask that? Are you tired of the game?"
Minato scratched his head. "A little, I guess. The main thing is that the story ended. After Grandmaster became Hokage, there haven't been any other storylines. Now it's just the dueling arena every day, which is a bit boring."
Torifu pouted. "If you're bored, spend money on gacha pulls. Once you've spent enough, you won't be able to quit."
They had truly become spoiled. Before games existed, hadn't they all lived perfectly fine?
Minato and Kushina pursed their lips. "Alright, then, Big Brother, could you design a few more new characters? I have all the ninjas now, so I can't spend any more money..."
"This..." Torifu was about to say something else, but upon reflection, it had indeed been a long time since new characters were released.
"Easy enough. I'll release Mifune then. You're all tired of ninja characters, right? A samurai character would be perfect."
Mifune hadn't been released before, mainly because he was still young.
Now was the perfect time to release "Mifune [Youth]". As this idea appeared, another thought struck him.
The top three contestants of this arena competition could also be directly made into C-rank ninjas and added to the game. At 180 ryo each, they should be very popular.
Action is better than hesitation. Torifu immediately pulled out the Naruto Mobile Game controller from his ring and began operating it.
Minato and Kushina, beside him, fell silent again. Could samurai also be in Naruto?
And wouldn't Mifune-sama really charge him for this?
However, seeing their Big Brother enthusiastically creating, Minato had nothing more to say.
He quietly topped up his in-game currency, waiting to pull characters.
The night quickly passed, and at eight o'clock the next morning, all the spectators returned to the arena, ready to watch the final match.
A duel between the Hokage's two disciples — this was definitely a highly anticipated match.
Even villagers who had previously claimed to be indifferent to the arena competition were now clutching their televisions, ready to watch the finals.
Within half an hour, the entire arena was packed with people. Torifu and the other Kage had all taken their seats.
"Hokage-sama, congratulations in advance on your disciple winning the championship, hahaha," the Tsuchikage joked.
Torifu laughed as well. "Tsuchikage-sama, why don't you guess who will be today's champion?"
The Tsuchikage actually considered it seriously. "I think, Yahiko is a good kid. I'll cast my vote for him."
The Kazekage and Mifune, on the other hand, supported Konan and Yahiko, respectively.
Yahiko's votes were currently in the lead. Torifu offered no comment; either winner would be fine.
"By the way, Mifune-sama, my little brother mentioned last night that it's been a long time since Naruto Mobile released new characters. After much thought, I made you into a character. You don't mind, do you?"
"Eh?" Mifune was clearly very surprised to hear this. The Land of Iron now had electricity, so he naturally played Naruto.
But he never expected that one day, he too could become a character in it.
The Kazekage and Tsuchikage were also quite surprised, but this was a game made by the Hokage, after all. As long as the Hokage had no objections, they naturally had nothing to say.
All they needed to do was spend money.
"Can samurai also enter a ninja game?"
Torifu waved his hand. "Oh, listen to you. This game is called Naruto, but aren't there other Kage too? The game's setting is the entire ninja world, so samurai are naturally included."
With Torifu explaining it that way, Mifune immediately understood. "I see. I have no objections, Hokage-sama. Please proceed with the creation. I will definitely be spending money then, hahaha."
That was the line he was waiting for — everyone, spend your money!
"By the way, Hokage-sama, if you're making new characters, the Mizukage is a good candidate. He doesn't seem to be in the game either."
Of the current four Third Kage, only the Third Mizukage, Getsuji, had yet to be created. The others had all been introduced as characters long ago.
Torifu nodded upon hearing this. "It seems you're right. I'll call him this afternoon and ask if he agrees."
"Also, Kazekage-sama, I've made Sasori into a game character. You don't mind, do you? This is a small reward for the top three contestants; Yahiko and Konan also have them."
The Kazekage was stunned at first, then his face broke into a wide smile. "Of course, I don't mind. Feel free to make him."
This was indeed good news. Currently, all the characters in the game were influential Kage or powerful ninjas.
If Sasori entered the game, he would certainly become very famous.