For the upcoming version update announcement, Yuto had given it considerable thought.
Among the new characters, the next batch to be released, Orochimaru [Indestructible], Tsunade [Byakugou], and Jiraiya [Sage Mode], would, along with the future additions of Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei] and Senju Tobirama [Edo Tensei], form the core ecosystem of the ranked matches.
Orochimaru [Indestructible] was given to players as a free skin for Orochimaru in the original Motou Village.
But here, Yuto decided to make it a standalone character.
When it came to building the current ranked match ecosystem, if Yuto were to directly release Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei] and Senju Tobirama [Edo Tensei...
There was no doubt that these two characters would be so overpowered that no current Ninja could counter them.
However, if he added Orochimaru [Indestructible], Tsunade [Byakugou], and Jiraiya [Sage Mode] alongside them, things would be different.
Tsunade [Byakugou] and Orochimaru [Indestructible] were both well-designed characters with no obvious weaknesses, making them suitable to counter Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei] and Senju Tobirama [Edo Tensei without too much trouble.
Even Jiraiya [Sage Mode], an older character, was still strong and well-crafted Ninja.
Among the four S-Rank Ninjas already released, Tsunade was the strongest, thanks to Yuto's deliberate buffs to her stats and mechanics.
Orochimaru and Hiruzen were roughly equal in strength, each with clear strengths and weaknesses.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, was the most versatile, with strong pressure tools, counters, and a fast, high-damage ultimate...
This way, while it was still clear that Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei] and Senju Tobirama [Edo Tensei] would be slightly stronger, it wasn't a problem.
Setting aside Yuto's balancing considerations...
There was also the lore to consider! After all, this is the Ninja World, and more specifically, Konoha!
If anyone in Konoha dared to speak ill of the First or Second Hokage, they would immediately be rebuked: "Don't disrespect our Hokage!"
So... no problem there!
As for the Secret Scrolls.
Lightning Strike was a powerful opener, Earthshock was great for close-range initiations or countering single-hit skills, was versatile, offering both initiation and counter potential, along with a speed boost and slight pull effect against Indomitable Spirit.
Without a doubt... among the Secret Scrolls, Indomitable Spirit was absolutely overpowered.
Yuto had initially considered using Wooden Spikes to counter it, but then realized that Wooden Spikes couldn't maintain a grab for the full duration of a max-level Indomitable Spirit.
But if the Secret Scroll System was just being introduced, how would there be max-level techniques? Yuto suddenly realized he hadn't even created the Secret Scrolls dungeons yet.
If the Secret Scroll System were to be launched, how should it be set up to be fair?
Yuto checked his backend balance and found that his current money had already reached over 14 million ryo.
But his resource points were only at 160,000.
If it weren't for today's version update…
He probably would have been left with only 30,000 to 40,000 resource points.
'Or maybe... I should remove the Secret Scrolls acquisition system and set the initial level of Secret Scrollsto 15?'
'No, why even set levels? Just release them as-is.'
Without a Secret Scroll acquisition system, they could be treated like 'Summoner Spells' in MOBA games in his previous life, equipped directly when selecting a character.
However, considering that most Ninjas were still older ones with outdated mechanics…
And the difficulty of obtaining Indomitable Spirit had been removed.
So, Yuto quietly added a note next to 'Indomitable Spirit'.
(Duration reduced to 3 seconds, cooldown shortened)
This way, Wooden Spikes would be even more effective against Indomitable Spirit.
In fact, Yuto had initially considered releasing Dispel as one of the first Secret Scrolls.
But after some thought, he decided to use Wooden Spikes as a precursor to the release of Senju Hashirama [Edo Tensei.
As for the Summoning system, Yuto positioned it similarly to the Secret Scroll System. He also removed the acquisition method and making it free for all!
Yuto smiled. In his game now, only Ninja acquisition had any barriers.
'I am surprisingly conscientious!'
After reflecting on this, Yuto went to inspect the first and second floors.
Since the shop's expansion, not only had the area increased significantly... but it now had an additional floor.
Yuto and his employees now lived on the third floor.
It turned out that Dosu's presence had indeed brought more customers to the shop.
Yuto even noticed many new faces... people who had heard about Dosu and came specifically to visit the shop.
In the expanded shop... the second floor functioned similarly to the first, but it now alleviated some of the customer flow pressure.
Although there were more customers, the space was also more open.
However, looking around, most of these customers were Ninja, with very few ordinary civilians.
The gap between the number of Ninja and Civilians in Konoha was quite large.
Yuto pondered for a moment. If he wanted to continue expanding the player base in the future...
Civilians would be the majority, but the Ninja community could bring higher profits.
So Yuto had initially targeted the Ninja community.
Although the game and phones were still in the early stages of development, it was time to start planning how to introduce phones to the general public...
After inspecting the floors and finding no issues, Yuto returned upstairs.
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At this moment, Danzo stared expressionlessly at the game's update content.
There was no new storyline, just new Ninjas.
After spending money to unlock Hiruzen, he gave the character a try.
'Although the two ordinary skills didn't fully capture Hiruzen's mastery of all Five Nature Transformations, overall, these were indeed skills Hiruzen frequently used.'
Then, Danzo clicked on Hiruzen's ultimate Jutsu.
A faint, indistinct figure appeared behind Hiruzen.
This technique was called - Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
Danzō was somewhat incredulous. After activating the ultimate again, he finally saw it clearly.
However, at this time, Danzo narrowed his eye slightly, remaining silent for a long time.
Until someone arrived...
"You're finally here."
Danzo said calmly without any emotion in his voice.
Under the flickering candlelight, a figure slowly emerged.
Orochimaru wore a smile on his face, his voice hoarse as he said, "I initially thought you were the one who betrayed my plan, but that's all in the past now... However, the reason behind it, you must have already figured out, right?"
Danzo snorted coldly. "Orochimaru, you're too slow. Long before your plan was executed, the entire village already knew about it."
Orochimaru, unbothered, replied with interest, "Oh? Is that so?"
"Go take a walk around Konoha, and you'll understand why."
"Very well, then I won't keep you any longer."
After this brief exchange, Orochimaru, accompanied by Kabuto, actually began strolling through Konoha.