“Look, Minato, why is this game console so big? Siguoyi!!!”

Seeing the huge Super Mario arcade machine in front of her, Kushina could no longer suppress her excitement.

She simply grabbed Minato’s sleeve and moved forward, coming behind the onlookers, standing on tiptoes to get a full view of the game console.

Seeing this, Minato also smiled and agreed:
“Hideki always brings us surprises.”

However, compared to Kushina’s paramecium logic that bigger means better, Minato saw more wonderful things about this arcade machine.

For example, in addition to the side of this arcade facing the players in the store, the inner wall is also made of large pieces of glass, so you can directly see the scenery of the street outside the store.

This also means that not only the customers in the store, but also the villagers passing by outside can clearly see the interesting game scenes in the arcade.

Coupled with the scene of children playing happily in the store, it is hard to resist going into the store to find out what is going on.

Is there any other way of promotion that could be more effective than this?
Naturally, this giant arcade machine also attracted countless customers to line up, and the long queues even stretched outside the store.

So after Kushina failed to wink at Hideki several times to get him to open a VIP channel, she had no choice but to pout and walk away reluctantly, deciding to play other games to satisfy her craving first.

At Hideki’s strong recommendation, the four of them came to another arcade area, where there were game consoles the size of mahjong tables.

“This arcade game is called Snake, and the gameplay is like this, like this, like this…”

Hideki briefly introduced how to play this arcade machine.

To be honest, compared to the playability of Super Mario that can be seen with the naked eye, the game Snake seems a bit unremarkable.

In fact, in the previous closed beta test feedback from children, Snake was rated near the bottom.

The difficulty of this game lies largely in the fact that the movement speed of the snake controlled by the player increases with its own length, making it difficult to control.

For a little ninja whose reaction speed far exceeds that of an ordinary person, the game becomes challenging only in the later stages when the snake’s speed becomes too fast for the naked eye to see. The early experience is quite boring.

Although this boring period can be shortened by increasing the difficulty of the game, this is equivalent to sacrificing the gaming experience of ordinary villagers.

As it was difficult to satisfy everyone, Hideki simply came up with an interesting solution.

That is to add a battle system to turn this game from a single-player game into a multiplayer game.

According to Hideki’s experience, with the variable of the opponent, no matter how monotonous the game is, it will become complex and interesting.

And as the opponent changes, the experience of each game will be different.

Of course, in order to reduce the situation where ninjas completely crush ordinary people, he also added a ladder system, using a gentle slope to distinguish ordinary people from ninjas, so that everyone can have fun.

Judging from the fact that both adults and children were having fun, his improvement was obviously successful.

After listening to Hideki’s introduction, Minato and the others also became quite interested in this game.

So at Kushina’s urging, everyone gathered around a game table, picked up the controllers, and a jonin-level Snake battle officially began.

The battle had just begun. Everyone was controlling small snakes of different colors and no longer than a palm to wander around a one-meter square map, devouring the randomly appearing light balls.

Since everyone has quick reactions and precise operations, they can always eat the light ball through the shortest path, and it is basically impossible to make any mistakes at the beginning.

Therefore, once the ball of light appears, everyone can instantly tell who can reach the location of the ball of light the fastest. There will be no unnecessary fighting and the battle will be temporarily calm.

But the good times didn’t last long. When the little snakes grew to a meter long, the situation gradually changed…

Kushina, who had been making unknown noises while controlling the little red snake to run around happily, suddenly felt that the space for the little snake to move forward was becoming increasingly narrow…

She took a step back and was surprised to find that the corner of the map had been divided up and occupied by the other three people. They used the snake’s body as a wall to create a territory that only they could enter and exit.

Once the ball of light appears in their territory, it is equivalent to being in their pockets, and they have no chance at all.

Moreover, their bodies are still spreading towards the central hinterland, constantly squeezing the living space of the little red snake.

It was then that Kushina realized that she might have played the game wrong…

It turns out that this is not just a game that tests reaction and operation. The variable of the opponent makes the game more strategic.

The key to victory is how to control the snake’s walking trajectory, use its body to occupy as much territory as possible on the map, and isolate it from external enemies.

Seeing that her little snake was at a dead end and about to perish, Kushina suddenly threw the handle away, rolled her eyes, and said as if she had suddenly thought of something:
“Oh no! It’s my turn to compete in the Puppet Beast Contest soon. I have to get ready. I’ll let you win this time.”

After saying that, Kushina waved her hand and walked away, leaving the three of them speechless.

This little girl is still a long way from competing.

Hideki complained in his mind, but didn’t take it too seriously.

Because with the demise of the little red snake, the game has entered a white-hot stage.

The three of them couldn’t help but look at each other, with competitive sparks flashing in their eyes.

Fugaku with evil eyes, Minato Namikaze with yellow flash, Hideki Kimura with shadow spider.

We are all the best of the younger generation, so it is natural for us to compete with each other.

A real duel with real weapons is difficult to achieve, so it’s just right to be able to practice a little bit in this game.

As a result, there was a turbulent situation on the small game table.

Three long snakes surrounded the central hinterland and began a fierce battle.

They fought each other, sometimes it was a three-way fight, sometimes it was two against one, and it was difficult to tell the winner.

Various dazzling operations and skills are constantly developed and displayed by them, and the tactics of mutual game are constantly born and even iterated in repeated confrontations.

Many guests who passed by were stunned when they saw this extraordinary duel between masters and stopped to watch.

They originally thought that the game was quite simple, but now they realized that they didn’t know how to play it at all.

As time went by, the situation became clearer.

A mere Snake game obviously cannot reach the operational limit of three people.

Under this premise, victory or defeat depends largely on strategy.

Compared with the other two, Fugaku was more steady and cautious, and he built his territory into an impenetrable one from the middle game.

Although this made his little snake too bulky and difficult to fight against the two in the external competition.

But this allows him to watch the fire from the other side of the river, saving a lot of energy on intrigue, and then he can come out and reap the fruits after the two people decide the winner.

In comparison, Minato’s style of play is much more radical.

His little yellow snake was really like a yellow flash of light, constantly moving in and out of the enemy’s position, never missing any opportunity to snatch the ball of light.

With the snake’s current speed being so fast that it is difficult to see with the naked eye, even if an ordinary ninja dared to do this, he would have probably destroyed himself long ago.

Only Minato, whose reaction speed is extraordinary, would dare to do so.

Fortunately, Hideki on the defensive side was not much worse.

Even without using brainstorming techniques, the brain power he had trained over the years was enough for him to anticipate the enemy’s moves. He repeatedly blocked Watergate’s surprise attacks in advance and even attacked Watergate’s position from time to time.

More than a minute passed.

At this time, the bodies of the three snakes have occupied most of the map. Even if the three people have superb skills, it is difficult to display them. They can only start to defend their positions. In order to avoid this kind of garbage time, Xiushu has already made a plan.

In addition to waiting for the opponent to self-destruct, the player who first swallows 100 light balls can also win the game.

According to the current situation, Fugaku, who was originally waiting for a good opportunity, lost the chance of winning.

Because it was just a small game, he just smiled bitterly, but he didn’t know that this situation happened to be a portrayal of his future in another time and space.

The aggressive Minato reaped high rewards from high risks and occupied the largest territory.

The larger the territory, the more light balls will appear in it.

So even though the ball of light he ate now was almost the same as Hideki’s, according to the current situation, he would probably be able to achieve the final victory.

To most people, the winner has already been decided.

But surprisingly, after dozens of seconds, the final winner was Hideki.

Because most of the last dozen or so light balls that appeared actually appeared in Hideki’s territory.

Moreover, several of them happened to appear in the small area where he had sneaked into Watergate’s territory, which was equivalent to cutting off Watergate’s beard.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Could it be that this guy couldn’t afford to play and was secretly cheating?

Many onlookers subconsciously had similar thoughts.

Fugaku felt that Hideki would not do this, so he comforted Minato:

“Minato jonin, it seems like your luck is not very good.”

“Luck?”

Minato couldn’t help but mutter to himself, then shook his head and laughed it off.

After the audience dispersed, he looked at Hideki and said:

“In the several encounters just now, Xiushu, you didn’t choose the middle route where you could adapt to the situation. Instead, you went straight to the corner. As a result, the light ball happened to appear nearby…”

“Is there something mysterious about this?”

“As expected of Minato, you noticed this.”

Hideki gave a sly smile.

“To be honest, I did play a little trick.”

“Simply put, true randomness is hard to achieve on an arcade machine.”

“So I used a trick. Every time I fight, I will choose a random number table from tens of thousands of random numbers and control the position of the light ball according to the number on it.”

“So as long as we find out which random number table is used in this game, it will be obvious where the light ball will appear next.”

After listening to Hideki’s explanation, Minato and Fugaku couldn’t help but open their mouths slightly, looked at each other and were slightly speechless:
Hideki, are you sure you are not in Versailles?
Even if this was known in advance, who would be able to memorize so many random number tables, find them in such an intense game, and then arrange the game according to them?

When they thought about the amount of calculations involved, their scalps tingled.

Even though they knew that Hideki was cheating, they really had no intention of blaming him.

Moreover, compared to Minato, who was already used to it, Fugaku was actually more shocked and moved.

In his opinion, whether it is Minato’s instant reaction and insight, or Hideki’s multi-threaded thinking ability, they have already surpassed the scope of ordinary ninja abilities, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are bloodline limits.

Originally, Fugaku possessed the top bloodline limit in the ninja world. Although he admired the two people who came from commoner backgrounds, he did not think that he was inferior to them in any way.

However, after a short game of Snake, his thoughts had to be questioned.

As a genius, can I really be a match for these two monsters?

——Fortunately, I am not an enemy of these two people and my relationship with them is pretty good.

After thinking this subconsciously in his mind, Fugaku immediately felt a little ashamed of this sense of security, and at the same time, he felt a little more confident.

Minato is the future Hokage, and Hideki’s position in Konoha is becoming increasingly important.

They are not only capable, but also have a bright future.

If they work together with the two of them, then the future of the Uchiha clan and Konoha’s common prosperity may no longer be just a fantasy.

As long as I can realize this dream, what does my little self-esteem matter?

Hideki naturally had no idea of ​​Fugaku’s mental state, so he took the two of them to try out a number of games.

After he stopped playing dirty, the three people, each with their own strengths, basically won and lost against each other, and it was hard to tell who was better, and they all had some respect for each other.

The only pity was that the angry slug area had been occupied by crazy girls, and the three grown men were too embarrassed to squeeze in, so they had to give up.

At that time, there was a figure with long red hair in the group of girls who was shouting, but the three decided to ignore it tactically.

What makes Hideki frustrated is that the girls are more interested in the claw machine next to it than the game table he carefully built.

Inside are various cute slug dolls.

Of course, they were not made of chakra, but were woven from low-level chakra conducting materials that Hideki found in the forest.

As long as chakra is injected, the doll’s body will become transparent and emit a faint blue light, just like the one in the arcade machine.

Such a cute and interesting doll naturally arouses strong pursuit among girls.

Even though many of the ninjas were highly skilled at grabbing dolls, the overall profit still allowed the toy store to make a ton of money.

This made Xiushu sigh again, as expected, Shuangma was not lying to me, it is easiest to make money from children and girls.

After playing all the arcade machines, the three of them left the store and went to the square to watch the Puppetmon competition.

The preliminary round happened to be coming to an end at this time.

In the last game, Akai, who was wearing a Bungee-kun doll costume, was too excited and accidentally crushed the handle, thus losing his qualification to compete.

His opponent Ebisu also won easily and qualified for the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Then, under the control of the store clerk, the draw for tomorrow’s quarterfinals began on the big screen.

When they saw Kushina was also among them, with a rather smug expression on her face, Minato and Hideki looked at each other in surprise.

Especially Hideki, he was even more confused.

You should know that for the sake of entertainment, this Puppet Beast Competition has added a rule to limit the amount of chakra conduction in the handle.

Kushina, who cannot crush children with her huge chakra, should not be able to defeat the students who have studied hard for a year.

Is it that her luck is too good, or is there some killer trick she is hiding?
Although Hideki was somewhat curious, he did not delve into it further.

Anyway, everything will be revealed when the final match starts tomorrow. (End of this chapter)