[Furukawa Ryu]: Welcome to my group, old-timers. So… got a lot of questions running through your heads?
The moment that line was sent, the chat exploded.
[Senju Hashirama]: A group? What's that supposed to be? Wait… didn't I already die?
In the Pure Land, the First Hokage stared at the interface in his mind with a dumbfounded look.
[Uchiha Madara]: Never thought I'd be speaking again like this.
Madara was just as stunned. At first, he had actually thought someone had successfully revived him.
[Senju Tobirama]: This is…
[Uchiha Izuna]: How fascinating.
[Namikaze Minato]: Kushina? First Lord? Second Lord?
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Great-Grandfather?? Second Great-Grandfather??
[Hatake Sakumo]: I truly didn't expect to be able to speak with all of you like this…
[Hyuga Hizashi]: Damn… th-there are way too many legends here… I suddenly don't want to say anything…
…
[Senju Hashirama]: Madara? Why are you here too?
[Uchiha Madara]: Hmph. How should I know? And Hashirama, you still sound as dumb as ever.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Ahem. You two—
Ryu tried to say something, but the pair had already started chatting as if nobody else existed.
Unfortunately for him, he was destined to be ignored.
When those two got going, it was like the rest of the world simply vanished.
[Senju Hashirama]: Dumb or not, you still never beat me even once.
[Uchiha Madara]: What did you say?! You asking for a fight?!
The instant that topic came up, Madara's blood pressure shot through the roof.
[Senju Hashirama]: If you want to fight, then bring it on!
[Uchiha Madara]: Damn it… this place only lets us talk? We can't fight? How boring.
Even across life and death, everyone could feel Madara's disappointment.
[Senju Hashirama]: Madara, you're still as battle-crazy as ever…
At that point, Ryu felt his head starting to buzz.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Actually… you can fight here.
He wasn't making that up.
By now, he had already figured out a bit more about the system. This network really was ridiculously powerful.
That sentence finally got the two gods of war to notice him.
[Uchiha Madara]: What? Kid, talk. Where can we fight? I'm going to properly teach Hashirama a lesson!
[Senju Hashirama]: You say that now, but I'm not sure who'd be teaching whom.
[Uchiha Madara]: Hashirama! I'm coming!
[Senju Hashirama]: Madara!! Bring it on!
[Namikaze Minato]: Ahem… this is getting a little intense…
[Furukawa Ryu]: Why does this sound weird all of a sudden…?
[Senju Tobirama]: Big Brother, sometimes I seriously think you forget you even have a little brother.
[Uchiha Izuna]: Agreed. For once, Tobirama, I actually agree with you.
The corner of Ryu's eye twitched.
"Damn it…"
He really hadn't expected the chat to go this completely off the rails right from the start.
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has muted "Senju Hashirama" and "Uchiha Madara" for three minutes!]
"…What?!"
Hashirama and Madara were both stunned.
Hashirama scratched his head awkwardly.
Madara, on the other hand, looked ready to explode.
[Senju Tobirama]: Hahaha! Nicely done, kid! I was seriously about to lose my mind because of those two idiots!
[Namikaze Minato]: So the group leader's name is Furukawa Ryu? That's a pretty good name.
[Hyuga Hizashi]: Muting those two on your first day… that's savage…
"Heh."
Looking at the chat finally returning to normal, Ryu let out a cold little laugh.
If he didn't show some authority, these people were really going to treat this place like their personal playground.
When it was time to act like the group leader, he had to act like one.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Ahem. Quiet down, everyone. Listen carefully.
[Furukawa Ryu]: This is my turf. You all do as I say. Anyone who refuses to follow the group leader's orders will be punished.
"Damn brat! How dare he talk to me like that?! Acting all high and mighty right in front of me?"
Madara was furious.
"I really want to crush that kid… but I can't even fight in here. Damn it!"
Then, in his anger, Madara noticed a button tucked away in the corner—
Leave Group
Without hesitation, he hit it.
Sure, staying in the same place as Hashirama wasn't the worst thing in the world.
But being ordered around by some brat sitting above his head?
That was unbearable.
He, Uchiha Madara, had never suffered this kind of humiliation before.
[Ding! Group member "Uchiha Madara" has requested to leave the network. Approve?]
"…?!"
Ryu was startled by the sudden prompt.
He had gotten a little too carried away just now and had completely forgotten that leaving the group was even an option.
But after looking at it, he realized it was just a false alarm.
This network was amazing.
These people couldn't even leave without his approval.
[Rejected.]
[Furukawa Ryu]: Heh. Trying to leave without the group leader's permission? Stay put.
[Senju Tobirama]: Pfft—hahahaha! Madara, so you have days like this too? Bet you didn't see that coming. Go on, keep acting tough.
[Uchiha Izuna]: Hey, hey, Tobirama, that's a bit much.
[Senju Tobirama]: What? I just don't like your brother. No—forget that. I don't like any Uchiha.
[Uchiha Izuna]: What did you say? You want to fight?!
[Senju Tobirama]: Heh. A loser like you dares to talk big?
[Uchiha Izuna]: Bastard! Tobirama, I'm definitely going to beat your ass one day!
[…]
Looking at yet another pair of "fated rivals" suddenly taking over the chat and completely ignoring him as the group leader, Ryu's mouth twitched.
"…For fuck's sake."
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has muted "Senju Tobirama" and "Uchiha Izuna" for three minutes!]
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