Five streaks of blue light flashed—Hayashi Ren and his team appeared inside the fountain zone of the battle space.
[Welcome to the MOBA Battle Arena.]
Hearing the system prompt and seeing a landscape nearly identical to his previous life's League of Legends, Hayashi Ren couldn't help but chuckle.
"Man… this really does feel familiar."
He sighed inwardly, then instinctively moved to buy his starting items. But after checking all around the base… he froze.
There was no shopkeeper.
"What the hell?" Ren frowned and connected mentally with the match assistant.
Soon, he got his answer:
"Because this is only a beta test, item purchases are not available."
Ren muttered to himself, frustrated:
"If this happened back in my last life, the devs would've been torn apart by the community."
"What devs?"
Naruko looked over, confused. "What's a dog planner?"
Ren didn't get a chance to respond.
Suddenly—whoosh!
A flash of gold light burst nearby.
Everyone turned just in time to see Sasuko teleport a short distance forward.
"Whoa! So this is Flash? That's amazing!"
Her eyes lit up in pure excitement.
Ren was stunned.
He stared at her for a few seconds, completely speechless.
"What's wrong?" Sasuko raised a brow.
"...Nothing," Ren finally said, rubbing the back of his neck. "You go bot lane with Naruko. Let Hinata take mid."
He was already getting a headache.
She actually burned Flash at the start of the game? That's... veteran behavior, in the worst way.
"No need for that," Sasuko snorted. She flicked her black ponytail and walked straight toward mid lane without waiting for anyone else.
"Are you sure about that?" Ren called out, raising his voice slightly.
She didn't answer—just let out a cold "hmph."
And then… she ran face-first into the spawn crystal.
"Ugh—so the crystal actually has a physical hitbox? I can't pass through it?"
She backed up awkwardly and rerouted around it. "Whatever. Just sit back and watch me crush the other team!"
And with that, she nearly tripped over the inhibitor turret.
Luckily, her reflexes were sharp, and she jumped lightly over the base structure.
"If she doesn't end up getting stomped herself, I'll be impressed..." Ren sighed.
Turning to Shino, Naruko, and Hinata, he gave a few calm instructions:
"You guys head to your lanes. Play it safe, don't rush anything. No need to panic—if things get rough, just wait until I hit level six. I'll come support you."
"Got it!" Naruko and Hinata both answered in unison.
Shino nodded silently but firmly.
"Alright, let's move out."
Ren didn't waste any more time. He turned and headed straight for the Red Jungle's Tree Monster.
Meanwhile, the comment section in the MOBA space was buzzing:
[This kid seems sharp. Already has a strategy in mind so quickly?]
—ID: Tobirama Senju
[Pfft—Tobirama, I never thought you'd actually praise one of the juniors!]
—ID: Hashirama Senju
[Hmph. Still just a bunch of brats. Strategies don't matter in the face of absolute power.]
—ID: Madara Uchiha
[C'mon, don't be like that, Madara! That kid's still from the Leaf Village, isn't he?]
—ID: Hashirama Senju
[The Leaf Village? You mean that garbage organization Tobirama created? This is just another Uchiha-targeted conspiracy!]
—ID: Izuna Uchiha
[Most Uchiha are just naturally twisted.]
—ID: Tobirama Senju
[Tobirama, you wanna die again?]
[If I killed you once, I can kill you a second time.]
[You're a conniving bastard, Tobirama!]