After reaching the Anbu rank, Kakashi realized that climbing any higher in ranked matches was nearly impossible.
The main reason was that most of the people who had climbed up to this rank had already farmed points off him.
Currently, there were only two Jonin-ranked players: Tenzo and Elephant.
For everyone else, even if they wanted to climb higher, it wasn't possible because they didn't have enough Ninjas.
This was something Yuto had recently changed.
And even if there were no restrictions on the number of Ninjas, there weren't enough people to farm points with, as lowest-ranked Anbu's member was still struggling at the Academy Student rank.
That person had the lowest ID number, with a win rate of zero, and had even lost points to Sasuke once. It was pretty rough.
But when Kakashi checked his own points...
Including the rewards for reaching Jonin and Anbu ranks, as well as the cumulative ten-win bonus, he only had 25 points.
Forget the 'book' items, he couldn't even afford the 'pill' items!
Just as Kakashi was feeling a bit helpless, he suddenly heard someone calling out to him.
"Kakashi-senpai, your student is looking for you. "
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Yuto, who was busy tweaking Ninja's skills and adjusting stats in the shop, naturally noticed the point changes among the new users like Kakashi.
In the last update, Yuto had adjusted the ranked match restrictions.
Previously, the restriction was 'you need five Ninjas to unlock ranked matches,' but now it was 'you need five Ninjas to unlock Jonin-ranked matches.'
This was because Jonin rank introduced a ban system.
If you didn't have enough Ninjas, you might not even be able to play.
Now seeing Kakashi and the others 'farming points in good faith,' Yuto wasn't upset.
He had carefully thought through this points system he designed.
Although each season would have top players reaching Kage or Super Kage rank, earning a lot of points, and they can easily exchange for more valuable items, Yuto didn't take it to heart.
After all, most players' skill levels, even though the current players were mostly Ninjas, there were still gaps between them.
Once the player base was properly segmented, the average player, after getting somewhat proficient at the game, would likely settle around Jonin rank.
Playing normally, it would take about two months to save up for a 'book' item.
For 'grinding addicts,' one month would be enough.
Moreover, those veteran players who had mastered the game, even if their actual skill wasn't that high, could still climb the ranks by 'crushing newbies' in lower ranks.
The key was, as long as new players kept pouring in, Yuto didn't have to worry about running out of resources.
In Yuto's design, he had set a value where a casual average player could save up for two 50-point 'pill' items in about three months, which is essentially the white-tier items from Yuto's gacha.
Based on Yuto's own gacha results...
White-tier items were worth around 8,000 ryo, while green-tier items were worth around 20,000 ryo.
As for blue and purple items... there were too few of them to calculate their value accurately, so Yuto used a rough estimate in his calculations.
Therefore, if a player bought a phone and never spent any money... it would take about a year and a half to break even.
However, this break-even point was based on Yuto's preset prices.
And the actual value of these items... was completely supply and demand.
During that time, they could use the weekly win rewards to save up for an A-Rank or S-Rank Ninja.
Yuto wasn't sure whether they could save up for an A-Rank or S-Rank Ninja because the more he looked at the drop rates he had set, the more something felt off.
Some people hit the pity system every time, but Naruto, whose rates Yuto had lowered, still managed to get 4 Zabuza fragments in 20 pulls.
And getting 5 or 8 fragments in 10 pulls was pretty common for Naruto.
Regarding this... Yuto was kind of hoping for a certain Ninja to return to the village, specifically someone from the Senju Clan.
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Based on the feedback from Zabuza, Kakashi, and Yuto himself after testing the items…
The 'pill' items provided a significant short-term boost to the user!
The Healing Pill had pulled Zabuza back from the brink of death! After a few days of rest, he was completely healed, and it even healed some of his old injuries.
The Special Soldier Pill rapidly replenished the user's stamina and chakra, somewhat similar to what Yuto remembered as 'adrenaline shot'.
As for the Strength Pill... Yuto had also let Zabuza try it out, testing it at the Konoha's training grounds.
According to Zabuza, the effect was similar to the Akimichi clan's Green Pill, though he had never actually taken one of those.
But he could clearly feel his strength surging, and this power would slowly fade over time.
Most importantly, there were no side effects.
These were the white-tier items Yuto could currently pull from the gacha, all designed for rapid, short-term power boosts.
As for the green-tier items... the various 'books'.
Based on Kakashi and Zabuza's descriptions, one book was roughly equivalent to one or even several months of training!
Moreover, for things like Chakra, which are hard to improve once formed, the Chakra Proficiency Book could still enhance them.
During testing, Yuto had also given Zabuza a Genjutsu Proficiency Book to use.
After using it, Zabuza made a strange face and, after a long pause, muttered, "This... is incredible."
Only later did Zabuza explain why.
"Genjutsu is the most talent-dependent Ninja's techniques. Without a Kekkei Genkai or family heritage, becoming a Genjutsu master is almost impossible."
"And yet, this miraculous item can break through that barrier."
Moreover, once a Ninja reaches their thirties, unless they have special talents or secret techniques, their strength won't improve much.
After fifty, their strength will slowly decline, and the older they get, the more severe the decline.
Although Zabuza wasn't that old yet, for him, without some kind of miracle, his strength had probably plateaued.
But who would have thought that this item could still boost his power.
It's just... incredible!
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It is precisely because of this that Yuto was confident that his phones would sell like crazy!
However, for several days in a row, no one came to the shop.
Yuto thought this was normal.
His shop sold phones, and while he had made some adjustments, it was more like a tavern-style battle platform.
But since network and battery life weren't issues, Ninjas could play with their phones at home.
What Yuto found strange was Naruto.
Before, no matter how exhausting the mission, Naruto would always come to his shop afterward.
According to Naruto...
"Being home alone is so boring! At Manager's place, there are friends, and sometimes Manager even treats me to ramen, hehehe~"
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Thinking of Naruto, Yuto couldn't help but smile wryly.
However, after checking the game's backend data... Yuto had a pretty good idea of what everyone was up to.