He didn’t throw it. He opened his fingers.
He spent three hours that night drying it with a hair dryer on low heat. Then two more days praying. Finally, with trembling hands, he slid it back into the PS2. Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja 4 Ps2 Save Data
He plugged it into the PS2’s second slot anyway. He didn’t throw it
In the bottom corner of the screen, just below the health bars, was text he had never seen before. Not in any official guide, not in any online forum. It was a date stamp, written in the game’s default font: with trembling hands