What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?

At the same time, in the true heart of Konoha, inside the Hokage building backed by the Hokage Rock, which represents Konoha's history and past, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was still in his prime with black hair and beard, suddenly received intelligence from the ANBU.

Upon reading the contents of the report, Sarutobi Hiruzen slightly furrowed his brows and couldn't help but turn to look out the window. That direction pointed towards the Uchiha Clan's territory. 

In fact, from the Hokage building, one could even vaguely see it in the distance. The entire area was predominantly owned by the Uchiha Clan.

This was the privilege and benefit of the founding clan of Konoha.

However, at some point, the Uchiha Clan, which occupied a large amount of resources and benefits, had become a source of concern for the higher-ups of Konoha.

Now, this clan had once again caused trouble today, forcing Sarutobi Hiruzen to seriously consider the situation.

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand was a report from the ANBU, detailing a situation discovered at the entrance of the Uchiha Clan's territory not long ago. 

The report mentioned Uchiha Kai, accompanied by several Uchiha members, walking into a grand mansion on Uchiha property.

Beyond this, there was no further information. The most the people of Konoha could monitor was the situation outside the Uchiha Clan's territory, but what went on inside was completely a mystery.

"Uchiha Kai... I remember that little brat. He was a bit of an oddity in the Uchiha Clan, Minato's close friend, and also got along well with Kushina. He even worked with Minato and others to rescue the members of the Uzumaki Clan, Uzumaki Kikyō."

"Unlike the other Uchihas, he didn't follow the clan's orders. When he was young, he rejected the clan's demands. Despite lacking talent as a ninja, he resolutely entered the Ninja Academy. Though his academic performance was always excellent, his ninja skills were average at best, and when compared to other Uchiha prodigies, he was far from impressive. Because of this, he was called the Uchiha disgrace."

"Perhaps because of his experiences as a child, he didn't have a strong sense of honor for the Uchiha Clan. After graduating from the Ninja Academy, he even moved out of the Uchiha Clan's compound. Now, he works in Konoha's Police Force as a Chunin, holding a low-ranking, unnoticed clerical position."

"All along, the Uchiha people have shown him little to no respect, even being rather indifferent towards him. Only a few members of the clan treated him somewhat well."

"However, this morning, the Uchiha Clan showed him an unusually high level of respect, welcoming him back to their territory with the same formal attitude reserved for clan leaders and elders."

"To this end, they even sent out Uchiha Naori, a young genius from the new generation of Uchihas, to welcome him at his home as if she were a subordinate."

After reading all the information, Sarutobi Hiruzen furrowed his brow deeply, completely unable to understand what kind of mistake the Uchiha clan had made. 

Suddenly, they had publicly welcomed back Uchiha Kai, a rebel and mediocre member of their clan, and treated him with such high regard. It was truly absurd.

Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the Uchiha clan was often enigmatic, today's events left him bewildered and completely confused.

The problem was that this was not the future. Right now, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't have the likes of Uchiha Shisui or Uchiha Itachi—two key members of the Uchiha clan's more peaceful faction—under his command. Therefore, he had no way of knowing what was truly going on within the Uchiha clan.

After thinking it over and still being unable to make sense of it, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to put the matter aside for the moment.

It wasn't that he didn't care, but rather that Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that his close friend, Danzo Shimura, had always kept a close watch on the Uchiha clan. If there were any issues, Danzo would surely investigate and bring him the truth.

After all, the ROOT of Konoha was established for tasks like this, wasn't it?

Before Danzo had attempted to assassinate him, Sarutobi Hiruzen had always placed immense trust in his good friend.

In fact, at this very moment, deep within the forest behind the Hokage Rock, in the underground base of ROOT, Danzo Shimura had indeed received relevant intelligence.

However, he learned of it through his direct subordinates in ROOT—members who were always watching the Uchiha clan from the shadows. 

As someone with deep prejudice against the Uchiha and coveting the power of the Sharingan, Danzo had instructed his subordinates to keep a constant watch over the clan.

If there were any unusual movements within the Uchiha clan, he would receive the information almost as quickly as Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After reading all the information, Danzo narrowed his remaining left eye. The wrinkles on his bandaged, aged face revealed a clear, sinister expression.

"Uchiha Kai…"

The Uchiha, who had never been given much attention, was now noticed by Danzo on this very day.

Meanwhile, in the meeting hall of the Uchiha clan's headquarters, the game trial had begun.

"This… is the world of genjutsu game?"

As the first participant, Uchiha Akira looked at the eerie scenes in the game and instinctively felt a sense of fear.

Like Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha, the unknown fear brought by the horror scene made this Uchiha elite, who was already over forty this year and considered himself brave enough to remain calm no matter the situation, feel like he had underestimated the situation.

Although he had heard Fugaku say the scene was somewhat terrifying, to be honest, in Akira Uchiha's eyes, Fugaku was actually quite inexperienced, having barely gone out on missions.

Though Fugaku had experienced the Second Great Ninja War in his youth, back then, Fugaku had stayed in Konoha, never venturing out, so naturally, he hadn't seen any large-scale battles.

Such a person was given the respect due to his bloodline and position, but Akira did not acknowledge his vision, nor did he care about his claim that the genjutsu game was very realistic and terrifying.

So, entering with full confidence, he was immediately met with a reality check. Before the game had even officially started, he was already sweating coldly.

Meanwhile, the six 'spectators,' led by the Uchiha Clan Leader and the Elder, also witnessed the scene in the game.

Moreover, in order to make the experience more vivid for them, Uchiha Kai had positioned their view right next to Akira, who was playing the game. 

This allowed them to reach out and touch the buildings, feel the environment and air, and even sense the touch of their own bodies.

However, that was all they could do. They could not interfere with the game world, and Akira could not see anyone else.

Even so, their reactions were filled with astonishment.

"Is this Konoha!?"

"So realistic!!"

"Is this... really genjutsu? Are you sure this isn't a real world?"

"Ah~ this light~ ah~ this door~ this green flame~ and this person... this incredibly realistic feeling... it's actually genjutsu!?"

Several Uchiha clan members exclaimed, completely disregarding their status. Only the clan leader and the elder, who were accustomed to keeping serious faces, maintained their composure and did not lose control.

Even so, the repeated exclamations caused the Uchiha members who had not yet entered the game world to exchange glances, their curiosity piqued. They couldn't help but want to know what the senior members had seen inside.

Only Uchiha Fugaku, who had already experienced it, understood everything and remained calm.

However, deep inside, he felt an inexplicable sense of superiority, clearly pleased with himself.

It was the pride of having experienced it first, as well as the satisfaction from seeing Uchiha Kai shock others—he felt a certain smug pleasure, as if thinking, "While others are all intoxicated, I alone am awake. Now, everyone is amazed."

As for Clan Leader Uchiha Seijiro and Elder Uchiha Setsuna, the two most composed individuals, they didn't show much, but the awe in their eyes was hard to suppress.

In the end, all they could do was sigh inwardly: "No wonder this jutsu is so highly praised and admired by Fugaku. Such a genjutsu world has already surpassed the level of other Sharingan-created illusions. In fact, we can't even be sure if the Mangekyō Sharingan could achieve something like this. Kai-kun, truly a rare talent in our Uchiha clan, one that only comes once in a century!"

Amazement, admiration, curiosity, excitement—various emotions swirled in the air of the Uchiha clan's meeting hall.

However, for Uchiha Akira, the only player in the game at the moment, it was a completely different experience. 

As he looked at the deep, mist-covered, eerie road ahead, feeling the weakness of his game character and the incredibly realistic sensation of the genjutsu world, his heartbeat began to accelerate involuntarily. He broke into a cold sweat.

The third victim, having just entered the game, had already realized something was wrong and no longer wanted to play.

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