What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?

Among the current Kage-level figures in Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a completely passive attitude toward the genjutsu game, as he was simply allowing it to happen. 

However, for a Hokage who had spent his life cautious of the Uchiha clan, following the will of the Second Hokage, asking him to fully embrace and experience the genjutsu game created by the Uchiha clan was not easy at all.

As for the others, among the Legendary Sannins, Orochimaru was also a cautious and crafty person. He would certainly be interested in the genjutsu game, but he would likely send his subordinates to experience it first and gather enough information before considering whether to play it himself.

The remaining two of the Legendary Sannins would definitely play, but neither of them were in Konoha.

Tsunade had recently taken a commission from the Land of Fire's Daimyo to treat the nobles there, and hadn't returned to Konoha yet. 

It was expected that she would stop by the gambling halls before coming back, and she wouldn't return until she had spent all her money.

Jiraiya had been busy with his own affairs in recent years. According to the original story, he should have been teaching the Land of Rain trio, and would take some time before returning to Konoha due to the village's summons.

As a result, none of the known Kage-level figures in Konoha provided Uchiha Kai with any emotional value. They were all completely useless, not even as useful as Uchiha Madara's pinky finger.

However, Uchiha Kai's fun ended there. After providing another wave of emotional value, he no longer received any golden spirit, only a large batch of ordinary emotional value. After a while, it completely stopped.

Faced with this situation, Uchiha Kai thought for a moment and understood what had happened: "Madara must have only gotten one set of games. After failing the hidden mode strategy in 'Fruit Ninja,' he turned to play 'Return Home,' but this game didn't suit his taste, so he stopped giving me golden spirit."

Just as Uchiha Kai muttered, Uchiha Madara failed the hidden mode strategy.

Despite giving it his all, despite wildly swinging and dancing, Uchiha Madara ultimately failed.

The difficulty of the hidden mode was extremely high, and Uchiha Kai had designed it to torture even top-tier Kage-level figures.

The "Demonic Buddha" form was just the first phase of the hidden boss. After this form, there were two more phases, each more powerful than the last.

The three forms correspond to three levels of strength.

The first form corresponds to the strength of a regular super kage, similar to Nine-Tails Mode Naruto.

The second form directly rises to the full power level of Senju Hashirama.

The third form is the strength of Obito at the level of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Madara destroyed the first form of the Demon Buddha. Afterward, the Demon Buddha entered its second form, its body twisting, growing thousands of tentacles, and expanding once again. 

The Buddha form no longer held, transforming into the Cthulhu Evil Buddha. Every movement it made released terrifying rays that covered the entire visible range.

At that moment, Uchiha Madara recalled the fear he felt when controlled by Senju Hashirama's giant Buddha and the humiliation of being suppressed by him.

There was nothing he could do. 

In theory, Uchiha Madara's strength had far surpassed the level he had at the Valley of the End. However, his eyes, which contained most of his combat power and abilities, were not the original ones. 

Despite his flashy techniques, he couldn't fully unleash his ultimate power—without the corresponding special contacts, his strength was greatly reduced.

When the battle entered the realm of high-level numbers, even this Asura of the ninja world had no choice but to be overwhelmed by the terrifying tentacles of the Evil Buddha. He felt the shock of real death in the game.

Furthermore, Uchiha Kai felt that the hidden mode was not something ordinary ninjas could challenge. So, he maliciously turned the hidden mode into a 'lose and destroy' one-time consumable mode.

Once the challenge failed, the player would experience real death and return to the real world, and the Genjutsu game sealing scroll would automatically be destroyed.

If one wanted to challenge again, they would have to buy a new scroll.

Uchiha Kai had even thought up a reason for this operation. When someone asked, he would explain that it was an ultimate challenge only true strong people could face, and naturally, failure in such a challenge required a price.

In reality, it was just a way to get super players to spend more money.

But after this whole process, the brave challengers would feel it was only natural and would eagerly continue to challenge, no matter how much money it cost.

For example, Uchiha Madara now.

The feeling of death made the heart of this old man, whose fiery passion had long cooled, beat faster. 

The sense of failure after a full-scale battle also made his blood boil, and his emotional reaction was so intense that, if not for the life-support system desperately maintaining his body, this wave of excitement could have killed him.

After regaining composure, Uchiha Madara stared at the sealing scrolls reduced to ashes and scattered on the ground. He squinted his eyes and said, "Is failure followed by destruction? Interesting, and quite reasonable. In such a battle, if there were no punishment after failure, it would be a joke."

As he spoke, Uchiha Madara looked at his aged hands and couldn't help but clench his fist slightly. A shadow of bitterness and reluctance appeared in his eyes.

Old, weak, drained of energy.

The sensation of an aging man returned, which was hard for Uchiha Madara to accept after just experiencing the vigor of youth.

Though he had long since grown accustomed to the feeling of frailty due to natural aging, he had already accepted the fact that he had grown old.

But after experiencing the wildness and energy of youth once more, he found it hard to accept his current state of old age.

Who was he?

The Shura of the Shinobi World, the battlefield rose, the arch-nemesis of the god of the shinobi world—

Uchiha Madara!

He should have been the one who swept the world, freely charging across the battlefield. 

Even if he were to die, it should have been on the battlefield, not like this, clinging to life with the help of a life-support device!

I could have endured the darkness, but why must I see the light again?

The strong contrast made Uchiha Madara's mindset unbalanced.

This was the final piece of golden spirit Uchiha Kai had received—Uchiha Madara truly contributed emotional value for the good life of his descendants.

Madara's intense emotional reaction left White Zetsu and Black Zetsu confused. They twisted their bodies and asked, "Why is the sealing scroll broken? That's strange. Also, Madara, what's going on? Why are you suddenly so emotional? This isn't good! Your body can't handle excitement, or you'll pass out and become silly, just like all the other old humans."

Uchiha Madara's already dark face turned even darker.

What the hell, is he cursing me with a stroke?

"That damn Tobi!" Uchiha Madara muttered, "That guy with no filter is going to get dealt with sooner or later!"

Of course, even though Madara was angry, it was impossible for him to handle Tobi, especially with his will manifesting through Black Zetsu, who was sent to monitor the "Rinnegan" container.

So, Uchiha Madara gave Tobi a mission to go to Konoha and retrieve more Genjutsu games, specifically asking for "Fruit Ninja" and to bring back at least twenty copies.

After giving this order, Madara thought for a moment, then told Tobi to wait. Following that, he entered the "Return Home" game, all while hearing Tobi's annoying voice.

However, it didn't take long before Madara grew bored and logged out of the game.

Although the "Return Home" game environment was gloomy, it didn't bother Madara at all, especially since he had spent many years living underground.

As for the female ghost…

To be honest, given that Madara had been underground for so long and had only seen various White Zetsus and one Black Zetsu, even the terrifying female ghost seemed less intimidating. He almost felt like he was seeing a beautiful woman.

The main issue was that in the "Return Home" game, he had to play as a weak ninja. 

Madara didn't enjoy being weak, nor did he have any interest in playing someone else, so when he encountered the female ghost, got controlled, and was 'haunted,' Madara, who hated having someone behind him, quickly quit the game in annoyance, leaving a "boring" review.

Genjutsu games? 

They were only fun if they let him unleash his power and fight, like "Fruit Ninja."

So, after giving Uchiha Kai a final wave of ordinary emotional value, Madara's ability to provide emotional value was temporarily exhausted. 

He would need to wait until Tobi brought more Genjutsu games before he could continue earning Golden Spirits.

The stubborn Madara would never admit that he had already developed a strong desire for Genjutsu games. 

Instead, he would just say it was "somewhat interesting and good for passing the time" as an excuse for playing them.

If Uchiha Kai saw this, he would nod knowingly and say, "Yes, just like the old, prideful Madara, who loves to say this. I understand."

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