What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?.

Chapter 430 Uchiha Kei anticipates mastering Level 5 of the Mental Network, which could be the key to unlocking the Rinnegan.

Although there had been post-apocalyptic games like Left 4 Dead before, they were more like completely fictional stories, with all the scenes being fictional and none of the scenes actually set in the ninja world.

Even the mountains and rivers are fictional and have no relation to the real ninja world.

Therefore, does "The Last Ninja" truly utilize scenes that correspond to reality in the ninja world, or does it start by dropping a nuclear bomb and using the scenery of Konoha ruins?

The impact and immersion of such visuals instantly gave countless people goosebumps.

Especially for the people of Konoha, they couldn't help but shout all sorts of things, each one utterly shocked, some even feeling their scalp tingle and their hands and feet go cold.

After all, the sense of immersion was too strong for the people of Konoha. They had never experienced such a 'real' scene before, and after seeing it, they couldn't help but imagine whether Konoha would be destroyed in the same way as what they were seeing now.

There's no way around it; this illusion game platform emphasizes realism. When the realistic visuals correspond to scenes that can be found in real life, especially one's own home, the sense of immersion generated from within is so strong that most Konoha residents find it hard to resist.

The so-called "Manchu Han Imperial Feast" is not just an adjective, but a comprehensive and stimulating experience.

At the same time, many people are worried that releasing such a game by Konoha Game Company might expose Konoha's secrets, and whether Konoha's higher-ups would have any objections.

However, for now, we can only think about it for a while, because as the ruins of Konoha made their grand finale appearance, the exciting background music changed the scene again, and then the scene changed continuously.

It showcases various scenarios experienced by players from a first-person perspective.

Against a dark sky and on a filthy land, the 'player' faces a group of corrupted and twisted black monsters.

In a jungle teeming with enormous plants, a colossal and mysterious beast roars, for the plants themselves are living beings, preying on any passing creatures.

On the dangerous and rugged mountain, two mysterious figures blocked the 'protagonist's' path.

Scenes flashed by one after another.

Finally, as the rousing BGM ends and returns to a tranquil melody, the 'protagonist' enters a small town. It is poor but still full of life, showcasing a scene of poverty and backwardness, yet hope remains, representing that even in the face of the apocalypse, humanity still lives tenaciously.

At this point, the game's title, "The Last Ninja," reappeared, marking the end of this information-packed promotional video.

After a brief silence, countless shouts and discussions followed, with people vying to discuss the numerous topics sparked by this one-minute promotional video.

In taverns, arcades, secluded residences, brothels, and other places where people gather, discussions are incessant. And within the illusion network, various places suitable for discussion are churning with people's words and thoughts.

Especially online, many shocking things that people wouldn't dare say in the real world are dared to say here. People are increasingly fond of this illusionary network. The freedom it offers is unprecedented in the ninja world. Here, no matter what your identity or status is in the real world, everyone is equal. At least as long as you don't reveal your true identity, you can freely express your opinions and even curse certain people without fear of getting into trouble.

Anyway, that's how people feel when using it.

Especially in a world where you can access the internet and play fantasy games simply by paying money, you can't expect any high quality from users. As a result, many people genuinely believe that the internet is free and uninhibited, so much so that they don't mind trying anything they can do on the fantasy network.

That's exactly what's happening now. On the forums, many people are discussing the ruins of Konoha in the game's promotional video. Some people are laughing and mocking the destruction of Konoha and the fact that it willingly revealed its secrets. Many experts believe that you can go to the ruins of Konoha in the game to investigate and find out some of Konoha's secrets.

Although it sounds outrageous, in the ninja world, this kind of thing is not impossible. After all, ninjas are that good at intelligence gathering.

Of course, some people ridiculed this idea, saying that Konoha wouldn't be that stupid, and that the so-called Konoha ruins are probably not related to the real Konoha. If you think you can discover Konoha's secrets through the Konoha ruins in the game, you're just overthinking it.

The two sides quickly started arguing, revealing the nature of the internet as a place always filled with quarrels and noise.

All sorts of controversies arose because of "The Last Ninja," first on the internet, and then quickly moved offline, leading to many people having thoughts and opinions about it.

For example, the traditional and conservative Konoha people found this unacceptable because Konoha was their home, a place they swore to protect with their lives. They couldn't even bear to think about the destruction of Konoha. Now that Uchiha Itachi had directly incorporated the scene of Konoha's destruction into the game, these Konoha people couldn't stand it and expressed their opposition and doubts.

Although the powerful ninjas among them chose to support the Fourth Hokage, Tsunade, it doesn't mean they can accept this. To put it in classic terms, the ancestral laws cannot be abandoned!
Well, even if the Senju brothers Hashirama and Tobirama had no objection to this part, it was a classic case of "ancestral laws cannot be abolished," a situation where even the ancestors' laws were not acceptable.

Of course, it's also because these people don't know that the Thousand Hands Brothers have been resurrected and are living a fulfilling life; otherwise, it would have caused another uproar.

As for the present, the content in the promotional animation did cause a stir, but it was just a stir. Although some people were clamoring that it was against the rules, the ruling class, led by the Fourth Hokage Tsunade, ignored it, and the older generation, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, remained silent and did not comment. So, those who made a fuss ultimately could not stir up any trouble.

However, this very fact led to intense discussion and a trend, causing a huge uproar, which resulted in more people learning about the game and achieving a promotional effect.

Many of the poor people knew about this, and many were tempted to buy a copy when the illusion game was released.

Yes, they are ordinary people.

The common people also wanted to try this illusion game.

There's no way around it; the illusion game has been around for so long, it's caused such a huge sensation, it's already a household name, and countless people know about it.

In the past, even if ordinary people knew about magic games, they didn't have the extra money to buy them to play. At most, they would just go to the arcade to "try" them out.

Furthermore, most people could only dream about it, lacking the financial means to even attempt it. However, times have changed. Konoha's rapid development over the past year has led to a booming economy and extensive industrial and commercial growth, allowing many to make a fortune in this process.

Now, many of those working in Konoha have savings and spare money, and inevitably want to pursue a higher quality of life.

What is the trendiest lifestyle in the ninja world right now?
It's an illusion game, of course!

In fact, more than 90% of the people who work in Konoha have experienced illusion games at least once in the arcade. Only a very small number of people always keep their money or have to spend it on other things, so they don't experience illusion games.

Therefore, by the time The Last Ninja was released, these people were basically already confirmed players.

The key point now is that after Konoha quietly took control of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, it invested a large amount of money in large-scale development.

Many ordinary people in the Land of Fire have found a way to make money, especially those who are crammed into the capital of the Land of Fire to survive. They have found a long-term source of income, and the income from these sources is quite substantial.

Although this amount of labor is considered very cheap by the ninjas, it is extremely high for most of the lower-class people in the Land of Fire who used to struggle to even get enough to eat.

Most of these people are afraid of being poor, so they will definitely save their money and try to avoid unnecessary spending, but there will certainly be quite a few who will directly become new users of the illusion game.

We don't need too many, just one percent. If we expand the scope to the entire Land of Fire, that would be hundreds of thousands of new illusion game users.

Moreover, it's definitely not just one percent, because the economic effect brought about by Konoha's direct intervention is too strong. The initial one percent will inevitably quickly become one-fiftieth, one-twentieth, or even one-tenth.

At that time, there will be millions of potential new users!
Once these people are successfully converted, Uchiha Itachi will have no need to worry about the game's sales, and the long-stalled main storyline quests will see a surge in completion.

In fact, the mission can be accomplished without even waiting for these new potential users to convert; it can be done by leveraging the new market developed by Ninja World No. 2.

Therefore, Uchiha Itachi was full of confidence in this new game. The only questions were whether he could get extra rewards after completing the final mission, and whether completing this mission would allow his mental network system to be upgraded again.

Uchiha Itachi has waited too long. If he can complete the upgrade again and change his LV4 mental network mastery to LV5, he will definitely receive a super upgrade.

It's not just the mental network that controls the skill itself, but also the power that Uchiha Itachi represents, which extends from this skill.

Don't forget, the mental network has long been highly integrated with Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan, and it can be mutually enhanced from the Sharingan stage to the Mangekyou stage.

When he upgraded to LV4, Uchiha Itachi directly gained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and many related abilities, even negating the side effects and skill cooldowns of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Therefore, Uchiha Itachi was really looking forward to how strong he would be after upgrading to LV5, and even imagined a possibility: that he could directly unlock the ultimate state of the Uchiha clan bloodline—the Rinnegan—through this skill!

This is not something impossible or far-fetched. After all, if you can automatically upgrade to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan after directly activating the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's not strange to upgrade it again and activate the Rinnegan.

Therefore, Uchiha Itachi can now think freely.

All we need to do is wait for the game to be officially released.

While Uchiha Itachi was filled with anticipation, Konoha in the Second Shinobi World also experienced a considerable uproar due to this promotional video.

Like the main world, World 2 is also promoting its new game. And because of the internet connection, the genjutsu network has also been opened within the sphere of influence that Konoha can control, so many people can watch the promotional videos directly through the genjutsu network.

These scenes are all so shocking and absurd that they leave one speechless and bewildered.

At least for Konoha No. 2, such a thing is too advanced. After all, this place is different from the main world Konoha. Many things are still preserved here, and they have only been exposed to the illusion game for a short time. Their thinking has not yet been transformed, and most of their cognition is still stuck in the past.

Therefore, the scene of Konoha ruins has indeed attracted a lot of radical and opposing opinions.

It was also thanks to Konoha's early intervention in the main world that the attack on Konoha by Pain was prevented. Otherwise, if Konoha 2 had witnessed such a scene, it would have triggered PTSD, caused intense humiliation, and inevitably faced huge resistance and even great anger, worsening the relationship between the two Konoha villages.

After all, Konoha in the main world is doing well, while Konoha 2 is doing poorly and was even destroyed by Pain. Now, Konoha in the main world is making a game about Konoha being destroyed. This is clearly a direct attack and mockery, and it will inevitably cause diplomatic conflicts.

It can only be said that Uchiha Itachi did consider the differences between the two worlds in this regard and did not add some elements randomly. Precisely because Konoha No. 2 has not been destroyed and has not experienced the Pain attack, although he has some opinions about this, it is far from reaching the level of anger and PTSD.

Therefore, under the strong stance of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, radical voices within Konoha No. 2 were suppressed, allowing the promotion of the new game and the wait for its release to continue.

Of course, while some are dissatisfied, others are full of anticipation, even eagerly awaiting it.

After all, the promotional effect of this new game was really good, and even people who had never been exposed to illusion games became interested in it.

In fact, the discussion surrounding the genjutsu game "The Last Ninja" is extremely high in the current Ninja World, overshadowing the recent Five Kage Summit and the Akatsuki's capture of the Tailed Beasts.

After all, the idea of ​​Konoha ruins is incredibly intriguing, especially since the genjutsu game had only recently spread throughout the Second Shinobi World, making it even more newsworthy and generating a lot of discussion.

In fact, many people who didn't know about illusion games learned what they were because of this incident, much like how in the past life of Uchiha Itachi, consoles became popular because of certain exclusive games, which in turn promoted the consoles and led more people to buy them.

(End of this chapter)