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

Before the release of Chapter 431, "The Last Ninja," Konoha No. 2 encountered trouble (5K5).

As time went by, the Konoha Game Association stopped releasing promotional videos for "The Last Ninja" and simply stated that a new game launch event would be held in two weeks, at which time "The Last Ninja" would officially meet all players.

This directly led to the continued popularity of "The Last Ninja," and its popularity even reached new heights due to its upcoming release.

Countless people are eager to play The Last Ninja, wanting to experience the awe-inspiring power of this unprecedented masterpiece, and wanting to know what the 'Second World' mentioned in the official promotional material is all about.

While the illusion games of the past were stunning and incredibly realistic, their sheer size meant they couldn't truly be considered a second world.

This unprecedented situation is irresistible.

Of course, not everyone thought this way; at least, many ninjas thought that they had a new place to train.

Yes, cultivation.

Don't forget that the Genjutsu Game first appeared and received strong support from the then-conservative Konoha leadership precisely because of its powerful strategic value.

For ninjas, illusion games are an excellent training ground, allowing ordinary ninjas to be trained to the maximum extent at a low cost. Games like the ninja world version of "Fruit Ninja" can even provide powerful ninjas with opportunities to hone their skills.

Madara Uchiha was once obsessed with that game, thus becoming a loyal fan of genjutsu games.

Furthermore, these early illusion games had multiple versions, with those sold externally and those used internally, each with completely different levels of realism.

In order to obtain the so-called uncensored version, other ninja villages even spent a lot of money to import it. Although those ninja villages were unwilling to give money and benefits to Konoha, the ninja world was still in a state of arms race. The so-called sin is that if others have it, I don't.

As a result, ninjas from Konoha and other places have become accustomed to training in genjutsu games.

The emergence of highly competitive games like "Ultimate Ninja Storm" and "Ninja World Continent" has brought this trend to its peak, making almost all ninjas and trainee ninjas in the entire ninja world—such as students from ninja academies in various villages—users of genjutsu games.

It can be said that the concept of illusion games becoming completely and highly associated with the ninja profession began after these two games were released.

One game focuses on training ninjas in combat and squad battles, as well as team-based combat abilities. The other game focuses on training ninjas in command abilities, allowing players to cultivate excellent military commanders at minimal cost.

It can be said that the two games have been of unprecedented help to the ninja community.

Therefore, the upcoming release of "The Last Ninja" has made ninjas wonder what kind of training and development this game can provide them.

Some things, just thinking about them, fill the ninjas with anticipation, even excitement, making them eager to immediately throw themselves into it and begin a life of rampage.

Of course, this is another headache and painful thing for the various ninja villages, because the unprecedented new game means that they must introduce this new illusion game, and as before, they must have an uncensored version.

To achieve this, one must continue to cede benefits to Konoha, or directly purchase it at a high price, or even combine both.

For the major ninja villages, this was undoubtedly a bloodbath, making them want to explode on the spot just thinking about it, and causing them to subconsciously resist it.

However, no matter how much they resisted, they had to find a way to introduce it, because as mentioned at the beginning, in a world where the ninja world has never given up the arms race, having what others have and not having it is the greatest original sin, the greatest betrayal of the village's interests and a foolish act.

In fact, in today's perception that illusion games are highly associated with ninjas, any ninja village or faction that is unwilling to introduce illusion games will be seen as incompetent and foolish by others. This is an act that can seriously lower public opinion and is a veritable open conspiracy. It is something that makes the leaders of other factions hate them to the core but are helpless to do anything about.

While it may sound absurd that the leader of a military organization should be influenced by public opinion, it is quite normal in the ninja world, where ninja villages are full of unruly people.

It can only be said that the ninja world does not have a "clan elimination" culture. The greatest terror is the extermination of clans, and it only targets ninja clans. Ordinary people have nothing to do with these things, which is why a large number of strange and unruly people have emerged.

In conclusion, the new game "The Last Ninja" has caused quite a stir in the ninja world, and the entire ninja world has entered a waiting mode, eagerly awaiting the release date of the new game.

Furthermore, all the major ninja villages have already sent delegations to discuss the introduction of this new game with Konoha.

Of course, they are also working hard to investigate the reasons for the huge changes in the national policy of the Land of Fire. Many people speculate that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire may have been controlled by Konoha. However, without conclusive evidence, this is just speculation and it will not make any difference even if it is said.

After all, Konoha could directly have the Daimyo deny it.

However, this speculation alone is enough to motivate various forces to do a lot, even to the point of excitement and anticipation.

There's no other way. If this conjecture is confirmed to be true, and we obtain decisive evidence, we can deliver a heavy blow to Konoha and the Land of Fire. At that time, we can take the opportunity to send troops to seize all the value that Konoha and the Land of Fire have created.

Well, if we follow the old 'rules of the game,' this idea is correct, and there's even a very high probability that it will be achieved.

After all, once the truth is confirmed, Konoha will inevitably face a joint attack from other noble daimyo, and it will be an all-round attack. Konoha may even experience the treatment that Obito Uchiha suffered in the original work, having to face the Allied Shinobi Forces directly.

Given Konoha's past strength, they absolutely could not have stopped them.

But what is the Allied Shinobi Forces to Konoha now?
If it weren't for the need to maintain stability, to buy time for future complete control and reform, and to avoid causing too much damage to the ninja world, Konoha could actually launch a massive expedition right now that would completely transform the entire ninja world, and would definitely achieve final victory.

It can be said that the current Konoha leadership is not considering how Konoha can win after the outbreak of a new Shinobi World War, but rather how to minimize casualties in the Shinobi World War while preserving its vitality as much as possible, and how to quickly complete the transformation of the entire Shinobi World, while also ensuring that the old classes are infiltrated into the new era and continue to wreak havoc on the transformed Shinobi World.

Even with the learning platform provided by Uchiha Itachi, this kind of preparation still takes time.

Especially now that they have taken control of the Land of Fire, there is an even greater need to work overtime to cultivate management talent, and a civil service system has already been quietly established.

With the help of Uchiha Itachi's open learning space, the Konoha leadership has avoided many detours and saved a lot of effort in cultivating talent. They can be said to be fully enjoying the joy of being on a winning streak.

Of course, how far it ultimately goes depends on the future development of Konoha.

After all, people's hearts are always changing, and who can say how long Konoha's pure nature will last?

In any case, there wasn't much for Uchiha Itachi to manage, and everything he did, besides satisfying his own needs, was also to help his friends.

Just as "The Last Ninja" awaits release and various factions are working hard to investigate the internal changes in the Land of Fire, some unexpected situations suddenly arise in World 2, and Konoha 2 encounters an unexpected trouble.

Actually, it wasn't exactly sudden; it was simply an outbreak of various problems caused by the Akatsuki organization.

As predicted, because there was no Obito Uchiha, the big boss who impersonated Madara Uchiha, and the Pain attack on Konoha did not occur, and Konoha was not very interested, the whole process was more about participation than anything else. The classic Five Kage Summit was poorly organized, and the entire Five Kage Summit eventually turned into a quarreling session.

The main issue was the ongoing dispute between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village over the death of the Third Raikage during the Third Shinobi World War, which turned the Five Kage Summit into a shouting match.

Although Kirigakure, due to the Fourth Mizukage being controlled by Obito Uchiha, also harbored hatred towards the Akatsuki and chose to support Kumogakure's proposal to jointly attack the Akatsuki, Sunagakure, a village that had also been attacked by the Akatsuki, remained ambiguous and neither agreed nor disagreed.

Unlike in the original story, Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, did not choose to support Kumogakure. Instead, he, like Konoha, remained an observer. When Kumogakure mentioned that Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, had been captured by Akatsuki, Gaara expressed indignation and condemnation towards Akatsuki, but also had doubts about forming an alliance and adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

The main point is that it's very official and formulaic, making people unable to understand what Gaara is thinking, and even causing them to be very dissatisfied with others, feeling that this guy is so cowardly when he was attacked by Akatsuki, which is simply shameful.

Gaara remained calm and showed no reaction to this. After all, he had secretly met with his friend Naruto Uzumaki before the Five Kage Summit.

That day, Naruto Uzumaki said a lot of things, which made Gaara change his initial decision and his proposal to fully support the attack on the Akatsuki organization.

After all, the Akatsuki is gone, so what's the point of fighting against them?
Although he didn't know what Konoha was planning, Gaara decided to heed his friend's well-intentioned suggestion and visit Konoha afterward to find out what was going on and how they had managed to take down the Akatsuki organization so quietly.

Thus, in the original story, because all the major villages were attacked by the Akatsuki, and most of the ninja villages expressed their determination to fight against the Akatsuki, and Obito Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha disrupted the Five Kage Summit, everyone was on high alert. The Allied Shinobi Forces, which were formed out of a shared hatred of the enemy, were stillborn, and the Kage of the major ninja villages eventually returned with their own thoughts.

Furthermore, not long after, the Fourth Raikage found Killer Bee out partying and learned that Killer Bee had not been captured. His greatest anger towards the Akatsuki disappeared, replaced by rage and shame, and he gave Killer Bee a severe beating.

After all, the Fourth Raikage, who was a good older brother, went to the Five Kage Summit in a fit of rage and suffered a lot of anger at the summit. All of this was because Killer Bee was captured, and he did it with the intention of rescuing Killer Bee.

In the end, he was told that Killer Bee was perfectly fine and was still out having a blast. Anyone would be furious in that situation.

Therefore, Killer Bee was immediately arrested and put in solitary confinement, and even the Hidden Cloud Village, which had proposed the Allied Shinobi Forces, abandoned the idea.

Although Kumogakure still lost the Two-Tails Matatabi, how can the Two-Tails Matatabi and his Jinchuriki be compared to Killer Bee?
Therefore, the Fourth Raikage, A, who was still unaware of the situation, decided to wait for the Akatsuki to attack from within the Hidden Cloud Village, and also maliciously wait for the Akatsuki to attack Konoha.

After all, Konoha possesses the strongest tailed beast, the Nine-Tails, and it's only a matter of time before it becomes a target of the Akatsuki.

In reality, at least the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure was very unhappy and dissatisfied with Konoha. He had always had grievances against Konoha and was eyeing it covetously, always thinking of destroying Konoha and becoming the true super overlord of the ninja world.

After the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and many of Konoha's elite troops died in the Nine-Tails' attack, the Fourth Raikage, A, made no attempt to conceal his ambition for Konoha, even going so far as to kidnap the daughter of the Hyuga clan's head.

Everything has proven that although the Fourth Raikage, A, is a savage and brutal guy, he is also a guy who will stop at nothing. To think that there is a bright and upright heart beneath his wild exterior is wishful thinking.

Therefore, he was also very unhappy with Konoha's inaction at the Five Kage Summit. To those who did not know the inside story, it seemed as if Konoha was simply watching the other ninja villages suffer and then sitting on the sidelines to reap the benefits.

This greatly displeased the Fourth Raikage, so his thought was, 'You'll know what pain is when the Akatsuki attacks Konoha.'

That's what the Fourth Raikage thought, and that's what he was waiting for.

However, they didn't just wait idly. They sent many people to investigate the Akatsuki organization. After all, the Akatsuki had been so active before, and now they had suddenly become quiet. It didn't seem normal at all. They might be planning something big.

The Fourth Raikage, whose backyard had already been robbed by the Akatsuki, was naturally unable to accept this. He sent people everywhere to investigate, and because they had already sent people to investigate the Akatsuki's search for Killer Bee, Kumogakure actually found out some things.

For example, it was discovered that Amegakure had lost its leader, and it was also discovered that Amegakure was once the base of the Akatsuki organization and the place where the Akatsuki was founded.

After that, they uncovered a lot more, even finding out where Nagato received Black Zetsu's modifications.

This investigation result wasn't because the Hidden Cloud Village was particularly powerful; it was simply intentional on the part of Black Zetsu #2. He was modifying Nagato and was worried that Nagato would be difficult to control, so he deliberately left clues in some places so that outsiders could find them and then follow the trail to find out more information.

In the original story, Kabuto Yakushi was able to find Madara Uchiha's remains, which might be related to Black Zetsu.

While making some calculations, more controllable variables are introduced to ultimately push the plan to develop according to expectations, ensuring that the mother can be rescued in the end.

This is what Black Zetsu did.

Then, under these circumstances, through the clues left by Black Zetsu, Kumogakure really found out a lot of things, and by continuing to investigate along the clues, they discovered that the leader of Akatsuki had actually gone to attack Konoha, and that a long time had passed since they set off.

But that's impossible; there's no news of an attack coming from Konoha.

What exactly is hidden here?
Upon learning the intelligence, the Fourth Raikage immediately realized something was wrong. Konoha must have done something; it was very likely that they had been attacked by the Akatsuki, but they had managed to annihilate the Akatsuki without suffering any casualties!

Upon realizing this, the Fourth Raikage felt a chill run down his spine and his mind tremble.

If that were the case, Konoha would be terrifying, as it would mean that everything Akatsuki had obtained—including the Rinnegan and several tailed beasts—would have fallen into Konoha's hands!

Most importantly, Konoha did this and achieved such a huge result, yet they didn't make a fuss about it at all!
Upon realizing this, the Fourth Raikage's fear intensified, and he developed a deep apprehension towards Konoha, filled with doubt.

After all, Konoha had been weak for seventeen years and had not produced a top genius like the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. The only ones they could boast of were two of the Legendary Sannin, and the rest were just a bunch of nobodies. Even Kakashi Hatake, who was known as the greatest genius after the Hokage, was just an excellent ninja, far from being comparable to the former Fourth Hokage.

So the question is, how did Konoha manage to wipe out the Akatsuki organization so silently?

The fear of the unknown arose spontaneously, causing the Fourth Raikage's fear of Konoha to deepen continuously. He also told his think tank about his suspicions, which greatly alarmed them.

However, some people have suggested a possibility: the Impure World Reincarnation technique that once existed!
Orochimaru was able to successfully kill the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, during the Konoha Crush using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. So, Konoha can also use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to wipe out the Akatsuki organization now. After all, the Impure World Reincarnation technique originated in Konoha. If Orochimaru could do it, Konoha can definitely do it too.

Although Konoha keeps saying that this is a forbidden technique, a technique that is prohibited from being researched and can only exist in the Book of Seals, you can take that with a grain of salt.

What forbidden techniques doesn't the Hidden Cloud Village research? They're even secretly building a chakra cannon with terrifying power—a super weapon that would make the entire ninja world tremble in fear.

Judging others by one's own standards, how could the Raikage possibly think that Konoha is really so naive and innocent?

Konoha only weakened because of the chaos caused by the Nine-Tails' attack, not because it became naive and innocent. The Raikage never believed in Konoha's 'goodness'. Even the record that the First Hokage kowtowed to the other Kage for the sake of peace was just a joke to him. Something must have happened back then, such as his own village suffering a loss, to write it like that in the historical record to save face for his village.

In any case, the Raikage believed that Konoha was an evil, despicable, shameless, and hypocritical village.

The Five Kage Summit and the Akatsuki incident serve as proof. Konoha successfully and quietly eliminated the Akatsuki, yet remained completely silent and made no announcement, allowing other villages and forces to become tense and fearful, even causing a great uproar, while Konoha remained calm and collected.

Such a performance makes him a super sixth man, and the Fourth Raikage A's fear of Konoha naturally rises to the extreme.

Furthermore, the Fourth Raikage, A, did not want Konoha to continue being a fisherman, so he decided to cause trouble for Konoha and directly released the investigation results.

Instead of directly adding the theory that it was Kumogakure, they simply modified the indicative information and directly targeted Konoha.

This action alone led all the factions that received the intelligence to make the same guess as the Fourth Raikage, A. As a result, all the factions turned their attention to Konoha and were filled with apprehension and vigilance.

There's no way around it; if this intelligence and the speculations derived from it are true, then Konoha is far too terrifying.

The only force that didn't react was Sunagakure.

Because, shortly after the Five Kage Summit ended, Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, quietly visited Konoha No. 2 and learned a lot there.

Upon returning, Gaara defied all opposition and began promoting genjutsu games in Sunagakure and the Land of Wind.

(End of this chapter)