"As long as I can escape quickly, the ninja world is so vast—there's a home anywhere!"
Of course, even if he wanted to escape, that would have to wait at least two years. For now, Uchiha Kai still had to stay in the village as an honest citizen.
He couldn't raise suspicion, or with his sensitive Uchiha identity, trying to leave Konoha would be practically a death sentence.
So, lying in bed feeling a little bored, and still unable to sleep after the system activation, Uchiha Kai decided to study the system instead.
As expected, calling the system only yielded a robotic response. It was even worse than a rice cooker's AI, with the system only prompting him to hurry and complete the beginner task of creating his first game.
High Emotional Intelligence: The system is unwavering in its support to help the host become a top-tier game developer, unlike other systems that plot and manipulate the host.
Low Emotional Intelligence: This system is a low-level AI with no sense at all!
Damn it, where would he even create a game in a world that lacks basic computers and gaming consoles?
While internally complaining about the unreliable AI, Uchiha Kai decided to take a look at the starter rewards embedded in his mind—the "Game Development Mastery Skill"—just to pass the time.
However, it didn't take long before Uchiha Kai realized something was off, and he quickly drew in a sharp breath.
"Wait, this is game development? Your game-making tech is this abstract?"
His complaint echoed because the game development skill the system had granted was overly broad, even abstract.
In addition to the computers, gaming consoles, and mobile platforms that Uchiha Kai was familiar with, the skill set also included virtual reality, AI, neural networks, and other gaming platforms that didn't even exist on Earth yet.
The system was scanning Earth in 2024, yet it was giving him game development skills from centuries into the future.
Uchiha Kai figured that with such comprehensive and abstract game development skills, even if he'd time-traveled to the year 2424, he'd have no trouble finding a job.
Unfortunately, this was the ninja world, and to the ninja world, such advanced game development technology was far too futuristic to be useful. It was…
Wait, what was this "neural network" nonsense? In the future, humans could use brain cells and thoughts as computers? People could form mental networks through telepathy?
Holy crap, what kind of advanced tech was this? It didn't feel scientific—it was like something out of a fantasy story.
Uchiha Kai pointed at the knowledge in his mind, clicking his tongue in wonder.
Suddenly, a thought struck him.
The ninja world, in a certain sense, is a magical place, and things related to the mind are not uncommon in it.
In fact, the Uchiha clan, in particular, has a much deeper understanding of these matters.
After all, the Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan, a bloodline limit (Kekkei Genkai), and the Sharingan, as the "eye that reflects the heart," is directly linked to the mind in a highly intense way.
When the Mangekyō Sharingan is awakened, it can grant the user extraordinary abilities that correspond to their deepest desires, driven by their own will.
In a way, this is an example of the mind manipulating reality in a grand, almost limitless way.
So the question arises: could it be possible to use the Sharingan or other mental-related abilities, combined with the system's game development skills, to develop and play a game?
With this thought, Uchiha Kai fell into a long period of deep contemplation.
The more he thought about it, the more he compared the situation with the Sharingan, and the more convinced he became that developing a game was indeed a worthwhile endeavor.
"Why not... give it a try?"
Muttering to himself, Uchiha Kai's mind was set, and he immediately took action.
Without hesitation, Uchiha Kai activated his Sharingan.
Although he was considered mediocre among the Uchiha, as a Chūnin at the age of eighteen, activating the Sharingan was no problem. Though it was just a single tomoe, it was still a successful activation.
Then, while keeping the Sharingan active, Uchiha Kai closed his eyes and focused his mind on the Sharingan. Using the Sharingan as a 'platform,' and combining it with the unique genjutsu abilities of the ninja world, he began to attempt game development according to the skills granted by the system.
To his surprise, it actually worked. Just like that, the mental network-based game development interface appeared in his closed vision.
It all unfolded as if it were a natural process, as though creating something like this was easy.
However, in reality, this was the result of Uchiha Kai's eighteen years of hard work.
As a mediocre Uchiha, Uchiha Kai knew his talents and abilities were lacking, so he had always worked diligently. To compensate for his inadequate natural gifts, he focused on strengthening certain aspects and details through intensive training.
For techniques like chakra control, and chakra refinement and perception—skills that, for a normal Uchiha, would require no training at all, since they can be perfectly compensated by the Sharingan—it was only because of the previous intensive training that Uchiha Kai could now easily accomplish such an incredible feat.
Hard work does pay off, it really works.
However, it requires an opportunity, a platform.
Now, Uchiha Kai seems to have finally received the platform and opportunity he has been waiting for all these years.
The only problem is, these opportunities and platforms are being used for making games, which definitely has a rather ironic, hellish joke feel to it.
After all, no matter how good the game turns out, could it possibly turn him into a Kage-level powerhouse?