What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?

While Sasori was immersed in the Genjutsu game, thinking about his future and the meaning of life, inside the Hokage building, the Third Hokage was meeting with the representative of the Sunagakure envoy, Rasa, in the reception room.

The two exchanged diplomatic pleasantries on the surface, saying a lot of boring and meaningless words. They began the talks with cliches.

Although both sides knew the conversation was empty, they still had to keep up appearances. 

For Rasa, it was also an opportunity to learn—the chance to observe the behavior of the Third Hokage, the person who had held the Hokage position the longest. 

If Rasa ever had the chance to compete for the position of Kazekage, this experience would be invaluable.

To many, the fact that the Third Hokage had been able to stay in the Hokage position for so long and lead Konoha to victory in the Great Ninja War made him a truly impressive figure.

After a long and unproductive exchange, Rasa directly mentioned the purpose of his visit—he had heard that Konoha had released a new thing called the Genjutsu Game, which was being sold throughout the Land of Fire. 

As an ally of Konoha, Sunagakure wanted to purchase a batch of Genjutsu Games.

The Third Hokage wasn't surprised by this request. In fact, when the Genjutsu Game was released to the public, its secrets and importance could no longer be hidden.

In reality, even the methods for dealing with such situations had already been prepared.

Cooperation was possible. 

In fact, selling the Genjutsu Game to Sunagakure was fine. Even the unmodified version could be sold in very limited quantities to Sunagakure, though the price would be very high.

All of this was included in the plan submitted by Uchiha Kai to the Third Hokage. 

The plan outlined how to use this high-end product to exploit other countries for massive profits, trading it for the things and benefits Konoha needed. 

Many of the methods and details were written in the plan.

Moreover, the Third Hokage had already discussed many of these points with his advisors, reaching the conclusion that "this business can definitely be done, and must be done."

Now, facing the Sunagakure envoy, all the Third Hokage needed to do was complete the cooperation in an appropriate manner.

It was impossible to agree immediately, as that would seem too deliberate. 

So, the Third Hokage pretended to think for a moment, then said he needed to consult with others and would give the Sand delegation an answer by tomorrow.

This attitude made Rasa's eyes light up. Although he didn't agree directly, the lack of refusal meant there was hope, and they could negotiate. 

The key now was what price would have to be paid to reach a cooperation.

After the conversation ended, Rasa took his people back to the inn, while Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't call anyone for a discussion, as the plan had already been decided. 

Everything being done now was just part of the plan to gain the maximum benefit for Konoha.

That night, Sasori returned to the inn with a complete set of Genjutsu game sealing scrolls he had bought. 

The money for the games was his own, since the delegation had spent its funds on the game hall.

At this time, all the Sand delegation members had gathered in the inn. Important figures were in a large room, and a soundproofing barrier surrounded it. The room was thoroughly checked to ensure no one could listen in.

Although Sasori was the last to return, he had mentioned he was going to the game hall to gather information about the Genjutsu game, so no one thought much of his late return.

More importantly, he was someone from the Third Kazekage's faction, evaluated as having "Kazekage potential." 

He was an absolute genius in Sunagakure, and there was a strong possibility he would become the Kazekage in the future.

Even Rasa, as the leader of the delegation, wouldn't dare offend someone like him.

Once everyone gathered, Rasa began the meeting and exchanged intelligence.

Rasa first explained the results of his visit to the Third Hokage and mentioned that the Genjutsu game deal was very likely to succeed. This made the Sand ninja look pleased, as it meant their biggest mission was very likely to be accomplished.

Then, everyone's attention turned to Sasori. He was the only one who had directly experienced the Genjutsu game, so it was up to him to judge the game's quality.

Sasori didn't hide anything. 

Using himself as an example, he fully expressed his high praise for the Genjutsu game, calling it an unprecedented form of art, a creation that could turn the unreal into reality. 

As an art enthusiast, he praised the Genjutsu game wildly, causing the expressions of the diplomatic team to become more and more complicated as they listened.

Although everyone knew Sasori's unique hobbies, from the perspective of ninjas, his praise seemed off in every way.

In the end, it was Rasa who interrupted Sasori's artistic speech, urging him to talk about the Genjutsu game from a ninja's perspective.

This dampened Sasori's enthusiasm, and one couldn't help but wonder if he would turn into a failed art student right then and there.

Fortunately, Sasori didn't transform into a barber on the spot. 

Instead, he explained the role of the Genjutsu game from a ninja's perspective. 

He emphasized that the Genjutsu game was extremely useful for training a ninja's combat skills and experimental experience, and it also helped improve teamwork within a squad.

This explanation finally brought the Sand Village ninjas back to normal. They all appeared serious and began to think deeply. 

Meanwhile, other ninjas who were tasked with gathering information from the streets also reported that the Genjutsu game was currently the most popular thing in Konoha and had been included by the Third Hokage as a training tool for ninja academy graduates.

Moreover, the Genjutsu game was a specialty of the Uchiha clan. It required the power of the Sharingan to produce, so others couldn't interfere with it.

Originally, the Uchiha clan could have kept it to themselves, but they chose to share this highly profitable item with other ninja clans, causing the entire Konoha to prosper together.

Even though the Genjutsu game had only been officially released for ten days, the profit it had earned was already immeasurable. 

Initial estimates suggested that the Sand Village's yearly mission income was far less than what the Genjutsu game had earned in those ten days.

When the Sand ninjas learned this, they immediately became envious. Their poor village earned less than a billion ryo from missions every year, and this was just their revenue, not accounting for the expenses paid to ninjas as wages.

Although Sand Village's financial income wasn't just from mission rewards, for most ninjas, mission rewards were their only source of funds.

At this moment, the Genjutsu game could potentially earn more money in ten days than the entire yearly budget of Sunagakure. How could they not be jealous?

At this point, many Sunagakure shinobi were so envious that they wanted to kidnap the creator of the Genjutsu game on the spot, making them an ultimate tool for Sunagakure, locked in a small room to make Genjutsu games every day.

In fact, someone even proposed this idea on the spot, excitedly saying that they had to do this. Even if it would anger Konoha, it would be worth it. 

As long as they could get the Genjutsu game, everything in Sunagakure could improve.

This enthusiastic atmosphere spread, and soon most of the people present became emotionally charged, believing that if they just acted, success was certain. This truly showed the typical naive behavior of the shinobi world's idiots.

Luckily, the leader, Rasa, was still thinking clearly. He knew the terrifying power of the Uchiha clan and understood that something so valuable would be well-protected. 

Attempting to steal the Genjutsu game creator would be suicide.

Moreover, they still had no idea who the creator of the Genjutsu game was.

In this situation, the best course of action was to do nothing, and resolve the issue through negotiations and trade—especially since the Hokage seemed willing to complete the deal. Stirring things up would only cause unnecessary problems.

So, in the end, the Sunagakure delegation decided to proceed as planned, even though many were blinded by greed, too jealous to understand the situation.

Meanwhile, as the Sunagakure delegation held their secret meeting, Uchiha Kai arrived at a residence near Konoha. This was the home of one of the Legendary Sannins, Orochimaru.

Because tonight, Uchiha Kai was meeting with Orochimaru, the world's top scientist, as they had previously arranged.

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