In the end, Tsunade sent Uchiha Kai to the building's entrance.
By this point, the farewell was over. Uchiha Kai expressed his gratitude to Tsunade and said it was enough for her to leave him here.
There was no need to invite Tsunade to his home for a drink. It wasn't about being rude; it was simply unnecessary. Among ninjas, there wasn't much need for formalities.
Besides, inviting a woman to one's house at night was always awkward, especially since they weren't a couple. Being too 'enthusiastic' could harm Tsunade's reputation.
Well, Uchiha Kai clearly didn't know that their reputations no longer mattered. Tomorrow, he would experience firsthand the speed at which rumors spread in Konoha.
He would understand why the famous White Fang of the past had taken his own life due to the overwhelming pressure of rumors from the ninja world.
It could be said that Konoha's system was reasonable for having a 'weak rumor' attribute.
After thinking for a while, Tsunade extended her hand to her chest and grasped the special green gemstone necklace she was wearing.
It was a necklace passed down from the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, which still contained his chakra. It was a significant item in the original story.
The reason it was so meaningful was because, in the end, Tsunade handed it over to the main character, Naruto, and the First Hokage's chakra inside it helped suppress the Nine-Tails within him.
During early moments in the story, it was an important item that protected Naruto from being consumed by the Nine-Tails.
In the original plot, the necklace did indeed unleash the power of Wood Release when Naruto went berserk, but at a crucial moment, it wasn't reliable at all.
It only delayed Naruto's attacks on Pain for a few seconds before being destroyed, actually helping Pain in the process.
It was a rather abstract development, leaving people wondering, "What exactly was this necklace supposed to do?"
So, this necklace, which could be considered a treasure of the ninja world in a certain sense, turned out to be a very meaningful but not particularly useful item.
Of course, this unfolds based on the original story, but if it were now, it would carry much more significance.
The key point is that Tsunade is giving this necklace to Uchiha Kai. It's like Tsunade, as a representative of the Senju clan, is handing over a token that symbolizes the Senju clan to Uchiha Kai.
If Uchiha Kai were to use this necklace to ask the Senju clan for something, there's a high chance he'd get what he wants.
"I don't have much to give you, Kai, but if you don't mind that my brother and my ex-boyfriend wore this necklace before, I'll give it to you!" Tsunade said with a smile.
Uchiha Kai, seeing this, smiled and took the emerald necklace, still warm from Tsunade's touch. "Of course I don't mind. This is a wonderful gift. Thank you very much."
Tsunade laughed heartily. "I'm glad you like it. Compared to the favor you've done for me, this is just a small thing."
With that, the most bold woman in the ninja world turned and waved her hand as she left, while Uchiha Kai turned back to head home.
However, for Uchiha Kai's bodyguards, seeing this from a distance without hearing their conversation, they assumed that Tsunade had given Uchiha Kai the 'love token.'
After all, this had happened before—the last person to receive the necklace was Tsunade's ex-boyfriend, Kato Dan.
So, the shocking speculation could be confirmed, right?
Thus, the gossip and rumors were about to skyrocket.
Completely unaware of these things, Uchiha Kai returned home, logged into the spiritual network to greet those who were online, and then began working on a new game development project.
This time, Uchiha Kai was planning to make a fighting game, one designed for arcades—the kind of game that, before the internet era, truly helped popularize the eSports scene.
As for the system's main quest, which requires a total of 200,000 players to have played the game in order to complete it, Uchiha Kai had tied it to this new game.
It was simple logic—if he wanted to complete the quest, he needed to find a way to expand the gaming market. Unfortunately, the pitiful state of the ninja world seriously limited market growth.
Using the normal approach, Uchiha Kai could also create a game aimed at the masses and slowly wait for time to pass, eventually completing the task.
But...
What happens after that?
Given the current trend of the tasks issued by the system, the next task is highly likely to require 400,000 people to play the game.
This would make things increasingly difficult for Uchiha Kai, so he'd rather take his time with this new game and focus on expanding the game market.
The new fighting game he created is bound to attract all the ninjas, samurai, and other combat-focused professions from the entire ninja world.
Moreover, Uchiha Kai plans to include two modes in the fighting game: official characters and real-life characters.
Official characters would be fictional characters created within the game for players to choose and control, similar to games like King of Fighters, Street Fighter, or Tekken.
Real-life characters would involve scanning players directly into the game, allowing them to fight as themselves in the game.
To ensure balance in the fighting game, players using real-life characters would have their stats adjusted.
Those who are too strong would be weakened, and those who are too weak would be strengthened, ensuring that both ninjas and regular people could join in on the fighting game.
Of course, Uchiha Kai would also leave a 'free mode' for players, where they could truly fight based on their own abilities within the Genjutsu game, perfect for top-tier ninjas.
Who knows, maybe one day Uchiha Kai will get to see those Kage-level experts battling it out in the game, or even Uchiha Madara jumping into the game for a 1v5 against the Kages, dancing with the ninja world.
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