Uchiha Kei: Game Dev in the Shinobi World

Uchiha Kei: "..."

He wanted to complain, but didn't know where to begin.

Why was he suddenly focusing on the game?

It wasn't like he'd stopped watching the press conference—but the real reason was that Rin Nohara had been taken away by some rats crawling out of the gutter.

Clearly, there was nothing on Rin that was worth kidnapping. Even if someone had indecent intentions, villains in the shinobi world weren't as tasteless as the creeps on certain lolita islands in America—they had no interest in underage girls.

Still, while no one really had a reason to target Rin herself, the people around her were a different story.

Hatake Kakashi, son of the White Fang—many who had blood vendettas against Sakumo Hatake would love to kill his son.

Namikaze Minato? Even more high-profile. The undisputed top of Konoha's young generation, already known as the Yellow Flash. Though he hadn't yet racked up the legendary feats that would make enemies flee at the sight of him, his position and reputation were well-established. His profile had long since been circulated to the other Kage.

Then there was Uchiha Obito. Once called the shame of the Uchiha, now hailed as a prodigy—his Sharingan had awakened with a 3+2 tomoe pattern. No one in Uchiha history had ever had a more outrageous debut. Just one look and you'd know: this kid was destined for the Mangekyō.

These three were all heavyweights—and if someone wanted to go after them, Rin was the perfect opening.

So, now that Rin had been taken, even a native shinobi would immediately suspect Minato's team.

But Kei wasn't just a local—he was a transmigrator. Naturally, he thought of Obito. After all, in the original timeline, Obito had blackened after Rin died by Kakashi's hand. Every Naruto fan remembered that.

And yet… Kei found that Obito and Kakashi had teamed up with Might Guy and even Madara—and they were all getting along.

Madara's dance performance had utterly won over the trio. The three boys were shouting "awesome" over and over again. It pumped Madara up so much that he decided to start training them seriously.

Seriously, what was going on with this timeline?!

Obito and Kakashi teaming up with Guy made sense—but leaving Rin behind? Sure, she didn't like PvP games, but the way they just brushed her aside… it was like watching some gamer boys who think "when there's no woman in your heart, drawing your sword makes you a god." Had they been reading that philosophy back on Earth?

While Kei was mentally ranting, he suddenly noticed that Uzumaki Kushina and Kurama were also in the genjutsu game on the LAN—using alt accounts.

Curious, Kei checked it out—and gasped.

Good grief. Was Kushina trying to roleplay as a man?

That red hair, the Konoha forehead protector… she looked just like a grown-up Naruto. Even though he'd never seen adult Naruto, the vibe was spot-on.

Okay, sure, the red hair didn't match, and there was no signature whisker marks—but still.

She looked great. Seriously striking at first glance. And violent as hell. Even though this was a PvP game, she played like a whale stomping free players in a gacha game. The Bloody Habanero lived up to the name.

But was it really okay for her to flaunt her Uzumaki powers like this?

If word got out, there'd definitely be speculation.

Would foreign spies think Konoha was hiding a full-grown male from the Uzumaki clan?

Not just that—when you see one cockroach, there's probably a whole nest nearby. Others would assume Konoha was secretly housing a bunch of Uzumaki survivors. They might even take this as a show of force.

A declaration to the shinobi world: the Uzumaki still live!

Yikes. The more Kei thought about it, the more impressive Kushina's boldness seemed. Even he, who knew the truth, was starting to overthink it. Imagine the other villages!

Yeah… he'd better tell Minato later. Minato could pass the word along to Konoha's leadership. Let them handle the headache.

Kei turned his attention to Kurama. Using admin privileges, he checked the Nine-Tails' game activity.

Then he froze, eyes wide. It was the classic "old man on the subway looking at his phone" reaction.

What the hell? Kurama was playing as a sexy fox woman with the username "Tamamo-no-Mae"?!

Did the Nine-Tails get too into those games Kei gave him? What kind of wild nonsense was this?!

And watching the fox girl in battle—enchanting players, then smashing them—Kei didn't even know where to start roasting.

Still… the design was beautiful. The fighting style? "Elegant. Too elegant."

It was raw savagery in the form of beast-style combat—but dressed up in that avatar, it became a perfect fusion of primal wildness and divine grace. Thanks to the anti-censorship function in Ultimate Storm, her clothes never tore or shifted no matter how she moved. Flawless aesthetic.

Kei had too many thoughts. Too many roasts. He didn't know where to begin.

As for Kurama himself? The big fox was clearly having a blast. Fishing in a small pond, crushing weaklings—it was a new kind of joy. Way better than generating wood-clone puppets of Hashirama and Madara to kill over and over again.

Kei hesitated, then sighed.

"As long as you're happy."

He left Kurama and Kushina to their cross-gender gaming adventures and turned his focus back to Madara and the trio—since Rin's disappearance ultimately involved Obito and Kakashi.

Time to pull those two out of the game. The rest could wait.

But just as Kei was about to act, the people who'd kidnapped Rin made their move first.

Two masked ninja appeared, dressed exactly like ANBU. Claiming that "Lord Minato has summoned Obito and Kakashi," they convinced the staff to take them straight to the boys.

Their demeanor was steady, their appearance matched that of real ANBU, and given that Minato had been acting as de facto Hokage in the office lately, no one batted an eye. Those who knew the truth weren't surprised. Those who didn't were too intimidated to question it.

So the two imposters met with Obito and Kakashi in the break room—along with Guy, who'd tagged along.

Clearly, they chose this method based on Rin's previous behavior—and it worked.

Next step? Use the name of the Hokage and Rin's safety as leverage to escort Obito straight to Danzō-sama…

Yes, these infiltrators who moved freely in Konoha and mimicked ANBU seamlessly were none other than Root.

Kidnapping Rin, tricking Obito—everything was done in accordance with Shimura Danzō's will.

And honestly, their methods were discreet. The timing was perfect: a new game launch, a chaotic crowd, overworked security…

No one in Konoha had noticed anything unusual. And no one was likely to.

Without special surveillance, the truth was impossible to detect.

Unfortunately for Root, they'd run into something even more sinister—White Zetsu.

And worse… Uchiha Kei.

As the admin of the spiritual network, Kei had seen every step of their operation. Every move. Every whisper.

Now, he only needed to wait. Let Obito get taken, then alert Minato and Tsunade—have them bring the rest of Konoha's F4 to witness Danzō's crimes.

This time, Kei didn't plan to eliminate Danzō outright.

No, he just wanted him to be fired and put under house arrest—just like after the Uchiha Massacre in the original timeline.

Let Danzō become what he truly deserved to be:

A proper emotional value workhorse.