What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?

In fact, Tsunade has a secret—she suffers from hemophobia.

She has a strong fear of blood.

The reason she can play the game Return Home is that the version sold to the public is a censored one. 

The censored version includes a "harmony mode" that turns all the blood into a green, non-disturbing color, and things like internal organs are blurred out.

This is why Tsunade was able to play Return Home without any immediate adverse reactions.

However, as the plot deepens, Tsunade starts feeling worse and worse.

Through exploration and the active reveal of the story, Tsunade realizes that the Konoha ninja character she plays didn't just stumble upon something dirty, but was actually a dead person. 

The character's soul was trapped, unable to move on to the afterlife, because of the obsession to return home, to see loved ones again.

That terrifying scene, the twisted female ghost, and everything representing negative emotions and death, were actually all scenes the character had experienced while alive. 

After death, they became nightmares haunting the "character."

Or perhaps it is simply the world's rules that pull the "character" back to the Pure Land, as they shouldn't have remained in the living world.

All this tragedy stems from the Shinobi World War.

The brutal Shinobi World War caused countless deaths and unimaginable suffering. It robbed many people of everything and left the "character" to endure endless pain, ultimately losing their life.

Everything that represents death, negativity, and slaughter is just a reflection of what the "character" experienced during the war.

However, the character's obsession keeps them going, pushing forward, trying to return home to see their loved ones one last time.

This obsession, combined with the pain of death, the longing for loved ones, and the fear of the war, all strike at Tsunade's heart.

This carefree woman, who seems so strong, is actually deeply scarred on the inside. Having lost loved ones and someone close to her, she is no longer as tough as she appears.

The story in the game, in a way, "hits the nail on the head." It tears open the most painful part of Tsunade's heart and exposes it fully.

At this moment, Tsunade's body was already trembling uncontrollably.

However, because she was in a genjutsu (illusion) game, her physical body in the real world showed no response.

Even so, Tsunade's heart was already shaking, and she instinctively wanted to stop the game and return to the real world.

But...

She didn't want to quit just like that.

She wanted to know the outcome, to see if the 'character' she was playing could return to their loved ones.

Especially...

As the game progressed, the 'character' she was playing seemed to grow younger and younger.

When the game reached its last quarter, Tsunade could clearly see in the mirror that the 'character' had turned into a sixteen-year-old boy.

At that moment, Tsunade seemed to see another person through the boy.

"Toshiro..."

She trembled, her breath quickened, then gritted her teeth and moved forward.

The female ghost attacked once more, aiming to take the 'character.'

And she spoke words of a ghost.

"Give up... you no longer belong to the world of the living..."

"You... are a sinner, a dead one... your loved ones... are no longer possible..."

"You... cannot return..."

The words of evil shook Tsunade's heart, but the more they came, the less she could accept the failure of the 'character.' 

She could not accept the 'character' not being able to meet their loved ones in the end.

At that moment, the sadness and pain from years ago seemed to overlap with Tsunade's current emotions. 

The strong, impulsive desire to make up for the regrets surged in her heart, making her unwilling to stop, no matter what.

Again and again, there were impacts, failures, and challenges.

Tsunade gave everything in the most difficult final stages of the game, eventually breaking through the female ghost's blockade and reaching the last part.

But then, Tsunade realized that 'she' had turned small again, now a boy no older than eleven or twelve, dressed in simple, plain clothes.

The surroundings were shrouded in mist, with only a winding dirt road stretching ahead. In the distance, a small wooden house lit by an oil lamp could be seen, and the 'character' played by Tsunade was to follow this road toward the house.

This was the final part of the game. The faintly sorrowful yet slightly hopeful BGM Key Sounds Label -Tide Song played, setting the atmosphere.

As Tsunade advanced, eerie blue flames lit both sides of the road ahead, illuminating the path for the 'character.'

Moreover, this road was one-way. Every step forward caused the path behind to fade into nothingness, symbolizing there was no turning back.

At this moment, the sound of children's laughter and shouts filled the air, seemingly representing the 'character's' happiest memories—times spent with her only family left, her sister.

Yes, the 'character' only had her sister left, as her parents and other relatives had perished in the brutal ninja world.

She participated in the Ninja World War, solely to protect her last remaining family, ultimately losing her life.

Arriving at the wooden door, Tsunade could hear sounds from behind it. Someone close to her was waiting inside, waiting for her return.

She raised her hand and tried to push the door open.

However, the moment she touched it, she paused instinctively, as if some fear was brewing.

But in the end, Tsunade pushed the door open.

Suddenly, the light from inside the room filled her vision, and she could see nothing else.

Then, a clear and crisp voice shouted "Sister!"

It was the voice of the 'character' Tsunade was playing.

At this moment, Tsunade's vision shifted. She appeared to wake up suddenly, realizing she was inside the room, seemingly lying on a grass mat bed made from piled-up wood.

The character she played seemed to have transformed into a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

Although the room she was in was very old and dark, it was clearly in the living world, no longer the eerie world the 'character' had been in before. It was clearly morning outside, with sunlight streaming through the broken house.

At this moment, the young girl looked at the door that had been opened but contained nothing else, feeling confused. She got up and walked over, scanning her surroundings.

As she looked, she saw a worn-out protective seal tag at the door. Her pupils shook, and her whole body trembled. She then shakily picked it up and examined it.

Afterward, the girl weakly collapsed onto the ground, clutching the Seal Tag in her hands, crying loudly with sorrow and pain.

Because this Seal Tag was the one she had given to her brother. Its return meant that something terrible had happened to him. The Seal Tag had come back, only to let her see her brother one last time.

However, the two, separated by life and death, could not even share an embrace.

And with this, the story came to a complete end.

Though there are many plot holes, such as how the girl immediately knew through the Seal Tag that her brother had suffered a misfortune—this was explained in a stream of consciousness style, leaving many gaps in the narrative.

Nevertheless, players experiencing this firsthand would not question it. They would naturally accept the setting and the story's tragic yet heartfelt portrayal of familial love.

For most people, this is a story that touches the heart, both painful and moving.

But for Tsunade, it was a complete emotional shock.

When the game ended, and Tsunade's consciousness automatically returned to the real world, this top-tier ninja of the three legendary ninjas was still dazed, as though her soul had been lost.

Her gaze was vacant, her expression numb, and her face wore a near-tearful look that startled Shizune, who was standing by. 

Shizune hurriedly approached to support Tsunade and asked what was wrong, immediately checking for any issues, her nerves on edge.

Shizune's actions seemed to rouse Tsunade, who shuddered slightly and then stared blankly at Shizune. 

Shizune's mouth was moving, but Tsunade's head was buzzing, and she couldn't make out what Shizune was saying.

Finally, the usually carefree and bold Tsunade, the princess of Konoha, suddenly threw herself into Shizune's arms and burst into tears.

Her cries were filled with sadness and pain, a longing for lost loved ones, and a lament for her brother's passing, as if the nightmare from years ago had resurfaced, reopening the most painful wound in Tsunade's heart and making her remember the moment her brother, Nawaki, had died.

It was in the midst of this intense emotional turmoil that Uchiha Kai suddenly gained a large amount of emotional value and two "Golden Spirits."

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