Uchiha Fugaku in Fear, Uchiha Fugaku Doubting Life

Next, Uchiha Fugaku began to personally experience the effects of Genjutsu Game.

He started it right there in the training room, without calling anyone else to observe or supervise, which demonstrated his absolute trust and support for Uchiha Qi.

His attitude was truly beyond reproach. Even if their good relationship was driven by mutual benefit, Uchiha Qi couldn't help but be moved by Uchiha Fugaku's courage and trust.

It must be said that, given Uchiha Fugaku's personality and way of doing things, encountering Konoha F4 was destined to be a tragedy. However, befriending someone like Minato Namikaze would surely allow the Uchiha Clan to overcome their difficulties and embrace a new beginning in the future.

In the original Hokage story, Uchiha Fugaku did indeed want to follow Minato Namikaze's path. Unfortunately, he was ultimately betrayed by one of the Uchiha family's biggest traitors, Uchiha Obito. Not only did this dump a huge burden on the Uchiha Clan, but it also led to Minato Namikaze's sacrifice, ultimately dragging the entire Uchiha into ruin.

One could only say, it was all the author's fault, specializing in writing tragedies. [Image of a sad face]

After entering Genjutsu Game, Uchiha Fugaku, like Minato Namikaze, was startled by the ominous scenes within.

Although he still maintained a serious and stern expression, when a Female Evil Spirit startled Uchiha Fugaku by whispering into his ear from behind, his Sharingan directly popped out.

This showed how truly startled he was beneath that serious and stern exterior.

Without a doubt, Uchiha Fugaku's mental fortitude was actually quite good; in a sense, he was even stronger than Minato Namikaze—at least when it came to being like the Ninja Turtles, Minato Namikaze could never compare to him.

While it might seem embarrassing, often, being able to endure is a sign of strong mental resilience.

For instance, right now, even though his heart felt like it was about to pound out of his chest, his Sharingan had popped out, and the Tomoe were spinning rapidly.

But if one looked past all that at Fugaku's face, they would find that he still maintained a stoic expression, as if Mount Tai collapsing before him wouldn't change his demeanor. He truly put on quite a show.

With this level of 'composure,' it was no wonder the entire Uchiha were impressed by him, considering him a man among men, a Uchiha among Uchiha, and the Uchiha's born ruler.

Honestly, if Uchiha Qi didn't know Uchiha Fugaku's background, he would have admired Uchiha Fugaku's terrifying mental state, believing he was destined to become a powerful figure in the future.

However, to clear the game, true courage was needed. Uchiha Fugaku would have to continue relying on himself.

To be frank, Uchiha Fugaku's scalp was already tingling with the desire to run away, and he hadn't even reached the three-way crossroads yet.

He had truly seen a ghost.

Although Uchiha Qi had repeatedly reminded him that the game was very realistic and had forewarned him about the monstrous creatures from folklore that would appear, he never said it would be this terrifying!

Before starting the game: He was calm, thinking it was just stuff from folk tales, nothing worth mentioning, and certainly nothing to be afraid of.

After starting the game: What the heck is all this? Ahhhhh!!! What is all this?! Why are there such terrifying things? I want to go home!!!

The above pretty much summed up the change in Uchiha Fugaku's mindset. He stubbornly pushed forward to the three-way crossroads, looking at the three differently colored paths, each of which felt ominous. He just wanted to turn around and go back.

This unprecedented new experience, a realistic experience that maximized the element of 'unknown' fear, was almost giving Uchiha Fugaku psychological trauma.

Honestly, Uchiha Fugaku really wanted to tell Uchiha Qi that they should stop for the day, that the Genjutsu Game test was a success, and that it could end.

However, based on the prestige of the young clan head, Uchiha Fugaku felt that if he ended the game now, his image and credibility in Uchiha Qi's eyes would be completely shattered, and that was absolutely unacceptable.

So, in the end, Uchiha Fugaku could only suppress the urge to retreat, constantly reminding himself internally, 'These are all fake, I just need to get through it.' He used this method to soothe himself, a form of self-PUA.

A classic case of suffering for the sake of appearances.

Uchiha Qi, watching everything from a God's-eye view, felt like he was back in his previous life, watching streamers play horror games. Some of those streamers, despite being timid and terrified to the point of wanting to quit, had to push through and continue streaming, creating hilarious comedic moments that brought countless laughs and iconic scenes to their audience.

Like, "My closet moved, I'm not playing anymore," and so on.

Hmm...

If the Spiritual Network could continue to expand, this business wouldn't be impossible to get off the ground. It just wasn't possible yet; the technical capabilities provided by the system only supported him in creating ordinary single-player games.

To realize the 'ideas' in his mind, he would need to see if the system could drop more gold.

In Genjutsu Game, Uchiha Fugaku also chose a path to proceed.

Unlike Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Fugaku's first chosen route was the red path, representing combat and slaughter.

This was probably because the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan was red, so he chose that one.

However, it didn't really matter which one, because all three routes had to be completed to enter the next stage. It was just unknown whether Uchiha Fugaku would, like Minato Namikaze, become addicted to the 'thrill of combat' and then remain in the red domain, refusing to advance.

Entering the red domain, facing a world where everything as far as the eye could see was red, Uchiha Fugaku felt his scalp tingle. Although he had been mentally prepared due to his previous experiences, arriving here still made him feel that Uchiha Qi's Genjutsu Game was too outrageous.

In fact, what truly astonished Uchiha Fugaku now was not the Genjutsu Game world's realism, which felt almost indistinguishable from the real world, but rather his inability to break through this genjutsu world with his power.

Yes, this was the point that most truly horrified Uchiha Fugaku internally.

One must know that besides its specialty in genjutsu, the Sharingan also had special effects for breaking genjutsu. Especially with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, theoretically, no genjutsu in the Ninja World could escape its ability to break through.

As the young clan head, Uchiha Fugaku's Three-Tomoe Sharingan was an elite among Three-Tomoe Sharingan, possessing the ability to easily break genjutsu.

Yet, his previously infallible Three-Tomoe Sharingan was completely ineffective against Genjutsu Game, as if the Sharingan itself had entered this genjutsu world and become part of it.

This was incredibly outrageous, completely subverting Uchiha Fugaku's worldview. He truly wanted to immediately question Uchiha Qi: "Is that really a One-Tomoe Sharingan, or a Mangekyo Sharingan disguised as a One-Tomoe Sharingan?"

Yes, Uchiha Fugaku was genuinely suspecting that Uchiha Qi's Sharingan was actually the legendary ultimate eye of the Uchiha Clan that surpassed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan—the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Only genjutsu cast by the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan could render a powerful Three-Tomoe Sharingan completely powerless.