Uchiha Qi's New Thoughts on Game Promotion

Why would Uchiha Qi think Kikyo was Karin's mother?

Because upon closer reflection, everything about Kikyo Uzumaki when she was first rescued, from her tags to her background, perfectly matched Karin Uzumaki's mother, who never even appeared clearly in the original manga.

An Uzumaki Clan member, controlled by the Land of Grass, used as human medicine, deprived of freedom, and of a matching age—plus the fact that despite being an Uzumaki, she never appeared in the original manga—all these signs pointed directly to Kikyo Uzumaki being the mother of Karin Uzumaki, one of the popular supporting characters from the original series.

Of course, it was also possible that the Land of Grass had found other Uzumaki Clan members to exploit, and Kikyo Uzumaki had simply died quietly in history.

After all, in the real Ninja World, anything is possible.

In any case, there was no way Uchiha Qi would ever send Kikyo back to the Land of Grass to fulfill her "mission" of giving birth to Karin Uzumaki. The moment she arrived in Konoha, she became a cherished younger sister protected by everyone.

Upon entering the house, Uchiha Qi expertly made his way to the kitchen, greeted Minato Namikaze, who was busy cooking, and then skillfully started preparing dinner with him.

Before transmigrating, as a single man, Uchiha Qi had learned to cook various dishes during his long life as an office worker, and he hadn't lost that skill after arriving in this world.

As an orphan from a branch family who had moved out of the clan compound early, he had naturally rekindled his cooking skills long ago.

As Uchiha Qi's close friend, Minato Namikaze had, of course, long tasted Uchiha Qi's Celestial Empire Cuisine.

Minato Namikaze loved the unique food, and as an orphan himself, he was highly proactive. He had started learning Celestial Empire Cuisine from Uchiha Qi early on.

Uchiha Qi naturally didn't refuse; he was also interested in making dishes from the Ninja World, so he, in turn, learned from Minato Namikaze.

During their mutual learning process, it was only natural for them to be in the kitchen together, helping each other out.

Over time, cooperating in the kitchen to prepare meals became a regular routine for the two. Although their mutual cooking lessons had ended, working together in the kitchen had become a habit.

Now, at small gatherings where they invited each other over, they would naturally head to the kitchen as soon as they arrived at the other's house.

With the two men, both highly suited to be fathers, working together, a table full of delicious food, appealing in color, aroma, and taste, was soon laid out. Four voices exclaimed, "I'm eating!" in the warm, family-like atmosphere.

A feeling of warmth and harmony completely permeated the meal, as if the four of them were truly a family.

In fact, this was true, as all four were orphans. Uchiha Qi and Minato Namikaze had known each other and become friends since they were very young. Later, when Kushina Uzumaki came to Konoha, she joined their small group under Minato Namikaze's influence.

Even later, Kikyo Uzumaki was rescued and became a part of them.

It could be said that the four of them had truly grown up supporting each other; they were not family by blood, but they were closer than family.

These small gatherings were the process that maintained this relationship.

During the meal, the four of them chatted about various topics, sharing recent interesting anecdotes and experiences.

Minato Namikaze recounted some things he encountered during his missions, though he naturally didn't go into mission details, as those were confidential.

Kushina Uzumaki shared some gossip she heard from the neighbors, which was her usual form of entertainment.

After all, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki's freedom was actually restricted. She was constantly protected and monitored by Anbu, meaning she could only move within the village.

In terms of freedom, she was far less free than her son, Naruto Uzumaki.

Of course, her treatment was actually fine, especially with a boyfriend like Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, as her teacher.

As for Kikyo Uzumaki, she happily recounted her learning process in Konoha's Sealing Squad.

As an Uzumaki Clan member with an innate powerful sealing ability, Kikyo Uzumaki was a perfect match for the Sealing Squad.

Although she hadn't received any systematic education for the first twelve years of her life, not even knowing how to read, after coming to Konoha, she received the best education. Moreover, with the care and guidance of her clan sister, Kushina Uzumaki, her progress as a ninja specializing in Sealing Jutsu was very fast.

After four years, she became a Genin through special recruitment, and she happily told everyone that she was about to be promoted to Chunin exceptionally.

Although normally one would have to pass the Chunin Exams to become a Chunin, Kikyo Uzumaki was a specially recruited ninja, so she skipped that step.

Naturally, everyone offered Kikyo Uzumaki heartfelt congratulations and blessings.

However, Kikyo Uzumaki carefully watched Uchiha Qi's reaction during this time, afraid that he might be unhappy.

After all, Uchiha Qi had been a Chunin for so many years despite his efforts, while she had advanced to Chunin in a relatively short time. She was genuinely afraid that Uchiha Qi would be upset because of this.

It wasn't until she noticed that Uchiha Qi was not displeased and was genuinely happy for her that the young girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her inner joy then directly spilled onto her face.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki saw this, then exchanged a knowing smile.

If this relationship truly came to fruition, they would become brothers-in-law in a sense, truly becoming a family.

That wouldn't be a bad feeling at all.

Finally, it was Uchiha Qi's turn to speak, and what he talked about was nothing else; he directly told everyone about the Genjutsu Game, or rather, told the two girls, as Minato Namikaze had already experienced it firsthand.

Furthermore, while Uchiha Qi was describing the Genjutsu Game, Minato Namikaze excitedly shared his personal experience. The two of them together outlined the appeal of the Genjutsu Game with their words, making the Uzumaki sisters' hearts flutter, and they both wanted to try it out.

Although the activation conditions were very strict, making one wonder if there was some conspiracy hidden within, just as Minato Namikaze unconditionally trusted Uchiha Qi, the Uzumaki sisters also trusted Uchiha Qi unconditionally.

However, Uchiha Qi refused.

Because he still needed to reserve Chakra and energy to edit and repackage the game tonight, which required consumption, even though his Chakra and Dojutsu Power had recovered, he couldn't let the two girls experience the game yet.

Of course, Uchiha Qi directly told everyone the reason; he wouldn't do something foolish that would make others misunderstand him.

Upon learning the situation, the Uzumaki sisters and Minato Namikaze were somewhat disappointed. The Uzumaki sisters were disappointed because they couldn't experience it, while Minato Namikaze simply wanted to continue clearing the game and reach the ending, and since he couldn't do that now, he was naturally a bit disappointed.

However, blaming Uchiha Qi was impossible; all that remained was the anticipation of being able to play it later.

It was at this moment that Uchiha Qi asked Kushina Uzumaki a question he had been pondering during the day.

"Kushina, you're an expert in Sealing Jutsu. Do you think there's a way to package the game and then seal it into something like a Ninjutsu Scroll using Sealing Jutsu, so that players who want to play the game only need to unseal it to play directly?"