Raijin complained from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Corpse Bearer and his companion quietly exchanged a glance.
Only after Bullfighting Master nodded did Corpse Bearer explain:
"The reason Dai Xiaomei didn't act right away was that she was exhausted."
Raijin didn't understand the "hidden meaning" in Corpse Bearer's words.
Still puzzled, he grumbled:
"This is a game. How could there be an exhaustion stat?"
"Even if she's exhausted, that shouldn't stop her from fighting, right?"
"After all, as long as she can still release chakra properly, there are plenty of methods she can use."
Corpse Bearer shook his head and said:
"No! I mean Dai Xiaomei is exhausted in real life."
Raijin's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
"How... is that possible? This is a VR game played with controllers. All the in-game actions are performed through them."
"The fighting was so intense during the Ninja Village War, and I never felt tired. How could anyone end up exhausted?"
Corpse Bearer hesitated slightly before saying:
"When a person's mind is highly focused, it can trigger movement commands in the body."
"This game's content is so realistic that sometimes it's easy to have trouble telling what's real."
"Especially during combat, when the mind becomes highly focused and the body reacts to the stress too."
Raijin drew a sharp breath in alarm and said, his voice trembling:
"You... you mean the movement commands in the game can directly or indirectly affect our bodies in real life?"
There was a reason Raijin was so shocked.
If it was confirmed that the content of Hidden Jun Ninja could affect reality...
Then the game wouldn't be far from being "shut away."
The effects in question weren't merely psychological.
Spending too long absorbed in any game would have some psychological effect on its players.
Raijin still had