"Senpai! Radama-senpai! Look, there's new content! 'Homestead,' a new multiplayer casual online game! You can plant crops, build houses, and work together with others to create your own village!"
"Whoa\~ That sounds super fun! Should we give it a try?"
In the game Ultimate Storm, the girl named muzi's eyes sparkled as she spoke to Uchiha Madara. Just moments ago, a global message had popped up through the genjutsu network, announcing this very game to all illusionary game users.
Yes—this was the online free-to-play game Uchiha Kei had been developing over the past few days. In essence, it was a plus version of that once-popular QQ Farm, with a dash of Animal Crossing, but even freer. Overall, you could call it a budget version of Minecraft.
So it wasn't launched with much fanfare—just standard promotion using the genjutsu network, saving a huge amount in distribution costs.
Like now—muzi saw it right away and eagerly told her best buddy, Uchiha Madara.
Madara snorted coldly, dismissing it as boring. But then he added with a slight twist of tone, "If you really want to try it… I suppose I can play with you."
muzi lit up with a bright, cheerful grin. "Hehe, thanks, senpai! I knew you were the best!"
Madara huffed again in mock disdain, but the faint smile at the corner of his mouth betrayed his true mood.
It had been ten days since he'd met muzi, and to Madara, those ten days had brought him more joy than the past several decades combined.
Having muzi by his side felt just like the old days with his best friend, Hashirama Senju—relaxing, joyful, as if his lost youth had returned. It was like he'd gone back to the carefree era of their bond.
No scheming. No backstabbing. Just simple happiness and a shared dream of the future.
Now, Madara honestly felt life was pretty good. He no longer wanted to die, his health had been steadily improving, and he'd even started thinking, "Actually, I'm still in decent shape. There's no need to rush the Eye of the Moon Plan."
After all, he didn't need decades—just a few more years of peace would do. He could wait. Even if he found a successor now, the Eye of the Moon Plan would still take more than a decade to activate. He wouldn't be able to reincarnate through the Rinnegan until then.
So there was no rush. Really. All he needed was to spend a few peaceful years guiding this silly girl muzi as she grew stronger.
That's right. Madara now saw himself as muzi's guiding grandfather—a cheat-code grandpa.
It might sound ridiculous, but hey, in 2024, boys calling each other adoptive father wasn't exactly rare. It made a weird kind of sense.
To Madara, muzi felt like the reincarnation of his best friend. Seeing her, he felt a wave of nostalgia—the glories of their youth, the fall of their dreams, and now… a chance to guide this weak, reincarnated form back to greatness. He wanted to help her grow.
Yes, Madara had decided to be muzi's golden-fingered old grandpa.
muzi was certainly talented—a genius girl, even. But to Madara, that wasn't enough. After all, his standard for comparison was the God of Shinobi himself, Hashirama Senju.
As Hashirama's reincarnation, muzi had to live up to him.
Madara didn't yet know muzi's real strength in the real world—she just told him she was excellent among her peers. So he naturally compared her to the prodigies of the Warring States period—and to himself, of course.
So, through a lovely misunderstanding, Madara believed muzi was a Konoha genius girl with immense physical strength and Senju blood, someone who had awakened the Senju clan's Sage Body.
Compared to Hashirama at age thirteen, she might even be stronger—just missing the Mokuton bloodline limit. But if properly trained, she could easily surpass Tsunade.
Unfortunately, the Senju clan had faded, absorbed into the village per Hashirama and Tobirama's will, reducing muzi to a Konoha civilian instead of a shinobi. Her talents were being wasted on a future as an education worker. Outrageous!
Yes, muzi was listed as a civilian in Konoha and not a ninja—that was her official identity.
What? Didn't Madara say he didn't want to investigate muzi's background?
Well… what if he didn't investigate, but the White Zetsu just happened to spot muzi in Konoha and casually reported back to him?
After all, Uchiha Kei now controlled the White Zetsu army.
Once Kei found out about Madara's curious attachment to muzi, he decided she needed an official Konoha identity. Otherwise, if Madara ever changed his mind and wanted to find her, she might just… not exist?
So, muzi got a proper public identity.
Madara was angry when he first heard White Zetsu had seen muzi. But when he learned it was purely by chance—and that she'd been on the street saying, "Radama-senpai is the best"—his feelings became complicated and he let it go.
After that, Madara figured, well, they'd seen her already, no use fussing. He told them to keep an eye on her—not spy on her private life, just protect her from danger or any creeps eyeing her rare bloodline.
No interference. No influence.
It was the silent love of a grandpa for his granddaughter.
Madara now wanted to guide muzi to become truly strong. Not just a civilian molded by the Senju's old ideals. Not someone wasting shinobi talent.
Sure, the game let players become jōnin through system balance, but that was virtual strength. It didn't fix the real-world issue of insufficient power.
Still, they hadn't known each other long. He couldn't say too much yet. So he'd take it slow.
He had plenty of time. With good food, cold soda, and fattening comfort snacks, his quality of life kept improving. He didn't even need the Ten Tails life-support pod anymore. Healthy aging was the vibe.
He figured he had many years left with muzi. If possible, he even wanted her to awaken Mokuton and thought it very possible.
After all, she had Senju blood, was Hashirama's reincarnation, and was a genius—fully stacked with buffs.
And if she did awaken Mokuton and became one of the strongest in the shinobi world…
So what?
Even if Hashirama himself came back to life, Madara would still be unmatched!
As long as the Rinnegan brought him back at full strength, he could crush Hashirama in seconds.
So yeah, raising muzi into a top-tier powerhouse? No pressure.
—
Later, the two logged out to go try the new game.
Madara had the White Zetsu fetch the game. muzi didn't even need to do that—she could just open it. Uchiha Kei had granted all mental network members direct access.
So muzi jumped right into "Homestead," and a cute chibi fox appeared with a crisp voice:
"Welcome to Homestead, Master! I'll be your guide to this game\~"
Then came the game tutorial: building homes, farming, raising animals, chopping trees, cooking, fishing—it was all rustic, simple, but rich with life. Players could visit each other's villages and trade in the neutral market zone.
Everyone was just a regular person in this game—no powers. But thanks to the system, you could instantly build or harvest as long as you had the resources. Super convenient.
If you wanted more realism, there was a "true experience" mode—manual everything, aligned with real-life processes.
Hardcore, not relaxing. Probably only a few would pick that route. But since this was the shinobi world and the cost of development through genjutsu was negligible, why not?
Beyond that, players could raid others' villages—stealing crops, fish, or livestock. No destruction, though. And if you didn't want that, you could disable the raid function—but that meant you couldn't visit others either. Classic PvE mode.
PvP and PvE were toggleable—unless you raided someone. Then you were locked into PvP for 24 hours.
The system recorded everything, so if someone attacked you, you'd know who. For 24 hours, you might face revenge. Guard your farm well.
PvP was silly and fun: players threw beehives, banana peels, fishing nets, and set traps. No real harm—just crowd control.
Each player had ten HP. Recovery items restored HP. Hit zero, and you passed out and were kicked offline—forced into an eight-hour nap.
On Earth in 2024, that would be slammed by players and the industry alike. No one had the patience. But in the entertainment-starved shinobi world? It was fresh and fun.
Different worlds. Different times. Different players.
muzi loved it. "Homestead" felt like a refreshing stream—and oddly familiar… Wasn't it just a budget version of the Genjutsu World?
After all, everything "Homestead" could do, the Genjutsu World could do better. But that wasn't for public use.
So, a substitute like "Homestead" was just fine for ordinary people.
And the game's casual, interactive style was perfect for friends. After exploring it a bit, muzi couldn't wait to play with Madara.
He logged out and returned to Ultimate Storm, waiting for him.
Not long after, Madara logged back in, wearing his trademark spiral mask.
muzi immediately lit up. "Radama-senpai! You tried 'Homestead,' right? I think it's amazing! We can build a house and farm together—it'll be our own little world!"
Her eyes practically sparkled. She was so hyped she could hardly sit still.
Madara, behind the mask, twitched slightly. He really wanted to say no.
He hated the new game—thought it was boring, shallow, not nearly as thrilling as Ultimate Storm. Kei should've spent his time making more high-intensity combat games.
In summary: lame. Not interested.
But then he saw muzi's eager, hopeful eyes… and just couldn't bring himself to refuse.
With a long sigh and a disdainful grunt, he finally agreed to play it with her.
Meanwhile, other players joining the game included Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and 'Naruko' playing with the younger trio.
Poll: What should replace Teaching Kendo in Tokyo 1980 (TKT)?
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I've decided to put Teaching Kendo in Tokyo 1980 (TKT) on hiatus for now. In the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to run a poll to see what you'd like me to work on next. Can't wait to see what you all pick!
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