Uchiha Meishi's "battle" had come to an end.
The demo version didn't offer infinite lives—just five.
When those five were used up, the trial was over.
Returning to reality, Uchiha Meishi felt like he had been to another world. The repeated deaths had left his mind dazed, his body trembling uncontrollably, and his Sharingan spinning wildly—it wouldn't deactivate no matter what.
The other Uchiha spectators snapped out of the genjutsu as well, and their gazes locked onto Uchiha Meishi. Seeing the state of his Sharingan, the clan elder, Uchiha Setsuna, instantly activated his own Sharingan and stared fixedly at him.
Moments later, a look of uncontainable joy appeared on Setsuna's aged face. He burst into laughter: "Hahahaha—good! Excellent! Absolutely wonderful! Hahahaha\~\~\~"
His sudden laughter drew the attention of the others, who still hadn't figured out what had happened.
Uchiha Fugaku asked with curiosity, "Elder, what's going on? Is the genjutsu game that good?"
Setsuna shook his head, then nodded, before solemnly declaring, "The genjutsu game is beyond imagination. The realism within it is an invaluable treasure for the Uchiha clan."
"Meishi's transformation is proof of that—everyone, from this day forward, our Uchiha clan has gained another top-tier three-tomoe Sharingan user."
The crowd froze, then quickly looked back at Uchiha Meishi—and saw within his Sharingan the distinct black 'pupil ring' linking all three tomoe.
That clarity was the hallmark of the highest level of three-tomoe Sharingan.
Among the Uchiha, even three-tomoe Sharingan had levels. The clearest sign of power was the ring linking the tomoe.
At the most basic level, the tomoe were simply visible, and the ring was barely a dotted suggestion.
At the next level, the ring would form completely, but remain faint—only visible if one looked closely.
But at the highest level, the ring was clear and solid.
Uchiha Fugaku, his son, and Setsuna himself all possessed this highest-grade Sharingan. Now, Uchiha Meishi had joined their ranks.
This was astonishing, especially considering Meishi's bloodline wasn't particularly strong. Though he awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan over twenty years ago, he'd been stuck at the mid-tier level ever since.
Yet with a single "trial" of the genjutsu game, he had broken through the shackles of his bloodline. It was undeniably a cheat-level development.
More importantly, that cheat was held by an Uchiha.
In that moment, the eyes of every Uchiha turned toward Uchiha Kei, who remained calm and composed—as expected. He already anticipated this development and was even thinking that not every Uchiha could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Without the talent, no amount of stimulation would push the Sharingan past certain limits.
Talented individuals—like Obito Uchiha—could jump from two tomoe straight to the Mangekyō, even gaining the fearsome Kamui. That was a divine gift.
But in the eyes of the others, Uchiha Kei's calm was seen as unshakable confidence. No matter the storm, he remained unmoved—a sage among mortals.
And why so many descriptions? Because every one of the dozen Uchihas watching had their own version of this praise.
The consensus: Uchiha Kei looked cool. Impossibly cool.
No surprise—after all, this was someone who could create a genjutsu that helped their clan members enhance their Sharingan. High respect was the bare minimum.
Everyone in the clan had tried using genjutsu to stimulate eye evolution before, but it always failed.
Genjutsu—unless you had the Mangekyō, and specifically something like Tsukuyomi—could never replicate true realism. The illusions always felt dreamlike and detached, the body uncontrollable.
So, those fake experiences were useless for triggering eye evolution.
In the future, even someone like Itachi Uchiha would need the power of Mangekyō genjutsu to stimulate his foolish otōto. And even then, Sasuke famously declared, "No matter how much you stimulate me, if my eyes evolve, I lose."
That was the Uchiha truth: real pain and trauma were required to awaken power.
Which, for the Uchiha—"the clan of love"—meant most of them had deep emotional issues.
But now, things were different. Uchiha Kei's genjutsu game was real. It was full of unseen, hellish scenarios that no Uchiha had ever encountered.
With this technique, who among the Uchiha would struggle with eye evolution again?
If anyone wanted to awaken their Sharingan—or evolve it—just play the genjutsu game.
Of course, the game wasn't a miracle worker. The current version, "Coming Home," while intense, wasn't enough to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Still, the potential was there. If Uchiha Kei could develop it further, who knew?
Uchiha Meishi, upon realizing his eye had evolved, was overjoyed. Despite being brutally crushed in-game, the reward in real life was too great. He immediately bowed in thanks to Uchiha Kei and swore absolute loyalty. Whatever Kei needed—he would deliver, no matter the danger.
It was practically a formal pledge of allegiance.
In any other clan, the elders and leader might feel threatened. They'd fear Uchiha Kei undermining their power.
But… this was the Uchiha.
Faced with Kei's success, Setsuna and the others felt only joy. Even Fugaku was proud—his chosen junior had finally risen.
Honestly, the Uchiha clan's unity was incredible. If not for the future tragedies involving "Kamui's hidden tears" and "the self-exterminating weasel," they'd never have turned on each other.
But Kei wasn't thinking about all that. While everyone else basked in joy and hope for the future, his mind was on something else.
His own success.
Within the system panel, his Emotion Points had surged.
And not just from Meishi—the spectators had contributed too, albeit in smaller amounts.
For instance, Setsuna had given 22 points. Compared to Meishi's 600+, it was a drop in the bucket.
Kei investigated the system and discovered that spectators only contributed 10% of their total emotion output.
So Setsuna had actually generated 220 points, but Kei only received 22.
A 10% absorption rate.
It shocked Kei. That was high—especially for spectators.
Everyone from Earth knows the power of the livestreaming industry. And right now, Kei could only bring a few people into the game to spectate.
But what if he expanded that? What if his genjutsu game allowed real-time broadcasts?
What if the entire Hidden Leaf could watch?
What if all of the Land of Fire could watch?
Then, the emotion output would dwarf that of any individual player.
At that moment, Uchiha Kei knew—he had to build a livestream system.
Not just build it—he had to go all in.
And so, in his future game development roadmap, the top priority became: Livestream Integration.