Naruto Shippuden: Rise of the Yugure feels like someone grabbed a horny fanfic thread from a dead forum, stuffed it into a visual novel, then said “yeah, good enough, now make Hinata beg.” It’s rough, it’s weird, dialog sometimes reads like Google Translate had a stroke, and I kinda loved that. You click through scenes, make little choices, watch the cast you grew up with stop pretending they’re about ninja honor and start acting like they’re trapped in a porn loop. Story tries to be serious at first, with this whole “Yugure” thing and danger and blah blah, then two lines later Hinata’s blushing so hard you know exactly where the plot is actually going. The contrast is stupid in a fun way. One second they talk about threats to the village, next second Naruto hits sexy jutsu and you’re staring at his “alternate” form wondering why this wasn’t canon already.

The girls get a lot of focus. Way more than the fights. Hinata’s the obvious star, all shy and loyal and then suddenly on her knees like she’s been waiting for this since the Chunin Exams. Sakura flips between fake tough kunoichi and frustrated perv who finally snaps, and when she snaps, she really snaps. You get those scenes where she’s arguing with Naruto, then the camera just refuses to look above the chest anymore, and suddenly you’re making a choice that decides if she rides him angry or soft. Ino, though, has that pure slutty energy the anime always teased but never let happen. The game leans into mind stuff in a way that’s honestly pretty dirty, like she uses her powers less for spying and more for making sure nobody remembers who started the orgy. Feels a bit mean, in a hot way. Dialog during sex is messy, sometimes outright broken English, and I weirdly liked that too, it sounds like a hentai fansub from way back, where “I will cum you” was considered acceptable English. Sometimes the moaning lines repeat and you’re like, ok, we get it, she’s “so full,” calm down.

Naruto himself is just chaos. Stupid, horny chaos. One moment he’s trying to act like some important hero, then he tosses a joke about seeing Sakura’s panties at the worst time and the scene flips from tension to foreplay. When sexy jutsu hits, it’s over; everyone loses their dignity and the VN leans right into it, gives you long shots, dirty angles, and a lot of “oops, we stayed too long on that close-up” energy. It doesn’t really care about pacing. Some routes feel rushed, others drag, like that one conversation with Hinata that keeps looping little variations before it finally admits, yeah, she just wants to get railed. Choices matter just enough to make you save scum like a goblin, trying to unlock the filthiest branch while pretending you still care about the village being in danger. It’s not polished, it’s not subtle, sometimes character logic just breaks for the sake of one more wild CG, but the game knows what it is: a horny Naruto parody where ninja skills exist mostly so clothes come off in creative ways. And honestly, that’s exactly the kind of trash my brain likes after doomscrolling TikTok all day.

So I've been diving into this Naruto parody thing called "Genjutsu Gambit" and honestly? It's pretty fucked up in all the right ways. Your character is basically this revenge-obsessed shinobi who spent twenty years mastering genjutsu just to come back and mind-fuck everyone in Konoha. And when I say everyone, I mean *everyone* - Sakura, Hinata, Ino, even characters like Samui and Shizune get pulled into your web of mental manipulation. The corruption aspect is what really sells it though, watching these familiar faces slowly bend to your will through psychological domination rather than just brute force.

The writing bounces between genuinely dark revenge fantasy and surprisingly decent humor, which shouldn't work but somehow does? Like you'll have this intense scene where you're breaking down Hinata's mental defenses, and then suddenly there's this completely absurd joke about ramen or something. The genjutsu mechanics aren't just window dressing either - you actually get to choose how to manipulate each character's mind, whether you want to go full corruption route or take a more... let's say "gentle persuasion" approach. Though honestly the corruption path is way more satisfying, especially with characters like Sakura who can be pretty insufferable in the original series.

What really got me hooked was how it doesn't just throw the girls at you immediately. There's actual buildup and psychological manipulation involved - you have to work your way up the village hierarchy, form alliances, create chaos. Sure, the art isn't groundbreaking and some of the dialogue feels a bit rough around the edges, but when you're watching Ino slowly lose her mental resistance while you're pulling her deeper into your genjutsu... fuck, it's hot. The revenge plot gives everything more weight too, since you're not just some random pervert but someone with actual motivation for tearing down everything these characters represent.

Step again into the storied Konoha Village, where your journey as a budding ninja warrior is about to ignite. You come cloaked in secrecy, pulling you deeper into the village’s hidden secrets. Discovering friends early is your path to uncovering the truth behind your arrival.

Amidst rigorous training, the colorful world of Konoha bursts into focus, and with it, the tantalizing chance to charm the alluring locals. The range of seductive options has expanded, promising even greater thrills.

Wandering through Konoha, you’ll encounter countless opportunities for passion and intrigue. The locals aren’t just rivals in battle - they’re eager to be won over in more intimate ways. Explore passionate moments that heat up your ninja training with raw desire.

Keep in mind, true ninja prowess demands more than just physical skill. Managing your connections with locals can be as tricky as any mission. Is your allure strong enough to turn foes into lovers and friends?

Brace yourself for grueling practice, brutal clashes, and sizzling affairs that will leave you breathless. Step by step, your actions will peel back the secrets surrounding you and pave your way to ninja greatness.

There’s no time to lose. Lose yourself in the thrilling chaos of combat, companionship, and carnal desire. Start your adventure now, where power and pleasure collide!

You start as this smug bastard who already turned Tsunade into his personal toy some years ago, and the game just treats that like normal Tuesday. No big drama, just “yeah, she’s mine now, what’s next.” That already tells you the tone. You’re not here to be a hero. You’re basically weaponizing mind control to build your own village with a harem of kunoichi from everywhere, and the story is very honest about it. The vibe is closer to some fucked-up fan doujin than a “proper” visual novel, which I liked way more than I should. It looks simple at first, just text and 2D scenes, but the scenes are animated enough that when Hinata drops to her knees and you order her to “prove loyalty with her mouth,” it actually hits. There’s this one early scene where you test your improved technique on Kurenai, and you see that moment her eyes glaze over, her whole serious-jonin act just melts, and you can push her from “I’ll never obey you” to “should I use my tits or my tongue first, Master?” with like two choices. It’s wrong, it’s hot, and then it’s somehow even more wrong.

The funny thing is, the corruption is not even subtle. You charm, you push, then you flip the mental switch and suddenly someone like Temari, who normally would snap your neck, is awkwardly trying to give you a footjob because you told her this is “Sand Village protocol.” She complains, you tease, a bit of groping, and then the animation kicks in and she’s rubbing your dick with her toes while her face is this perfect mix of pissed and turned on. I kinda loved that. And then I hated how sometimes the pacing just dies between scenes for no reason. You get a brutal gangbang-style group sex setup with Mei and Samui on their knees, Tsunade in the back stroking you with her tits, creampie after creampie, and then the next bit of story is just walls of text about politics, like I didn’t just watch the Mizukage drooling on a cock that is technically controlling her brain. The game likes to drop you from intense anal with Ino straight into talky exposition about “support from other villages” and I kept wanting to yell at my phone. Yes, I’m on a bus, yes, I’m reading about Sakura getting her virginity stolen in a storage room behind Ichiraku, I have no shame, but at least keep the horny flow going, you know?

What I keep coming back to is how it handles power. It’s not romantic at all. You’re the guy who already broke Tsunade and now treats her like living proof that your technique works. At one point you use her as a demonstration, ordering her to lick Ayame clean after you finish inside her, like you’re showing off a trained pet. It’s fucked, but the game doesn’t pretend otherwise. The male domination is heavy, there’s BDSM flavor, and the harem thing isn’t some fluffy family vibe, it’s more like “these girls belong to my new village, and by village I mean my dick.” One moment you’re forcing Karin to ride you until she passes out, the next you’re making Hinata and Tenten play with toys on each other while you sit back and decide who gets your cum. Lesbian scenes feel like you’re watching puppets you pulled strings on, especially with the mind control touches, and I mean that as praise and also as a bit of a “Jesus Christ, dude.” There’s a corruption route where a girl who starts shy and stubborn ends up begging for anal, asking you to mark her womb, and you realize the game quietly shifted from teasing handjobs to full-on harem breeding fantasy. It pretends to be “just” a parody, but after a while, you’re in too deep to call it that with a straight face.