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[At age 6, after entering the Ninja Academy, you displayed exceptional talent, attracting everyone's attention.]
[At six, you awakened your eyes, drawing all eyes upon you.]
[You caught the attention of Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzo.]
[At 6 years and 1 month, Uchiha Sasuke challenged you and was soundly defeated, leaving him extremely unwilling and vowing to defeat you before graduating from the Ninja Academy.]
[At 6 years and 2 months, Yamanaka Ino confessed to you but received no response, leaving her very disappointed.]
[At 6 years and 3 months, Uchiha Fugaku invited you to his home, praised your genius, and after inquiring about you, gave you the scroll of Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.]
[At 6 years and 4 months, you learned Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.]
[At 6 years and 5 months, Hyuga Hinata recalled certain things and developed some curiosity about you.]
[At 6 years and 6 months, you found Uchiha Fugaku and told him about the Night of the Clan's Downfall.]
[However, you did not gain Uchiha Fugaku's trust.]
[Your words angered Uchiha Fugaku, and he directly imprisoned you in the Uchiha clan's dungeon.]
[At 6 years and 7 months, you were in the dungeon.]
[At 6 years and 8 months, you were in the dungeon.]
[At 6 years and 9 months, you were in the dungeon.]
[At 6 years and 10 months, you were in the dungeon.]
[At 6 years and 11 months, you were in the dungeon.]
[At 7 years old, the Night of the Clan's Downfall erupted, Uchiha Itachi entered the dungeon, and you died!]
[This simulation ends.]
[Please choose your reward from the two options below.]
[1: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.]
[2: The item you held in your hand before dying.]
Uchiha Setsuna: "..."
This life simulation left Uchiha Setsuna very disappointed, not only because his plan failed but also because he was utterly disappointed in Uchiha Fugaku as a person.
'Uchiha Fugaku is completely unreliable. It's one thing not to believe me. But to imprison me in the dungeon. Having known about the Night of the Clan's Downfall so early, he still chose a non-resistant attitude when it actually happened. Such a person has no right to be the leader of the Uchiha clan.'
Uchiha Setsuna's dislike for Uchiha Fugaku reached its peak.
'Should I say it's no wonder he could have a son like Uchiha Itachi?'
Whether Uchiha Fugaku lived or died no longer concerned Uchiha Setsuna. This life simulation made Uchiha Setsuna completely disappointed in Uchiha Fugaku.
During the simulation, Uchiha Setsuna never mentioned to Uchiha Fugaku that Uchiha Itachi had already betrayed the Uchiha and sided with Sarutobi Hiruzen, fearing that Uchiha Fugaku would trust his son more.
But unexpectedly, even without saying it, Uchiha Fugaku completely distrusted Uchiha Setsuna. He even took the approach of imprisoning Uchiha Setsuna in the dungeon.
'It's now proven that relying on Uchiha Fugaku to buy me time in the life simulation is completely unfeasible. Tomorrow, I'll try using Sarutobi Hiruzen. Whether Sarutobi Hiruzen is a good person or not, as long as he can give me more time in the life simulation, what harm is there in siding with him? As long as I don't do it in the real world.'
Uchiha Setsuna stood up.
"I choose 1!"
A flood of information poured into Uchiha Setsuna's mind. Mastery of Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
Uchiha Setsuna took a moment to organize his situation. Genin-level chakra. Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique, Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique, Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation. Abyssal Sight Technique, Fox's Inner Mind Technique, Genjutsu: Sharingan. And the Three Basic Jutsu.
'Unknowingly, I've already gone through 10 life simulations. In terms of ninjutsu, I no longer lack ordinary techniques, but my overall strength level is still Genin. However, among Genin, I should be considered top-tier. Some Chūnin might not even be my match.'
Today, the Ninja Academy had no classes; it was a rest day. After breakfast, Uchiha Setsuna went to the small forest for routine training.
"Brother Setsuna."
Uchiha Sayu came over with a lunchbox.
"Sayu."
Uchiha Setsuna stopped training, rubbed Uchiha Sayu's head, and took the lunchbox. Today's lunch was made by Uchiha Homura. Uchiha Homura originally wanted to deliver it himself and check on Uchiha Setsuna's training. But he met Uchiha Sayu at the door. Uchiha Sayu volunteered to take on the task. Besides Uchiha Setsuna's lunch, Uchiha Sayu also brought her own. Uchiha Riko had something to do today and prepared lunch for Uchiha Sayu in the morning.
The two sat together on a rock.
"Brother Setsuna, can you tell me about the Ninja Academy?"
Uchiha Sayu had asked this question before, but Uchiha Setsuna hadn't answered. However, this time, seeing Uchiha Sayu's expectant expression, Uchiha Setsuna said a few simple words.
"In the Ninja Academy, there are many classmates of the same age, and they might come from various ninja families. And there are civilian ninjas too. Interacting with them, you can discover many things you never encountered before. But the most important thing in school is learning. Learning is divided into several courses: cultural classes, physical training, chakra classes, all to prepare for becoming a ninja."
Uchiha Sayu's eyes lit up again, showing a hint of longing.
"That must be very interesting."
Uchiha Setsuna paused.
"Sayu, when you enter the Ninja Academy in the future, you must study hard."
"Mm-hmm, I'll be just like you, Brother Setsuna."
After finishing lunch and resting for a while, Uchiha Setsuna continued training. Uchiha Sayu stayed by his side, showing no intention of leaving. It wasn't until the sky darkened that the two left the forest and went home.
This was a day off for Uchiha Setsuna. But Uchiha Setsuna's classmates had a much more leisurely time. Sakura and Yamanaka Ino spent the day shopping. Akimichi Choji had several good meals and lay satisfied on a chair after eating his fill. Nara Shikamaru leaned on a chair, motionless, his eyes unfocused, lost in thought, exuding an extremely strong aura of laziness. Uchiha Sasuke went to the training ground in the morning and the dango shop in the afternoon. Even Naruto wasn't training all day.
One night passed. The day broke. Uchiha Setsuna opened his eyes.
"This time, the main direction is to side with Sarutobi Hiruzen to buy time for myself in the life simulation. Begin simulation!"