Fire Body Flicker, Byakugan, Hatake Style Kenjutsu

Uchiha Settlement, Uchiha Shimizu's home.

Qingshui sat cross-legged on a chair in silence, waiting for time to pass.

Almost time.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the mechanical female voice of the Perfect Life Simulation echoed in his head.

[Current attempts: one. Do you wish to initiate the Perfect Life Simulation?]

"Yes," Qingshui said.

The simulator's time limit had now reached five years.

[Ding, Perfect Life Simulation in progress...]

[Day 1: Asuma Sarutobi invites you to dinner. You see Kurenai Yuhi is also there and agree to go. During the meal, Asuma tries to fish for information with clumsy tactics that you see through immediately. Afterward, Kurenai challenges you to a duel, and you win decisively.]

[Day 2: Hiruzen Sarutobi summons you for an inexplicable talk. He claims to recognize your Will of Fire, approves your early graduation, and assigns you two teammates: one with spiky hair and one who is quite portly.]

[Day 3: Hearing of your early graduation, Kakashi seeks you out for a spar. You take the opportunity to secretly observe the Hatake Style Kenjutsu, discovering it is a form of ninjutsu-taijutsu that coats a blade in Lightning Release chakra.]

[Day 4: You see Orochimaru for the first time. His gaze makes you feel uneasy.]

[Day 5: Jiraiya returns to the village. You go to the hot springs and discover him attempting to peek. You anonymously report him; Hiruzen happens to be at the springs as well and immediately subjects him to a lecture.]

[Day 6: You visit Uchiha Hazuki to catch up. She makes you your favorite tempura.]

[Day 7: While training at home, you accidentally injure your hand and heal it using the Mystical Palm Technique.]

[Day 24: You go to provide your usual treatment for Mikoto. This time, you suggest that a massage would improve the experience. Mikoto hesitates for a moment, but thinking she knows you well and that you have no ill intentions, she agrees.]

[Day 25: Passing by Mikoto's house, you see her looking radiant while hanging laundry in the yard. You faintly hear her murmuring to herself, "...Uchiha Shimizu... so good..." but because you are too far away, you cannot hear the rest clearly.]

[Day 26: You run into Kushina Uzumaki. She is having a conflict with Minato Namikaze because he has been neglecting her lately. You know Minato is busy researching the Rasengan and is on the verge of a breakthrough.]

[Day 27: A frustrated Kushina seeks out her good friend Mikoto, who recommends you, praising your top-tier massage technique.]

[Day 28: Kushina finds you, and you give her a massage. In the evening, Minato comes to see her, speaks a few words, and leaves. You comfort Kushina.]

[Day 29: The simple-minded Kushina decides you are a good person and shares some of her troubles with you.]

[Day 119: Two-year-old Shisui wanders around the Uchiha Settlement. You ask him what a clan is, and Shisui only looks at you with a blank expression.]

[Day 120: You go on a mission to the border of the Land of Fire. You spot a suspicious, curvaceous female ninja. Drawing on your previous experience, you successfully avoid her.]

[Day 121: Your team splits up. When you return to the designated meeting point after easily disposing of your enemies, you find your portly teammate is dead.]

[Day 122: You and your other spiky-haired teammate travel back to the Hidden Leaf Village with the body.]

[Day 160: Because the enemy keeps avoiding direct confrontation and relies on hit-and-run tactics, your lack of combat experience forces you to spend a long time finishing them off.]

[Day 161: Your spiky-haired teammate quits the ninja world, claiming it is too cruel, and returns home to help his family with their business.]

[Day 162: Hiruzen assigns Kakashi to your team, as Kakashi is being ostracized by his former teammates and you happen to be short a member.]

[Day 163: You have successfully observed 80% of the Hatake Style Kenjutsu and are close to mastering it. You strike while the iron is hot and invite Kakashi to spar again.]

[Day 164: Your powerful medical ninjutsu attracts attention, and many people want to join your team.]

[Day 165: Nohara Rin is about to graduate. You present her with certain conditions, and in order to be on the same team as Kakashi, she complies.]

[Day 166: Rin graduates. You apply to Hiruzen to have her transferred to your team.]

[Day 167: Hiruzen approves the request. Rin sees the Kakashi she has been longing for, but her mood is complicated because of what you made her do, leaving her mind in a state of turmoil.]

[Day 372: You use your medical ninjutsu to heal Kakashi.]

[Day 373: Your squad encounters Obito's squad. Obito shamelessly sticks around to chat with Rin.]

[Day 374: Kakashi and Obito's relationship improves. Because Rin is in such a state of inner turmoil, she fails to form the bond with Obito seen in the original timeline.]

[Day 375: You successfully master the Hatake Style Kenjutsu, and your strength increases significantly.]

[Day 376: Inspired by the Hatake Style Kenjutsu and your accumulated experience, you successfully develop the Fire Body Flicker.]

[Day 377: Mikoto treats you to a meal to thank you for the ongoing physical therapy, which has left her feeling full of energy.]

[Day 456: You draw out the darkness hidden within Hyuga Natsu's heart.]

[Day 1825: During the Third Shinobi World War, a moment of carelessness costs you an arm.]

[Simulation ended, calculating results...]

[Please select one item as a reward: Fire Body Flicker (experience and memory), Byakugan, Hatake Style Kenjutsu scroll *1.]

"My luck has finally improved a bit."

Seeing the rewards, Shimizu's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Had nearly two years of mediocrity finally paid off with this stroke of fortune?

Any one of these three rewards would significantly boost his strength.

After taking several deep breaths, Shimizu began to weigh his options.

He had been longing for the Fire Body Flicker; he would develop it a year from now, so choosing it now would save him a year of research.

If he weren't comparing it to the other options, Shimizu would have chosen the Fire Body Flicker without hesitation. With the experience and memory included, he would master it instantly, providing an immediate and substantial increase in power.

However, after looking at the next two options, Shimizu decided to set the Fire Body Flicker aside for now.

He didn't even know what rank it would be; it would be quite embarrassing if he only ended up developing a D-rank ninjutsu.

"The Byakugan and the Hatake Style Kenjutsu, huh?"

Shimizu pondered.