[At age 6, you entered the Ninja Academy to study. Because of your Uchiha background, you were assigned to a good class. Hyuga Hinata sat to your left, and Yamanaka Ino to your right.] [At age 6 years and 1 month, you learned the Chakra Extraction Technique and extracted your first strand of Chakra. You were very happy.] [At age 6 years and 2 months, you learned the Clone Technique.] [At age 6 years and 3 months, you learned the Transformation Technique.] [At age 6 years and 4 months, you learned the Substitution Technique.] [At age 6 years and 5 months, your Shuriken Throwing Technique improved significantly.] [At age 6 years and 6 months, you learned the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique and gained the attention of the Uchiha Clan.] [At age 6 years and 7 months, Second Pillar approached you of his own accord. He said you were the most talented student in the class after him. He acknowledged you and planned to train with you to build the glory of the Uchiha together.] [But you disdained Second Pillar and had no time to deal with a brat who knew nothing.] [At age 6 years and 8 months, Uzumaki Naruto challenged you and was utterly crushed.] [At age 6 years and 9 months, Yamanaka Ino confessed to you. When she received no response, she was deeply disappointed.] [At age 6 years and 10 months, you began making plans to escape.] [At age 6 years and 11 months, your overall strength reached Genin level.] [At age 7, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall arrived. You escaped amid the chaos, and your previous preparations proved effective. However, you underestimated Uchiha Itachi's strength. Uchiha Itachi discovered you, and you died!] [This simulation has ended.] [Please choose the reward you desire from the following two options.] [1: Genin-level Chakra.] [2: The item you were holding when you died.]
"I choose 1!"
Uchiha Setsuna made his choice.
The next moment, Uchiha Setsuna felt a surge of energy abruptly well up within his body.
It flowed through him.
"So this is Genin-level Chakra?"
Uchiha Setsuna stretched out a hand and clenched it into a fist.
Chakra consisted of two aspects.
One was the amount of Chakra.
The other was Chakra control.
And now, Uchiha Setsuna had reached Genin level in both respects.
"For every ninja, Chakra is the foundation. Only with Chakra are other possibilities possible."
"Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, genjutsu..."
"They all rely on Chakra."
Uchiha Setsuna entered the woods.
With a thought, he gathered Chakra beneath his feet. Looking at the tall tree trunk before him, he charged straight up it. Only after reaching a height of more than ten meters did Uchiha Setsuna slow down.
He landed on the ground.
Uchiha Setsuna gathered Chakra in his fist again.
He threw a punch at the trunk.
"Bang!"
A large amount of bark flew outward.
A dent appeared in the trunk.
"Not bad."
Uchiha Setsuna nodded.
"One simulation alone gave me gains like this. I have a good chance of surviving the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall."
"I can simulate once a day."
"I still have more than three hundred chances to simulate."
When he returned home, an elderly man was busy in the courtyard. Hearing the sound, he quickly raised his head.
When he saw Uchiha Setsuna, he smiled.
"Setsuna, you're back."
"Grandpa."
"What do you want for dinner tonight? Grandpa will make it for you."
"Anything is fine. You decide, Grandpa."
"All right, then I'll make your favorite steamed meat."
"Grandpa, I'll head back to my room first."
"Okay."
Uchiha Setsuna returned to his room and carefully sensed the changes in his body once more. He looked toward the courtyard, though his view was blocked by the wall.
Yet Uchiha Setsuna seemed able to see the old man busily moving about.
"It's great to have the Life Simulator."
As a transmigrator, Uchiha Setsuna knew very well the fate that awaited the Uchiha Clan: on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, no one except Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar would survive.
Whether old or young, male or female, ninja or ordinary civilian.
Not a single person would be spared.
That was a clan massacre!
The moment he awakened the memories of his previous life, Uchiha Setsuna's first thought had been to leave Konoha, to leave this troubled place.
But after calming down, Uchiha Setsuna realized things would not be so simple.
First, he had no way of leaving Konoha at all.
Even a year later, he would still only be a Ninja Academy student, not a ninja.
If he wanted to leave Konoha's territory, he would not even have the excuse of going on a mission.
Second, even if he left, what about his family?
Uchiha Setsuna had little impression of his parents in this life.
They had died on a mission long ago.
But Uchiha Setsuna had spent his childhood under the care of his grandfather in this life.
Uchiha Setsuna could not abandon his grandfather in this life and leave by himself.
There was also the old lady next door, who had always treated him very well since he was young.
The little girl across the way treated him like a real older brother. Whenever she got something tasty or fun, she would come share it with Uchiha Setsuna at the first opportunity.
Uchiha Setsuna had no way to simply abandon these people.
But taking them all with him would not be easy.
Third, escaping Konoha would only be the first step.
Once Uchiha Itachi and Konoha discovered that he and the others had fled, they would certainly come after them.
How would they fend off that pursuit then?
"The key is still strength!"
"Without enough strength, no plan is anything but empty talk."
"Only with great strength can one survive."
"That is the truth of this world!"
"Fortunately, I have the Life Simulator."
Uchiha Setsuna began looking forward to the next day's simulation.
Unlike the first day's simulation, Uchiha Setsuna had already obtained Genin-level Chakra. With a higher starting point, he could accomplish more.
He would also gain more from the Life Simulator.
"Setsuna, dinner's ready."
"Okay, Grandpa. I'm coming."
Uchiha Setsuna came to the dining room.
"Grandpa, you should eat too."
"All right, all right."
As the old man ate, he said, "Setsuna, I know you've longed to become a powerful ninja since you were little. In a few days, you'll be entering the Ninja Academy. You feel a sense of urgency, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Among children your age, you're already outstanding."
Uchiha Setsuna nodded.
"Grandpa, I understand. I'll keep that in mind."
"Good."
The old man smiled. "After you finish eating, go rest early. You trained for quite a while today. Get plenty of rest so you'll be in good spirits when you wake up tomorrow."
"Mm."
The night passed quietly.
The next day.
After finishing breakfast, Uchiha Setsuna left home and headed to the small woods.
"Begin simulation!"
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