Using Hinata and Ino!

Hyuga Hinata took the snacks back, her mood somewhat downcast.

The afternoon lesson was Chakra extraction.

Uchiha Setsuna pretended to listen to the lecture, but was actually thinking about Yakushi Kabuto's problem.

Class ended.

Uchiha Setsuna walked out of the classroom, heading in the direction of home.

"Uchiha Setsuna."

Uchiha Sasuke caught up to him again.

"If there's anything you need help with, feel free to say it. We're both the younger generation of the Uchiha Clan, the future of the Uchiha. Right now, we should be helping each other."

"There's nothing. I just didn't rest well."

Uchiha Setsuna didn't say much to Uchiha Sasuke.

Returning home.

Uchiha Sasuke spotted a figure and was very happy.

"Brother."

"Sasuke."

Uchiha Itachi revealed a smile.

But Uchiha Itachi noticed that Uchiha Sasuke's mood seemed not very good from the start.

"Sasuke, what's wrong? Did something unpleasant happen?"

Uchiha Sasuke shook his head.

But after hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Sasuke still said, "Brother, I'm worried and anxious about the current situation of our Uchiha Clan."

"Oh?"

"Our Uchiha Clan is clearly the number one ninja clan in Konoha, but the situation isn't very optimistic. Many Uchiha clan members are actually not living well."

Uchiha Sasuke said, "I think Father hasn't done well enough."

"I want to change this."

"Brother, you must have seen it too, and thought the same way."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't be working so hard."

"I believe that once the two of us grow up, things will be fine."

"We'll both become very, very strong."

"Then lead the Uchiha Clan back to its peak."

"Brother, what do you think?"

Uchiha Itachi's eyes flickered.

"Sure."

Then, he revealed a fake smile and bumped fists with Uchiha Sasuke.

But Uchiha Sasuke couldn't tell.

"Brother, I'll head to the backyard to train now."

"Alright."

Uchiha Itachi watched Uchiha Sasuke's retreating back.

He felt gratified by Uchiha Sasuke's hard work.

But he didn't agree with the words Uchiha Sasuke had spoken.

"Lead the Uchiha to its peak? Make the Uchiha stronger?"

"How could something like that ever be allowed."

"Even the current Uchiha is constantly thinking about rebellion, making the situation in Konoha extremely tense."

"Adding trouble to the village when it already has external threats."

"If the Uchiha became even stronger, what then?"

"That absolutely cannot happen!"

The next day.

"Begin simulation!"

The first thing Uchiha Setsuna did upon opening his eyes was to conduct a Life Simulation.

[At age 6, you display the demeanor of a genius, attracting the attention of countless people.]

[At 6 years and 2 months, Yamanaka Ino confesses to you. Receiving no response from you, she is very disappointed.]

[6 years, 6 months old. You defect to Danzo and become a member of Root.]

[6 years, 7 months old. You are placed on surveillance duty over the Uchiha Clan.]

[7 years old. The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupts; the Uchiha Clan is annihilated.]

[7 years, 1 month old. You secretly begin investigating the matter of Yakushi Nonō.]

[7 years, 2 months old. You find the house where Yakushi Nonō once lived, but after searching the entire building, you obtain nothing of value.]

[7 years, 3 months old. You conduct relevant information searches within the Root Organization's base.]

[7 years, 4 months old. You are discovered. You choose to flee. Danzo orders your elimination.]

[Faced with a large number of Root ninja, you can only fight while retreating.]

[You use Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Jutsu to kill two Root ninja.]

[You use Genjutsu: Sharingan to take control of one Root ninja, attempting to extract intelligence through illusion.]

[However, under the effect of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, they cannot speak any information regarding Danzo.]

[At this moment, you recall something: the Yamanaka Clan Secret Technique.]

[The Yamanaka Clan Secret Technique can directly read the information within a target's mind.]

[You are caught up to.]

[You die!]

[This simulation ends.]

[Please choose one of the two options below as your reward.]

[1: Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu.]

[2: The object you were holding in your hand at the moment of death.]

"I choose 1."

Uchiha Setsuna was well aware that in this life simulation, he had been holding nothing in his hands.

If he chose 2, it would be the same as last time—gaining nothing at all.

To avoid that awkward outcome, he had deliberately learned a jutsu during this simulation. Even if it wasn't a particularly powerful technique, it was still better than having nothing.

A stream of information poured into Uchiha Setsuna's mind.

He took stock of his current strength and jutsu.

Chakra Level: Chunin.

General Ninjutsu: Three Basic Jutsu, Shadow Clone Technique.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Great Fire Dragon Jutsu, Great Fire Annihilation.

Genjutsu: Fox Heart Technique, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Genjutsu: Sharingan.

Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu.

Arriving at the ninja academy, Uchiha Setsuna still attended class, still slacked off.

"This life simulation taught me that Yakushi Nonō's old residence holds none of that intelligence."

"That's only natural. After Yakushi Kabuto killed Yakushi Nonō and returned to Konoha, he would certainly have checked. Danzo wouldn't leave any possibility for Kabuto to discover anything."

"If it exists at all, it can only be within Danzo's Root Organization base."

"But infiltrating such a vast, secretive Root base to obtain that information is extremely difficult."

"Unless I have a very convenient means of intelligence gathering."

"For example, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan, or the Yamanaka Clan's secret technique for directly reading information from a person's mind."

Uchiha Setsuna subconsciously glanced at Hyuga Hinata.

Then he looked toward Yamanaka Ino.

"Should I use these two in the Life Simulator?"

This wasn't something Uchiha Setsuna wanted to do.

To exploit Hyuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino's goodwill toward him to achieve his own goals.

He found it despicable.

"But aside from this method, I have almost no better options."

"If I owe them anything in the life simulation, then once things settle down in the real world, I'll make it up to them. That's my decision."

Hyuga Hinata sensed Uchiha Setsuna's gaze and felt a flicker of confusion.

Yamanaka Ino, for reasons unknown, had a faint blush creep across her face.

In an instant, countless scenes had already played out in her imagination.