"Begin simulation!" [At age 6, you displayed the bearing of a genius, revealing your Sharingan to the public. Awakening it at six drew the attention of countless people.] [Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi could not help but take notice of you.] [Second Pillar refused to accept this and challenged you, only to be utterly crushed.] [At age 6 years and 1 month, Fugaku Uchiha summoned you, provided you with decent training conditions, and encouraged you to keep up the good work.] [However, you did not think much of Fugaku Uchiha.] [At age 6 years and 2 months, you approached Danzo of your own accord and pledged allegiance to him, telling him that the Uchiha Clan was about to rebel. You gained Danzo's approval.] [At age 6 years and 3 months, you monitored the Uchiha Clan.] [At age 6 years and 4 months, the intelligence you provided Danzo regarding the Uchiha Clan pleased him. Danzo rewarded you with a ninjutsu scroll.] [You learned Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere.] [At age 6 years and 5 months, after gaining Danzo's further trust, you began carrying out your own plan. You investigated the Root Organization's base and captured Root members.] [At age 6 years and 6 months, you captured a Root member and used the Yamanaka Secret Technique, Mind Invasion, on him, obtaining some useful information.] [At age 6 years and 7 months, you captured a Root member and used the Yamanaka Secret Technique, Mind Invasion, on him, obtaining some useful information.] [At age 6 years and 8 months, Danzo discovered your actions.] [Danzo ordered Root Ninja to capture you.] [You attempted to escape. With strength at the peak of Chunin level, many Root Ninja were no match for you. You wielded genjutsu and Fire Release with great proficiency.] [You killed several Root Ninja.] [You fled to the edge of the village. No one stopped you, which greatly surprised you. Overjoyed, you thought this was your chance to escape.] [However, Danzo chose to act personally, and you were captured.] [Danzo brought you back to Root's base.] [You endured brutal torture.] [Danzo interrogated you, demanding to know your true purpose, whether you had come under Fugaku Uchiha's orders, and what you were looking for.] [You revealed your true purpose: you wanted the set of photographs of Yakushi Kabuto as a child.] [Danzo was greatly surprised and did not understand how you knew about this.] [Danzo became suspicious of Yakushi Kabuto, wondering whether he had defected to the Uchiha Clan.] [Danzo interrogated you once more.] [However, he still gained nothing.] [At age 6 years and 9 months, you were in Root's prison.] [At age 6 years and 10 months, you gained a companion: Yakushi Kabuto, whom Danzo had captured. Yakushi Kabuto was utterly bewildered and did not know why Danzo had captured him.] [Danzo interrogated both you and Yakushi Kabuto, hoping to uncover the person behind you. In Danzo's eyes, it was impossible that you had planned this alone.] [Because of your age and strength, Danzo looked down on you.] [You told Yakushi Kabuto about Yakushi Nonō.] [Yakushi Kabuto was shocked. He understood why Danzo had captured him and was furious at Danzo, but he was also puzzled as to why you knew about this.] [You did not explain.] [Danzo took out a stack of photographs and told Yakushi Kabuto to name the mastermind. As long as Yakushi Kabuto did so, Danzo would tell him what had happened back then.] [But Yakushi Kabuto did not know.] [In his fury, Danzo viciously flung the photographs into Yakushi Kabuto's face and attacked him.] [Blood fell onto the photographs.] [While Danzo was not paying attention, you quietly dragged several photographs over with your foot, picked them up with Chakra, and held them in your hand.] [Danzo killed Yakushi Kabuto.] [After calming down, Danzo had Fū Yamanaka enter. He intended to use the Yamanaka Clan Secret Technique, Mind Invasion, on you and forcibly search the memories in your mind.] [However, when Fū Yamanaka stepped forward, he discovered that you had already died.] [The instant Fū Yamanaka entered, you chose to bite your tongue and kill yourself.] [Fū Yamanaka used Mind Invasion on you, but gained nothing.] [Danzo's expression was so dark it seemed water could drip from it. He vaguely sensed something terrifying targeting him from the shadows and wondered in alarm—what sort of person could use such a genius as a disposable pawn?] [You died.] [This simulation has ended.] [Please choose the reward you desire from the following two options.] [1: Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere.] [2: The item you were holding in your hand before your death.]
Uchiha Setsuna did not hesitate. "I choose 2!"
Although the first option was quite valuable—Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere was an excellent Wind Release ninjutsu that even Danzo liked to use, with long range, powerful attacks, and rapid fire.
But no matter how good a ninjutsu was, it could not compare to buying Uchiha Setsuna more time.
Within the Life Simulator, Uchiha Setsuna had tried all sorts of methods and barely managed to escape the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
Yet he had only gained a little over half a year.
One year plus half a year made a year and a half.
A year and a half was only enough for Uchiha Setsuna to raise his Chakra level from Genin level to Chunin level.
It was not enough for Uchiha Setsuna to raise his Chakra level from Chunin level to Jonin level.
The Life Simulator was useful, but it had its own limitations.
That was, Uchiha Setsuna could not obtain the minor improvements made by the Uchiha Setsuna within the Life Simulation.
The only things Uchiha Setsuna could obtain were the rewards from the options.
For minor improvements to become option rewards, they had to reach a certain level before the simulator would acknowledge them.
The next moment, Uchiha Setsuna felt a stack of something appear in his hand.
Uchiha Setsuna lowered his head.
Several bloodstained photographs lay in his hand. They were not all the photographs Danzo had thrown out, but they were the crucial ones. With these photographs, Uchiha Setsuna felt there was a good chance he could persuade Yakushi Kabuto.
"And the less important ones, I can fill in myself."
"I just need to find a few more photographs."
Footsteps sounded outside the door. "Setsuna, get up. Breakfast is ready, and you have school today."
"Yes, Grandpa. I'll be right there."
Uchiha Setsuna hurriedly got up.
After changing clothes, washing up, eating breakfast, and leaving the Uchiha Clan compound, he headed toward the Ninja Academy.
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