The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall Arrived Early!

"Grandpa, don't work so hard all the time. Our family doesn't lack money now. From now on, I'll work hard for my own matters. You don't need to prepare things for me."

A ninja's growth required resources.

It wasn't possible to raise a powerful ninja with only the expenses of an ordinary person.

That wasn't realistic.

Training at the Training Ground required money.

Studying at the Ninja Academy required money.

Training supplies, tools, and food all required money.

Uchiha Setsuna's parents had died early.

Uchiha Kayan wanted to work hard himself and accumulate resources for Uchiha Setsuna, so that Uchiha Setsuna would not fall behind other young ninjas in terms of resources.

But Uchiha Setsuna knew very well that it was unnecessary.

If Uchiha Setsuna succeeded, he could obtain those resources himself.

If Uchiha Setsuna failed, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall would come a year later.

Whether it was the former or the latter, there was no need for Uchiha Kayan to work so hard.

"It's fine. If I work harder now, you'll have an easier time later, Setsuna."

"No. If you keep doing this, Grandpa, then I won't go to the Ninja Academy."

"That won't do."

"Then you have to promise me, Grandpa."

"But..."

"Grandpa, there are no buts. I can rely on myself. If you don't believe me, then rest for a year first. After a year, you can look at how I'm doing and decide then. How about it?"

With Uchiha Setsuna putting it that way, Uchiha Kayan could only agree.

"All right, Setsuna. I'll listen to you."

Night fell.

Uchiha Setsuna closed his eyes. He did not fall asleep immediately, but began to think.

"Before this, I tried many times to escape before the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall."

"But they all failed."

"Because I wasn't strong enough. Once those Root Ninjas caught up to me, death was the only outcome."

"But now, my overall strength has reached the jonin level."

"For all of Konoha, that still wasn't considered strong."

"The Uchiha had quite a few jonin. The Hyuga, the Aburame, the Ino-Shika-Cho..."

"But if I focused solely on escaping, those Root Ninjas might not necessarily be able to catch me."

"I have two choices now."

"One is to suddenly flee Konoha without telling anyone."

"The second is to spread the news of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall to some Uchiha and muddy the waters."

The night passed quietly.

Uchiha Setsuna opened his eyes.

"I'll choose the second path first."

"Begin the simulation!"

[At age 6, you performed unremarkably and did not attract anyone's attention.]

[While attending school, you secretly gathered information on the Uchiha. At last, you found a suitable target.]

[Uchiha Yashiro.]

[He was the leader of the radical Uchiha faction and currently the chief of the Konoha Military Police Force.]

[You had completely given up on Fugaku Uchiha.]

[Uchiha Yashiro's relationship with Fugaku Uchiha was not very good either.]

[At age 6 years and 1 month, you found Uchiha Yashiro and showed him jonin-level strength, as well as a One Tomoe Sharingan. You shocked Uchiha Yashiro.]

[Uchiha Yashiro was greatly surprised. He believed the Uchiha had been given another chance to rise, that you were the Uchiha's future, and that you would surely lead the Uchiha to the pinnacle.]

[You told Uchiha Yashiro about Uchiha Itachi, as well as the possible outbreak of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.]

[But Uchiha Yashiro did not entirely believe you.]

[At age 6 years and 2 months, Uchiha Yashiro arranged for people to investigate in secret. He did not believe that Uchiha Itachi would betray the Uchiha, nor that Konoha would be so extreme, but he still did you the courtesy.]

[At age 6 years and 3 months, Uchiha Yashiro's investigation alerted Root Ninjas and Anbu Ninjas.]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō learned of Uchiha Yashiro's actions.]

[Thus, the Anbu and Root took action ahead of schedule.]

[The Uchiha's situation became extremely tense.]

[The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall arrived early.]

[You hid in the shadows, waiting for a chance to escape.]

[Uchiha Itachi appeared.]

[Many Uchiha believed Uchiha Itachi stood with the Uchiha and did not guard against him, but Uchiha Itachi did not hesitate to attack them directly.]

[You witnessed the deaths of a great number of clan members.]

[You escaped.]

[Some Anbu Ninjas discovered your trail and pursued you.]

[You unleashed jonin-level strength and killed dozens of Anbu in return.]

[But more Anbu Ninjas appeared.]

[You died.]

[Please choose the reward you want from the two options below.]

[1: Nothing.]

[2: The item you held in your hand before your death.]

"I choose 2!"

A small piece of torn cloth appeared in Uchiha Setsuna's hand. It had been ripped from the Anbu Ninja who killed Uchiha Setsuna in the Life Simulation.

"Uchiha Yashiro."

"He really can be trusted. He's much more reliable than Fugaku Uchiha."

"Even without any evidence from me, Uchiha Yashiro was willing to try trusting me and ordered his subordinates to investigate in secret. Unfortunately, they were discovered by Anbu and Root Ninjas."

"As a result, the Konoha High Command moved early to wipe out the Uchiha Clan."

"That also caused my plan to flee Konoha to fail."

Uchiha Setsuna's gaze flickered.

"If I use this method again in the next Life Simulation, I must find something that can prove the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall."

"After all, I'm only a child."

"Uchiha Yashiro valued talent. He wouldn't directly throw me into a dungeon like Fugaku Uchiha."

"But without evidence, Uchiha Yashiro would inevitably investigate in secret."

"He couldn't possibly listen to me alone over something this serious."

"But how could I prove that the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall would happen?"

Uchiha Setsuna frowned.

It was something bound to happen. Uchiha Setsuna had already experienced it countless times in the Life Simulator, but finding evidence was not easy.

"The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall was carried out by Uchiha Itachi."

"Danzo's Root must have participated as well, and they obtained a large number of Sharingan."

"The first person to propose it verbally was Utatane Koharu."

"If I want evidence, I can only look for it from these people."

"The next Life Simulation..."

Uchiha Setsuna hesitated.

"In the next Life Simulation, I'll first try escaping by myself."

"If I can successfully escape alone, then there'll be no need to involve Uchiha Yashiro and the others."

"After all, my goal is only to escape Konoha and gain more time."

"This Life Simulation wasn't a total loss, either."

"At least it proved that Uchiha Yashiro could be trusted."