At the same time, Uchiha Setsuna hated Uchiha Itachi—and everyone involved in the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall—even more.
"Uchiha Itachi, how could you bring yourself to do it?"
"You're a beast!"
Uchiha Setsuna withdrew his gaze.
"But that was the original Uchiha Sagiri's fate."
"Now, I have the Life Simulator."
"Everything has a chance to change."
Seeing Uchiha Setsuna suddenly fall silent, Uchiha Sagiri could not help asking, "Brother Setsuna, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Uchiha Setsuna forced a smile.
"Sagiri, I'm going to continue training. Are you heading back first?"
"No, I'll stay here and watch you train, Brother Setsuna."
"Then be careful. Don't get too close to me."
"Okay."
Time passed bit by bit.
Uchiha Sagiri watched intently.
"Brother Setsuna works so hard. He'll definitely become an amazing ninja in the future."
"Sagiri, you can't fall behind either."
"Keep it up."
Gradually, the sky darkened.
Uchiha Setsuna stopped training.
"Sagiri, let's head back."
"Okay."
Uchiha Sagiri jumped down from the rock and jogged over to Uchiha Setsuna. She slipped her hand into his palm, not minding the sweat at all.
Only when they reached the entrances to their homes did Uchiha Setsuna let go of Uchiha Sagiri's hand.
"Brother Setsuna, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Uchiha Setsuna pushed open the courtyard gate.
"Grandpa, I'm back."
"What do you want for dinner?"
"Grandpa, you decide. I'll take a bath first."
"Okay."
Uchiha Setsuna soaked his entire body in the water. The exhaustion throughout his body seemed to dissipate in that instant, and he closed his eyes.
At dinner time.
"Setsuna, you're going to the Ninja Academy the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, I plan to invite Grandma next door and Little Sagiri's family over for a meal. What do you think?"
"They've taken very good care of us these past few years."
Uchiha Kayan said.
Over the past few years, Uchiha Kayan and Uchiha Setsuna had indeed received a great deal of care.
One old man and one child.
Uchiha Kayan had been a ninja in his younger days, but he had been severely wounded on the battlefield and left disabled. He had difficulty getting around.
Uchiha Setsuna was still young.
Grandma next door still had her children.
Little Sagiri's father had died early, but he had left behind a large inheritance for the family.
Both families were much better off than Uchiha Setsuna's.
Therefore, they had offered them plenty of help.
"Grandpa, I think it's a good idea. They really have taken great care of us."
"Good, then it's settled."
Uchiha Kayan said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll buy the ingredients. We'll have something simple for lunch, then invite them over in the evening."
"Grandpa, I'll go buy the ingredients."
Uchiha Kayan's disability affected his legs, making it inconvenient for him to move around.
"But what about your training?"
"It's fine. My current training is all physical conditioning anyway. Going out to buy ingredients can count as physical training to some extent too. Grandpa, let me go."
"All right, then I'll leave it to you."
After dinner and cleaning up, Uchiha Setsuna returned to his room.
A whole day of training had left Uchiha Setsuna's body and mind utterly exhausted.
He soon fell asleep.
Dawn came.
Uchiha Setsuna got up early.
"Begin simulation!"
"This time, the main focus is training hard!"
"Also, I'll try escaping amid the chaos again. My strength has improved now, so maybe I can manage it."
The second Life Simulation had made Uchiha Setsuna realize something: escaping ahead of time was completely unrealistic.
What Uchiha Setsuna could do was work even harder in the Life Simulation.
That way, he could gain more rewards.
[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 sat to your right.] [At age 6 years and 1 month, you learned the Three Basic Jutsu.] [At age 6 years and 2 months, you took a ninjutsu scroll from home and learned the Fire Style Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu.] [At age 6 years and 3 months, Naruto challenged you and was utterly defeated.] [At age 6 years and 4 months, Yamanaka Ino confessed to you. When she received no response, she was deeply disappointed.] [At age 6 years and 5 months, Second Pillar approached you on his own. He said you were the most talented in the class after him, that he acknowledged you, and that he planned to train with you to build Uchiha glory together.] [But you dismissed Second Pillar with disdain. You had no time to deal with a brat who knew nothing.] [At age 6 years and 6 months, you took a ninjutsu scroll from home and learned the Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique.] [At age 6 years and 7 months, you trained hard.] [At age 6 years and 8 months, Second Pillar challenged you and was utterly defeated.] [At age 6 years and 9 months, Hyuga Hinata developed a strong curiosity about you.] [At age 6 years and 10 months, you made preparations to escape Konoha.] [At age 6 years and 11 months, you trained hard.] [At age 7, on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, you escaped amid the chaos, but Uchiha Itachi caught up to you. You died!] [This simulation has ended.] [Please choose the reward you want from the two options below.] [1: Fire Style Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu.] [2: The item you were holding when you died.]
Uchiha Setsuna's eyes flickered.
"Still no good. Escaping early doesn't work, and escaping amid the chaos doesn't work either, even though I've become stronger."
"In this Life Simulation, my strength had already steadily reached the Genin level."
"I could even be considered one of the best among Genin."
"But Uchiha Itachi is too strong."
"Yet such a powerful Uchiha Itachi showed no loyalty to the Uchiha Clan at all."
"Instead, he personally exterminated the Uchiha Clan."
Facing the two options, Uchiha Setsuna made his choice.
"I choose 1."
Just like before, Uchiha Setsuna could not determine what the second option contained. He could only guess that the version of himself who died at Uchiha Itachi's hands had probably not been holding anything.
A flood of information poured into Uchiha Setsuna's mind.
Uchiha Setsuna immediately mastered the Fire Style Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu, reaching the proficient level.
After changing clothes, Uchiha Setsuna walked out of his room.
"Good morning, Grandpa."
"Good morning."
"Grandpa, I'm going to buy the ingredients now. What should I get?"
"Take this list. I've written down the prices too. They might see that you're a child and try to overcharge you."
"Okay, Grandpa. I'll be careful."
Uchiha Setsuna walked out of the courtyard.
"Grandpa, I'm off."
Uchiha Setsuna soon arrived at the market.
Konoha's market.
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