Kumogakure's Conditions Are Too Harsh!

"Prioritize Kumogakure first. If that's truly impossible, then choose Kirigakure."

Uchiha Setsuna made his decision.

The day's classes ended.

Uchiha Setsuna returned home, trained, ate dinner, bathed, and rested.

The very next morning, Uchiha Setsuna couldn't wait to begin his life simulation.

"Start simulation!"

[Age 6: You performed ordinarily.]

[Age 6, 1 month: You secretly investigated information about Kumogakure spies in Konoha, wanting to establish contact with Kumogakure.]

[Age 6, 2 months: You continued your secret investigation.]

[Age 6, 3 months: You found a Kumogakure spy and established contact with them.]

[However, the other party did not trust you and made a demand.]

[The other party demanded that you seize the opportunity to obtain Hyuga Hinata's Byakugan and hand it over to Kumogakure to gain their trust. Otherwise, they would not engage in further communication with you.]

[You refused their demand.]

[Age 6, 4 months: You located the Kumogakure spy and killed them. You used memory intrusion on the spy's corpse to obtain contact information for Kumogakure.]

[Age 6, 5 months: You attempted to contact Kumogakure.]

[Age 6, 6 months: Kumogakure responded to you.]

[However, Kumogakure did not fully trust you and made a demand.]

[Kumogakure demanded that you find a way to provide a pair of Byakugan before they would send ninja to escort you. Otherwise, you would have to travel to the Land of Lightning yourself.]

[You did not attempt to obtain the Byakugan.]

[Age 6, 7 months: Konoha's Anbu discovered your contact with Kumogakure and attempted to apprehend you.]

[You fought against the Anbu ninja, killing several of them.]

[You chose to flee Konoha.]

[More Anbu ninja appeared.]

[You were captured.]

[You died.]

[Please choose your desired reward from the two options below.]

[1: None.]

[2: The item you were holding when you died.]

Uchiha Setsuna: "..."

To be honest, Uchiha Setsuna hadn't expected his life simulation to end this way.

Uchiha Setsuna had initially thought that Kumogakure would welcome him warmly after he expressed his intention to defect.

After all, he was an Uchiha and possessed the Sharingan.

Both the Byakugan and the Sharingan were extremely enviable Kekkei Genkai.

Since Kumogakure was so eager for the Byakugan, they should logically have high expectations for the Sharingan as well.

But Uchiha Setsuna hadn't expected Kumogakure to seem not very interested in him.

"Could it be that in Kumogakure's eyes, the Sharingan is inferior to the Byakugan?"

A scene flashed through Uchiha Setsuna's mind.

The Fourth Raikage, after falling victim to the Sharingan's Genjutsu, wasn't panicked but blamed himself, thinking, "How could I fall for such a low-level Genjutsu? Unforgivable!"

Was the Sharingan's Genjutsu low-level?

Not at all.

Compared to ordinary Genjutsu, the Sharingan's Genjutsu was far more powerful.

For example, Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu completely outclassed Yūhi Kurenai's.

So why would the Fourth Raikage say something like that?

Uchiha Setsuna's eyes flickered.

"Perhaps Kumogakure truly doesn't think much of the Sharingan?"

"Maybe they believe that it wasn't the Sharingan that was strong back then, but Uchiha Madara?"

"Just like the Senju clan, it was Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju who were strong, not the Senju bloodline?"

"Furthermore, they didn't trust me, thinking it might be bait or a trap."

"This could be Konoha's retaliation against them."

"They are unwilling to pay too high a price for a pair of Sharingan."

Many people have witnessed Uchiha Setsuna's Mangekyo Sharingan.

Onoki is one of them.

Kumogakure definitely has people too.

However, they may not necessarily know the name Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Kumogakure only offered me two choices."

"One is that I rely on my own strength to reach the Land of Lightning, and they will contact me."

"But it is extremely difficult for me to travel to the Land of Lightning on my own."

"The strength of Konoha's Root and Anbu ninja is very high, and the route to the Land of Lightning is extremely complicated."

"The second is to steal Hyuga Hinata's Byakugan."

Uchiha Setsuna hesitated during the life simulation, but still did not make such a decision.

One reason is that this is not quite the same as using Yamanaka Ino's feelings.

To forcibly gouge out Hyuga Hinata's eyes, such an action, in Uchiha Setsuna's opinion, was too cruel.

Another reason is that if he did this, there would be absolutely no possibility of escaping Konoha.

The Hyuga Clan watches its Main Family members very closely.

If Uchiha Setsuna did that, Kumogakure might indeed have a chance to obtain the Byakugan, but Uchiha Setsuna would die.

"The conditions proposed by Kumogakure are too harsh."

"With my current strength, it's basically impossible to achieve."

"Even if I expose the information about the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall within the Uchiha, it won't buy me enough time."

"Kumogakure is too arrogant."

"Now it seems that even if I overcome all difficulties and luckily go to Kirigakure, their attitude towards me will be very bad."

"I'll give up on Kumogakure for now. In the next life simulation, I'll try Kirigakure."

Uchiha Setsuna made his decision.

Today's classes were exceptionally easy.

The morning was for cultural classes.

Some students listened attentively, while others completely ignored the lesson, doing their own things – some secretly eating snacks, some spacing out, some daydreaming.

Iruka had already given up.

Now Iruka could only look forward to the upcoming monthly exam.

Once the monthly exam arrived, the results would be announced.

The scores would be used to motivate the students, sparking their competitive spirit, and then they would work harder in cultural classes.

"Class, this afternoon is our organized group meal."

"You've been in the Ninja Academy for three weeks now, and I believe you've mostly gotten used to the learning and life here. However, you're still not familiar enough with each other."

"Today is an opportunity. You will have plenty of time to interact with one another."

"Divide the tasks and cooperate."

"Follow me, everyone."

Iruka led everyone to the training grounds.

The so-called group meal was actually a collective activity where Iruka organized games for everyone to play together.

For Uchiha Setsuna, it was excessively childish.

But in order to hide himself, Uchiha Setsuna could only pretend to be interested.

If you win a game, you get points.

Points can be exchanged for toys or snacks.

Even if you lose, there's a consolation prize.

The afternoon passed quickly.

Except for Uchiha Setsuna, everyone else was fully immersed in the activities.

Even Uchiha Sasuke was the same.

After all, Uchiha Sasuke was genuinely a six-year-old child right now.

"Ring ring ring!"

A bell rang.

"Class, quiet down. Dinner is ready, and everyone will get some."

"Return to your seats, don't wander around."

"Dinner will be served shortly."

Everyone returned to their respective seats.

A fragrance wafted in from outside.