"Brother Setsuna, are there any really pretty girls in your class?"
"Brother Setsuna, you're so handsome. There must be girls who like you, right?"
Uchiha Sagiri gossipily threw out two questions.
Uchiha Setsuna: "..."
"Sagiri, who taught you to say things like that?"
"Sister Lingling and the others did."
Uchiha Lingling.
Setsuna had some impression of her. She was the same age as him and had entered the Ninja Academy at the same time, though they were not in the same class.
People in this world really did mature early.
And it was not just Sakura, Ino, and the others.
"I don't pay attention to that stuff."
Setsuna looked at Sagiri. "Sagiri, when you enter the Ninja Academy in the future, don't keep thinking about these things. Once you enter the academy, your first priority is studying."
"Learning ninja skills properly is more important than anything else."
Sagiri nodded quickly.
"Mhm, mhm, Brother Setsuna, I know."
"I won't."
"I've already decided. If I ever get married, I'll marry Brother Setsuna."
Setsuna: "..."
"All right, stop joking around. I'm going to train. Stay nearby and don't wander off."
"Okay."
After finishing his lunchbox, Setsuna continued training.
Sagiri looked at Setsuna and muttered.
"I'm not joking."
"Brother Setsuna is the best."
After a day of training, Setsuna returned home and soaked himself in hot water. He took stock of his current strength.
Chakra level: Jonin.
General ninja techniques: Three Basic Jutsu, Shadow Clone Technique.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu, 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 Technique.
Secret technique: Mind Invasion.
"Tomorrow morning's Life Simulation will continue with the Kirigakure route, but I won't expose Yagura's genjutsu."
"I'll see whether I can gain enough time to raise my Chakra level to Elite Jonin."
The next day.
Setsuna woke up.
"Start simulation!"
[At age 6, you were utterly unremarkable and attracted no one's attention.] [At age 6 years and 1 month, you investigated information related to Kirigakure.] ... [At age 6 years and 7 months, you took the initiative to approach Hyuga Hinata.] [The friendship between you warmed rapidly.] [The nearby Yamanaka Ino was feeling somewhat downcast.] [At age 6 years and 8 months, you asked Hyuga Hinata about the Takarai Clan, but Hyuga Hinata did not know much.] [Hyuga Hinata brought you materials from her home.] [You obtained quite a bit of intelligence on the Takarai Clan, as well as a route to Kirigakure.] [At age 6 years and 9 months, you escaped Konoha.] ... [At age 7, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupted.] [At age 7 years and 1 month, Root Ninja caught up with you, but Kirigakure ninja appeared.] [You arrived in Kirigakure.] [However, you did not gain Kirigakure's trust.] [You were confined to a courtyard.] [You trained.] [You heard that the Hyuga Clan had come under attack. You knew there was a strong chance it was because of you, and you felt deeply guilty.] [At age 7 years and 2 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 3 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 4 months, a Kirigakure ninja came before you and questioned you.] [You said you had fled because you foresaw the Uchiha Clan's downfall.] [The other party believed what you said.] [Because of the Uchiha Clan's downfall, Kirigakure trusted you a little more.] [But they were also somewhat concerned.] [Kirigakure feared that Konoha would hold it accountable because of you. Kirigakure was not strong enough at present.] [Kirigakure was conflicted.] [At age 7 years and 6 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 7 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 8 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 9 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 10 months, you trained.] [At age 7 years and 11 months, you trained.] [Konoha pressured Kirigakure, demanding that it hand you over.] [After weighing its options repeatedly, Kirigakure chose to refuse.] [At age 7 years and 12 months, through your efforts, you awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.] [Yagura summoned you.] [You were sent out of Kirigakure.] [You met Uchiha Itachi.] [Uchiha Itachi questioned you, asking why you had fled Konoha, why you had spread news of the clan's downfall within the Uchiha Clan, and why you had intensified the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.] [Uchiha Itachi said that the Uchiha Clan had been destroyed because of you.] [Konoha had suffered tremendous losses because of you.] [You were a sinner.] [Uchiha Itachi attacked you.] [You fought Uchiha Itachi and displayed Jonin-level strength, which surprised him.] [However, it only made Uchiha Itachi more determined to kill you.] [Uchiha Itachi believed that allowing you to live would pose an even greater threat to Konoha.] [You died.] [Please choose the reward you want from the following two options.] [1: Two-Tomoe Sharingan.] [2: The item you were holding in your hand before you died.]
"Uchiha Itachi..."
A shadow passed through Setsuna's eyes.
Leaving aside the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Setsuna had already been killed by Uchiha Itachi several times in the Life Simulation.
After many attempts, Setsuna had finally found a way to survive the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
He could rely on Danzo and become a member of the Root Organization.
Yet even on that route, Uchiha Itachi had still appeared.
He had righteously killed Setsuna and even branded him a sinner of the Uchiha Clan.
The second route was to flee to Kirigakure.
Setsuna had stayed in Kirigakure with painstaking caution, never stepping beyond the gates, living like a prisoner. He asked for nothing but time.
He had gained two years and raised his Sharingan to two tomoe.
Yet Uchiha Itachi had appeared again.
He had righteously killed Setsuna.
And branded Setsuna a sinner of both the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
All under the pretense of avenging the Uchiha Clan and securing Konoha's future.
"That guy really won't leave me alone."
"No matter what choice I make or where I go, he wants to kill me."
"Uchiha Itachi, just how deeply do you hate the Uchiha Clan?"
"Only your little-brother obsession can cancel it out, is that it?"
"Other than Second Pillar, the Uchiha you obsess over, not a single other Uchiha is allowed to live?"
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