Uchiha Setsuna calmed down, refusing to let his anger toward Uchiha Itachi affect his judgment.
The last time, at the Root Organization, Uchiha Itachi pressured Danzo into killing me. Hiruzen Sarutobi must have played a part in that too.
This time, in Kirigakure, Uchiha Itachi should be using Tobi Uchiha's connections.
Kirigakure's Mizukage, Yagura, was under Tobi Uchiha's control.
That was why, when faced with Kumogakure and Kirigakure, Uchiha Setsuna had prioritized Kumogakure.
As long as the fact that Yagura was under a genjutsu remained undiscovered, Kirigakure would remain under Tobi Uchiha's control.
If Uchiha Itachi took Tobi Uchiha's route, Uchiha Setsuna had no way to resist.
And if he exposed the genjutsu on Yagura, Kirigakure simply would not believe him.
At present, taking the Kirigakure route can at most buy me two years.
This is already the method that gave me the most time out of all the options I found back then.
Uchiha Setsuna had explored several paths in the Life Simulator.
The Root Organization route could buy him a year and a half.
Uchiha Setsuna had abandoned the Sunagakure and Iwagakure routes without attempting them.
The former was meaningless, while the latter would not be accepted by Iwagakure.
The Kumogakure route could not succeed for now.
Two years isn't enough for me to raise my Jonin-level Chakra to Elite Jonin level.
But I can improve my strength in other ways.
My main goal from now on is to acquire ninjutsu.
Uchiha Setsuna headed toward the small training grove.
Once I master enough ninjutsu, my strength will definitely improve significantly. By then, I may have a chance to escape from Uchiha Itachi.
Besides, I can try escaping from Kirigakure and fleeing to Kumogakure.
Kumogakure said before that as long as I enter the Land of Lightning, they will send people to receive me.
Getting from Kirigakure to Kumogakure should be easier than getting from Konoha to Kumogakure.
The next day.
Uchiha Setsuna opened his eyes.
The Two Tomoe in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes slowly spun.
Today's simulation route will focus on obtaining the Uchiha Clan's internal ninjutsu scrolls.
Start simulation!
[Age 6, you displayed the bearing of a genius and drew the attention of countless people.] [Fugaku Uchiha valued you.] [Konoha High Command feared you.] [Age 6 years and 1 month, you revealed that you had awakened your Sharingan, which shocked Fugaku Uchiha even more.] [The entire Uchiha Clan was excited, believing that another genius was about to emerge from the Uchiha Clan.] [Age 6 years and 2 months, you revealed your Two Tomoe Sharingan and were summoned by Fugaku Uchiha. Fugaku Uchiha was very satisfied with you and praised you.] [Fugaku Uchiha asked whether there was any ninjutsu you wished to learn.] [You requested to learn Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation.] [You obtained the scroll for Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation.] [Age 6 years and 3 months, you studied.] [Age 6 years and 4 months, you studied.] [Age 6 years and 5 months, you learned Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation. You displayed Jonin-level strength, and Fugaku Uchiha valued you greatly. Countless Uchiha saw you as the future.] [Age 6 years and 6 months, you became the youngest member of the Uchiha Clan's high command.] [Age 6 years and 7 months, you investigated the location of the Uchiha Clan's ninjutsu scrolls.] [Age 6 years and 8 months, you investigated.] [Age 6 years and 9 months, you finally found it.] [Age 6 years and 10 months, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall arrived early. The genius you displayed made Konoha High Command wary, and they feared the emergence of another existence comparable to Uchiha Madara.] [Konoha High Command believed that if that happened, no one would be able to deal with the Uchiha Clan.] [The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupted.] [Amid the chaos of the Uchiha Clan's downfall, you arrived at the place where the Uchiha Clan kept its ninjutsu scrolls.] [Uchiha Itachi appeared.] [You ignored Uchiha Itachi and continued toward the secret chamber where the ninjutsu scrolls were kept.] [Uchiha Itachi was confused by your actions, because he knew what kind of place that was.] [There was no escape in that direction.] [An Uchiha appeared and fought Uchiha Itachi, buying you some time.] [Uchiha Itachi cleanly killed the other party.] [You entered the secret chamber containing the ninjutsu scrolls.] [Uchiha Itachi followed you inside.] [You took a ninjutsu scroll into your hand.] [At the same time, you attacked Uchiha Itachi.] [You used *Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation*.] [You died.] [Please choose one of the following two options as your reward.] [1: *Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction Technique*.] [2: The item you were holding before your death.]
I choose 2!
The next moment, Uchiha Setsuna felt his hand grow heavy.
A ninjutsu scroll appeared in Uchiha Setsuna's hand.
Uchiha Setsuna opened the scroll.
It was a large scroll. More than one ninjutsu was recorded on it, similar to a sealing scroll that contained many techniques.
Uchiha Setsuna skipped over all the techniques he already knew.
Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction Technique.
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song.
Fire Style: Dustless Mist.
Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Flower Crimson.
Uchiha Setsuna pondered for a moment.
I can learn Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Flower Crimson in the real world.
I can learn the remaining ninjutsu in the simulator.
Once I learn these Fire Style ninjutsu, I can try obtaining other ninjas' techniques.
Fire Style alone won't make it easy to escape Kirigakure.
Water Style does counter Fire Style, after all.
Unless I were at Uchiha Madara's level.
But my Chakra level is only at the Jonin tier.
When the rest day ended, Uchiha Setsuna hid the ninjutsu scroll away. After breakfast, he headed to the Ninja Academy.
There were cultural classes in the morning and Transformation Technique practice in the afternoon.
Both were extremely boring and meaningless classes to Uchiha Setsuna.
And Uchiha Setsuna was not the only one.
More than half the class was distracted during the cultural lesson.
During Transformation Technique class, Second Pillar did not practice the Transformation Technique. Instead, he practiced his Chakra control.
Naruto glanced at Second Pillar, and a hint of delight appeared on his face.
He practiced the Transformation Technique with even greater effort.
Naruto's thinking was simple. Second Pillar and he had been the first to learn the Transformation Technique, so naturally, they had the greatest talent for it and were stronger than the other students.
If Second Pillar did not focus on the Transformation Technique while Naruto continued to study it, Naruto would become the most outstanding on the path of the Transformation Technique.
Class ended.
Uchiha Setsuna returned home, ate dinner, and went into his room to rest.
The day came to an end.
The next day.
Start simulation!
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