"Brother Setsuna."
Uchiha Sagiri appeared at the doorway.
"Sagiri, what is it?"
"Can I train with you today?"
Uchiha Setsuna rubbed Uchiha Sagiri's head.
"Of course, but why ask? Haven't we always done that?"
"This time is different."
Uchiha Sagiri said, "I convinced Mother. She agreed to let me begin ninja training. I want to learn real ninja training from you, Brother Setsuna, instead of just watching."
"Aunt Riko agreed?"
"Mm-hmm."
"All right, then. Once we get to the woods, I'll arrange some training for you."
"That's great!"
Uchiha Sagiri cheered.
They entered the woods.
Uchiha Setsuna arranged some simple training for Uchiha Sagiri.
But even though it was simple, keeping at it was still no easy task.
Uchiha Sagiri was soon drenched in sweat, her little face flushed red.
Uchiha Setsuna looked at Uchiha Sagiri.
"No matter how you looked at it, Little Sagiri was an exceptionally good child."
"Innocent, pretty, kind."
"Hardworking, and able to persevere."
Uchiha Setsuna could not help comparing Uchiha Sagiri to his classmates.
"Which one of them didn't have more flaws than Little Sagiri?"
"Uchiha Itachi, what made you think Little Sagiri deserved to die?"
After a day of training, Uchiha Setsuna returned home with Uchiha Sagiri.
The next day.
"Begin simulation!"
[At age 6, you were utterly ordinary.] [You secretly studied the Mind Disturbance Technique.] ... [At 6 years and 4 months old, you learned the Mind Disturbance Technique.] [At 6 years and 6 months old, you encountered Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar. You used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Second Pillar, controlling him to attack Uchiha Itachi.] [Uchiha Itachi accidentally killed Second Pillar. He flew into a rage and went mad.] [Having learned from your last experience, you were not discovered by Uchiha Itachi.] [You passed the news of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall to Uchiha Yashiro.] [You fled Konoha.] [Root Ninjas pursued you.] ... [At 6 years and 9 months old, you entered the Land of Hot Water.] [At 6 years and 10 months old, you entered Kirigakure.] ... [At age 7, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupted. You heard the news and were deeply saddened.] [At 7 years and 1 month old, you used the Mind Body Switch Technique on a Kirigakure ninja and investigated Kirigakure.] [At 7 years and 2 months old, you continued investigating.] ... [At 7 years and 10 months old, you attempted to flee Kirigakure.] [Kirigakure ninjas pursued you.] [You killed dozens of Kirigakure ninjas in return.] [But even more Kirigakure ninjas appeared.] [You died.] [Please choose one of the following two options as your reward.] [1: Mind Disturbance Technique.] [2: The item you were holding when you died.]
"I choose 1!"
A flood of information poured into Uchiha Setsuna's mind.
"The last Life Simulation was somewhat wasteful. Uchiha Itachi discovered me, forcing me to commit suicide inside it."
"But in this Life Simulation, I learned from experience."
"I both toyed with and took revenge on Uchiha Itachi, then escaped to Kirigakure and attempted to flee from Kirigakure to Kumogakure."
"Even though I failed, the attempt still had value."
"It proved that with my current strength, I couldn't force my way out of Kirigakure."
"There are two ways to escape Kirigakure."
"One is to learn more ninjutsu and increase my strength."
Uchiha Setsuna could not improve his Chakra level for the time being.
Therefore, all Uchiha Setsuna could do was acquire more ninjutsu.
"Acquiring more Kirigakure ninjutsu would be more helpful for my escape."
"After all, Kirigakure's environment is suited to that kind of ninjutsu."
"My Fire Style would be greatly weakened in Kirigakure."
"The second way is to throw Kirigakure into chaos."
Making Konoha descend into chaos would be difficult.
The Konoha High Command was extremely powerful. Even the current Uchiha clan was no match for it.
Making Kumogakure descend into chaos was impossible.
Kumogakure's structure was extremely stable.
But making Kirigakure descend into chaos was possible.
The key lay in Yagura being under genjutsu.
"But I can't say it outright. When I said it directly before, they didn't believe me at all, and Yagura quickly killed me."
"However, now that I have the Mind Body Switch Technique, there is a way to make them believe me."
"I can use the Mind Body Switch Technique on Ao."
"Then, after controlling Ao, I can use the Byakugan to examine Yagura and see that he is under genjutsu."
"I'll cancel the Mind Body Switch Technique immediately."
"Ao will definitely discover the truth that Yagura is under genjutsu."
"When I say it, they don't believe me."
"But if Ao says it, the chances of them believing it will be much higher."
Uchiha Setsuna hesitated for a moment.
"Next time, I can try the latter method first."
"If it succeeds, I can save quite a few simulations and a lot of time."
Uchiha Setsuna did the calculations.
From the time he began simulating until now, he had already conducted more than thirty simulations.
Even though more than three hundred days remained until the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
Uchiha Setsuna could not truly wait until then to resolve the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
Unless Uchiha Setsuna could obtain strength beyond Kage level, stepping forward at that point would not stop the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall from happening. He could only watch the tragedy unfold.
But how could strength beyond Kage level be so easy to obtain?
The day ended.
The next day.
"Begin simulation!"
[At age 6, you were utterly ordinary.] [You secretly studied the Mind Transmission Technique.] ... [At 6 years and 6 months old, you learned the Mind Body Switch Technique.] ... [At 6 years and 10 months old, you escaped to Kirigakure.] ... [At age 7, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupted.] [At 7 years and 1 month old, you investigated information on Ao.] [At 7 years and 2 months old, you investigated information on Ao.] ... [At 7 years and 6 months old, Ao came before you.] [You used the Mind Body Switch Technique to control Ao.] [You controlled Ao and went to the Mizukage Office Building.] [You had Ao use the Byakugan on the Mizukage Office Building.] [Ao died.] [You came under suspicion, and Yagura came before you.] [Tobi Uchiha appeared.] [You struck Tobi Uchiha with the Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction Technique.] [You approached Tobi Uchiha, intending to gouge out his Mangekyō Sharingan, but failed.] [You died.] [Please choose one of the following two options as your reward.] [1: Mind Body Switch Technique.] [2: The item you were holding when you died.]
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