The morning classes ended.
Only a few students had managed to use the Transformation Technique with any success.
Therefore, Uchiha Setsuna pretended to be among those who had not learned it.
The afternoon was for academic classes.
Some people could not focus at all and were practicing the Clone Technique instead.
"Pfft!"
A faint stench spread through the classroom.
Naruto's face turned bright red.
He had already tried very hard.
Naruto had thought that learning the Clone Technique this time would be like learning the Transformation Technique last time, and that he would pick it up quickly as well.
But Naruto discovered that he had been wrong.
No matter how hard he tried or how much effort he put in, it was as though something stood in his way.
"Ring, ring, ring!"
The dismissal bell rang, and the students rushed out of the classroom as though they had been saved.
Uchiha Setsuna was among them.
After leaving the classroom, Uchiha Setsuna looked back at Naruto.
Naruto seemed to still be trying.
If Uchiha Setsuna did not have to worry about anything, he would not mind going over to Naruto and telling him—You'll never learn the Clone Technique. Give up.
The Clone Technique was Naruto's greatest enemy.
The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was the technique best suited to Naruto.
Uchiha Setsuna felt that this was actually rather abnormal.
Logically, the Shadow Clone Technique and the Clone Technique should have had some similarities.
The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was also an upgraded version of the Shadow Clone Technique.
Yet when it came to learning them, the two ninjutsu seemed to belong to entirely different systems.
The next day.
Uchiha Setsuna woke up and immediately began a simulation.
"Start simulation!"
[At age 6, you were utterly ordinary.] [At age 6 years and 1 month, you found an opportunity and fled Konoha.] ... [At age 6 years and 5 months, you entered the Land of Lightning.] [You arrived in Kumogakure.] [At age 6 years and 6 months, the Raikage summoned you and asked why you wanted to join Kumogakure.] [You replied that the Konoha High Command had persecuted the Uchiha Clan, and that the Uchiha would be wiped out by the Konoha High Command.] [The Raikage did not trust you.] [You were imprisoned in a secret chamber.] [At age 7, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall erupted, and you cultivated.] [At age 8, you cultivated.] ... [At age 11, a white snake appeared in the secret chamber and lunged at you. It was Orochimaru's white snake, intending to leave a Curse Mark on you. You struck the white snake with a Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, roasting it into charcoal.] [The commotion from the Great Fireball drew the guards' attention.] [At age 12, you cultivated.] [At age 13, you cultivated.] [At age 14, Kumogakure sent in a woman. She was old, fat, dark-skinned, and ugly. The moment she entered, she tried to grope you, and you became enraged.] [Under the stimulation of your rage, you awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan.] [You used the Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction Technique.] [You escaped the secret chamber.] [Kumogakure Ninja surrounded and attacked you.] [You charged toward the Raikage Building.] [The Fourth Raikage appeared.] [You died.] [Simulation ended.] [Please choose one of the following two options as your reward.] [1: Three Tomoe Sharingan.] [2: The object you held in your hand before your death.]
Uchiha Setsuna: "..."
"This Kumogakure is simply fucking inhuman."
Even reading the description in the Life Simulation made Uchiha Setsuna furious and somewhat afraid afterward.
Even though the Life Simulation did not preserve memories.
He had only been fourteen in the Life Simulation, yet Kumogakure had already entertained those kinds of thoughts.
And it would have been one thing if they had such thoughts, but they had actually sent someone like that.
Uchiha Setsuna felt that if Kumogakure had sent Yugito Nii, Samui, or Mabui, he could have accepted it. After all, he would not have been losing out.
But Kumogakure was too despicable.
So despicable that Uchiha Setsuna felt slightly sickened.
Uchiha Setsuna did need time, but he did not think that, with the Life Simulator, he needed to suffer such humiliation in Kumogakure.
He could completely find other ways to grow stronger.
"Next time, I won't go to Kumogakure."
"The maximum amount of time Kumogakure can provide me is eight years."
"But in eight years, I still didn't raise my Elite Jonin-level Chakra to Kage level. That proves that even if I had more time, my chances would not be great."
"If I want to obtain Kage-level Chakra, simple cultivation won't be enough. I need other methods."
Uchiha Setsuna thought of three methods.
One was becoming a Jinchuriki.
If he reached a reconciliation with a tailed beast, he could use the tailed beast's Chakra. The amount was astonishing.
As a member of the Uchiha Clan with the Sharingan, he had an advantage in this regard.
One was Hashirama Cells.
Danzo was the same age as Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen Sarutobi had become terribly old, while Danzo, with Hashirama Cells, was as energetic as a young man.
One was the Chimera Technique.
It was a ninjutsu researched by someone named Hiruko.
If one gathered five Kekkei Genkai within their body, they could obtain an immortal body.
"But all three are very difficult."
"Becoming a Jinchuriki isn't easy. Before becoming one, I first need to learn some sealing techniques."
"And they can't be some worthless sealing techniques."
"Otherwise, I'd become like Gaara, unable to sleep at night."
"After that, I need to choose a suitable target."
"That isn't easy either. Even the Seven-Tails, which has the lowest difficulty, is inside Takigakure. I'm only an Elite Jonin; it won't be easy to break in."
"Fusing Hashirama Cells has a chance of failure. If it fails, I'll turn into a little sapling."
"Besides, this is Orochimaru's technique. Orochimaru won't easily perform an implantation for someone."
"As for the Chimera Technique, it is even more difficult."
"It is Hiruko's prized trump card. He absolutely won't hand it over easily."
Uchiha Setsuna did not abandon these three plans, but he did not intend to carry them out in the short term.
"For now, obtaining ninjutsu remains the priority."
"At the same time, I can sow discord within Konoha and induce Kumogakure to launch a war against Konoha."
"I need to figure out how to prevent the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall from happening and let the innocent Uchiha survive."
"One simulation, two uses."
Uchiha Setsuna raised his head and looked toward the mirror.
"Kumogakure disgusted me beyond belief, but this Life Simulation wasn't entirely without gains."
"At least I obtained a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan."
In the mirror, the three tomoe in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes slowly revolved.
"Compared with the Two Tomoe, the Three Tomoe is far more powerful."
"However, it is still quite far from the Mangekyo."
"I wonder when I'll be able to awaken the Mangekyo."
Uchiha Setsuna was full of anticipation.
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