"As expected! It's not quite as convenient as Kamui, but it solves a major problem during my early development. At the very least, I won't have to deal with the awkward situation of not having anywhere to store the rewards from simulations."
The moment he gained access to the system space, Uchiha Kirin understood its functions completely.
First and foremost, it served as a storage space. The system space could hold any items he obtained through simulations—ninja tools, ninjutsu scrolls, even small rocks he picked up off the ground.
Second, he could freely withdraw and return these items, and time inside the storage was completely frozen. This meant that if he acquired something like Hashirama's cells, the space could essentially act as a freezer.
Lastly, the space had its limitations—it could only be accessed in reality, not during simulations, and only items acquired in simulations could be stored; real-world items were off-limits.
Makes sense. Without such restrictions, it would be like carrying around an upgraded version of Kamui—far too broken.
Gazing at the storage space, Kirin let his mind wander, imagining how he would use Kamui if he actually possessed it.
"Too bad it's just a fantasy... Might as well see what rewards the next simulation brings!"
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, his remaining Simulation Points reset to zero, and the next round began.
...
[Simulation Start]
Midnight, 12:00 AM
Knowing the Uchiha Massacre is approaching, you refuse to sit and wait for death.
This time, you decide to first study some ninjutsu. With some training, you might improve your chances of survival.
You plan to use an injury from training as an excuse to get admitted to the Konoha Hospital, using a self-inflicted crisis to escape the upcoming massacre...
You knock on Granny Yukina's door in the dead of night.
This time, you don't mention Uchiha Itachi's upcoming betrayal. Instead, you bring up how you beat Uchiha Rikuto in a ninja game that afternoon and now fear retaliation from his older brother, Kazuki.
1:00 AM
You try convincing Granny Yukina to teach you ninjutsu, but she refuses. Chakra Refinement is too intensive for a three-year-old—it would only damage your foundations.
2:00 AM
After an hour of pleading, Granny Yukina finally relents. She pulls an old ninja tool box from a gap in the bookshelf and sets three scrolls in front of you.
As she does, you catch a glimpse of something hidden beneath a stack of explosive tags at the bottom of the box—a small scroll labeled "Izanagi." You instantly grow suspicious, especially recalling Yukina's one-eyed appearance. She's clearly more than she lets on, though her face betrays nothing.
The three scrolls before you are: Uchiha Throwing Technique, Chakra Refinement, and Great Fireball Jutsu.
Granny Yukina tells you that you must master each scroll on your own. Only then will you be allowed to move on to the next.
3:00 AM
You stare at the scroll, trembling with excitement. After three years in this world, you're finally about to learn its supernatural powers.
You eagerly study the Uchiha Throwing Technique and quickly realize it contains techniques far beyond what you picked up by trial and error in ninja games.
4:00 AM
With the Spirit of someone who's lived two lives and the natural talent of an Uchiha, you soon gain a solid grasp of the scroll's content.
Granny Yukina quizzes you with difficult questions. You answer them all flawlessly. She smiles faintly, then hands you a pouch of shuriken and kunai, gesturing toward the wooden stakes in the yard.
5:00 AM
You practice tirelessly, throwing kunai at the stakes. Your extraordinary Spirit lets you sense yourself improving every second. The addictive feeling of growth begins to consume you.
6:00 AM
After breakfast and a short rest, you return to the yard, analyzing every motion, every throw, searching for flaws.
7:00 AM
You continue training without pause, your will unwavering.
8:00 AM
Your relentless efforts finally bear fruit. You've grasped the basic mechanics of the Uchiha Throwing Technique. Compared to the tricks you figured out on your own, this is a world apart.
9:00 AM
You keep practicing, but your limbs begin to ache. Your three-year-old body is starting to break down. If you push further, the damage could become permanent.
You don't care.
10:00 AM
Granny Yukina goes out, like always, to visit an old friend. You remain behind to train.
As the oldest in the orphanage, you take responsibility as usual—waking the only two other kids and feeding them breakfast.
They're both Uchiha too, nicknamed Snotface and Crusty. No real names, of course. In the Uchiha clan, children placed in orphanages have usually lost all adult relatives. Only when they reach a certain age are they given proper names by the clan elders.
11:00 AM
After taking care of the kids, you return to training.
Your muscles have begun forming a basic memory of the techniques. You're thrilled—this means you can start using more advanced moves, like curving a kunai's trajectory mid-air by striking it with a shuriken, cutting off enemy escape routes from unexpected angles.
Fueled by excitement, you increase the intensity of your training... and your forearms cramp.
Your body is screaming for you to stop.
You ignore it, collapsing sideways and continuing your training one-handed, pretending you're injured.
12:00 PM
Your body shakes uncontrollably, your limbs are numb, yet you grit your teeth and keep hurling kunai.
You are the master of this body.
The technique feels like it's fusing with your very flesh, becoming an instinct.
But at a heavy price—your body is starting to take irreversible damage.
And you couldn't be happier.
1:00 PM
After a short rest, you resume training—only now, you can barely stand.
Suddenly, the gate creaks open.
Granny Yukina rushes toward you in a panic, just in time to see you collapse.
2:00 PM
You regain consciousness in a white hospital bed.
Granny Yukina sits beside you, eyes full of concern.
You exhale in relief—you've made it to the hospital.
If you're here, then you've escaped the Uchiha clan compound. You're safe from the massacre.
You and Granny Yukina are practically the definition of "old, sick, and helpless." No one would bother killing you.
On the contrary, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura—those scheming old men—will surely protect you.
Hiruzen will want to leave Sasuke a bond other than Itachi, someone to keep him tied to the village.
And Danzo? He'll see you as his Uchiha.
3:00 PM
Granny Yukina blames herself for not stopping your training in time. You reassure her with a smile and demonstrate the trajectory-altering throwing technique using two shuriken.
You explain you have no choice but to fight.
You beg her to teach you Chakra Refinement and the Great Fireball Jutsu.
4:00 PM
Under Granny Yukina's guidance, you begin learning how to refine chakra—how to merge mental and physical energy into one.
5:00 PM
The sun dips toward the horizon.
You know the Uchiha Massacre begins in just one hour.
You can't save the clan, but your plan has succeeded—you and Granny Yukina will survive tonight.
You insist on refining chakra now.
She forbids it. Your body just recovered. Pushing now will ruin your future.
You argue.
Unable to convince her, you finally tell her the truth—that Itachi will destroy the clan in one hour.
You're not doing this for yourself. You're trying to preserve the last hope of the Uchiha.
From her expression, you can tell—this time, she believes you.
Then she says something that shatters your world:
This isn't the Konoha Hospital.
It's the central hospital within the Uchiha compound.
6:00 PM
Granny Yukina tries to take you through a side path to escape the compound.
But the entire district is sealed under a massive barrier.
With no way out, she leads you into a remote, abandoned bamboo grove deep within the compound.
There, you meet an ancient Uchiha clansman—Uchiha Setsuna.
After hearing everything, Setsuna remains calm.
He says he foresaw this day long ago, but no one believed him. The so-called "hardliners" in the clan elders locked him away after Fugaku became clan head, spreading rumors that he'd died.
You suggest looking for the clan's high elder, but Setsuna stops you.
You declare that you'll stay and face Uchiha Itachi head-on.
Setsuna is impressed by your resolve.
He sighs that your precognitive ability came in the wrong era. If you'd been born in Madara's time, the Uchiha might have ruled Konoha.
With his help, you take a secret drug that forces your body beyond its limits.
You refine chakra ten times your natural limit and rapidly master the Great Fireball Jutsu.
7:00 PM
Setsuna knocks you unconscious, seals your chakra, and hides you in a basement with a large chest.
Then he blows up his house.
Setsuna and Granny Yukina, fully armed, walk into the night—ready to fight the massacre head-on.
8:00 PM
The sounds of battle rouse you from unconsciousness.
The rubble above and the chakra seal on your body make it clear—Setsuna meant for you to survive.
You clutch a handful of explosive tags.
Even if Itachi finds you, you'll make him bleed.
9:00 PM
The chaos outside quiets down.
You think you've made it—until a masked man in black appears.
One look and you recognize him: Obito.
He throws a kunai.
You counter with a shuriken—but he vanishes.
Pain blooms in your chest.
You see him now.
You know you've done no real damage, but you still detonate every explosive tag you have.
A massive crater tears open the heart of the bamboo grove.
And you are no more.
...
[Simulation End]
[Calculating Rewards…]