Among the wounded ninja, many had family or friends in the unit. As a result, even though their numbers were dwindling, more Sharingan were awakened or upgraded within the group.
But no one felt any joy.
[Detected: User has successfully survived a death crisis]
[To conserve simulator energy, simulation precision reduced to one-day intervals]
[Day Two]
Thanks to the selfless sacrifice of several injured ninja, and under the leadership of Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inoka—both jōnin—you managed to evade the bounty hunters tracking your group.
After wiping all traces of your movements, you hid deep in the mountains to rest and recover.
[Day Three]
Though you hadn't received any medical ninjutsu treatment, your youth and superior physical constitution allowed you to slowly stand and walk a few trembling steps with the help of a wooden stick.
Tekka and Inoka took turns scouting the area. According to them, Konoha's ANBU had already been spotted at the base of the mountain.
[Day Four]
You had regained basic mobility and began rehabilitation training in an open area.
At the same time, you sought guidance from the chūnin in the group on how to control your chakra, striving to improve yourself as much as possible in the little time you had.
[Day Five]
At the break of dawn, Tekka and the night watch roused the group. Inoka had been discovered by ANBU while out scouting. To prevent the group from being located, he used himself as bait, drawing them away and buying precious time for your escape.
Now able to walk on your own, you activated your two-tomoe Sharingan and insisted on keeping pace without burdening the others—especially those tending to the wounded and children.
By dusk, although you had shaken off the ANBU pursuit for the time being, your group emerged into a vast, open plain. With nowhere to hide, everyone pushed on with what strength they had left.
By midnight, a few genin had already collapsed from exhaustion. With no choice, the group stopped to rest.
[Day Six]
Before dawn, the sound of battle erupted outside your makeshift grass shelter.
Peeking through the gaps, you saw five ragged bounty hunters locked in fierce combat with Uchiha Tekka and the remaining chūnin.
Despite being stronger than any of the bounty hunters and even able to pressure two of them at once, Tekka was clearly overwhelmed. The enemy worked in perfect coordination. Each one possessed jōnin-level strength, gradually forcing Tekka and the others into a retreat.
You realized these were the last real combatants left. Inside the shelter were only injured genin, children too young to attend the Academy, and ordinary Uchiha civilians—hunted down just for their name.
You knew waking the injured would only add chaos. There was no time left.
You made your decision.
You would become the final weight on the scale.
Activating your two-tomoe Sharingan, you poured all your Spirit and ocular power into a pure mental assault—despite never having trained in the use of the genjutsu.
For a brief instant, the bounty hunters faltered.
It was enough.
Tekka struck, slashing one enemy's carotid artery. A bounty hunter fell. The balance had shifted.
After a hard-fought battle that claimed the lives of three chūnin, you finally took down the last enemy trying to escape.
Now, only eleven people in your group retained any combat ability: one severely injured jōnin, two injured chūnin, five genin, two clan members who had awakened their Sharingan through trauma, and you.
Your elite strength was devastated. The rest of your forces barely counted.
There was no way this group of a hundred civilians could survive against Konoha's pursuit and the bounty hunters' relentless hunt.
Rather than wait for death, better to stake your lives in one last desperate fight!
Resolved to die, Tekka began urgent Sharingan training for you and the two newly awakened clanmates. He passed on the basics of observation, copying, and genjutsu use with the eye.
Then, Tekka and the remaining ninja headed back the way you came—while you three led the non-combatants deeper into the wilderness.
Because you were the fastest to grasp the basics and already had a two-tomoe Sharingan, the others chose you as team leader.
[Day Seven]
Following the map Tekka left behind, you pressed on. Though you faced attacks from wolves along the way, you and the other two Sharingan users managed to overcome each crisis.
By dusk, everyone was exhausted.
But finally, a canyon came into view.
According to the map, crossing it would bring you into the Land of Lightning. Under the Raikage's protection, you might finally find a temporary refuge.
But just then, a tall, thin figure appeared, blocking your path.
Everyone recognized him—how could they not?
He was Uchiha Itachi.
The others looked at him like a savior arriving in their darkest hour.
Only you knew… he was no savior.
He was death incarnate.
In the instant you saw him, you and the other two were dragged into Tsukuyomi—even though your Sharingan were active.
In that world of illusion, the other two broke quickly. Their Spirits were shattered.
But your experience was different.
No matter how Itachi interrogated you, you had only one response: fight.
You rallied every ounce of Strength, Spirit, and willpower, launching a desperate counterattack within the illusion.
You dared to pit your two-tomoe Sharingan against the Mangekyō Sharingan.
But it was futile...
You died.
...
Yet, someone survived.
During the breakout, a squad of ninja carrying children fled. When they were all killed, the last child was cast into a river.
By sheer luck, that child was found and taken in by an elderly couple from the Land of Rivers...
[Simulation Ended]
[Simulation Ended]
[Calculating Rewards...]
[Assessing combat power of both sides...]
[User knowingly entered a death battle, and by sheer will, preserved the final spark of the Uchiha clan...]
[Final Evaluation: Life-and-death scenario!]
[Reward Calculation Complete!]
[User may choose five of the following seven rewards:]
『1』+3 Simulation Attempts
『2』Improved Chakra Control
『3』Three-Tomoe Sharingan Mastery (Observation, Copy, and Genjutsu Techniques)
『4』Clone Body Technique (Includes Insights and Application)
『5』Great Fireball Technique (Includes Insights and Application)
『6』Presence Concealment (Special)
『7』Memory of the Tsukuyomi Illusion
"Huff… Huff…" Uchiha Kirin stared at the generous reward screen in front of him, still mentally trapped in the simulation's aftermath.
Only after several minutes of deep, shaky breaths did he manage to collect himself and examine the options. But right at the top, the "+3 Simulation Attempts" reward left him scratching his head in confusion...
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