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Chapter 18 - Chapter 18: The Limits of the Double Tomoe

There was no time to explain. Before you could even react, a fellow ninja swept you up, and under Uchiha Inoka's lead, you bolted toward the gates of Konoha.

Elsewhere in the Uchiha district, other clansmen were breaking through the Root forces and escaping in all directions with their children in tow.

It was clear now that the Uchiha hadn't been entirely in the dark about Konoha's intentions. The Police Force, composed mostly of the clan's hawks, had long been repressed. That frustration had been simmering for years. With solid evidence now in hand, they had no reason to hesitate—this wasn't a time for deliberation. The moment had come to turn their resentment into action. Better to go out in a blaze than die slowly like a frog in boiling water.

...

[5:00 PM]

After a fierce battle with the incoming ANBU, your unit finally regrouped with two others—those led by Uchiha Inoka, Uchiha Tekka, and the clan's Great Elder. While none of them had reached Kage-level, all three were formidable jōnin—elite among the elite.

With their combined strength, aided by the coordinated efforts of other Uchiha jōnin and the power of the Sharingan, even the ANBU and the reinforcements from Konoha's various clans couldn't stop you. What's more, the other breakout teams attacking from multiple fronts had successfully scattered the enemy's forces.

Thanks to some medical ninjutsu and a few soldier pills, you were back on your feet and assigned to the center of the formation—your job now was to protect the civilians and children.

...

[6:00 PM]

After suffering heavy losses, your group finally reached the front gates of Konoha—only to be blocked by a white-haired ninja.

It was Hatake Kakashi. With his triple tomoe Sharingan and mastery of Raikiri, he moved with incredible speed and was unusually resistant to genjutsu. Even the combined might of the Great Elder, Inoka, and Tekka couldn't bring him down.

Still, the Uchiha weren't about to be outdone. With the support of several jōnin, they managed to restrict Kakashi's movement until finally, a sealing expert among you trapped him in a barrier.

But perhaps because of the connection to Obito's eye, no one struck the finishing blow. Instead, the entire force surged forward toward the main gate.

Just then, a thunderous explosion echoed from the mountain behind the village. The fire-style jutsu unleashed by the Uchiha was overwhelmed by a barrage of fireballs from the Konoha side. A green-clad figure leapt into the fray—astonishingly, he held his own against an entire squad of elite Uchiha.

You realized you'd underestimated Konoha's power. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzo hadn't even stepped in yet, and already the clan's escape plan was on the brink of collapse.

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[7:00 PM]

Under the Great Elder's command, the Uchiha launched a massive coordinated attack and finally shattered Konoha's protective barrier.

But the price was steep.

Root operatives caught up with the rear guard—and like machines built for slaughter, they didn't target the armed. Their first victims were the defenseless civilians and children.

Enraged, many Uchiha awakened their Sharingan on the spot. But even then, most only reached the double tomoe, or in rare cases, triple tomoe. You were no exception. Your eyes burned red, but the elusive third tomoe still didn't come.

In a desperate move, you repeated an earlier tactic—using the suicide rats you had captured on the road to ambush and take down a few Root ninjas. But your chakra was depleted. Weakened, you were unable to avoid a Fire jutsu...

Crushed between slabs of earth, your body was pulverized.

You died.

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[Simulation Ended]

[Calculating Rewards…]

[System Evaluation in Progress…]

[In this simulation, the user made masterful use of visual prowess, outmatching three Chūnin in single combat—but fate is cruel. The fall of the weak causes not even a ripple.]

[Outcome: Life-or-Death Scenario]

[Rewards Calculated]

[Choose 5 of the following 7 rewards:]

1. +1 Simulation Attempt

2. Improved Sharingan Usage Techniques (includes simulation experience)

3. Improved Chakra Control Techniques (includes simulation experience)

4. Great Fire Barrier (B-Rank Barrier Technique, copied with Double Tomoe Sharingan)

5. Lightning Senbon (C-Rank Lightning Style Jutsu, copied with Double Tomoe Sharingan)

6. Mudslide (B-Rank Earth Style Jutsu, copied with Double Tomoe Sharingan)

7. Wild Water Wave (C-Rank Water Style Jutsu, copied with Double Tomoe Sharingan)

"Another failure, huh?"

What he lacked most right now—both in reality and in the simulations—was time. He needed more time to turn his potential into real, usable power.

But the real world only gave him half a day. In the simulations, he rarely made it three days before dying—and more often than not, he was running for his life. With his current stats barely even reaching genin level, he could hardly train, let alone fight.

To make things worse, time kept moving in the real world even while the simulation ran…

Uchiha Kirin shook his head, brushing aside the frustration of failure. Instead, he turned his attention to the rewards. Seven options in total—not bad. And four of them were ninjutsu copied using his Sharingan.

"The Copy Eye lives up to its name… no wonder Kakashi was called the Copy Ninja."

He decided to start by claiming reward #4: Great Fire Barrier. A barrier technique like this was rare—perhaps even rarer than sealing jutsu.

"Damn it! Why is it so blurry? I can't make out the chakra flow at all! Ugh…"

In his memory, the Uchiha who cast Great Fire Barrier had unleashed a wall of roaring flames, trapping Kakashi inside with ease. But here in the real world, Kirin frowned deeply. He had seen every step of the jutsu's release—but key details were missing. Some of the runes were fuzzy, and flowing chakra obscured critical moments of the technique.

"Could it be… that the power of the Double Tomoe Sharingan just isn't enough to fully copy B-Rank jutsu?"

He cursed his own oversight. The technique in his mind was incomplete.

It seemed that even a triple tomoe Sharingan might not guarantee a perfect replication. Kakashi's ability likely stemmed from Obito's eye—possibly a Mangekyō Sharingan in disguise. Even if unused, its raw power far exceeded an ordinary triple tomoe.

That would explain why Kakashi could copy jutsu flawlessly. If all Uchiha with triple tomoe had that ability, they'd all be copy ninjas by now.

"But if B-Rank is too hard, maybe C-Rank jutsu are still within reach…"

Clinging to that sliver of hope, Uchiha Kirin decisively claimed Wild Water Wave from the list of rewards.

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