You looked curiously at the dark red space around you—it was eerily similar to the Tsukuyomi dimension.
Just as your mind started to wander, the Great Elder and several clan elders entered the space and explained:
This place was actually inside a genjutsu—specifically, the [Genjutsu: Time-Space], an illusion technique with a difficulty level above S-rank!
To even perform this jutsu, one must first master both [Genjutsu: Time] and [Genjutsu: Space], which are themselves S-rank techniques. What's more, at least two highly skilled genjutsu users must perform them together to cast this illusion.
You learned that this technique originated in the Warring States Era, created by an ancestor of yours who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. He simplified his Kekkei Genkai into a form that could be learned even by clan members with just three tomoe in their Sharingan.
In other words, this genjutsu is essentially a weakened version of Tsukuyomi.
Inside it, time can be accelerated up to ten times faster than the real world, or slowed down to a tenth of normal speed. Space itself can also be distorted to some extent!
With the genjutsu accelerated, the elders would use this brief period to pass down the genjutsu arts of the Uchiha Clan to you.
With the help of the clan elders, you started from the very basics, laying a solid foundation for genjutsu.
Thanks to the accelerated flow of time in the genjutsu space—five times faster than in the real world—and your awakened Sharingan, your memory and learning capabilities had already surpassed human limits. Before long, you had fully memorized the theoretical foundations of genjutsu with the aid of your eyes.
Next came live combat training in genjutsu. The first technique you had to face was Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique.
Though low in difficulty, it was the first lesson for every genjutsu user. After all, only by confronting your deepest fears could you become a true master of the spiritual realm!
As the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique was cast, you let your guard down and willingly faced your fears. Darkness engulfed you in an instant.
It wasn't long before you found a glimmer of light—what greeted you was a crimson moon hanging high in the sky.
This was the night of the clan massacre.
Standing before you was Uchiha Itachi.
You couldn't help but feel a bit helpless—after all, you had already relived this exact scene countless times ever since gaining access to the simulation system.
But since the goal was to conquer fear, you faced it seriously. Activating your two-tomoe Sharingan, you tried with all your might to pull Itachi into a genjutsu of your own—but to no effect. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel⁂fire.net
As the illusionary Itachi launched his attack, you chose to treat the illusion as a real battle.
You unleashed the ninjutsu you had just created: [Soul Slash], condensing your Spirit into a blade and channeling it through your ocular power toward the enemy.
The illusion twisted and shattered under your strike, dispelled with ease.
The clan elders were very pleased with your performance.
[Detected: Holder has successfully escaped a death trap]
[To conserve simulator energy, simulation duration has been adjusted to one day]
In reality, Uchiha Kirin watched his performance in the simulation, which was far braver than his real self, and couldn't help but sigh.
In the world of shinobi, strength is everything.
Looks like from now on, he'd need to act more boldly in the simulations—to earn more powerful techniques, useful tools, and upgrades to his physical stats.
With the help of the elders and the accelerated genjutsu space, you dove deeper into your training.
You began with the most basic Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, and gradually worked your way up.
You mastered the Fox's Heart Technique, which saps an enemy's physical stamina.
Then came the advanced Genjutsu: Sharingan, essentially a powered-up version of eye-based hypnosis. As long as the user possessed an active Sharingan, this technique was accessible. Its true potential, however, was staggering.
If you could fully develop the three-tomoe Sharingan, you could even control tailed beasts!
Well, not the Eight-Tails or Nine-Tails—the top-tier ones were still beyond the capabilities of a fully developed three-tomoe. Unless multiple Uchiha jonin acted in unison, they'd never be able to restrain one without a jinchūriki.
In addition, within the Tsukuyomi-mimicking genjutsu realm, you independently grasped a new technique: Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.
It could instantly immobilize an enemy's mind and be used for interrogation. However, unlike Tsukuyomi, it couldn't manipulate time flow within the illusion.
You wanted to keep going—especially to learn the Genjutsu: Time-Space used by the elders. After all, mastering that technique would be like gaining ten extra days for every day of ninjutsu practice—not to mention, it could train your Spirit simultaneously.
But that jutsu required a three-tomoe Sharingan to even attempt. You tried anyway, refusing to believe you couldn't do it... and failed.
Fortunately, the Great Elder, wanting to preserve the clan's legacy, retrieved the Uchiha genjutsu scrolls and gave you a full copy—everything from D-rank to S-rank, excluding forbidden techniques like Izanagi.
Though you were tempted by Izanagi, you knew when to stop.
After a full day of high-intensity training—compressing what would normally take ten days into one—you decided to take a full day of rest, even though the Uchiha ancestral temple had multiple chakra recovery seals.
Before sleeping, you stared at the barrier in front of you and suddenly had an idea.
You summoned Boss Black Cat and asked him to prepare a large bathtub, sealing it inside a giant scroll. You even requested that the scroll look exactly like the Uchiha genjutsu scroll on the outside.
Though large scrolls were extremely expensive, it meant nothing to the wealthy Uchiha Clan—or to the ninja cat clan, whose primary business was selling shinobi tools. Before long, Boss Black Cat had everything ready.
At the same time, the Great Elder received a message from the ninja cats: the civilian teams he had sent out of the village had safely reached several major cities in the Land of Fire. The first team had even arrived in the capital, right under the daimyō's nose.
Nobles rarely witnessed bloodshed, and shinobi seldom targeted them directly. That was the Elder's plan for preserving the clan's future.
With the civilian teams and the decoy squads of Konoha ninja all having safely reported back via the ninja cats, the Great Elder quickly gathered the clan's young and able fighters.
He decided: while the Hokage had yet to attack directly, now was the time to secretly leave the village.
After all, the food supplies within the compound were limited. Even if the Uchiha had the home-ground advantage and could drive away attacking Konoha forces, if Konoha kept them under siege without fighting, the Uchiha would run out of food in just a few days—and lose any chance of resistance.
The current situation was delicate.
The Great Elder couldn't understand why Danzo hadn't yet ordered Root to attack the Uchiha directly. They were merely blockading them.
But while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo hadn't yet completely turned against the Uchiha, this was the best chance to escape the village.
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