"1:00 PM"
Facing Uchiha Okaban, who was built like a small mountain, you didn't want to fail before even starting.
You tried to find an opportunity to run back to the orphanage, but you were stopped by several of his subordinates. If it were one-on-one, you were confident you could defeat them with your rigorously trained body and the wisdom gained from your transmigration. However, Uchiha Okaban's subordinates swarmed you, giving you no chance to maneuver.
Then, Uchiha Okaban ambushed you from behind, forcibly twisting your hands behind your back.
"2:00 PM"
In your struggle, because your strength was inferior to Uchiha Okaban's, and he had the numerical advantage, to avoid having your arms directly broken, you had no choice but to accept Uchiha Okaban's challenge and follow him to the training ground for a duel.
"3:00 PM"
Even though you used every trick in the book, it only allowed you to last a few more rounds against him. Under the crushing power, you, at three years old, undoubtedly lost to six-year-old Uchiha Okaban.
Uchiha Okaban called a group of three and four-year-old kids, held you down on the ground, gave you a severe beating, and then threw your bruised body into an inconspicuous bush at the edge of the training ground before leaving.
"4:00 PM"
Although you tried your best to protect your vital points, several liver punches and crotch kicks during the group beating almost made you pass out.
Your whole body ached, and your consciousness was blurry. You could do nothing but curl up and twitch in the corner of the training ground.
"5:00 PM"
You couldn't move and felt like you were dying. You swore to make this group of bullies pay the most severe price. Under the erosion of pain, a tomoe quietly emerged from your left eye.
However, you were only three years old and severely injured, unable to maintain this power. The single tomoe in your left eye closed on its own immediately after opening, and you passed out from the physical and mental energy consumed by the eye's awakening.
"6:00 PM"
Hunger gnawed at your stomach, and you woke up again, but still couldn't move. Fortunately, just as despair set in, you were discovered by a passing figure.
After simply bandaging your wounds, she took you home.
"7:00 PM"
Under the effects of Medical Ninjutsu, you gradually regained consciousness and found that the person who saved you was Uchiha Izumi!
You began to think about how to reveal the news of Uchiha Itachi's betrayal to her.
But at this moment, a scream came from the core of the clan compound!
You immediately realized that the Night of the Massacre had begun!
"8:00 PM"
With Uchiha Izumi's Medical Ninjutsu, you gradually regained your mobility, though you were still weak.
The screams, curses, and pleas from outside grew closer. Uchiha Izumi hid you in the basement and told you to stay quiet. She, on the other hand, equipped her Ninja tools, and three tomoe spun out from her red pupils.
But soon, you heard a gasp, and about two minutes later, something seemed to fall to the ground. Then, a man's heavy breathing could be heard.
You realized this was the physical exhaustion caused by Uchiha Itachi using Tsukuyomi on Uchiha Izumi. At this moment, Uchiha Itachi was probably at his weakest point throughout the entire Night of the Massacre!
But you couldn't even defeat six-year-old Uchiha Okaban. No matter how weak Itachi was, you couldn't deal with him!
You quickly lost the will to fight.
You could only hope that Uchiha Itachi, in his weakened state, wouldn't discover your presence.
Uchiha Itachi opened the basement door of Uchiha Izumi's house as skillfully as if it were his own home. A Shuriken flew towards your forehead at a speed far beyond what the eye could follow.
You died…
"Simulation ended"
"Calculating rewards…"
Looking at the text simulation before him, Uchiha Kirin patted his chest and exhaled two deep breaths.
Even though it was just text, the impact on him was no less than experiencing it firsthand!
Glancing at the pitch-black sky outside the window, the heavy stone in Uchiha Kirin's heart finally settled a little: "I can't believe there's less than a day left until the Night of the Massacre!"
"And that beast, Uchiha Okaban!" Remembering the words that made him ache just by reading them, Uchiha Kirin's killing intent towards Uchiha Okaban even surpassed his fear of the Night of the Massacre and Uchiha Itachi for a moment!
"Fortunately, I have the simulator. This might be my only hope for a comeback!"
At the same time, the simulator's reward calculation was completed.
A line of text appeared in the center of the panel:
"[System evaluated the strength of both parties]"
"[In this simulation, the holder had a clear understanding of his own strength, but his strength was insufficient, and his luck was extremely poor, failing to escape the fate of death…]"
"[Overall result judged as 'Best Effort' game!]"
"Best Effort game…"
Uchiha Kirin nodded slightly. If he hadn't obtained the system, these actions would probably be what he would do next. As for bad luck, unfortunately encountering pre-school bullies nearby, it was probably impossible to escape…
After all, in his previous life, he was just an ordinary worker, never showing any special talents since childhood. It was impossible for him to suddenly have superhuman judgment and actions upon transmigrating.
"In that case, what rewards can I get from this simulation?"
Uchiha Kirin was particularly concerned about the rewards mentioned by the simulator.
After all, strength was the foundation for survival in the Ninja World:
Broadly speaking, he needed to increase his strength to survive the Night of the Massacre in less than a day, and even to save not just himself but the entire Uchiha clan.
More narrowly, he could only increase his strength to avoid being beaten half to death by Uchiha Okaban, or even to beat him half to death in return!
"[Best Effort game rewards settled!]"
"[Holder can choose two from the following three rewards]"
"[1] Simulation attempts +1"
"[2] Single tomoe Sharingan (left eye) forcibly activated through overdraft"
"[3] System Storage Space - First time receiving 'Best Effort' game reward"
Looking at the three options before him, Uchiha Kirin found himself in a dilemma. Each option had its own merits.
First, Simulation attempts +1. Since he had already performed one simulation, the remaining attempts on the panel had reset to zero, requiring an hour to recover.
And with less than a day until the Night of the Massacre, he naturally didn't want to waste an hour for nothing.
The System Storage Space was a reward for the first 'Best Effort' game. If he didn't choose it this time, he didn't know if he would encounter it again later. One should know, this was a portable storage space that outsiders couldn't detect at all!
As for the single tomoe Sharingan, it was forcibly activated through overdraft, and he didn't know if there were any hidden dangers.
Moreover, having only one left eye was virtually useless for him, who hadn't even learned to refine Chakra yet. It would even place a significant burden on his small body, which was not even Genin level. Bloodline diseases were not good things.
Although giving up the Sharingan made Uchiha Kirin feel a slight regret, there were still many simulation attempts. It wouldn't be a big deal to choose a Sharingan later. If the Sharingan could be activated once, it could be activated a second time; he understood this clearly.
"In that case, I choose options 1 and 3!"
An invisible ripple flashed, and the sixty-minute countdown on the panel indicating remaining simulation attempts disappeared, restoring the attempts to before the simulation.
And this also meant he didn't have to wait that long hour and could start a simulation at any time!
Immediately after, Uchiha Kirin also began to check the information about the System Storage Space…