Just as he suspected.
Su Yang felt a strange numbness, not from shock, but excitement.
The Scroll of Seals!
And a boatload of forbidden jutsu?
If I manage to master all of this… I won't just take off, I'll skyrocket.
Wait, I've already taken off, haven't I?
No matter. With these new tools, he could soar even higher.
"Hold on… can I even learn all these techniques?"
He paused, considering the question seriously.
But with the special nature of his true clone, plus his current purple-tier talent "Double Blessings," he figured it wouldn't be a problem.
There was only one issue left…
"It's probably going to cost me a ton of simulation points."
[After leaving Konoha, you head to a merchant's estate somewhere in the Land of Fire, a fallback safehouse you prepared in advance.]
[Once hidden, you send your clone to a different location as an extra layer of protection.]
[The next day, news of Konoha's internal conflict spreads throughout the Land of Fire, and quickly, across the entire ninja world.]
[Soon, everyone knows: Konoha has fallen into civil war, and the Uchiha Clan has been wiped out.]
[The other four major villages begin stirring, ready to strike at Konoha's moment of weakness.]
[A month later, war breaks out in the ninja world.]
[You're surprised at first, but after some digging, you understand why.]
[That night, Uchiha Fugaku killed Danzo several times using Mangekyō Sharingan. Though Danzo kept reviving with Izanagi, he was eventually struck down for good. Not long after, Hiruzen Sarutobi found an opening and killed Fugaku.]
[However, Sarutobi sustained heavy injuries in the battle. Konoha not only lost the Uchiha's power, but suffered major overall losses. Sensing this, the other ninja villages pounced.]
[Konoha fell on the back foot immediately. Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure simultaneously launched their invasions.]
[Even so, Konoha's true power couldn't be underestimated, just the Sarutobi clan alone fielded three thousand ninja, stunning the rest of the world.]
[Jiraiya returned and held off Iwagakure's forces. Tsunade led the defense against Sunagakure.]
[Kumogakure unveiled a new star: Uchiha Shisui.]
[That shocked you. You assumed Shisui had died alongside the rest of the Uchiha.]
Yes, that was unexpected.
How had Shisui survived while the rest of the clan perished?
But after some thought, Su Yang understood.
Both Itachi and Shisui had been thoroughly brainwashed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's warped interpretation of the "Will of Fire." They were textbook "loyal fools."
With war imminent, Hiruzen must've chosen to preserve Shisui for his strategic value. After all, he was powerful, obedient, and unlike Itachi, hadn't been directly caught in the crossfire.
It made sense.
Still, the fact that three Uchiha, Itachi, Shisui, and Obito, had all essentially worked against their own clan… it was almost poetic in its irony.
A thousand-year-old clan, undone in barely a decade by three loyal traitors.
[Konoha barely manages to hold back the three invading villages, but the situation remains dire.]
[Rumor has it Kirigakure joins the war later, but you don't pay much attention. You're far too busy training.]
[Over the next three months, you commit all the newly acquired jutsu to memory.]
[Soon, you turn 7 years old.]
[At 7, the first technique you begin practicing is: Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu.]
[It's not especially difficult to learn, but it devours chakra. If your chakra reserves weren't already at the Kage level, you wouldn't have succeeded.]
[Even after learning it, you find your body still struggles with the chakra drain. You can't use it for intensive training yourself.]
[That's when inspiration strikes: you have your true clone use Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu instead. That way, the backlash is absorbed by the clone.]
[Your training speed skyrockets.]
[Next, you turn your focus to the Flying Thunder God Technique.]
"Kamui is great, but the Flying Thunder God is on a whole other level."
Su Yang's eyes lit up.
Yes, Flying Thunder God was an incredible jutsu.
Kamui was powerful, no doubt, but it wasn't infallible.
Combined with Flying Thunder God? That was an unmatched combo.
This was one technique he absolutely had to master.
Even his simulated self knew it, no matter how difficult it was, it had to be done.
[One year later, at age 8, you finally manage to scratch the surface of the technique.]
[You're far from mastery and still can't perform it in battle, but you've started designing your own unique Flying Thunder God seal.]
Only at the entry level after a full year?
Su Yang frowned. That was… rough.
Even with his main body, his true clone, the quadrupled training speed, and Shadow Clone spam, he had only barely reached the starting point.
Of course, he wasn't Naruto, he couldn't churn out dozens of clones with ease. But still, he had some to work with.
"Tch. Flying Thunder God really isn't easy to learn… but at least it's possible."
Hard was fine. Impossible would've been a problem.
With the ability to simulate, it didn't matter how many times it took, he'd get it eventually.
[Another year passes. At age 9, you complete your custom seal and manage to use Flying Thunder God successfully.]
[But you quickly realize your current chakra levels still aren't enough to use it freely in battle.]
[Your main body begins focusing on chakra cultivation and other ninjutsu.]
[Your true clone continues refining Flying Thunder God techniques using Shadow Clones.]
[Three years pass.]
[At age 12, you fully master the Flying Thunder God Technique.]
[Not only that, but you even simplify the formula, replacing it with a personal "comma-shaped" symbol.]
[Over those three years, your chakra levels also doubled, doubling from an already Kage-level base.]
[It doesn't seem like much, but in reality, the increase is massive.]
[Still, you're not satisfied. Even with all that chakra, you find it barely enough.]
[That's when your thoughts turn to the Tailed Beasts.]
[You realize: if you had a Tailed Beast as a chakra battery, you could use Flying Thunder God however you wanted, completely unrestrained.]
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