Chapter 2: Old Grudges (Fourth Update, Dedicated to Alliance Leader Su Xiaochán~)
“No.”
Xiaonan glared at Su Xiao, her breathing slightly quickening.
“Then tell me in detail about the situation during the attack on Konoha.”
“This...”
Xiaonan was speechless.
“Interesting. Is this the Rain Ninja Village?”
Su Xiao stood up. The characteristics of the Rain Ninja Village were too obvious—it was always raining.
“This is a remote village near the Rain Ninja Village.”
Xiaonan was somewhat wary. The reason she was here was to repay Su Xiao for saving Nagato’s life. After all, if Su Xiao hadn’t performed surgery on Nagato back then, Nagato wouldn’t have lasted long, let alone thought about attacking Konoha.
“How many members are still alive?”
Su Xiao stopped asking about the attack on Konoha. He picked up the Akatsuki uniform beside the bed—a black coat with red clouds.
“Zetsu, Kisame, Deidara, Sasuke Uchiha.”
“Everyone else is dead?”
“Mm. Sasuke Uchiha has three subordinates, but they aren’t considered official Akatsuki members.”
Xiaonan seemed to have missed a name.
“What about Obito?”
Su Xiao turned his head to look at Xiaonan, a sudden smile appearing on his face.
Seeing Su Xiao’s sudden smile, Xiaonan felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet. A terrifying suspicion emerged in her mind.
“Or rather... Madara Uchiha?”
The Madara Uchiha Su Xiao referred to was, of course, not the real Madara Uchiha, but the one disguised by Obito.
Hearing the name Madara Uchiha, Xiaonan’s eyes widened, and the gratitude in her gaze toward Su Xiao vanished completely.
“Are you... his subordinate?”
Xiaonan almost gritted her teeth as she uttered these words. According to the Akatsuki organization’s history, Nagato was indeed the leader of Akatsuki—there was no doubt about that. As for Obito, he had a cooperative relationship with Nagato.
Nagato’s actions in Konoha were tantamount to betraying the other Akatsuki members and Obito. Xiaonan was well aware of this, which was why she didn’t even dare to return to the Rain Ninja Village. How would she explain things if she went back? That Nagato was reformed by a Konoha genin? Don’t be ridiculous. The other Akatsuki members had sacrificed too much to complete the Tailed Beast Plan. If they got this result, they would definitely kill Xiaonan and then elect a new leader.
“No.”
Su Xiao was considering the current situation. Nagato had indeed betrayed the other Akatsuki members, but Su Xiao hadn’t. On the contrary, his collaborator Obito had likely already taken command of those Akatsuki members. The best choice now was, of course, to reunite with the Akatsuki organization.
Hearing Su Xiao say no, Xiaonan didn’t let her guard down.
“You seem very nervous? With your strength, being this nervous only means one thing: Nagato betrayed us. I almost restored him to his best condition back then. With his state and those Rinnegan, he was enough to flatten Konoha. The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, was definitely no match for him.”
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, Xiaonan bent down and rushed toward the door. Su Xiao was not the kind of ally she had imagined she could win over.
Su Xiao didn’t move. He wasn’t planning to fight Xiaonan—that would be meaningless. Besides, this woman was no pushover. Her detonating tag tactics, though simple, were highly intimidating.
Su Xiao only wanted to get information about the current situation from Xiaonan. Who knew she would suddenly run away? Was this related to his Charm attribute?
Actually, it had nothing to do with Charm. Su Xiao’s sudden smile earlier had startled Xiaonan, along with the words, “Or rather... Madara Uchiha?” That sentence had really shaken her.
Once the details of Nagato’s attack on Konoha were exposed, Xiaonan would become a target for the Akatsuki organization to hunt down. Her relationship with Nagato was too close.
Su Xiao was different. He was an Akatsuki member. Although he had gone to Konoha with Nagato, his behavior throughout the process left no room for any Akatsuki member to find fault.
As soon as Xiaonan left, Bubu Wang walked in from outside the room, followed by Amu. It was Amu’s first time leaving Reincarnation Paradise, and he was curious about the Naruto world.
The first priority now was to contact the other Akatsuki members. According to the faction judgment, Su Xiao was an official Akatsuki member.
Just as Su Xiao was about to set off, a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Entering World: Naruto]
Location: Rain Ninja Village
World Difficulty: LV.3～??. (Open world; difficulty varies by region)
World Source: 0%
World Introduction: This is a world of ninjas, where wars never cease and hatred breeds more hatred. The five great ninja villages often have friction, and ninjas are the best tools for war.
Chakra: An energy produced by the perfect fusion of spiritual energy and physical energy, generally used to perform ninjutsu. Simply put, it’s the necessary energy for using ninjutsu.
Main Quest: The Prelude to the Ninja World War
Hunting Quest: Eliminate External Intruder TQ-9670.
Note: External Intruder TQ-9670 is relatively powerful. The Hunter must proceed with caution.
Note: When the Hunter is within one kilometer of the External Intruder, the tracking function will automatically activate.
Note: You have mastered the language of this world.
World, begin!
...
Su Xiao immediately opened the task list. This time, both the main quest and the hunting quest seemed far from simple.
[Main Quest: The Prelude to the Ninja World War]
Difficulty Level: Lv.28
Quest Brief: Provoke the Ninja World War by any means.
Quest Information: The Ninja World War requires the simultaneous participation of at least the five great ninja villages, and you must use all methods to force them into an alliance.
Quest Time Limit: 60 natural days.
Quest Reward: 2 True Attribute Points.
Quest Penalty: Forced Execution.
...
Seeing the content of the main quest, Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. In the records of the five great ninja villages, he was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous criminal. The main quest clearly intended for him to take that criminal identity to its fullest extent.
Provoking the Ninja World War wasn’t difficult. Even if Su Xiao did nothing, the Naruto world was on the verge of a great war. The hard part was doing it within the time limit. He only had two months, which greatly increased the difficulty.
The Lv.28 difficulty level showed that Reincarnation Paradise had a high assessment of Su Xiao’s strength. Keep in mind, he was only a Lv.20 Hunter—a gap of eight levels.
The bad news was that the main quest was very difficult. The good news was that he was a collaborator with Obito, and the quest reward was generous: 2 True Attribute Points, equivalent to the enhancement effect of 10 regular attribute points. The option for those 2 True Attribute Points was emitting a dazzling golden light.
Closing the main quest, Su Xiao opened the hunting quest. This mission was special—the target wasn’t a Violator, but an External Intruder.
[Hunting Quest: Eliminate External Intruder TQ-9670.]
Quest Brief: Eliminate External Intruder TQ-9670 by any means.
Quest Time Limit: Before leaving this derivative world.
Quest Penalty: Forced participation in the Deathmatch Cage (once).
Quest Reward: Gold Honor Medal ×5.
...
The reward for the hunting quest was also generous. Indeed, large open worlds offered high returns. Su Xiao’s previous experience in the One Piece world had significantly boosted his strength.
There was a saying in Reincarnation Paradise: Cherish every opportunity to enter an open world. This highlighted the benefits of such worlds.
External Intruder TQ-9670—the prefix of this intruder’s number made Su Xiao uneasy. He had a guess: this might be a Contractor from another Paradise.
This guess wasn’t baseless. Previous hunting quests had no penalties, but this one did.
Assuming Violators were just “traitors” within Reincarnation Paradise, they naturally needed to be dealt with, but one could act within one’s means. Moreover, such traitors might have a chance to reform, like the Violator Seven Desires from the Toaru Majutsu no Index world—that guy had indeed turned over a new leaf. External Intruders, on the other hand, were like spies. Spies had to be eliminated as soon as possible; otherwise, the consequences would be endless. Furthermore, such spies might be unique to open worlds.
Su Xiao wasn’t sure if his guess was accurate. He had no leads on the External Intruder, so he decided to reunite with the Akatsuki organization first.
Besides, it was time to settle old scores with Terumi Mei. Back then, Su Xiao wasn’t strong enough and had to flee the Rain Ninja Village in disgrace. Now, he was powerful enough to fight Terumi Mei head-on.
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