# Chapter 1: A Familiar and Terrible Start
Everything was ready, Su Xiao waited for a new derivative world to open.
Every time he returned to Reincarnation Paradise, he had one hour of preparation time. The higher his level, the earlier he received information about the next world.
Currently, Su Xiao's level allowed him to learn about the next derivative world 50 minutes in advance. He guessed that once his level reached Lv.12, he would receive information about the next derivative world the moment he returned from the Real World, giving him even more preparation time.
Ten minutes passed in an instant. A notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Hunter will enter the derivative world in fifty minutes: Claymore.]
Su Xiao didn't care about this notification. He had no intention of entering the Claymore world at all. He planned to use the item he had purchased earlier for 50,000 Paradise Coins.
The Claymore world had considerable combat power and was very dangerous. Some seemingly weak plot characters often erupted with unexpected strength.
Within Reincarnation Paradise, some derivative worlds were more popular—those with complete power systems and large enough scope.
What Su Xiao feared most was entering a world with a bizarre power system, like "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya." That derivative world was extremely unpopular. Many powerful contractors had died miserably there.
That beautiful girl who ignored rules and combat power was practically a contractor's nightmare.
Fifty minutes later.
[Derivative world is about to open.]
[Beep, detected that the Hunter is carrying a 'World Key type item.' Use Yes/No.]
"Use."
Su Xiao prepared to enter a high-combat world. He planned to scheme for a certain 'thing' in that world. If his plan succeeded, his strength would increase dramatically.
He took out a broken section of a large blade. This greatsword was the size of a door panel. What Su Xiao held was the tip portion.
[Decapitating Greatsword (Broken)]
Quality: Purple
Type: Consumable
Effect: Can change the derivative world about to be entered after use.
Rating: 150
Introduction: 17,000 Paradise Coins
...
The blade tip shattered in Su Xiao's hand, and the surrounding space surged.
[Time's up. Derivative World: Naruto is opening. This world has no anomalies and is an open world.]
[Spatial coordinates stable. Consumed 0.022 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[Based on consumed Space-Time Power, the contractor's minimum comprehensive evaluation for this world must reach C- grade.]
[Open World: The Hunter may encounter extremely powerful enemies in this world. The Hunter must proceed with caution.]
Su Xiao was preparing to enter the Naruto world. He had considered for a long time whether to enter this world.
Based on his speculation, Chakra in the Naruto world was a type of energy. Cyan Steel Shadow Energy had over a 90% chance of being able to burn this energy. This meant that when fighting against stronger ninjas, he wasn't necessarily unable to contend with them.
Ninjas were indeed strong, but most ninjas didn't have particularly high physical durability. Even in the later stages, those ninjas who had reached semi-divine levels still didn't have abnormally tough bodies.
This way, with Cyan Steel Shadow Energy burning their energy, Su Xiao had a high chance of defeating ninjas.
As for genjutsu and the like, he wasn't too worried either. His relatively high Intelligence attribute and mental resistance allowed him to resist genjutsu that wasn't too powerful. Of course, techniques like Tsukuyomi were beyond his means.
Moreover, there was an even more important reason for entering the Naruto world—his newly acquired ability, the Devouring Core.
Skill Eight
Devouring Core (Active Skill)
Skill Effect: Can absorb high-level biological energy to nourish Cyan Steel Shadow Energy. Increases Cyan Steel Shadow Energy level and quality based on the level and quality of absorbed energy.
...
The moment he obtained this skill, the first creatures Su Xiao thought of were the Tailed Beasts. If he could absorb the Chakra of one Tailed Beast, his Cyan Steel Shadow Energy level could jump from Lv.10 straight to Lv.20 or above, possibly even higher.
If he could absorb two Tailed Beasts...
As the core energy of the Shadow of Law Destruction, reaching Lv.20 would definitely cause a qualitative change in Cyan Steel Shadow Energy. At least, that was the case with Blade Mastery.
Scheming for Tailed Beasts was somewhat difficult, but it wasn't impossible.
What Su Xiao worried about most now was the time point he would enter the Naruto world. If he entered the Warring States Period, that would be a huge joke.
That was the most dangerous period in the Naruto world. Jonin were as common as dogs, Kage-level fighters were everywhere, and only 'Above Kage' could make a move—and even they might die, like when encountering the First Hokage Hashirama or the arrogant Madara (Uchiha Madara) and others.
The Warring States Period wasn't good, and the Fourth Great Ninja War period wasn't good either. By then, the possibility of seizing Tailed Beasts was slim. Su Xiao didn't think he could take Tailed Beasts from Obito or Uchiha Madara.
He didn't know exactly which period it would be. He could only leave it to fate.
[Open World transmission preparing...]
Su Xiao's mouth twitched. The scene of entering the One Piece world was still fresh in his memory.
"Ooooh~"
Bubu Wang let out a mournful howl, looking pitifully at Su Xiao.
"You'll get used to it..."
Bang!
As if struck on the back of the head by a hammer swung several times, Su Xiao's vision went completely black.
Space-time power surged. Reincarnation Paradise completed the transmission.
...
After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiao slowly woke up.
Dim, damp, the smell of mud mixed with the slight decay of corpses entered his nostrils.
Su Xiao opened his eyes. A somewhat familiar scene appeared—an iron railing, the kind used for prison cells.
Standing up, Su Xiao rubbed the back of his head and looked around.
He had entered another prison. The treatment was similar to the Fullmetal Alchemist world, but this time it was worse. Three meters away from him lay a corpse.
This corpse had died not long ago, with obvious external injuries. Its chest and abdomen were wrapped in blood-stained bandages. It had likely died from bacterial infection.
Walking to the iron railing, it was dark outside. An oil lamp on the wall flickered, casting a dim yellow light.
The entire prison had over a dozen cells in a row. Su Xiao was in the innermost cell.
The prison air was damp, and combined with the pitch-black environment, Su Xiao guessed this was an underground prison, commonly called a dungeon.
"Hey, neighbor."
A voice came from the neighboring cell. Because of the stone wall blocking the view, Su Xiao couldn't see the situation next door.
"You hear me?"
The voice was very weak, but the tone was unfriendly. It was clearly not someone to mess with.
Su Xiao didn't speak. He turned his head and saw Bubu Wang. As his follower, Bubu Wang was naturally in the same cell as him.
At this moment, Bubu Wang looked somewhat melancholic. His furry paw pressed against the back of his head, and his resentful little eyes seemed to say: 'Master, you spent 50,000 Paradise Coins just to get beaten up?'
Encountering such a situation upon arrival was truly unfortunate. This was the downside of using a World Key to enter a derivative world—the starting position depended on luck. The identity arranged by Reincarnation Paradise needed to be slowly explored, and these identities were always extremely troublesome.
"Hey, I'm talking to you."
The hoarse voice from next door spoke again.
"Is Kawaki dead? If he is, give me an arm. I'm starving to death."
From this sentence alone, one could tell how harsh the conditions in this dungeon were. Cannibalism of corpses was already the norm.
[Entering World: Naruto]
Location: Hidden Mist Village (Blood Mist Village)
World Difficulty: Lv.3 ~ ?? (Open world, difficulty varies by region)
World Source: 0%
World Introduction: This is a world of ninjas. War is constant. Hatred breeds more hatred. The five great ninja villages frequently have friction. Ninjas are the best tools of war.
Chakra: An energy produced by the perfect fusion of mental energy and physical energy. Generally used to perform ninjutsu. Simply put, it is the necessary energy when using ninjutsu.
Main Quest: Choice.
Hunter Quest: Eliminate Violator No. 10001.
Note: Violator No. 10001 is relatively strong. The Hunter must proceed with caution.
Note: When the Hunter enters within one kilometer of the Violator, the tracking function will automatically activate.
Warning: Do not mention anything related to 'Paradise' in this world. If the warning is ignored, forced execution will occur!
Note: Detected that the Hunter has not mastered this world's language. 100 Paradise Coins have been consumed to automatically master this world's language.
World, Begin!