Chapter 5 — The King of Courting Death, Danzo
Temporary Worker in the Ninja Village · Page 1 of 3
[Reincarnator 001]
[Current Mission: Drive Jiraiya to despair.]
[Mission Reward: The fixed reward is Scientific Ninjutsu; bonus points are calculated and issued in real time based on the Reincarnator's performance.]
Orochimaru harbored resentment over his first mission. If the task had been to simply beat Jiraiya to death, it would likely have been far easier to accomplish.
Even someone as proud and cold as he found it hard to imagine what circumstances could drive a fool born with a few screws loose like Jiraiya to despair.
"Merely defeating him is far from enough... even the destruction of his flesh would only fulfill the meaning of his existence; it would not make him despair."
Orochimaru knew Jiraiya as well as he knew the lines of his own palm—open the hand, lower the head, and one glance revealed everything, without the slightest effort.
"If, after defeating him... I were to destroy, one by one, the things he cherishes most, the things he cares for most, the beliefs he holds most firmly..."
Orochimaru thought coldly.
The moment the wicked thought took shape, Wang Xu received three thousand resource points on his end.
These points came from the deviation of one favored by fortune, the interaction of the world's will, the distortion of the source, the deflection of the heavenly dao, the wings of the butterfly now in motion...
In any case, Orochimaru would not get a single bit of these benefits.
The exploited did not even know they were being exploited.
...
At this very moment.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
In front of Ichiraku Ramen.
"Huh?"
Seeing his empty balance suddenly gain three thousand resource points, Wang Xu almost wanted to say to Orochimaru, "Comrade, thanks for your hard work."
Through the link between the Main God and the Reincarnator, Wang Xu could see every thought and idea of the other, savor every fluctuation of emotion.
Orochimaru's performance was far more proactive than Wang Xu had expected.
"Now this is an excellent employee—tremendous subjective initiative! Enormous value for cultivation and potential!"
Wang Xu sighed with feeling as he looked at the pedestrians weaving to and fro along the street, the corners of his mouth curving upward slightly.
His return to Konoha this time served two purposes: first, Wang Xu intended to keep the convenient identity of a Konoha shinobi for the time being; second, he planned to arrange at least the two protagonists, Naruto and Sasuke, as Reincarnators.
Originally he had not wanted to waste slots on the two of them for the time being, considering it an occupation and waste of resources.
But after receiving a massive return of resource points the instant he recruited Orochimaru, Wang Xu immediately realized his mistake.
People who played important roles in the world line's original destiny could recoup the investment the very moment they were recruited as Reincarnators.
It did not matter if one erred; admit the mistake and correct it.
That was the most important quality of a Main God.
...
Hokage's Office.
The aged Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, a pipe clenched between his teeth, narrowed his eyes at Wang Xu.
After a long pause, he said with deep pain: "You have already completed this suppression mission excellently."
Seeing the other's posture, Wang Xu curled his lip and grumbled inwardly: "Then why do you look so grieved at the sight of a fallen youth? So fake..."
"I believe that with your strength and aptitude, you should not continue wandering about as a mere chūnin! This is not only a waste of your talent, but also a desecration of the Will of Konoha—"
After a long harangue, the Third slapped a file down on the desk.
Wang Xu looked closely and found it was precisely his own shinobi records.
Konoha chūnin Wang Xu: 150 D-rank missions, 420 C-rank missions, 200 B-rank missions, 300 A-rank missions, 31 S-rank missions.
"Holy shit... that impressive?"
Seeing these shinobi records, he could not help but round his eyes.