Chapter 987: Chapter Two: Old Grudges (Fourth Update, Dedicated to Patron Su Xiaochan)

“No.”

Xiao Nan glared at Su Xiao, her breathing slightly hastened.

“Then give me a detailed account of the attack on Konoha.”

“This…”

Xiao Nan fell silent.

“Interesting. This is Rain Village?”

Su Xiao stood up; the features of Rain Village were unmistakable—constant rain.

“This is a remote village near Rain Village.”

Xiao Nan was wary; she was here only to repay Su Xiao for saving Nagato’s life. After all, if Su Xiao hadn’t performed the surgery on Nagato back then, Nagato wouldn’t have survived long enough to even consider attacking Konoha.

“How many members are still alive?”

Su Xiao stopped asking about the attack on Konoha. He picked up the Akatsuki uniform—a black cloak with red clouds.

“Zetsu, Kisame, Deidara, Uchiha Sasuke.”

“Everyone else is dead?”

“Yes. Uchiha Sasuke has three subordinates, but they aren’t official Akatsuki members.”

Xiao Nan seemed to have forgotten a name.

“What about Tobi?”

Su Xiao turned his head toward Xiao Nan, suddenly smiling.

Seeing Su Xiao’s sudden smile, Xiao Nan felt a chill rise from her feet; a terrifying thought flashed through her mind.

“Or rather… Uchiha Madara?”

The Uchiha Madara Su Xiao mentioned was not the real Uchiha Madara, but Tobi in disguise.

Upon hearing the name Uchiha Madara, Xiao Nan’s eyes widened, and all gratitude in her gaze toward Su Xiao vanished.

“You’re… his subordinate.”

Xiao Nan spat out these words almost through gritted teeth. According to the Akatsuki’s history, Nagato was unquestionably the leader, but Tobi was merely an ally to Nagato.

Nagato’s actions in Konoha were tantamount to betraying the other Akatsuki members and Tobi. Xiao Nan knew this well—so she didn’t even dare return to Rain Village. How could she explain it? That Nagato had been softened by a Konoha genin? Don’t make me laugh. The other Akatsuki members had sacrificed too much for the Tailed Beast Plan. If they learned of this outcome, they’d kill Xiao Nan and appoint a new leader.

“No.”

Su Xiao was assessing the current situation. Nagato had indeed betrayed the other Akatsuki members, but Su Xiao had not. On the contrary, his ally Tobi had likely taken command of the remaining Akatsuki members. The best course now was clearly to reunite with the Akatsuki.

Upon hearing Su Xiao say “no,” Xiao Nan did not lower her guard.

“You seem tense? With your strength, being this nervous only means one thing: Nagato betrayed us. I nearly restored him to peak condition. With his state and those Rinnegan eyes, he could have crushed Konoha. Fifth Hokage Tsunade wouldn’t have stood a chance.”

The moment Su Xiao finished speaking, Xiao Nan lunged toward the door. Su Xiao was not the ally she had imagined.

Su Xiao didn’t move. He had no intention of fighting Xiao Nan—it would be pointless. Besides, this woman wasn’t a pushover. Her explosive tag tactics were simple, but their deterrent power was immense.

Su Xiao only wanted to gather information from Xiao Nan. He hadn’t expected her to suddenly flee. Could this have something to do with his Charm stat?

Actually, it had nothing to do with Charm. Su Xiao’s sudden smile had startled Xiao Nan, and the question—“Or rather… Uchiha Madara?”—had shaken her deeply.

If the specifics of Nagato’s attack on Konoha were exposed, Xiao Nan would become a target for Akatsuki’s assassination. Her connection to Nagato was too close.

Su Xiao was different. He was an Akatsuki member. Though he had gone to Konoha with Nagato, his conduct throughout had been flawless—no Akatsuki member could find fault with him.

As soon as Xiao Nan left, Bubu Wang walked into the room, followed by Amu, who was leaving the Rinnegan Paradise for the first time and was curious about the Naruto world.

The top priority now was to contact the other Akatsuki members. In the faction assessment, Su Xiao was a confirmed Akatsuki member.

Just as Su Xiao prepared to move, the Rinnegan Paradise prompted him.

【Entering World: Naruto】

Location: Rain Village

World Difficulty: lv.3～?? (Open-world; difficulty varies by region)

World Source: 0%

World Overview: This is a ninja world, plagued by endless war. Hatred breeds more hatred. The Five Great Ninja Villages frequently clash. Ninjas are the ultimate weapons of war.

Chakra: A perfect fusion of spiritual and physical energy, used primarily to perform jutsu—in short, the essential energy required to cast jutsu.

Main Quest: The Prelude to the Ninja World War

Hunting Quest: Eliminate Outlander tq-9670.

Hint: Outlander tq-9670 is strong. Hunters must proceed with caution.

Hint: When the Hunter is within one kilometer of the Outlander, the Hunt function activates automatically.

Hint: You have mastered the world’s language.

World, begin!

…

Su Xiao immediately opened his quest list. Both the main quest and hunting quest seemed far from simple.

【Main Quest: The Prelude to the Ninja World War】

Difficulty Level: lv.28

Quest Overview: Incite the Ninja World War by any means.

Quest Details: The Ninja World War requires simultaneous participation from all Five Great Ninja Villages. Use any method to force them into an alliance.

Quest Deadline: 60 natural days.

Quest Reward: 2 True Attribute Points.

Quest Penalty: Mandatory Execution.

…

Seeing the main quest’s content, Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. His file among the Five Villages must mark him as an extremely dangerous criminal—the quest clearly intended for him to fully embody that role.

Inciting the Ninja World War wasn’t hard—even if Su Xiao did nothing, war was imminent in the Naruto world. The difficulty lay in triggering it within the deadline: he had only two months, drastically raising the challenge.

The lv.28 difficulty level revealed that the Rinnegan Paradise rated Su Xiao’s strength highly—he was only lv.20, yet the quest spanned eight levels higher.

The bad news: the main quest was difficult. The good news: he was allied with Tobi, and the reward was generous—2 True Attribute Points, equivalent to the boost of 10 regular attribute points. The two True Attribute Point options glowed brilliantly with golden light.

Closing the main quest, Su Xiao opened the hunting quest. This one was unusual—it targeted not a violator, but an outlander.

【Hunting Quest: Eliminate Outlander tq-9670.】

Quest Overview: Eliminate Outlander tq-9670 by any means.

Quest Deadline: Before leaving this derivative world.

Quest Penalty: Mandatory participation in the Death Duel Cage (once).

Quest Reward: 5 Gold Honor Medals.

…

The hunting quest’s reward was also substantial. Indeed, large open-world rewards were high—Su Xiao’s power had grown significantly after his time in the Pirate World.

The Rinnegan Paradise had a saying: cherish every opportunity to enter an open-world. This showed just how valuable open-worlds were.

Outlander tq-9670—the prefix of this outlander’s ID caught Su Xiao’s attention. He suspected this might be a Contracted One from another Paradise.

This suspicion wasn’t baseless. Previous hunting quests had no penalties, but this one did.

Suppose violators were merely “traitors” within the Rinnegan Paradise—traitors needed cleaning up, but only as needed, and they could potentially reform, like Qiyu from the Mahoujin world, who had reformed. But outlanders were like spies. Spies had to be eliminated swiftly; leaving them alive invited endless trouble. And perhaps such spies existed only in open-worlds.

Su Xiao didn’t know if his theory was correct. He had no information on outlanders. For now, he’d reunite with the Akatsuki.

Moreover, his old grudge with Kiri no Meikyo was due for settlement. Back then, Su Xiao had been too weak and fled Rain Village in shame. Now, he was strong enough to fight her head-on.

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