Reincarnator 001 Current Task: Make Jiraiya despair. Task Reward: The fixed reward is Scientific Ninjutsu. Additional Reward Points would be calculated and distributed instantly according to the Reincarnator's performance.
Orochimaru harbored some resentment toward his first task. If his mission had been to simply beat Jiraiya to death, it would probably have been much easier to complete.
Even someone as proud and cold as him found it difficult to imagine what kind of situation could make an idiot like Jiraiya, who had been born a few screws short, despair.
Merely defeating him is far from enough... Even the destruction of his physical body would only reinforce the meaning of his existence. It would not make him despair.
Orochimaru understood Jiraiya as well as he understood the lines on his own palm. All he had to do was spread out his hand and lower his head to see through him at a glance, without needing to expend much effort.
After defeating him... destroy, one by one, the things he treasures most, the things he cares about most, and the beliefs he clings to most...
Orochimaru pondered coldly.
The moment this evil thought arose, Wang Yan received three thousand Resource Points.
Those points came from the deviation of one favored by fate, the interaction of the World Will, the distortion of origin, the deflection of heaven's will, the wings of a butterfly beginning to flap...
No matter what, Orochimaru would not receive even a single one of those benefits.
The one being exploited did not even know he was being exploited.
At this moment.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
In front of Ichiraku Ramen.
"Huh?"
Seeing three thousand Resource Points suddenly appear in his previously empty balance, Wang Yan almost wanted to tell Orochimaru, "Comrade, you've worked hard."
Through the connection between the Main God and the Reincarnator, Wang Yan could see every thought and idea the other man had, and savor every fluctuation of his emotions.
Orochimaru's performance was far more proactive than Wang Yan had expected.
Now this is what an outstanding employee looks like—exceptionally self-motivated! He has tremendous value and potential for cultivation!
Wang Yan sighed with emotion as he looked at the endless stream of pedestrians on the street, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.
This time, Wang Yan had returned to Konoha for two reasons. First, he intended to temporarily retain the convenient identity of a Konoha ninja. Second, he planned to arrange for at least Naruto and Sasuke, the two protagonists, to become Reincarnators.
Originally, he had not wanted to waste slots on the two of them for the time being, feeling that it would occupy and waste resources.
But after receiving an enormous return of Resource Points the instant he recruited Orochimaru, Wang Yan immediately realized his mistake.
People who played important roles in the predetermined fate of the world line could recoup the investment the instant they were recruited as Reincarnators.
Making mistakes was not a problem. Admit them, then correct them.
That was the most important quality of a Main God.
Hokage's Office.
The aged Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, clutched a pipe between his teeth and looked at Wang Yan through narrowed eyes.
After a long while, he finally said with heartfelt grief, "You have completed this extermination mission exceptionally well."
Seeing his manner, Wang Yan pursed his lips and grumbled inwardly, Then why do you look like some old man heartbroken over a fallen youth? So fake...
"I believe that with your strength and talent, you should not continue wandering around as a mere chunin! That would not only be a waste of your natural gifts, but also a desecration of the Will of Fire..."
After a long-winded speech, the Third Hokage slapped a file onto the desk.
Wang Yan focused his eyes and saw that it was his ninja record.
Konoha Chunin Wang Yan: 150 D-Rank Missions completed, 420 C-Rank Missions, 200 B-Rank Missions, 300 A-Rank Missions, and 31 S-Rank Missions.
"Holy shit... was I really this amazing?"
Seeing this ninja record, his eyes widened involuntarily.
He remembered that when he had bought this identity with Resource Points, the number of missions had been directly cut in half based on Jiraiya's mission count, while the number of S-Rank Missions had been reduced to only a fraction.
Only after seeing this file did Wang Yan understand that Jiraiya's title as one of the Three Ninja had not been exaggerated in the slightest.
Even if only a fraction of the missions Jiraiya had completed were taken out, they would have been enough to support a chunin's promotion.
"Ah... do people become long-winded once they get old? Wouldn't it be better to just get to the point?" Wang Yan sighed.
Many people believed the Third Hokage was a kindly old man who had devoted his entire life to Konoha, an unquestionably righteous figure. Wang Yan, however, did not see him that way.
The best evaluation the Third Hokage deserved was merely four words: "birds of a feather."
Did he really not know about the things Danzo had done?
Not necessarily!
Still, this could not entirely be blamed on the Third Hokage himself.
After all, when Naruto had first been created, its author had intended it to be a short story, and the Third Hokage had been the final big boss in the original outline. Later, Naruto's popularity suddenly exploded, so the author changed his mind and turned it into a long-running series.
Shimura Danzō only appeared later to patch up the plot.
But since this was now a real world, where ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Chakra, and Fuinjutsu all existed, everyone had to bear responsibility for their own actions.
Wang Yan spent 0.1 seconds figuring this out. As a result, his favorability toward the Third Hokage instantly dropped from friendly to indifferent and remained fixed there.
Seeing Wang Yan's expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. At last, he stopped preaching and lecturing, and began discussing business.
Sure enough, it was about Wang Yan's promotion.
This was not about seeking benefits for a subordinate. It was about making that subordinate fulfill more responsibilities, take on more missions, and squeeze out more profit.
"Ooh~ Not a bad tactic! I can learn from this! Should I divide the Reincarnators into several ranks in the future as well?"
After receiving the Jonin Outfit and New Headband, Wang Yan left the Hokage's Office.
But before he had gone very far, several ninjas wearing strange animal masks surrounded him.
"What a strong stench of blood... Every last one of them is covered in karma. Each and every one is a heinous murderous thug. If I take them out, I should get quite a few Resource Points, right?"
Though he sighed with emotion like that, Wang Yan had no standing to condemn these ninjas. After all, when he killed people, he had never thought about the constraints of the law, much less been bound by morality.
At the end of the day, he himself was also a bastard of the Lawful Evil alignment.
"Anbu? No, no, it should be Root."
Wang Yan stroked his chin, then gave a slight nod to the strongest of these animal-masked men. "Danzo wants to see me? Lead the way."
Root's secret base.
Dark, gloomy, and damp. This place perfectly matched every child's fantasy of an evil organization's headquarters. The moment one entered the gates, a foul wind carrying the stench of rot rushed straight at them.
Wang Yan felt that even the cauldron used by some Potions Master who never bathed and had greasy hair year-round would have been far more pleasant than this hellhole.
An ominous old man dressed in a Japanese kimono, half his body wrapped in bandages, coughed twice and swept his blade-like gaze toward Wang Yan.
This guy really does act like a textbook high-level villain. If he can make a move in secret, he absolutely won't waste time talking. Without saying a word, he's already striking from the shadows?
Wang Yan sensed a bizarre Spiritual Power so weak it was laughable trying to burrow into his brain and alter his memories.
Loyalty. Submission. Danzo is your only master. You are willing to dedicate your life to him!
Countless faint voices whispered by his ears and echoed in his heart, as if they wanted to thoroughly brainwash him through this method.
"Small fry, get lost!"
Wang Yan sneered and shouted explosively, his voice rolling out like thunder.
At the same time, his overwhelming Spiritual Power crashed brutally into Danzo.
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