Reincarnation Paradise Park-Chapter 515 - 3: Dangerous Prisoner

"Of course I can."

Hōzuki Susuki’s answer was very affirmative.

"I can’t water transform with this collar."

In the adjacent cell, a figure leaned against the wall, white hair, sharp shark-like teeth.

Hōzuki Susuki had an iron collar around his neck, with several tubes deeply embedded into his throat.

If he tried to use his water transformation ability, the sealing skill on the collar would sense it and release a lightning shield.

If it were the old Hōzuki Susuki, this wouldn’t matter, but now he was too weak.

There were perception ninjas around the cell, making escape unlikely. Guarding someone who attempted to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage, the security wouldn’t be weak.

Clang.

The iron door above the dungeon opened, and strong light pierced into the dim dungeon.

Several ninjas in Hidden Mist Village uniforms entered, five in total, including two Jonin and three Chunin.

The three Chunin were somewhat nervous, as eyes hungry for flesh watched them.

The two Jonin walked in front. They were also nervous, as this place held serious criminals and desperadoes, but they couldn’t lose face in front of the younger ninjas, so they feigned calmness.

Seeing people arrive, the prisoners began to speak:

"Did the one bringing food die? No one’s brought food for two days."

"Hey, that tender lad, let me taste your flesh. The flesh of the dead is too disgusting." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"A group of useless people, we only follow the Fourth. We won’t acknowledge that woman Mei Terumi."

There were over a dozen prisoners in the dungeon.

"Shut up."

One Jonin spoke, making a hand seal gesture.

"Is this guy going to attack?"

"Just kill me already, I’ve long stopped wanting to live."

Obviously, there were no prisoners in the dungeon afraid of death.

The two Jonin frowned deeply; these guys were harder to deal with than expected.

Ignoring the prisoners, the five walked deeper into the prison and quickly reached Hōzuki Susuki’s cell.

"Hōzuki Susuki, it’s time."

The cell door opened, and Hōzuki Susuki was dragged out.

"Hey, Bai Ye."

Hōzuki Susuki looked toward Su Xiao’s cell.

"Hmm?"

Su Xiao raised his head, the two Jonin watching him warily, one even pulling out a kunai.

Only then did Su Xiao see Hōzuki Susuki’s appearance— a man in his thirties, not very tall.

"If you can get out, do me a favor."

"Not interested."

Su Xiao wasn’t familiar with Hōzuki Susuki and wouldn’t agree to his request.

"Stop talking, move it."

A Jonin shoved Hōzuki Susuki, who didn’t care.

"If you get out, tell Hozuki Suigetsu that I’m dead, no need to avenge me. As for the benefits of this task... he’ll give you something."

Leaving that statement, Hōzuki Susuki was pulled out of the dungeon, what awaited him was obvious.

From the conversation with Hōzuki Susuki, Su Xiao got the current timeline.

The Fourth Mizukage might already be dead, and the future Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, is preparing to ascend.

This is not good news; the current Hidden Mist Village is more chaotic than expected.

Excluding the danger, there are many things that can be done at this time point, as many events occur during this period.

The protagonist, Naruto, has been training with Jiraiya for three years, and the Akatsuki Organization is exceptionally active.

Su Xiao sat in the cell, contemplating whether to escape.

If the Fourth Mizukage is dead, then he’s temporarily safe. Once the Fifth Mizukage takes power, the situation in the Hidden Mist Village will change dramatically, akin to a regime change.

If the Fourth Mizukage isn’t dead, it could be troublesome; no, perhaps not much of an issue since the Fourth is currently controlled by the Sharingan’s illusion and lacks subjective thought.

Breaking out is very difficult, as perception ninjas constantly monitor Su Xiao’s every move.

After the five ninjas took Hōzuki Susuki away, the cell fell silent. After a long time, the dim oil lamp went out.

"Bai Ye, Hōzuki Susuki’s dead, you’re next."

"Never liked him; it’s good he’s executed."

"Trying to assassinate the Fourth Lord, reckless idiot."

"If I weren’t too weak from starvation, I’d have found a way to kill him."

Waves of malice came from the surroundings, giving Su Xiao the feeling that everyone in the dungeon wanted to kill him apart from the taken-away Hōzuki Susuki.

Three hours passed this way, and Su Xiao knew this wouldn’t work; the situation was worse than expected, so he needed to create his opportunity.

A special level Alchemy Bomb appeared in his hand, the Alchemy Bomb transformed slowly into over a dozen small white spiders.

This was a recently developed new form by Su Xiao. The frog form was fast-moving, the snake form could bind enemies, and the spider form moved quickly and could climb walls.

Soon, the dungeon became lively.

"Damn bug, it’s on my face again."

"Hmm? You have bugs there too?"

"I have them here too, what’s going on?"

"Something’s not right, it’s Bai Ye’s bomb..."

All the prisoners found the situation abnormal, but they were so weakened by hunger that their perception was greatly diminished.

"Explode."

Boom!

The explosion roared, with over a dozen spiders detonating simultaneously, lighting up the dungeon.

After the explosion, silence filled the dungeon, with the air full of burnt and bloody scents.

Su Xiao killed all his ’inmates.’ The reason for this was to attract the attention of the Mist Ninja; otherwise, he didn’t know how long he’d be locked up.

Also, the hostility was clearly evident; striking first was Su Xiao’s style.

Though he didn’t know who these people were, since they wanted to kill him, he would kill them first. That’s just how straightforward and brutal he was; he wouldn’t let potential threats go unaddressed.

Hasty footsteps approached, and the dungeon door was pushed open. A ninja in a dark green robe rushed into the prison, wearing a single black eyepatch with two paper talismans hanging from his earlobe.

"What happened here."

This ninja’s single eye was exceptionally sharp, scanning the surroundings before locking onto Su Xiao.

Just below the eye, another dozen or so ninjas rushed into the dungeon.

"Lord Ao."

"Lord Ao."

The ninjas lowered their heads in respect upon seeing the green-robed ninja.

"Go notify Lady Mei Terumi that something’s happened here."

"Yes."

A few ninjas quickly left, and Qing headed deeper into the dungeon.

Tap, tap, tap...

Only Qing’s footsteps echoed in the dungeon. The cells he passed held corpses, all of which had their heads blown off by the explosion, some still burning.

Reaching the deepest part of the dungeon, Qing stopped and looked at the dark cell where he sensed someone, the only living prisoner, highly dangerous.

"What happened."

There was long silence after Qing asked.

"If you don’t speak, I can have you executed."

A pair of eyes opened in the cell.

"Is the Fourth dead?"

Qing hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"He’s dead, gravely wounded by your two strikes, and died fighting foreign enemies to protect the village afterward."

The Fourth Mizukage being struck by Su Xiao’s two blows might be true, but the ’foreign enemies’ part was definitely fabricated.

"Is that so? How about we make a deal."

Qing frowned; this man didn’t belong to any ninja village, didn’t even have any chakra, yet such a person managed to wound the Fourth Mizukage with just a blade, albeit through a sneak attack.

Admittedly, the Reincarnation Paradise assigning Su Xiao this identity came with some risk, though it depended on the handling.

"A deal? I’m very interested."

A female voice echoed from the entrance of the dungeon.