The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 269 - Mizuki's Agenda

"You're right, Zefrek. Orochimaru might not help us if we go empty handed. That's why we'll bring him the forbidden scroll. But I'm going to use someone else to steal the scroll."

The prisoner sarcastically smiled. "A patsy willing to steal the Forbidden scroll from the Hokage tower and give it to you? Who would be dumb enough to do that?"

"Oh I have someone in mind. Don't you worry about that."

Seeing the malicious grin on Mizuki's face Zefrek assumed it was someone the man hated. "Moving on, if you want my help then I need my strength back. The food in this prison keeps our chakra unstable and blocked. You got a solution for that?"

Mizuki nodded and took a small blue vial and a scroll from his pocket and gave it to Zefrek. "That drug will counteract the effects of the chakra destabilizing poison you're forced to take here. It will last till you eat the next meal. The scroll contains a few more vials, several weapons and a poison concoction."

Zefrek looked at Mizuki for a few moments before deciding to chance it. He drank the contents of the vial and within a few minutes began to feel the change in his body. 'My chakra is becoming stable and easier to circulate again.'

He stood from his spot and looked at the academy instructor. Killing intent began to fill the air. "I can feel it. My strength is returning. So then what's stopping me from knocking you down, killing that guard outside and escaping, huh?"

Despite being faced with the evil intent of a Jonin, Mizuki held his ground. "Nothing. You might be able to escape the prison but you won't make it out of the village alive. You've been a Jonin for a while. You should know that. And even if you somehow did, how long do you think you'll stay safe?"

Zefrek looked at the Chunin in front of him and his grin widened. "Hahahaha... Fine. We'll do it your way. I can wait a few more months."

"You should hide that scroll. This place has daily inspections, doesn't it?"

Zefrek made a few seals and slammed his hands down on the ground. A summoning seal spread and in a puff of smoke a small earthworm appeared.

Mizuki looked at the creature with narrowed eyes. 'So this is how he smuggled illegal items and stolen goods. His summoning creature isn't used for battle but for stealing. Interesting.'

"You said we'd be leaving on March 20th right?" Zefrek asked Mizuki just to make sure. After seeing the Chunin nod he turned to his small summoning creature.

"J'vaya. Keep this scroll safe and return it to me on March 20th early morning."

The small earthworm moved its body up and down and opened its mouth large enough to swallow the scroll. Once the scroll disappeared into his body, it burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

"By the way, how did you arrange our meeting?" Zefrek asked.

"Kirai has a vendetta against the person I'm going to frame. So he agreed to help me. I told him that on graduation day, I'd come here in disguise and hold him hostage and make the other guards release just you. Then have you kill the patsy and Kirai would arrive just in the nick of time to capture you before you escape."

"But that's not the plan, is it?"

"No. My plan to cause chaos in the village and escape won't work if it's just you. On that day, I want you to kill Kirai and the other guards and take control of this prison. You'll need to recruit a couple more people who'll come with us. There is strength in numbers after all."

Zefrek grinned and nodded. "I'll quietly poke around and see who's willing to join us."

Mizuki nodded. "I'll come by after the exams are done and I'll get you some gear so that we can blend in."