Jugo finally got to watch a live-action version of Naruto, unfortunately, the scene fell a bit flat without the wind tube guy.
But no matter, he watched Dosu and Kin approach head-on. Sakura, who was falling asleep, woke up immediately.
The situation soon became complicated when Dosu and Kin attacked.
Sakura tried to defend herself with a trap, but that's too weak for chunins like Dosu.
Finally, just as they were about to kill Sakura... oh, Jugo seemed to forget to tell them not to kill Sakura and Naruto.
Jugo scratched his head a bit speechless, but luckily, Lee, the warrior of love, arrived.
The next few minutes were very similar to the original, but when he saw Lee untying the bandages, Jugo became thoughtful.
Without the wind guy, a primary lotus will probably split Dosu's head open, right?
Should he help?
Jugo sighed and just as Lee kicked Dosu upward, Jugo drew a kunai and threw it at high speed.
Just as the bandages were about to bind Dosu, the kunai passed through them, cutting them.
Dosu seized the opportunity and threw a side punch. Lee's eyes widened and he dodged, shocked by the turn of events. Even though he dodged, Dosu used his gauntlet to intensify the sounds, and as Lee was landing, he felt extreme dizziness, falling to the ground instead of landing safely.
Dosu, on the other hand, landed calmly and looked in Jugo's direction. Jugo knew he could hear, so he said. -Don't underestimate those brats.
Dosu narrowed his eyes and nodded.
Kin could only watch from start to finish. She became irritated and threw a group of senbon at Lee.
Lee dodged, but Dosu was already ready. The sound hit him again, causing him to scream and fall in pain.
Soon, just like in the original, Kin was grabbing Sakura by the hair while Lee lay on the ground. Jugo yawned, noticing them monologuing like villains.
-Those two idiots are really talkative. - Jugo sighed and commented to Karin.
Karin nodded slightly, but then realized she'd mocked ninjas who could easily kill her, so she quickly flinched again.
Her reaction made Jugo laugh and pat her red head again, uncaring.
Dosu couldn't hear everything all the time. He needed to strengthen his hearing with chakra. He'd done that when Jugo helped him earlier, but now he wasn't doing it, so he heard nothing.
Karin had nothing to worry about.
Soon, Sakura used her kunai to cut her own hair. Jugo sighed as he observed the situation. He found it a shame, Sakura with long hair was prettier than with short hair, but it was just a passing thought.
The next moment, Jugo watched as Sakura moved. This time, it wasn't the wind guy who was the target, but Kin.
Just like in the original, she seemed resolute as she used substitution to continue attacking.
In the end, Kin used her senbon to attack her, just like the wind tube man, she thought Sakura would use substitution when she attacked from above.
She didn't.
Sakura took the senbon head-on, piercing her body as she fell and struck Kin with a kunai on her left arm.
Kin screamed in pain as Sakura used her mouth to bite her other arm.
Jugo laughed. He didn't stop her this time. Last time, Dosu could have died if he hadn't helped, but this time, it was just injuries, he wouldn't help her deal with that.
Even Dosu just watched, he had the same thoughts as Jugo.
Kin, despite the pain, was still an Otogakure ninja.
She gritted her teeth fiercely and counterattacked. Using the hand still injured by the kunai, she began punching Sakura while screaming. -Let go of me! You bitch!
Jugo just watched, as did Dosu and Karin, but Karin still looked worried, but it wasn't clear why, only Dosu and Jugo were expressionless.
In the end, Sakura couldn't take it anymore and was thrown away. Kin was furious and ready to kill Sakura, but the next moment, the Inochikacho trio appeared, standing in front of her.
Neither Dosu nor Jugo were surprised, in fact, neither Karin was surprised, she could sense the group for a long time.
Jugo smiled, not a mocking smile, but a gentle smile.
Watching Ino, clearly afraid but refusing to move away from Sakura, as did Shikamaru, who pulled Choji by the scarf.
Jugo sensed something.
He stared at the treetops that let in little light, deep in thought.
Karin beside him seemed curious, glancing at him sideways, but she didn't bother him.
-Friends... right? - Jugo seemed a little confused for a moment.
He'd had friends in his previous life, but as he grew older and started working, their meetings went from almost every day to once a month, to once a year, and finally to only exchanging messages every now and then.
Jugo had Kimimaro, but the current Jugo didn't take this friendship seriously. It was built on Orochimaru's needs. Kimimaro truly liked Jugo, but he would still kill him if Orochimaru asked, Jugo was sure of it.
Thus, looking at Ino, who stood in front of Sakura, and Shikamaru, who hadn't abandoned Ino, and even Choji, who seemed unhappy and had plans to run away, would still prove to be the most trustworthy when his friends were truly in danger.
For a moment, he felt empty inside.
Putting that aside, he turned back to the battle.
-Hey, brats, listen to the fat guy and get out of my way. I'm going to kill this girl. - Kin was still furious, her left arm still bleeding from the kunai cut and her right also bleeding from bite marks.
Inside, Kin was even angrier than the wind tube guy would be. After all, for women, their skin was a very important part of themselves, especially thinking that Jugo might despise her.
-Hey... Jugo-s-sama, the black-haired boy's chakra is getting more and more... strange. - Karin swallowed as she spoke, pointing at Sasuke.
Jugo paused for a moment and sensed something. Looking at Sasuke, for a moment he felt a fragile connection. He narrowed his eyes and didn't comment.
On the other side, the battle had begun. Choji advanced toward Kin like a spinning ball of flesh.
Kin was shocked and quickly fled. Dosu narrowed his eyes and advanced. Kin's strength wasn't direct combat, so he rushed to help.
But Shikamaru was ready, halfway through, his shadow was trapped.
Ino, on the other hand, pointed her arms at Kin, who dodged another attack from Choji. -Now!
Kin was hit directly by the mind transfer.
Dosu felt things spiral out of control as Choji rushed straight at him and Kin threw a series of senbon at him.
-Jugo-sama! - Dosu finally swallowed his pride and called for help.
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes. He had always been waiting for the third member, so he was on guard. Hearing Dosu's call, he knew it would be trouble, but he hoped Choji could take Dosu out of the game first.
But the moment Dosu was hit, a cloud of smoke rose.
Shikamaru removed his kagemane no jutsu, closed his eyes and placed his arm over his face to block the dust from reaching his eyes.
Lifting his head, he watched the dust cloud slowly subside as his eyes widened.
There, an orange-haired man was holding Choji, who had stopped spinning, he was using only one hand!
-Hey, I told you not to look down on the brats. - Jugo sighed.
Dosu, freed, fell to one knee and took a deep breath, breathing a sigh of relief. He thought he was going to die.
-Sorry, Jugo-sama. It won't happen again. - Dosu lowered his head, feeling unhappy.
Not with Jugo, but with himself for falling for the brats' trick.
Jugo turned his gaze to Shikamaru with renewed interest.
Then he gave up looking at him and turned to Kin, who was clearly Ino.
Ino took a step back in fright, before pulling out a kunai and placing it on her own neck. -Don't move or I'll kill her!
Jugo just laughed lightly. The next moment, he unleashed all his killing intent, mixed with the malevolence of his sequence. The entire room seemed to freeze, Ino taking the brunt of the blow.
The next moment, "Kin" screamed and fell to the ground. Ino, who was lying down, woke up still screaming and quickly pulled away from Jugo in fear.
Shikamaru's eyes widened, sensing that the problem was even bigger!
Jugo finally shifted his gaze to the ball of flesh, which quickly shrank and turned back into a chubby little boy, staring at him sitting on the ground with a frightened expression.
-Nah... what are you going to do now, fatty boy?
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