Hey guys, I have good news for you! I was thinking of doing something special for Christmas and I saw that TLM - T6 reached 666 collections. For this fanfic, that's a special number, lmao.
Besides that, the number of chapters on P_treon reached 39+ in TLM - T6 and 30+ in Jugo - FOD, which is already a good advance. So, from now until the end of December I'll go back to posting 5 chapters a week for my two fanfics (Jugo - Father of Devils and The Legendary Mechanic - Triple Six). Merry early Christmas!
In any case, thank you for reading this far despite all the mistakes I make and a special thank you to those who support me on P_treon.
PS: During this period, since the number of advanced chapters will not change, I will not add the warning at the end of the chapter.
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The next day, training resumed. Kin's fingers were better, so she could return to training normally, as well as eating, but she seemed a little unhappy about it.
Jugo continued training with clones while helping Dosu and Kin. His physical body, on the other hand, began training with curse chakra.
The first phase of the curse power was quickly mastered and the second phase only gave him a slight buzzing in his head. This pleased him greatly. Jugo also added the werewolf transformation.
The next moment, brownish fur grew all over his body while his jaw lengthened, his ears grew into a wolf form, his nails turned black and lengthened and a long tail grew from his back.
Jugo felt a strong urge to howl, but he held it in. In this form, his rationality was somewhat more consumed, but it was also mild, he had full control of his mental faculties, he only felt the urge to break or kill something.
Far from Kin and Dosu, neither of them saw this form, but even if they did, it didn't matter, because he could always alter his cursed form as he wished. Compared to the "copies", his control over his own body was much better.
Of course, except for Ukon and Sakon, those two were on another level, but only in terms of cellular infiltration.
Putting that aside, he disappeared the next moment. Claw marks continued to appear on the surrounding trees, but Jugo's figure was never visible, he felt like a fucking flash now.
Stopping back to his starting position, several trees fell around him.
Heaving a deep sigh, he felt all that power coursing through his veins.
In terms of raw power, he's probably already reached the low Kage, but what's holding him back now is his combat experience.
Sure, he's at the bottom of the Kage, but still, this level of strength is absurd.
Testing one last thing, he felt his power leak through his claws. The darkness around them grew as a layer of ice seemed to form over them. The next moment, Jugo lightly sliced a tree with his claws.
The claws slashed through like butter, but they left frozen claw marks and darkness continued to pour from the wound. Within seconds, the tree had turned black and was falling to pieces, lifeless.
-Fuck! This is so damn sinister.- Jugo sighed, but a happy smile never left his face. This attack, in this world, is compared to a finishing move.
Except for the very few individuals who can resist and even shake it off, most would only have their limbs amputated or, if in a bad place, die in pain and fear.
-Well, it's not Kamui or Amaterasu, but it's good enough for now.- He nodded.
It also drained a lot of chakra, but it was worth it and he could regenerate quickly. Satisfied, Jugo continued to train in his werewolf form.
Ironically, he discovered he couldn't use his cursed form or even his werewolf form with the clones.
Of course, they could still appear in these forms, but it would be purely aesthetic.
This bothered him, but it didn't matter much, he chose the clones to help him train.
The part of them training in shapeshifting has already learned the first stage of the Rasengan and is moving on to the second. The nature-shifting part is progressing in earth, water and wind, but fire and lightning are proving difficult to even begin.
Dosu was still being beaten and when he regained a little more chakra, he tried to cast the mist alone.
He could already create a few meters of mist, but it was still far from ideal.
Kin was also struggling.
She could already stand three centimeters from the tree, keeping her fingers close together. She had to support her entire body weight as she moved further and further away from the tree, connected only by chakra threads until she touched the ground.
This would continue with increasingly larger trees.
When her chakra was low, Jugo trained her in taijutsu, constantly sparring with her with a clone and repeating the cycle.
In the end, just like the previous day, they returned home very tired. This time, Inoichi returned, now with Shikaku and Choza. They went straight to the hotel shortly after their arrival, probably leaving a ninja there to inform them.
Jugo didn't mind, because Inoichi handed over a briefcase stuffed with cash. This made Jugo so happy he laughed out loud.
Kin, nearby, was a little embarrassed and Dosu glanced at the cash and then at Jugo repeatedly, his gaze clear.
Jugo rolled his eyes, took out a hundred thousand, and handed it to each of them. It was more than he had taken, so Dosu was pleased. Kin didn't mind, but kept the money anyway.
-Well, it was nice doing business with you.- Jugo smiled and sent the trio on their way.
Inoichi nodded. -Thank you for your help, Jugo-dono, but... I wanted to ask you about something else.
Jugo paused for a moment, looking at them curiously.
-What is it?- he asked.
-That... my daughter seems a bit traumatized by what she saw.- Inoichi sighed wearily.
-What did she see?- he was curious.
-Darkness and endless malice.- Inoichi looked deeply at Jugo as he said this.
Jugo nodded, finding the event truly interesting. -So? I know nothing about the mind, I can't help treat it.
Inoichi sighed lightly and shook his head. -I wanted to know how this jutsu works, so I can prepare a more appropriate solution.
-It wasn't a jutsu.- Jugo explained lightly.
Inoichi was confused, Shikaku narrowed his eyes and Choza looked ready to throw a giant punch at him.
-What do you mean?- Shikaku asked.
-My chakra is a bit special. That day, I didn't counterattack. That thing inside her was just a fragment of my chakra she accidentally dragged with her.- Jugo shrugged.
The trio was silent for a while. Shikaku looked thoughtful, Choza confused and Inoichi didn't know what to make of it.
-So, that malicious chakra is just your ordinary chakra?- Inoichi seemed speechless, shocked and fearful. He had touched it while trying to save Ino, but just touching it had caused him extreme fear. He looked at Jugo more cautiously.
-Yes.- Jugo nodded.
-That makes it more complicated.- Inoichi nodded, bidding them farewell shortly after.
Jugo watched them leave with Dosu and Kin, then shook his head.
He had nothing against them and didn't really want to hurt Ino, the whole situation was just bad luck.
Jugo didn't think much of it, but he took Dosu and Kin out to eat, on his own.
They went for barbecue and Dosu even cut a hole in his bandages over his mouth so he could eat.
He ate so much he almost turned into a ball, he was extremely pleased to use Jugo's money for this.
Kin still had trouble using her fingers, so Jugo fed her again. After the first time, she became increasingly accepting and even though she was still embarrassed, she didn't refuse again.
The pair ate in such a rosy mood that if Dosu hadn't been busy stuffing himself, he would have been frustrated at having become a third wheel.
Jugo didn't know what Dosu was thinking. After they ate, they walked away, taking their time to digest their food. As they walked down the street, Jugo saw a ninja with the typical red fang tattoos on his cheeks, typical of Inuzukas.
But when he saw a dog that looked like a black Labrador following the man, Jugo stopped for a moment.
His eyes sparkled with excitement.