The following morning, as soon as the moon had completely disappeared, Jugo returned to his own body.
Not before trying to guess whether it was safe.
As soon as he reached the body, he felt a slight weakness.
Even though he didn't remain in his own body, without succumbing to the potion, a period of weakness was still something he expected, but it shouldn't last long.
Sighing, feeling their bodies stiff, the dogs also seemed uncomfortable, growling as they rolled around on the bed.
Jugo shook his head and put away the vial of painkiller, he didn't need it this time, but that didn't mean he wouldn't need it next time. There were still two more sequences before he wouldn't need it anymore, and if nothing unusual happened, he'd probably need it for a year or two.
Sighing, he stretched as he tried to use his chakra to fuel his tired body, his accelerated regeneration ensured that he would be better in a few hours, but for now he looked like someone who hadn't slept all night.
At that moment, Jugo became sad again, wondering why he hadn't found an easier path. Jugo had already thought that the monster's path would suit him very well as well.
Just like the prisoner, the Monster's potion would likely be quickly digested, even if he struggled to control himself during that period, in the end, when he reached sequence 8, he would be able to control himself perfectly.
Ultimately, the potion for sequence 8 on the Wheel of Fortune path is called Robot.
Even if this path didn't have fantastic powers like the other sequences, underestimating it is a big mistake, control over luck and misfortune in the low sequence and even rewriting reality and controlling probability in the high sequence.
The pathway of destiny may seem weak compared to the pathway of reality, but for Jugo, in the world of Naruto, even without a Sefirah, a god would already be at their peak, probably even stronger than all the Otsutsuki.
Well, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, he's not at his best right now, but when he becomes a Saint (Series 4 and 3), everything will improve.
That day they left later than usual because Jugo needed to rest in the morning. He simply told Kin and Dosu that they could take a break today, so instead of going to train, the trio went out to do some shopping.
Jugo is now wearing only a tank top and black pants, Kin is in her tight-fitting outfit but with a jacket on top and Dosu, who hasn't changed at all, is still dressed in his sound clothes, bandages and his straw coat.
The three dogs, Getsu, Yoru, and Yami, walked in front, still puppies, but growing rapidly.
Jugo asked for directions to the gun shop, but while walking down a street, he saw two short-haired girls walking, one carrying a basket of fruit and the other some flowers.
It was Sakura and Ino.
As soon as Ino saw Jugo, she froze, her body trembling. Jugo merely glanced at her disinterestedly before continuing to walk.
Sakura noticed what had happened but didn't find it strange, seeing Jugo after what happened to her must have revived old traumas. She quickly pulled Ino aside and held her with her free arm, glancing cautiously at the Sound group.
Kin mocked them, Dosu just looked and then ignored her.
Jugo stopped looking after the first glance, he had no interest in being associated with the girl right now.
It took Ino a long time to calm down, still looking in the direction where the group had disappeared.
Jugo, on the other hand, arrived at the weapons shop.
The objective? A katana.
Kunai are good for training, but their range leaves something to be desired, if he wants to use his thunder and wind variation, using a katana is a better option.
Kin also wanted to buy new Senbon needles, and Dosu just went along for the ride.
In the store, he saw a little girl with her hair styled in a double bun behind the counter looking bored, but as soon as she saw customers she smiled. - Welcome!
When he realized they were the sound crew, his smile faded.
A look of rage crossed his eyes, Kin had defeated her, Jugo had almost killed Lee and Dosu had also beaten Lee in the forest of death.
To summarize.
Ten Ten hates them very much.
-Please leave, you're not welcome here.- Ten Ten frowned irritably.
Jugo raised an eyebrow, Kin looked ready to fight and Dosu still had an indifferent look, waiting for Jugo's decision, but he prepared to attack.
Jugo simply looked at her, everyone pointed out that this was the best weapons shop in the village, so he was going to buy weapons here, whether the girl wanted to or not.
-Should I remind you that the Chunin Exams are a form of integration between villages and your behavior could cause unnecessary disturbances? Should I go to the Hokage to complain about the hospitality?- he asked slowly, but the threat was clear.
Ten Ten's fists clenched as she bit her lip, but she quickly regained control, Jugo was right.
-What do you want?- Ten Ten asked, annoyed.
-A good katana.- Jugo said lightly. -And some senbons, shurikens, kunais...
After all, they had been using the same weapons for a while and they were already damaged, so buying a few more wasn't a problem.
Ten Ten frowned, but still presented the options. In the end, Jugo left satisfied, with a sturdy and extremely sharp katana. The chakra channeling was also very good, but the katana alone cost 100,000 Ryos!
He thought Ten Ten had overpriced it, but he didn't care, it was a good weapon and he wasn't Kakuzu, money is meant to be spent.
In addition to the order, he also picked up some useful items such as steel wire and explosive paper.
After the purchase, they left without delay, with Ten Ten's irritated face following them.
Finding 3 of the 4 Konoha kunoichis who participated in the Chunin Exams was a surprise for Jugo, he only missed finding Hinata.
He didn't find the little girl. Jugo remembered Hinata's good genetics and sighed, perhaps only Tsunade and Samui could compete with her, but he still thought Tsunade must be greater.
Jugo, however, didn't think much about it, or rather, he controlled himself so as not to think about it.
After that they went to a seal shop, they sold some more common, useful seals, like storage scrolls and unique summoning scrolls.
They bought both, the first to store some useful things, but unfortunately he discovered that seals for storing water or mist are not sold, as they involved a higher level of sealing and only solid objects could be kept inside.
The summoning seal is a simple contractual seal, useful for binding a summoner to a summoned creature, but it can only accept one summoner and one creature per scroll, he bought 3 at a discount and still paid half a million.
The storage scrolls were cheaper, he only took 3 and each one cost 50,000.
He made Dosu and Kin sign a contract with Yami and Yoru respectively and he himself signed one with Getsu.
It wasn't very useful to him, the goal was to be able to reunite them if they were separated or if they needed to sniff something out. In any case, the werewolves were too weak to be useful to Jugo, but they were useful to Dosu and Kin. Yoru was even stronger than Kin.
Sure, they couldn't use their werewolf form in the Chunin Exams, but the dogs alone should already be able to fight Genin, so they could be useful.
After becoming poorer, Jugo finally went out to eat with them, he was craving barbecue, so they went.
There, he felt confused about his luck today.
There was Team Asuma, Team Kurenai and Sakura.
Everyone was eating barbecue, but as soon as the two groups saw each other, the atmosphere became a little awkward.