In the arena, Dosu and Naruto faced each other head-on. Jugo watched the fight with interest. Unlike Shikamaru, the strategy for dealing with Naruto is different. If you run forward indefinitely, you're likely to lose. With high regeneration and gigantic chakra, dealing with Naruto without an attack that can disable him instantly isn't easy.
But Dosu would find a way.
At least he did the best he could to help him.
-Then, the second fight, begin!- Genma shouted and stepped back.
Naruto grinned excitedly, raising his fingers, a classic hand gesture for shadow clones. -Hehe! You don't stand a chance, bandaged-up guy!
Dosu didn't answer, but quickly walked away, the next moment, dozens of shadow clones appeared in the arena.
They shouted excitedly and charged towards Dosu.
Dosu, on the other hand, already had a scroll in his hand.
With a smooth unwinding motion, he channeled a bit of chakra as a clay pot over two meters tall appeared in the arena.
-What is this?!- The Narutos were confused by the pot, but Dosu didn't care.
Putting liquids directly onto the parchment wasn't an option, but what about putting liquids inside a solid first? That was possible.
The next moment, Dosu began making signs and from the large jar, the mist began to leak out rapidly.
Naruto's eyes widened. -Hey, that's Zabuza's jutsu!
But before Naruto could say anything else, the area was already completely covered in mist, the screams of Naruto's clones clashing through the fog were clearly heard, Dosu didn't stop creating mist until visibility was almost zero.
The audience was already shouting, complaining about having spent money and not being able to see anything, but the ninjas in charge couldn't do anything, removing the mist now would be considered clear favoritism, so they could only hope that Naruto would find a way to get rid of it.
In fact, Dosu's maneuver was counterproductive, to become a chunin, you have to be visible. Staying hidden in the mist doesn't help at all in the judge's evaluation. But Dosu's objective from the beginning of the fight was simple, to defeat a Jinchuuriki... - "This should show my worth to Orochimaru-sama, right? Not just Orochimaru..." - Dosu thought of Jugo and closed his eye, in the next moment, he would depend on his hearing.
He had taken a lot of hits from Jugo during that month, so he was still apprehensive, but what he didn't know was that Jugo not only had Jonin-level speed, hearing skills learned from Dosu himself and the sense of smell of a werewolf, Naruto had none of that.
Then Dosu discovered that...
It was very easy.
The sound of clones screaming could be heard constantly through the fog, followed by the soft sound of exploding smoke, clearly having dissipated.
Dosu finally felt his improvement at that moment.
His speed increased until, when he hit Naruto, he no longer exploded, he knew he had found the right one.
Without warning, he used his sonic disorientation at full force, Naruto screamed while covering his ears.
Not only that, but he pulled senbon needles from his sleeves and threw them at him, they all hit, the senbon needles clearly stained with a potent paralyzing and soporific poison.
Dosu didn't approach, but continued circling Naruto, throwing Senbon needles and using his sound jutsu.
Naruto endured far, far more than Dosu expected, but Dosu didn't dare stop. If the idiot managed to release the Bijuu's chakra, Dosu would be screwed.
But Dosu was unaware of the protagonist's good fortune, in that moment of distress, a burst of chakra erupted, slightly stirring the mist and making the surroundings a little more visible.
To those on the outside, only shadows in the mist could be seen, but to Dosu and Genma, they saw the sinister chakra leaking from Naruto.
Dosu felt like he had returned to the day he met Jugo, but although it was frightening, it was still far from that sinister aura.
Dosu knew what that meant, he sighed and hid even further into the mist. Naruto had already stood up, but while searching for a target, he discovered that Dosu had vanished. Not only that, but the mist around them was thickening again.
Dosu wasn't an idiot, he expected the brat's lack of control wouldn't allow him to control that chakra for long, so he chose to reinforce the mist and continue attacking from afar.
-Damn it, coward! Show yourself!- Naruto's shouts continued, running through the mist like a headless cockroach.
Genma, standing beside him, could only shake his head.
He knew that Dosu had chosen the best option.
Naruto finally remembered the clones and in the next moment he made over a hundred of them. They all started running through the mist at full speed, but Dosu kept attacking them and escaping.
Conserving his chakra as much as possible, he swallowed a soldier's pill, replenishing his energy and continuing to work slowly.
The fight continued slowly for 5 minutes, 10 minutes... soon 30 minutes had passed!
Naruto was already lying on the ground, exhausted. The screams from the audience hadn't subsided, they could only hear Naruto's constant shouting, which frustrated them, but at least it was better than nothing.
With his body covered in senbon needles, the poison and sleeping potion were already taking their toll, as was the amount of chakra he had taken from Kurama. His ears were bleeding so much that they stained his blond hair.
Naruto couldn't take it anymore. He thought about summoning Gamabunta, but looking at his surroundings, even Naruto realized it wasn't a good idea. He'd probably end up crushing the audience and causing problems for Grandpa Hokage.
Thus, Naruto could only fall to the ground, never to get up again.
Genma approached slowly, finally he shook his head and sighed, then he shouted. - Winner, Kinuta Dosu!
Soon after he finished, the fog finally began to dissipate.
The audience finally saw Naruto covered in blood and senbon needles scattered on the floor, while Dosu seemed indifferent, returning to the waiting area.
Jugo smiled slightly, he saw no point in participating in this, after all, he was too strong for these brats, but seeing Dosu and Kin win with his help made him particularly happy.
Dosu finally returned to his side, looking at Jugo, who nodded slightly, Dosu finally let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't lose.
Kin was still in Jugo's arms, her face flushed with embarrassment. She nodded before snuggling back into Jugo's embrace.
Jugo was the reason for this, because his hand was constantly squeezing Kin's butt, making the woman very embarrassed, luckily, they were in a hidden corner.
Orochimaru, standing beside Hiruzen, narrowed his eyes, finding everything interesting. He himself had given those jutsus to Kin and Dosu, and witnessing their victory was even more interesting to him. He wondered if he should let Jugo become a teacher in Otogakure.
-The Village Hidden in the Sound is truly full of surprises.- Orochimaru commented lightly, pretending to be Rasa.
-Yes, two of them have already won, and the last one will probably win too. It's truly unexpected, the leader of Otogakure must be very happy.- Hiruzen commented.
Orochimaru chuckled softly, not bothering to hide his amusement, but just as he was about to reply, they heard a voice coming from the waiting area.
-Hey, examiner, I give up!- Kankuro shouted, and Jugo didn't even move from his seat because of it.
Genma was silent for a moment before looking at the Hokage, but in the end he shook his head, he couldn't force the man to fight.
-So Jugo is the winner of this match.- Genma said lightly.
Jugo merely smiled slightly at Kankuro, who "conveniently" positioned himself to keep Gaara between himself and Jugo.
Jugo shook his head, amused.
In the stands, Hiruzen smiled, turned to "Rasa" and said. -Well, at least one of your sons still has to compete, Rasa-kun.
-Yes, indeed.- Orochimaru replied nonchalantly.