In Naruto as Zhongli-Chapter 70: INAZ - 69

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Hand stopped him. With Shinji's indication, Jūgo lowered his hand, acting as if nothing had happened.

Inside the All-Purpose Shop. The person who suddenly hugged Shinji was none other than Karin, who had been wholeheartedly waiting for Shinji's return in the All-Purpose Shop! At this moment, Karin's body trembled slightly, and a somewhat moist feeling seemed to appear on the clothes at Shinji's waist.

"What's wrong, Karin?" Shinji smiled slightly, reaching out to pat Karin's red hair.

"I thought you weren't coming back," Karin said, somewhat choked up. These days, she waited for Shinji's return in the All-Purpose Shop every night. Originally, the two-week deadline was fast approaching. Karin basically spent all her time in the All-Purpose Shop, except for going to Fugaku Uchiha's house for meals. But as time passed day by day, more than two weeks had gone by, yet Shinji still hadn't returned. This couldn't help but create a sense of fear in Karin's heart. After all, the ninja world had been very restless during this time, which made Karin tremble even more.

She was afraid. She was afraid that the home she had finally found would fall apart due to Shinji's accident. So, the moment she saw Shinji, it was actually a situation of relief.

"It's alright, didn't I come back? Why are you here? Didn't I say to go to Fugaku Uchiha's place and let Aunt Mikoto take care of you?" Shinji chuckled lightly.

"But... I wanted to see you the first moment," Karin's sobbing began to subside. She looked up at Shinji. Her eyes, due to the recent tears, seemed even redder.

"Aren't I back now?" Shinji lowered his body slightly, so his line of sight was parallel with Karin's.

"Mmm!" Karin nodded heavily. Seeing Shinji's face so close, a blush suddenly appeared on her face.

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"Who is it! So noisy late at night!" Suddenly, the door to the second-floor room was slammed open. Deidara, dressed in pajamas and holding a pillow, walked out. Of course, he paused for a moment upon seeing Shinji, a trace of joy flashing in his eyes. But soon, Deidara turned his face away.

"Ah, Lord Shinji, you're back."

"Yes, Deidara. You didn't sleep at Itachi's place either?" Shinji stood up amusedly, looking at the haughty Deidara.

"Itachi? No. But I brought him over, hehe," Deidara moved aside with a mischievous smile. Behind him stood a shy-looking... ah no, a sleepy-looking Itachi Uchiha!

"You're really something else. Good evening, Itachi," Shinji looked at the matching pajamas on the two. He really didn't know if there was some strange relationship between these two behind the scenes.

"Good evening, Boss Shinji," Itachi said respectfully. In his heart, he held great respect for Shinji.

"By the way, let me introduce you. This is Jūgo. He'll be a partner from now on," Shinji turned sideways, pushing Jūgo forward. Suddenly coming before so many people, the actually somewhat introverted Jūgo scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Hello, Jūgo. I'm Deidara. Wow, the color of your hair is so special. But not as good-looking as mine," Deidara was the first to step forward, simultaneously narcissistically flicking his long golden hair.

"Thank you," Jūgo didn't pay attention to Deidara's vanity, but replied directly.

"Hello Jūgo, I'm Karin."

"Hello Jūgo, I'm Itachi Uchiha."

"Hello everyone, I'm Jūgo. But it's best if you stay a little further away from me," Jūgo said very seriously.

"Huh? Why?" Deidara was the first to express confusion.

"I tend to rampage easily. If I rampage, it's easy to hurt you..." Jūgo lowered his head. If Shinji was around, it would be better, someone could stop him. But now was different. If Shinji wasn't around, and they were always near him, it would be very dangerous if he rampaged.

"Jūgo, you can try. Karin should be able to calm you down," Shinji smiled. Karin's Dragon Slayer Magic should be able to soothe Jūgo.

"Really?" Jūgo looked incredulously at Karin. This little girl, who looked about his age, actually possessed the power to calm him?

"Karin, go ahead and try," Shinji chuckled lightly, turning Karin's body around to face Jūgo.

"Okay, Lord Shinji," Karin responded directly upon hearing Shinji's words. Looking at Jūgo before her, a solemn look flashed in her eyes.

"But, Lord Shinji, what if I accidentally damage this place?" Jūgo was still somewhat worried. After all, this place didn't look very durable. What if he accidentally broke the furniture or something? Would Lord Shinji kick him out?

"Pfft, hey, big guy, want to make a bet? If you can damage this place, I'll be your little brother from now on. If you can't damage this place, then you'll be my little brother, how about it?" Deidara's small eyes darted. A good idea had already sprung to mind. Last time, he used this bet to make Jiraiya owe him a condition. Hearing Jūgo's words now, Deidara's mischievous ideas began to surface again.

However, Deidara (Jūgo is meant here) completely ignored him, just glancing lightly at Deidara before turning his eyes back towards Karin. After all, this was the task Shinji gave him, which was to test if Karin before him could really subdue him?

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope rose again in Jūgo's heart. If... Karin could really control him? Could it be? He could also make friends in this so-called Konoha, this so-called All-Purpose Shop? Holding this thought, the gaze Jūgo directed at Karin gradually carried a layer of hope.

Watching Jūgo's expression, Shinji nodded with satisfaction. Looks like Jūgo's heart still held some hope.

"Begin, Jūgo," Shinji said to Jūgo.

"Okay, Lord Shinji!" Jūgo stared intently at Karin opposite him. Soon, his body began to undergo some changes. Amidst roars, strange sounds began to emerge from Jūgo's mouth. At the same time, black patterns began to surface on Jūgo's body. These strange patterns seemed to be the prelude to sage transformation. Following the appearance of these black patterns, waves of sage chakra began to fill the entire All-Purpose Shop.

"This is?" Itachi on the stairs looked strangely downwards. At this moment, Jūgo's body was covered by layers of black patterns. Moreover, the moment the sage chakra appeared, Karin, Deidara, and Itachi all felt a different sensation.

After all, it was sage chakra; there was still some fundamental difference from normal chakra. Just like encountering a superior ability, Itachi only felt the chakra within his body seemed to be suppressed uncontrollably.

"This is sage chakra. Itachi, watch carefully," Seeing Itachi's expression, a smile appeared on Shinji's face. He wanted to see if Itachi could learn Sage Mode under his intervention. After all, in the entire Uchiha clan, besides Madara Uchiha who absorbed Hashirama Senju's cells, even Sasuke needed Jūgo's help to activate Sage Mode Susanoo. But if Itachi's life could last longer, could he learn this legendary Sage Mode? Regarding this situation, Shinji expressed he was still very curious.

"Okay, Boss Shinji," Although Itachi hadn't heard of sage chakra before, nor knew what Sage Mode was, since Shinji brought it up, it was naturally something that needed careful study.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Just as Itachi observed carefully, Jūgo's entire body was now controlled by sage chakra. And the current Jūgo clearly couldn't control Sage Mode yet, so he directly entered a berserk mode. Jūgo in his berserk state immediately locked his target onto Karin in front. An extremely powerful force erupted directly from his body, rushing rapidly towards Karin's position.

"This speed!?" Deidara looked somewhat astonished at Jūgo. Even he might not necessarily be able to use this speed.

"This speed is fast!" Itachi stared intently at Jūgo's body.

At the same time Jūgo rushed out, Karin's hands swung directly. "Metsuryū Mahō! Tenryū no Yokugeki (Sky Dragon's Wing Attack)!" Karin wrapped wind around her hands. The wind energy, like wings, directly slapped towards Jūgo!

"Oh ho, looks like Karin intends to probe first," Shinji looked somewhat surprisedly at Karin. He originally thought Karin would directly use another move to control Jūgo, but didn't expect Karin would actually want to fight Jūgo in Sage Mode?

Boom!!! As Jūgo and Karin's attacks collided, a powerful hurricane suddenly appeared in the All-Purpose Shop, seemingly wanting to blow the entire shop away.

"What is this impact force?" Itachi raised his hand to block his face. This hurricane made his eyes directly turn into Sharingan, allowing him to better observe the situation in the field.

Boom!!! However, the Sky Dragon itself wasn't good at attacking. Under Jūgo's attack, the wings on Karin's hands were directly shattered. Fortunately, under the resistance of Karin's attack, the remaining force only pushed Karin back a few steps. However, boosted by sage chakra, after a slight adjustment, Jūgo continued attacking Karin.

"Karin, relying solely on attacks won't win against Jūgo now," Shinji looked at Karin's somewhat unconvinced expression and said cheerfully. Hearing Shinji's words, Karin canceled the next offensive magic she was preparing.

"Metsuryū Mahō! Kami no Mukajō (Divine Subjugation)!" A faint blue light suddenly appeared in Karin's hands. Following Karin's control, that faint blue light directly enveloped Jūgo's body! And under the effect of the Dragon Slayer Magic Divine Subjugation, Jūgo's body seemed to tremble somewhat.

"This is?" Deidara saw Karin use this skill for the first time and looked somewhat curiously.

"This is the Dragon Slayer Magic Divine Subjugation. It can dispel all supplementary ninjutsu," Shinji changed 'magic' to 'ninjutsu' to make it easier for them to understand. Sage Mode was actually a type of supplementary ninjutsu. This was also why Shinji firmly believed Karin could control Jūgo. After all, this skill was quite buggy.

As Karin's Dragon Slayer Magic Divine Subjugation activated, Jūgo's body was completely enveloped by the faint blue light. As the faint blue light began to turn deep blue, Jūgo's movements completely stopped. Visibly, the black patterns on Jūgo's body surface began to gradually disappear. Finally, Jūgo knelt half on the ground, panting heavily.

Although somewhat disheveled now, Jūgo's eyes held an indelible excitement. His condition was really brought under control! His illness could be cured! Jūgo looked at his hands, feeling truly controlled for the first time. It was like a gentle breeze soothing the rampaging sage chakra in his body.

Looking at Karin, Jūgo nodded heavily. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. How did I do, Lord Shinji?" Karin finished speaking and came before Shinji as if seeking praise.

"Very well done, Karin," Shinji nodded with satisfaction, reaching out to pat Karin's small head.

"Mmm!" Karin nodded contentedly, like a child receiving praise from an adult.

"Alright, Jūgo, how do you feel?" Shinji turned to Jūgo. Jūgo had already stood up, patting his body.

"Feeling good. Thank you, Lord Shinji," Jūgo said calmly, but the tremor in his tone still betrayed him.

"That's good. Deidara, take Jūgo upstairs to find a room to stay. Anyway, there are still some empty rooms upstairs," Shinji turned his head and said to Deidara.

"Ah? Me? Alright, big guy, follow me," Although Deidara was older than Jūgo, the current Jūgo already showed his height advantage, being a head taller than Deidara.

"Mmm, then I'll go up first, Lord Shinji. Call me if you need anything," Jūgo thought for a moment, then finally chose to follow Deidara upstairs. Itachi also watched Jūgo's back, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. The feeling of that chakra just now... was truly strange.

"How's your body?" Suddenly, Shinji looked at Karin and asked.

"The strength in my body is still largely depleted," Karin stuck out her tongue. The Dragon Slayer Magic Divine Subjugation just now drained a lot of her strength.

"Then go rest early~"

"But my body has no strength, need Lord Shinji to carry me over~"

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