68 The New Gang of Demons! Abrupt Stop Along the Way?! (1/2)

”Jabie. Esumi. Let's return to Konoha. How is the Two-tailed Jinchūriki?” Broly asked as he created a platform out of the ground and raised it in the sky. He then made it fly through the air.

”She's fine for now. The chakra device easily absorbed her chakra and rendered her as weak as a civilian. I had some of the slaves keep watch over her. They are equipped with the Hero Water if things get out of hand.” Jabie answered.

”Good. The Hero Water gives them a ten-fold increase in chakra. Good working capturing her Esumi.” Broly said.

”It was a piece of cake. As the greatest Kunoichi in the nations, I couldn't let myself get taken out by some no named loser.” Esumi bragged while holding out her chest.

”Hey Sho-kun! How have you been?” Fu asked with a smile.

”I've been good.” Sho replied with a gentle smile back.

”How are your travels with Esumi-sama?” Fu asked interested as she grabbed the silent Khael and brought them next to Sho.

”I would say good, but being chased by ninjas who want your master's head for her past isn't all that good.” Sho replied with a small chuckle.

”Haha me, Khael, and Aomatsuna-sama are always getting chased for his bounty. The worst part is about it is that he forces me and Khael to sometimes battle his enemies for him! We almost died plenty of times fighting shinobi who are at least as strong as jonin every week. Completely exciting and dangerous. I hate it and love it at the same time. Is that weird?” Fu rapidly spat out.

”A little bit. But that's okay. How are you Khael?” Sho asked.

”Fine.” Khael briefly said.

”What do you think about visiting our masters' home village? Are you excited too?”

”I am interested…”

”Yeah me too! From my village I didn't really get to live a real life. But I'm excited to see how Aomatsuna-sama's village is like.” Fu said.

It was at this point they left the border of the Land of Earth and entered the Land of Fire. The difference in climate and appearance would always be so amazing and confusing. Sho and Fu audibly awed at the grassy lands and trees in the Land of Fire. Khael also looked along with them in interest, but on her face it showed no such thing. She looked uninterested on the outside despite actually being amazed as well.

”This place looks way better than my old village. But back then I wasn't allowed to go where I want in my old village.” Fu said.

”I'm surprised my master came from such a beautiful place. I actually thought she was raised in a village for bandits in a land not meant for grass and vegetation.” Sho said before taking out a scroll and drawing.

Esumi took offense to this while she was chatting with Suna and Jabie. She kicked Sho off the earth cloud jutsu and watched as he fell screaming. Sho was panicking as he suddenly started to increase the pace of his drawing and from the scroll a black and white creature morphed out from the scroll and tried to save him, but a black shadow grabbed his leg and flung him through the air. He started to scream and yell more as his Panda with large angel wings tried to save him. But Esumi decided that he has suffered enough and brought him back to the cloud.

”That'll teach you to bad mouth your master. Ungrateful little shit.” Esumi said to the dizzy and disorientated Sho.

”You… You only did that.. cause I was right..” Sho said slurring his words.

”Still bad mouthing me huh? You got guts.” Esumi said as her shadow stood over Sho.

”Wait! Master please forgive this disrespectful little disciple! He knows not what he says!” Sho begged while on his knees and bowing.

”You need more ass-kissing!” Esumi shouted before her shadow punched Sho on the head and gave him a large bump.

Fu and Jabie started laughing while Khael covered her mouth with her cloak. Her cloak was slightly moving up and down. Broly only raised an eyebrow at their antics before Esumi sat back next to Jabie and Suna.

”The Akatsuki should get started soon. Keep your eye on Gaara, sights of the three tails, The eight-tails Jinchūriki, and lastly Naruto.” Broly said.

”Now that you mention Gaara… One of my clones have been saying something strange is happening recently.” Jabie said.

”They might have already started their move. Let's go.” Broly said before changing the direction of his cloud and flying in a different direction at a faster speed.

”Wheeee!!! Let's fight some Akatski butt!” Fu shouted.

”You're not strong enough to fight against them yet. Stay back and watch.” Broly said.

”Awh man. I'll have to train extra hard so I don't have to stick on the sidelines anymore.”

”Staying on the sidelines is way more peaceful.” Sho said while laying on his back and drawing.

”How are you going to protect your friends if you're too weak to save them?!” Fu asked.

”Putting it that way is a little unfair.” Sho said back.

”But that's reality Sho-kun.”

”I guess so.” Sho said with a sigh as he finished drawing a picture of a panda longing around a forest.

”Sand….” Khael muttered softly as the group passed into the Land of Wind and straight towards Sunagakure or the Sand village.

But apparently everyone heard her as well as they started to look over the edge of Broly's cloud jutsu to take a look. Even more shouts of awe came from the apprentices. Mostly Fu and Sho though. Khael just watched with a sparkle behind her eyes.

”How strong has he become?” Broly asked Jabie.

”He hasn't really been active these following years in showcasing his strength. Although he became a chunin he went straight to Kazekage after that. So he has to have become somewhat strong. Temari and Kankuro became jonin two years ago I believe.. So I believe that unless the ranking of Jonin has fallen, they must have become stronger.” Jabie answered.

”So dairy boy became a kage huh. I'm something like that too. Being a Councilor is like being part kage because we all sorta rule the village.” Esumi said.

”I mostly rule it… You two are always gone off somewhere.” Jabie corrected.

”Yeah yeah fatass, we all got our roles.”