(Tsunade's POV)
Tsunade was smiling, satisfied with the results of the Chunin Exams. She imagined what the faces of those old Kages from the other villages must look like now, and that alone filled her with satisfaction for a long moment.
Then an Anbu stopped in front of him, kneeling, and spoke. - Hokage-sama, Naruto and Jiraiya-sama have arrived at the village.
Tsunade paused for a moment and nodded, smiling. -Where are they?
-Eating at Ichiraku Ramen with Iruka.- the ANBU replied.
Tsunade paused, thought for a moment, and sighed. -Well, I'm really hungry. Let's take a look and see how much that brat has grown, Shizune.
Shizune, standing beside her and holding a clipboard, smiled at the news. She placed the clipboard on the table, bent down, and picked TonTon up. -Yes! Tsunade-sama!
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Tsunade approached Ichiraku Ramen with Shizune. Naruto, Jiraiya, and Iruka were already eating, with Naruto excitedly recounting his adventure to Iruka.
She smiled when she heard the brat's voice, but the first to notice her arrival was Jiraya, who smiled at her before staring at her chest with that perverted grin that made her want to punch him. She could only roll her eyes, the man never changed.
Perhaps that's precisely why Tsunade enjoys these moments with Jiraiya. Everything around her has changed, no one remains in her family, her teacher and her love have died, Orochimaru has become a rogue ninja... only Jiraiya remains a constant, with that same lecherous, idiotic manner.
Being with him is like going back to being six years old, when they first met.
-Tsunade, Shizune-chan, come and eat, Naruto's paying!- Jiraiya waved to her.
Naruto became excited upon hearing Tsunade's name, but he quickly stopped turning to face her and looked at Jiraiya in shock.
-Ero-Sannin! You used all my savings to pick up women! I don't have any money and you still want me to pay!- Naruto yelled angrily.
-Kid, I know you won a scratch-off ticket and your frog is fat with money, why don't you pay?- Jiraiya smiled at Naruto, unconcerned by his "slander". -Besides, I used your money for research! You're young, you don't need that much money.
Naruto was furious, he looked like he was going to get up and fight Jiraiya right there.
Iruka gave an embarrassed chuckle. -Naruto, calm down, I can pay.
Naruto turned to Iruka, seeing the man's gentle smile. He paused, gave Jiraiya one last irritated look, and turned back to Iruka. -No, I'll pay. Don't worry, Iruka-sensei, I have enough money.
Tsunade shook her head, smiling softly and sitting down next to Jiraiya. -Then you can pay for me too, I'm out of money.
-Tsunade-sama! You snuck out to gamble again?!- Shizune sat down next to her with an irritated and exasperated expression.
Tsunade looked away and pretended not to hear, causing Shizune to sigh irritably and Jiraiya to laugh cheerfully.
Despite everything, the group soon found themselves chatting lightly, and Naruto was feeling particularly good about it, he had missed this, eating his favorite food with the people he liked.
For a moment, everyone forgot they were ninjas and chatted amicably.
Tsunade, who wanted to talk to Naruto about Sasuke and to Jiraiya about the Akatsuki, abandoned that plan and let herself be carried away by the welcoming atmosphere, she could leave that for later.
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(Sasuke's POV)
Sasuke was calmly looking at Kimimaro, the pair stared at each other for a long moment, Sasuke with his katana in hand and Kimimaro with a bone blade protruding from his palm, neither of them moved.
The next moment, Sasuke's eyes changed, switching directly to the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Kimimaro narrowed his eyes and unleashed his curse, his hybrid form with Saiken taking shape. The pair hadn't moved yet, only staring at each other.
Jugo wasn't far away, with Yugito in his arms. The cat's face was completely unhappy as it scratched and bit Jugo, trying to get out of his arms. Unfortunately, the grip didn't loosen at all, she could only let Jugo pet her.
She already had a collar around her neck, which made her even angrier.
The two moved at the same time, as if they had reached an agreement, it was extremely fast as the sword and the bone clashed.
The two began a sword duel right there, moving at high speed, with Sasuke prioritizing cutting movements while Kimimaro focused on thrusting. Jugo watched their movements almost in slow motion, to him, it was no different than watching two children fighting.
Kimimaro was responsible for the first blow, a thrust grazed Sasuke's cheek, causing it to bleed. But in that brief moment, Jugo saw Sasuke's right eye. The next moment, a cut appeared exactly like the one on Kimimaro's face, leaving him surprised and confused.
Jugo raised an eyebrow, this was new. It seemed Sasuke's right eye didn't possess the same power as its previous version.
Jugo said nothing, only observed. Every bit of damage inflicted on Sasuke was reflected back to Kimimaro, while damage inflicted on Kimimaro was not. The power of Sasuke's right eye became evident, all damage inflicted on him was reflected back to Kimimaro, but he still didn't know the full extent of this ability.
Was it limited to the person who caused the damage, or could it damage anyone? He would bet on the former.
Unfortunately for Sasuke, every injury Kimimaro inflicted healed faster than he caused it, he is a werewolf after all.
Sasuke immediately noticed this, his left eye darting as black flames engulfed Kimimaro, who couldn't dodge. The man didn't scream, even as he was being burned, but instead backed away, his chest ablaze. His skin was expelled like a layer of white goo, falling to the ground still burning. He, on the other hand, seemed perfectly fine.
The left eye was still clearly Amaterasu.
-Okay, that's enough.- Jugo said softly. They both stopped and didn't continue fighting.
Jugo turned to Sasuke and asked. -What is the power of your right eye?
-Bishamoten.- Sasuke said softly. -Any damage I receive is inflicted on whoever caused it.
Jugo nodded, Bishamoten is the Shinto god associated with retribution, he is a guardian who punishes wrongdoers and protects those who follow the rules, often associated with justice and the fight against evil.
Apparently, this ability is not linked to whether the opponent is evil, but to the harm the opponent inflicts on themselves.
-Can you retaliate against the harm suffered by another person?- Jugo asked curiously.
Sasuke paused for a moment, thoughtful, before nodding uncertainly. -It must be possible, but I need to be in contact with whoever suffered the injury, and it couldn't have been long ago, just a few seconds at most.
Jugo nodded, this is a powerful but also dangerous skill, a degraded version of Hidan's and Jugo's own abilities, but it has its advantages, the only necessary means is damage.
Also, killing the user of this ability is practically a guarantee that whoever killed him will die along with him. He could see why Sasuke gained this ability, it was entirely directed at Itachi.
Now, Sasuke wanted to punish Itachi, even if it meant taking him down with him, but in the original story, he wanted to completely destroy Konoha, a different mindset, different abilities.
Jugo considered turning Sasuke into a werewolf, so he could use that power with much more boldness, but he really didn't want Sasuke to become a mob, so he put that idea aside. He only hoped that Sasuke wouldn't have to kill himself to get his revenge, but even if he dies, Jugo can bring him back, so he's not too worried.