The next day, while Kimimaro was still confused, he received a call from Jugo at his office.
Kimimaro didn't think about it, ignoring the ninja who informed him, he quickly ran to the central building.
Upon entering, he knelt before Jugo, clearly noticing the strange woman in the room, but ignoring her.
-Jugo-sama. - He spoke respectfully.
Pakura raised an eyebrow, now dressed in clothes that closely resembled those she had worn before, her hair tied in a bun and a bandana on her head, but this time it was Oto's bandana.
Just as Jugo had said, this guy seemed completely devout.
Jugo had explained many things to her before, including about the current state of Otogakure. Not only that, but Jugo had also given her the cursed seal. Although Pakura wasn't weak before, she could hardly attract Kimimaro's attention, now she could be considered a Rank S ninja.
Pakura accepted the deal, the alternative was to remain dead, and she preferred to live. So she decided that for now, she would help Jugo deal with this guy. She just had to be careful not to fall into any trap Jugo had set for her.
Unfortunately, she never would have expected that Jugo only wanted to find Kimimaro a girlfriend.
-This is Pakura.- Jugo introduced to Kimimaro, making the man lift his head and look at the woman. -She recently joined Otogakure. I have an S-Rank mission for you, she'll be your teammate. Don't take her lightly, she's at least as strong as your adorable subordinates, well, she'd probably still lose to Sasuke.
Pakura pursed her lips, thinking that with the strength she now possessed, she wouldn't lose to anyone, well, no one except Jugo. That guy was truly a monster, just sensing his 'chakra' made her completely froze.
Kimimaro nodded. - Yes, Jugo-sama.
Inside, he wasn't very happy, thinking that he alone was more than enough for any task, but he knew it was Jugo's order, so he would obey.
-The mission is top secret, but it's quite simple.- Jugo took out two portraits and placed them on the table, one of a dark-haired man with a slight cut above his lip, and another with Afro hair and an indifferent expression. -Bring these two guys back to Otogakure alive. You can use any means necessary.
Why did Jugo put Kimimaro and Pakura after Toji? Of course, it's because he knew Kimimaro couldn't beat Toji, so this mission would last a long time, perfect for creating a bond between the couple.
Toji was informed and in the end didn't care, it was to help Kimimaro, so be it, fighting him could be fun. He felt like the ninja version of Roger with Garp coming after him.
Pakura was also hearing about the mission now, but she had a hidden mission, to get close to Kimimaro and become his friend during the journey. Jugo promised that as long as she achieved this, he wouldn't stop her from leaving permanently. He also made it clear that he had marked her and that if she tried to escape, he could catch her quickly.
Pakura was only able to accept the mission. She also planned to use this time to extract information from Kimimaro.
-Don't come back until the mission is complete, that's it.- Jugo said, letting them go..
Jugo watched the two leave, finally allowing a brief smile to grow on his lips.
It was really difficult taking care of Kimimaro, but... it was also quite fun, he let a snake clone follow them, he was really curious to see how the two of them would get along.
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Kimimaro and Pakura ran silently through the trees, heading towards the Land of Grass. This was the location of Toji's last sighting, according to Jugo, but in reality, he only gave the location directly, after all, he always knew where Toji was.
Kimimaro had already changed his appearance, although he didn't need to worry about that in Oto, as far as the Akatsuki were concerned, he was already dead.
His appearance was very recognizable, so he needed to change it. He now had black hair, and the two red dots on his forehead had been erased. The difference wasn't much at first glance, but it wouldn't directly reveal who he was.
Pakura ran a little behind Kimimaro, frowning slightly, looking at Kimimaro's posture. She recognized it completely, it was basically her own posture, a posture that clearly showed she didn't want anyone approaching.
Well, the way Kimimaro acted was even worse than hers, she still had some ties, but Kimimaro seemed completely empty, hollow.
For a moment, she thought about what Jugo had said and felt there was some truth to it, although she still doubted him, she means, who resurrects someone to be friends with another person?
What kind of madness is this?
No, Pakura was sure there was more to it, but she could only take one step at a time.
The biggest problem was that although Pakura wanted to strike up a conversation along the way, she discovered she didn't know how to do it.
She had never been a communicative person, it was always the others who spoke to her, not the other way around, so how would she figure out how to break the ice between herself and this indifferent guy?
Should she talk about the weather? About missions? About jutsus?
Pakura felt increasingly lost, and in the end, while they were running, she could only let it go for the moment, she couldn't think of anything, so she would just remain silent.
She would think of something later, yes.
Kimimaro, on the other hand, was still thinking about Jugo's task, not about chasing Toji, that was already complete in his mind, he just needed to find him. Instead, he was thinking about how to have children.
Even so, Kimimaro never considered trying with Pakura, because he had already fallen into Tsunade's line of thinking because of Tayuya, he was still thinking about how to get Tsunade to give him children.
However, although he had some ideas, he doubted that any of them would work.
Although his face appeared indifferent on the outside, he had a terrible headache on the inside.