Princess Gale wasn't playing. The two only watched a very ordinary ninja movie.
The plot of this movie was very cliché.
Of course, that was compared to his past life with its countless masterpieces.
In this world of constant warfare, where the entertainment industry had only developed in recent years, this was already considered a fantastic movie.
Ino watched it with great relish, but Jokichi wanted to doze off.
However, Ino asking a question every now and then beside him made it impossible for him to sleep.
He endured it for over two hours, finally making it to the end of the movie.
Before the end credits could even roll, Jokichi grabbed Ino's hand and left.
He hadn't felt it the previous few times watching slice-of-life movies, but now he decided he should come to the cinema less often in the future!
It was too much suffering.
When they came out of the cinema, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
The two had a meal at a nearby restaurant, then said their goodbyes and parted ways.
Ino had to go back to help mind the shop, and Jokichi prepared to go train.
However, on the way to the training grounds, he bumped into Naruto and Sakura.
But...
"What are you guys playing at?"
Looking at the two groups at daggers drawn in front of him, a trace of a smile appeared on Jokichi's face.
On one side were Naruto and Sakura, accompanied by Naruto's underling Konohamaru and his two classmates and future teammates, Udon and Moegi.
On the other side were two Sunagakure ninjas.
One wore long-sleeved black clothes and pants, a black cat-ear hood, and had a lot of face paint. He carried something wrapped in bandages on his back, its contents unknown.
The other was a girl with fair skin, pretty features, and short blonde hair tied into four ponytails at the back of her head. Her fishnet shirt paired with a pink dress and her height gave her a mature, older-sister vibe.
— Kankuro, Temari.
Gaara's older brother, sister, and teammates.
If these two were here, it meant Gaara was also here.
Thinking of this, a smile graced the corners of Jokichi's mouth.
I was originally planning to look for you guys during the Chunin Exams. Now it seems, with good luck, I might not have to wait that long.
The two sides were currently confronting each other.
The atmosphere was a bit tense, and neither side noticed Jokichi's arrival.
It was only when they suddenly heard a voice that they abruptly realized an extra person was beside them.
Naruto was startled at first, then shouted happily.
"Jokichi, it's you!"
Sakura beside him was also very happy, her morale greatly boosted.
Just now, because of Konohamaru, Naruto had gotten into a conflict with the other party.
However, in their first clash, Naruto had suffered a loss.
The opponent just stood there and twitched a finger, and Naruto was tripped by an invisible attack.
Sakura was feeling a bit at a loss, but Jokichi's arrival now acted like a tranquilizer, settling her heart.
No matter who the opponent was, she didn't think they were a match for Jokichi.
This was the confidence Jokichi's strength gave his comrades.
However, while Sakura and Naruto felt pleasantly surprised, Kankuro and Temari felt astonished.
They were about three years older than Naruto and Sakura.
Although they were all Genin, they could have become Chunin long ago. They had only deliberately dragged it out until now because of a certain top-secret mission.
Their strength was significantly higher compared to Naruto's.
Therefore, although they were in a confrontation, they didn't pay too much attention to them.
But it was under these circumstances that Jokichi got so close without them noticing.
However, it was only a slight astonishment.
The strength Naruto had just displayed made them look down on Konoha's Genin a bit.
Once they saw Jokichi's face and height clearly, that little bit of astonishment in their hearts completely vanished.
Just another rookie Genin!
The two thought inwardly.
However—
"This guy is quite handsome!"
Temari looked at Jokichi's delicate face, a flush appearing on her cheeks.
Kankuro, on the other hand, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, looking at Jokichi provocatively.
"Another Konoha Genin. Are you going to stick up for him?"
"Jokichi, leave it alone. I'll handle this myself."
Naruto said firmly.
Jokichi ignored the two of them and instead looked at a large tree nearby.
"Hey, brat, are you looking down on me?"
Kankuro was a bit angry.
Jokichi glanced at him, ignored him, and returned his gaze to the large tree beside them.
"There has to be a limit to looking down on people!"
Kankuro was burning with anger.
Hard-to-detect chakra threads whipped out from his hands, connecting to Jokichi's head and limbs.
"Hmph, pay the price for your arrogance!"
Kankuro smiled coldly, his five fingers beginning to pull.
Jokichi's right arm raised uncontrollably, then twisted backward in a highly unnatural manner.
The joints let out crisp snapping sounds. This was a dangerous signal before the bones broke.
"Jokichi!"
Naruto was shocked. He pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and was about to rush up to save him.
At this time, Jokichi finally seemed to notice something.
He withdrew his gaze from the tree and looked at his twisted right arm.
"Take one more step, and I'll snap his neck."
Kankuro threatened Naruto dangerously.
Naruto instantly didn't dare to move recklessly.
Seeing this, Kankuro looked arrogantly at Jokichi.
"If you want to keep your arm, kneel down and apologize. Otherwise..."
His fingers twitched slightly.
The twisting angle of the arm curved even more, like a bow pulled to its absolute limit.
Just pulling a little more would cause it to snap.
Just listening to those cracking sounds, the people around involuntarily simulated that indescribable pain in their minds.
"Hey, Kankuro, don't go too far."
Temari spoke up to remind him.
"Don't forget our objective. And, doing this in someone else's village..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the crisp sound of bones breaking echoed in the deserted alley.
Jokichi had personally snapped that twisted right arm.
This guy!
Kankuro and Temari's pupils shrank abruptly, and their gazes toward Jokichi became extremely solemn.
Because, with his bloody, broken arm hanging limply, Jokichi acted as if nothing had happened, not even furrowing his brows.
Naruto and Sakura, after widening their eyes, instantly rushed to Jokichi's side.
"Are you okay, Jokichi!"
Naruto asked with concern from the side.
Sakura pulled bandages from her ninja tool pouch.
"Let's straighten the arm first, then hurry to the hospital. At this level, it can still be reattached."
Konohamaru and his two little friends collapsed onto the ground in fear, looking at Jokichi with terrified faces.
"Why are you making such a fuss?"
Jokichi looked at the two panicking people and laughed in exasperation.
Next, he used his left hand to support his broken right arm back into place.
Then, the arm recovered to its original state.
The whole process took less than a second.
"Nani!?"
Naruto widened his eyes, his mouth open so wide it could fit an egg.
Jokichi ignored the two and looked at the equally dumbfounded Kankuro and Temari.
He wore a cold sneer.
"If you want to fight, just fight. All talk and no action isn't the style of a ninja."
Saying that, he took the initiative to snap his left hand, right leg, and left leg.
All of them recovered the moment they were snapped.
Of course, at the moment they were snapped, the chakra threads also fell off.
Then, under everyone's horrified gazes, he grabbed his head with both hands, and then...
Crack.