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Naruto Manga Volume 021 - Released 03/04/2004Chapter 181: The Fight Begins Chapter 182: The Gathering Chapter 183: Promise of a Lifetime Chapter 184: Sound vs Leaf Chapter 185: Chasing the Sound Chapter 186: Mission... Failed!? Chapter 187: Praying for Mercy Chapter 188: Hidden Leaf's Shinobi Chapter 189: The Power of Trust Sasuke decides to leave Leaf village for Orochimaru and Sound Village. Sakura tries to stop him, but he knocks her out and continues to meet up with the Sound Four. Sakura wakes, and informs Tsunade of Sasuke's leaving. Fearing the worst, Tsunade summons the new Chuunin Shikamaru to take as many genins as possible on a mission to retrieve Sasuke. The team of Chouji, Kiba, Naruto, Shikamaru, and Neji depart on their search. When Sasuke meets up with the Sound four, they tell him to take a pill that will kill him. And put him in a barrel with a seal that prevents him from actually dying. While they are moving towards Sound village, they are challenged by a group of Konoha Jounins who are quickly and viciously defeated by the Sound Four. Meanwhile, Shikamaru's team is struggling to avoid the numerous booby traps set up by the Sound Four. They soon stumble upon the Sound Four resting, and are discovered by a trap that was set. Three of the four flee, and Jiroubou is left behind to take our heroes on. He quickly traps them in a barrier of earth that drains their chakra. Shikamaru cooks up a strategy and uses Chouji and Neji to break out of the barrier. The team must move on, so Chouji stays behind to take on Jiroubou. Their fight is kind of one sided, as Jiroubou clearly shows that he has more strength. Until Chouji eats the first of 3 secret Houren Pills that gives him a great deal of chakra. He uses this to perform the Mega Multi-Size no jutsu and crush Jiroubou. Unfortunately, it seems that he "used level 2" and avoided injury. |
