At the end of the scars spreading across the earth, Jugo lay barely alive, with only half his body left!
Killer B improvised a dirge: "Moth to a flame~ the weak die in vain~ a tale worth singing~ a sorrowful refrain~♪!"
Suigetsu came to Jugo's side, his face pale. "Damn it, wounds like these..."
Jugo's voice was barely a whisper. "Suigetsu, I'm beyond saving. Put me out of my misery."
Clang! Suigetsu planted the Exploding Blade Shibuki beside him and lifted Jugo with one arm. In his other hand, he already held the Flying Thunder God Kunai Orochimaru had given him!
"I've always hated pointless sentimentality, but now I have to become the kind of person I hate. Orochimaru's the only one who can save you..."
Jugo said, "No! We haven't gotten Fugaku's eyes yet. Summoning Orochimaru and Sasuke now would waste all our efforts! And Nagato's still trapped in space-time. He hasn't escaped!"
Suigetsu stood, supporting Jugo.
"This isn't the time to worry about those details! All I know is that if I don't do something now, you're going to die!"
Jugo said, "Then how are you going to explain this to Sasuke?"
Suigetsu said, "If that dream was real, Sasuke would tell me to do this too! And if Sasuke has a problem with it, I'll knock that bastard flying myself!!!"
With that resolute declaration, Suigetsu was about to channel chakra into the Flying Thunder God Kunai!
Scrape! Just then, Kisame Hoshigaki pulled Samehada out of the ground and strode forward. "Suigetsu, put him down."
Suigetsu froze. "What do you mean?"
Kisame Hoshigaki said, "If you still want him to live, put him down!"
His commanding presence brooked no argument... and Suigetsu obeyed before he knew it!
Kisame Hoshigaki released Samehada's hilt. Rustle, rustle, rustle... the skull-adorned hilt