Plot

Mowgli, missing the jungle and his old friends, runs away from the man village unaware of the danger he's in by going back to the wild.

Two years have passed since, Mowgli has defeated Shere Khan and he has found a home in the man-village, he is also taken in by a human family, and he has fallen in love with Shanti. However, Mowgli has become homesick and he longs to return to the jungle so he can be with his best friend, Baloo. At the same time, Baloo has been struggling over Mowgli's departure and he tries to go back to the village to see him, but Bagheera warns Baloo that taking Mowgli back to the jungle is too dangerous because Shere Khan still wants revenge on the man-cub for his humiliating defeat in the first film. When Mowgli tries to prove to Shanti that the jungle isn't dangerous, he gets punished by his adopted father, who has encountered Shere Khan previously. Mowgli sneaks out of his home with Baloo's help and they make it back to the jungle. Shanti and Ranjan go on a daring rescue mission to bring Mowgli back before Shere Khan gets to him.—dawsonpersi

Jungle boy Mowgli (voiced by Osment) decides to forsake civilized village life for the "bare necessities" of the wild with his old friends. However, the evil tiger Shere Khan is looking for a little payback after Mowgli's last adventure. Trouble's a-brewing!—Anonymous

Mowgli feels out of place in his new home, despite the efforts of his friend Shanti and his new little brother. So when Baloo arrives for a visit, the man-cub takes the opportunity to return for some fun in the jungle. However, Shanti, believing her friend was taken, follows them. With Shere Khan still on the hunt for him, Mowgli must protect himself and the ones he cares about from the dangers ahead. The new adventures make him reconsider his decisions and decide which he wants more - a life of laid back hilarity with Baloo in the jungle or a simpler existance in the man village with Shanti.—Max Vaughn

The village leader, who has a wife named Messua and a son named Ranjan, adopted Mowgli, who now lives in the "Man-Village" with Shanti, the girl who enticed him to the village. But Mowgli almost takes the other kids from the village into the jungle because he wants to go back to the thrilling life there. The village chief punishes Mowgli for his disobedience by sending him out of the village and endangering the other kids.

Baloo, meanwhile, begins to miss Mowgli and feels lonely in the jungle. Bagheera, Colonel Hathi, and his herd attempt to keep him away from the Man-Village when he goes there to pick up Mowgli. To the surprise of the vultures and their new member Lucky, Shere Khan has returned to the jungle where Baloo and Bagheera live in order to exact revenge on Mowgli for defeating him in the first movie.

Unbeknownst to them, Shere Khan had also entered the village in search of Mowgli, only to be ambushed by the locals. Later that evening, Baloo arrives at the Man-Village and returns Mowgli to the jungle. Believing that Baloo is a rabid animal who has abducted Mowgli, Shanti and Ranjan enter the jungle covertly to save him during the subsequent pursuit. After attempting to eat Mowgli once more, as he had done with Baloo, Kaa tries to eat Shanti, but Ranjan hits him with a stick.

When the humans search the jungle for Mowgli, which frightens many animals, including Hathi and his herd, Bagheera finds out about his escape from the village and suspects Baloo right away. Mowgli laments his dull existence in the Man-Village and gives Baloo instructions to frighten Shanti away should she show up. King Louie is said to have moved out, so Baloo and Mowgli travel to his former temple for a celebration. Mowgli furiously departs the Man-Village after the jungle animals make fun of Shanti and other parts of his life. He locates Ranjan and Shanti, but Baloo frightens Shanti. Shanti and Ranjan flee, leaving Mowgli behind, when it is revealed that Mowgli gave Baloo the order to frighten her.

Baloo understands that Mowgli longs for his village life, but Shere Khan corners Mowgli when he attempts to patch things up with his human companions. Mowgli and Shanti are pursued by the tiger to an abandoned temple situated above a lava lake. Baloo gives Bagheera instructions to keep Ranjan safe while he goes to rescue Shanti and Mowgli. Shanti confuses Shere Khan by pounding multiple gongs before Shere Khan realizes she is there. Mowgli and Shanti have enough time to flee after Baloo throws Shere Khan to the ground, but the tiger follows them across a lava pit to a statue. The statue falls onto a big stone in the lava below, trapping Shere Khan inside its mouth.

Bagheera proudly congratulates Baloo on his wise choice after Baloo permits Mowgli to return to the Man-Village with Shanti and Ranjan after Shere Khan is ultimately stopped. When Mowgli returns to the Man-Village, he makes amends with the village chief, who expresses regret for not realizing that the jungle was an integral part of who he was. The kids come back every day to see Baloo and Bagheera in the jungle, and Mowgli is happy with his new life in the Man-Village.