"Long time no see, everyone!"
"Woof!"
With a dog barking, the last group of the freshman class also appeared.
Team 8 – Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, and Hyuga Hinata.
A group of old classmates who had not seen each other for a long time suddenly turned the serious Chunin exam venue into a class reunion.
The bustling noise was like a wet market.
"Long time no see, Hinata."
"Well, long time no see, Kazuki-kun~"
Hinata was still as shy as ever, and Akamaru was still afraid of Kazuki.
Everything seemed to be back to when they were studying at the Ninja Academy.
At this moment, a man with black-rimmed glasses approached and advised the nine people: "I think it's better for you to be quieter. Are you newcomers who just graduated from the Ninja Academy? Nine fresh newcomers, making noise like you're at a market."
Seeing that it was Kabuto Yakushi, Kazuki glanced at him slightly.
As one of the powerful figures that emerged in the later stages of the ninja world, there was no doubt about Kabuto Yakushi's talent.
If you also wanted to study immortality, having the help of Yakushi Kabuto would undoubtedly be beneficial in times of need.
However, he was very loyal to Orochimaru, and cooperating with Orochimaru might be ....
The best way was to grasp Izanami's obsession to change the two of them…
I wonder if the system would return Sasuke and Naruto's vitality to me a hundredfold. After all, even I could get a hundredfold return of knowledge talent.
"Who are you? Do you want to take care of us?"
The hot-tempered Ino angrily shouted at Kabuto Yakushi in dissatisfaction.
Seeing Ino's anger, Kabuto Yakushi no longer spoke like a senior but adopted a gentle manner, smiling: "My name is Kabuto Yakushi. Rather than that, I think you'd better take a look around."
After hearing this, everyone except Kazuki looked around.
A group of candidates from various ninja villages were staring at them eagerly.
Shikamaru hid his face, unable to speak;
I knew it would be like this!
Now, I guess we'll be targeted by many people!
Shikamaru was worried, but Ino didn't take it seriously.
She walked over to everyone with her hands on her hips and greeted arrogantly: "Why are you looking at us? Haven't you seen handsome guys and beauties?"
Kabuto Yakushi: "???"
The script shouldn't be like this, right?
Before Kabuto Yakushi could offer more advice, the ninjas from Otogakure Village, originally arranged to cooperate with him, had already taken action.
Only one person in the crowd—a vague figure—kept moving, weaving through the crowd, and appeared in front of Ino in an instant.
Ino remained motionless, as if she didn't notice, but there was a smile on her lips, not seeming worried about being attacked at all!
Boom!
With a loud noise, a figure flew out and crashed into the wall.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that Ino was still standing in place, but the person who had tried to attack her had vanished.
Obviously, the person who was smashed into the wall by an unknown force was the Otogakure ninja who was supposed to cooperate with Yakushi Kabuto.
"Thos!"
Seeing their companion knocked away by a single move, the two remaining Otogakure ninjas cried out in surprise.
They seemed completely unprepared for this turn of events.
As they dug away the rubble, they found only an unconscious and embarrassed body.
If one couldn't feel his breath, they might have thought he was dead.
Was this woman so powerful?
Almost everyone didn't see who had done it; they just assumed it was the woman who had provoked everyone.
Therefore, many people silently remembered this woman's appearance, thinking they must not conflict with her head-on during the Chunin Exam!
But unlike most people,
Kabuto Yakushi, Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, and Gaara had seen clearly who made the move.
They had just seen Kazuki launch a ninjutsu attack similar to Wind Release without any hand seals.
Then the ninja was sent flying, his fate uncertain!
This man's strength is terrifying!
"As expected of the chief graduate, he's truly powerful and terrifying," Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses and joked to Kazuki.
"It seems you know me well?" Kazuki smiled slightly and looked at Yakushi Kabuto.
As everyone knew, Kabuto Yakushi had been lurking in Konoha for many years, with excellent intelligence-gathering abilities.
Kazuki was curious just how much information Kabuto Yakushi had collected on him.
"It's not a deep understanding, but it's something," Kabuto Yakushi said, his lenses flashing as he pulled out a stack of cards.
"I've participated in many Chunin Exams, so I've developed the habit of collecting information on opponents. These cards record all the Genin information for this Chunin Exam—including yours."
"Oh? Mind showing me?"
"No problem."
Kabuto Yakushi smiled, appearing harmless, and effortlessly pulled out one card from the stack, handing it to Kazuki.
[Name: Kazuki Gekko
Sex: Male
Age: **
Strength: A peerless genius skilled in swordsmanship and Fire Release. He's the chief graduate of this year's Ninja Academy. Completed twenty-three D-level missions, sixteen C-level missions, and nine B-level missions!]
"Oh? Even my marital status is marked?"
Kazuki's smile turned slightly dangerous.
With his current strength, he feared no one plotting against him.
But if his loved ones were involved, he wouldn't be able to protect them at all times.
So he disliked Kabuto Yakushi's methods!
Although the information on the card wasn't overly detailed, the mention of his marital status indicated that Kabuto had done thorough research on the people around him, though it wasn't recorded.
At that moment, Kabuto Yakushi felt an invisible murderous intent seep into his mind!
His whole body felt cold, his flesh and blood frozen.
He had only felt that from Lord Orochimaru before!
Could this guy be scarier than Orochimaru?
Kabuto Yakushi struggled to stay composed and formed a hand seal.
He couldn't believe Kazuki's strength was comparable to Orochimaru's at his age; the pressure must be from some powerful genjutsu.
But as the chakra flowed, it did nothing to break the illusion.
Wasn't this genjutsu?
Kabuto Yakushi felt like a goat plunging into the abyss. What kind of person had Orochimaru set his sights on?
Kazuki's existence was becoming more intriguing with every passing moment.
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