Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

Aside from monitoring Naruto 24/7, the only other source of intelligence was the ninja files, which were only accessible to the higher-ups in Konoha and contained records of Naruto using the Mind Decapitation Technique.

But then I thought about it again.

The fact that Kabuto Yakushi can still disguise himself as a Konoha genin in the village indicates that he is still secretly Danzo's subordinate.

Therefore, it seems that Kabuto's participation in this Chunin Exams was both Orochimaru's instruction and Danzo's order.

After all, this exam involved Danzo's most prized possessions: the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan.

Danzo, Orochimaru, Sasori of the Red Sand...

For a triple agent like Kabuto Yakushi, gathering intelligence would be far too easy.

Fortunately, Naruto has been hiding his true strength ever since he transmigrated.

The "correct" information about Naruto in Kabuto's card becomes "incorrect".

Ninjas are absolutely vital intelligence agents; the accuracy and completeness of their intelligence can determine the life or death of an individual, an organization, or even a nation.

If Kabuto only considered Naruto as an ordinary genin... perhaps we should also add the information about him being the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which Kabuto deliberately erased from the card...

A Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who did not grow up.

If this is Kabuto's view of Naruto, then Kabuto, who firmly believes in "incorrect" information, is even less likely to be Naruto's opponent.

Having witnessed Kabuto Yakushi's intelligence-gathering abilities firsthand, Naruto's desire to eliminate Kabuto during the Chunin Exams grew even stronger.

Given their current strength and the information gap—the long-term survival exercise in the Forest of Death—this is Naruto's best opportunity to strike against Kabuto.

"Do you have intelligence on all of us?"

Naruto wore an expression of disbelief, as if he knew everything about Kabuto.

He always had to feign surprise when his information was shown to him by a senior he was meeting for the first time.

"of course."

Kabuto Yakushi's tone was full of confidence in his intelligence-gathering abilities.

Hearing Kabuto's words, Sasuke remained silent for a moment before stepping forward to him: "So, you also know information about the strong individuals in this exam?"

Kabuto glanced at Sasuke and readily admitted his extensive intelligence: "I do indeed have information about them."

"Can... I take a look?"

After hesitating for a moment, Sasuke tentatively sought help from Kabuto Yakushi.

After all, this intelligence was painstakingly collected by Kabuto Yakushi. For a ninja, accurate intelligence is their weapon and even their second life.

No one will easily disclose information to others.

Kabuto adjusted his glasses on his face: "Alright, consider this a little help from me, your senior, to you newbies taking the exam for the first time... When I was a newbie, I always hoped someone could help me too. Seeing you reminds me of my past self."

These words were, of course, a pretense. Given Kabuto's true identity, his actions were deliberately designed to expose information.

Even though Gaara, as Orochimaru's ally, was key to Konoha's destruction plan.

Kabuto Yakushi will definitely reveal Gaara's information to Sasuke.

This was to make Sasuke consider the team's interests and actively avoid Gaara, so that Sasuke would not encounter any unexpected situations before Orochimaru found him.

To make the revelation of Gaara's information less abrupt, Kabuto Yakushi added information from three other individuals to create further confusion.

"Based on the personal information I've gathered about the candidates, there are four people I need to pay special attention to in this Chunin Exam."

Kabuto then pulled out four blank cards and placed them on the ground.

Chakra is injected, and intelligence is revealed.

Of the four candidates who needed special attention, one of them was none other than Uchiha Sasuke himself.

"If you remove yourself from the list, there are three people whose abilities are among the best in this exam."

Kabuto pointed to the remaining three cards, the photos on which showed three boys.

"First up is Team 3 of Konoha, who are a year ahead of you. Led by Jonin Might Guy, their Genin are skilled in taijutsu—Rock Lee."

Rock Lee wore a strange green bodysuit, had a black watermelon-shaped haircut, and a pair of large, round eyes under thick eyebrows.

"Secondly, there is Hyuga Neji, a member of the Konoha bloodline limit clan with the Byakugan, who is also in Team 3 and whose strength surpasses that of Rock Lee."

That was a boy with the same eyes as Hinata.

Upon hearing Kabuto's introduction of Hyuga Neji, Hinata nervously rubbed her hands together.

"Finally, it's Gaara of Sunagakure."

Red hair, no eyebrows, and the word "love" etched in red on his forehead.

Of the three, Kabuto Yakushi didn't have enough detailed information about Gaara, only the number of ninja missions he had carried out.

But the mission level alone is enough to demonstrate Gaara's power.

Rank B mission - 1 time.

"A genin can carry out a B-rank mission... It is said that Gaara not only completed this mission successfully, but also emerged unscathed."

Kabuto Yakushi added information that wasn't shown on the card.

"A B-level mission completed without a scratch!?"

Sasuke's eyes flickered upon hearing Kabuto's words.

His and Naruto's information cards did not show the number of times they had completed B-rank missions, but they did show one record of completing a C-rank mission.

It was a mission commissioned by the Land of Waves. Although officially classified as a C-rank mission, it was actually rated as a B-rank mission by Jonin Kakashi himself.

Even a Jonin like Kakashi might not be able to escape unscathed from a B-rank mission.

Looking at Gaara's information, Sasuke was not afraid of his strength at all; on the contrary, he was eager to fight him.

Sakura was also keeping an eye on Gaara's information.

But Sakura's gaze was more focused on Gaara's photo.

The look in Gaara's eyes in the photo.

It represents irritability, gloom, and loneliness.

Just like Naruto before.

"Kabuto-senpai, do you have detailed information about Otogakure? I don't think I've ever heard of this ninja village before."

Naruto interrupted at this moment.

Sensing that the conversation might not proceed as expected, he appropriately intervened to guide its direction.

"I'm not entirely sure either, I only know that it's a small ninja village that was recently established."

This is different from the information that exposed Gaara.

Given Kabuto's position, he would not reveal information about the Hidden Sound Village established by Orochimaru, either openly or covertly.

However, as a deeply entrenched multi-faceted spy, the three members of Otogakure were truly unaware of Kabuto's true identity.

As soon as Kabuto finished speaking about Otogakure, a sharp glint flashed in Naruto's eyes, only to disappear in an instant.

The situation is unfolding exactly as Naruto had predicted!

The next moment, the Sound Ninja boy, whose entire head was wrapped in white bandages with only his left eye showing, suddenly appeared in front of Kabuto Yakushi.

He threw a punch at Kabuto!

Chapter 29 The Seat Next Door

I never expected to be attacked in the exam room.

Just as Kabuto was caught off guard, he barely managed to dodge the punch coming at him at the last moment.

However, despite dodging the attack, Kabuto suddenly collapsed to his knees, spitting out blood.

"A small ninja village? The ninjas of Konoha are really arrogant..."

The Sound Ninja boy with his head wrapped in bandages who attacked Kabuto Yakushi expressed his dissatisfaction with Kabuto's assessment of the Sound Village.

Immediately afterward, while he was speaking, his fellow members of the Sound Village also came to his side.

They are a boy with a huge "death" character written on his clothes and a girl with long black hair.

"Senior Dou!"

Naruto, who was closest to Kabuto, hurriedly went to Kabuto, who was kneeling on the ground.

Scattered among the blood that Kabuto Yakushi vomited on the ground were broken pieces of his glasses.

"Are you OK?"

Naruto grabbed Kabuto's arm, helped him up, and inquired about his physical condition.

"Cough cough!"

Kabuto coughed up another mouthful of blood before regaining his composure and replying to Naruto, "It's nothing serious, thank you, Naruto."

"Hmph, no wonder you're still a genin after participating in so many Chunin Exams. You're incredibly weak, daring to spout nonsense about Otogakure just because you're a Konoha ninja."

The Sound Ninja boy with his head covered in bandages sneered, "Update your outdated information. Just remember that the three Sound Ninja—Tosu Kinuta, Zaku Stirrup, and Koto Tsuchikage—all easily became Chunin in your destined failure in the seventh Chunin Exams!"

Tos raised his hand again, revealing the helmet with holes in his arm. Judging from his posture, he clearly did not intend to let Kabuto Yakushi go so easily.

Tos's companions, the boy named Sak and the girl named Qin, also sneered from the side.

"hateful!"

Sasuke also took out a kunai. He didn't care about Kabuto's life or death, but he was worried that Dosu's next attack on Kabuto would indiscriminately target Naruto as well.

Naruto, however, remained calm and composed.

The examiners, lurking in the shadows, would not allow the infighting between the candidates to escalate.

Fighting and killing were part of the second exam.

"That's all for now!"

With a roar, thick smoke suddenly appeared on the podium of classroom 301.

As the smoke cleared, a group of examiners from the Konoha Chunin Exams, dressed in cement-colored uniforms, appeared before everyone.