"That's right, it's my second time. I didn't have enough experience the first time, so I didn't pass," Kabuto said, scratching the back of his head, looking embarrassed.
"As expected, it's his second time," Kaoru thought. This guy was evaluated by Jiraiya in the original story to be about as strong as Kakashi. Would he fail the Chūnin Exams? What a joke.
"In that case, Kabuto-senpai must have some experience with the exams, right! Can you tell us some?" Hina said happily.
"Alright, alright," Kabuto nodded. "Since you're all asking so nicely, I'll give you, my cute juniors, some information."
Saying this, Kabuto took out a stack of cards from his ninja pouch and showed them to the three of them.
"I'll use these Ninja Info Cards," he said.
"Ninja Info Cards? What are those?" Shin asked.
"Simply put, it's a way to use chakra to encode information and record it on the cards," Kabuto replied, squatting down and stacking the cards on the ground.
"I spent a long time gathering this information for this exam, but there's just too much information to gather for this year's Chūnin Exams. It's still severely lacking," Kabuto said, sighing.
Kaoru agreed with him. This year's Chūnin Exams were a mixed bag, and gathering information was indeed very difficult.
Then, Kabuto flipped open the card on top of the stack, but the card's content was blank.
"This... There's nothing here?" Hina and Shin asked, confused.
"It looks blank at first glance... But you need to use a special method to decipher the information inside," Kabuto said, smiling. He then placed his left middle finger on the card and started to rotate it.
"What are you doing?" Hina asked, puzzled.
"I'm infusing my chakra into the card. If it's not my chakra, you won't be able to see what's inside," Kabuto said. Then, there was a "poof" sound, and a puff of smoke emerged from the card.
After the smoke cleared, the card displayed a map of the ninja world, with the number of participants in this Chūnin Exams marked on each country's territory!
"Amazing!" Hina exclaimed. "But what does all this show?"
"This shows the number of people and countries participating in this Chūnin Exams, and the number of participants from each ninja village is also marked," Kabuto said. He then looked up at the three of them.
"Do you know why the countries jointly hold the Chūnin Exams?" Kabuto asked.
The three of them didn't answer, quietly watching Kabuto put on a show.
Kabuto smiled, and then said, First, it's to deepen the friendship between allied nations. Second, it's to improve the quality of ninjas.
But the real purpose is to confirm the ninja strength of each country, and to try to ensure that the strength between allied nations remains balanced.
"Strength... Balance... Sounds troublesome," Hina muttered softly.
"It's probably to check each other, after all, they're allied nations in name, but it's not necessarily the case behind the scenes," Kabuto said, smiling.
"But this year, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Water, which don't belong to the allied nations, are participating. The purpose is probably not that simple."
Shin and Kaoru frowned. They were precocious and naturally knew the reason.
At this moment, Shin took a step forward and asked, "Kabuto-senpai, do your cards have detailed personal information?"
"Of course," Kabuto's mouth curved slightly upward. "From your tone, you already have a target."
"That's right!" Shin narrowed his eyes seriously.
"I see," Kabuto nodded, and then began to reorganize his cards.
"Although the information I've gathered isn't complete, I have the basics, including you, Uchiha Kaoru," Kabuto said, staring at Kaoru.
"I'm impressed by you, a brat who only studied at the Ninja Academy for a month."
"Thank you for the compliment, Kabuto-senpai," Kaoru replied coldly, with no hint of joy on his face.
He had already dealt with Orochimaru once, and as Orochimaru's subordinate, Kabuto definitely knew more than a little about him. He had to be careful.
"I'm just telling the truth," Kabuto said, smiling. He then said meaningfully, "But geniuses are always targeted by some people with ulterior motives. You'll probably have to be careful in the future."
"I will," Kaoru replied, narrowing his eyes. Was Kabuto provoking him? Or was he hinting at something?
"Alright, now tell me the characteristics of your target," Kabuto said, turning to Shin. "Anything will do, and I'll help you find him."
"Deidara from the Hidden Stone Village," Shin replied.
"What, you even know his name? That makes things faster," Kabuto replied, stacking the cards and quickly selecting one.
"This is it!" Kabuto said, and like before, placed his middle finger on the card.
"Poof!" After another puff of smoke cleared, the card's contents were revealed to the three of them.
The card had a picture of Deidara in the upper right corner, and below it was an analysis of his combat power and the number of missions he had completed.
Among them, A-rank 0 times, B-rank 2 times, C-rank 18 times, and D-rank 4 times.
The combat power analysis section had a large question mark.
"Wow, amazing, he's a genin who has completed two B-rank missions. We've rarely even completed C-rank missions..." Hina said softly, her words filled with surprise.
Shin also frowned, saying nothing.
"Deidara, this guy is about the same age as you, but because he's a ninja from another country, there's no more detailed information. His fighting style and combat power can't be investigated," Kabuto said, sighing.
"However, he's completed B-rank missions at such a young age, which means he's strong. And I heard that he's caused more trouble in the Hidden Stone Village than the number of missions he's completed. Even the Tsuchikage has a headache because of him."
"Is that so..." Shin clenched his fist. "No matter how strong he is, I will definitely defeat him!"
"You want to challenge him? Courageous," Kabuto said, smiling. He then put the cards away.
"But this time, the other three great nations besides the Land of Wind have only sent two genin to participate in the Chūnin Exams. It's conceivable that these two will be the elite of the elite, so they'll probably be very difficult to deal with."
"Hmm, I know," Shin nodded. "But I'm confident."
Kaoru glanced at Shin. Shin's face was filled with determination. It seemed that he had a strong obsession with Deidara.
At that moment, a quarrel broke out in the distance from Kaoru and the others.
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