After Training Bankai for a Decade, I Was Scouted by the Akatsuki Chapter 114 That Man, is Here!

As Orochimaru's words faded,

Kabuto was montarily stunned, wondering why he was confirming this.

But he still nodded honestly and said:

"That's right."

"It's that novel by Jiraiya."

Thump!

As his words faded, Orochimaru felt his heart skip a beat.

He couldn't help but recall a terrifying detail...

Back then,

When he was investigating Akatsuki's intelligence, he was defeated by Kyo, who had been sent by Akatsuki,

And afterwards, Kyo disappeared for a while, and when he returned, he simultaneously pitched a book to both him and that masked man...

It was precisely Jiraiya's The Tale of the Gutsy Shinobi!

Therefore,

Just now, upon hearing Kabuto ntion this book, he subconsciously sensed sothing was wrong.

Coupled with the fact that this person ca from Agakure, everything seed so strange!

"Tsk,"

"Could it really be such a coincidence?"

"That man, could it be... he's co to join the fun again this ti?"

Orochimaru couldn't help but narrow his eyes, his brow deeply furrowed.

Hearing this,

Kabuto beside him shifted his expression slightly and said in surprise:

"Orochimaru-sama,"

"That 'man' you speak of, do you an..."

Hearing this, Orochimaru slowly turned his gaze back, his look piercing, and said faintly:

"That Dojutsu user from Las Noches... Kyo!"

"-?!"

As his words faded, Kabuto's breath caught in his throat, and he was stunned.

'The Dojutsu user... Kyo?!'

'That guy who possesses the power to sever souls...?!'

'This...'

Kabuto's expression beca complex.

He certainly hadn't forgotten the scene of Kyo using his blade to slay the reanimated Third Kazekage...

But at this mont, his expression was sowhat strange as he said:

"However, Orochimaru-sama, this person's aura is completely different from the Kyo I saw back then."

"Whether in behavior or voice, they are completely two different people, and furthermore..."

"Tch."

Kabuto was only halfway through his sentence when Orochimaru interrupted him.

Orochimaru's eyes showed a trace of cold light. He narrowed his eyes and said slowly:

"This Kyo-kun has always been an unfathomable person."

"Even if he possessed a thod, like us, to completely change his aura and identity, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised."

"-?!"

Hearing this, Kabuto's heart trembled slightly, his pupils contracting, and he said:

"Orochimaru-sama, you an... he, like us, has chosen to disguise his identity to participate in the Chunin Exams?"

"...That's right."

Orochimaru slowly stood up, looked out the window, and narrowed his eyes, saying:

"However,"

"It's still unknown what his intentions are this ti."

"Let's just hope... he doesn't interfere with our subsequent plan to overthrow Konoha..."

"..."

Hearing this, Kabuto's eyes flickered slightly.

He lowered his eyes, seeming to ponder sothing.

A mont later, he suddenly raised his head again, looked at Orochimaru, and lowered his voice, saying:

"Orochimaru-sama, how about this-"

"Let , in my capacity as a Konoha's Shinobi, try to test them out during the upcoming exams?"

"If we find out that person isn't Kyo, then you can proceed with the subsequent plan without worry."

"And if we confirm it is him..."

"We might also take this opportunity to find Konoha's Scroll of Seals, gather the fifteen forbidden techniques as conditions, and hand them over to him."

"Perhaps we could even gain his assistance."

"What do you think...?"

Kabuto's eyes flickered as he looked at Orochimaru.

Hearing this,

Orochimaru's mind stirred slightly, then he nodded and said:

"Hmm... then I'll leave it to you."

"But before confirming, absolutely do not antagonize the four from Agakure, and certainly do not expose our intelligence, understand?"

"...Understood."

Kabuto lowered his head slightly, then leaped out of the room.

...

anwhile, on the other side.

Kyo and his group followed Hayate to a special complex of buildings.

The mont they arrived, Kyo imdiately noticed.

Most of the people here were Shinobi of various attires and appearances. Besides Sunagakure, there were even people from Kusagakure and Takigakure.

Clearly,

This seed to be the accommodation arranged by Konoha for Shinobi from other villages.

At this mont,

Hayate, who was leading the way ahead, stopped and turned around, saying:

"The Agakure's accommodation is at the very end of this street. Shinobi there will be responsible for receiving you."

"I still have to arrange for tomorrow's exam, so I'll be going now cough cough..."

As he spoke,

He coughed and walked away.

As for the information on the participants, he had already recorded it all on the way here.

Of course, soone like Kyo, who wasn't directly participating, didn't need to be recorded.

Kyo and the others walked forward,

And could hear conversations among many people along the way.

Most were discussing topics related to tomorrow's Chunin Exam, but so were also discussing intelligence about Shinobi from various villages.

Perhaps because Kyo's aura was too ordinary,

Their arrival didn't attract much attention from the other Shinobi.

Occasionally, soone would glance over.

However,

After they passed by, near the Sunagakure's accommodations,

Several Sunagakure's Shinobi imdiately gathered together, their expressions sowhat strange, and discussed in low voices:

"Did you see clearly, that leader..."

"Well, I saw a bit... but I don't think it's him."

"Yeah, I don't think so either. Although the eyes seem to be the sa color, everything else doesn't match up..."

"Could it be a relative of that guy?"

"Uh..."

They discussed and discussed, with no clue at all.

And just at that mont,

Suddenly, a young girl quietly walked up behind them and frowned, saying:

"What are you sneaking around and whispering about?"

"!!"

As soon as the words ca out, the few were startled.

The Sunagakure's Shinobi imdiately turned around to look, and the mont they saw clearly, they quickly said:

"Ah! Temari!"

That's right.

At this mont, the person appearing before them was one of the participants in this Chunin Exam,

The only daughter of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's three children-

Temari.

Seeing the cold sweat on the faces of the Sunagakure's Shinobi before her, Temari frowned slightly.

"What were you just talking about? Tell ."

"Ah? This..."

The several Sunagakure's Shinobi looked at each other, all sowhat conflicted.

After a mont, the one on the left sighed and smiled helplessly:

"Temari, we were actually observing the Agakure's participating team that just passed by on the road..."

"What... Agakure?!"

Temari's expression froze sharply, and then she was almost instantly stunned.

If it were a long ti ago,

As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Sunagakure wouldn't have paid any attention to a tiny place like Agakure.

Neither would Temari.

However,

That disaster a few years ago had completely shattered this status quo!

That's right, it was that incident that had an imnse impact on Sunagakure back then... the [Agakure Deterrence Incident]!

At the end of that incident,

Sunagakure had suffered an absolute crushing defeat!

The Fourth Kazekage was completely routed, his whole body injured and sick, taking over a month to recover.

And Sunagakure's ace combat force, the One-Tail Shukaku, had taken over Gaara's body and fled directly into the endless desert.

In the end, it was only through the simultaneous deploynt of all the village's strong mbers, including Elder Chiyo, that they barely managed to find Shukaku and Gaara again in the desert a few days later.

Back then, Temari was still quite young.

Therefore, she wasn't qualified to be on the battlefield.

But she had heard from the Shinobi in the village about everything that happened that day.

And so, Temari was shocked.

She learned that what had invaded Sunagakure wasn't so army of Agakure's Shinobi,

But... a single person.

A youth from Agakure, standing high in the sky, with blazing golden eyes!

He possessed incredibly powerful blue Fire Release and golden Lightning Release, as well as an incredibly strong giant armored samurai summoning technique...

Neither Kazekage nor the One-Tail Shukaku was any match for him!

Therefore,

Even though in the end everyone in Sunagakure harbored deep hatred for Agakure, no one dared to propose attacking the Land of Rain.

This gap in strength simply couldn't be bridged by the number of Shinobi.

And the deterrence of those golden eyes,

Had persisted from that ti until today...

And this ti,

For the Joint Chunin Exams,

Most of the smaller villages had been invited to participate by Konoha.

So Temari never imagined... that Konoha would actually invite that Agakure to participate!

Thinking this, Temari's expression turned sowhat grim. She stared at the few before her and asked in a low voice:

"What did you just see...?"

"In the Agakure's contingent, did that guy with the golden eyes... co this ti?"

As her words faded,

The several Sunagakure's Shinobi exchanged glances and all showed wry smiles.

"Temari..."

"We did indeed see soone with golden eyes just now, but... he doesn't seem to match that person from back then."

"Both appearance and aura are completely different..."

"...?"

Hearing this, Temari's eyes flickered slightly.

Then, her expression very serious, she lowered her voice and said to the few before her:

"We can't just ignore such a dangerous presence."

"Now that they're here in Konoha."

"That guy probably won't cause trouble, so... let's go and test him out a little."

"-?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the several Sunagakure's Shinobi were dumbfounded.