bacchusnovels Chapter 84 Sasuke: You bastard, I finally caught you!
Chapter 84 Sasuke: You bastard, I finally caught you!
Chapter 84 Sasuke: You bastard, I finally caught you!
When the three arrived at the door of classroom 301 on the third floor of the Ninja Academy, they saw Kakashi leaning leisurely against the wall, seemingly waiting for them.
Seeing that the three little ones had finally arrived together, a hint of relief flashed in Kakashi's eyes, and the tension in his heart quietly eased. "You're here." Kakashi looked at his subordinates with satisfaction. "Looks like you were delayed on the way."
"Hehe, sorry to have kept you waiting, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto scratched his messy blond hair and smiled a little embarrassedly. Sasuke nodded.
As he had guessed, the Chunin Exams were conducted in teams of three.
Kakashi waved his hand, his gaze sweeping over Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
All three of them had expressions of excitement and fighting spirit on their faces.
He nodded to himself. He had been worried about the three little ones yesterday, but now it seemed that his worries were somewhat unnecessary.
"But then again, the proctor won't wait for anyone, and it's getting late. Let's hurry inside."
"clear!"
Naruto clenched his fist and responded excitedly.
He exchanged a glance with Sasuke and Sakura, the three of them took a deep breath together, and then raised their hands and pushed open the classroom door forcefully.
"Oh dear!"
The moment the classroom door was pushed open, the once noisy classroom 301 fell silent for a moment as countless eyes turned to look at it.
The classroom was already packed with examinees from various ninja villages.
There were many Konoha classmates whom Naruto and his friends knew, as well as many unfamiliar faces from other villages.
Feeling the gazes, some curious and some scrutinizing, Sakura straightened her back, momentarily tense.
Sasuke, however, kept his hands in his pockets, his expression cold and indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about the stares of those around him.
Naruto, who was walking at the front, was not intimidated at all. As soon as he entered the classroom, he couldn't help but look around, as if he was looking for someone.
Naruto stood on tiptoe and peered into the back of the crowded throng, searching for a red-haired figure.
To his disappointment, after scanning the area, he didn't see any familiar red.
Just as Naruto frowned slightly and looked away with some disappointment, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the corner of the classroom...
"That's—!" Naruto's pupils contracted.
Sasuke followed Naruto's gaze, his expression darkening. The two exchanged a glance, both confirming each other's thoughts through their eyes.
That's right, it's him!
"Kakashi-sensei, wait a minute!" Naruto snapped out of his daze and quickly called out to Kakashi outside the door in a low voice.
Kakashi, who had already turned to leave, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this, looking at the three little ones who had suddenly run back, puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
Sasuke's expression turned serious. He quietly pointed to the gray-white figure in the classroom and whispered, "Kakashi-sensei, look over there—the gray-haired guy with glasses!"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi looked towards the corner of the classroom and, following Sasuke's direction, quickly locked onto his target.
The tall, thin young ninja with gray hair and four eyes was the suspect they had been secretly keeping an eye on since they received information from a dream not long ago!
Kakashi narrowed one eye slightly, his expression instantly turning solemn.
He never expected that the other party would dare to brazenly sneak into Konoha's Chunin Exams and run into his students.
"Should we arrest him now?"
Sasuke stared intently at Kabuto in the classroom, suppressing his anger.
He vaguely remembered that in that dream, this guy almost killed him with an explosive tag.
Kakashi gave Sasuke a deep look, then shook his head and whispered, "Don't act rashly, don't alert them. We've finally found a clue, this is a rare opportunity."
After saying that, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, "Now that we have a target, as long as he remains in Konoha, he won't escape the Hokage's eyes."
Upon hearing this, Sasuke nodded slowly, while Naruto and Sakura suppressed their excitement.
Kakashi patted Naruto on the shoulder reassuringly: "You guys continue with the exam, don't get distracted. I'll go report to the Hokage right away, you guys be careful."
"Yes!" the three answered in unison.
After watching Kakashi leave quickly, the three members of Team 7 exchanged glances before pushing open the door and entering the classroom again.
Back in the examination room, they tried to suppress their excitement and stood in an open space as if nothing had happened.
Naruto's gaze still wandered involuntarily through the crowd. He searched again, unwilling to give up, but still couldn't find any familiar red-haired figure.
On the other side of the classroom, a red-haired boy carrying a huge gourd on his back was quite eye-catching.
He sat alone against the wall, arms crossed, head bowed, saying nothing.
In the dim light, one could only vaguely see the strange word "love" etched on his forehead, and a pair of pale dark green pupils coldly scanning the entire scene.
He exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, and his face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Sasuke, noticing Naruto's constant looking around, asked, "Are you looking for that red-haired girl?"
Naruto shook his head, his face serious. "Sasuke, you said that guy also has red hair, could he also be from the Uzumaki clan?"
As he spoke, he gestured towards the red-haired boy with his lip.
Sasuke and Sakura followed Naruto's gaze.
Sasuke: ...
Sakura:
Sakura, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and gave Naruto a loud flick on the forehead.
"Are you an idiot? You came to the exam and didn't even gather any information about the other candidates? I can understand if you don't know anything else, but that's the son of the Kazekage of Sunagakure! — Gaara!"
Naruto, clutching his throbbing forehead, pouted and muttered, "So what if he's the Kazekage's son? — Hmph!"
"I'm the Hokage's son, you know."
This muttered sound was extremely low, drowned out by the rising and falling discussions among the test takers.
Sakura and Sasuke didn't hear clearly, and assumed that Naruto was just muttering to himself in a huff.
Just as the three students from Class 7 were quietly bickering, a loud shout suddenly came from the front row: "What are you rookies yelling about! Quiet down, you're killing me!"
Naruto looked in the direction of the sound and saw several ninjas wearing Amegakure headbands standing at the front of the classroom, who were impatiently yelling at him.
Their eyes were sinister, and they were arrogant and domineering; they were clearly not to be trifled with.
The classroom immediately quieted down after the Rain Village examinee shouted at them.
Naruto was furious at being scolded and almost retorted on the spot. Fortunately, he remembered Kakashi's instructions to be cautious and low-key, so he could only suppress his anger, stand there with his fists clenched, his face full of resentment and dissatisfaction.
"You guys are freshmen, right? The Chunin Exams aren't a spring outing."
A casual, teasing voice suddenly rang out behind Naruto and his friends.
Naruto was startled and turned around. A gray-haired young man wearing glasses was standing not far behind them, his hands in his pockets.
She looked over with a smile.
Sasuke frowned. This guy actually came to them on his own initiative. Why?
The gray-haired youth was none other than Yakushi Kabuto.
As Kabuto spoke, he sized up Sasuke. "Is this the person Lord Orochimaru has taken a liking to?"
He does have a bit of an imposing presence, but there's no need for me to specifically gather information about him; he's just a recent graduate.
Kabuto Yakushi smiled, looking relaxed. These were just a few newly graduated genin; he could easily handle them.
He smiled warmly and said, "Gentlemen, it's understandable to be nervous taking the exam for the first time. Would you like me, as a senior, to give you some information about the other candidates?"
Naruto's eyes lit up, but he immediately interrupted her: "Really? You have information on other people?"
He smiled and took out a set of ninja identification cards from his ninja tool bag, patting them lightly in his hand: "Of course. I'm a veteran who's taken the test several times already, so I have some experience in intelligence gathering."
As he spoke, he pointed to the Amegakure ninjas who had just reprimanded everyone, winked and smiled, "For example, those few Amegakure guys, many of you here may not know their background, but coincidentally, I have detailed information about them here."
Before he could finish speaking, a figure appeared in front of him with a thud.
"unnecessary."
Sasuke had already stepped forward, blocking Naruto and Kabuto's path.
His dark eyes were icy cold.
"We have no interest in your intelligence. You can get lost."
The smile on Dou's face froze.
He was clearly not expected to be interrupted so rudely. He paused for a moment, but still persisted, "Don't you want to know about the others—"
Sasuke ignored them, turned around, grabbed Naruto and Sakura's arms, and walked away, saying, "Let's go, don't pay attention to him."
"Talk? Sasuke, what are you doing?!" Naruto was pulled back a mile, looking around in confusion. "Didn't he say he had a lot of useful information?"
"Idiot!" Sasuke hissed, his feet never stopping. "This guy came up to me like that, he definitely has ulterior motives!"
"what?"
Sasuke snorted and nodded firmly.
He assured that he was absolutely not holding a grudge because Dou almost sent him to heaven with an explosive tag in his dream!
Kabuto was left standing there, his hand holding the card awkwardly frozen in mid-air, his expression momentarily flustered.
He watched the three from Class 7 leave with a belly full of suspicion, wondering to himself: things were going so smoothly, why did they suddenly turn on each other?
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office building, in a high-rise office.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stood by the window, gazing in the direction of the Ninja Academy, and silently took a puff of his pipe.
Despite the swirling smoke, his brow remained furrowed, and his expression was grave.
Based on the timeline, the Chunin Exams should have already officially begun by now.
However, despite all the overt and covert patrols over this period of time, no unusual signs have been found.
This time, the dream was probably inaccurate.
There shouldn't be any problems with this exam.
Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a smoke ring, trying to relax.
However, the lingering unease in my heart did not completely dissipate.
Just then, with a soft whoosh, a dark figure suddenly appeared outside the window.
"Who goes there?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted slightly, and he turned around abruptly.
However, when he saw who it was, his expression relaxed. "Kakashi, it's you."
Kakashi's expression turned solemn: "Hokage-sama! We've made some progress regarding Orochimaru!"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback and sat bolt upright: "What? You really found it?"
Kakashi said no more, leaping into the house in a few bounds and pulling out detailed information from his ninja tool pouch: "Please take a look, Hokage!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly took them and looked down to see that they were three registration forms for the upcoming Chunin Exams.
The photo section contained pictures of Kabuto Yakushi, Misumi Tsurugi, and Akane, each wearing a Konoha headband.
The names and village affiliations listed are both "Konoha Village".