"Oh? You even know their names? Then this will be quick," Kabuto said with a light smile upon hearing this. He quickly searched and soon produced three cards, saying he had found them.
"Let me see," Sasuke said somewhat impatiently.
"First, Rock Lee. He's one year older than you. Mission experience: 20 D-Rank, 11 C-Rank. Jonin Instructor is Might Guy. His Taijutsu has shown abnormal improvement this year, but he's completely lacking in other areas."
"Last year, he gained attention as a highly capable Genin, but he didn't participate in the Chunin Exams. Like you, this is his first time taking the exam. His team members are Tenten and Hyuga Neji," Kabuto said seriously.
"Next, Nara Takeru. Age sixteen. Mission experience: 10 D-Rank, 5 C-Rank. Jonin Instructor is Mizushima Kazuya. It's worth noting that although he's a Ninja, he seems completely unable to use Chakra!"
"So even though he's from the Nara Clan, he isn't very well-regarded. This is also his first time taking the exam. His team companions are Tainaka Ritsu and Hirasawa Ui," Kabuto stated directly.
"What? Completely unable to use Chakra?!" Hearing Kabuto's words, the group was instantly stunned.
"Then how could he possibly become a Ninja?!" Sasuke and the others looked at Kabuto with disbelief.
"About that, I'm not sure either. I don't know why you noticed him. He shouldn't pose any threat," Kabuto replied indifferently.
Hearing Kabuto's words, Sasuke frowned. Although he had only seen Takeru a few times briefly, he always felt Takeru wasn't simple.
"Last one is Gaara. Mission experience: D-Rank unknown, 8 C-Rank, 1 B-Rank. He's already completed a B-Rank mission as a Genin? Since he's a Ninja from another country and a rookie, there's no more information. But it seems he returned completely unharmed from all his missions," Kabuto said, his eyes shifting slightly.
"A Genin completing a B-Rank mission, and unharmed at that?" Hearing this, even Shikamaru was somewhat moved.
Afterwards, Kabuto further revealed that those gathered here were elite Genin dispatched by allied Ninja Villages, surprising Naruto and the others even more. Hinata even showed a trace of timidity.
Hearing Kabuto's words, Naruto's whole body began to tremble. Just as Sakura thought Naruto was trembling nervously and was about to comfort him, Naruto's blood rushed to his head, and he shouted loudly.
"I am Uzumaki Naruto! I won't lose to any of you! Got it?!" Pointing at the numerous examinees, Naruto declared with high spirits.
Naruto's actions made Ino and Sakura somewhat frantic. As for Sasuke and Kakashi at the door, they showed happy smiles.
"That guy is the one from that time," Kankuro recalled upon seeing Naruto.
"The weaker the dog, the louder it barks," Temari commented with a light sneer.
"Idiot," Tenten complained toward the hot-blooded Naruto.
"Quite imposing. It seems the lesson we gave them wasn't enough, Lee," Neji said calmly to Lee beside him.
Naruto's actions undoubtedly made the vast majority of people remember him thoroughly, and they showed hostility.
Regarding this situation, Takeru just shook his head lightly and watched the development calmly.
Among them, the most impulsive were the Otogakure Trio. As Orochimaru's pawns, they didn't recognize the high-level spy Kabuto by Orochimaru's side at all.
Therefore, they were furious about Kabuto earlier saying Otogakure was a small Ninja Village.
The three quickly moved through the crowd, heading straight for Kabuto and the others' location. Sakura and the others, who were scolding Naruto, were unaware of the approaching danger. Only Kabuto had noticed something was wrong long ago and was carefully observing the trio's every move with his peripheral vision.
Finally, Zaku stamped forcefully on a desk in front of him, and the shuriken in his hand shot accurately towards Kabuto. Kabuto reacted swiftly, quickly dodging the shuriken attack with a backward leap.
Then, Dosu's attack quickly arrived in front of Kabuto's face… a heavy punch aimed directly at his face. But Kabuto was no pushover. He reacted quickly, leaning back to avoid the punch's range.
"Speed I can see through!" On Sasuke's side, noticing Dosu's movements, he revealed a confident smile.
And Kabuto also showed a faint smile. But the smile didn't last a few seconds before his glasses shattered.
"I see, it's that kind of attack," Kabuto said, momentarily stunned after his glasses broke, then quickly reacted and raised a confident smile again.
"What happened? He should have dodged it. Why did the glasses..." Sasuke beside him looked at the scene in confusion.
"Maybe it brushed the tip of his nose?" Shikamaru said suspiciously.
"No, that person's body didn't touch that guy. But there was an attack resembling sound waves that hit that guy," Ui in the distance whispered directly.
With her Observation Haki activated, she naturally observed very carefully, able to precisely capture even attacks like sound waves.
And the sound wave attack didn't just shatter Kabuto's glasses… it quickly passed through his ears, rapidly attacking his inner ear.
Afterwards, the previously composed Kabuto's consciousness seemed to blur for a moment. He suddenly knelt down and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing Kabuto's action, Takeru narrowed his eyes. Because through Observation Haki, Takeru could still clearly sense that Kabuto had indeed suffered some injury, but it wasn't enough to make him kneel and vomit blood.
"Kabuto-senpai!"
"Hey, Kabuto-senpai, are you okay?!" Seeing Kabuto in pain, Naruto and Sakura hurried over to help him up.
The people around also looked at the Otogakure Trio in surprise, not expecting them to be not simple.
'What's this? Not so impressive. He's supposedly a veteran who's taken the exam for 4 years.' Dosu thought calmly, looking at Kabuto.
"Write clearly on your cards: Three Otogakure's Ninjas confirmed to become Chunin," Dosu declared confidently to Kabuto.
'Kabuto should have seen the attack clearly. Why is he still vomiting blood?' On Sasuke's side, he looked gravely at the scene before him.
"Quiet down, you trash!" Just as the atmosphere was tense, a large amount of smoke suddenly appeared at the front of the classroom. When the smoke cleared, over ten Ninjas stood there.
Takeru had very clearly sensed their rapid arrival and naturally showed no surprise, apart from the fact that the leader looked particularly fierce and menacing.
"Sorry for the wait. I am the proctor for the first stage of the Chunin Exams, Morino Ibiki," The leader introduced himself calmly.
"Ninjas from Otogakure, don't cause trouble before the exam. Do you want to be disqualified immediately?" Ibiki then warned Dosu and the others.
"Sorry, because it's our first exam, we got a bit too excited and accidentally..." Hearing his words, Dosu, considering the mission Orochimaru assigned, calmly apologized.
"Forget it. This is also a good opportunity. Let me make this clear first: No unauthorized combat without the proctor's permission. Even if permitted by the proctor, actions intending to take the opponent's life are prohibited. Any fools who dare defy me will be immediately disqualified!" Ibiki stated bluntly, simultaneously unleashing his aura to intimidate everyone.
Unfortunately, his aura pressure was completely useless against some of the examinees present.
"What's this? This exam feels really simple," Zaku showed a look of complete indifference.
"Now then, we will begin the first stage of the Chunin Exams. Submit your application forms. At the same time, receive this number plate. Sit according to your number in order. Then, I will hand out the written test questionnaires," Ibiki quickly explained.
"Written test... questionnaire... questionnaire?" Hearing Ibiki's words, Naruto didn't react for a moment. After pondering for a while, his eyes widened. "A written test?!"
Ui and Ritsu were also stunned. They hadn't studied the knowledge of the Ninja World at all. How could they possibly know the answers to such a test?
However, although they didn't know, they weren't worried. If they didn't know, they just needed someone in the classroom who did...
Subsequently, Takeru and the others were quickly separated. Takeru was seated right in the front row, with two completely unknown extra Ninja beside him.