i am kimimaro

"Damn it, another annoying brat! I'll take care of you too!" Sasuke suddenly attacked, making Kankuro's face even uglier. He was ready for a big fight.

But just then, a figure appeared behind Sasuke.

It was Gaara.

"Enough, Kankuro. If you mess around again, I'll kill you!"

His tone was cold, his killing intent unconcealed.

Kankuro's back went cold, and his anger vanished instantly.

Sasuke looked behind him in shock.

He hadn't sensed Gaara at all before he spoke.

So strong!

Gaara looked younger than him, yet he could conceal his presence to this extent.

If they were in a fight, Sasuke would already be seriously injured.

"I... Gaara, they started it..."

"Enough!"

Gaara glanced at Kankuro.

"Haven't you been embarrassed enough?"

Kankuro immediately fell silent.

Gaara turned into sand and disappeared behind Sasuke, reappearing beside Kankuro and Temari.

Sand Body Flicker Technique!

This move amazed Sasuke and Naruto, who hadn't seen much of the world.

They had only seen ninjas of Kakashi's level use similar techniques.

This boy could do it too?

Gaara's gaze swept over Kimimaro and Sasuke, then he decided to leave with Temari and Kankuro.

"Let's go."

Temari and Kankuro obediently followed.

It was hard to believe they were siblings.

"How can they just leave like that? We haven't settled the score yet."

Naruto said, about to charge again, but Kimimaro stopped him.

"Naruto, they're probably like me, invited to the Chunin Exams. If you attack them now, win or lose, it won't do you any good. If you really want to fight, there will be plenty of opportunities during the Chunin Exams."

"Chunin Exams?"

Sasuke frowned, clearly unaware of this.

"Sasuke, you don't know about the Chunin Exams? Kakashi-sensei must have forgotten to tell us. He's always forgetful. Let's go find Sakura, and then we'll go find Kakashi-sensei."

Sasuke was naturally interested in the Chunin Exams, so he didn't refuse Naruto. He looked at Kimimaro first. "Are you here for the Chunin Exams too?"

"Yes. I think becoming a Chunin is a goal every Genin wants to achieve."

"Good. I regret not being able to fight you last time. This time, I hope we can settle the score."

A look of anticipation appeared on Sasuke's cold face.

His crimson Sharingan with two tomoe appeared, meeting Kimimaro's gaze.

"I'll be waiting."

Kimimaro smiled faintly.

Sasuke was indeed a level stronger than the last time they met.

Once a Kekkei Genkai is activated, one's strength will increase dramatically in a short time.

Ordinary Kekkei Genkai can only be awakened once, but the Sharingan can be awakened multiple times.

Single tomoe, double tomoe, three tomoe, Mangekyo Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, each stage is a huge improvement.

Sasuke had adapted to the power of the double tomoe, and now he could even fight a Chunin and had a chance of winning.

Sparks flew between the two, while Naruto was concerned about Konohamaru.

"Konohamaru, are you hurt?"

Konohamaru shook his head repeatedly.

"No, thanks to Naruto-nii-chan coming in time, otherwise, I would have been in trouble. That nasty guy, I just bumped into him accidentally, and I fell down. He was fine, but he still wanted to hit me."

Konohamaru was clearly dissatisfied.

"He did it on purpose."

Kimimaro said, and both Konohamaru and Naruto looked at him.

"Kimimaro, are you saying that the strangely dressed guy deliberately targeted Konohamaru?"

"Yes. He was deliberately looking for trouble, wanting to test your strength, or more accurately, the strength of Konoha leaf Genin. Targeting Konohamaru was just an excuse."

Hearing this, Sasuke understood.

The logic was simple: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

"What a malicious guy."

"This Chunin Exam involves six ninja villages. In the eyes of Suna, the biggest opponent is Konoha's Genin, so such a probe is not surprising."

"Humph! Damn bastard! Next time we meet, I'll teach him a lesson!"

Naruto clenched his fists and made a vow.

"Naruto-nii-chan, you will definitely win this Chunin Exam! I believe in you!"

Konohamaru had full confidence in Naruto.

"Hehe, I think so too."

Naruto waved his hand, equally confident.

His recent training had made him feel stronger.

If he could become a Chunin, he would be one step closer to becoming Hokage.

Naruto found Sasuke, and the two planned to go find Sakura together. Konohamaru went home first.

Kimimaro wasn't interested in what happened next, so he made an excuse and left first.

While wandering around the village, he saw many young ninjas from other villages.

These people were probably here for the Chunin Exams.

But he didn't have any impression of most of them. They were probably the cannon fodder ninjas who would be eliminated in the first round.

As he walked, Kimimaro came across a large mansion with a plaque that read "Hyuga."

An ancient aura emanated from it.

"So this is where the Hyuga clan lives?"

Kimimaro's green eyes narrowed slightly, and then he coughed a few times.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Bright red flowers bloomed again on his right hand.

Looking at the blood in his hand, Kimimaro was already used to it.

Compared to before, his body was getting worse and worse.

He coughed up blood more often than before.

He looked up again at the Hyuga clan's base, with a hint of longing in his eyes, but it quickly faded.

It would be very conspicuous for a ninja from another village to pay so much attention to the Hyuga's location.

If the ANBU found out, it would be troublesome.

Kimimaro could sense that the ANBU were everywhere in Konoha.

Allowing so many ninjas from other villages to enter their territory, Konoha naturally had to take corresponding measures.

After all, the invisible war between villages had never stopped.

So Kimimaro just glanced at it and left.

He was now just looking forward to the Chunin Exams starting soon so that he could carry out his plan.

As he was leaving the Hyuga clan's area, Kimimaro happened to see a girl walking towards him from not far away.

Their eyes met, and Kimimaro didn't look away, but the girl shyly lowered her head.

Obviously, she wasn't good at making eye contact with strangers.

This girl was Hinata Hyuga.

Kimimaro smiled faintly, didn't say anything, and didn't look at Hinata again, just walked straight past her.

The two passed each other, and the distance between them grew.

Seeing his retreating figure, Hinata breathed a sigh of relief.

"That person is so strange."

(End of Chapter)