Yakushi Kabuto
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| Yakushi Kabuto is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto.
BackgroundKabuto's origins largely remains a mystery, but his background in Konoha was explained by Mitarashi Anko. He was raised by a Jōnin member of the Konoha Medical Unit Squad, who found him at the battle of Kikyō Pass when he was still a little boy. He was the only survivor of the battle and was found lying with the bodies of the enemy all around him. At some point, he was recruited by the Akatsuki member Sasori (now deceased) and sent to spy on Orochimaru. Orochimaru freed him from Sasori's hypnosis, and has since made Kabuto his right hand man. This is mainly because of Kabuto's unique ability to reactivate dead cells and grow new ones.Orochimaru had Kabuto play an untalented ninja within Konohagakure, with Kabuto continuously failing the Chūnin exams in order to gain information on ninja from every hidden village that participated. Uchiha Sasuke was of particular interest because of Orochimaru's ambitions in regards to him. He was partnered with Akadō Yoroi and Tsurugi Misumi, who were also spies for Orochimaru. Although officially a Genin-level ninja (now a missing-nin), Orochimaru rates Kabuto as being capable of matching even Hatake Kakashi in battle. During his fight with Tsunade, she commented that Kabuto's sense of jutsu and sharpness surpassed her own, even in her prime. She also comments that there's more to him than meets the eye. Chūnin Exam arcDuring the Chūnin exams in which Team 7 participated, Kabuto befriended and assisted them, though he only did so to collect information. During their battle with a group of Rain Genin, Kabuto showed a mysterious ability. After being attacked by Oboro and having his glasses knocked off, his eyes became blood shot and red. Bloodlust was also evident in his expression. Naruto's attack on the Rain Genin stopped Kabuto from revealing the purpose of his altered eyes. After purposefully quitting, Kabuto implies that his red eye state could be dangerous. "Bad blood may start boiling again." - Translated Japanese version After the preliminaries ended and Sasuke was hospitalized, Orochimaru orders Kabuto to kidnap Sasuke. Before Kabuto leaves, Orochimaru reminded Kabuto that the only way he could stop him was to kill Sasuke. Kabuto almost takes this advice, as he is seen holding a kunai to Sasuke's throat, but was interrupted by Hatake Kakashi. LoyaltyDespite his past as an Atasuki spy, Kabuto has so far been loyal to Orochimaru, declaring himself a convert to Orochimaru's "glorious way of seeing things." Kabuto supervises many of Orochimaru's most important projects, as well as acting as his all-around medic and right-hand man. Yet, despite this loyalty, he often tends to act independently from Orochimaru's purposes, such as when he gave information about Orochimaru's lair or attempted to kill Sasuke instead of kidnapping him. Because of his complex nature and tendency to do good things (healing Hinata at the Chūnin exam, offering to heal Sakura after she was injured by a four-tailed Kyūbi Naruto), Kabuto may possibly be the most mysterious character in the series. The series has hinted at him having an ulterior motive, which an amused Orochimaru seems to recognize but doesn't seem to mind. For the time being, Kabuto seems quite happy to serve Orochimaru in return for a steady supply of victims on which to conduct his research.Trivia
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