The Most Vicious Revenge! Who Is Kabuto? No Such Person Exists!

Naruto didn't reply; only the soft patter of the shower filled the apartment.

The bathroom was filled with smoke, and warm light streamed down from the ceiling like threads. Hot water splashed onto Naruto, creating even more white smoke, and the room was warm and cozy.

Temari leaned against the glass bathroom door, her expression showing some unease. The apartment's living room was dark and felt somewhat cold.

She felt a little flustered, clutching the thick hem of her skirt, unsure of what to say. Delivering intelligence was clearly a good thing, and Temari knew how important this information was to the Land of Wind.

But then, the White Zetsu retreated, Kabuto was also defeated. Everything happened so suddenly, catching everyone off guard and even seeming a bit strange.

It's not too surprising that a good thing turned into a bad thing. But Temari in the middle, which was inevitably difficult. Just thinking about the undisguised suspicion and vigilance of the Sand at the meeting gave her a headache.

With a click, Naruto stepped out of the bathroom and glanced at Temari.

"You haven't left yet?"

"I"

She wanted to stay and explain, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to explain.

He walked towards the sofa and dried his wet hair with a towel. As he sat down, he asked, seemingly casually.

"Or are you keeping an eye on me for them?"

"No! I didn't!" Temari hurriedly denied, waving her hands repeatedly. "I just..."

She stammered for a long time, unsure of what to say. What could she possibly say? Should she express her opinion? But she couldn't represent the attitude of Sand, nor could she.

The Kazekage is Gaara; he has high-ranking officials and mentors around him, so he doesn't need her meddling. Besides, business is business, and personal matters are personal matters; they shouldn't be mixed up.

"If there's nothing else, leave. Don't stay here." Naruto's tone was somewhat cold. He dried his head with a towel, and before his hair was even dry, he leaned back on the sofa and slowly closed his eyes.

Temari was even more at a loss. Hearing this, she felt wronged, but dared not say anything. She could only stand there blankly, not daring to utter a sound.

Naruto ignored her and rested on his own, as if he had already fallen asleep.

He was already quite tired, and had already ignored Temari who was standing there; his mind was filled with thoughts of Kabuto's defeat. He wasn't trying to guess Kabuto's intentions, but rather plotting.

The unexpected situation did not catch him off guard, because no matter what Kabuto did, it would not affect Naruto's plan.

Suddenly, he remembered Kabuto's crazed face and his so-called "identity." Kabuto was like a fire, burning ever brighter.

Eventually, this fire will engulf the entire Shinobi World, making everyone see him and fear him. By then, Kabuto will have achieved his goal.

However, Naruto would never let him have his way. Kabuto wanted recognition and for everyone in the Shinobi World to know that he was much stronger than Orochimaru.

Then let's do the opposite, blur everyone's memory, and confuse the public.

Months earlier, Naruto had killed Obito, erasing all traces of Obito Uchiha's existence. With that, the meaning of Obito Uchiha's twenty years of effort vanished.

At that time, Naruto was able to succeed largely because Obito Uchiha was used to wearing a mask. With so many masks on, naturally no one knew who he really was.

Kabuto is different. He simply keeps a low profile, but he never hides his face or even his identity. Before long, the people of the Five Great Nations will all know that Kabuto is the mastermind behind the creation of White Zetsu.

If Naruto wants to profit from this while also taking the opportunity to kick Kabuto while he's down, it won't be an easy task.

After thinking it over and over, Naruto suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered Shimura Danzō with grass that was three feet high.

How did Kabuto Danzo then? He prevented Nonō from meeting Kabuto, and only let Nonō know about Kabuto's growth through photos.

That old man was incredibly cunning, subtly switching Kabuto's photos. Children change a lot as they grow, so Nonō didn't suspect anything.

Over time, the Kabuto in Nonō's eyes was miraculously Danzo into someone else. Even when the grown-up Kabuto stood in front of Nonō, she couldn't recognize him.

They switched the beams and pillars without anyone noticing.

Six years ago, when Naruto used his Talk no Jutsu on Kabuto, he didn't think much of it, only remarking that Danzo was a bit of a rascal. Now, thinking back, Danzo was actually quite a genius.

Naruto could easily use this method now; switching things out isn't actually that difficult, the key is to seize the right moment. Just like when Danzo switched Kabuto's photo, the switch was done subtly and gradually.

The current situation is somewhat similar to the one when Danzo switched the photos back then. A small number of people in the Land of Water and the Land of Wind know that Kabuto is the mastermind behind it all.

To be precise, this small group of people accepted that Kabuto was the mastermind behind the creation and control of the White Zetsu. A direct, subjective consciousness arose in their minds: the enemy was Kabuto.

Have they ever seen Kabuto? Only a tiny minority. Do they know anything about Kabuto? Even less. They only know his name, his features, and a general appearance.

Perhaps it wears a cloak or something similar, and has snake-like eyes. Its face is covered in white scales, and it has a tail behind it—these are its most prominent features.

Orochimaru has now disappeared, and those who are familiar with Kabuto can be counted on one hand. Naruto is one of them, and even knows his subordinate better than Orochimaru does.

So, first of all, the prerequisites have been met.

To most people in the Shinobi World, Kabuto is a rather mysterious figure. All speculation about Kabuto can only be based on the analysis of his behavior.

Assuming the information gets out, most people will only know that Kabuto is a jerk and that the fighting outside is all Kabuto.

Clearly, this aligns with what Kabuto wanted.

Making a name for himself in the Shinobi World, even a bad one, will at least attract more people to investigate him. They'll then discover that Kabuto was originally Orochimaru's subordinate, and is now even more troublesome than Orochimaru.

If Kabuto before he turned into a snake was merely Orochimaru's shadow, a vassal who could only hide in the shadows and was an insignificant character unworthy of having an identity.

So what he wanted to do was attack the Shinobi World, using his infamy as a starting point. He wanted those who wanted to kill him to actively seek out his past, understand him, and thus deduce an "identity" for him!

Kabuto!

Naruto won't let him have his way, and he certainly won't allow the aforementioned conditions to occur. Therefore, he only has a limited amount of time left; he must act before Kabuto releases his Edo Tensei Army.

As for how to do it, the method is very simple.

After all, Danzo had already set a good example for him, and Naruto only needed to follow suit.

Since Danzo could take advantage of the fact that Nonō was unable to meet Kabuto and that her impression of Kabuto was only from when she was a boy, he used this to his advantage.

Naruto could then take advantage of the fact that the ninjas didn't know much about Kabuto, and that their information about Kabuto, and Orochimaru's subordinate.

Thus, we return to the question we started with.

Who is Kabuto?

Answer: No such person found!

Naruto could be, Yugito Nii could be, and Yakumo Kurama could be Kabuto. In other words, Kabuto is just a name.

You can be, and so can I; we are all Kabuto.

If ten Kabuto simultaneously appeared in the Shinobi World tomorrow, then the name Kabuto would become just a code name. A plain, somewhat silly code name, like those of the Akatsuki Organization and Team Hawk Team.

If you were to ask any person in Konohagakure, "Naruto Uzumaki?"

They might give different answers, such as a fox spirit, a monster, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a disciple with a bad personality, a greedy scumbag, or a king who skips out on his bill.

But it is these traces, bit by bit, that accumulate and give the name Naruto Uzumaki its uniqueness, even if he changes his face, he is still Naruto Uzumaki.

But what about Kabuto?

He was an orphan in his youth, without parents, and joined the Root at a young age, operating as a spy with a thousand faces on the battlefield. He infiltrated, assassinated, and gathered intelligence under an assumed name.

Countless identities, countless faces, countless personalities. One second he can be a melancholic Genin from Sand, the next he can be an ordinary villager from Hidden Mist.

Apart from Nonō, no one remembers his past. Unfortunately, Nonō is dead, Danzo is dead, Orochimaru is missing, and Kabuto's past is a blank.

He wanted an "identity" so the Shinobi World would recognize his existence. Naruto, however, was determined to erase his existence, forcing him back to his previous, fabricated life!

To achieve his goal, Kabuto needs to give himself a past, to commit evil and start a world-destroying war to find an anchor point and prove his existence.

On the other hand, if Naruto wanted to destroy Kabuto's hard work, all he needed to do was keep injecting more and more nonsensical information into the name Kabuto.

Kabuto ran naked through the streets of the Capital City of the Land of Fire, attacked Kabuto, helped Kabuto old lady cross the road, Kabuto Sunagakure whole pig in three bites.

When the above information appears frequently within the same time period, the name Kabuto becomes confusing. When the amount of complex information reaches a certain level, the character of Kabuto becomes blurred.

At that time, no matter what Kabuto did, he was just one among millions of Kabuto. It's just starting a war, anyone can do that.

The water became murky, giving Naruto an opportunity to profit. Under those circumstances, erasing Kabuto's existence wouldn't be too difficult; perhaps by gradually changing his name.

If the statements are vague, with hundreds of different Kabuto reading the medicine, whose intelligence would bother to research the enemy's specific name?

What kind of medicine bag? What kind of pharmacist?

Does it matter? No, it doesn't matter. When the war comes to an end, the intelligence agencies of the Five Great Nations meet up. Hmm, what was that guy's name again? Sea Bull?

Ah yes, that's him!

Having figured all this out, Naruto slowly opened his eyes, and the fatigue in his body suddenly eased.

He suddenly turned his head and was slightly taken aback, finding Temari still standing there, head down, seemingly unmoved. She hadn't listened to him when he told her to leave, nor had she made any other move.

"Cough cough."

"Huh? You're awake?"

Am I asleep?

"I don't know." Temari suddenly became very embarrassed, turning her head away and not daring to look at Naruto. "I don't think so. I just saw you frowning."

"Didn't I tell you to go back and rest?" Naruto asked.

"I don't want to go back," she said softly. After a pause, she realized that Naruto hadn't responded, so she nervously added, "Please don't send me away, okay? I'll be good."

Upon hearing this, Naruto rubbed his temples, looking at her with a sudden headache.

No matter what this person says, everything is fine. I shouldn't have been so impulsive as to scare people in the first place. It was my first time being a ninja, and I was afraid of being bullied in the Shinobi World, so I acted a little fierce.

Who knew that while he scared people, he ended up blaming them?

Actually, Temari is quite good-looking. She's grown up a bit in recent years, and her face looks thinner, which is actually more attractive. Her figure is also slim where it should be slim and curvy where it should be curvy.

But every time Naruto saw her nervous expression, as if Temari would drop her pearl if she said another word, he couldn't help but feel a headache Naruto.

He dislikes trouble, especially troublesome things and people.

In Naruto's eyes, Temari's fetish is a nuisance. It's one thing to have a moment of pleasure, but what if he has to take responsibility if she tries to kill herself later?

Taking responsibility is fine, but marriage is not.

He had refused many times, and for the past six years he had avoided coming to Sunagakure whenever possible. When he encountered Sunagakure, he would speak to Temari normally.

Those thoughts still occasionally cross my mind, but the thought of the uncertainty makes me give up. There's no need to cause trouble and end up unpleasant.

"I didn't mean to send you away. You can really go back and rest now," Naruto said, taking a deep breath. "I won't blame you for Sand's decision. It has nothing to do with you."

"You're just trying to get rid of me, and that has nothing to do with me." Temari down, her voice a little hoarse.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly took a few steps forward and quickly moved closer to him.

Don't you like me?

Temari up, her eyes brimming with tears, threatening to spill over at any moment. Her voice became unusually aggrieved, breaking into a sob as she spoke.

"You have no idea how much I like you. You always avoid me, and I know all of this! If you treat others the same way, then I won't say anything."

"Can--!"

With that single word, Temari was on the verge of emotional collapse, like the prelude to a storm. Her eyes relaxed, and tears streamed down her face.

Her entire face was soaked with tears, and even her emotional sobs were suppressed.

"You only do this to me! Waaaaaah!!!"

After crying for a while, Temari was exhausted and squatted on the ground, sobbing. She sniffled and said between sobs, sounding aggrieved.

"I don't know why you hate me so much. I didn't do anything. I did everything you asked me to do."

"You're kicking me out! Waaah! Why are you kicking me out? I can do anything!"

From the Temari broke down to when she squatted on the ground crying and talking, Naruto remained seated on the sofa, watching quietly without getting up or saying a word.

He knew that if he ignored Temari after she finished crying this time, or said something harsh, she might be able to let it go next time, but then she wouldn't be him anymore.

With a slight sigh, Naruto got up, walked over to her, and picked Temari up in his arms.