After Genma Shiranui explained some of the things Genma Team needed to keep in mind during the Chunin Ninja Exams, Genma led the three of them to the Hokage Building.
Genma gathered the profiles of the candidates who would be sent from various countries to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams, so they could familiarize themselves with them in advance.
It took Genma Team about a day to get a preliminary understanding of the candidates who would soon be coming to Konoha to take the exams.
Kamizuki paid particular attention to the candidates from Otogakure, because he knew Orochimaru would be hiding among them, sneaking into Konoha to cause trouble.
He also paid attention to the people from Sunagakure. Kamizuki knew that they had been manipulated by the Fourth Kazekage—who was really Orochimaru in disguise—and had become Otogakure's allies. They would use the Chunin Ninja Exams as an opportunity to attack Konoha.
Of all the candidates from Sunagakure, the one Kamizuki cared about most was Gaara, the son of Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage.
When Kamizuki had first seen Gaara in the anime in his previous life, he'd thought the kid was pretty annoying. He was always so cold and arrogant, loved showing off, and had a nasty temper. The way he was always trying to kill people made him especially unlikeable.
But as he watched more of the story, Kamizuki gradually changed his opinion of the kid known as "Gaara of the Sand Waterfall."
Once he learned about Gaara's childhood, he understood how hard it must have been for a child to discover that his father had sealed a monster inside him when he was very young. He'd had to live in fear that the monster might break free one day and devour him.
The Fourth Kazekage had arrogantly