Having guessed as much, Yang Hao knew Sasori could not have killed the Third Kazekage head-on.
After all, he was hailed as the strongest Kazekage in history, especially in an environment like the desert.
But Sasori was a puppeteer, and poison was what he excelled at most. He had definitely poisoned the Third Kazekage, and it should be happening soon.
It seemed there would be greater benefits in saving the Third Kazekage.
He quickly reached a decision. At this stage, what he most needed to do was foil Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan and prevent Namikaze Minato from gaining prestige and military merit in the war.
For that, he needed a powerful Sunagakure. Sunagakure with the Third Kazekage was undoubtedly at its strongest, so he could not allow Sasori to succeed.
There was one question now. Stopping Sasori would be easy—he only needed to tip someone off. The question was whether he should warn Chiyo or the Third Kazekage.
I'll ask Xia what she thinks after I return.
Yang Hao did not make a decision right away. It would be better to discuss this with Hyuga Xia. After all, she had stayed in Sunagakure for so long and understood the situation here better.
Putting the matter aside, Yang Hao turned his gaze toward the other examinees.
Only Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village had accepted the invitation to participate in this Chunin Exam. Konoha had sent only him, but the Hidden Mist Village had sent quite a few—thirty in total.
Shark Face... is that Konoha's number-one honest man?
The first person he singled out was the shark-faced youth. His chakra was immense, reminding Yang Hao of Kisame Hoshigaki, one of Akatsuki's future star members.
Other than that particularly distinctive one, the rest had no obvious traits.
This was, after all,