"Um... um... what's going on here? Why is Kabuto fighting Granny Tsunade?"
Naruto Uzumaki still hadn't figured out what had happened.
"You're too slow on the uptake, Naruto. That's why you can't beat Sasuke."
Kabuto spoke flatly. Even now, Naruto was still asking questions like that.
In the end, he's just a kid who doesn't understand anything!
"Take a good look at his forehead protector. This guy works for Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya's face was pale, and his body still hadn't recovered from the drug's effects.
On top of that, Tsunade's shove earlier had left him feeling even worse.
"That's right. I'm a spy from Otogakure."
With things having come this far, there was no point in hiding it anymore. Kabuto openly admitted his identity.
"You're lying, right, Kabuto...? During the Chunin Ninja Exams, you taught me so much. You even saved me!"
Naruto Uzumaki still couldn't believe Kabuto was a spy from Otogakure. Back then, he had seemed like such a cheerful, kind older brother!
"During the Chunin Ninja Exams, you say?"
Kabuto gave a sinister smile.
"I only wanted to gather information on you. And after gathering information on you, I realized..."
Kabuto paused before continuing.
"You have no talent as a ninja at all. You're nothing like Sasuke!"
"You..."
Naruto Uzumaki's pupils contracted, and his body began to tremble.
Kabuto's words had undoubtedly struck Naruto Uzumaki's sore spot.
Those words left Naruto angry, sad, and helpless, because Kabuto was right.
As things stood, he really couldn't measure up to Sasuke.
Noticing the change in Naruto Uzumaki's emotions, Kabuto grew even more arrogant.
"I certainly look forward to seeing the monster hidden inside you, but with the legendary Sannin standing right in front of me, you're hardly worth mentioning.
Right now, you're nothing more than a little bug. Get too