"Chuan, your senses are as sharp as ever." Kabuto Yakushi stepped out of the shadows and gently adjusted his glasses. Orochimaru had tasked him with observing Sasuke, but with ANBU following Sasuke, he dared not get too close.
While at school, he could only watch from a distance. But he would be graduating soon, so he would have to leave further observations to Lin Chuan and simply collect the results himself.
After entering the Ninja Academy, however, he had found a more interesting subject than Sasuke: Lin Chuan, who had left Root.
Once someone entered a place like Root, leaving should have been impossible. Only after following Lin Chuan for half a year had he discovered that Lin Chuan actually had a Jonin teacher. This teacher had close ties to Hiruzen Sarutobi, which was very likely the key to Lin Chuan's departure from Root.
"You're joking, senior. If you hadn't deliberately revealed yourself, I never would've noticed you," Lin Chuan replied helplessly. He really hadn't detected Kabuto Yakushi. This man was the king of spies, a spy within a spy. If Lin Chuan hadn't sensed danger, he wouldn't even have known Kabuto Yakushi was there.
The man had carried out countless undercover missions. How could a Root rookie like him possibly notice that he was being followed? As long as Kabuto Yakushi wanted to stay hidden, even a Jonin would struggle to detect him. Kakashi hadn't seen through his disguise during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
"Chuan, I'm not exaggerating when I say you're perceptive. I'm even starting to miss the days when we were roommates in Root." Kabuto Yakushi stopped at a safe distance rather than approaching Lin Chuan too closely.
"Here are half a year's observation logs. If you want the fifth-year logs, you'll have to trade a Chakra