i am kimimaro

Kimimaro had a good sleep last night, but just as he woke up, he heard someone knocking on the door.

"Boss, that gourd kid from Sunagakure is looking for you."

It was Suigetsu who opened the door. Seeing Gaara from Sunagakure at the door looking for Kimimaro, he felt a bit strange.

Kimimaro, however, wasn't surprised.

Gaara hadn't lost his memory, so it would be strange if he didn't come looking for him today.

"Yo, morning."

Kimimaro greeted him.

Gaara was not too happy with Suigetsu's way of addressing him, but surprisingly, he didn't lash out.

Speaking of which, Suigetsu really wasn't afraid of Gaara.

Most of Gaara's techniques were useless against Suigetsu.

Moreover, Suigetsu was also a water-style ninja, which Gaara found most troublesome.

"How did you do it last night?"

Gaara crossed his arms, his face indifferent even when asking a question.

"What? Want to learn?"

Kimimaro smirked.

Gaara remained silent.

For him now, asking someone for help was an impossible thing to do.

The atmosphere between the two was a bit strange. Suigetsu whispered to Jugo, "It's over, Jugo. The boss must have picked up the same bad habit as Orochimaru. Our team might get bigger and bigger, and then, maybe your position won't be secure."

Upon hearing this, Jugo's eyes showed a hint of seriousness.

Could it be that this gourd kid was looking for Kimimaro for the same reason as him?

Was the Kimimaro Cage going to turn into a large prison?

Was he going to have cellmates?

Jugo's emotions were a bit complicated for a while.

Just then, Kankuro and Temari also arrived.

Seeing his older brother and sister, Gaara found it even harder to speak.

So, he turned and left.

"Leaving just like that?"

Faced with Kimimaro's "attempt to keep him", Gaara still didn't turn back.

Kankuro and Temari were even more confused, not knowing what had happened between the two, and could only leave with Gaara.

"What a character."

Kimimaro didn't mind. Even if Gaara really wanted to learn, he couldn't teach him.

"Boss, I think that gourd kid is a bit unhappy. In the next exam, he might go hard on us."

"Are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid of him. All his sand will be useless against me."

Suigetsu had seen Gaara's techniques, and he really wasn't afraid.

"Then it's fine. Train hard these two days and prepare for the next exam."

"Alright!"

Time quickly came to the fifth day.

This morning, Sakon, Tayuya, and Kin finally reached the tower.

However, they looked a bit disheveled.

The worst off was Sakon, whose right arm had been broken. It was currently bandaged, and his face was full of anger.

"Lord Kimimaro."

Tayuya knelt respectfully before Kimimaro.

"What happened to you guys? You look so battered. In this exam, was there someone who could make you suffer such a big loss?"

Kimimaro pretended to be surprised; of course, he knew what had happened.

"It was Sasuke Uchiha. Lord Orochimaru asked us to test Sasuke Uchiha's strength. We didn't expect him to adapt to the Cursed Seal's power so quickly. He broke Sakon's right arm in one move.

If his teammates hadn't stopped Sasuke Uchiha's rampage and awakened him in time, we would probably have been wiped out."

Tayuya recounted the scene, which was no different from what Kimimaro knew.

"I see. You've worked hard. Sakon, come here for a moment."

Sakon didn't know what Kimimaro was going to do, but he still walked over to him.

"Lord Kimimaro... ah!"

Before Sakon could finish, Kimimaro unwrapped Sakon's bandage, revealing his injured arm. Sakon gasped, the pain unbearable, and cried out.

Before he could react, Kimimaro used both hands to connect his broken bones, then swept over them with green chakra, and the wound on his right arm disappeared.

The pain vanished.

"Try it, can you move it?"

Sakon snapped out of his shock and immediately moved his right arm, finding that it had completely healed.

"It's healed?"

Sakon was both surprised and delighted.

Tayuya and Kin were also shocked to see this.

They didn't expect Kimimaro to heal Sakon's injury.

And he healed it instantly.

In their hearts, Kimimaro's image became even more profound and unfathomable.

"Your injury is not serious, I've taken care of it for you. It won't affect your performance for now. But it will still take two or three days to fully recover."

"Thank you, Lord Kimimaro!"

Sakon knelt very respectfully before Kimimaro, completely convinced.

"Go and rest. There are still a few tough battles ahead."

"Yes! Lord Kimimaro!"

The three retreated, and Kimimaro pondered.

The power of the Cursed Seal.

He was also very interested in this power.

However, Orochimaru's Cursed Seal had too many drawbacks, and he didn't want to get involved with it.

His own Cursed Seal research was stuck at the last step, and he couldn't count on it for now.

But in at most another year, he should be able to figure it out.

This kind of thing couldn't be rushed.

"These three are quite capable, especially Sakon and Tayuya. Although they are nominally genin, they have strength no less than chunin. It would be a pity if they all died in this Chunin Exam. If I need people to handle things in the future, they will come in handy."

These thoughts flashed through Kimimaro's mind, but he didn't dwell on them.

After all, these three were also Orochimaru's subordinates. It wouldn't be good for him to blatantly poach them.

Unlike Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin, when Kimimaro recruited them, they were all alone.

The time for the second round of the Chunin Exams was almost up.

In the last hour, the remaining examinees rushed in.

When Team 8, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, arrived, all three looked at Kimimaro, who was standing on the platform observing.

Noticing their gazes, Kimimaro smiled faintly.

"That guy, he can still smile. In the next exam, I will definitely avenge the arrow from four days ago!"

Kiba was full of fighting spirit, but Shino advised, "Kiba, his strength is completely beyond the scope of a genin. We'd better not provoke him.

He didn't hurt us, which means he doesn't have any ill intentions. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had a chance to complete the second round of the exam."

"Hmph, I know."

Kiba was just being tough; he also knew the gap between him and Kimimaro.

Akamaru was still shivering in his arms.

Team 7 arrived at the tower just in time, and with them was Kabuto Yakushi's team.

This spy must have put on another wonderful performance.

The second round of the Chunin Exams is over!

Those who passed: eight teams, twenty-four people.

(End of Chapter)