Name: Kabuto Yakushi

Height: 177 cm

Age: 22

Race: Human



Biography:
Prior to the first phase of the Chunin Exams, Kabuto befriends the
members of the Rookie Nine with information on their fellow
competitors. During the second phase of the exam, Kabuto joins forces
with Team 7 in an attempt to finish the phase with little hassle. When
the group encounters Team Oboro, Kabuto's glasses are knocked off of
his face after saving Naruto from an attack. This causes Kabuto to
momentarily lose his cool and reveal his Killing Intent, paralysing
both Team Oboro and Sasuke and Sakura. This gives Naruto Uzumaki the
opportunity to defeat the Rain Genin. Upon completing the second test,
Kabuto reunited with his teammates, Yoroi Akado and Misumi Tsurugi.
Back with his team, Kabuto reports to Orochimaru what he has learned
about Sasuke Uchiha.

With Orochimaru now in a position to
observe Sasuke firsthand, Kabuto forfeits prior to the preliminary
matches of the Chunin Exam. While explaining to Naruto that he is
fatigued, injured, and unwilling to risk his life further, Kabuto
actually forfeits because he is afraid that prolonged fighting will
cause him to show his true abilities, blowing his cover. After
Orochimaru gathers enough of his own intelligence about Sasuke, he
instructs Kabuto to kidnap Sasuke. He was able to take out the eight
ANBU members guarding Sasuke and almost succeeded in accomplishing this
task, but Kakashi Hatake intervenes before he could finish, forcing
Kabuto to flee.

During the final matches of the Chunin Exam,
Kabuto disguises himself as an ANBU member and mingles with the
audience. When Sasuke injures Gaara, Kabuto uses his Temple of Nirvana
Technique to put the audience to sleep and signal the start of the
invasion of Konoha. He does not contribute in the battle, pointing out
that Kakashi would only copy his abilities, and flees the village when
the invasion fails.

With Orochimaru being heavily injured as a
result of the failed invasion, Kabuto accompanies him in searching for
Tsunade, who they hope will be able to heal him. Upon finding and in
time seeming to persuade Tsunade, Kabuto notices that Tsunade's medical
jutsu is filled with killing intent, and as such stops her before she
can kill Orochimaru. With it clear that Tsunade won't willingly help
them, Kabuto fights Tsunade in the hopes that he can force her into
submission. After taking a Military Rations Pill to boost his
abilities, Kabuto is able to keep up with Tsunade and land a number of
disabling attacks, though she eventually lands a crippling attack upon
him. Upon recovering, Kabuto slits his wrists, drenching Tsunade in his
blood and invoking her hemophobia, allowing him to land a series of
unopposed attacks.

When reinforcements for Tsunade arrive,
Kabuto is pitted against Shizune, who he quickly defeats. As he returns
his attention to Tsunade, Naruto also comes to her rescue, surprised
that Kabuto is a spy for Orochimaru. While Kabuto doesn't view Naruto
as much of a threat, Naruto is able to hit Kabuto with his Rasengan,
doing so much damage to Kabuto that the he is unable to fully heal.
While Kabuto had managed to strike a fatal blow to Naruto's heart
before the Rasengan hit him, Tsunade heals Naruto before he can die,
leaving Kabuto to lie on the ground, defeated. He later recovers to the
point of helping Orochimaru summon Manda, and flees with his master
once Orochimaru is defeated.

As Orochimaru anxiously awaits
Sasuke Uchiha's arrival at their lair, Kabuto encourages him to switch
to a new body while he still can, even offering his own body. Although
Orochimaru rejects the offer, Kabuto finds a strong body for Orochimaru
to switch to just in case. Although Kabuto's efforts seem to have been
needless for a while, Orochimaru finally grows tired of waiting for
Sasuke and switches to the body that Kabuto prepared. Kabuto also
manipulated Kimimaro to leave to retrieve Sasuke, despite the former's
terminal illness.

When Team Yamato comes to meet one of Sasori's
agents, Kabuto is revealed to be that agent. Yamato, disguised as
Sasori, is able to learn some things from Kabuto, though just as he is
about to capture the latter Orochimaru shows up. Although it seems as
though Orochimaru is about to kill Kabuto as a traitor, Kabuto cuts off
the Sasori disguise's head, having intended to kill the actual Sasori
under Orochimaru's orders. With his cover blown, Yamato calls to the
rest of his team for assistance, and Naruto eventually starts to fight
Orochimaru. At the start of the battle, Kabuto tries to attack Naruto,
though he is almost instantly repelled by one of Naruto's roars.

After
the battle, Kabuto joins Orochimaru and former Team Yamato member Sai
in returning to their hideout, and Kabuto is tasked with leaving behind
a dead body that looks like Sai to prevent anyone from following them.
When Sai is later captured, Kabuto comes to his aid, only to be
captured by Sai instead. Unable to escape, Kabuto is forthcoming with
information, and discourages Naruto from trying to retrieve the
traitorous Sasuke. Kabuto is left by himself as Team 7 searches the
lair, though is at some point freed and joins Orochimaru and Sasuke
when they depart.

Personality: Kabuto's loyalties and
personality are difficult to discern, as he is a sadistic, yet polite,
helpful man with a dry sense of humor. He enjoys playing mind games
with his enemies, often unnerving them by pointing out their weaknesses
and turning personal horrors against them. He seems to have a hard time
tolerating rudeness though, indicated by his frequent admonishments of
Sasuke Uchiha for not treating Orochimaru with respect. Orochimaru also
seems to have a hard time determining Kabuto's thoughts at times, as
seen when he orders Kabuto to kidnap Sasuke, and wonders if perhaps
Kabuto will kill him instead, even giving hints that now would be an
opportune time to halt his plans. Even in this instance, Orochimaru has
great confidence in Kabuto's loyalty, often laughing at the prospect
that Kabuto would betray him.

While Kabuto does generally obey
Orochimaru's orders, even going so far as to save Orochimaru's life at
times, he is not above helping Orochimaru's enemies; for example, he
heals Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga on different occasions. When
healing Sakura, Kabuto hints at an ulterior motive, saying that
Akatsuki is the true enemy; Orochimaru later says something similar,
pointing out that the death of more Akatsuki members means fewer
enemies for him. He is also generally polite to Naruto Uzumaki despite
the fact that they have conflicting motives during their encounters.
Despite his unclear goals, Kabuto seems to be content in following
Orochimaru, using the alignment to make requests for specific bodies
with which to further his knowledge.

Abilities: Kabuto has
proven himself to be a skilled and cunning ninja, particularly because
of his medical abilities. His skills are said to rival those of Kakashi
Hatake on more than one occasion, and he has likewise been shown to be
able to kill ANBU members with relative ease, even mockingly stating he
could handle at least 10 ANBU members. During his battle with Tsunade,
she remarks that Kabuto's senses and abilities might have surpassed her
own when she was in her physical prime. Through keen observation,
Kabuto can quickly determine the situation at hand. Even when up
against a stronger opponent, he can take advantage by quickly
exploiting their weakness.

He has also show himself to be a very
skilled manipulator. For years, he was able to convince the entire Leaf
Village into believing he was a genuinely kind-hearted man with inept
shinobi skill outside of medical skills (to which he made it appear he
was only decent at) to make it easier in gathering information. He is
also able to use his strong powers of deception to fool his targets
into aiding him in several manners.

Despite his age, Kabuto has
demonstrated tremendous skill and ingenuity in medical ninjutsu. With
his extensive knowledge of medical ninjutsu and of the human body,
Kabuto can quickly adjust to any damage done to his body and severely
injure a person with a single chakra-infused strike to the chest. He
has also developed the unique ability to be able to reactivate dead
cells and grow new ones, as well as being able to reanimate corpses.
This is primarily convenient when he is experimenting with test
subjects, though they have been used briefly in escape situations, and
may be used in combat.

While stating to have lesser skill in
combat, Kabuto has shown proficient enough to fend off attacks from
multiple opponents and even hold his own against the superior skill of
Tsunade. His style of battle revolves mainly around his medical
knowledge. He will either utilize medical ninjutsu to systematically
take down his opponent at key points in the body or strike at pressure
points in the form of locks to subdue his opponent. Kabuto has also
briefly shown a black knife of sorts during two combat situations, and
has been shown to use scrolls to transport corpses.

Attacks:
Body Flame Technique
The user disappears from view.
Unlike the Body Flicker Technique, the user goes away slowly, as if his
body is being absorbed or burned by an invisible flame. This technique
is seen when Naruto first sees Sasuke in the Shippūden series, when
Sasuke, Kabuto and Orochimaru

Chakra Scalpel (チャクラのメス, Chakura no Mesu)
This
medical technique forms one's chakra into a small, sharp blade. This
can then be used for highly accurate incisions necessary for surgeries
and anatomical dissections. Unlike regular scalpels, the Chakra Scalpel
can actually make cuts inside the body without actually creating an
open wound, limiting the risks of an infection.

The Chakra
Scalpel can also be used offensively, although it requires great
precision to be effective. Because of this requirement, using the
Chakra Scalpel offensively is highly unusual. In heated combat, even
the greatest medical-nin won't be able to exert the precision needed to
make fatal cuts, but it can still effectively cut muscle tissues and
tendons, rendering the target immobile.

Dead Soul Technique (死魂の術, Shikon no Jutsu)
Using
this jutsu, a person can temporarily reanimate a corpse, creating the
illusion of a living person. This is achieved by causing the heart to
beat once more, allowing the user to control the corpse. The reanimated
corpse can serve as either a short-time ally or an effective decoy.
These corpses can be stored in summoning scrolls for carrying purposes

Hiding with Camouflage Technique (迷彩隠れの術, Meisaigakure no Jutsu)
By
controlling the reflection of light from one's surroundings with
chakra, one can make oneself invisible. This allows the user to sneak
up on their enemy without being noticed. It is impossible for people
with normal eyes to find out the user's location. Only those with
special eyes like the Sharingan or Byakugan can see through this
technique.

Mystical Palm Technique (掌仙術, Shōsenjutsu)
This
medical ninjutsu allows the user to speed up the body's natural healing
process by sending chakra from their hands into a wound or afflicted
body part. This allows the user to heal a patient without the need for
medical equipment or surgery, making it highly useful on the
battlefield. It can be used to treat both external and internal
injuries. It is vital to match the amount of chakra used to the
severity of the affliction or injury. This requires a great amount of
chakra control. Because of this, only a few highly skilled medical-nin
are able to use this technique.
By sending an excess amount of
chakra into the patient's body, the user can overload the patient's
normal circulation, trapping them in a comatose state. Although this is
usually undesirable, Kabuto Yakushi once effectively used this side
effect to get Kiba Inuzuka out of his way.

Secret Healing Wound Destruction (陰癒傷滅, In'yu Shōmetsu)
Kabuto
concentrates chakra to a prepared area of the body and begins the cell
recreation process the very moment the targeted area becomes damaged.
Kabuto claims that this technique is the reason that Orochimaru values
him so highly: he can keep using test subjects for much longer than is
normally feasible. The jutsu will continue to heal damage until Kabuto
runs out of chakra, leaving the possibility that the damage will not be
completely mended when the jutsu ends.

(涅槃精舎の術, (Nehan Shōja no Jutsu) (Nirvana Temple Jutsu) (Feather Illusion Jutsu)
This
jutsu causes everyone within a specific area to fall into a deep sleep.
From the target's point of view, it seems as if feathers are falling
from the sky, which serves as a distraction to allow the jutsu to take
effect. The downside, however, is that it takes a fair amount of time
to take effect, and any experienced ninja have more than enough time to
dispel it