Kabuto Yakushi

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Kabuto Yakushi is a male anime and manga character who features in Naruto.

Biography

Origin

Kabuto Yakushi (Japanese: 薬師カブト, Hepburn: Yakushi Kabuto)

He was later found by the Akatsuki where he was turned into one of Sasori of the Red Sands sleeper agents and tasked with spying on Orochimaru. Shortly afterwards, Orochimaru came to uncover the hidden seal in Kabuto and freed him from the Akatsuki's control where he was tasked with sharing any information he learnt from the meetings with Sasori.

Naruto

Next Generations

Overview

Personality and attributes

In his allegiance to Orochimaru, Kabuto acts as Orochimaru's personal medic, assistant, and general right-hand man. Through his many other affiliations he is also able to spy on others for Orochimaru; when acting as Sasori's subordinate, he is able to gather intelligence on Akatsuki's doings. As a habitant of Konoha, he is also able to acquire the rank of Genin and enter the biannual Chunin Exams, using the first few phases of the exam to gather information on his fellow participants for Orochimaru's use. While each source of information is used to great effect, both are abolished to help Orochimaru achieve his goals; Kabuto loses his alliance with Konoha when caught trying to kidnap Sasuke Uchiha and he severs his ties with Sasori when joining Orochimaru in trying to kill him. While his known sources of information are gone, Kabuto remains with Orochimaru and fights on his behalf whenever necessary.

Despite his apparent loyalty to Orochimaru, Kabuto's true personality is difficult to discern. Frequently throughout the series Kabuto rapidly changes face, switching from a lighthearted and polite teenager to a twisted and sadistic maniac in a matter of seconds. He also enjoys playing mind games with his opponents, often unnerving them by pointing out their weaknesses and turning personal horrors against them. Kabuto is also confident in his power, even showing disappointment when told by Orochimaru that he could not fight Jiraiya, stating that he would've liked to test his abilities against the Sannin. Orochimaru himself seems to have a hard time determining Kabuto's thoughts, as seen when he orders Kabuto to kidnap Sasuke Uchiha and wonders if perhaps Kabuto will kill Sasuke instead. Even in this instance, Orochimaru has great confidence in Kabuto's loyalty, 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 Hinata Hyuga and Sakura Haruno on different occasions. When healing Sakura, Kabuto hints at an ulterior motive, saying that Akatsuki is the true enemy. Even Orochimaru has suggested that Kabuto has motives differing from his own, again seen when instructing him to kidnap Sasuke; as Kabuto leaves to carry out the task, Orochimaru reminds him that killing Sasuke is the only way he can stop him from accomplishing his goals. While Orochimaru quickly writes this off as a joke, Kabuto is visibly shaken by the suggestion. Despite his unclear motives, Kabuto seems to be content in following Orochimaru, even using Orochimaru's remains as a means to become more powerful and to no longer be the mere tool of others.

Powers and abilities

Among the techniques known to him included:

• Chakra Scalpel (チャクラのメス­, Chakura no Mesu) : a medical jutsu whereby the user turned their chakra into a small, sharp blade which could be used to perform highly accurate incisions necessary for surgeries and anatomical dissections. Unlike regular scalpels, the chakra scalpel could make cuts inside the body without actually creating an open wound, limiting the risks of an infection. Kabuto came to use the technique in an offensive manner which was considered highly unusual ad required a high degree of great precision to be effective.

Notes

• Kabuto Yakushi was created by Masashi Kishimoto where he featured in the setting of Naruto.

In other media

Television

Video games

Appearances

• Naruto:
• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:

External Links

• Naruto Wiki Entry
• Comicvine Entry

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