He met the man outside of Konoha's walls, just as the message had said, just as Sarutobi had sent him. Kabuto nervously gripped his meager bag, slung over his shoulder and packed with nothing that he really owned that wasn't generic and several items that weren't even his. The man's white kimono was the first thing to appear, materializing out of the forest as quickly as Kabuto could blink, which was fairly fast.
"Are you ready?" He hissed quietly, like a viper preparing to strike. The boy shivered but nodded, knowing with all of his being that what he was doing was exceeding dangerous and needed to be done anyway. He set off from Konoha in the company of Orochimaru, looking back only once.