Battle of Kikyō Pass

The was a battle between Konohagakure shinobi and an unknown group. The battle took place at the end of the Third Shinobi World War. In the aftermath of the battle a captain of the Konoha Medic Corps: Nonō Yakushi found a single survivor from amongst the dead enemies: a young Kabuto. She would later take him back with her to a small orphanage on the outskirts of the village. She taught him basic medical ninjutsu after seeing that he had an aptitude for it, which allowed them to aid the wounded Konoha shinobi. However, Orochimaru fabricated the story that Kabuto was found as a child on this battlefield and was then adopted by Nonō.

This battle was first mentioned by Anko Mitarashi before the preliminaries of the Third Exam in the Chūnin Exams just after Kabuto announced that he would not battle.