Kira looks at him strangely and suddenly her eyes widen and glaze over. She sighs as she falls over to the side, her eyes closing as she lands on the futon which was next to the table. Orochimaru laughs evilly as he stands and sits on the futon next to Kira. He pulls her head onto his lap. Kira slowly starts to wake up and snuggles up to Orochimaru's stomach.

Orochimaru looks down at her sadistically and says, "Wake up, my sweet. It's time to greet our visitors."

Kira sits up and her eyes seem glazed over. When she speaks, her voice sounds seductive almost.

"What are you talking about?"

Orochimaru smirks as he says, "Of course, I almost forgot."

He then leans in and kisses Kira on the lips.

"Okay, my sweet it is time to greet our visitors," Kira says.

A sweet smile appears on her face as she stands up along with Orochimaru.

He says," Of course my dear."

Orochimaru smirks as he turns to walk out the room.

In the hallway, Kabuto walks up to them saying, "Lord Orochimaru, our guests are almost here."

Kabuto looks over to Kira and smirks as he asks, "So how did the potion go?"

Lord Orochimaru smirks as he says, "Why don't we ask Kira our self."

They look to Kira who smiles as she cuddles Orochimaru's arm and says, "That drink was delicious, my sweet."

"I'd say it worked well, my Lord, "Kabuto says as he presses a button on the wall.

Orochimaru grins evilly and says, "Yes, I believe it worked perfectly."

A secret passageway reveals itself and the three walk into the passage.

They enter a room with a chair in the front of it and Orochimaru sits there, pulling Kira into his lap, and says, "I will enter the great hall when I feel it is necessary."

Kabuto nods and says, "I will go there and wait for them to arrive, my Lord."

Orochimaru nods as he holds Kira to him. Kabuto leaves through a different door which leads to a hallway that is illuminated by torches on each pillar.

Kakashi and Naruto are walking down the hallway on the right with the bed chambers. They pass several doors which have seals on them and finally come to a room at the end of the hall.

"Be on your guard, Naruto. This could be it," Kakashi says as he pulls out a kunai.

Naruto nods as he pulls out a kunai of his own and says, "Right..."

Kakashi kicks the door open and looks around quickly. When he sees no one is there, he looks around the room for any signs of Kira or Orochimaru.

Kakashi looks at the table and says, "This must be Orochimaru's bed chambers. The clothes in the corner are obviously his."

Naruto checks the room twice and says, "There's nothing here."

Kakashi looks down at the futon and his eyes widen.

He grabs something from the futon and says, "It's a strand of Kira's hair. She must have been here. Let's go back and go down the other hallway, Naruto."

Naruto nods and says, "What's in this cup?"

Kakashi takes the cup from Naruto and smells it.

"Smells like watermelon flavor," Kakashi says.

His eyes widen and he says, "She must have drunk something. Watermelon is her favorite drink. Orochimaru must have poisoned her with something. We have to hurry!"

Naruto looks freaked out and says, "Poisoned her with what!"

Kakashi runs out of the room and talks while running, "I don't know, but I hope we're not too late!"

Naruto follows and says, "We won't be too late! Believe it!"

Kakashi rolls his eyes while thinking, "Please be alright..."

Kohana seems to be walking in an angle as she goes down the middle hallway, and Sasuke and Sakura follow her steps.

"Why are we walking like this?" Sasuke asks.

Kohana looks back at him and says, "There are traps all over this hallway. Haven't you noticed?"

Sakura says, "I noticed. Hey, look out!"

Kohana had been looking back at Sasuke and does not see a trip wire in front of her. Sakura jumps out of the way as small shuriken come from the ceiling. Kohana doesn't have time to move but Sasuke grabs her and pulls her to safety, landing on the floor.

Kohana looks up at Sasuke, who is on top of her, and sighs saying, "Thanks..."

Sasuke blushes and says, "No problem. Watch where you're walking next time..."

Kohana nods and says, "I'm sorry. I tell you two to be careful but I'm the one who tripped that trap. I'll pay attention next time."

Sakura sighs and says, "I'm glad you're alright. You scared me."

Kohana laughs and says, "Yeah, sorry..."

Sasuke gets off of her and helps her stand up again. They continue walking, paying more attention this time, and finally reach two tall, red doors.

"Whoa, these are huge!" Sakura exclaims.

"Wonder if Kira is behind those doors?" Sasuke wonders out loud.

Kohana shrugs and says, "Only one way to find out."

She slowly pushes the doors open and looks inside. It is totally dark so she pulls a flash light from her pocket and pulls the cap off. Sakura and Sasuke pull out their flashlights too and they enter the dark room. The doors close behind them and Sakura yelps in fright.

"No need to be scared, Sakura," a voice says in the dark.

Sakura gasps and asks, "Who is there?"

Kohana walks forward and she steps on a stone that sinks into the floor. The room is suddenly illuminated by torches lining the pillars, so they all put away their flashlights. Sakura's eyes widen when she sees Kabuto standing across the room in front of two other big doors.

"Kabuto..?" Sakura asks when she sees him.

Kabuto has a grin on his face as the light reflects off his glasses and he says, "Yes, it is I. What a surprise it is to see you've made it this far. Most usually are killed in the traps before they even make it half way."

Kohana glares at him and says, "Enough talk..! Where's Kira!"

Kabuto shrugs and says, "I don't know. Maybe she's here, maybe she's not here. Who knows? You should be more worried about yourself. You've been trying so hard to avoid getting close to Lord Orochimaru, but here you stand in his lair of all places. You should be trembling in fear."

Sakura freezes when she hears the Snake Sanin's name.

"Orochimaru is here..?" she whispers as her face is contorted with fear and shock.

"Sakura..!" Sasuke exclaims as he catches Sakura who had started to collapse in shock.

Kohana glances back at Sakura and Sasuke and says, "Sakura, this is no time to start being scared! You have nothing to worry about. You knew Orochimaru would probably be here. Be strong!"

Kabuto laughs and says, "Be strong? That little girl is so weak, she couldn't hurt a fly!"

Kohana glares at Kabuto and says, "Shut up! You don't know anything about Sakura! She's strong! If it weren't for her healing powers, I would probably be dead and your master wouldn't get any of my power!"

Kabuto laughs and says, "Alright, so she can heal, but so what? You can't defeat your enemy with healing powers. I have the ability to heal too. That doesn't mean I'm weak though. I've learned to use my medical powers against my enemies. If Sakura were strong, she would be able to do it too. But she is nothing..."

Sakura's eyes widen and she feels tears form in her eyes.

Sasuke looks at Sakura surprised and looks up at Kabuto and says, "You're wrong!"

Sakura and Kohana both gasp at Sasuke's outburst and look at him.

"Sasuke..?" Sakura whispers.

Sasuke glares at Kabuto and says, "Sakura may not be physically strong, but she is strong-willed. I was once taken over by the Curse Mark, and if it hadn't been for Sakura I would probably be on the wrong side right now."

Sakura looks at Sasuke and smiles.

Kohana grins and says, "That's right! Besides, Sakura doesn't need to be physically strong. Stop worrying about her and start worrying about how you're going to stop me from destroying you for kidnapping my best friend!"

Kabuto laughs and says, "You're right. Well, how do you know your friend is even here? She could be long gone by now. Even dead..."

Kohana feels anger rise in her chest as she says, "I can sense her! Now give her back to me or die!"

Kohana runs at Kabuto with a kunai drawn and goes to stab his throat.

"Kohana, no..!" Sasuke yells as he tries to stop her from attacking in rage.

Kohana is about to stab Kabuto's throat, but he grabs her wrist and throws her to the side, breaking her wrist in the process. Kohana yells out in pain as her wrist is snapped and she slides across the ground and slams into a pillar.