Chapter 28: Stealing Chakra

Kabuki back up and touched the wall. "Oh no…"

The man with the cloth covering his face came closer. "My name is Yoroi…"So you're that brat everyone is looking for, huh?"

"I…I'm not a brat…" she whispered.

"Humph, you really are his daughter. I see the resemblance…" He glared. "Both Yuri and I would benefit from your death."

"Wh-What?!"

"This makes my revenge all the more sweeter…HAA!!" He threw a punch at her, but she moved. "You're pretty fast. No doubt about it, you have Sound Ninja blood in you." He smirked. "But I bet you can't keep that up." He ran after her.

"AH!" She jumped to the side, but he was able to predict her move. His hand suddenly began to glow blue. "Gotcha." He grabbed her throat.

"GAAAHHH!!!!" Kabuki grabbed her hand. "M-My chakra?! Wh-What's happening?!"

"Ha ha ha ha! This is the end of the line for you!" He began to tighten his grip around her neck.

"A-Ack…u-ugh…" I-I've got to do something or he'll kill me! She shakily began to do hand signs. "P-Piercing S-Sound Wave n-no Jutsu!!"

"What?!"

Kabuki screamed loudly. "AAAAHHHH!!!!"

"ARGH!!" Yoroi dropped her and covered his ears. "D-Dammit!"

Kabuki coughed as she rubbed her throat. "I-I gotta g-get away." She tried to move. "But I barely have any strength left…"

"You little brat!!" He came after her again.

"N-No!" She managed to get to her feet and dodged another blow. She moved left to right and ducked under the man's attacks. As she tried at evade another attack, her feet moved faster than she could think and she ended up tripping over her own feet. "Ah?!"

"You're not match for me!!" Yoroi extended his hand out and grabbed Kabuki's head. He pushed her head into the wall behind her, then pulled her forward. "My goal is for you to be dead at the end of this battle!!" He spun around and threw her halfway across the room.

"AAIIEE!!!" Kabuki hit the ground and slid into the wall. "H-He's to strong…I…I can't…do this…" She looked at her attacker as his hand began to glow blue once more. "It's that jutsu again…" He was coming straight for her. "…That technique…" She stared at his hand. "…It's…!?!" She used a substitution jutsu when he suddenly pulled out shuriken and kunai knives and threw them at her. I got it!!

"A substitution jutsu huh?" He spun around and saw the small girl coming after him. "You don't know when you're beaten, do you?!" His right hand began to glow even brighter. "Play time's over!!"

Kabuki smirked as she ducked under him with blinding speed. "Actually," she quickly did a new hand sign, "play time's just started!!"

"How'd you-"

"Spirit Stealing Technique, Chakra Extraction no Jutsu!!" Both of her hands burst with a blue light. "Here I come!!" She grabbed his arms.

"GAAHH!! Y-You're stealing my chakra?! But how!!? How could you copy my jutsu?!"

"People have always said that I have a mock Sharingan thanks to my ability to analyze an attack and copy it instantly."

"Wh-What?!"

"HI-YA!!" She kicked him in the chin and pushed her self away from him. "I'm not going to lose to you!!"

Yoroi rubbed his chin. "You damned brat, you'll pay for that…"

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Yoroi and Kabuki panted heavily. Their hands had a weaker glow than before. "…AAAHHH!!!" They ran after each other and threw out a punch. Their hands collided and they were forced apart from the neutral effect of their chakra absorption technique.

"I can't keep using this attack," Kabuki told herself. "It's not as effective anymore…" She pulled out her flute. "Time to bring some music into this room." She cancelled out her jutsu and began to do a new hand sign. "I'll just bust his ear drums!" When put her mouth up to her flute. "Here go--AAAHH!!!" Her body suddenly froze. "M-My…body?!" It was the mark. "N-Not ag--AAHHH!!!!" She grabbed her neck.

"What?" Yoroi asked himself. "What's happening to her…?" He noticed the way she held her neck. "Aahh, I see. This is Orochimaru's doing…but…?" He shrugged. "I'll just ask questions later!!" He charged at her, then delivered an upper cut to her chin.

"AAH!!" Kabuki flew backwards and tumbled to the ground. She started to bleed from her mouth. "N-No, get up! I have to…g-get up!!" She hit her legs. "Please!!"

"Too late!!" Yoroi kicked her in the stomach.

"Purrgh!!" She was kicked to the right and blood spurted from her mouth. Tears. "Please st-stop!! L-Leave me alone!"

"You don't get to quit in the middle of a fight!!" Yoroi came after her, then picked her up. "I told you, this battle is over when you are dead." He threw her down on the ground, head first.

A small pool of blood started to from under her. "…Ka…bu…to…" Everything went black.

"And for the finished touch," Yoroi said as he held out his kunai. "My revenge will finally-" Something wrapped around his neck, picked him up, then slammed him into the ground. "GAH!!"

"Just what do you think you're doing?" Orochimaru stood over Yoroi.

"L-Lord Orochimaru?!"

"You were trying to kill this girl, weren't you?"

"I-I-"

He glared. "Those were not your orders Yoroi!!" He kicked him in the stomach. "You orders were to find her and bring her to me…I should kill you, but I still have need of you…" He walked over to Kabuki's unconscious body and picked it up. "This girl has power equal to Kakashi's. It's still hidden, but with a little "help", it can be unlocked…Her purpose…is to take Kabuto's place…"

Yoroi's eyes widened. Wh-What?! So this is why he wanted her?! No!! This can't be!!

"Yoroi…you're a fool." He carried Kabuki's body off.