A/N

I saw a few fanarts on Kabuto/Ino and I couldn't stop thinking about them sigh.

Kabuto was fun to write :D

Hope you'll like this!


[Ino x Kabuto] – Secret | Poison


Ino knew he was playing mind games with her; teasing her emotions before breaking them like it didn't mattered.

She could tell he had tried to stifle her mind with his truths and lies; she was a Yamanaka after all and mind techniques were a Yamanaka's forte.

"You can leave." Kabuto had told her the first time he met her. "But I wonder if anyone even realised you even left in the first place."

Ino had faltered the first time, allowing herself to be manipulated. She then trailed after the grey haired young man, wondering if she could change her fate.

"I wouldn't want you to leave." Kabuto had then told her another time when she had a sudden change of heart. "But I'm sure your family and friends are worried sick."

He knew she couldn't, for her mind was always on him; an after effect of spending so much time together.

Ino had stayed, but she longed to see how Konoha had been doing. It didn't take long for her to leave him that one particular night, though she never really did managed to escape him. Kabuto had been waiting for her, knowing she'll pass through that particular route.

"Must you really leave?" He smirked and she could sense her faltering heart. "Ino, don't go. I love you."

He had manipulated her for the third time, and the girl paused in her tracks. Ino recognised this particular art of manipulation. It doesn't so much affect her heart than it did her mind. He wasn't actually proclaiming his love for her, he was just stifling her mind with useless words. It was a simple psychology trick though not many can pull it off. As a Yamanaka, she was impressed.

But before she was a Yamanaka, she was Ino; the kunoichi who knew her way into people's hearts.

"I love you too, Kabuto." She whispered in his ear, catching him off guard. "So, so much."

And when he had realised what happened, the girl was already on her way back to Konoha.