Kabuto was in the lab examining the laid down Kimimaro
His mouth was frozen in blood and was passed out
Kabuto didn't know what to expect when he heard this, but based on of the last weeks work he expected less...blood...
Sakura of course was unable to be used, kneeling behind him at the wall, still experiencing the after affects of shock
But her ability could really be useful now...
Kabuto hated this
Hated everything in the moment
Especially a very stupid Uchiha
The grey haired teen didn't care at all about his issues, he only cared about all the trouble Sasuke caused
And why the hell was Tayuya in the room again? Watching him with folded arms
Was she a spying for Orochimaru?
Wait
She was shaking
Ohh
Does she have some feelings?
Huh...
Kabuto took this information away deep in his mind while he focused on healing
Sakura's going in would be really really useful!
If Kabuto wanted to be honest with himself, he could admit that Kimimaro was a pain in the ass as a patient
Without Sakura's going in he guessed where the cell level problems lied, so his healing was only good for short term, and of course he couldn't operate him in the regular way, without chakra since Kimimaro's kekkei genkai healed away any new superficial injury, of course the kekkei genkai would not heal tuberculosis, why would it? Kabuto's life was too boring without the looming tread of Orochimaru if he dies.
When he finished and his reserves were drained out he sat back on a chair
The white haired shinobi on the table was plugged to breathing machines, and he let out a deep sigh
Tomorrow he can start over again...just fucking great!
He took off his glasses and started massaging his temples, he didn't have enough chakra left to make the headache go away
"Tayuya, you can go" he motioned for her with his hand, while the other hand buried his tired and irritated face
"I'll be back tomorrow!" she said with as much assuredness that Kabuto should expect her at 5 am the next day
Again, just fucking great...
When the door finally closed he stood up with heavy limbs, turning to the still wide eyed pinkette
She looked now like a scarred little girl, and not really like how she looked at the start of the evening...
"Sakura" he said her name more softly and kneeled down so they could be on the same eyelevel
"I...I want to wake up..." she said with new tears traveling down on her cheeks
Kabuto just clenched his jaw, and held her wrists with both of his hands, slowly lifting her up on her feet
"You need to go to sleep" he said and slowly pulled her towards her bedroom
She almost put all her weight on her wrists which were held by him. It felt like her legs were just following without any force or direction.
Kabuto himself almost felt like passing out, his chakra reserves were so drained, yet he knew she'll need to be in sleep before he can do that, so he just half back walked, keeping an eye on his next step and the other one on the girl
It seemed that Sakura was murmuring something, but Kabuto had not enough energy left to even try to pay attention to it
In her room, he directed her towards the bed, and when she was finally sat he went to her drawer and pulled out a dark purple long shirt
"Change into this after I leave" he told her, while he placed the item next to her
She didn't reply or acknowledge him or his words, but a slight node came from her which his tired brain took as agreement, and he walked out straight to his room, falling under his blanket without changing from his kimono
He woke up the next day, still feeling the headache, but strangely was not tired anymore
When he went out to shower he took a quick glance towards Sakura's room, which was still closed
Because of yesterday, just in total, he'll only resume her teaching afternoon, made the decided
When the water was pouring on his chest his mind wandered to the pink haired girl and how she looked the previous night...
Why was he reacting to her like that?
Maybe it's just something like the cherry smell, like yeah he liked the fruit but...
What is his thought process actually now?
Is he okay?
Okay, this seemed to be a dead-end...
So he should really focus on how he could use Tayuya and her childish feelings for the last Kaguya against her, or as blackmail material, just in case
Maybe Tayuya could become her spy to Orochimaru...
No, that would be too obvious and dangerous...
No one knows that Kabuto is actually loyal to no one, everyone thinks he is a lapdog to the snake sanin, so better use that to his advantage
He'll still need to think about it...
But healing Kimimaro is key to anything
So after shower he started to slowly heal the white haired man again, but like yesterday, only guessing where he should focus his healing chakra
He felt Tayuya's presence outside of the lab, but he didn't care about it
Kimimaro seemed to be in better condition and maybe later with Sakura's help he could make more progress
Just as he thought about it, she walked out of her room, still wearing the kimono from yesterday, but it looked winkled
Everything about her looked like a mess, not even mentioning her hair, but her face had a certain determination on it, the emeralds shone with something new, an anger he only saw the shadow of when she was arguing with Naruto in the forest of death, and she walked to him straight
"Kabuto" she called him with an edge in her tone "I want physical! Now!"