Now it gets intense! The drama! The action! The Caffeine! Huh? Wait… Who wrote this script…? I'm calling my manager!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! I do own cheese!

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Kabuto bowed and Orochimaru disappeared behind the doors. Haru began to go after him. Kabuto stepped in her way, murderous intent in his eyes.

"You're foe is me…"

In a flurry, he drew two kunai and slashed at Haru. Haru deftly dodged backwards. She unsealed her chakra. Horse, dragon, tiger, ram.

"Suiton: Ryuga!" she cried.

Two water dragons coursed toward Kabuto, who dodged. Haru wasn't dead yet. She flurried her hands into the tiger, boar, monkey formation.

"Hyoton: Haryu Moko!"

It was an ice tiger that went after Kabuto this time, distracting his attention. Haru used this opportunity to charge. Using the ice streaming behind the tiger as a cloak, she dove at Kabuto, kunai in hand. The blade bit deep into his shoulder. Kabuto cursed. He kicked her away. Haru landed with a smirk.

"Okay pretty boy, stop playing… Orochimaru didn't pick you just for looks…."

Kabuto wiped his mouth. He ripped away his sleeve, revealing that his wound had already mostly healed. He smirked back.

"No… you're right about that…"

He held up a hand that glowed with green chakra.

"Let's go, Haru-sama…"

Haru charged at him. She blocked his blows with a kunai. Suddenly, Kabuto caught her by surprise.

"Too slow…" he muttered, striking her left arm.

Haru's left arm suddenly lost all movement. She jumped back in surprise. Kabuto did not pursue her. He grinned eerily.

"Is something wrong, Haru-sama?"

Haru swore, trying to move her arm.

"It's no use… your muscles have been severed…"

Haru looked at him in shock.

"How…?"

"Chakra… all it needs is to be pinpointed, and snip… your muscles no longer respond…"

Haru growled, readying a kunai. She block as he attacked her furiously. Sweat beaded on her forehead, now neither of them were landing hits. Kabuto seemed to be feeling the same irritation, as his attacks seemed to be getting more erratic. With a final clash, the duo flew back. Haru was panting slightly. Kabuto wasn't hitting her, but he was still in a league to rival that of Kakashi. She cursed inwardly. She really wished she could use her left arm.

"Why don't we end this…?" she muttered, closing her eyes.

She opened them, revealing the Ryuugan. Kabuto took a small step back.

"Oh, didn't Orochimaru tell you?" she said with a grin, "I have a few tricks up my sleeve as well… and this is only the first!"

She drew her tanto as she ran.

"Yaiba no Chakuradan!" she yelled.

A blast of chakra exponentially larger that what she had used on Neji shot off the blade at Kabuto, landing at his feet and sending him flying. Haru used the Ryuugan's gift of speed to get under Kabuto. She charged upward.

"Ichisen Yaiba Rendan!" she yelled, her blade flurrying up into him.

The blade struck him, sending him into the air further, cutting into him one thousand times. Kabuto flew into a nearby pillar, sliding down and landing with a crunch. Haru landed. She sheathed her tanto and held her useless arm. Walking warily toward him, Haru looked at his body. Kabuto looked dead. Haru sighed.

"That was almost to much…" she said and began to walk away.

There was a suddenly searing pressure in her back. She dropped into a roll, turning to face the once again risen Kabuto. Kabuto cracked his neck.

"Not bad, Haru-sama…" he said, his voice more of a growl now.

Haru cursed and rose. She was wearing out from using the Ryuugan. Kabuto approached her.

"I think you're right… we need to end this…"

His whites turned blood red and his irises a gold rimmed, slitted blue. His hair had fallen out of his ponytail. Haru shivered. He looked truly demonic now. A ghostly black and green chakra fluttered around him.

"Now you'll suffer!" he yelled charging.

It was everything Haru could do now to stop his attacks and dodge him. She didn't dare deactivate the Ryuugan. She would be destroyed. Then suddenly, Kabuto had the upper hand. He struck Haru repeatedly. Haru cried out as he finally flung her back into a pillar. She rose to only a knee. Kabuto was relentless; he struck her again, throwing her from pillar to pillar. When he did ease up, Haru lay on the floor like a human rag doll. She pulled in a ragged breath. Kabuto sat above her. He looked into her eyes.

"You know… I always dreamed of the day I would meet Masters kin… the one said to be one of the most powerful and beautiful kunoichi…" he said, his hand resting on Haru's cheek, "I even fell in love just hearing Masters stories about you… it's a shame I have to kill you…"

He bent down, his face near to hers. Haru struggled to move her face away. She couldn't as Kabuto held her jaw firmly in his hand. His kissed her silently. Haru retched when he pulled away. Kabuto raised his hand above her chest. Green chakra flowed around it again.

"Farewell, Haru-sama…"

Haru's right hand flurried.

"Suiton: Teppodama!" Haru cried.

A shot of water issued from her mouth, sending Kabuto flying far above her. Haru moved as he came crashing down. She stood shakily. Kabuto stood a second later, a stunned expression crossing his face.

"How…?" He muttered.

Haru held her hand up in the tiger sign.

"I'm gifted…"

Her hand flurried again.

"Hyoro no Jutsu!" Haru yelled.

A ravine of ice shot at Kabuto, encasing his leg. The ice slowly spread up him as Haru raised her hand slowly. She walked towards him.

"I told you… I have tricks up my sleeve…"

Kabuto's eyes widened in fear for the first time. He desperately tried to break free of the ice. No dice. Haru stopped a foot from him.

"I'll kill you quickly, though it's more than you deserve…"

She drew her wakazashi and stabbed Kabuto through the chest. Kabuto looked at her in shock one last time and slumped. Haru jerked the blade out diagonally. She wiped the blade off on his shirt. There was a rumbling. The doors that Orochimaru had left through opened once again and Orochimaru himself walked through them.

"Well done little sister…" Orochimaru said quietly, "I must say I am impressed that you defeated my subordinate…"

Haru clenched her teeth as she straightened herself. Her glare bored deep into Orochimaru.

"I will kill you…" she growled.

Orochimaru smiled, his eyes glittering with the lust of battle. He held out his arms.

"Come then sister!" he yelled, his voice echoing through the chamber, "Rid the name of Orochimaru from yours!"