1Chapter 29: An Old Rivalry

Blood began to drip down Mitsuki's hand as her teeth broke her skin. No…

Kakashi pulled her arm away. "Stop that Mitsuki!!"

She looked at him. "I'm sorry, it's the only way I can calm myself down." She pulled out medical tape from her pouch and began to wrap her hand up. "I'm just so worried about Kabuki. She wandered off and I'm scared." She tied the tape tightly. "Kakashi sensei, we have to split up and look for Kabuki!! Who knows what may happen!" She turned her back on Kakashi. "I'll go this way! You can go the other way!"

"Mitsuki."

"Yes?" She turned and looked at the sliver haired ninja.

"…Did you tell him?"

She froze. "Did I…" She sighed. "N…Not yet…"

"You have to tell him…You have to tell them. It's not fair."

"I-I know sensei, I will…Please be careful." She ran in her decided direction. Kabuki, I'm coming for you!! Please, just hold on!

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Kabuto pushed on the door in front of him and opened it. Inside was the person he wanted to see. Orochimaru. "Lord-"

"Aah, Kabuto, you're back," Orochimaru faced the Sound ninja spy. "I was beginning to think that you were dead."

"We have to talk." He crossed his arms firmly and stood before the snake.

"Talk? About what?" He tilted his head to one side and smirked.

"You know what! Why did you put that curse mark on that girl, Kabuki?"

"Touchy, aren't we?"

"Answer me!"

The snake's devious smirk became even wider. "You seem to have gotten attached to this girl…"

"I won't ask you again! Tell-"

"If you must know, I plan to take her for myself. She's got power beyond her years. She's already mastered a summoning jutsu at her age of seven. Besides…she is the child of one of my followers…"

"You can't do this!!" Kabuto made a fist. "You can't take away this girl's life like that!! She's young!!" He gritted his teeth. "You don't have the right to do this!!"

Orochimaru glared. "Right? I don't have the 'right'?" He let out a low chuckle. "Kabuto, you're sadly mistaken…Let me prove to you my 'right'…"

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Mitsuki carefully walked down the desolate hallway. "…He told me…to tell them…But…I don't know…if I'm strong enough…Can I bring myself to…tell them?"

"Aww, is poor Mitsuki conflicted?"

Mitsuki reached for her katana at her side and bent her knees. "Who's there?! Show yourself!!"

"Mitsuki, you don't recognize my voice?" A woman appeared. "Well if it isn't my old teammate, Hino Mitsuki…"

Her eyes widened. "Y-Yuri?!"

"In the flesh." Yuri smiled. "Still looking for your precious brat?"

"You bitch, what've you done with my daughter?!"

"She's dead."

"Wh-What!!?" Her eyes widened. "No!! You're lying!!!"

"She ran into my cousin, Yoroi. He took her out on my behalf." She studied the look on Mitsuki's face. "I can tell that you're confused, so let me elaborate. You see, I always hated the fact that Kabuto always chose you over me. The way he treated you made me sick. It was as if he was madly in love with you. But I hated you even more. You knew how I felt about Kabuto, yet you still tried to take him from me!!"

She blinked. "Yuri…"

Yuri shrugged. "Well, it doesn't matter now. Once I get rid of the things that Kabuto loves so much, I can have him all to myself." She unsheathed her katana. "Sorry, but it's time to die now."

Mitsuki glared. "If you think I'm gonna die here, then forget it!!" She pulled out her own katana. "It's time we settled this unfinished business between us!!"

"I won't let you live!!" Yuri swung her sword downward, splitting the ground.

Mitsuki easily dodged the wave of the attack. "That's it Yuri? What happened? Old age getting to you?"

"Don't be stupid Mitsuki…" She smirked. "Look behind you."

Mitsuki spun around and found the sound from the attack was crawling up the wall and was headed toward her. "What?! The Crawling Sound Jutsu?! But how?!" She wasn't fast enough to dodge the attack and it hit her head on. "AAH!!" She flew back and hit the wall. "Th-That was the only technique that I couldn't master!"

"I was always better than you," Yuri said. She swung her sword at the ground again.

"Ughn…!!" Mitsuki jumped to her feet and dodged the attack again, watching her back the whole time. She ran down a corridor to hide from her attacker. "Okay, now I know that Yuri has completely mastered the indirect attacks our sensei taught us. That means my indirect attacks won't work against her…I know! I have to use-"

"So this is where you're hiding!!" Yuri appeared behind Mitsuki and used the same technique again.

Mitsuki dodged the attack once more, then smirked. "Is that all you got Yuri. Hmph, let your opponent see your jutsu too many times and they'll find a way to use it against you!" She ran towards her former teammate. "The same jutsu won't work on me twice!!!" She unsheathed her sword against and brought it down on Yuri.

"What?! A direct attack!!?" She blocked the hit. "You must be out of your mind Mitsuki if you're gonna use a direct attack! You're indirect attacks are crap and your direct attacks are even worse!"

"Did you forget Yuri…" She pushed Yuri away. "Our sensei never taught use how to use direct attacks, but I spent seven years in Konoha learning the techniques from Hatake Kakashi!!" She held her sword tightly. "C'mon you hateful bitch."

Yuri smirked. "Aah yes, I remember our sensei. That miserable old fool was pretty worthless."

"What!?! You dare speak ill of our sensei!!?"

"That's what he was, a miserable old fool. And you know what I did to him?"

"…What?"

"I killed him."

"You horrible person!!!" She charged at Yuri. "I'll kill you!!"

Yuri blocked the hit. "Didn't you swear to never kill again?"

"I'll kill anyone that hurts my daughter!! HAAA!!" She pushed Yuri back again, making her lose her balance. Mitsuki then turned her sword flat and slapped Yuri hard in the face.

"AAHH!!" Yuri stumbled back as blood began to run down her cheek. "So I see you have some fight in you."

"I have more fight than you can imagine." She charged again.

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Yuri jumped back, then fell to her knees. "I…Why c-can't I…k-keep up?!" She panted.

"I'm not done with you yet!!" Mitsuki screamed. She ran at Yuri.

"I-I have to get some distance or she'll really…!!!" She couldn't move fast enough. Mitsuki left a big gash on Yuri's body. "AAAAAHHHH!!" Yuri pressed her hands to her wound. "I-I'll kill you for this!!"

"I'd like to see you try." Mitsuki swiped the blood off her glistening katana. "It's the end of the line for you…Akado Yuri."

Yuri's eyes widened. Is this really the end?!

"This is for my daughter…and our sensei!!!" She held up her sword. "Farewell comrade!!" Darkness.

Yuri blinked as she saw Mitsuki fall to the floor. "Wh-What?"

Misumi walked forward. "That was for before bitch." He looked at Yuri. "…You're a mess. What happened?"

"Mitsuki got to me." She looked at the unconscious woman on the floor. "I should kill her right now!!"

"No," Misumi said.

"What?! Why not?!"

"Orochimaru wants her alive for a bit longer. He wants to show her something."

"Gah, what's he planning? What does he want with her?"

"Everything will be made clear soon." He picked up Mitsuki's body. "You sure you okay."

"Yeah, I'm fine." She looked at Mitsuki. "You'll get yours soon bitch, just you wait…"

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