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Kabuto's assistant walked through the halls calmly, a scalpel in his hand. He was smiling, and talking to himself.

"I'll take care of that little bitch for Kabuto-senpai~ Then he'll promote me as top scientist~" He kicked open Shibo's door.

Shibo looked at him, a blank look on her face. She was reading a scroll, her katana on the other side of the room. She set down the scroll, and got up slowly.

"I had a feeling you'd come after me, Denma…" The man started laughing. Shibo glared at him, and started walking towards him. Then, she fell over, chains restraining her legs. Denma walked over to her, and kneeled next to Shibo,

"You know, Shibo-sama~ We're all terribly sick of your snottiness~" Shibo spat into his mouth, which silenced him for a second. He sliced her cheek, which barely made Shibo wince. She felt the crimson fall down the side of her face, and licked it. Denma grabbed her chin, and wiped up the blood, the cut already healed.

"My, my, so the rumor is true~ Out little half-breed-" Shibo punched him, restrained by more chains. She groaned as some wrapped around her neck, and glared at the scientist. He stood up, wiping his cheek,

"Nice punch, Shibo-sama~ but, not good enough~" Denma walked back over to her, and pulled on the extended amount of chain. The chains on Shibo's legs and arms were released, and she was dragged a bit towards him. She growled, and the chains tightened. She remained silent as Denma put his scalpel to her neck.

"I've also heard you're still pure~" Shibo blushed deeply, and closed her eyes. Denma picked Shibo up by the chain, and threw her to her bathroom. She hit her head, and blacked out. Denma laughed, and walked over to her,

"Some on, Shibo-sama~ You can't be out quite yet~" Kimimaro opened the door, and froze in place. Denma was about to snap Shibo's neck in half, and Shibo was out of it. He ran over to the pair, and held Shibo. Denma smiled at Kimimaro, and shrugged,

"Ooops, I got caught~" He vanished in a puff of smoke, and the chains vanished on Shibo's neck. She took a deep breath, and coughed up blood. Kimimaro wiped Shibo's mouth, and stood up.

Shibo woke up in an eerie room. She was hooked up to a couple IV's, and a respirator. Orochimaru was watching her from the other end of the room, and smiled,

"Finally up?" Shibo tried to talk, but it hurt too much, so she just nodded. Orochimaru walked over to her, and pet the bandages on her neck.

"Where is Denma, Shibo-chan?" Shibo groaned, and shrugged weakly. Kabuto appeared with a clipboard, and looked at Shibo. She glared back at him, and Orochimaru looked at Kabuto.

"This is your fault, Kabuto. If you hadn't promoted him-"

"I know, m'lord. But, I've noticed he's been slipping lately."

"Well, now we're after his head, as well as Suna."

Shibo sat up, and pulled the IV's out of her arms. Kabuto tried to stop her, but Orochimaru stopped him.

"Kabuto, I will not allow you to meddle with the affairs of my daughter. You will remain solely as my physitian, and as the head of the experements." Kabuto sighed. He'd been demoted for something he didn't even do. And, once again, it was all because of the brat.

Shibo stood up shakily, and walked to the door.

"Father, can we train now…?" Orochimaru looked at her, and smiled.

"Only if you feel up to it, Shibo-chan."

Shibo was in a yukata and pair of baggy pants with shoes. Her neck was still bandaged, but her balance wasn't off anymore. She stood at the end of the underground training ground, her father on the other.

"Okay, Shibo-chan. You're going to start the basic jutsu your clan once held. This is why I have a witness here, in case you lose too much blood." Shibo nodded, and started weaving some signs.

"Ketsueki Style: Blood clone jutsu!" Two other Shibo formed out of small slices in Shibo's palms. They readied themselves as Orochimaru went after them. The real Shibo took out a kunai, the others raised their fists. Orochimaru swiped kusangi at them. The real Shibo blocked the blade, the others dodged.

After 5 hours, the real Shibo fell to her knees, covered in sweat and pale. Orochimaru walked over to her, and helped her up.

"Even though we don't train frequently, you have quite a bit of stanama."

"Thank you, father…" Shibo fell back over, panting. Orochimaru picked Shibo up.

"But, you do tend to overdo it."

"No, I don't, father!" Shibo coughed, and drank something out of her water bottle. She fell asleep in Orochimaru's arms. Kimimaro was waiting at the doorway,

"Do you want me to take her to her room so you can rest, m'lord?"

"Yes, thank you, Kimimaro-kun…" Orochimaru handed Shibo to him, and vanished. Kimimaro looked down at her, and walked off to her room. Tayuya followed close by, her rage building up by the minute.

She finally snapped when Kimimaro got into Shibo's room. She grabbed Shibo's hair, waking her up. She yelled, and grabbed Tayuya's wrists. Tayuya didn't let go, and neither did Shibo. Kimimaro grabbed the two of them, trying to separate them apart.

"You two, quit it!"

"Make her let go of me!" Shibo kicked Tayuya, making her let go. Shibo hid behind Kimimaro, only enraging Tayuya even more. Kimimaro held a bone dagger up to Tayuya's neck,

"If you touch her one more time, you'll face Orochimaru-sama's wrath." Tayuya spat at Shibo, and stomped off.

Shibo started crying into a ball. Kimimaro held her, making Shibo cry louder. He sighed, not knowing what to do. She continued to cry, but into Kimimaro's chest. Kimimaro rocked back and forth slowly, continually trying to calm her down. Shibo sniffled, and finally fell back asleep. Kimimaro smiled, and set Shibo down into her covers. He was about to leave, then thought for a minute. He walked back to Shibo, and fell asleep with her.