The Salle - Saturday Afternoon

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His skills were getting rusty, Haku could tell as he went through his movements, calling up his ice mirrors and trying to shatter each one with a single hit from his throwing needles.

So far he'd only managed to break four out of fifteen.

He was very disappointed in himself and it was obvious to him that he wouldn't be able to take on a real fight at this rate.

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Kabuto silently watched the other ninja for a while, studying the way he moved, the little flaws that had popped up from his obvious lack of practice.

Stupid.

Walking to the other side of the salle, Kabuto took out one of the kunai that he had handwavily picked up earlier. He threw the knife into the air, then launched another one at it at an angle, so that the first one cut across Haku's path, mere inches from him.

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Haku stepped back with a frown as the kunai crossed his path, right where he was heading. His head snapped over to Kabuto and frowned.

"What do you want?"

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"You're out of practice," Kabuto commented, not answering the question. "Haven't you been keeping up with your skills?"

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"I've been busy," he frowned watching Kabuto intently.

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"That's no excuse." Kabuto looked at the kunai in his hand, tossing it up in the air and catching it. "At least you're smart enough to know you need practice, now. You look pathetic."

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That earned a glare and Haku resisted the temptation to freeze his feet to the floor. "Indeed," he said and went back to his practice, ignoring Kabuto for now.

He wasn't going to rise to that bait, he was better than that.

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Kabuto tossed the kunai and caught it absently while he watched Haku's form. "...You're hesitating. Your body knows the motions, but you're second-guessing it when you go to throw," he said after a while, catching the kunai a final time and putting it away.

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Haku stopped and looked over at Kabuto with an expectant look. "Any more advise while you're handing it out?" He frowned with an annoyed look.

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"You're welcome," Kabuto replied, walking over to retrieve his kunai from near Haku, then heading for the door.