Too, too close! Is he going to kiss me?!
The thread of "reason" in Yor's mind snapped.
"No, don't!!!"
The short cry escaped her entirely by reflex.
At the same time, her fist, wreathed in tiny, uncontrolled sparks of Lightning Release Chakra, followed years of ingrained combat instinct and swung at Kabuto Yakushi, who was inches away!
So fast!
Kabuto Yakushi's pupils contracted sharply. Even he had only seen Taijutsu this swift from Might Guy.
At this distance, caught completely off guard, he barely managed to turn his head a fraction.
Thud!
The fist, charged with Lightning Release Chakra, grazed his cheekbone and struck his eye socket. Tiny blue sparks crackled through the air for an instant.
"Ugh!"
Kabuto Yakushi grunted. The force sent him staggering backward, knocking over a chair before he fell to the floor.
A fierce ache and numbness spread through his left eye. His vision blurred at once, his ears rang, and the whole world spun.
"Mr. Loid!!"
Yor's cry was full of panic and regret. The shock drove the alcohol and confusion from her mind, and she rushed to Kabuto Yakushi's side, at a loss.
"I—I didn't mean to! You came so close all of a sudden, and I, I..." Yor stumbled over her words, on the verge of tears. She wanted to touch him but didn't dare.
Kabuto Yakushi lay on the floor and managed to open his uninjured right eye. In the flickering candlelight, Yor's frightened, tearful face looked especially pale.
He tugged at the corners of his mouth, trying to give her a reassuring smile. "I'm fine."
He forced out those two words, but a wave of dizziness struck, and his consciousness briefly went dark.
As Kabuto Yakushi surfaced from the darkness, the first thing he felt was not the softness of