I'm one of those people who has to cover her eyes during some of the medical scenes on shows like House because it squicks me out, so I totally agree with you there. Not something I terribly wanted to see, especially given that it was one of my favorite characters. ;_;

Kaoru needs to take a long walk off a short pier. Oi. And yeah, BEST CHAPTER IN SO LONG IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. Like, since the Varia Arc, possibly.