Call me Misa! This is my first story here on FF. I hope you guys enjoy it. This is a fiction so don't put in little comments about it didn't happen like that it happened like this. I know the story. I just added a little twist of things.

[Summary] Misaki Sakurai turns to Orochimaru to train her after losing her brother in the Uchiha Massacre. Her brother and herself weren't apart of the clan, but they worked within the compound. She was returning back from an errand outside of the compound when she found her brother on the ground of their small shop. She declared that she would bring Itachi's head back with her if she were ever to return to the village. Years later, Sasuke Uchiha finds himself being trained by none other than Misaki when he turns to find power. They fight for the same reason. But things turn out differently when they decide to join forces to destroy the one person that had taken everything away from them: Itachi Uchiha.

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Feared Among Allies

"Sasuke Uchiha?"

Orochimaru stood before me with his hands clasped together, he had a sinister look in his eyes but that wasn't different from any other day. He nodded his head and gave me no reply. The last surviving member of the Uchiha clan had found himself tied by the snakes. How foolish of him. I turned around to stare out my window. There was no way he could get out of Orochimaru's hands now. That was his own damn fault. So desperate to find strength. To end the life of another man. It was sickening. But then again, I had been just like him at one point. Trying so hard to find enough power to end my father's life. In the end, I realized that I was just like my father. A cold blooded killer.

"Will you train him for me, Misaki?"

I hated the sound of his voice. Just like a snake. A shiver ran up my spine, I struggled to shake it off. Ignoring the snake that found its way around my neck to lick my chin. He enjoyed teasing me. There was nothing I hated more than snakes in this empty world. The snake dropped the ground when my aura reached its fangs. I kicked it towards Orochimaru in distaste.

"I train him of my own will. Bring one of your little demons into the training room, I will kill you with my bare hands." I spat.

He smiled, "Of course." he agreed.

I glanced out the window once more. My home was so far yet so near to here. The place I wanted to be more than anything. Home. I turned my back on the window and made my way towards the training room. Orochimaru went to follow after me, but I slammed the door shut in his face. The others feared me because of my power. That was the exact reason Orochimaru did nothing to upset me. With one snap of my fingers, he would be dead.

The hallway was long and narrow. Darkness completely surrounded. At most times, I felt as though I would suffocate. Like the darkness would reach out to grab me and slowly strangle me to death. I always made it to the door though. My heart raced. My palms sweated. I could no longer see straight without my eyes glancing left and right every few seconds. That was one of my many curses. When I reached the door at the end of the hall, I pushed it open to find a boy with dark blue hair standing in the middle of the room. He turned to meet my eyes. Handsome yet somewhat dangerous. That was the aura he gave off.

"Hello, my name is Misaki Sakurai. I will be your instructor for your stay here."

Professional and straight to the point. That was how it was meant to be. How it has always been. I would train these children until they strong and able to overcome almost anything. The first mistake I had made when appointed to this duty was become close with my students. That was a terrible mistake especially with what was their fate once they entered this room. Orochimaru had decided that they would become his vessels. It wasn't a shock to me when I found out that he had found and chosen an Uchiha to become his next vessel. It was expected of him. Almost like a ruined surprise.

The boy stared at me for a few minutes, "Sasuke Uchiha, right?" I asked.

He gave me a curt nod. Sasuke didn't seem to be in the right mood to hold conversation. But then again, that was how he has always been. I remembered him when he was younger. The first time I had met him was when I had been invited to stay for dinner by Itachi. He had been my best friend at the time and even was now. Sasuke was all smiles. Never a dull moment with him. He cracked funny jokes, funnier than my own, and made the entire table laugh at his comical expressions. That was the way he worked. I had once asked why he said those jokes and why he smiled whenever people reacted positively to them. The answer he gave me was simple,

Because making people smile is my job. Making them laugh is all I'll ever want.

The answer was mature. Possibly going past my own maturity. But the answer was genuine. He gave me a smile, one that I would never see again, and then let out a laugh. The answer suited him best. That was what Sasuke had wanted for himself. To work at making people laugh and smile. It was fine dream. Something many had forgotten. For the first time in my life, I was able to smile and finally care for someone else. Though that Sasuke I had met all those years ago had vanished along with the Uchiha Clan.

"Your name is only Sasuke from this point on. Forget where you came from. It will only make everything harder to bare if you continue baring your surname." I said to him.

He wasn't pleased with what I told him. After all, his last name was the only thing he had left of his clan. That surname that he held was the only thing that had memories that would only encumber him in the long run. My heart seemed to break a little. Knowing that he didn't remember me at all. That my face meant absolutely nothing to him anymore. I hadn't changed in appearance. My face was exactly how it was the last time I saw him. Sure, my hair had grown and my physical appearance had changed somewhat, but I still resembled who I was back then. That was something I hated most about myself.

"You will learn to fight, to win, and to survive. That will be all. There is no team work. You protect and fight for only yourself. Let others wellbeing burden you and you will fall along with them. Understood?" I stated.

Sasuke nodded his head again, "Understood." even his voice had changed.

I pulled my hair up and shrugged out of my jacket, "Fight me." I said.

"What?" He asked.

All I wore was my work-out bra and my shorts, "Fight me. Show me what you know." I said.

That was when I saw it. The Sasuke that stood at the entrance of the Uchiha Compound. His eyes wide with tears, reaching out weakly for his retreating brother. Lonely and in despair. That image had distracted me from reality. Sasuke's fist was inches from my face when I ducked, pressing my fingers against his wrist, and shattering his bone. He let out a strangled shout.

"Pain is nothing. Pain is in your mind. Pain is not real."

I ran at him and twirled around, smashing the heel of my foot against the side of his face. He went flying to the concrete wall. His expression turned to one of pain and agony. He struggled to stand. Was this all he could take? There was no stopping me. My fist collided with his forehead. A small crack formed on his skull and that was when I stopped. To many who would have been observing, I had done nothing. Only poked him, kicked him, and punched him. All of those which I only performed once. But the strength I had garnered after years of training, was more than that.

Sasuke looked up at me with blood covered his face, "Pathetic. If that is all you got than you might as just leave." I said.

Sasuke, please leave.

"Get out of my class."

Get up and get out of here while you can.

"You are nothing."

You are very precious to me. You need to leave here before you get killed.

He spit out blood, "That's nothing." was his reply.

A dark feeling filled my heart when he stood up on his two feet. He had a broken wrist, a fractured skull, and cracked jaw. But he was still standing. I was impressed. My fingers danced along his face and I pressed my thumb underneath his left eye. He was confused as to why I was touching him like that. I didn't have to give him any answer. My nail dug into the surface and created a sign with my blood. He winced while I cut through his skin.

"Sasuke, you need to run while you can." I whispered.

He looked at me with raised eyebrows, "What?" he asked.

"Orochimaru will kill you."

Sasuke kept a straight face on. He didn't care for his wellbeing anymore, that Sasuke had died a long time ago. I shrugged my shoulders out of pity. He would die at the hands of Orochimaru. The girl I had once been also died that night. I had once been caring and kind towards everyone. I found myself becoming a cruel and ruthless woman. That was the result of Itachi's wound inflicted onto me. I raised my hand to press over the scar above my right eye that was cover by my red head band to replace my forehead protector I had abandoned years ago.

"I don't care anymore. Do what you want. All I need to do is train you." I spat at him, turning my back.

He slumped against the wall tiredly, "If that is all it takes to ware you out then get out of here because you will not survive my lessons." I said.

His hands grabbed onto my wrist, "I-I can take it." he choked out.

"My first test will answer that question for me." I said and snapped my fingers.

The sign that I had wrote onto his flesh was the symbol of the Sakurai Clan. A clan not to be messed with. The clan I came from. It burned on his flesh, causing him to cry out in pure pain. His hand reached up to claw at the symbol. He tried to get it off but it was there forever. Just invisible until he pushed the limit of his true potential.

"Whenever that mark I have placed on you appears, that will show that you have reached your limit. If you choose to continue after it appears...you will die." I said to him.

My hair fell from the pony tail I had put it in, I pulled my jacket on, and slipped my shoes onto my feet. Orochimaru stood outside the door when I emerged. He glanced at me with that smile on his face.

"Has he passed the first Sakurai test?"

I nodded, "Yes. Get him treated before he dies." I said.

I ignored his laugh while I walked off. Sasuke would die at this rate. He had to leave before he did. I couldn't stand having to bury another one of my loved ones, it would be too much for even myself to bare.

Sasuke, escape while you can. This place will be the end of you.

That is it for now! I hope you guys liked it :)

~Misa