Chapter 1 – New Powers

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"Thank you," Sasuke said as he stood behind Sakura who had tears streaming down her face, he then walked off, and left her crying on the bench.

Sasuke quickly snapped back to reality, he was still being held in place by sixteen chains attached to his arms (eight chains for each arm), and two attached to a metal collar around his neck, he was kneeling on the ground, shirtless, his hair had grown well beyond his chest.

Orochimaru had chained Sasuke in the center of a dark room, after years of training, Orochimaru had betrayed him, and left him to die.

The only light he had was the light coming in from a hole in the ceiling, for one hour everyday his skin would burn in the sunlight, and he could only hope it would rain, and wash the pain from the burns away.

Orochimaru was planning something big, and Sasuke knew it had something to do with Konoha, and Sakura, if he didn't do something quick, she would die.

Sasuke couldn't move, let alone stand up, he was growing weak because he had been immobile for so long.

The curse mark on the back of his neck, he wish he had clapped Orochimaru's head off before he bit him, that curse mark was binding him to this place.

Sasuke had been immobile for so long all other senses were heightened, he could make out every curve in the wall, he could hear the sound of the breeze outside, and he could tell who was walking down the hall.

A few minutes after hearing footsteps, Orochimaru walked into the room, "Sasuke," he said in his snake-like voice, "I hope you're comfortable."

"Go to hell." Sasuke said.

"You still hate me," Orochimaru said as he knelt down in front of Sasuke, "You'll happy to know I've finally decided to make a move. Once I'm finished the Leaf Village will be nothing but a pile of ash. And that pink-haired girl will be nothing but a memory."

"You leave Konoha alone," Sasuke said as he struggled against the chains.

"Who's going to stop me?" Orochimaru asked.

Orochimaru stood up, and left, "One day you'll thank me." He said.

Sasuke felt a few tears welling up in his eyes, if he didn't do something Konoha would become a pile of ash and bodies.

He contemplated a way to escape for hours, before hearing something above him, he couldn't move his head so he just spoke, "Who's there?" Sasuke asked.

"A friend," a deep, threatening voice said as a set of heavy feet landed in front of him.

Sasuke looked up, and saw a dark, hulking figure with yellow eyes standing above him, "Who are you?" Sasuke asked.

"I am Romulus, king of the werewolves" the man said, "Years ago I was wronged by Orochimaru, and tricked into thinking I'd be a student, and instead I became a slave, like you."

"But you're free," Sasuke said, "As I will never be again."

"I can make you free," Romulus said, "If you accept my gift."

"What gift?" Sasuke asked.

"I will remove the curse mark," Romulus said, "And make you stronger, faster, and more powerful than Orochimaru will ever be."

"What's the catch?" Sasuke asked.

"You will live the rest of your life as a werewolf," Romulus said, "Bound to serve the one with the pink hair."

"Sakura," Sasuke said, "I'll live to serve her?"

"Indeed," Romulus said, "I need an answer, as I shall not return. And your village will be destroyed. His plans to destroy the village begins tomorrow night"

"If it means I can save Konoha and her," Sasuke said, "Free me, my king."

"A wise choice," Romulus said as he walked around to Sasuke, "This might sting a bit."

Romulus bit Sasuke on the back of the neck, one of his fangs piercing the curse mark, but beyond the pain, Sasuke could feel his strength returning to him, he could sense himself getting more powerful.

As soon as Romulus released his fangs, Sasuke felt his chains being ripped off, and he fell forward, completely unconscious.

The next morning, Sasuke awoke on a bed of fur, dressed in the same pair of pants he had on when he was trapped in Orochimaru's palace.

Sasuke sat upright, and looked at himself, he was a little overly muscular, he ran over to the waterfall, and drank.

After drinking, he looked in the waterfall and he looked like he could win a bodybuilding competition, his stomach was no longer a four-pack like it was before Orochimaru imprisoned him, it was six extremely tightly drawn abs, his bicep he could see from his new senses could tell was about twenty six inches in diameter.

Sasuke walked out the door, and into a cave where Romulus now in his human form was waiting, "Romulus," Sasuke said as he walked over to his new king, "Where are we?"

"The mountains," Romulus said as he walked toward the cave exit.

Romulus was a human, about six foot nine, black-as-night skin with cracked red cracks in the skin, red eyes, and white hair.

Romulus and Sasuke stood at the exit to the cave, and he couldn't see the city, but he knew that Konoha was in the distance, Sasuke's heart swelled, he hadn't seen the city in years, and that night he would have to save it, and have no idea if they would accept him or not.

"There's the city," Sasuke said, "Some people are not going to be happy that I'm back."

"They'll come to accept you," Romulus said, "After tonight, I think you'll find that many people will be happy to have you back."

Sasuke would sense that the whole town knew that they preparing to fight Orochimaru's forces which were comprised of snakes that walk like men.

Romulus walked away as Sasuke kept looking at Konoha, his long hair blowing in the wind.

Sasuke turned his face toward the sky, and breathed in the natural air.

That afternoon, Sasuke prepared himself, first thing he did was cut his hair so it wasn't hanging down beyond his shoulders, he then dipped a needle in some ink, and covered his entire right arm from his wrist up and even going onto his right pectoral with a tribal-like tattoo that ended in a group of fangs coming out of the ends on his pectoral.

"You're ready," Romulus said, "Orochimaru's attack will begin soon."

Sasuke walked out of the cave to feel the soothing light of the full-moon against his skin, he turned his face toward the moon, and inhaled, he was ready.

Sasuke then felt something happening, "Oh good lord," Sasuke said as he dropped to his knees, clutching his stomach, "ROMULUS!"

"Sasuke," Romulus said as he ran to the mouth of the cave, now in full werewolf form, "Your first transformation, it's naturally painful at first."

"Take me inside," Sasuke said as his ribcage expanded.

Romulus dragged Sasuke into the cave as he was turning into a werewolf, Sasuke knelt on the floor of the cave, in pain, his muscles grew to twice their normal size, his feet grew into hind legs, and his entire body was covered in a thick layer of black hair.

Sasuke felt his bones being twisted, he couldn't help but scream in pain.

Meanwhile in Konoha, Sakura could sense that Sasuke was in pain, and dropped her work, "Sakura," Tsunade said as she rushed over to her student who was kneeling on the ground, with her head in her hands, "What is it?"

"It's Sasuke," Sakura said as she rushed over to the window, and pulled it back, "He's in pain."

"Sakura! Tsunade," Naruto exclaimed as he rushed into the room, drawing their attention, "Orochimaru's forces are on the move!"

Sakura, Tsunade, and Naruto joined Kakashi and Jiraiya on the wall's platform as they watched Orochimaru's army of snake-men approaching.

"What should we do?" Kakashi asked.

"Kakashi, Jiraiya," Tsunade said as he pointed at the two white-haired men, "I want you two to coordinate defenses along the wall, gather up everyone you can," Tsunade pointed at Naruto, "Naruto, I want you to get the civilians to the shelter, and then assist with the defenses," Tsunade then pointed at Sakura, "Sakura, I want you and Hinata at the hospital, gather up the necessary provisions, and make bandages, there will be casualties."

"Yes master," Sakura said as she ran off to get Hinata, and get to the hospital.

"Now what?" Kakashi asked as the three masters looked back at Orochimaru's forces.

"Now we pray," Tsunade said, "And hope for a miracle."

In the mountains, that miracle had just finished with his first transformation, "You're done transforming," Romulus said as Sasuke stood up, he was now a hulking ten feet tall, and looked like the Incredible Hulk completely covered in hair with a wolf's mouth and glowing yellow eyes, "You're ready."

Sasuke walked over to the exit to the cave, and was bathed in the moonlight, he was ready to kill.

Sasuke turned his face toward the moon to see it turning cobalt blue, a sapphire moon, Sasuke would soon be at his most powerful, and as he saw it, he howled.

Sakura and Naruto were both in different sections of Konoha, and they heard Sasuke's howl, maybe that was the miracle Tsunade was talking about.

Wait and see what happens next…

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