Okay so here is the next chapter, dun dun dun…thank you to my one review I really appreciated it.

CHAPTER 2: THE TRIAL

The accused walked into the meeting room, Kakashi followed him. He was walking calmly as if no care in the world would exist…Sasuke admired how he could stay that calm in a time like this. The room was practically separted into the believers and skeptics about Sasuke's return. On the right sat Naruto, Sakura, Neji, Ten-Ten, Chouji, Kiba, Hinata, Shino and Iruka. On the left side were all the 12 couselors of the Hokage along with (Sasuke was surprised to see) Gai, Lee and Ino.

Sasuke glanced at the door and saw the Jounin Shikamaru leaning casually against the wall, obviously too lazy to pick a side. In the middle of the room stood Tsunade, her eyes looking sternly at Sasuke; he knew that she still didn't trust him and he wondered wether that would play a fact in his trial.

The raven moved to the middle of the room as Kakashi moved to his right to stand next to Naruto. He was glaring at Gai and Sasuke was disturbed a little bit by it…after all it wasn't everyday that the calm, cool Kakashi would show anger on his face.

Tsunade spoke very softly but everyone in the room understood what she was saying.

"Uchiha Sasuke, you were summoned here because of your return to Konoha after being a missing-nin for 3 years. You know the usual punishment for a missing-nin is encarceration (is that what you call it when someone goes to jail? Stupid question I know --) however, some of your ex-teammates think that you have changed and that you deserve a second chance because you destroyed Orochimaru-"

"It's not just because of Orochimaru! The teme destroyed him before he launched an attach on Konoha!"

"Naruto don't interrupt me!" a vein started to popo on Tsunade's temple.

It was true that the planning attack on Konoha was one of the reasons why Sasuke had finally decided to fight Orochimaru, but he hadn't done it because of the village itself…he had done it because of the people that had still cared about him, even when he didn't care about himself, the people that now were still on his side.

Tsunade took a deep breath trying to calm that temper that so many had grown to be afraid of.

"Do you have anything to say?" she asked Sasuke.

The young Uchiha thought for a while as absolute silence ran throughout the room

"I have never given any information about Konoha to Orochimaru or anyone else in Sound, in a way I just used Orochimaru to get stronger so I can finish my goal, I never have called myself a Sound ninja or have shown any respect towards Orochimaru. Having said that, I do not particularly have any feelings towards Konoha, my only loyalty is with my clan and the people that had always stood by my side."

"I knew it!" yelled Lee, glaring at Sasuke, "how dare you want to be accepted back into Konoha's good grace if you don't even care about the village?!?!" (sighs Lee is always so dramatic)

Sasuke turned his attention to Lee.

"I could care less about being in anyone's good graces, I have changed…if you want to keep believing that I haven't then that's your choice." He then turned to Tsunade "Tsunade-same, like I've said before I have no particular feelings for Konoha; however, if my friends want to defend Konoha, so will I."

Tsunade nodded and then left the room without saying a word. Shizune smiled, said "she's thinking" and followed her Hokage out of the room.

"This is ridiculous!" yelled a counselor, "why should you be treated any different than any common criminal, you deserve nothing from us!"

Sasuke just closed his eyes, trying to control himself…but they sure were trying to push him. He thought of how much Kakashi wanted to have him be freed and calmed down just to make his lover happy, after all Kakashi would not be happy if he was sentenced to jail for hitting an elderly.

"But he's not just any criminal," said Lee, and he had a glint on his eye that no one had quite ever seen, "he's a traitor! He is disloyal and he shouldn't be accepted back!"

"Lee, be quiet" Kakashi whispered, his voice was deadly soft.

"He's only telling the truth Kakashi, he can't be trusted, I believe he has been giving information to sound all these years." Said Gai, backing his favorite student up.

"Gai-Sensei please!" yelled Sakura, pleading with him to stop, she could hear other counselor's remarks being made.

"Why do you defend him so much Sakura-san? He's not worth it!" yelled Lee.

Ahhh, so that's the real reason he's not on my side….Jealousy.

Sasuke chuckled at this since now he and Sakura were like brother and sister.

"Lee!" yelled Sakura, her eyes beginning to water, she cared about Sasuke because now he was family to her.

Lee glared even more at Sasuke, his big eyes narrowing dangerously.

"You're a dirty traitor! You're a disgrace to your friends and to the Uchiha name!"

He had hit a nerve.

They all stared at Sasuke as the cursed seal began to cover his body, his mind losing control.

"You know nothing about me, how dare you think you can speak of my family without even knowing what they were like?!?! What am I like?!" he turned his eyes towards Lee.

The green spandex shinobi shuddered in terror as he saw that the Sharingan was activated and Sasuke was approaching him, totally losing all reason and letting the curse seal take over his mind.

A hand wrapped around Sasuke's chest and pulled him backwards to hit a taller body than his own. He recognize the scent right away.

"Control it," said Kakashi softly hugging Sasuke close to him, "Don't let it control you."

Slowly but surely the cursed seal began disappearing from his body until only the three little marks were visible on the back of Sasuke's neck. With a long calm breath, Sasuke turned his eyes to the onyx color that Kakashi loved to stare at for hours.

Tsunade stepped into the room again, her expression could not be read.

"Hokage-sama! He was about to use the curse seal on us!"

Damn counselor thought Sasuke, he was now done for.

"I heard…I also heard you insulting his family. I'm sure you are aware counselor of how the curse seal works and how anger can trigger it since I remember briefing you on it?" said Tsunade coldly.

She then turned to Sasuke .

"You will not be sentenced to jail but I will have your actions be monitored by ANBU for a whole year, also I will leave you under Kakashi's care."

The raven stood stunned and then a small twitch made his lips curved a bit.

"Arigato, Tsunade-sama" he said bowing to her.

"But-"

"Counselor I have made a decision, and now if you don't mind I have to go and work on some papers" she looked extremely happy as she left, probably thinking that she would rather be gambling than doing some desk work.

She left a room of angry counselors who after Tsunade's exit they also left…so did the rest of the people that were against Sasuke…not before giving him a deathly glare.

Sasuke turned towards his friends and saw that they were all smiling. Naruto specially had the biggest grin on his face.

"Looks like you won't be able to get rid of me that easily, dobe."

End of chapter—

So yeah that's it for now, my hand hurts from writing, I didn't know it was going to be so long. By the way I have nothing against Gai and Lee…I actually think they are very funny but I needed mean people and they were chosen because I like the others more. But no worries, Lee and Gai can't be bad guys for too long P Thanks and review please, it will make me very happy.