The sun was setting beyond the high mountains. By now they could look down upon all of Konoha and the lands before them. They had not encountered much along the way, a few small animals and at the worst some venomous snakes. At first Sasuke was a little on edge wandering the unknown forest but now he became used to the hidden paths and dark trees. He was glad that Itachi was with him. He believed that Itachi was one of the strongest men in the village. He had protected Konoha a few years ago when bandits had come and raided the village. He showed no mercy when he slaughtered them all. Itachi had awakened an extremely powerful Sharingan called the Mangekyou Sharingan. Only a few other people in the history of the Uchiha clan had done so before. With it he could control any beast or demon that roamed on this earth. "Sasuke, I know I was joking around before about the demon fox, but we must take this seriously," Itachi suddenly said as they were walking. Sasuke glanced at him wondering why he would say something like that. "Sure, but it hasn't been seen in 15 years," Sasuke retorted. Itachi stared at the path before himself for awhile before saying, "There may be a reason for that." Sasuke looked towards him, interested in what he knew; he waited for Itachi to say something. Itachi glanced up noticing Sasuke looking at him curiously. "Well when I was younger I over heard the elders talking about the demon fox. They said it had attacked another village around this area and that the villagers had tried desperately to scare it away but of course no members of the Uchiha clan live there." Sasuke was surprised to hear that the demon fox not only attacked their village but another one to. He was really starting to hate this fox. Itachi continued on," It was said that an ancient technique was used to seal away the demon fox into another form. The new form that it supposedly took on is-." Suddenly the leader, Fukasumo yelled,"halt! We have arrived at the bridge of Yami. Any of those not willing to go further can turn back now but it will be dark soon so it would be wise to stay with company." Sasuke and Itachi gazed at the old bridge that was in front of them. It was only wide enough for one person to cross and what lay on the other side they could not tell. It was black as night as the trees enveloped the pathway and stopped the sun from shining through. It was not like the rest of the forest, it looked ominous, like a demon's home would. Sasuke was surprised by this sudden change, and glimpsed at Itachi. He didn't seem to show any response to the change. They kept on moving and crossed the bridge single file. Sasuke had eventually forgotten all about what Itachi was about to tell him as he was too focused on his new surroundings. Everything was black as night, he couldn't tell if the sun had already set or not. He couldn't remember how long they had been crawling along the dank pathway. Every little crack of a twig or rustle in the bushes now seemed more frightening. Even Itachi had stopped talking to Sasuke. Everyone was silent as they strode on further into the dark forest. Sasuke began to feel a presence that was following them, watching them. 'Damn, why am I taking this seriously. The stupid fox hasn't been around for 15 years. Why would it suddenly appear today,' Sasuke thought to himself. Then he realized something,"Itachi what's the day today," he said anxiously. Itachi pondered for a moment then replied,"September 2nd, why do you ask," he gave Sasuke a weird look. Sasuke's eyes suddenly went dark," it's been 100 years since the fox attacked Konoha." Itachi was silent as he peered at the sky. Sasuke then looked up to see a full moon, its ghastly glow seeping through the surrounding trees. Itachi whirled around," you don't think…" Suddenly a deep, bloodcurdling growl could be heard in the depths of the forest. Everyone in the group stopped and observed the surrounding forest. "What the hell was that," said one of the other boys. Sasuke thought he was going mad, he felt like he was being watched by something. For a moment he concentrated hard as he gazed out into the dark forest, and he saw a pair of blood red eyes, staring right back at him. He quickly seized his sword and then it was chaos. He saw a huge beast come leaping from the forest into the group. Everyone scattered as they saw the demon fox attack. Sasuke already saw that the elders had activated their Sharingan and were trying to paralyze the Kyuubi. For some reason it seemed unhindered by their eyes and lunged at them. Its huge claws rang down upon one of the older Uchiha's. Sasuke immediately dashed towards the fox with Itachi at his side. He could feel the power swelling inside him and closed his eyes for a moment. When they opened again he could see everything in a new perspective. Every detail was refined, every movement he was able to predict, he could see unnaturally far, he could even see the evil energy that the demon was emitting. It was like a wild fire coming from the core of the fox. He charged head on with his sword pointed straight at the beast. The foxes head whipped around and its giant eyes looked into his. Sasuke could feel it, the foxes thirst for blood but he didn't stop. He tried to suppress the tremendous energy the fox was wielding. For a moment the fox was still as the Uchiha clan surrounded it but it would not stop yet. "Sasuke, I'm going to use Mangekyou! Whatever happens come back home alive," yelled Itachi. Sasuke couldn't believe this was happening and that his brother was going to take the risk of using the Mangekyou Sharingan. "Not yet Itachi, we'll get this damn fox under control!" As soon as Sasuke said that the fox growled and thundered as if it could understand that Sasuke was taunting it. The fox lunged out at Sasuke, swiping the giant claw across his chest. Sasuke managed to twist his blade and stab it in the shoulder. After that all he could smell was blood. He looked down to see he was badly cut by the fox's sharp claws. "I'll kill this fucking fox," he thought he heard Itachi yell. He felt his vision fade away and the sounds of fighting dull. Everything went black.