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A/N: Sorry it's been awhile since I last updated. Plz forgive me :P I've been trying to get this chapter done, well anyways thanks to the reviews I've gotten so far and the alerts as well hope you enjoy this chapter.

Just to let you all know there is not a preliminary around in the Chunin Exam's in this story like there is in the mange or anime.

Chapter 3: The Forest of Death

As Sakura paused again Sarutobi had gotten up to walk back to his desk and get a tray that had four glasses and a pitcher of water, before walking back and sitting the tray on a little table and pouring everyone a glass. He handed Sakura a glass as he sat back down on the couch besides her waiting for her to begin again.

"Thank you Ojiisan…. As I was saying I didn't get to hear the rest of what was said because someone came up behind me and took me back to the boy's. Once we got there, they sat me down and I was able to see that it was Kabuto-san. "Kabuto-san why…" "That was very foolish of you Sakura-san; if I had not gotten to you when I did they could have killed you. Those people are not to be messed with, they are not above killing as I am sure you just saw." The way he looked at me made me nerves like there was something he wanted to do but couldn't because just then Sasuke came from the woods behind me.

"Sakura take care of Naruto while I talk to Kabuto-san" Sasuke told me never taking his eye's off of Kabuto. "Hai" was all I could say as they walked off in the same direction that Sasuke had just come from. So I went to Naruto to change his bandages and prepare the fish. I made a fire using that jutsu that Ojisan Asuma taught me where the fire does not create smoke, to cook the fish. As I done all this I could not help but think about all that I heard and began to wonder what that team from Sand and that guy from Sound was planning to do to us since I just knew deep down that they were talking about us."

As I was thinking I notice Naruto begin to come around as well as Sasuke walking back towards us. I moved closer to Naruto to hand him his fish as well as his water bottle and looked to Sasuke who was eating his own fish. I began to eat mine as well and once I was finish I dispelled the jutsu and turned to Sasuke "I think we need to head out and try and get as close to the tower as we can before night falls" "Hai, so do I. From what Kabuto said there will be team's waiting for others the closer to the time limit to get the scrolls they need as well as collector's who just get more scrolls to eliminate more teams. So we will get as close to the tower tonight as we can and come up with a plan, then start early in the morning and make it to the tower by night fall if all goes well." Naruto surprising stayed quite the whole time, when Sasuke stopped talking we both just nodded our heads and packed our stuff quietly and began again. Naruto asked after a little while if I was ok and I told him yeah and let him know that we had both of our scrolls. After a few hours it began to get dark and we found a little clearing that we could stop for the night and rest. As we stopped we had already decided that Sasuke would have first watch then me then Naruto. So Sasuke went and set the traps again while Naruto and I set camp we agreed that it would be for the best not to have any kind of light for the night.

When Sasuke came back, Naruto was already asleep so I figured now would be a good time to tell Sasuke about what I over heard before Kabuto took me away. When I got finished telling him everything that I heard and told him that I didn't want to say anything in front of Naruto because of the way he would act. Sasuke said that it should stay between just the two of us for now unless they did try something and that he just thought that they were saying those things because they knew I was there. And not to worry about it and get some sleep. So I just lay down and went to sleep but it wasn't long after I fell asleep that Sasuke woke Naruto and me up telling us that someone was coming and we needed to hide….

"We tried to take to the tree's and masked our chakra's but before we could even move a gust of wind blow us away, Sasuke and I was able to get out of the way but Naruto didn't so we were separated (now this is where Naruto get's ate by that big snake and make's his big entrance and save's Sasuke and Sakura from Orochimaru). Sasuke was terrified, I've never seen him like that before we had tried everything and nothing seemed to work. Naruto was yelling at him for even thinking about giving this guy the scroll's, but no one knew that I had actually taken the scroll's and replaced them with fake's just incase, then he started attacking Naruto, there was red chakra coming out of Naruto and his eye's were red. He was able to stop the snake summoning that was headed towards Sasuke just in time but that guy his …his tongue came out of his mouth and wrapped around Naruto's neck and he ...he made some hand signs and pressed his hands to Naruto's stomach and just tossed Naruto to the side and Sasuke just stood there frozen so I threw a kunai and caught Naruto to a tree. I was yelling at Sasuke to do something and he ...he just stood there. That's when I notice that guy was headed towards Sasuke I didn't know what to do because it was just the guy's head like he was a snake stretching his head towards Sasuke, so I ran as hard as I could but I didn't make it in time he ...he bit him he bit Sasuke. When he pulled away Sasuke fell to his knees screaming and clutching his neck and when I got to him he had already passed out, I stood in front of him trying to protect him even though I was scared I had to try. I looked to that guy and yelled "what did you do to Sasuke and Naruto, who are you?" He just looked at me and laughed like I was the funniest thing in the world. Then he spoke and I realized then that he was the same guy who was talking to the team from Sand. "I did nothing to that boy" he said pointing his thumb at Naruto. "What did you do to Sasuke and who are you?" "Ah I just gave Sasuke-kun a little gift that will make him seek me out so he will be strong enough to surpass his big brother. As for who I am well Sakura my dear how does it feel to look at the man who killed you mother Hahaha….." "No it can't be" I whispered while shaking my head no. "Yes my dear that I am, I am Orochimaru" and then he just left like nothing ever happened. I collapsed after that. When I was finally able to get myself under control I move Sasuke to the underside of a tree that had a large space under it then went to get Naruto and brought him back. I tented to them the best I could and set traps up around the area the best I could with what we had. It was later that the Sound guys showed up again claiming that they wanted to kill Sasuke. As they moved towards us was when I felt it, the pain was so bad I thought I was going to faint but I couldn't I had to protect them, no one else was around to help us. The pain started behind my eyes and I screamed and felt tears run from my eyes. That's when I heard the girl gasp and say that I was crying tear's of blood I didn't understand at first but when I whipped my eye's I knew what she was talking about my tears were not tears but crimson tears my eye's were bleeding and I didn't know why and at that moment I didn't care I just had to protect them no matter what…"

"That's when Rock Lee showed up out of no where and told me he would protect me with his life, and he tried the best he could but it didn't matter they were stronger than him and he fell. Then that girl came up behind me and locked onto my hair. I was so tired of everyone having to protect me, I wanted to help so I did the only thing I could to get lose I cut my hair. And I fought Kin and Zaku, I tried the best I could but I was no match. Then Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji came but when Ino took ever Kin's body Zaku and Dosu were going to kill her… Ino made it back into her own body just in time and that was when Sasuke woke up but he was different, he had a black aura around him and so much hatered in his eye's it was something I had never seen in Sasuke before and he had these markings that almost looked like the toma's that appear in my red eye's on his neck where Orochimaru had bitten him. Then he walked up to where I was laying and asked me who had hurt me and before I could answer Zaku started laughing and told Sasuke that he was the one who had hurt me. As soon as those words left Zaku's mouth Sasuke went after him and broke both of Zaku's arms I had to stop Sasuke because he was about to rip both of Zaku's arm's off of him. The rest you know we finally made it to the tower." As Sakura finished she broke down crying, the entire time she never cried as she told them all that happened in the Forest of Death.

Jiraiya turn towards her and wrapped her up in his arms as she cried. He couldn't believe what he had just heard not only was his ex-teammate here but all the things his little princess had to go through, no genin should have to go through what her team went through. 'What are you playing at Orochimaru?' Jiraiya turned his head to look at the other's to see what they thought about this entire thing, first to Itachi. He was surprised at the hatred he saw in the young man's eyes. He had never seen so much emotion in an Uchiha's eyes before, but if looks could kill than he wouldn't dought that Orochimaru would be dead if he was in this room with just that look alone. Jiraiya never got a chance to see the reaction on his sensei's face before Itachi began to speak.

"Hokage-sama, I must ask for you to forgive me."

"What Itachi?"

"When Sasuke was three, Orochimaru broke into the Uchiha manor and tried to kiddnap Sasuke. When I had asked him why he wanted Sasuke he told me that he wanted the Sharingan and that once he had the Sharingan only then could he be able to abtain all the jutus he wanted. But I was able to escape from him that night with Sasuke and we have never seen or heard anything from him again since then. I had thought that he had given up on it but now I see how foolish I was to ever believe that that man would ever give up on getting the Sharingan. If I had known I would have come sooner to you with this information, so I am sorry Hokage-sama."

"It is alright Itachi, you were young and uneducated at the time I would not have expect you to understand back then. But the problem remains that we do not know what he is planning and if there will be more to come..."

"Ojiisan, I...I remembered something that I had forgotten the he said to me before he left."

"What is it Sakura anything thing he said might be able to help us." said Sarutobi, dreading the words that were to come next.

"He...he said that I should say goodbye to Konoha as I know it and that he would be coming back for me one day." Sakura said trying her hardest to not break down again.

"Thank you Sakura child. Itachi will you please help her sleep." As soon as Sarutobi finished Sakura was already asleep.

"I believe the first thing that needs to be done is to put a seal around that curse mark to try and contain it like Anko's and then Sasuke and Kakashi need to leave and train before the tournament. I do not believe it to be wise to stop the tournament because I believe that is when Orochimaru will strike and if we stop the tournament before hand it will cause him to strike before we have a chance to prepare. Jiraiya, I need you to take Naruto and see if you can figure out what Orochimaru done to the seal and undo it, as well as train him. And make sure you are back in time for the tournament and while you are out see if you can find Tsunade. I believe we may need her medical help when the attack finially does come. Itachi, I am putting you on a mission as well. I need you and Asume to take Sakura somewhere and train her in her Sharingan as well as teach her how to use this summoning scroll, she has prefect charka control like her mother so it shouldn't be to hard to teach her things she will need in order to better prepare herself. But this mission will also be a long one for I need you to continue to train her until you believe she is ready to be in ANBU but at the same time I need you to look after her. You are one of the few I can trust to not let anything happen to her. Also we will need to put the ANBU on high alert and make sure they are ready when the tournament comes as well as the medical staff. Itachi I will need you to inform you father to also have the Police Force on high alert as well but do not let your father know what is going on just tell him that Orochimaru was spotted in the Forest of Death during the exam and we are not taking any chance's I believe that should surfice for the time being and that I am sending you on a ANBU mission. I will need the lower level ninja's to help get the people to safety when the fighting begins. Go and prepare to leave in two days time that should give me enough time to get everything ready and in order. Oh Itachi I need you to tell Asume to come here at once and Jiraiya I need you to have Kakashi here in two hours actually tell him in an hour since I know he will be late. You are dismissed." Sarutobi said, thinking of the best way to tell Asume everything and have him get ready to leave with Itachi and Sakura.

"Hai" they both replied at the same time and then the room was filled with smoke once again.

A/N: hope you liked sorry took so long computer crashed and took awhile to get it fixed. Already have chapter 4 started so hoping to have it up in the next few days. Please read and review and let me know what yall think about this chapter. Sorry not as long as I had hoped but I'll try and make them longer. Thanks hope yall enjoy