Ahh, the peace and quit in our house is refreshing… It's great not having to listen to anybody… Which makes great time for writing!

"Hey dobe, do you think running is the right thing to do? I mean, I know that it's dangerous and all, but we are still a team! And danger is part of a ninja's job!" Sasuke asked. His brother and Obito had been teaching him the importance of teamwork for years, so leaving sensei behind to fight one of the most dangerous criminals of all time felt wrong.

"I know, it's bugging me too. But I heard story's from my dad about this Orochimaru guy, and let me tell you: they aren't pretty. He is just as strong as the pervy-sage! Obito sensei was right, we would just be a burden like this, since he would have to worry about us while fighting Orochimaru" Naruto said with a sad expression. Sasuke stared at him for a while. For as long as he had known him in the academy, they hadn't been the best of friends. But even Sasuke could tell that this was out of character for Naruto.

Suddenly, they felt a tremor going through the entire tunneling system. Behind them, the ceiling came falling down, and they had to make a run for it to avoid being crushed. When they reached safer grounds, they could see sunlight coming from where the ceiling used to be. And in that sunlight, they could see a big, orange frog in a blue kimono with a pipe in his mouth facing off against a giant snake.

Orochimaru glared at Jiraiya. This was certainly not going as planned. "Well well, look at what we have here! My old friend Jiraiya! I would love to catch up, but I'm currently occupied, so could you wait until my business is finished, perhaps?" Orochimaru said annoyed. Jiraiya smirked. "Sorry, no can do. Your'e facing off against one of Konoha's strongest jonin, so it would be a waste for you to take him. Besides, a fight against him would be way too one-sided, so why not fight me instead? You always enjoyed a challenge, didn't you Orochimaru?" Jiraiya teased.

"Well, if you won't step aside…" Orochimaru started, and flashed through handsigns so fast even Obito's sharingan could barely pick it up. "…I will have to kill you!" Three snakes shot from under his sleeves, and Jiraiya blocked by shooting them with oil bullets. Jiraiya then put his hands together and shot a jet of water through the air. Orochimaru dodged it, and came at Jiraiya with his sword of kusanagi, and Jiraiya formed a rasengan in his right hand. The legendary sword and S-rank technique clashed, and both Jiraiya and Orochimaru were flung back. Jiraiya quickly rose to his feet, and Orochimaru did so right after him. As if previously practiced, they both started to wave through handsigns and slammed their hands on the floor

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" They both shouted, and were engulfed in a large cloud of white smoke. The ceiling crumbled down, as the small hallway wasn't big enough to fit the two giant summons. When it cleared, a giant snake and toad were seen facing off against eachother.

"Orochimaru, why have you summoned me? You know I don't like to be bothered! You have some nerve!" Manda said.

"Oh well, I thought it might be nice to have a reunion with Gamabunta, wouldn't you agree?" Orochimaru asked.

"Gamabunta here? That makes things more interesting! I have been waiting for a long time to set my fangs in his ugly skin. Now that Katsuya isn't here to back you up, let's see how long you will last!" Manda taunted Gamabunta.

"Jiraiya, do you really think this is a good idea? We are not as young as we used to be, and you know it! This is risky. Any opponent would be fine, but Manda?" Gamabunta asked nervously. He never liked Manda. Every time they faced off, Manda would barely overpower him when Katsuya wasn't there with him.

"Yes, but our opponents aren't growing younger either. Anyway, it's not like we have a choice now, do we?" Jiraiya said. The two sides waited for the other to make the first move. As neither seemed to give in, they both charged at each other at the same time, Gamabunta drawing his sword and Manda opening his mouth to bite.

Obito was exhausted. It took all his energy to dodge those attacks Orochimaru threw at him. As he panted, he could feel the sense of bloodlust in the air. "Well, what do you expect; it's two of the legendary sannin facing off there!" he thought. He glanced at Jiraiya. "Thank you, Jiraiya sama" he muttered, and ran off to find his students.

"It's that Orochimaru creep and the pervy sage up there!" Naruto informed the two, but Sasuke had noticed it already. Sakura, however, was squinting her eyes to see what was going on.

"If I were you, I wouldn't leave myself so open in enemy territory" a low, grouchy voice said. Team seven turned arounds, and saw 3 people standing behind them. One was a tall boy with black, spiky hair and light brown robes. The other was a girl with long, black hair thrown behind her haid. She wore a sleeveless, green vest, but not like the chunin vests in Konoha, and wore a T-shirt and pants with a cameo pattern. But it was the guy in the front that looked the most off. It was a boy, older than them, who stood leaning forwards. He wore a big, gray kimono with sleeves so long they completely hid his hands. He had some weird straw raincoat on his back, and his face was wrapped in bandages.

Team 7 quickly formed a battle position, and readied their weapons. Dosu and his 2 companions eyed them with a amused expression on their face. "Well, let's play a game, shall we?" Dosu said, and ran at team 7. Sasuke dashed, and took out his kunai to block Dosu. He however, smirked and activated his gauntlet, which started to radiate a high-pitched sound. Sasuke jumped back, and winced in pain as he held a hand on his head. In the meantime, Naruto had taken on the other boy, Zaku, and Sakura was facing off against the girl, Kin.

Naruto formed a few shadow clones, and they all leapt at Zaku, who just raised his hands and blasted them away with a strong whirlwind, coming from two small tubes in the palm of his hand. "My hands can generate a blast strong enough to blow through these walls! They are like a balloon, the air escapes through a small hole, compressing it and making it more powerfull! You can't even touch me!" Zaku said, and stretched his arms once more, now aiming at Naruto, who stood in front of him. He created another blast, which shot straight at Naruto, who quickly dodged it, and threw a kunai at him. Zaku dodged, and prepared for another attack. Naruto winced: this was going to be harder then he thought…

Sakura was dodging senbon needles. "Does she ever run out of these stupid things?" She asked herself, as she dodged another batch. Kin, on the other hand, was enjoying herself. "Hey Dosu, can I have your guy? This girl is boring!" she said as she looked away from Sakura, and observed Dosu's fight.

Dosu was having a harder time. Sasuke may not have his sharingan, but his eyes were still very perceptive. As he dodged another kunai, dosu tried to get in closer to use his gauntlet. Sasuke, however, knew what it could do and decided not to fall for any of Dosu's tricks. "Katon: Gokakyou no jutsu!" a large fireball shot from his mouth at Dosu, who barely managed to dodge it in the small corridor. "You'll pay for that, brat!" he snarled as he leapt at Sasuke. Sasuke tried to jump backwards, but was stopped by two arms grabbing him. He looked behind him, and saw Kin holding him. Behind her, Sakura lied, bleeding from her head. He turned around, and saw Dosu right in front of him, ready to blast him with his sound waves. For a moment, everything seemed to freeze for sasuke. His vision started to grow weird, and he could now see Dosu moving in slowmotion for some reason. As Dosu slowly neared him, he tried to move his legs, and found that they moved slower as well. He kicked Dosu's gauntlet away, making the sound ninja lose his footing and trip. Kin, who was still holding Sasuke, leaned backwards. Sasuke, seeing an opening, pushed her further, and smacked her backwards on the ground. Dosu regained his foothing, but Sasuke had already jumped up and they were now in front of eachother, with Kin between them. Dosu's eyes widened in shock "Those eyes! That's the sharingan! To awaken it in the heat of battle, who are you?" he asked, astounded. "My name… Is Sasuke Uchiha!" Sasuke said as he leapt at Dosu. What followed was a barrage of kicks and punches Dosu found hard to dodge or block, as the sharingan could predict where his defence was weak. Sasuke was about to stab Dosu with a kunai, but noticed a foot coming at him from the corner of his eye. He jumped aside, and Kin landed on the ground. Kin and Dosu stared at Sasuke. This had just become a lot more difficult.

Naruto was still dodging all of Zaku's air blasts. "Come on! There must be something I can do to stop this guy! Something I'm missing!" Naruto thought. He looked at Zaku, who seemed to be enjoying himself, showing off his attacks whenever he could. "He thinks he's all thought with those airholes! 'Aww, they are like balloons, super impressive and stuff!' well, if they are like balloons, I wish they would just pop!" he thought angrily, when an idea struck him. He created some more shadow clones. One by one, his shadow clones started to throw shuriken. Zaku laughed and blowed them all away. "Is this the best you can do? Really disappointing!" he said, while giving Naruto a mocking smile. Naruto dispelled his clones. "Damnit!".

"Now, let's finish this!" Zaku said as he ran at Naruto, stretching his right arm out to him. Naruto took a defensive position. "Hah, like I won't be able to break through your stupid defense!" Zaku mocked. However, things did not go as he planned, when the shuriken that Naruto scattered before now turned into white smoke, and Zaku was suddenly attacked by a small army of Naruto clones, who all jumped on him. After wrestling match that lasted about 20 seconds, Zaku had had enough, and blasted the ground with his hand, blowing away most of the Naruto clones. "You have some nerve, kid! But this is the end! I will blast you harder than ever before!" Zaku said enraged. He extended his arms, and started to suck in huge amounts of air. "Now!" Naruto shouted, and some of the rubble created by the cave in started to move, and got sucked in with the current. When they entered the opening in his arms, the small stones turned into corks, and sealed the tubes shut. "What the…? You think this fake cork will stop my air current? Fat chance!" Zaku said, and started to blow air through his arms, but found himself unable to blow the corks away. Instead, his arms started to swell up, and Zaku could feel his muscles tear. "Why are they not disappearing? They are just shadow clones!" Zaku shouted nervously. "Because they aren't shadow clones!" Naruto said, pointing his hand at the wall. Zaku's eyes widened. His air attacks had blown open a door, leading to the room where Orochimaru developed poisons. Several flasks and bottles were neatly placed on shelves and tables. "I saw these corks, and instantly knew that they would be perfect, so one of my shadow clones snatched some for me when you weren't looking, and gave them to me when you were wrestling my clones on the ground. After that, I turned two of my shadow clones into rubble. After you sucked them in, thinking them to be harmless, they used the substitution jutsu to replace themselves with the corks! They are hard to blow away, aren't they? They were actually a little too big for your holes, so they are really stuck. But I must thank you!" Naruto said, grinning. "Because if you hadn't opened your big mouth and said that they were like balloons, I would have never had the idea… To pop them! Naruto said as he kicked Zaku's arm, which gave under the pressure and blasted air straight through his arms, ripping them apart. Zaku screamed in pain as he felt his bones shatter. He uttered one last curse to Naruto, and fell unconscious.

Naruto panted. These guy's proved more trouble then he thought. He turned around, and saw Sasuke smack Kin against the wall, and stab her with a kunai. He smiled, thinking it was over, but saw Dosu appear right behind him. "Sasuke! Watch out!" Naruto shouted, but it was too late. Dosu placed his hand on Sasuke's back, and blasted him with one of his sound waves. Sasuke coughed up blood, his red eyes widened, and he fell on the ground, murmering something Naruto couldn't hear.

In fact, Naruto couldn't hear anything. Or see anything, or feel for that matter. It seemed like the scene before him flew away from him, and he was surrounded by darkness. Behind him, a enormous fox grinned, and a orange liquid started to flow into Naruto.

Dosu turned to Naruto, to see that he actually finished off Zaku. He smirked. "Two down, only one to go" he said. Naruto was facing the ground, a grim expression on his face, though Dosu couldn't see it.

"What did you do, you bastard?" he asked

"I think you already know" Dosu replied.

"You… YOU… YOU WILL PAY!" Naruto said, as his hair stood up even more, his whisker markings on his face grew thicker, and his eyes became blood red, with two black slits in them. Dosu eyed him carefully. Naruto's face shot up. He was now glaring straight at Dosu, who was now trembling in fear.

"What? What are you?" Dosu asked. Naruto only roared in response, and started to spin his orange chakra in his hand, until it formed a spinning disk of red chakra strings. In the middle, it slowly became more ovale and thicker, and it had a blue shine to it. He ran at Dosu, who stretched his arm with the gauntlet, ready to blow Naruto away. "DIE!" Dosu shouted, but it was too late. Naruto was right in front of him, and pushed the disk of spinning chakra into Dosu. Normally, the attack would not have done too much. But with the thick, hot, red chakra, Dosu could feel the skin on his belly burn. A second later, he was send crashing into a wall. Naruto grabbed a kunai, and leapt at the unconscious Dosu, ready to kill him, but was stopped by a hand grabbing his arm. Obito stood next to him, and Naruto could slowly feel his rage disappear, as if it was flowing out of his body. "It's allright, Naruto. It's done. You don't have to fight anymore" Obito said.

"But Obito sensei! He killed Sasuke, his friend killed Sakura! I can't just let him go, can i?" Naruto asked dumbfounded. How could Obito even think of sparing Dosu?

"Sasuke and Sakura are alive. I know first aid healing Rin taught me, and closed Sakura's wound. She's fine for now. Sasuke I couldn't help, but he is still breathing. Though I think his back is badly hurt" Obito said.

"They are alive!" Naruto thought as he felt the last of his rage vanish, and the red chakra retreated into his body, his eyes turning back to their deep ocean blue color.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru were both exhausted. Orochimaru had been blown into a rock by Jiraiya, and Jiraiya had swordcuts all over him. Manda and Gamabunta were also down. Manda had Gamabunta's sword through his mouth, and Manda had almost suffocated Gamabunta with his body. At the same time, both summons disappeared, after giving each other a death wishing glare.

Orochimaru sighed. "Well Jiraiya, you thwarted me again today. But you will not be able to save everybody from me. Soon, the world will be at my feet! Don't forget it, old friend!" Orochimaru said, before slowly sinking into his own shadow. Jiraiya panted. Again, he was not able to completely take out his old comrade. He sighed, and turned to the hole he and Orochimaru made when they both summoned Manda and Gamabunta, and saw Naruto and Obito stand there, giving their two team members worrying looks. Jiraiya summoned another messenger toad. "Gaki, tell Minato to send a healing squad and a investigation squad right away. We have found one of Orochimaru's bases" Jiraiya said. The toad saluted him, and disappeared. Jiraiya then jumped down to tell them help is under way, and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. A gesture Naruto would never have expected from his godfather…

When they arrived back home, things hadn't gotten better. Sakura was taken to the hospital and was immediately treated. She could leave after 2 days. Sasuke however…

Sasuke's spine had not been broken in two, but had a fracture in its back. They could operate him to try and fix his back, but the operation was risky and nobody dared to try it. Minato was eyeing Sasuke carefully. "Jiraiya, I will have to send you on a mission immediately. You need to find Tsunade, and tell her she has to return right away. This is something only she can handle" Minato said. Jiraiya nodded, and disappeared in a cloud of white smoke.

Minato looked at Naruto, who gave Sasuke a worried look. "Is it bothering you, Naruto?" Minato asked. Naruto shrugged. "No, I know Sasuke will pull through. I know he will. It's just that… I don't know what happened back there, but I sorta… Lost it? I don't know, but suddenly, everything seemed dark. And then it seemed like this evil power flowed into me, and I just attacked that sound ninja like crazy. I… I really wanted to kill him back there!" Naruto said, tears rolling from his eyes. Minato gave him a guilty look. "Naruto, let's go home. There's something you need to know, but nobody else is allowed to know. It's very secret information…" Minato said, preparing to give him the talk he should have given his son years ago, when he first entered the academy…

Another chapter finished! I don't know why, but I could not bring myself to write at all. It felt like I had to force this chapter, and it's never good to have to force a chapter, because that means lower quality. But in the end, this chapter did what it had to do: awaken Sasuke's sharingan, and make Naruto use the kyuubi for the first time.

I had an amazing week. It was really peacefull around here. I just finished reading Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix for the second time. This time, however, I read it in English! Seeing as English is not my first language, I think it somewhat improved my writing. Anyways, I'm off to bed now. Tomorrow, my parent's will return, and hell will be unleashed (in the form of my sister).

Anyways, see you all next time, when team 7 reflects on their first S-ranked mission, Sasuke makes a decision, and Obito warns team 7 the chunin exams are coming up!

BTW: I know tsunade has a fear of blood in the canon, but I will write that out. I don't know how to implement that into the story.

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