A/N: Damn this is late!!! I'm sorry for being so lazy!
This chapter is up!!
I'm sorry for the humour in this chapter, I was just feeling so happy!!!!!
If you don't like this style, you can stop reading for all I care…
Beware of Evil Snake Lady?!
Last time…
The girl chuckled. "It looks like I can have more fun than I expected..." she licked her lips again, the long tongue reaching past her face.
Sasuke glared at the rain nin.
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"Huh, haven't heard of this Orochimaru… I guess we should find them, do you mind helping?
Kuki shook her head furiously. "Not at all, Naruto-sama! It would be my pleasure after nearly eating you!"
Naruto grinned before leaping onto her head, and they were off!
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Behind a thick tree, Sasuke looked out at the rain ninja. Sakura sat beside him, staring at the kunai in Sasuke's leg. Sasuke breathed heavily, glancing down at his leg as well.
The ninja smiled. "Very good Sasuke."
"Sasuke-kun we-" Sakura began but Sasuke placed his hand over her mouth, still watching the grass ninja.
Sakura's eyes widened when she noticed a shadow loomed over them. She moved Sasuke's hand from her mouth and yelled, "SNAKE!"
Sasuke looked to his left where a huge snake lunged at them. Sasuke let out a yell and he and Sakura jumped away.
The snake lashed out at Sasuke again but he jumped away again. Sasuke's eyes widened in horror as the snake's face turned into the face of the girl for a split second.
"Don't go near me!" Sasuke yelled in terror, throwing shuriken at the snake.
The snake shrieked in pain and its head fell on a tree trunk, blood pouring from its mouth. Sasuke landed on another tree branch, panting.
"You can't let your guard down even for a second, Sasuke," the ninja spoke. "Prey always needs to be on the lookout for their predators."
Sasuke's eyes widened as the snake's body cracked open and out came the grass ninja.
"This is going to be fun," she said as the grass nin's neck shot out to Sasuke, but the neck was reeled back rudely when a huge body of another snake shot out in front of it.
"Yo, Evil Snake Dude with Freakishly Long Neck!" Naruto shouted, and everyone stared at the boy atop of a large snake's head. Naruto grinned.
"Be awed by my prowess!"(1) (Sour Snakes for those who know where this is from!) He said and put his hands on his hips and smiled, making his tooth shine in the nearly nonexistent light. The smile dimmed when he examined the grass nin carefully, then gave a loud cry and stomped his feet, which meant stomping poor snakey.
"WHAT THE HELL, KUKI-CHAN?! I THOUGHT THIS 'LORD OROCHIMARU' WAS A GUY! This is CLEARLY NOT a dude! Unless your 'Lord Orochimaru' has abnormally large man-boobs I have the right to call your 'Lord Orochimaru'… Lady Orochimaru."
Lady Orochimaru growled and twitched.
"What is the meaning of this intrusion?!" Orochimaru shouted, "Well, minion? Why have you not already eaten this brat?!" he shouted to Kuki.
Kuki gasped in mock horror.
"EAT?! How dare you!!!!!! How could you not know your own minion was a vegetarian?!!!!"
"Wow Kuki-chan! When did you decide that?!"
"Well it all started five years ago…"
"ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Everyone blinked at the fuming Orochimaru.
"Minion! You will pay with your life for this treachery!" he hissed and clicked his fingers. A second snake as big (possibly bigger) appeared from the side somewhere and hissed at Kuki and her demon friend. This time, Naruto had no clue who the snake was, and realised that he was in a bad position. He shifted. Okay, now he wasn't.
Naruto jumped off as the two monster sized snakes charged. The snakes went somewhere to fight, leaving Orochimaru on one branch, Sasuke on another, and Naruto on yet another, forming a nice isosceles triangle for all those wannabe mathematicians out there. The distance between Naruto and the other two were the same, but the distance between Orochimaru and Sasuke was shorter, kapeesh?
Oh, and Sakura was on the ground somewhere.
Naruto pointed at Orochimaru. "Right then, Miss Oro-chan! I'll be dropping the formalities, so you and me, right now! Come on!"
Before Orochimaru could respond, a loud hey sounded. Sasuke was holding his scroll.
"I'll give you this, and you leave us alone," he said before chucking it to Orochimaru, who eyed it lovingly, his eyes glistening with unshed tears, his arms outstretched to catch the falling star–"
A black and red blur halted his dreaming, and he coughed and blushed, but no-one could see because he was wearing the face of a dead girl… anyone else realise just how sick that is?
Naruto fingered the scroll, before turning angrily to Sasuke.
"What the hell is your problem?! Giving the scroll to him before I even get to fight him!"
"He's too strong! If we don't give him the scroll, he'll kill us!"
"And you think that just because he gets a lousy scroll he'll let us go?
Sasuke opened his mouth to retort but a creepy chuckle filled the area.
"Kuukukukukukuuuuuu. Quite the bright one I see. Though that is to be expected from a fox demon, renowned for their intelligence."
("Who me?" chibi Naruto smiles then trips on his shoelaces cause he never learnt to tie them.)
"You will be my prize in a future time, but right now, my only goal… is Sasuke's body."
("Wow Sasuke, you're so cool, even a female paedophile is after you're duck-butted head!!" chibi Naruto shouts.)
"Right, enough of the humour. Sasuke, stay out of my way, I'm gonna teach you how to not be a coward," Naruto said and pulled out his swords, spinning them quickly before gripping them tightly and charging.
Slice. Swipe. Jab. Jab. Slice. Slice. Slice. Naruto growled in annoyance as his opponent sneakily dodged all of his attacks. Orochimaru smiled as he ducked a head jab.
"For a demon, you aren't very stro-" his word was cut short when a slice, that was supposed to be a miss, actually cut him on his forehead. He looked at the smirking Naruto, then at the swords that seemed to be floating a distance away from his hands with a mist of red chakra connecting them.
"Hoohoo, impressive. Where did you get those swords from?"
"It was a present."
Orochimaru chuckled again before putting his hand on his face. Naruto's jaw dropped as he witnessed him literally ripping his face off. There was a face underneath it but still! Now the face Naruto saw was quite masculine and had yellow eyes and purple make-up.
"Whoa… Are you gonna rip off your boobs next?"
Orochimaru just growled and opened his mouth, where a long pink tongue shot out like a chameleon's and took a swing at Naruto.
"Holy shi–" he jumped, but the tongue clipped his foot, sending him into a spin. Just as he righted himself in the air, Naruto's eyes widened at the sight of a huge fireball headed his way.
Sasuke and Sakura gasped as the flame ball engulfed him.
Orochimaru just sighed and turned his attention to Sasuke again, but snapped his head back to dodge the attack coming from a flying Naruto, who's body was encased in a fading mist of red. There wasn't a scratch or a burn mark on neither him nor his clothes. And so they started the fighting dance again.
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes as one of the swords cut deeply into his arm, and he leaped away.
"You are proving to be one troublesome brat…" he said, before opening his mouth again. This time, a snake came out, and the snake opened its mouth to produce a sword. He chuckled and charged. This time, it was Naruto who was on the defensive, efficiently blocking every attack with his fast reflexes but unable to counter at all. The fight lasted only a few minutes before they were at a standstill, where Naruto was straining with both his swords in a cross blocking the one sword above him.
"Who… knew a girl… could be so strong…" Naruto grunted out. Orochimaru just chuckled.
"Know your place, brat," he said as he pushed on his Kusanagi, though he was curiously fascinated that his sword wouldn't cut through the opponent's. Naruto suddenly smirked and his two short swords glowed red. Orochimaru instantly leaped away as Naruto swung.
Once he was a good distance, he examined his own sword. It was minute, but he could see clearly that on either side of the blade, there were two cuts. He started to worry, for if he had stayed there, there was a chance his sword would have been cut in half. He looked up again at Naruto, who was holding the swords (which were still glowing red) lazily.
"Come on, let's continue playing."
"Kukuku, how amusing. But it seems you are being replaced," and as he said that, he dodged an attack from Sasuke.
"Oi, I was fighting him just fine thank you very much!" Naruto shouted vehemently.
Sasuke ignored him, furiously fighting. Now Orochimaru chuckled and brought forth gust of wind but Sasuke jumped up to avoid it and threw several kunai at the girl's head, which she merely moved her head to dodge. Orochimaru smirked and swallowed his sword.
"Sasuke, let's play." And they fought.
Naruto pouted and put his swords back on his back.
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Sasuke was losing, and he knew it. He threw more kunai and Orochimaru dodged. He suddenly had a vision. The silhouette of the tall figure haunting him.
"Foolish brother. If you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me and survive in unsightly ways. Run...run..."
Sasuke shook from his painful memories. His face scrunched in anger and remembrance.
"Run and cling to life"
Sasuke snapped open his eyes, and instead of black irises they were blood red with two commas in one and one in the other. (Please correct me if this is wrong compared to the real version on the Great Naruto Bridge.)
Orochimaru's smile widened significantly when he saw them.
"You are definitely part of the Uchiha Clan."
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Within a second, the small bombs Sasuke had planted on him, exploded. He was sent flying next to Sasuke on his knees. Sasuke quickly jumped up, throwing shuriken down at him, wires attached. Sasuke pulled on the wire and they grabbed the ninja, pinning him to the tree behind him. Sasuke tugged on the strings, tightening them around the tree, threatening to slice the nin in half as the wires held him against the tree. Sasuke placed the ends of the strings into his mouth and formed a hand sign, putting the wire in between his fingers that shaped the hand sign.
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!!" A large blast of fire erupted from Sasuke's mouth, flowing down the strings towards the grass ninja's body. A blood chilling scream came from the grass ninja as the fire made contact with his body, parts of the tree even burning under Sasuke's jutsu. After a minute, the fire died down. The tree was smouldering, now a grey colour and a large chunk of the tree was missing. The grass ninja was still pinned against the tree by the fire, his head hung. Sasuke released his jutsu and hunched over in exhaustion. But then he tensed again.
He had broken through the wires and stood on the branch, facing Sasuke.
'How is he still alive!?' Sasuke questioned.
"Kukuku, I'm impressed that you can use the Sharingan so well at your age," the man with boobs spoke. "You live up to the name Uchiha."
The ninja removed their hand from their hitai-ate. No longer did the metal plate show a grass symbol... now it was a musical note, the Sound Village symbol. "You two are definitely brothers. Your eyes say that you carry more potential than Itachi," the ninja spoke.
"Wh-who are you!?"
The ninja held up the Heaven scroll he had swiped from Naruto, who was banging his head on a tree for his carelessness. Setting the scroll a flame, the ninja stared at Sasuke.
"My name is Orochimaru. If you ever plan on seeing me again, you'll have to make it through this exam," he spoke.
"What are you talking about?!" Sasuke yelled. "I never want to see you ever again!" Orochimaru smirked.
"It doesn't work that way." With a hand seal, Orochimaru's neck shot out, barring fangs.
"Wha-" Sasuke tried to move but was frozen to the spot. But it was too late. Orochimaru's teeth sank into Sasuke's neck. Blood started to leak from the piercing marks and Orochimaru withdrew, his neck going back to normal. Sasuke let out a scream of pain, his hand clenching his neck.
"A little farewell gift," Orochimaru said, performing a hand sign. Sasuke let out another scream and sank to his knees. On Sasuke's neck, above two teeth marks, was the Cursed Seal of Heaven. "You will seek for my power, you will–" he was cut off when he jumped up, narrowly missing a punch that hit the branch he was standing on, causing it to instantly snap and fall. Naruto jumped onto another branch and looked around, but Orochimaru was already gone. "Dammit!" he yelled, and turned to Sakura, who was holding an unconscious Sasuke. ----
Orochimaru reappeared on a tree branch. Darkness blanketed the forest, as he stood straight, Anko ran on the forest ground, teeth clenched together. "I can feel him..." Orochimaru's facial expression changed for a second before he lay down on a tree branch and sank into it. His body reappeared on the tree trunk, his head and chest sticking out. Anko's pace quickened as she ran, jumping from tree to tree. Forest scenery whipped past her as she soon spotted Orochimaru. Orochimaru opened one snake eye and smiled as Anko walked up to him on a tree branch.
"It's been a long time, Anko."
Anko stared at Orochimaru. "You are an extremely dangerous S-ranked criminal… wanted. That is why I am going to kill you, even if it costs me my life. After all..." Anko slid four tracker needles in-between each finger of her right hand. "It's my job as your former student who learned everything from you, right?"
Orochimaru smirked. "You can't."
"Watch me!" Anko shouted as she drew back her arm to throw the tracker needles straight at Orochimaru's head. Immediately, Orochimaru's tongue lashed out. Anko jumped back but Orochimaru's tongue still wrapped itself around Anko's throwing wrist. Anko scowled. She landed on a tree branch.
"Shadow Snake!" she called and from her left arm came four snakes. With open jaws, the green snakes lunged at Orochimaru. The snakes latched onto him.
"I won't let you get away!" Anko pulled back her left arm, her snakes bringing Orochimaru with them.
With a heave, Anko thrust Orochimaru into a tree. She withdrew the snakes and ran at Orochimaru. Anko pinned the back of Orochimaru's hand to the tree trunk and placed her palm against his. Taking out a kunai, Anko stabbed it through both of their hands, pinning them both to the tree by their hands.
"There... I got you. Now, I'm going to borrow your left hand..." Anko took Orochimaru's left hand with her right and formed a hand seal.
Orochimaru's eye widened. "That seal is..."
Anko smirked. "That's right; we're both going to die here. Dual Snake Destroyer..."
"Are you trying to commit suicide?" Orochimaru asked.
Anko's eyes widened as the real Orochimaru appeared behind her.
"You're holding a replacement..." The true Orochimaru smirked as the full moon came out, shining on the scene. Anko's gasped as she turned to face the ninja she was pinned to. Its eerie face grinned at her before it turned to mud and dripped away.
"You're one of the village's special jounin," Orochimaru spoke, walking towards Anko. "So don't just use the forbidden techniques I taught you." Anko pulled the kunai from her hand and sent it at Orochimaru. He caught it with ease and smirked.
"It is useless, Anko." Orochimaru formed a hand seal Anko let out a cry of pain. She hunched over, grasping the curse mark on her neck. Orochimaru dropped the bloody kunai and walked over to Anko.
"Why...did you come?" Anko asked weakly as Orochimaru stood in front of her. Orochimaru gave a mocking smile. "We haven't seen each other in such a long time and yet, you still treat me so coldly."
"Did you come to assassinate Lord Hokage?" Anko asked, breathing heavily.
Orochimaru shook his head. "Oh no, I still don't have enough men for that. So I came to 'reserve' a certain someone from this village."
"Sasuke...Uchiha Sasuke?" Anko murmured.
"The very one," Orochimaru confirmed. "He will come to me for power."
And if he doesn't?" Anko asked coldly.
"He will… simple as that."
"You sound so certain of yourself."
Orochimaru smirked. "It is predictable, the heart of an avenger. So easily manipulated…"
Anko glared before sinking to her knees in pain.
"I have given Sasuke a present, the same one I gave you long ago," Orochimaru spoke. Anko clutched her curse mark. Sweat rolled down her face as Orochimaru knelt down by her. She glared up at him.
"He's going to die."
"True, there is only a ten percent chance that he will survive. However, they could be like you and not die."
"You seem quite interested in him..." Anko stopped as Orochimaru's hand stroked her left cheek.
"Are you jealous?" Orochimaru asked, caressing her cheek. "Are you still angry that I used you and then cast you away like trash?"
Anko's eyes quivered before they glared at Orochimaru. Orochimaru smiled devilishly.
"Unlike you, Sasuke seems like an excellent ninja. After all, the boy carries the abilities of the Uchiha Clan. His body is perfect and is quite capable of becoming a successor." Anko shuddered.
Orochimaru stood up and began to walk away. "Whatever you do, do not cancel this exam. Six from my village are under your care. I'm going to enjoy this. If you take away my joy, Konoha will be over," Orochimaru's voice rang through the clearing as he disappeared in a cloud of purple.
A/N: Wow, just over eight pages, must be a record. It's my punishment for making you wait so long.
(1) – Atobe's beloved saying from Prince of Tennis. Great anime/manga.
Just to let you know, this is the first time Sasuke has activated his Sharingan, not at the bridge. But I heard he actually activated it when Itachi left, so technically not the first time. Till next time!!