The morning was all foggy as three Konoha ninja were walking towards the ocean in front of them. Orochimaru stopped in front of the bay and told his two subordinates to wait. A short while later, a small boat appeared in the fog with one man in it.
"You must be Orochimaru. I am your driver across the ocean. Please get in." The driver said as Orochimaru and his team got inside the small boat.
"What exactly is the mission sensei?" Anko asked.
"A number of trade ships were attacked by some sort of sea monster. We are to find this monster and take it out at all costs." Orochimaru responded. Sasorimaru looked around into the water and saw nothing but fog and water. Suddenly, Sasorimaru felt pain in his head and he held his head in his hands as the pain grew worse.
"What is the matter with you, Sasorimaru?" Orochimaru asked as he shifted to the boy.
"Its nothing." Sasorimaru replied as he let go of his head and pretended like nothing happened. Orochimaru looked at him and began to think. No words were said for the remainder of the trip.
Meanwhile
"Have the girl taken care of. Lord Orochimaru is coming soon and I don't want him to be angry at the mess here." A man in a lab coat said. "Yes sir." Two men responded as they began to clean. The man in the lab coat began to study the charts of the specimen in the water tank and he went to a table filled with all kinds of chemicals. He then began to pour some into others and started to mix it. Fumes were coming out of it and the doctor took the new chemical and put it in the freezer. He then began to clean the table of any extra unnecessary things.
A man entered the room also in a white lab coat.
"Sir, Lord Orochimaru is here."
"Then let him in you idiot." The doctor responded. The messenger nodded and left immediately.
Orochimaru entered the room followed by his two subordinates. Orochimaru walked up to the doctor and the doctor gave Orochimaru a notepad with charts on it.
"Is she stable?" Orochimaru asked.
"Yes. She still resists a little but I am taking care of it as we speak." The doctor responded as he pointed to the water tank and showed the female specimen in it being shocked.
"Good. And what of your other experiment?" Orochimaru asked.
"All is good. Her DNA is more than enough to create it." The doctor said.
While Orochimaru was talking, Anko walked up to the water tank and saw something which looked like a girl. Anko realized that the girl was being electrocuted and that the girl, whoever she was, was in great pain.
"Sensei, how can you allow this to happen?" Anko screamed at her teacher as Sasorimaru walked up to her and looked at what she was screaming about.
"What do you care? It isn't you is it?" Sasorimaru told her. Anko looked at him and was shocked that he could say something like that.
"Don't worry Anko. That is not a human. She can feel no pain or emotions so there is nothing to fear." Orochimaru told her as he walked up to Anko and looked at her with a very serious look. "Sasorimaru, go with Anko to your rooms and stay there until I get you."
"Yes sensei." Sasorimaru replied as he took Anko and they walked away.
"You should do something about her." The doctor said.
"I know. I will need some of your prisoners for one of my new jutsus. How many do you have to spare?" Orochimaru asked the doctor.
"About fifteen or so. Is that enough?"
"Yes I will need about eight or nine." Orochimaru said. The doctor went over to the switchboard and told the operator to put nine prisoners into the separate jail cells." The doctor said as an affirmative came from the operator.
"Also, I need some books about summons as well. You have any?" Orochimaru asked.
"Why yes. Any specific summon?" The doctor asked as he went over to the book shelf occupying half of the wall.
"Scorpions."
"Scorpions? Those are one of the rarest. Luckily I have it. Although in my opinion, I think it is all myths. Only a few people have ever seen any person summon a scorpion. The last recorded report was over thirty years ago if I am not mistaken." The doctor said as he gave the book to Orochimaru.
"More like forty. Anyway, that boy that came with me can summon them. I need to know how he came into contact with them." Orochimaru said. "I will be back later." With that, Orochimaru left.
Meanwhile
"How can you say something like that?" Anko asked as she was sitting in her room with Sasorimaru.
"Simple. I opened my mouth and words came out. Nothing is wrong with that." Sasorimaru said with a soft smile.
"You know what I mean. That girl was in pain." Anko said.
"You heard Orochimaru. She wasn't even human. What do you care. With the amount of meat dumplings you eat I am surprised that you would say something like that. I guess you should follow the saying, 'Just because I want a burger doesn't mean I want to meet the cow'." Sasorimaru said as he began to laugh. Anko wasn't laughing though.
"That's not funny." was all Anko could say.
"I am sorry. Look, just forget about it and you will feel better in no time." Sasorimaru said when a knock was heard on their door. Anko opened the door and there stood Orochimaru.
"I am leaving for the day. You two are to train in the training field which will be showed to you later. I will be back tomorrow morning." Orochimaru said. The two subordinates nodded their heads.
Later that day Anko and Sasorimaru were training for almost four hours when Anko couldn't take it anymore. Sasorimaru wasn't as tired but too would not have minded a break. Unknown to them, the doctor from before was studying them two fight. More precisely, he was studying Sasorimaru. Sasorimaru then felt like he was being watched and looked around until he saw a mirror on top of the training field. He then left without warning as Anko looked at him and slowly got up and followed him.
The next day, Orochimaru returned and went to his room and continued reading the book he received earlier. According to the book, the scorpion contact was only given to a human by a previous holder. Where that contract is or what it looks like is unknown. Also, as part of the agreement with the scorpions, a scorpion spirit is sealed inside the user to grant the user more abilities which no normal human possesses.
Orochimaru was deep in thought until he closed the book and left his room. Orochimaru arrived in the lab and saw the doctor take blood from the female specimen and mix it with the chemical from before. The reaction was sudden. The glass exploded as a blue blob dropped to the floor and went into the water. The doctor took a scroll and activated it by writing some text onto it. The blue blob came out of the water and disappeared into a puff of smoke as the text on the scroll increased.
"The process is complete." The doctor said.
"Summon it." Orochimaru said.
The doctor nodded and bit his thumb and formed hand seals. He then placed his hand into the water and the blue blob appeared.
"Meet the Sea Boss." The doctor said as Orochimaru smiled.
"Good. Now I have another matter for you. You know of my new experimental jutsu correct?" Orochimaru asked.
"Cursed Seal?"
"Yes. Is it possible to give it to someone who is possessed?" Orochimaru asked.
The doctor was shocked as to what Orochimaru asked. "I think not. I never read anything like it before but since your Cursed Seal puts a part of you, or specifically, your power into the human, the human body cannot live with that many influences and will die." The doctor said.
Orochimaru looked at him and was disappointed at the answer. He then left and told the doctor to prepare the nine prisoners.
Orochimaru arrived at Anko's door and knocked. Anko opened the door and was told to follow Orochimaru. She did and was brought into a little cottage. Before she knew what has happened, Orochimaru bit her neck and small markings appeared on her neck next to the bite mark. Anko fell unconscious.
The next day Sasorimaru found Orochimaru in his room and asked him when their mission starts.
"Soon. I have some business to deal with here and it is important. I have reason to believe that the girl in the water tank is the monster which we have been looking for." Orochimaru said as Sasorimaru looked at him. He was about to leave when Orochimaru stopped him.
"Sasorimaru, do you remember when you first got your abilities?" Orochimaru asked.
"Not sure, but my parents died on the same day I was told." Sasorimaru said.
"How did you know that you can summon a scorpion?" Orochimaru asked.
"I just did. I was training one day when you were teaching Anko about summoning when I heard a voice telling me about summons." Sasorimaru said.
Flashback
"Anko, since you do not have many powerful jutsus, I will teach you the summoning jutsu. You will be able to summon snakes just like me." Orochimaru said as Anko nodded her head.
Orochimaru then began to teach her about summons and summoned a snake to show her the jutsu.
'I can teach you about the summoning as well.' A deep voice said to Sasorimaru. Sasorimaru looked around and saw no one but Anko and their sensei. 'Do not bother looking for me. I am in you. I am a part of you. I can teach you how to use your abilities better than you could have ever imagined.' The voice said.
"Then teach me it." Sasorimaru said in a whisper.
'Just think of what you want to say and I will hear it. No need to actually say it.' The voice said.
'Like this?' Sasorimaru said in his thought.
'Yes. Now, as you can see, your teacher is teaching your team member to summon those weak snakes. You already can summon the scorpions. Just form the seals and depending on the amount of chakra you put in, a scorpion will appear to fight beside you.' The voice said.
'Do you have a name?' Sasorimaru said.
'Call me Doku.' Doku said.
'How can I contact you again if I need to talk with you?' Sasorimaru asked.
'Just think about it and I will know and appear in your mind.' Doku said.
End Flashback
"Since then, I could summon the scorpions. Why the sudden interest?" Sasorimaru asked.
"No reason. I was just curious. Now I am even more curious as to how this spirit got in your body." Orochimaru said.
"If you find out, would you tell me please?" Sasorimaru asked.
"Yes."
"Thank you. I also have another question. Where is Anko? I wanted to train with her but I cannot seem to find her." Sasorimaru said.
"She is busy. I gave her a certain seal which would grant her more power but it took a lot out of her and she is resting. You will be able to see her later." Orochimaru said. Sasorimaru then left to the training field and began to train again.
Later that day, Orochimaru arrived at the cottage where Anko was located. Orochimaru walked in and saw Anko laying on the floor. Orochimaru walked over and Anko moved away.
"Looks like you survived. Out of the ten, only you manage to survive. Congratulations Anko." Orochimaru said.
"What have you done to me?" Anko asked.
"I have given you a Cursed Seal. With it, you have more power if you learn how to use it. I will teach you." Orochimaru said. Anko looked at him in confusion.
"Does the Hokage know of this jutsu? Is it even safe to use?" Anko asked. "You just said that nine others have died because of this seal."
Orochimaru looked at Anko and frowned. He was hoping she would not question him in this and he now saw her future with him.
"I will only ask this once Anko. Come with me and be one of my top lieutenants and I will grant you with even more power." Orochimaru said.
Anko thought for a while and she then shook her head. "No."
Orochimaru looked at her and then turned around and was leaving the cottage. "You lack control over your emotions. That is why you are weak." Orochimaru said as he formed hand seals and activated his memory erase jutsu. Anko then fell on the ground unconscious again.
While Orochimaru was walking back to the complex, he was thinking of a way to test Sasorimaru's trust in him. There was no way to do it without asking him directly. "So be it." Orochimaru said as he walked in the complex. He walked to Sasorimaru's room and knocked. Sasorimaru opened the door and Orochimaru entered the room.
"Sasorimaru. I am about to ask you something very serious and your answer will hold your future with me." Orochimaru said as Sasorimaru looked at him.
"What if something would have happened that would have caused me to leave Konoha forever. Would you follow me or stay in Konoha?" Orochimaru asked.
Sasorimaru sat there thinking. 'What should I do?' He thought to himself.
"Follow him. See where this goes and then when you are tired, you will leave. If he won't let you, you force him to. You are stronger than that snake." Doku said. Sasorimaru continued to think for a moment longer.
"I will join you." Sasorimaru finally said. Orochimaru smiled.
"Good. When we arrive in Konoha, you will go to one of my secret hideouts and wait for me. Shortly later, we will leave to one of my bases that I am currently building and we shall stay there." Orochimaru said. Sasorimaru nodded his head.
"What about Anko?" Sasorimaru asked.
"She is not with us. I asked her and she declined. I left her by herself and erased her memory. She will not have any knowledge of us at all." Orochimaru said. Sasorimaru looked at him and thought about that for a while. "Alright." Was all Sasorimaru could say. Orochimaru left the room and Sasorimaru began to pack his things. They left the next morning.
They arrived in Konoha in a couple of days and the guards asked where Anko was. Orochimaru looked at them and told them that he was going to the Hokage's office to tell him. The guards looked at each other and Orochimaru continued. He then told Sasorimaru to go to a location in the hospital where Kabuto was. Sasorimaru nodded his head and left for the hospital. Orochimaru arrived at the Hokage's office and entered the room.
"I am afraid to say that Anko is missing." Orochimaru said as the Hokage looked at him.
"Where is she?"
"She was struck by the monster which we were assigned to dispose of and her body went into the water. I sent a clone to look for her but I never did. We killed the monster and looked for Anko for days and still could not find her. I think it is safe to assume that she is dead." Orochimaru said. The Hokage looked at him and then told his assistant to send an ANBU to look for her body there. Orochimaru was not expecting that and thought to himself. The Hokage told Orochimaru that he could leave and he did. Orochimaru went to the hospital and went to the room where Sasorimaru and Kabuto were.
"What now sensei?" Sasorimaru asked.
"I will finish one of my experiments and then we will leave." Orochimaru said. "You stay here with Kabuto and I will come for you later."
"Yes sensei." Sasorimaru said.
"And me?" Kabuto asked.
"Continue the tests and tell me of any change." Orochimaru said as Kabuto nodded his head.
"Orochimaru was about to leave when he saw Sasorimaru's eyes. Something was different about them.
"Did something happen with your eyes Sasorimaru?" Orochimaru asked.
Sasorimaru looked in the mirror and saw what they meant. His eyes, which were mostly dark, were now almost completely dark with the exception of the sides, which remained white. "I didn't even notice." Sasorimaru said.
"Kabuto, look into it." Orochimaru said. He then left.
A couple of days later, Orochimaru entered the room in a rush.
"We have to leave now Sasorimaru. Are you ready?"
"Yes. What happened?" Sasorimaru asked.
"I will explain later. Now we leave. Kabuto, I will contact you later." Orochimaru said as he and Sasorimaru left. They escaped several ANBU and managed to leave the village.
"We will not be returning back for a long time." Orochimaru said.
"Alright." Sasorimaru said without looking back. They then left.
Meanwhile
"What happened?" The Yondaime asked.
"I let him get away. I couldn't kill him." The Sandaime said.
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A/N: So here is the new chapter. I appreciate the reviews, thank you. Any more would be loved. Some of the things here might not make sense with the actual time period from the manga, but hey this is my fic so what I say goes J.
I also reread the first chapters and realized I never mentioned what were Sasorimaru's eyes, so here it is. Just like a real scorpion's eyes, I think.
Disclaimer: Naruto isn't owned by me or any of my split personalities. J
Next Chapter: Orochimaru arrives in the Sound Village and Sasorimaru meets the Sound Five.