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Hey! Okay, thanks to DragonBreath102, pheonix1808 and lulus-love! Now, Lulus-love wanted a Sasuke plushie, so here you go! –Hands over plushie and a cookie- -hugs- Thanks! Oh yeah, you were right! I don't have much to say today, so I'm just gonna go straight to the Claimer and Disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I own the plot!
Claimer: I don't own Naruto! I don't know why, but Masashi Kishimoto said that I didn't have enough money to but Naruto!

.:Recap:.

"Sakura, my youthful blossom of youthfulness! I have something for you!"

O.o

Okay…maybe it WAS a bad decision!

"Oh…hey, Lee…What is it?"

He walked straight up to her, gripped her face in his hands, and kissed her. Her glossy jade eyes widened. His lips were wet, as if he had just had a drink, and his callusing hands hurt her head.

"Let go of the girl."

Sakura pulled her head away form Lee's. Wiping her mouth, her voice came out shocked.

"Wh-who's there?" she asked. The bushes rustled, and she knew that both Ino and Naruto had followed her. "Guys!" she hissed, making them sigh and crawl out, Ino yelping as her shirt tore on a thorn. "Why did you follow me?!"

"Uh…Saku?"

"What?"

"You may wanna…look behind you."

She turned around, wondering why Naruto and Ino looked so shocked. Her glossy olive eyes widened at the sight. Lee was standing there, looking petrified, and facing him, sword pointing at his throat, was…Uchiha Sasuke.

And that was why she fainted.

.:.:Ten Minutes Later:.:.

"Saku, are you okay?" Ino asked her friend worriedly, though her eyes were glued to the handsome seventeen-year-old who was still holding the long, glinting sword to Lee's throat. His obsidian eyes narrowed and Ino heard his voice for the first time.

"Don't move."

She stared at him dreamily, not noticing that Sakura was stirring. He was just so hot, even for a fearsome assassin.

"Ino…what happened? Why is he doing that to Lee?"

"Uh…I think because he kissed you…" Ino knew that, by feeling attracted to Uchiha Sasuke, she was being unfaithful to Kiba, but…was he the right choice, anyway? She was confused now.

Clearing her throat, Sakura stood up and approached the two male teens. "Um…e-excuse me…but why do you want to kill my friend?"

His onyx eyes didn't move from the boy who looked like he was going to wet himself as he answered,

"He's my next target."

"W-what?"

"Orochimaru's orders--I have to kill Dog-Brow here, or Orochimaru will kill me."

There was silence as his words sunk in. Suddenly Naruto burst out laughing.

"HAHA!! 'Dog-Brow'! That's a good one!"

Ino bit her lip as Sasuke turned his head towards the little idiot. Naruto's eyes bugged out as the feared assassin sent him a death glare. A very deadly death-glare at that.

"Uhm…I mean…"

"Shut up."

Naruto shut that big mouth of his.

.:.:Sasuke's POV:.:.

I knew that I had to kill this little freak that was over-obsessed with 'youthfulness', but from the looks on their faces, they didn't want me to. Especially that pink-haired girl. She looked freaked out. But if I didn't kill him, Orochimaru would kill me, and that couldn't happen. I wouldn't let it happen. There was only one reason that I was actually working in the place, and that was so I could kill Itachi.

Sighing, I closed my eyes for a heartbeat before facing them, sword still pressed to Dog-Brow's throat, drawing a line of blood.

"Well, what are you waiting for, Sasuke? Kill him."

.:.:No POV:.:.

Everyone turned to see a man with long black hair step out of the shadows, licking his lips. His eyes looked like that of a snake's, glinting in the moonlight.

"No. I'm not going to kill him, Orochimaru. I know that he didn't actually do anything to you, and you just picked some random kid for me to kill." Sasuke raised his chin defiantly.

Orochimaru's expecting face contorted into a look of fury. "I told you to kill him, so you kill him!" he screeched. "Or do you not want to take revenge on Itachi?!"

A look of grief lingered in Sasuke's eyes, and his face darkened, but he still refused. "I told you; no. It doesn't mean that I don't want to kill Itachi for what he did, but I'm not going to kill that many innocent people. Especially not this one; I can tell that he's a dear friend of theirs. And Itachi's the only reason I'm actually working with you!"

The older man made some rapid hand signs before staring right at Sasuke, a look of hunger on his face.

"Curse Mark Seal; Activate!"

Sasuke's eyes widened, and he fell to his hands and knees, dropping the sword. His face contorted in pain.

"Aah!"

His fingers scraped at the soil, trying to stop the agony. Strange marks were spreading over his face, looking like fire. He coughed up blood.

Sakura stared in horror, lower lip trembling, tears welling in her eyes. What was happening to Sasuke? As soon as she saw the blood come out of his mouth the tears slipped over the edge of her eyelids. What looked like purple smoke was coming out from the back of his neck, and it was only a few moments before it completely enveloped him.

"S-Saku?" Ino asked, frightened, "what's happening?"

"I-I'm not sure…"

It was about two minutes later that the smoke cleared. Sasuke was on his feet again, but he didn't look like Sasuke. The marks were all over his face, his lips had curved into a sadistic grin, and his eyes were red.

"Yes…That's better…Now, kill the one with the bushy eyebrows!"

Sasuke held out his hand, and the sword flew into it. Pointing it at Lee, his eyes narrowed. There was pure malice in his eyes; he intended to kill someone, and in this case, it was Lee. In his irises were three colons (?) that spun wildly as his grin widened. He moved so fast that no one knew it was coming. Before they had time to react Sasuke had thrust the sword into Lee's chest, making him fall to his knees, blood spurting onto the grass.

"Lee!"

"Don't worry," Sasuke twirled the sword in his hand before sliding it back in its sheath, "I missed the vital organs on purpose." Even his voice sounded different--more heartless. He was still grinning. He looked daunting--everyone was terrified at that moment.

"What?!" Orochimaru's voice was cold and full of anger, "you MISSED the vital organs on purpose?!" he said this while stalking up to the teen. But to tell the truth, even he was scared of Sasuke in this mode. "That means I have to kill you now."

Sasuke turned to him, eyebrow raised. "You go and try it."

Before Orochimaru could react, Sasuke's leg had shot up, kicking him into the air. His eyes were closed, and he seemed calm. Orochimaru felt blood deluge his mouth and he opened it, letting the crimson substance fly out.

"Where'd Sasuke go?" Naruto sounded terrified. That was when the older man felt two fingers poke his back.

"The Dancing Leaf Shadow?" he questioned, voice weak.

"No…"

His leg spun up and hit him, only softly, before he kicked him and punched him close to the ground before kicking him in the stomach again, sending him flying into the dirt, yelling,

"SHISHIRENDAN! (Barrage of Lions)"

Landing on his feet, he stood straight again. Closing his eyes for a second, he sighed deeply, smirking. Eyes snapping open again, they flashed onyx as he looked at their cowering forms.

"H-holy crap…" Naruto stammered, looking like he was going to wet himself. Lee had fallen into unconsciousness, blood still flowing from his wound.

As the marks on Sasuke's body receded, his eyes blended back into onyx before he crumpled to the ground, unconscious and exhausted.

Well, I hope you liked it! I'll try making the chapters a bit longer, and the next one will probably be focused mostly on Sasuke! Review please! It'll make me very happy!