A/N – Most of you know what Effingo means in Latin right? Btw, I'm going to kill that Orochimaru guy in a hurry, because:
a)He creeps me out
b) All bad guys get their asses kicked when the main characters become powerful.
c)I want to make Sakura&Sasuke stronger for a good reason (Aww, I just gave out my possible future pairing)
d) I want to freak Anko out for fun
e) For no reason should Sasuke be as scary as he is when under the influence of the curse mark. I also don't want Sasuke to suffer because of the pain.
f) I don't want for Sasuke to leave, ever[He might be a moron every now and then, but I kind of like him
g) The main villain can be Sasuke's stupid git of a brother.

Enough reasons?

Battle scene warning – I might not be that good :D

Can I get more reviews because I update fast? Can I? Please:)


Chapter 3

"He's back," Naruto stated. It was a surprise. A really bad surprise. You know, there's a reason why Sasuke doesn't like surprises.

"What do you want?" Sakura asked, Sasuke turned his head slightly to see her. She didn't look as much afraid as he thought she would. On the contrary, she looked rather brave.

"Yeah, snake-face," Naruto agreed, "You have a reason to be here?" Sasuke looked at him as well. He obviously remembered the last encounter with Orochimaru, because he was a bit shaky.

Orochimaru laughed. All three of the team 7 members took a step back in fright. His laugh was as pleasant as someone scratching the blackboard with something really sharp. "I think you know what I want," he said, looking straight at Sasuke.

Naruto and Sakura stepped automatically closer to their team mate, making a triangle with Sasuke in front.

"You can't always have what you want," Sakura said, again surprising herself and others with her boldness. She was like a big basket full of surprises today. But if only she could throw that stupid headache out of the basket…

"Yeah, we've learned that the hard way," Naruto agreed, supporting Sakura, "Have you even learnt the lesson."

"No need," Orochimaru replied, "I always get what I want."

Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. He was afraid and it confused him. He wasn't a guy that was scared and he had decided that he had to beat the small guys if he ever wanted a chance against Itachi. So why was he so damn afraid of this guy? Was it because of the memories he brought up or something else? But he couldn't handle it anymore. He couldn't. So he decided to do what he did best. He attacked.

"NO!" Sakura yelled but it was too late. Sasuke had jumped into action. He managed to attack Orochimaru twice, before he tried to use the Sharigan. The pain he felt made him fall onto his knees, clutching his neck.

"Sasuke," Naruto yelled out, but he didn't hear him. Orochimaru's eyes. More painful memories arose and Sasuke was petrified by fear and hurting.

Sakura ran towards Sasuke, when she looked up. She noticed her mistake too late and soon enough found herself not able to move as the most painful events in her life swam forward. She started to shake, barely able to see what was happening around her.

Naruto had also been hit by Orochimaru's gaze and he was so pale. He was mumbling something under his breath and his hands seemed to shake as much as Sakura's.

Sakura couldn't concentrate on anything as her headache only worsened and the images were killing her mentally. She felt tears prickling in her eyes, but she couldn't even wipe them away. Then the answer came to her. She was eternally grateful again for her extended knowledge. The only way to break free was to think of happy things.

"Happy things," she told herself mentally, "Happy things, Sakura!"

She replaced the bad images with good ones. Her grandfather giving her his headband and saying that she could only wear it after she became a genin. The day when she made friends with Ino. Ino and herself playing a prank on those girls from school. She finishing the exams and getting to wear the headband. Her mother baking those cookies Sakura loved. Naruto and Sasuke having one of their arguments…

Bit by bit, Sakura could move, but Orochimaru didn't notice. He was too busy giving the "Sasuke, I'll give you power… blah, blah, blah" speech to the Uchiha.

Finally Sakura was free, she could move completely and she did what she wanted to do the most. She laughed. She laughed out loud and both Naruto's and Sasuke's shaking lessened a bit.

Orochimaru's speech was interrupted and he wasn't happy. As he saw Sakura move and laugh, he was surprised. There were few able to break out in such short amount of time. But he wasn't here to appreciate her talent. He was here for Sasuke and the sharigan and she, she was just an obstacle.

"Guys, think of good things," Sakura said, "Everything good that has happened to you."

Sasuke heard her and he tried. He really tried, but then a question rose into his mind. What if he had nothing to remember? He tried, but he couldn't break out of those memories where he had to watch his family die. No matter how much he tried.

Sakura could see that Sasuke wasn't snapping out of it and Naruto was so far. If she yelled over to him, would he hear. Would Orochimaru get to her first? She had to help Sasuke first, but how?

That song. It hit her like tons of bricks. Sachiko had sung it to her and it had been weird, definitely weird. But he said that it had a meaning for Sasuke. What if she tried? Orochimaru had stopped speaking to paralyzed Sasuke and was starting to move towards Sakura.

It was stupid and she knew it, but then again, other than stabbing Sasuke's right leg, she had no more ways to bring him out of it. So she sang, hoping that nobody else would hear.

"Never knew I could feel like this," she was feeling a bit embarrassed, but continued anyways as Sasuke's shaking lessened a bit, "like I have never seen the sky before."

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, as he crept closer in his bastardly way.

"I want to vanish inside your kiss, every day I love you more and more." Sakura really hoped it worked, because Orochimaru was getting even closer. She got into a leaping position, but kept singing, "Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing, telling me to give you everything. Seasons may change, winter to spring, but I love you until the end of time."

"That touched my heart," Orochimaru said, "But it's time to wrap it up for you." He brought his kunai up, but before he could even start to strike, a strong voice spoke up.

"Don't you dare touch her."

Sakura jumped to her left, landing near Sasuke, who was also taking in a stance ready to strike. He was up and adam and more confused than before, but that didn't stop him from wanting to hurt Orochimaru. Every decent guy who meets him just wants to hurt him. It's a fact.

Anyways, Sakura was trying to snap Naruto out of it, while Orochimaru and Sasuke were having a battle of great minds.

"Join me."

"No."

"Join me."

"No."

"Join me."

"No."

That's basically how the battle was while Sakura tried to drag Naruto out of this. He wasn't shaking, but he was still paralyzed.

"Naruto think how things will be when you became the hokage," Sakura said. "They will give you free all-you-can-eat ramen every day, because they all respect you. You're the hokage after all. Everybody will care for you."

"Think of Hinata kissing you under the willow."

"Why would she be kissing me?" Naruto shakily asked. He blinked and moved his arm. It moved. He blinked again, before jumping into a fighting position.

"If you join me I'll give you power," Orochimaru told Sasuke, "The power you need to prove yourself."

"You can offer him everything – good health insurance, free dental care, free ramen, whatever," Naruto said, joining his team mates side, "He'll still send you to hell."

"And we'll help him do it," Sakura said, standing on Sasuke's other side.

"You're just rookies," Orochimaru sneered, "You have no chance."

"Where have I heard it before?" Sakura asked, "Oh yeah, those ninjas, who are probably lying unconscious somewhere, said it too. Only you won't end up like them."

"You'll end up dead," Sasuke spoke in a deep dangerous voice.

And then they attacked. They gave their best for a decent time, but all their effort was useless. Sakura considered using the same mirror jutsu, but if Orochimaru changed into a snake, he'd break out probably. She couldn't think of anything and she and her team mates were all getting tired.

They jumped away, as dozens of Naruto's charged at Orochimaru, who cut through them as butter.

Sasuke being hurt by the pain in his neck, Sakura completely out of energy and bothered by her headache and all three of them utterly shocked that Sasuke's Phoenix Flower jutsu hadn't even affected Orochimaru, they were starting to lose all hope.

"It's his physical form. It's not normal," Naruto spoke, "Whatever we sent at him it doesn't affect him. It's something completely unnatural.

Sakura looked up. "You're a genius!"

"Huh?" Naruto asked. Sasuke was also confused, but he didn't let it show.

"Physical attacks aren't working," Sakura said, "So we have to try a mental attack."

"Like what?" Naruto asked, "I don't know any mental jutsus."

Sakura's mood fell a bit. She didn't know any that'd work either, unless… "Mangekyo Sharigan."

Both of the boys looked at her with clueless looks. "What is that?" Naruto asked and if the situation wasn't this grim, Sakura would've smacked him. "I can't use that," Sasuke spoke looking at Sakura.

"Yes, you can," Sakura argued, before she groaned softly. The headache was getting stronger and stronger by the minute. "Listen we have no chance. Do you, do you trust me?"

Sasuke looked at her. "Do you?" she asked again.

Sasuke didn't respond. He didn't trust anyone completely. Not after his own brother had killed his whole clan. Sakura sighed, "You can use the Mangekyo Sharigan."

"I can't," Sasuke growled, "The only way to use it if you kill your best friend."

"Who told you that?" Sakura asked as Naruto sent a fresh bunch of clones into battle.

"Itachi," Sasuke said.

"So it comes down to this," Sakura said, massaging her temples, "Do you trust me more than Itachi?"

Sasuke was rendered speechless. As they stared at each other, ignoring Naruto's questions about who was Itachi, he nodded slowly. "I do," he spoke.

"Good," Sakura said, as she took a deep breath, "Lightning Bolt jutsu!"

Sasuke's heart almost stopped as the lighting bolt hurried at its target. It was aimed exactly at him and for some odd reason he couldn't move. It came closer and closer and the thought in Sasuke's mind was - is that what he gets from trusting people.

Suddenly Naruto jumped in front of him. His eyes doubled in size. "What is he doing?" he thought and then, then he could move. Why didn't he push Naruto out of the way? No idea. Instead he jumped in front of him just as the lightning bolt closed in. But the collision didn't come. Instead the lightning bolt disappeared in the shower of lights.

"What did you do that for?" Naruto yelled at Sasuke, "You could've died!"

"So could've you!" Sasuke said back, frustrated, before he stared into Sakura's eyes, looking for a reason why she just did that.

Sakura knew he needed an explanation, so she gave him one, ignoring the feeling of faint on her. She wouldn't last much longer, she knew it, but she had to make sure that Sasuke at least tried. It was their only chance.

"There are two versions of Mangekyo Sharigan. The dark and the light one. Their purpose and effect is exactly the same. The only difference is the way of obtaining it. The dark is obtained by killing your best friend, the light is obtained by willingly sacrificing yourself for your best friend and otherwise. The reason Itachi chose to obtain the dark version is because he couldn't have obtained the other one."

"To get the light version, you must be willing to sacrifice your life for your best friend without any ulterior motives and your friend has to show the same attribute towards you. Itachi had ulterior motives and he was in a hurry, so he took the easy way out. You on the other hand have proved to be the just the opposite. You did it today and before, like Haku's mirrors for example."

Naruto and Sasuke were both staring at her. Orochimaru finished fighting with another row of clones and started to move towards them. Naruto sent six more clones charging at him.

"How do you know all that?" he asked from Sakura, who fell onto her knees. "Sakura are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Sakura said, as she looked up at Sasuke, "But you need to trust me on this one."

She knew that it was kind of hard to trust someone who just sent a flying lightning bolt at you, but hey, all for a good cause, right?

Sasuke looked at her and nodded. If he had to choose between trusting Itachi or Sakura, then the latter would be the choice for obvious reasons. [''Cough'' Dead clan ''Cough''

Sakura tried to stand up, but she lacked energy and it hurt like hell. Naruto threw her a concerned look, as he got ready to battle Orochimaru again.

"Sakura."

The named girl looked up to see Sasuke looking at her. "How do I… I mean, how do I activate it?"

Sakura blinked. He didn't know?

"Of course he wouldn't know. He doesn't have the handbook about the kill-your-best-friend-to-get-it technique," Sakura's Inner Self pointed out the obvious.

"Uh," Sakura said. She had memories of using it, but how was she going to explain it to him. "Give me your hand."

Sasuke stared at her, before slowly reaching out his hand into hers. Naruto was looking at them, willing for them to hurry up.

Sakura concentrated on that memory, where she/Sachiko used the Mangekyo Sharigan. Then she used the transferring jutsu. They both jerked gently and for a moment, Sakura's headache lessened. It came back though.

"Did it work?" Sakura whispered. Sasuke nodded slowly. Even more confused than before. What was it - the get Sasuke confused day?

"Go get him," Sakura whispered again, feeling like she was going to pass out any moment. She took a calming breath. Sasuke threw a look at her, before he went to stand next to Naruto.

"You have to keep him put for long enough, so I'd get close some-what," he told his blond friend. He just hoped it'd work.

Naruto nodded, but asked, "Is Sakura alright?"

Sasuke threw another look at the pink haired girl trying to get up and shrugged.

"We have to take him down," Naruto said, his shuriken in his hand.Sasuke agreed and the two of them hurried to battle. It was tough but Naruto, alongside with his clones managed to hold Orochimaru down for long enough for Sasuke to get closer, but as he tried to activate his eyes, that horrible pain shot through him. His hands went onto his neck and he screamed. It was all that Orochimaru needed to break free and send all the clones along with Sasuke and Naruto flying against the trees nearby.

Sakura crawled next to Naruto and Sasuke. The usually cheerful guy was even more concerned than before, "Sasuke, are you okay?"

Sasuke rose up and nodded, "Fine."

"It's the biting mark isn't it," Sakura half stated-half asked. "The bastard is sucking your chakra out."

Sasuke nodded once more. That was it, he couldn't activate the stupid jutsu and they were running out of options. He looked at completely sober Naruto, then at closing Orochimaru and then at Sakura, who was biting her lower lip.

"We only have one chance, don't we?" she finally asked. "This is going to depend on you two. Don't let me down, okay?"

"What is she on about?" Sasuke thought. He couldn't figure her out at all today. The mysterious battle with the ninja from the Sound Village. That song, there was no way she could know and that memory. It was a memory gotten first hand. Every movement was like he did that movement. Then how did she have it?

"Crouch," Sakura commanded. Sasuke looked at her trying to figure out if she was serious. She probably was. Since she had usually done good today, how could crouching hurt him? So he crouched, kind of thinking how stupid he looked crouching as the enemy drew closer.

"Here goes," Sakura whispered into his ear, "This won't last forever so take good use of it." One of her hands slid onto his neck and the other hand took his hand and then she chanted something.

Sasuke felt chakra flowing into him like warm water or fresh air. He felt stronger and the mark on his neck didn't hurt anymore. He felt like he was in top condition once again. He opened his eyes to ask Sakura what she did, but he found her lying on the ground, unconscious. She either spent all of her chakra or all of her energy. Or even both.

"What did just happen?" Naruto asked, "Her hands glowed and then she fainted."

Sasuke looked at him, "Can you send your clones at him one more time?"

Naruto nodded, "Yeah."

"Do it."

As the clones went off to battle, Naruto and Sasuke followed.

"You can't defeat me. One of the legendary three," Orochimaru smirked as the genins and the clones drew closer.

"We very well can try," Naruto spat as he and his clones charged at him. After some struggle, some beaten clones and some shurikens later, Orochimaru was still for a moment and that was all that Sasuke needed. He looked him right into his eye and activated the Mangekyo Sharigan and on that moment he knew that trusting Sakura had been the right thing to do.

Calling out the tsukuyomi and for the very first time using it to kill someone's spirit completely, not did Sasuke only harm Orochimaru, he completely wiped off his existence. As he withdrew himself from his mind only few seconds had passed, but for him it had been longer and for Orochimaru time didn't have any importance now. He was dead for good and he had no way to return. Orochimaru was no longer a threat, being beaten by mere simple genins, but well, nothing about team 7 was mere or simple. After all, they were team 7.

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A/N – Oh yeah. In your face pale, girly guy, who first dressed as a woman. Really, he was disguised as a grass ninja, who was a girl. Damn crossdresser. He/she always creeped me out Now, how did you like the chapter? Come on, review please. Pretty please. Pretty please with a cherry on top? I'll give you chocolate chip cookies!

NB – Now, the fun begins :) Bring in really shocked Anko ! And some Naruto/Sasuke bonding. AND some Sasuke/Sakura time… Did you see some of it in this chapter? Did you? DID YOU:D

NB!NB! – Please review. Please. I'm sick and having reviews makes me happy and excited. Cheers me up you know. And please don't miss the crossdresser. I'll uhm, stir some trouble if you want me to. Can I get 15 reviews? Can I? Please?