Sasuke watched the Snake Sannin as he completely removed the mask to reveal his full face. He had a sick smile on his face. "Sasuke Uchiha. What a pleasure to meet you," he slurred. Sasuke only glared at him. "Ahh. And the Kyuubi vessel," he said in mock surprise as he eyed Naruto. Naruto replied through glaring. "Who are you?" Sakura asked, clearly annoyed at not being recognized. It was one of the disadvantages of being a member of Team Seven. There was the Kyuubi vessel, the last member of the Uchiha clan and the famous Copy Ninja. She was just a regular kunoichi in this team. "I'm Orochimaru and that's all you need to know," he said as he licked his lips.

"What do you want from us?" Sasuke asked in his coldest voice. "I have a gift for you Sasuke," the man-serpent said dryly. Sasuke didn't reply as he launched himself towards the Snake Sannin. He threw a kick and Orochimaru deflected it using his elbow. Sasuke threw a fist and he dodged and threw a fist of his own. Sasuke escaped by jumping back before lunging towards the ninja. The two became involved in a deadly taijustu battle. Sakura and Naruto watched on awe. Who knew Sasuke was this good at taijutsu? His moves were swift, calculated and fluid. Sasuke threw punches and kicks at the Sannin. Orochimaru dodged and deflected all his attacks and countered them with his own. Their figures becames blurs as their speeds became too fast for the human eye to comprehend.

Sasuke jumped a few metres away from the Sannin after receiving a kick to the gut. He clutched his stomach as he slightly panted. The chakra exhaustion was starting to have effect on his body. "I have to admit that your taijustu skills are far beyond that of a regular jounin," the serpent commented. Sasuke watched the sly snake for his next move. "Sakura, we have to protect the teme. He's tired," Naruto whispered to the pink haired kunoichi beside him. She nodded.

"Hey you snake freak! You're forgetting about us!" Naruto shouted. "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" he shouted and dozens of Naruto clones appeared. He wasn't going to let Sasuke have the spotlight and all the fighting to himself. They gave a war cry and charged towards the ninja. Orochimaru took out a katana and ran to meet the clones. He swept his katana and cut through the clones like he was cutting butter with a hot knife. Louds poofs were heard as the clones disappeared. But they continued to come at him. "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands," he said and a horde of snakes erupted from his right arm. The snakes lunged towards the clones and soon enough, only the original Naruto was remaining. He lunged towards the ninja with a kunai hand and met with him. Orochimaru deflected the attack using his own katana and swung a leg towards Naruto. The blonde genin jumped up to avoid the kick but didn't see the flying fist coming in his direction. It connected with his face and he was sent flying into a nearby tree. He smirked devilishly.

Just as he was about to walk towards Sasuke, shuriken were sent flying his way and he jumped back to avoid getting hit. He saw three Sakuras glaring at him with a kunai in each hand. "Ahh. The pink haired kunoichi. Sakura Haruno," the man-serpent said as he licked his lips. They threw more shuriken and he deflected them using his katana. All three of them lunged towards him with a kunai in hand. He ran forward to meet them and they clashed. He dodged and deflected all of their attacks. He slashed his katana towards one of Sakura and she turned into black oil then regenerated again. Orochimaru narrowed his eyes skeptically. He slashed at all of the ninjas and they turned into black oil before regenerating again. 'Genjutsu huh,' he though with a smirk.

He jumped away from the Sakuras and did the Kai sign. "Kai," he said and the Sakuras disappeared. "Quite a clever move from a kunoichi with no special trait except a large forehead," Orochimaru taunted. Sakura's eyebrow twitched in anger at the nasty remark but she stayed hidden in her hiding spot in a nearby bush. How dare he insult our forehead! Shannaro!!! Inner Sakura shouted in anger. Sakura went threw another set of seals as she cast another genjutsu and walked out of her hiding spot. "Who are you really? You aren't even a genin, am I right?" Sakura said as she took out a kunai. "I see you're very eager to learn about me. I'll tell you a little secret then. I'm Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin," he said. Sakura managed to perfectly hide her shock. 'This man is part of the Legendary Sannin,' she thought in shock. She frowned deeply as she readied to attack. "I don't care who you are but I won't let you hurt my teammates," she said with firm resolve and charged towards the ninja. She slashed her kunai at him but he dodged and slapped the kunai out of her hand before harshly grabbing her throat and releasing the genjutsu she had put. Sakura squirmed as she struggled to get out of his grasp. "You think a measly useless genin like you will be able to defeat me? I don't think quite so," he said as he increased the pressure on her throat such that Sakura began to choke due to lack of air. She tried to remove his hands from her neck but all attempts proved futile. "What a waste of a kunoichi," he said before forcefully throwing her into a tree like a piece of trash. And at that moment, he was hit with a sudden killing intent.

He turned his attention to the blonde genin who was now covered in a layer of the Kyuubi's orange chakra. His whisker marks become more cleared and his pupils had turned red. His fingers had turned into claws and he was down on all fours. "I won't let you trash talk and hurt Sakura-chan anymore," he snarled. No, he wasn't gonna let Orochimaru trash talk Sakura, Sannin or not. Sakura was badly injured and she still had those burns. Sasuke was suffering from chakra exhaustion and his skills weren't enough to stop Orochimaru. He felt growing anger at the Snake Sannin who seemed to enjoy hurting his teammates.


He had suddenly found himself in dark room with water when Orochimaru had threw him into a tree. The place was unfamiliar and he didn't know what to do. So he walked and walked and walked. But after walking for what felt like hours, Naruto felt like he was doing nothing. Then he found a door and opened. He entered and found himself in a room just like where he had been. "What is this place?" he said loudly as he walked around. This is your Inner Conscience, a voice said darkly. Naruto quickly turned around and saw a gigantic cage in front of him. He saw red eyes glowing in the dark cage. "Who are you?" he asked. I'm the Kyuubi Fox. The famous Nine Tailed Beast Kurama, the voice replied. Naruto blinked puzzedly as the Kyuubi came into full view. It was a huge orange fox with nine tails swaying behind it. It stared at Naruto with distaste. "Hey you're the reason why everyone in the village hates me!" he shouted as he pointed an accusing finger at the fox. Yes I am. And I hate them too, the fox seethed. I caused the destruction of the village thirteen years ago and I took the life of their precious Forth Hokage and his wife, the demon fox narrated as he laughed maniacally. "So that's why everyone hates me. I'm the vessel of the demon which killed their Hokage and family," he said sadly in realization. "So then I'm gonna become Hokage and protect everyone so that they acknowledge me as a ninja, not as jinchuriki," he said with firm resolve. You still want to protect that pathetic excuse of a village after all they've done to you?! the fox barked. "Yes. And you're gonna help me protect my friends," the blonde exclaimed as he gave him a thumbs up. No. I will not protect any human. I hate mankind because they are always tosing us Tailed Beasts like toys, the fox demon barked coldly. "I don't want your power. Just a tiny bit. Coz if I die, you die as well," Naruto said as he grinned. The Kyuubi glared at him before sighing in defeat. It wouldn't do much good to die when he hadn't gotten his revenge yet. Fine, he said as he allowed as small portion of his chakra to go to the blonde.


After Naruto had received chakra from the Kyuubi, he felt more powerful. But the chakra was dark and cold. He felt like he was losing control of himself. Hate, hate, hate was all he could hear in his head. If you completely give yourself to me. I'll give you power to protect your friends, he heard the Kyuubi's voice in the back of his mind. 'No I won't submit to you,' he said as he fought to control his consciousness. He grew three tails as he was cloaked in Kurama's chakra. Orochimaru stared at the genin as he snarled like a savage beast. "I guess this just got interesting then," he said.

With a new speed, Naruto charged towards the ninja his claw outstretched. He swiped his claw at Orochimaru and he was sent crashing into a tree due to the force. Naruto was beside him in a second and punched the ninja in his face. He felt bones break and crack under the force of his punch. Orochimaru was sent flying into several trees. Naruto roared as he glared at the Sannin who was recollecting his bearings, his conscience slowly slipping away. 'If I don't take action now, I might delay giving Sasuke the curse mark,' he thought as he began formulating a plan. Having to face the Nine Tails' jinchuriki was not part of his plan.

Sasuke had watched the entire time whilst kneeling on the ground. His chakra levels were still low. He watched as Sakura and Naruto were tossed around like rag dolls. He felt growing anger as Orochimaru choked Sakura before throwing her into a tree. 'This has got to stop now,' he thought as he stood. He was hit with a sudden wave of killing intent and it seemed to increase by the second. He saw Naruto lose control of himself as the tailed beast form took control. As he looked closely, he saw that Naruto was struggling to keep himself in control. The Kyuubi was trying to gain control of his body. 'I have to stop this now,' he thought as the bloodlust increased. He looked over to Sakura and saw that she was trembling at seeing Naruto in such a state. It was the first time she had seen him like this.

Sasuke jumped over to Naruto and stood in front of him. "Naruto snap out of it!" he ordered as he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and bore into his eyes.


Sasuke was standing in a dark room with water reaching up to his ankles. He looked around and saw the Kyuubi caged. In front of the cage, was Naruto who was floating in the air, covered in the Kyuubi's chakra. Uchiha! The Kyuubi snarled venomously. "Kyuubi," Sasuke replied as he glared at the demon fox which had ruined his best friend's and rival's childhood. What do you want- but the fox didn't finish his sentence as he noticed the Mangekyo Sharingan. He gasped loudly. You have the Mangekyo Sharingan?! he asked, baffled. "Yes," the Uchiha stated calmly. B-But how c-could you- "That's not what I'm here for. I want you to release Naruto now before I use my Mangekyo Sharingan on like a certain Uchiha did," Sasuke said. The Kyuubi immediately thought of the time Madara Uchiha used it on him. He hated it when the Uchihas controlled him for their personal benefit using their famous Sharingans. "Release him. Now," he ordered. There was no protesting as the Kyuubi's chakra left Naruto. "Oh and I wouldn't mind you keeping this a secret," Sasuke said as he referred to his Mangekyo Sharingan before leaving Naruto's conscience.


The Kyuubi's chakra immediately disappeared around Naruto and the genin fell to the ground unconscious. Sasuke went down on one knee as he struggled to breath. Now his chakra had totally depleted considering he had used his Mangekyo Sharingan for the second time. His chakra levels were still that of a genin.

Orochimaru watched in slight awe at the Uchiha. 'How did he manage to control the Kyuubi?' he thought. No one had ever been able to control the Kyuubi unless he had the Mangekyo Sharingan or used the secret sealing abilities of the Uzumaki clan. 'This boy should be my next vessel. His Sharingan seems to be a rare one,' he thought as he stretched his elastic neck and bit Sasuke on the neck. His neck went back to his body. "That was my gift to you Sasuke. Goodbye," he said and poofed away.

Sasuke clutched his neck with wide eyes as pain seared throughout his entire body. Getting the Curse Mark was not part of the plan. His perfectly composed master plan had just gone down the drain. 'No! No! No! This is bad,' he thought as he struggled to endure the pain. It throbbed painfully on his neck. "Sasuke-kun!" Sakura exclaimed and she was beside in him a second. "Sasuke-kun! Are you okay?!" she asked frantically as Sasuke groaned in pain. He clasped her hand tightly as the pain intensified. Sakura could only watch as her love writhed in pain.


I'm done with this chapter. Hope you like it. Sorry for the late update. Read and review.

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