Path to Perdition (complete)

Author's Notes:
ooohhh sorry i think uploaded the wrong chappie!! sorry about that! here is the right one!
Warnings: Violence, Evil Naruto, and that's it for now I guess!

Chapter 2:

A collective gasp went around the group as the Otogakure symbol glared at them from Naruto's headband. Lee frowned. "Naruto-kun, why are you wearing Otogakure's headband?"

Naruto's smirk widened. "How naïve. I just told you I'm going to kill you"¦and you ask me why I'm wearing sound's headband. Really Lee, I know you're no genius, but how hard is it to figure that out?"

Sakura jumped up in anger. "How could you? How could you join Orochimaru after what we went through? Don't you remember how much you fought to stop Sasuke from going? How much we fought to bring him back? I don't believe you would join Orochimaru willingly. Tell us what happened Naruto and we'll help you get free. Did he give you a curse seal too?"

Naruto sighed and shook his head. "No I haven't forgotten, Sakura. I haven't forgotten anything!" The last sentence was full of vehemence. "I don't like remembering usually, but since we are having a reunion maybe its fine to. And no he didn't give me a curse seal, I joined him willingly."

"Why?" Sasuke asked his voice filling with emotion. "Don't you want to be Hokage, dobe? Do you think they'll welcome you if you join Orochimaru?"

Naruto laughed. "Hokage? Being Hokage is the stupidest thing one can do! Tell you what; I'd rather be Otokage if Orochimaru-sama plans to give up that position. Enough talk, why don't we fight? As we do so, maybe if I choose to, I'll tell you, what happened?"

He waited a while, before moving. Sakura slammed into a tree, breaking it in half, as Lee got thrown a few feet away, Neji got hit in the thorax vertebrae and Shikamaru found himself coughing up blood a hundred feet away. Sasuke saw the kick coming at him in the last minute, but he couldn't dodge it effectively.

Naruto stood alone in the centre a disappointed look on his face. "Why didn't you guys use you favorite techniques? I'm surprised you're all jounin. When I became jounin of Otogakure, I was able to kill ten people within minute. Please don't hold back because it's the loser."

Sasuke wiped the blood trickling down his jaw. When had Naruto gotten that strong? He was loads better than Itachi now; they couldn't even see his attack. He stood up, pain searing through his body. "We won't hold back dobe. You just took us by surprise it isn't like we meet an old friend who wants to kill us everyday"¦"

Naruto screwed up his face making him look cute and adorable. "We don't? Well, I did Sasuke"¦twice, when you wanted to kill me remember? So I think I'm used to death matches with you. The only difference is I'm starting this one." He held out his palm. Charka started to gather there. They noted it was purple.

Naruto's grin was purely evil, he charged at Lee. Shikamaru tried to catch him with Kagemane, but couldn't keep up with the blonde's speed. The rasengan caught Lee squarely in the chest. Naruto wasn't aiming for the stomach like he normally did. Lee's speed or taijutsu didn't help him this time. As he kicked out, Naruto caught hold of his foot, twisting it until there was a sickening crack. Then he reached with the rasengan, hitting Lee in the chest. Only Lee's sudden twist made him miss the heart.

"LEE!" Sakura used a Doton jutsu, one of Tsunade's favorite. Naruto dodged easily, turning on to Neji. Neji used juuken, hitting all of the charka points on Naruto. The blonde just smirked.

"That didn't work on me before either Hyuuga"¦in the chuunin exam. It won't now either. Have you noticed the change in my charka?" he asked as he threw Neji aside.

Neji's eyes widened. "His"¦his charka pathways have widened and it's purple. He must have"¦"

"Merged with Kyuubi? Yes I did. He was quite happy, now that we shared the same sentiments. Good boy Hyuuga!" Naruto smiled and concentrated. "Kurái Omoide no jutsu!" Shikamaru's eyes widened as a wave of darkness wrapped around him. There was a silence and then Shikamaru's screams ripped through the forest.

Sasuke watched the dark blob that was Shikamaru writhe on the ground. "What did you do to him?" Naruto didn't deign to answer but went for Neji, not bothering to dodge Sasuke's Katon jutsu. The fire was absorbed. Sasuke wondered what was going on. The dobe was not supposed to be this strong.

Neji started his Kaiten, but unlike the chuunin exams Naruto was able to break right through it. Neji grimaced and started Juuken. Naruto blocked every move and then he gave a slow grin. "Alright I'm done playing with you." He quickly hit all the charka points in Neji's body. Neji looked at him in shock, before coughing up blood. He fell to the ground hacking. He couldn't use any of his attacks, he was too draining and something seemed to be sapping his physical strength as well.

Naruto dodged the kunai; Sakura threw and leaped on to a branch. "Feeling tired? Don't worry; I'm just borrowing some of your strength for later use. I know I'm invincible, but then I don't want to expend my own strength do I?"

Then he turned to face the other two. "My former team mates"¦I was waiting for this moment." He smirked.

Sakura grit her teeth. "Naruto stop it! Why are you doing this? Konoha accepted you all those years back! Everyone was nice to you"¦why do want to turn against us?"

"Nice to me?" the killing intent was back and this time it was worse than Orochimaru's. "People of Konoha were nice to me"¦that's right you have no idea why I left. Well I don't intend to explain a lot. Tell, me Sakura-chan"¦do you consider being raped nice?"

Sasuke looked at him in shock and anger. "Who"¦.when"¦Naruto why didn't you tell me?" the blonde just glared.

"No one cared Sasuke"¦I know you didn't care. You wouldn't have tried to kill me twice or left me if you had cared. All that bullshit about me being your closest friend"¦I don't give a shit about it."

Sakura was still staring at him, the blonde noted, with concern. How amusing. Then she made an attempt at conversation. "Naruto"¦we could have done something. We did care"¦we missed you so much; we tried finding you for a whole year. Sasuke and I tried much longer! You could trust us."

Naruto just cracked his knuckles. "Are we going to keep talking? Orochimaru-sama wants me back early today. We need to discuss something over dinner."

"You don't trust us, but you trust Orochimaru, dobe? Dinner? What is he? Your lover or something?" Sasuke asked disgust evident in his eyes.

Naruto just smirked and readied himself. "Oh I forgot." He let go of the jutsu on Shikamaru. The dark blob receded leaving a gibbering, drooling Shikamaru. He was clutching his head and muttering to himself. Then all of a sudden he went still.

Sakura came at him with a punch. Tsunade had taught her well and she knew that if Naruto was as good as Orochimaru then she could fight him. At the same time Sasuke used the Katon Housenka no jutsu. Naruto once more absorbed the fire and narrowly dodged Sakura's punch. Another punch caught him off guard. She had punched him in the stomach, he skidded back wards. Gasping for breath he looked at her angrily, his eyes turning red.

"Don't underestimate me, Sakura-chan. I can still use purely Kyuubi's power if I wished to and you don't want that happening. Wow, I think I'm going to have a big bruise there." He smiled his fanged smile. "Try that again why don't you?"

Sakura came at him and they had a high speed sparring match almost, Naruto didn't come off looking too good, though he was still in full strength. The numerous scratched began to heal all at once. He looked at Sasuke's sharingan.

"You achieved the mangekyou"¦not bad, teme." Naruto acknowledged. "Good maybe we can decide whose technique is better you Tsukiyomi or my Kurái Omoide"¦I can't wait to try it out on you."

Sasuke glared. "Naruto, enough of this nonsense. If you want to fight me then do, stop fooling around with us."

"Why shouldn't I fool around with my play things Sasuke-teme? It does seem like a good game you know"¦ok, maybe I'm letting you get bored." Naruto bit his thumb, as Sakura and Sasuke did the same.

"KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"

Sasuke stood atop a huge wolf"¦Shimo; Sakura atop the giant slug"¦Tsunade's Katsura. Then they looked at Naruto who was standing atop a huge purple snake. Sasuke's eyes widened. It was Manda"¦Orochimaru's highest summon.

Sasuke wondered if Naruto had done the right thing. Even Orochimaru couldn't control Manda.

Naruto looked at them. "My, my Manda"¦look, a wolf and a slug"¦against me and you. How pathetic! Let's go." Manda lunged for Shimo, while his tail slammed against Katsura. The slug went fling a few feet as Manda wrapped around Shimo. Shimo bit down on the snake's middle.

Naruto frowned. "Manda"¦squeeze harder. Wrap your tail around him now. If the slug comes closer go for its head. That way we can finish Sakura and the summon off."

Sasuke wondered about the teamwork in Naruto and Manda. It was odd for the snake to be so obedient. Sakura leaped from Katsura on to Manda to fight Naruto. Naruto glanced at her.

"Bad move Sakura-chan. I can fight you one on one perfectly. And you don't have any advantage here." Naruto turned as Manda gave a cry. Shimo had bit through, reaching the bone. Naruto glared at the white wolf. But instead of making a fuss and demanding sacrifices as Sasuke had expected Manda just tighten the squeeze on Shimo, making the wolf claw and hack trying to get away.

Shimo fired an ice blast into the snake, causing Manda to hiss in pain. Naruto in the meanwhile was busy trying to beat up Sakura. He got angry suddenly and let the Kyuubi part of him take over. Sakura's eyes widened as Naruto stopped her punch. He squeezed down crushing her hand. She howled in pain. He picked her up by the wrist and sent her crashing down. Then he materialized behind Sasuke and hit him in the neck, causing him to fall, panting. Sasuke found he couldn't move his body. Naruto had temporarily paralyzed him. He smirked down at Sasuke. Shimo disappeared with a puff leaving Sasuke lying face down on Manda.

"Looks like I've gotten stronger than you teme"¦too bad Orochimaru-sama didn't teach you too many things. He's found a better student in me." Naruto said watching the anger flash in the Uchiha's eyes. He looked at the Uchiha considering.

Sasuke forced himself to speak; at least the blonde hadn't taken that ability away from him. "Don't talk to me about Orochimaru, dobe. I know him all too well, what did he give you for joining Otogakure? Did he promise you the Otokage position?"

Naruto's red eyes flared menacingly. "Hn. That's what you would think! In fact Orochimaru-sama didn't offer me anything. I made that decision all on my own"¦surprising for the loser isn't it?"

Sasuke attempted a grin. "No, it's surprising for Naruto, that's all. I'd never have imagined even in my worst nightmares that you would join him."

Naruto glared and then all too suddenly he grinned. "Orochimaru-sama did say that I could bring home a toy if I preferred to. He doesn't need you as a container anymore, you know. There are much stronger people out there and he already has the sharingan"¦"

"What"¦how?" Sasuke cut him off, earning himself a kick in the stomach.

"Don't interrupt me teme. I would be more careful if I were in your position." Naruto sneered. "You want to know how? Well, you didn't take very good care while disposing of Itachi did you?"

Sasuke's eyes widened. "I killed him! He's dead! He has to be dead."

"Oh he's dead all right. You just killed him and made your way back to the village didn't you? Do you remember what Kakashi told us when we first glimpsed Haku? If the body isn't disposed of properly, its secrets can be extracted. Tsk, tsk, how careless of you, Sasuke-teme!" Naruto grinned, his old whole hearted grin.

Sasuke wished he could die. He wished that Naruto would kill him and end his suffering. And that old nickname coming from this man's lips. He hated it. "Don't call me that, Uzumaki!"

"What? I thought you liked that nickname."

"That was what he used to call me. And you're not him! You can't be him!"

Naruto's eyes widened a little. "Oh dear, Sasuke"¦you don't tell me that you began to care for me after I left? Too late aren't you? Anyway as I was saying, before you interrupted, I'm glad you're here. After all I did want a toy. I'm sure Konoha won't miss losing another ninja? They are so very powerful after all"¦"

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Sakura opened her eyes slowly. She could see Sasuke and Naruto conversing on top of Manda. Her eyes widened with shock as Naruto hoisted Sasuke on to his back. Manda disappeared. Then Naruto grinned down at her. "You're awake Sakura-chan! Give my regards to the old hag will you? Tell her to get ready, I'm coming for Konoha!"

With that Naruto leaped away. Sakura stared after them as the two men she loved and cared for the most left her a second time.

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