The Breaking Point (SasukeXOC)

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Sasuke's eyes widened. Fear? Admiration? Betrayal? Awe? I couldn't tell what he felt when he saw my trump card. But I knew he would take this seriously now.

"One opening." I repeated and Sasuke nodded.

I closed my eyes and deactivated my Mangekyou. The last thing I needed right now was to show my hand to the enemy. Sasuke took off towards the woman and I snuck away in the chaos. I placed myself carefully so as to not be detected using every hunting skill in my arsenal.

From above them, I watched Sasuke wrap up the woman in wire and proceed to roast her alive with an impressive fireball jutsu.

"To have such mastery of the Sharingan at this age... it's just as I thought, Sasuke. I want you." The woman simpered as the fire cleared revealing half of her face melting off. Sasuke took a step back and drew a kunai. "You two really are brothers. I sense power in your eyes though, power that might surpass Itachi."

"Who are you?" Sasuke demanded with a ferocious growl. Just the mere mention of his elder brother set him off. If I wasn't so concentrated on the enemy I would've been more confused.

"I'm Orochimaru. If you wish to see me again, then you'll have to survive this exam. Of course, you'll have to defeat my Sound Ninja on the way." She... he... purred. The rest of his... her face melted off revealing a man and his voice grew deeper.

"We never want to see you again, you creep!" Sakura shouted from her position on a nearby tree I wasn't sure she ever moved from.

"Sasuke will seek me out. He'll seek the power I can give him." He simpered. He began to make hand symbols and I took my chance. I jumped down in front of Sasuke and Orochimaru and grabbed the creep by the neck. With strength I didn't know I held I slammed the man against the bark and took him into my own version of hell.

Lets see whose genjutsu is worse.

"T-the Mangekyou Sharingan..." Orochimaru breathed in awe as the world faded to one of black and red around us. Orochimaru slowly and painstakingly brought his hand up to my wrist, still around his neck. His hand felt weak and slimy.

"You have no power here. But something tells me you have experience with this type of jutsu." I spoke tightening my grip around his neck. Orochimaru choked. No doubt he felt like his windpipe was crushed even though there was no real physical damage to him.

"You... you're more impressive than I thought. Maybe I'll change my mind and take you instead of Sasuke." He choked out with a smirk.

I narrowed my eyes at him. This was my world and yet he felt superior? My upper lip pulled up and a faint growl of aggression seeped out of me. In one slick motion I drew a kunai and stabbed it into his stomach causing him to cough up his disgusting blood on to my hand.

"You might possess the Mangekyou," he coughed "but it's clear you have no experience with it. You haven't even passed the surface of the power you posses." My growl increased in volume and I stabbed a second kunai into him, this time twisting the knife.

"I," he hacked up more blood, "I can teach you. I can give you power." He slowly reached up with his second hand towards my face. He laid his slimy hand on my cheek in a tender caress. "Let me teach you."

I snarled and chopped his hand off with a third kunai. This time he screamed.

"M-Miyu?" I heard a hazy voice ask. My eyes flitted away from Orochimaru for a second only to detect nothing.

"Sounds like your dear Sasuke is worried." Orochimaru panted. "If he's not careful he'll break the genjutsu you've cast and set me free. Your concentration is lacking. Your jutsu is too unstable."