[Open] Led along a different way...

[smallstepstopower]

Orochimaru moved through the village, humming under his breath as he sorted through the various items that were on sale due to the turn of the season. He had plenty of time, after all, given that nothing at home was in danger of exploding or otherwise being ruined presently, so he could enjoy the fresh air and company of those in the village.

Even if they sadly never had been willing to enjoy his company in turn. It mattered not, he would give them the benefit of the doubt, because doing anything else would have been spitting in the face of both his mother and his sensei's teachings, and he by no means wished to be a disappointment in such a simple way.

Still, most were welcoming to him, and thus there was no point in focusing on those who weren't. It would interfere with his studies, after all, and they were far more relevant than worrying on if a scattering of people knew how to be forgiving.

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[konohasuperstar]

His brother had died. They said it had been on a mission, but it was because he was a traitor.

Fugaku's hopes had rested upon Sasuke, and he had been raised as such from then on, the blow to his pride mortifying. Sasuke had, however, turned into something mercilessly skilled, and merciless in other aspects. He would not attack innocent villagers, but the Uchiha Pride was something tangible with him.

"Is this seriously the best you have?" he asked in cold, dark tones as a salesman repeatedly nodded.
There was the Uchiha crest, taking up almost the whole back of the long-sleeved dark robe, something reminiscent of the Founding era. His chokuto in his sheath, held by a sash at his side with a hand resting with alarming casualness upon its handle.
The Uchiha, after all, deserved the best of the best in -any- goods, no matter how simplistic or common.

[smallstepstopower]

Orochimaru paused on seeing the boy, the way he was standing and the way he was bothering the clerk. Then he slipped up beside him, tone low. "If she's already made the claim, making her repeat her words will not change them."

[konohasuperstar]

"Hopefully this means no one else got something better." he pushed some ryo over and claimed the goods before snorting. "...and nice to meet you too, Mister Right."

[smallstepstopower]

"If someone else already got the item, it would be a poor business practice to demand it back for you." Orochimaru's tone was dismissive, and he shook his head sharply. "I am Orochimaru."

[konohasuperstar]

"Demand it? They're supposed to save it for our family. Father demands only the best. For everything there is." and of course -he- was the best. Granted, because he was the only son he had left, but his father did have high standars which he met and occasionally surpassed by a hairsbreadth.

"Uchiha Sasuke." because his family name matters.

[smallstepstopower]

"Yes, I know who you are Sasuke-kun. You seem to have not realized this isn't Konoha, yours or otherwise." He shook his head at him "Being rude gets you nowhere here."

[konohasuperstar]

"I wasn't rude." black gaze held that slit-eyed one. "If this were Konoha, likely Father -would- have dealt with this matter in a ride way. I've only questioned the goods once. His scrutiny would have been far worse."

[smallstepstopower]

"Hmm, perhaps for you, but the Fugaku here is a far more passive man from what I've seen, and hasn't let his self importance choke him quite so enthusiastically."

[konohasuperstar]

"Good for him, then." he snorted. "How much of your breath will you waste in telling me how I should act?"

[smallstepstopower]

"Is that what I was doing? And here I thought I was being generous by informing you of your glaring misinformation. My mistake."

[konohasuperstar]

"i'm not misinformed, because the one here isn't my father." Glaring was the word of choice indeed since this was what was going on.. Glare and more glare. "You're the one who's misinformed. This -is- the best they have right now though, so I'll take it."

[smallstepstopower]

"I believe I'll rephrase that. You seem to be making a fool of yourself by thinking that this is somehow Konoha."

[konohasuperstar]

"I know it isn't. People are adaptable, so they'll adapt to me"

[smallstepstopower]

There was a moment of silence at this, and then he drew himself up, eyes narrowing. "They will not."

[konohasuperstar]

He gave a snarl, reaching for the blade that hung at his waist. "You'll know better than to talk against me!"

[smallstepstopower]

"If you draw a weapon on me I'll show you why I am a Sannin, make no mistake about that Sasuke-kun."

[konohasuperstar]

There was a low growl, the fingers curving upon the handle, a hairsbreadth from gripping it. He did -have a point...
But then, those dark eyes switched to red, the mangekyo sharingan appearing. "I'll show what an Uchiha can do then."

[smallstepstopower]

"Not in the middle of the village you won't." He looked to the side and up from his eyes, reflex kicking in before he brought his hands up and darted forward, aiming to touch the boy on the solar plexus.

[konohasuperstar]

He had seen some of the movement in his peripheral vision, the shoulders bending. One hand blocked the hit while the other drew his blade. "You'll learn what happens when you cross an Uchiha, snake!"

[smallstepstopower]

But... the block seemed to satisfy the Sannin, who turned his hand and grabbed the Uchiha's wrist instead. It was, after all, just a temporary chakra locking seal. Easily reversed, but complicated to design. "Not in the middle of the village Sasuke-kun."

[konohasuperstar]

He saw the shift, but it was too late. No matter how temporary, that sealw as powerful, the sharingan instantly fading from his eyes, his chakra completely cut off.
There was an angry hiss. "If you think that's all it takes..." he swept at him with foot, intending to take him to the ground.

[smallstepstopower]

He moved back a few steps with a scoff. "All I want you to do is use your mind and notice your surroundings Sasuke-kun~. Is that beyond you?"

[konohasuperstar]

"It's beyond you to see I've noticed. I don't care this is a different place." he growled. "They all owe me that much, whoever they are and wherever I may be."

[smallstepstopower]

"You are owed nothing, and your arrogance is showing your worth to be considerably lower than any other Uchiha I've met."

[konohasuperstar]

The scowl he had was something of unprecedented magnitude.

...however, he found no retort to the words. Fists clenched at his side, teeth gritting hard.

He hated this world. He hated it and its people. It was all wrong!

[smallstepstopower]

Orochimaru took a step back and inclined his head before spinning to leave. "It should wear of in an hour."

[konohasuperstar]

And the teen left as well, biting his lip so hard he actually punctured it. Back in his own world, this would have been an immense failure...