Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Marvel Comics

I dedicate this chapter to my co-author Jesus.

Sasuke awoke to find Sakura over him healing his wounds. Behind her was Tayuya alive but by the exprssion on her face not well. Next to him layed Naruto still out cold. After a minute Sakura asked how he felt. After Sasuke said he was fine Sakura moved on to Naruto. Naruto opened his eyes and said, "I am dead. I'm looking at an angel." Sakura blushed slightly as Sasuke growled. "So did we win?" Naruto asked looking around.

"We're alive aren't we?" Tayuya snapped. She felt how hard she hit the ground and knew that she was lucky to walk let alone be alive.

Sakura stood up only to fall in Naruto's arms. Sasuke and Tayuya rushed over checking to see if she was alright. Looking her over Sasuke said. "She is just tired she put out a lot of chakra to keep us alive. Let her rest I'll carry her till she can walk."

The three continued forward leaving the dead village without interference. Outside Mephisto stood with a cruel smile, "Well congradulations are in order. You failed to stop Zarathos release but succeeded in his death. Most impressive. Worth getting your soul back however..." Mephisto paused with a cruel smile, "I didn't say you could have help."

Sasuke's mouth dropped at the statement. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. After all he had gone through he was going to recieve nothing for his effort.

"But did you say he couldn't have help did he?" Naruto said with a smile. "Now unless it is in writing I think I'll we're at a stalemate."

Mephisto'e eyes glowed at Naruto's statement. Normally he was the one who out smarted people. "True enough but I never said he could keep his powers. I'll be taking those now."

"Wrong again." Naruto piped up again. "Sasuke was given the power to kill his brother. Until he kills his brother he keeps the power." Mephisto's eyes shot out a yellow electrical beam knocking Naruto to the ground.

Sakura screamed in a panick as she ran to her fallen friend. Sasuke in a rage transformed before attacking. Holding out his right hand Mephisto blew Sasuke back into the wall. "The fox will live for now. It was just warning not to cross me." Mephisto replied. "The power is yours until you kill your brother. Which won't be very long will it?" Mephisto laughed at the statement before disappearing.

"Sasuke what was he talking about when he said you killing your brother won't be very long?" Sakura asked after finishing her examination with Naruto.

Sasuke looked away from Sakura, "Itachi appeared in the valley and has challeged me to a duel."

"Sasuke don't...don't go please. You have so much at the village now. Surely you cannot still want revenge."

Sasuke transformed turning to Sakura glaring at her. "I desire not just my revenge but the revenge of all those he has harmed. I gained more than just power, I gained a responsibility. I am the Spiri of Vengence." Sasuke reverted back to human form walking over to the woman he loved. "And that is why I must go." Sasuke kissed Sakura passionately before taking off to the Uchiha ruins.

Sasuke walked through the Uchiha ruins entering the Uchiha Stronghold. In the head Uchiha's chair sat Itachi glaring at his brother. "Looking into your eyes I feel you may not be ready for this fight. You held more hatred for me when I came for Naruto then you do now."

"Their are other things more important than hate. Right now the most important feeling is vengence." Sasuke replied transforming.

Itachi leaped into the air unleashing a shuriken attack as Sasuke countered with his own. Sasuke cursed shuriken sliced through Itachi's making direct contact revealing the attack a shadow clone. Sasuke looked forward before being thrown against the wall by four kunai. "Your slowing up little brother." Itachi called walking forward.

Sasuke looked at his brother before heating his body breaking through his restraints knocking Itachi in the jaw to find it was a substitution. Sasuke dropped to the floor as his brother slashed forward. The demon shot his leg up knocking Itachi in the jaw. Turning quickly he shot his fist into Itachi unleashing a barrage of punches. Sasuke stepped away looking at his beaten brother. Suddenly Itachi stood up looking directly at Sasuke thrusting his hand forward blowing the fire out of Sasuke turning him into just a skeleton causing him to fall to the floor. Itachi walked over to his brothers skull picking it up. "I will have your eyes."

"Wrong!" Sasuke said activating his penance stare. The area cleared as Sasuke stood transformed and on fire once more. He had been caught in Itachi's genjutsu the moment of his arrival. Now truely transformed Sasuke would be immune.

"Very interesting. You broke through my Tsukuyomi."

"Enough games." Sasuke replied charging forward breaking the chair Itachi was sitting it. The demon flipped up on the wall as a series of shuriken shot forward. Leaping off the wall Sasuke let loose his own shuriken. Itachi ran to the left tossing kunai connected to paper bombs. Sasuke leaped into the air as the papper bombs exploded before kicking off the ceiling aiming himself at Itachi. Itachi saw the demon charging rolling forward allowing his brother to fly over him. The two glared at each other shifting thier hands to unleashing their dragon blast technique. Both were locked in a draw as Itachi shifted the attack transfoming the fire from orange to black shallowing Sasuke's attack. Sasuke pulled away as the fire chased him and soon engulfing turning him into a pile of bones. Itachi wiped his left eye noticing that it was bleeding. Itachi slowly walked forward looking at his brothers remains. Suddenly the skeleton went a blaze grabbing the Akatsuki member tossing him through a wall. Itachi hit the roof of another build before looking up to see Sasuke alive and not amused. Making three hand signals the demon activated his most powerful attack the Flaming Chidori. Leaping down with incredible speed Sasuke was blocked by a weird form that resembled a skeleton. More layers appeared covering the skeleton turing it into cloaked warrior. The warrior dropped it's blade as Sasuke leaped back throwing multiple curse kunai none of which were able to pierced Itachi's new technique. "This is the Mangekyo Sharingan's third most powerful technique, Susanoo. It is virtually unpenatrable.

Sasuke glared at Itachi replying, "We shall see." Susanoo attacked again as Sasuke leaped back summoning Duramba matching Sasuke's demon form. Duramba let loose a blaze of fire the Susanoo blocked with his shield before slicing at Duramba. The demon dog shifted back then leaped forward clamping his teeth into Susanoo's right side. Susanoo slammed its shield into Duramba knocking him off. With it's right arm free Susanoo stabbed the dog absorbing into it's gourd. Sasuke landed on the ground reverting back to his human form staring at Itachi and Susanoo with disbelief. Itachi had defeated him and begun his advance to finish the fight. Sasuke looked around at the Uchiha ruins remembering when it had become a ghost town, remembering how it became that way. Power began to build in Sasuke as he transformed. "NO!" Sasuke shouted making his brother stop in confusion. "I will not be defeated. This town is full of the innocents you murdered." Sasuke walked forward shattering Susanoo upon contact. "Their souls cry for vengence." The demon grabbed Itachi forcing him to look in his eyes. "Today they shall get their revenge. Feel the burn of me Penace Stare." Fire shot out into Itachi's eyes forcing him to relive each kill and feel the pain he had ever caused them. Itachi in a catatonic state fell to the ground beaten by his little brother.

Sasuke reverted back to normal as he heard a clapping sound coming from behind him. Turning around he saw Mephisto smiling cruelly, "Congradulations you did it. Now as part of the bargain I will be taking the power back."

A sublte smile appeared across Sasuke's face, "No."

Mephisto frowned glaring at Sasuke, "What."

"No. The deal was for me to have the power until I kill brother. I haven't and I won't. This my power to keep."

Mephsito growled before replying, "Naruto has been a bad influence on you. No one makes a fool of me. You shall pay for this out \rage. You and Naruto both." Mephisto disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"We shall see." Sasuke replied activating his Mangekyo Sharingan.