Ok Mr. smartass, let me ask you this. 1. At the end of the 1st Naruto, who did Sasuke go to for power? 2. Who gave sasuke the curse mark? It doesnt matter if Sasuke doesnt possess curse mark anymore. AT THAT POINT IN THE STORY, Sasuke's main source of power was the CURSE MARK. He fought Deidara with cursemark, he fought Itachi with curse mark etc etc. If it wasnt for the cursemark (given to him by orochimaru) he wouldnt of stood a chance against those opponents. So as I said before, gtfo. This fanboyism is getting ridiculous.