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Confessions In the Circus

Chapter 7- Uchiha Sasuke's New Resolve

Sasuke's Point of View?! ---------

I could not believe the pathetic sight before me. Oho! So we find the famous Weapons Mistress (who's name escapes me) looking so defenseless under my grip. It was best not to waste time but to get what I came for before she had a chance to object. Ha. It would seem Neji has cast her under his spell. How? I'll never know. He isn't exactly Casanova. It must be for his looks and status. Oh well, one less shallow fangirl to deal with.

(Still Sasuke)

"Aww, did Sakura's story upset you?" I smirked.

"No." she said before slapping my hand away.

"Oh, but you seem so distressed. I know you probably don't find yourself worthy of N-"

"You said you knew what really happened." the girl demanded, cutting me off. Women are becoming so disrespectful.

"That's not true. I said I had seen what happened though I can't be sure of anything."

"So, you're retarded?" The nerve. I was getting ready to punch her some but decided against it. She was useful to me. I rolled my eyes.

"After getting off from work, I went to go find Sakura but instead..." I trailed off. The sickening image of my teammate in the arms of that green douche bag made me quiver.

"Yes?" she crossed her arms and leaned against her bedpost.

"I found her with...lips...Lee!" I practically gagged and the room fell silent.

"That's even screwier than what Sakura said. Come on Sasuke-kun. What really happened." she was now pleading.

"My word isn't reliable? I just told you I saw Sakura kissing and hugging Lee. Behind her were you and your man-slut. You were sleeping on his lap when Sakura motioned for him to go. He picked you up and disappeared into the woods. Afterward, my teammate let go of him and ran off somewhere."

"Why are you always around in the least convenient situations. Do you often stalk people?"

"No. Stalking is for people who can't get any."

"Get any what?"

"Damn, you're slow." What's-her-name was the real retarded one here.

(Normal POV)

"Besides that, do you have any idea why Sakura would make-out with Lee just to give Neji time to run off into the woods with me?"

"Are you seriously asking that question?" Sasuke screeched.

"Oh no, of course not, since this happens like, everyday!" She retorted.

"So...you are completely unaware of the rumors being spread about you and your fellow comrades?" the Uchiha smirked slyly.

"...No. I'm pretty damned sure they wouldn't let me in on it, smart one."

"You watch how you talk to me. Be glad I'm trying to help. Anyways, I can't believe you haven't realized they are both fighting over you with mad fervor."

"Okay. That's a story with holes up the ass, buddy."

"Oh come on! These two have been playing a dirty tug-of-war with you and you've failed to notice?!" Sasuke was becoming very impatient.

"..."

"Doesn't it seem odd that both of them seem to gravitate around you all of a sudden?"

"...Didn't you say that you saw Lee and Sakura making out?"

"That's what doesn't fit." Sasuke tapped his fingers on his chin.

"Why are you 'helping' me again?"

"Mainly because I hate seeing Lee with Sakura but since they seem to be connected with you and Neji I thought we might just kill two birds with one stone."

"Oh my Gosh. What are you planning to do to Lee?!" Tenten choked, taking the figurative phrase literally.

"Castrate him if he thinks he can play gigolo with you and Sakura...mainly Sakura." Sasuke shook his head crossly. Tenten was very excited to find that Sasuke had a tiny thing for Konoha's pesky little cherry blossom. Aside from that, she couldn't keep her heart from fluttering at the thought that Neji might finally be taking interest in her. However, what Sasuke said next shot her poor heart down and that subject was once again fogged by uncertainty.

"That Neji's a sly one isn't he?" the other shinobi in the room finally brought her back down to Earth.

"What do you-"

"When he wants something, he doesn't mess around. Unfortunately, you're his new goal." he saw Tenten's eyes grow wide and continued on a boost of confidence. She was soaking it all up. "Imagine what kind of things he's got planned for you, girl. Oh, that boy- he's something." Sasuke began to look and talk as if he was somewhere, anywhere, but in Tenten's room.

"Stop beating around the bush. You're not making sense." she sighed. This ninja that all girls seemed to have once worshipped was annoying her to new limits. Sasuke shot her a dark glare though she shrugged it off. She was, of course, Neji's teammate; she had dealt with these every day.

"Right then, the only explanation I have for Neji having an interest in you is that he's bored and just wants a good fu-" She cut through his words.

"Oh, I see. Yep, Sasuke, makes perfect sense. Everyone knows it's impossible for any guy to just like me because I'm a nice person or, ya know, pretty since I'm obviously none of those things! I'm glad that I can at least serve as a 'good fu-'"

"That's not what I meant and you know it. Why the sudden 'liking' for you, then? Did cupid hire a sniper to gun him down and make him hot over you like an electric blanket, foshizzle?!"

"As much as you're out of character and overusing slang terms, you have a point. My opinion? He doesn't like me. He just came over last night to escape his hell-born uncle, or something. Lee felt left out and came as well. Lee obviously likes Sakura since he kissed her. Neji obviously likes no one since he left deliberately even when I told him to stay another night-" Tenten groaned, realizing she had leaked out embarassing information once again.

"Oh ho! Now isn't that adorable. Another thing you should know, Lee was in tears when they kissed. Explain that one."

"He's an... emotional person."

"He began to bawl and latch onto her like a diseased animal, girl."

"It's Tenten."

"It's past 10 o'clock already? Impossible."

"My name's Tenten." she said through gritted teeth.

"Congratulations. I'll meet you here bright and early so we can go gather information." Sasuke nudged her shoulder playfully and hopped onto her windowsill. "Leave the window open for me." Tenten just nodded and waved goodbye. Once he was gone she slammed the window shut and stomped to her bathroom to get out of the uncomfortably tight clothes she was in...still!

(6:45 am sharp!) RECONNAISSANCE TIME!

'Tenten, will you marry me and produce plenty of little heirs to the Hyuuga Clan with me, yeah?'

'Of course I will, Deidara. Wait, aren't you a girl?'

'Not if you don't want me to be, baby'

'Shut up! I love another guy and you love Kisame. It wasn't meant to be, Dei-chan.'

'Yeah, whatever, you hussy'

'I bet Neji rubs marmalade on better than you do!'

'Not the orange kind, yeah.'

'Well, I don't like the orange kind!'

'Tenten.'

'Yeah?'

'Get up, please.'

'Huh?'

'Girl! WAKE UP!' Tenten's eyes ripped open, and she flew from the clutches of that less-than-agreable dream back to her room. Beside her was none other than Cockatoo Boy once again smirking. She stifled a scream which came out as a low yelp.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she cried out.

"Being on time to pick you up for our mission, maybe?" he rolled his eyes. "Thank Kami you woke up, you really look ghastly in your sleep." Tenten was about to punch his lights out. Sensing this, he held out a hand and signaled her to settle down. "Do you know you also talk? What the hell were you dreaming about?"

"Nothing..." she blushed and took her eyes off of his face.

"Are you getting dressed or not?"

"Oh yeah, just give me a sec." Tenten hauled herself out from the covers but Sasuke grabbed onto her shoulder.

"Here." he gave her a black garment. She looked it over: a jumpsuit. She looked at Sasuke, and for the first time realized he was wearing a conventional ninja outfit. His entire body was covered with tight black cloth in exception of his head and hands. "You can't wear your cute little buns today."

"Why not?" then as if answering her question, he handed her a black ski mask looking thing that only showed the wearer's eyes. Yep. The stereotypical ninja outfit. "Oh." Sasuke slid on his. If it wasn't for those trademarked black eyes, he would be unidentifiable.

"How did you get in my house? I made sure to shut the window."

"Somehow, I knew you would. I took your house keys while you weren't looking."

A few minutes later...

"Alright, Sasuke-kun. It's 7 a.m."

"Roger that. We're on our way."

"To where?"

"Where else? That Hyuuga boy likes coming over to your house unannounced. Isn't it time you return the favor?" he said monotonously. Tenten's eyes widened.

"Are you insane? There are like, a bazillion pairs of Byakugan eyes in there!"

"A true shinobi knows how to overcome all obstacles. These jumpsuits will help us blend into our surroundings."

"But it's seven in the morning." Tenten sighed. Sasuke laughed heartily at this.

"And so it is. No matter, our real target for now isn't the Hyuuga kekkei genkai, or their compound. It's that Neji kid."

"I don't know about this, Sasuke..."

"Will you just trust me on this?" Even through the suit's material, Tenten could tell he was smiling as warmly as a cold little man-boy like him could. "I know what I'm doing. I was under one of the Legendary Sannin's tutelage, so I'm not a fool." Even if by 'Legendary Sannin' Sasuke meant the psycho-ass pedophile that had tried to destroy her village, Orochimaru, Tenten felt slightly relieved at this and relaxed her body. Sasuke continued speaking with much more ease "Hey, I promise at the end of all this, we'll get our time's worth. You'll sort out your love triangle and I'll destroy mine. Lee x Saku x Sasu, my coveted balls." The kunoichi couldn't help laughing at this.

A rough mile through the nearby woods and they had reached the compound unnoticed. The two figures stalked through the shrubbery encasing the vast complex.

"Okay, Tenten. Here we go." Sasuke pulled something out from his shuriken holster. It was a gold colored scroll sealed with a black silk ribbon. Dark brown eyes followed his left hand as it discarded the ribbon. "I know you've been wondering how we're going to intercept security. Good thing I planned ahead and gathered some intel. This" he tossed the tightly wound paper from hand to hand "is one of the few things I've been able to keep from my dear mentor; a secret scroll. It makes you invisible." [I got that from ultimate ninja the video game...heheh. what? It does turn them invisible in the game...

"I still don't fully understand how we can get past those all-seeing eyes!" Tenten whispered harshly although she did think it was pretty neat. The younger boy sighed, obviously his patience wearing thin.

"If I activate this, we will both be invisible, you following me? I have the schematics of the compound I snatched from Lady Hag yesterday." Tenten chose to ignore the nasty stab at her once greatest idol. "Ready?"

"Hai, Sasuke-kun." In reality she felt in no way prepared although the idea of using a secret scroll to spy on Neji sounded incredibly tempting.

"Before, though, I must warn you. We'll need to hold hands."

"Hey there buddy!..." Tenten spat out, almost blowing their cover. Her face turned pink.

"Oh, please. Don't flatter yourself. When we turn invisible, we will no longer be able to see each other. If we get separated, we won't be able to find one another until the scroll's effects wear off. Make sure to hold on to me tightly. I'll lead you to his room." Then he began to whisper more to himself than anything. "Heh. Then we'll find out who Lee really likes and I'll know whether to skewer him with Chidori or not." Then he unfurled the scroll and performed some quick hand signs. One more nod to each other and Tenten gripped onto Sasuke's wrist [much to his discomfort.

Tenten felt her legs swiftly going along the dirt path, her chakra concealed and her footsteps as light as the breeze blowing past them [that's really gay...I'm ashamed of myself . She was being tugged (rather roughly) past all the unsuspecting inhabitants; the members of Neji's clan [okay, I'm overdoing it. After what seemed like half an hour the tugging finally stopped in front of one of the many identical doors in the building. A moment passed and finally the pressure on her wrist relaxed. The door slid open. She tip-toed along with Sasuke to the Hyuuga's bed. Tenten knew that bed well. OKAY! Not in the way it sounded. This wasn't the first time she had wound up in this room, after all. The secret scroll appeared from nowhere and in a small blast of smoke, she could see the young Uchiha next to her.

"Now what?" she said, following Sasuke's gaze to the bed.

"Now, Tenten, we wait." before she had a chance to object or even realize what had happened, she found herself being shoved under her teammates bed. "No one checks under their bed for their friends to be spying on them, and if needed, we can just use the scroll again."

1 Loooooooong Hour Later...

"Yes Uncle! I understand! I'll be down for breakfast later!" Neji's voice rang from behind the door. Breakfast? This reminded Tenten that it was only around 9 to 10 o'clock in the morning. She also became aware of her painful hunger, not having eaten at all that day. She was forced to put aside these thoughts once their target opened the door. He kicked off his shinobi sandals (he hadn't bothered to take them off before) and walked over to his closet. The two observed that he was wearing a plain white robe. He reached inside for his usual outfit. ZOMG NOT AGAIN!!! The weapons mistress shut her eyes and inwardly squeaked. Suddenly, a faint knock sounded at the door. Both shinobi in hiding exchanged looks of relief. In walked Hinata. They couldn't really see her but that unique voice was a tip-off.

"Neji-nii-san! Why didn't you eat breakfast? Are you feeling well?" she asked, genuinely worried.

"I'm fine." that's considered a pretty long answer for Neji. Tenten was glad to see he hadn't woken up pissed that day.

"Great! Now we can talk!" Hinata turned back and closed the door.

"What, oh kind lady, do you wish to speak of?" Neji said sarcastically. His young cousin was wise and let that slide.

"When are you going to let us in on your plan?"

"How does 'never' sound, Hinata-sama?" she put on a bunny pout [yes, they pout...not... and Hinata's a bunny and made sure Neji saw it.

"Please, I promise it'll stay on a need-to-know basis"

"But that's just it, Hinata-sama. How many of your little friends need to know?"

"You can't exactly blame us. I wouldn't want you to do anything to hurt Tenten-chan..."

"Oh, relax. She's a big girl-"

"Yes, but don't you find this all a little bit selfish?! You and Lee-san...why are you treating her like property?!" Hinata looked furious for the first time in a very long time. Sasuke was taking mental notes on their conversation. Tenten, on the other hand, was anxious to hear more.

"You forget that Lee is the one who brought up the bet."

"Weren't you the one who made the terms? Nii-san, I care about you so I don't want to see you throw away your only chance for heterosexual love!" She blurted out. The other seemed to be peeved by her pleas and instead he shook his head. She frowned deeper. He got closer as she instinctively backed away.

Neji wouldn't do anything to her...would he?

"She'll be angry if she finds out!" Hinata was starting to sound desperate.

"Yes, but what Tenten-chan doesn't know won't hurt her, will it?" he said in his usual colorless tone. His hand moved to her indigo hair and ruffled it a bit. Neji used a mock-playful voice and added, "That is...if a certain 'little sister' of mine doesn't tell her."

All in all, this seemed to rattle her nerves. As if he had given her a death threat, she scuttled out of the room without looking back at him. The kunoichi among them was vexed but there was no time to dwell in these thoughts. Neji was feet from them. Still wearing his yukata, he left the room. A few seconds passed.

"We've been spotted." the Uchiha sighed exasperatedly.

"W-What?!"

"Shush. Be quiet. There's no use activating the scroll now." Sasuke grabbed onto her wrist and dragged her out from their hiding place.

"If he knows we're here why isn't he coming after us?" she demanded.

"Why wouldn't he finish changing, then? He must have heard your incessant 'eep'ing and figured to let us come out rather than to poke under the bed for us. Didn't you see that sideways glance he gave us just before he left? We better just gets a chance to ambush us."

"Wow, you're really smart for a little pipsqueak." Tenten concluded proudly.

"Shut up and hurry before I leave you behind!" he said venomously. He already had one leg out the window, and scanned outside with his kekkei genkai. She grudgingly followed until an arm grabbed her from behind. The brunette stopped dead. Someone had her in a headlock and it wasn't too hard to imagine who.

"SASUKEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" She shrieked before she realized she had given away his identity. He, who was still sitting on the window sill searching the grounds, snapped his neck back in alarm. His dark eyes widened. His fellow spy had been captured and what's more, she had revealed him to the subject!

"What Sasuke... uh, who's this Sasuke you speak of...Natsuki?" ooooh yeah. They were fucked. Tenten sweatdropped and the Jounin growled. "We better get back to...Iwa before the other rock nin beat us there. We have already collected the dust sample for our...mission for our anti-dust bunny campaign-"

"Give up, already! He's not buying it!" Tenten, who was still being held firmly in place groaned. Neji stared patiently at Sasuke who seemed to be having some sort of inner conflict. "Just go if you want to, there's no reason for both of us to get an Air Palm up the butt!"

"What and just abandon you like a coward? Besides, I haven't gotten a good answer from this freak." Sasuke smirked from behind the mask. With only a few months back in Konoha, he had begun to regress to his 12-year-old self, however, growing a sense of humor. He hopped off from the window and walked toward NejiTen. (couldn't resist!) Tenten looked back to see if Neji was pissed beyond reason but was instead surprised to see him smirking back. He put a hand on Sasuke's head and took the mask from him.

"Sasuke, what a surprise! And who might this be? Sakura, you really are patheti-" he grinned as he unmasked the female assailant. He came to the closest to what a cold-hearted bastard like him ever did to crapping himself completely. "T-Te-Tente-Tenten?"

"I can explain! Once you left yesterday, Sasuke came into my bedroom and-" Neji's eyes were ablaze with fury and indignation. "T-Then, he came again today and he dressed me and we held hands and came here and-"

He grabbed Sasuke by the neck of the jumpsuit. The Uchiha boy shoved his hand away.

"You've got 5 seconds to explain" They said in unison. Byakugan and Sharingan flashed dangerously.

TBC.

Finally, this story is almost done. I did make it seem SasuTen-ish. Sorries. I assure all NejiTen/SasuSaku shippers that's just what they'll get only because I'm too tired to make it anything more...daring and exiting. Wow, ending multi-chapter/multi-pairing stories is a bitch! I can't wait to start other stories, but rest assured I'll give the last chapter one hell of an ending!