FEAR- rewrite

Summary: After Naruto makes a mistake; Sasuke discovers Naruto may not be what he seems. The sunny attitude is a façade hiding a dark secret. As Sasuke unravels Naruto's mysteries he becomes increasingly attracted to the young blond. Will Naruto cast aside the mask he worn to protect himself for Sasuke's love or will he turn away. And does anyone truthfully know the real Naruto?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto… Damn

Warning: AU. Much out of character. YAOI meaning boy X boy, violence, cursing, mentions of rape, some abuse and sexual situations. Mention of suicidal tendencies. And couple of my own characters.

A/N: Tsunade and Jiraiya killed Orochimaru and returned (A strangely willing) Sasuke, two years ago. Sasuke has regained the villagers' trust, but the friends he once took for granted are now distant (Including Naruto).

Pairings: Sasuke/Naruto (Main), Lee/Tenten, Neji/Sakura, Kakashi/Iruka and Shikamaru/Kiba

Ages: Naruto (16), Chouji (16), Hinata (16), Sasuke (17), Sakura (17), Shikamaru (17), Kiba (17), Shino (17), Ino (18), Tenten (18), Lee (18), Neji (18), Gaara (18), Temara (19), Kankuro (20), Itachi (27), Iruka (29), Kakashi (36), Jiraiya (57) and Tsunade (58)

"Blah" – Speaking

Blah – Thinking

Blah – Kyuubi talking

Blah – Kyuubi thinking

PREVIOUSLY

"Naruto! Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me, my sensei was your father?" Kakashi screeched both in fury and in sorrow.

"I have my reasons." Was all Naruto said before stopping off the scene still cutely blushing.

Kakashi's sensei? Sensei? Sensei? Oh my fucking god! Arashi Kazama, the fourth Hokage, Konoha's yellow flash was Naruto's father! Oh shit! Why hadn't Naruto told Kakashi? What other secrets did he hide?

CHAPTER THREE

Naruto's rambles

Everyone has a mask. One we let others label us as. One we pretend what we are for our sanity and one that hides the truths that we hide from ourselves. We wear many layers of masks, all of them shielding us from something; whether it's ourselves or the world. We wear these masks for many reasons, most of us for hiding our secrets, insecurities and fears.

However, like some I wear a mask to save myself from pain. Of both heart and body, but with time these masks erode, corrupting or weakening or enlightening us.

To cast aside a mask is like to cast aside safety, familiarity, and control. We would face judgment. It remains to be seen how the world would change around us. We fear the uncontrollable, the unpredictable and the unknown. That is why we wear masks for the sake of power over these fears.

Normal POV

"Uchiha Sasuke." The Hokage said seriously, "You've passed the ANBU acceptance exam and have gained the council approval. Today you will begin to serve Konoha as Cobra." Tsunade said handing him a porcelain reptilian mask with white pebbled skin and heavy red liner around its eyes and small red paint drops falling from them. The red liner gave the effect that the reptilian mask was crying blood. "From now on the only contact you will be having with the people of Konoha outside of the ANBU will be on a week-break every two months."

"Tsunade-sama… I won't be able to see Naruto?" Sasuke said torn between upholding his honor as a ninja and holding onto the one thing that made him human.

Tsunade smiled a bitter sweat smile, "You never know Sasuke you might get more than you warrant for." Sasuke cocked an eyebrow, but Tsunade didn't say anything more just called his ANBU escorts and ushered him out.

The ANBU compound of the edge of Konoha's forest

Sasuke was shown to the room he would share with one of his teammates and measured for several sets of generic ANBU uniforms. Inside of the room were empty metal chests for standard issued ANBU weaponry and empty spaces for more personalized weaponry. Hooks for uniforms and pedestrian clothing. A decrepit metal bunk bed, a metal desk and chair. It was rough impersonal room, which was why many chose to carry out two identities so they could have their own home. However, to Sasuke the Uchiha estate had become a cursed ground. Where his family had been murdered, where the one person he loved most betrayed him making him suffer and it was the place where he had been driven into insanity. Sasuke hated and obsessed over the name UCHIHA.

Abruptly someone threw the door open. "Whoa, you got the Uchiha" yelled the dog-masked ANBU. A strange, yet alluring man of about twenty with purple hair and grey eyes pushed his way past the dog-masked ANBU completely ignoring Sasuke and flopped down on his bed (the lower bunk).

"Go away." The purple-haired man said to the dog-masked ANBU.

"Gees, you and the Uchiha will definitely get along. He's also got a stick up his ass. Anyway Dass, did you hear the Chameleon is in?" The purple-haired man perked up.

"Good. I haven't seen his sweet ass in a while. Has he been away long?"

"Nah, just a few days, but here's doing his route. Should be an hour or more until he reaches our sect."

"Damn. Char really owes me a good spar. Heard the council ordered him to use his blood limit."

"Whoa, that boy is gonna kick your sorry ass to kingdom come."

Dass snorted "You're fucking right I can barely hit him when he's holding back, but damn if I just one good hit on him, I'd be a fucking legend. Besides just seeing the boy is a pleasure. He has such a sweet ass."

"You're sick man. Damn if I had as many perverted thoughts as you, I wouldn't need a porn novel."

"Your really nasty. Who said I touch. I only look. He's too young for me. Get lost Kiba." The purple-haired man said ending the conversation. He got up and slammed the door in Kiba's masked face. "Sorry about that. Kiba's real sick. You probably know him. He's from your rookie year." Dass said leaning against the door.

"Yeah I do. Chameleon?" Asked Sasuke.

"Oh you want to know about the sweet heart?" Dass almost purred.

"Yeah." Sasuke said guardedly.

"Alright," Dass said pulling a chair out and sitting on it backwards, one arm wrapped around the back and the other propping up his chin.

"Chameleon is a sixteen year old freak of nature. I mean this kid is fucking twisted. Don't get me wrong, the way he's twisted is just wild in a good way. Seem Char was always a bastard of a genius, but he had a fucked up life. People abusing him, raping him and slowly he was going nuts. So it's a rumor was driven to split his personality, to become a fucking ADHD idiot to save himself and unbeknownst to all he held a second identity. Me, I know never had a psychological problem it was all a calculated act." Dass chuckled.

"Anyway he is genius of geniuses he managed to tricked a seals master into teaching him. Soon he surpassed her. Afterwards he tricked a genjutsu expert into teaching him. Then it was a taijutsu and it finally ended with weapons. He's proficient in seven different weapons, but he favors his own creation a barbed chain. "

"Back to business at thirteen years old he had a mental break down and couldn't take it any more. He tried off himself, but failed. So the geezers, you know the council, discovered it. His fucking genius and exploited it. And so here he is an ANBU spy, strategist, seals and weapons inventor. We call him Chameleon 'cause of his ability to use a messed up solid genjutsu to age himself and his natural affinity with acting. He's one of a kind!"

"Yo, Dass Char is here!" Someone screamed through the door.

"Sweetness!" Dass screeched throwing the door open and running out. A minute later Sasuke heard someone choking on his breath.

"Dass, you're suffocating him!" Kiba shouted.

Sasuke was curios, who was this genius and master of so many areas was. Maybe he'd prove to be a challenge. Sasuke went out of his room and froze.

"Naruto…" he breathed.

ha, ha, ha! Major cliffhanger! Over for now!

-TK