Konaha Idol... Karaoke Style
It was cold, wet, and rainy night out. I won't say it was a "dark and stormy night" because that always tends to allude to the fact that the story you are about to tell is going to be a cheesy horror story. This isn't one. Konaha was experiencing a large downpour; one that had been much needed after a small drought. This however brought people indoors and most of the training of young ninjas to a screeching halt. Boredom at this time reigned…if you pardon the pun.
Sakura's house was closest to the training field where most of the ninja were. Sasuke, Naruto, Tenten, Neji, Rock Lee, Ino, Hinata, and Shikamaru had all decided to take shelter at Sakura's humble abode until the rain stopped. It had been the whole afternoon and the rain still hadn't stopped. They all were just sitting there… bored to tears with nothing really to do.
"UUUUUUAAAHHHH!" Naruto screamed, "I. Am. So. BORED!"
"Really now, Captain Obvious," Sasuke said raising an eyebrow slightly.
"N- Naruto… you could always read one of Sakura's books if you're bored," said Hinata sweetly yet shyly from behind a book from Sakura's coffee table.
"Naa…I hate reading," said Naruto who was now in a very awkward upside down position in the chair he was sitting.
Everyone else on the other hand was either sitting on a piece of Sakura's furniture looking bored or reading or pacing. Neji was reading. Tenten was playing with one of her kunai. Shikamaru was looking out the window and the dark clouds. Ino was playing with the long strand of hair that hung down in front of her face. Sakura was pacing with Rock Lee's eyes following her every move. Sasuke was just sitting there.
"So, where are the other guys?" Sakura asked trying to think of something to do.
"Well…Kiba, Akamaru and Shino all went elsewhere to train today," said Hinata quietly.
"You all can just guess where Chouji is," Ino said with a tone of annoyance in her voice. Everyone nodded, knowing that Chouji had to be at the Barbeque place.
"And knowing Chouji he probably thinks God is blessing him by letting it rain and letting him be stranded at the restaurant," Shikamaru said still gazing out the window.
"That's it! I can't think of anything!" Sakura yelled and everyone turned and looked at her.
"Hey, Sakura…what about that Karaoke machine you got for Christmas last year?" Ino asked.
"Yeah, what about it?" Sakura replied back.
"Well, why don't we pull that out and karaoke a bit?" Ino said.
"Yeah, that sounds like fun!" Tenten added.
"No," Neji said with a disdainful tone in his voice.
"Neji…," Tenten glared at him and pointed her kunai at him in a menacing way.
"Then again…," Neji said with his eyes widened.
"I wouldn't mind…," Hinata said softly partly hoping her opinion isn't heard.
"What's karaoke?" Naruto asked. Everyone looked at Naruto who was now sitting upright.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Sakura and Ino said at the same time. Naruto shook his head.
"Well anyway you'll see. Hey how about we make it interesting? Have a little contest and see who the best is?" Sakura suggested.
"That sounds like a great idea!" Lee said enthusiastically. Actually he'd be enthusiastic about anything as long as it came from Sakura.
"I'll be judge," Sasuke said, "Because there is no way I'm going to sing."
Shikamaru and Neji were both about to volunteer for the same job if Ino and Tenten weren't behind them with kunai pointed at their backs.
Sakura pulled it out and they all set it up. Everyone picked a song to be judged in their unofficial contest of Konaha Idol.
A.N.: This is the beginning of what I hope will just be a short stupid funny fic. Inspired by my schools winter formal where there was a karaoke machine and everybody went wild on it. lol Enjoy!