Authors Note:
So here is the remake of Naruto's Lunch-Time Chronicles. Longest Chapter of my career btw! Not only did the name suck but it was just a boring start. So the rewrite will follow the same premise but I'll make it way better. Took me a while since I wrote a one-shot before this so check that out too if you liked this at all.
There will be 2 songs in this story. Three if you count instrumental pieces. All songs will have a link above them so I recommend listening to them. It'll be fun! (When you see SONG, start the music.) All rights reserved though. :-D.
Each chapter will have a different message. This one is about being judged based on appearances. Some will be serious and some not so much.
Still kind of new to writing so I hope you like it and drop a review. Especially criticism so I can improve! Enough of this crap though, enjoy the story.
Naruto was rudely woken up by the sound of his alarm clock going off. Groaning as the sound of beeping became more apparent, he sat up groggily and silenced his alarm. Glancing at the alarm with crust filled eyes, he smiled to himself.
"Only 8:30. Sweet. Wait a sec, what?" When what the blonde teen said finally began to sink in, he did a double take on his clock before his eyes bugged out of his head to reveal cerulean blue orbs. "8:30, holy shit I'm gunna be late for my first day at Konoha Academy."
Swinging his legs out from under his covers and springing from his bed, Naruto mad a grunting noise as he hit his foot on his night stand and rolled out of his room. "Ow bitch, always the pinky toe!" scowled the teen as he crawled to his feet and towards the bathroom.
He quickly realized he was still in his pajamas and rushed back towards his dresser. He threw on a pair of black baggy jeans, a white V-neck, and a black sweatshirt. According to his grandfather Jiraiya, he always wore Halloween colors and that was the reason he had no friends in Jr. High school. Naruto swore it was because of all the fights he got into with the upperclassman but he would never truly know.
Running through the rest of his morning routine, the blonde inhumanly chugged down his piping hot ramen and grabbed his red book bag and his orange and black skateboard. Once in hand he threw his bag over his shoulder and rolled out the front door, ollied over the cement steps and onto the street towards school.
With the wind rushing through his blonde bangs, Naruto was freaking out. "I can't go from being a bad kid to that cool guy with all those friends if I'm late on my first day. God damnit!" yelled the blonde as he increased his speed.
He cruised down the street screaming for people to watch out and dodging what seemed like faceless people and blurs before bumping into a fat woman slightly. Her red wig flying off leaving her bald head exposed.
"Sorry lady I'm in a rush!" called the blonde behind him as he sped on by.
"S'you shnot noshed kid. Shtop shkating s'on the sidewalk!" screamed the old woman as she turned around, drunkenly looking for her wig.
"Tsk damn old hag. How troublesome" Naruto thought as he rounded the corner and approached his enormous school. He made it a point to comment on its size later but now he had to worry about how screwed he was. With the bell ringing as he rolled up, he jumped the stairs and rolled through the front doors. Naruto went to get off his skateboard before he bumped into a brick wall. Or at least that's what it seemed like as he fell back onto his back.
Holding his bruised face as he leaned forward and grabbed his skateboard, the blonde began mumbling to himself. "Ow, who the fuck puts a brick wall in the middle of the room. Can't catch a damn break." Standing up, Naruto faced the wall he hit to see a man staring at him fiercely. Naruto felt like he was still on the ground because this man had to be 7 feet tall. Naruto was no short stack standing at 6 foot but this was ridiculous.
"Dude, steroid freak much. Do you bench-press elephants or something? Damn" thought the teen as he noticed just how muscular the man was. His muscles have muscles. His eyeballs have muscles. Even his bald head has muscles. It's like dude, you're gross just stop.
The man let out a grunt as he continued to stare holes into the freshman before him. "You think you're better than everyone else don't you maggot. If you can't run in the hallway, why would you be able to skateboard in the hallway?" question the human muscle as he put his face inches away from Naruto's, clearly trying to intimidate him.
"Mah, sorry man. I was late and I wasn't really watching. It's my first day so sorry sorry" defended the blonde as he scratched the back of his head with a grin and a sheepish laugh.
"Tsk, snot you're lucky I'm so strong because that would have hurt anyone else. I mean look at these muscles!" screamed the man as he flexed his arms to where they were bigger than Naruto's head.
Sweat dropping at the man's antics, he realized he wasn't getting anywhere so he knew he had to do something. "Look dude, I'm late and that blows so can you just let me go" the blonde asked as he went to walk away.
The man wasn't having any of that as he grabbed kid by the shirt, lifting him off the ground and bringing them face to face again. "Kid, you think you can just get away with breaking the rules. You've got some nerve"
"Dude your breath stinks like shit, just put me down because I think it's weird how you wanna be so close to your student's faces. It's called personal space. Read a book you brute" Naruto hissed mainly due to adrenaline and instinct. He soon realized what he said and paled knowing he was screwed.
The bald man let Naruto go with a thud coming from the blonde's butt as it hit the ground. The man's expression dark and hard to read.
"What did you say string bean? You wanna fight because I'm fine with going back to prison!"
Prison was the last word Naruto needed to hear before he was gone, skateboarding for his life towards his classroom. He hoped that his room would provide sanctuary from the large man's wrath.
Crashing through the front door, the whole class looked towards him as he got off his skateboard and looked around nervously. "Sorry I'm late" was all he could offer his teacher as he walked into the class awkwardly, kicking his skateboard up into his hand smoothely.
"What's your name whiskers?" asked a black goatee wearing teacher as he held a book near his face, clearly annoyed by the student's tardiness.
Naruto was born with fox like whisker marks but most people just assumed they were tattoos or battle scars since he was always known as a troublemaker. "Guess that'll never change" thought the blonde.
"My name's Naruto Uzumaki, sir" said Naruto with a mock salute in an attempt to lighten the mood. His teacher however didn't look amused nor did his classmates. "Take a seat Mr. Uzumaki. I'm Asuma but Mr. Sarutobi to you so I'd appreciate it if you weren't late to my history class again."
"Yes sir" said Naruto in a slightly depressed tone as he took a seat towards the back of the class in an empty corner. He would have sat next to a classmate but the fearful looks he was getting kept him from doing so.
"Hey look at that kid's long spikey blonde hair" whispered one kid to another loud enough for Naruto to hear. "Yeah, and what's with his tattoos. On his face? Seriously? What a delinquent. Yeah and what's with being late and skateboarding at top speed into the classroom. I know right, and its September. Why the black and orange? Creepy if you ask me. We'd better keep our distance."
These where some of what his classmates were whispering that Naruto could make out but there were a lot more. "Guess it'll be Jr. High all over again. Tsk judgmental assholes. Next class will be different" the whiskered freshman thought now pissed off as he leaned back and crossed his arms behind his head. "And damnit I just happen to like black and orange, jeez"
"O.K so the only absentee is Sakura Haruno. Whatever, she's got her own reputation. Much like your starting to gain. Right, Uzumaki" asked Asuma to which Naruto just copied his work. It was going to be a long day.
"Shit man, not a good start" thought Naruto as he walked through the hallways towards the lunchroom. He already took three wrong turns and at one point was on the wrong floor completely but now that he was following some kid, he knew he was going in the right direction.
Naruto hadn't made any friends yet and all the kids he met seemed to be afraid of him for some reason. Especially since kids from his history class happened to have other classes with him and were gossiping to their buddies about the blonde "delinquent". Assholes. Not only that, but the blonde felt like he was already failing algebra. How, he didn't know but it was too hard for him to be passing.
Approaching the lunchroom, Naruto paled when he noticed that not only were I.D cards getting scanned which he didn't have, but also that Mr. Musclehead from this morning was the one supervising the scanner.
Thinking quick on his feet Naruto grabbed the kid he had been following and spun him around. "Sorry kid but I need to do a little acting" thought the blonde remorsefully as the kid began to look nervous.
"Listen punk, switch hoodies with me until we get into the auditorium and let me use your I.D. I'll pass it back to you once I get in" demanded the freshman as he held his hand out.
The teen in front of him wasted no time swapping hoodies with the blonde and giving him his I.D. "It's all or nothing" thought Naruto as he walked past the man with his hood up and his I.D out.
"Oh hey Mushi! Still in weight training? Gotta stay pumped my main man" laughed the bald man as saw the name on the card and waited for the reply. "Yeah mhmm" replied Naruto in a scratchy voice hoping he wouldn't notice.
Making it into the Lunchroom safely, Naruto smoothly passed the I.D back to the teen now known as Mushi. "Next is…MUSHI!?" yelled the steroid user as he noticed he saw Mushi's name twice. Spinning around to see Naruto slipping quickly away, he reached out and grabbed Naruto by his collar.
"Here Mushi, take your card, and jacket and get in the lunchroom. I'll deal with this bully" said the man in a serious tone.
"OK. Sorry Mr. Armstrong" cried Mushi as he ran into the cafeteria crying, both from fear of Naruto and embarrassment that he was caught breaking the rules.
"Little bitch" thought Naruto as he looked away from Mushi's retreating form and towards the man who held him by his collar a moment ago.
With a shadow looming over Mr. Armstrong, Naruto began to sweat fiercely. "So, first you insult me cupcake, then you try to sneak past me and bully my friend, and then you got caught. You make me sick."
Naruto gulped before trying to defend himself. "Look, um Mr. Armstrong, I…" but he was cut off by a screaming, eye watering Armstrong.
"You don't get to use my name maggot. I can't believe how much disrespect I'm getting. Ahh" cried the strongman as he let his tears fall wildly.
"Listen man, I'm sorry. We got off on the wrong foot but I really am sorry. I don't have an I.D but can I get into the lunchroom. Please?" asked Naruto as he crossed his fingers behind his back. He was giving the man his best desperate face but he didn't feel like it was working.
"No I.D? NO I.D?! And you want me to let you in anyway. You can't take advantage of me brat!" yelled the bald man.
"But I.." was all the blonde could say before Armstrong cut him off. "I'M NOT A FAIRY YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MAGGOT. GET OUT OF HERE!"
And yet again Naruto was running for his life. He'd dealt with bullies before but this guy was too big for comfort. After realizing he needed an I.D card, the blonde went to get one from his guidance counselor but she happened to be on vacation. Which made no sense since the school year just started.
"What was with that crazy note she posted anyway" thought Naruto as he walked away from the councilors locked office. On the door, a small sticky note was present that read,
I don't have to deal with you brats for four months. Good luck surviving without me –Anko Mitarashi.
"Why are all adults in this school crazy?" pondered the freshman as he wandered the hallways briefly. "And screw this, I'm gunna sit somewhere. I'm not gunna stand for a period, are they nuts? But where to go?
As if a light bulb lit in his head, Naruto ran off in the location of his school auditorium. "Those theatre seats were so comfy looking when I took the tour of this school" thought the teen. "Today's luck might have just turned around."
Bursting through the front doors of the auditorium, Naruto looked around to see what looked like music kids setting up equipment. A few eyes found their way to the blonde but nothing he felt like he had to worry about.
Sitting down in a seat in the far corner, the whiskered teen pulled out his phone and put on some music, plugging his head phones in so as not to bother anyone.
Before he could get too comfortable, he noticed a shadow hover over his form. The blonde look up to see man with black hair, a white cargo jacket zipped up, and black denim shorts. "Can I help you" asked Naruto squinting his eyes to better see the standing man.
"You can't be in here trash. Only the talented are allowed in the auditorium. And you don't look too promising" demeaned the brunette as he crossed his arms across his chest.
"What did you say, asshole. You can't judge someone's talent based on appearances. You don't look all that promising yourself" seethed the blonde. He was done letting people judge him. This guy didn't know anything about him so who was he to decide what kind of man he was.
Before the man could retort, a body appeared between them with their arms up in a defensive position. "Whoa Whoa Neji, who pissed in your cheerios today?" asked a man with tan skin, spikey long black hair and a fang slipping past his lip.
"What do you want Kiba. Are you already done painting your crappy dog pictures?" inquired Neji with an arrogance tone. His eyes piercing holes in the man known as Kiba.
"What did you say bastard? Like you're so great" yelled Kiba as he took a step forward. Naruto would have liked nothing else but to let this guy punch Neji but he knew that would only add to his list of growing problems.
Naruto grabbed Kiba from behind, while dodging a few head butts from the teen. "Hey let me go I'm trying to help you man!" yelled the painter as he struggled to get loose from Naruto's grip. Before anything else could be said a few more people, likely Kiba's friends stepped up.
A pretty teen, likely a freshman like Naruto, who possessed black hair with two buns approached the group and began to scold her fanged friend.
"Kiba what the hell are you doing causing trouble for Neji?"
"Com'on Tenten, you know how Neji is. Why do ya think it was me? He was picking on this poor guy" said Kiba as he pointed over his shoulder towards the blonde holding him back. Neji all the way just rolling his eyes at all the annoying interruptions.
"Look, this talentless loser can't be in here. You're all lucky enough that Kurenai-Sensei is nice enough to let you talentless pieces of trash into the arts program. You guys don't have a fraction of my talent so mind your business" droned on Neji.
"Neji not cool" shouted out Tenten as now two more people approached the group. "Just because you're called a musical genius doesn't mean you can act like this."
"Well I play 3 instruments perfectly so in comparison, you're all talentless. And by the way I was born talented. That's why I'll always be better than you losers" gloated Neji as he smirked arrogantly.
"Hahaha, what a loud of garbage" laughed the blonde as he let go of Kiba and hung over clutching his stomach. All other spectators paled at what the blonde teen said. They agreed but to say so, so openheartedly was shocking.
Listen man" began Naruto as he stood up with a grin still on his face. "Dude it's awesome that you can play three instruments perfectly" continued Naruto while changing his voice to seem more pompous in an attempt to make Neji seem stupid. "However you lose points because you're a pretentious asshole." Oh, and don't badmouth my friends. Just because people put you on a high horse when they call you a "musical genius" doesn't mean you're better than them. People can be surprising" finished Naruto calmly but with a devilish smirk on his face.
Kiba couldn't keep the smirk off of his face. "Buahaaha, blondie got you good Neji, you piano playing monkey!"
Tenten sweat dropped at Kiba's poor attempt at an insult but she too thought that what Naruto said was pretty cool. "So we're friends already huh" teased Tenten towards Naruto who scratched his cheek with his pointer finger awkwardly.
"Yeah I might have gotten carried away" grinned Naruto.
"Nah any enemy of Neji is a friend of mine whiskers" laughed Kiba maniacally.
Before Neji could say anything Tenten cut him off. "Neji, he was just kidding. He didn't mean it."
"No I meant every word" said Naruto plainly.
"Shut up dumbass" thought Tenten as she thought the situation was taking a turn for the worse.
Neji was finally able to give his opinion but he started his retort with a hearty chuckle. This apparently was rare since Naruto noticed it caught everyone off guard.
"You've got a real big pair don't you?" asked the musician as he glared at Naruto. "How about a challenge then. If you can play a minimum three minute song on an instrument perfectly, in time for the talent show this Friday, then I'll believe that you don't need to be born talented to be so."
Before anyone could object, Naruto had already agreed. "Sounds fun, I could use the challenge" spoke the blonde with a sea of determination in his eyes. He and Neji stared each other down until Neji smirked. "See you then trash" was all he offered before he walked out of the auditorium.
"What the hell kid, can you even play an instrument? Do you even know sheet music?" asked Tenten worriedly.
"Umm… no. But I have you guys to teach me right?" Naruto spoke with a face splitting grin.
"Ah it's hopeless. That's impossible you know" said Tenten. "A perfect piano piece in four days. It can't be done"
"Well I've been known to be unpredictable" the blonde toothily grinned.
Kiba now excited about the challenge grabbed Naruto from behind and pulled the teen down to a hunched position. "He can do it, he's got us. What's your name dude?
"Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki" smiled the blonde as he pulled himself up. The two teens now shoulder to shoulder with their arms strung around each other for support. "I like you man. You've got a mean pair on you" laughed Kiba as Naruto too laughed.
Tenten smirked at the two idiots as she walked over along with the two earlier additions who kept quiet. "O.k Naruto since we'll be helping you till Friday, we're gunna need to meet up every day to practice. We can meet here but u gotta work hard" said Tenten mother like.
"That's the only way I know how" smiled Naruto. "You guys are all in the art department right? That's amazing you guys must really be good!" continued the blonde.
"We aren't that good but yeah I play the drums, Kiba plays the guitar but he also loves to draw dogs." Began Tenten as she grabbed a purple haired girl behind her and a pale black haired guy. "This pretty lady" continued the brunette as she pushed the purple haired girl forward is Hinata. She sings like an angel but she's really shy.
"I..I..I'm… no..t… um… th..at.. gr..ea..t." forced out the now flustered girl as she looked down at her feet to avoid making eye contact with the blonde.
"And this awkward, pale guy is Sai. He's a painter and he's really good. He can draw anything" finished Tenten.
"Anything huh" smiled Naruto with a perverted look before Tenten hit his head with a chop to which the teen winced. "Not like that idiot"
"I paint better than Kiba and his crappy dogs. His drawings give art a bad name an" was all he could say before Kiba tackled the pale kid. The two guys now rolling on the floor screaming things like, "My dogs are the best" and "Your tails look like penises. Their bigger than yours too right." Naruto couldn't help but smile at the group as he watched Tenten break them up.
When introduction were done, they all took a seat to discuss how they were going to pull this off. Tenten spent most of her time breaking up small fights from Kiba and Sai. While this went on, Naruto thought he should try to get Hinata to open up.
The blonde moved closer to the purple haired beauty and asked excitedly. "So you sing huh. I'd love to hear that. Maybe you can sing along to whatever I learn at the talent show."
"Um… I..I..don..t..kn..o..w" stuttered Hinata as she thought of her performing.
"I think you'd be breathtaking" said Naruto enthusiastically. "It'll also help you to be more confident about yourself, don't you think?"
"That's a great idea" said Tenten just as excited as Naruto.
"Yeah I'd love to hear that" grinned Kiba with a thumbs up pose.
"Me as well" added in Sai as he forced a smile.
"O.K. so we'll meet here every day until Friday. Understood?" yelled Tenten as she looked towards everyone. "Let's get Naruto and Hinata to not make a fool of themselves and prove Neji wrong!"
"Yeah" yelled everyone in response besides Hinata who was still dazed about her preforming in front of everyone.
"It all starts tomorrow" thought Naruto as he and his new friends left the auditorium to finish their day.
Tuesday-Auditorium
"Come on Naruto. Remember, the scale is only to G. O.K. and the sharps are here" pointed Tenten as she scolded Naruto for his mistake.
"Why did he pick such a hard song anyway? Seriously he knows less than a fish" inquired Sai as he leaned over to Kiba.
"Leave em alone. Can't impress Neji with happy birthday for three minutes" laughed Kiba. "Besides he only has trouble when he forgets the sheet music. He'll learn" jeered Kiba with a fist pump.
"Which happens to be every two seconds. Seriously, he'd be better off with a three minute long happy birthday song" deadpanned Sai as he seemed to have no confidence in his newest friend's ability.
"Guys shut up. I just need to practice and concentrate. Damn have a little faith" yelled Naruto before getting scolded by Tenten to keep going.
Tuesday Night- Naruto's Room
It was well past 2am and Naruto sat awake at his desk reading, rereading and writing sheet music layouts. "So its F.A.C.E is space for the spaces and "All Good Boys Do Fine. O.K. so if I position my fingers here, then... and the sharps and flats are…" pondered the blonde as he tapped his pencil. He was going to be awake for a while.
Wednesday- Naruto's House
"So you live by yourself Naruto?" asked Kiba as he and his group let themselves into the house behind Naruto.
"Yeah. I'm pretty much an orphan and my grandfather travels a lot since he's an author. It gets pretty lonely but now that I'm focused on my challenge I don't even notice" reassured Naruto as he closed the door behind his friends.
"Well now you have us" smiled Tenten to which Hinata nodded determined. Since they had begun this mission of theirs, the purple teen had become more outgoing. Even if it was only strong nods or singing slightly louder than a mumble.
"Yeah I do" grinned the blonde. "Plug in the electric piano over near the couch. Hinata we can start from whatever part you're most comfortable with. I'll try not to mess you up. And by the way, I really do love your voice. It just lulls you. You're amazing and you should let people see it" continued the young man as Hinata looked away blushing.
"O.K. on the four count. One, two, three, four, and "began Tenten as Naruto began playing his part the best he could. "Someone's been practicing. Don't forget the major scale and this parts down pact. Five to go" egged on Tenten as Naruto laughed.
Thursday-Auditorium
"Naruto, man you don't look to good" said Kiba worriedly as he watched his friend constantly doze off while trying to read over the last page of sheet music again.
"I read in this book I'm reading that people like honest friends. If I had to be honest, you look like shit" Sai said dryly and with little emotion. Naruto has come to terms with Sai's awkward social skills but it still surprised him how blunt and insensitive he could be.
"Thanks buddy. I appreciate that" patronized the whiskered teen with his eyes falling out of his head. His face now firmly planted in his arm for rest.
"Anytime" replied Sai oblivious to his offense.
"Bastard! What kind of robot are you. You still don't know what not to say. Jeez" said Kiba in his friend's defense to which he got an anti-dog comment. That was all Kiba needed before he was rolling across the floor on top of Sai.
"Looks like you haven't gotten much sleep the past few days" stated Tenten simply as she and Hinata entered through the side door.
"Well I've been studying my ass off, not to mention normal classes and our special surprise for after mine and Hinata's song" spoke Naruto through his sleeve, his head still down on the piano top. "I don't wanna bring Hinata down. She deserves to shine" the blonde finished.
"Well you've been playing perfectly so just go to sleep early tonight and you can practice before the talent show" Tenten softly said as she walked over and patted Naruto's sleeve.
"Naruto, you've worked so hard to prove yourself. I'll show you how much I've changed" thought Hinata while nodding to herself.
"O.K. I couldn't have gotten this far without you guys. I'm gunna take a nap now while Hinata practices so wake me up when the period ends" said Naruto as he dozed off quickly.
"I've got your back" saluted Sai as he smiled, still holding Kiba in a headlock. "So now your friendly, you moron" yelled the dog lover before reversing Sai. They couldn't continue long before Tenten separated them easily.
"Morons, you'll wake up Naruto. Now Kiba play your guitar and help Hinata out with some pitches" dictated Tenten pointing her finger at the teen in a bossy fashion.
"Yes ma'am" saluted Kiba as he grabbed his guitar. All the while, Naruto dreamt about the ever approaching moment of truth.
Friday- Talent Show
With a days' worth of rest, Naruto was ready to shine. Well partially at least since he'd be sharing that spotlight with Hinata. He knew that with Hinata on his side, they'd be amazing but he was still nervous.
Luckily Neji had not entered because he said and as Kiba liked to quote with a silly voice, "I'd definitely win, and besides, I'd love nothing more than to watch you fail and embarrass yourself."
Of course that was directed at Naruto but he was going to show him that this "No talent loser" could succeed if he works hard.
"Are you ready for this Hinata?" asked Naruto nervously.
"Naruto, we both worked so hard. We can do this" said Hinata as she grabbed Naruto's hand and squeezed it. With a new found confidence, Naruto and Hinata walked out onto the stage when their names were called.
As applause muffled any attempts at talking, Naruto finally took the microphone and began to speak when everyone quieted down. Apparently the head of the music department, Mrs. Kurenai was a hot, yet dangerous woman who no one dared speak over. That was her reputation anyway and so far, as far as Naruto was concerned, it proceeded her.
"O.K so I'm going to be doing a song with my friend Hinata Hyuga. My name is Naruto Uzumaki and thanks a lot everyone." And at that Naruto sat down in front of the piano and was about to play but first he accepted a nod from his partner.
Song: Lord of the Rings (Soundtrack) - Enya - May It Be - Piano solo – HQ (Type into youtube for song) (Sorry doesn't fit with Hinata's song so play separately)
As Naruto began to play, he looked through the audience to find Neji, staring smugly at him. Apparently the prodigy still expected him to fail. Naruto was determined to prove him wrong and so he gave the song all he had. The blonde continued to play Hinata in and began to lose himself in the song.
"So the song name is "May It Be" by Enya, and I hope you like it" said Hinata sweetly before she began to sing. (Exciting song comes next if you don't wanna be hit with the feels)
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be you journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
As Hinata let her angelic voice fade out and Naruto finished his piece, he was happy to see that he did in fact play it perfectly. The audience made sure he knew it too as they erupted in applause and standing ovations. Some people even cried because of it. The blonde looked up to his now panting partner and smiled a bright smile. Hinata of course returned the gesture motioned for him to join her on stage.
Naruto obliged and grabbed the microphone from her. "I hope you all liked our song choice. Give it up again for my partner Hinata!" yelled Naruto into the mic and received an enormous roar of applause. They both bowed before Naruto made eye contact with Neji.
Neji nodded towards Naruto which only made him feel more excited. "I think we know who our winners are" said Kurenai excitedly.
"Kurenai can I do one more song" asked Naruto expectantly. "Of course! Think of it like a victory lap" said Kurenai as she got off the stage. Naruto nodded towards Hinata which she knew as her cue to get off stage too.
"I appreciate the support and as a reward, I'm going to liven things up again. Can my friends Kiba, and Tenten come to the stage? At this request, Kiba jumped on the stage with a loud "Yahoo" and grabbed his electric guitar. Tenten hopped on the drums behind the pair and readjusted her mic.
"You thought we were done" screamed Naruto teasingly as he looked directly at Neji. The crowd however would not die down. "Now that you're all crying from Hinata's beautiful voice, I'm gunna make you either stand and scream with excitement or run from the auditorium because I'm the next singer! Oh and Neji, I already won the bet but me and those "No talent loser" are gunna do a song for ya!" And with that, they began to play.
Song-Flow-Go!(Type it into youtube and enjoy)
We are fighting dreamers, running further, aiming higher. Fighting Dreamers! We don't care, we never give up! Fighting Dreamers! We believe in what we fight for. Only only only ONLY... go my way.
Right here right now. Burn! Fire out like a bullet liner! Right here right now. Burn!
Through the blood shed and the suffering we walked along the path that we choose to live, it's not one we'd forget. Maps and directions don't lead, they just take us far away. Where do we go from here? That's what we often said. You'll see all you have to do is open up your eyes and you'll find. You'll see what we really call the truth. There is nothing more then we could ever lose, persistence will be getting us our dreams.
We are fighting dreamers, running further, aiming higher. Fighting Dreamers! We don't care, we never give up! Fighting Dreamers! We believe in what we fight for. Only only only ONLY... go my way.
Right here right now. Burn! Fire out like a bullet liner! Right here right now. Burn! Finish it off and get the fire! Right here right now. Burn! Fire out like a bullet liner! Right here right now. Burn! Finish it off and get the fire! Bam!
If the crowd didn't know how to feel before they definitely did now. The crowd now cheering and whistling made Naruto and his friends smile face splitting grins. "Thank you and get home safe!" yelled Naruto as people continued to cheer. "We did it" he finally said to which Tenten, and Kiba nodded. He then looked to Hinata, Sai, and even Neji in the audience and they also all nodded back. Naruto could only smile at this.
After the auditorium cleared out, only Naruto, Kiba, Tenten, Sai, Hinata, and Neji remained. Neji walked up to the group of friends with his trademark smug smirk and his arms crossed near his chest.
"So you proved me wrong" began the musical genius. "Naruto Uzumaki"
"You said my name. And not trash or talentless loser" gawked Naruto as he blinked in shock. His friends were also shocked to see the humbled musician.
"Yeah well you've earned it. You've taught me that handwork trumps natural born talent. I was wrong to think those born without talent were inferior. It's amazing really, how you were able to turn my impossible challenge into a revelation for me" spoke Neji praising the blonde.
"What's amazing is that you tricked me into giving up my Friday night to come to the school talent show. Not cool man" teased Naruto which earned him a hearty laugh from Neji.
"You're alright Uzumaki. I'm glad I met you. See you around" said Neji but not before shaking Naruto's hand. He then walked out of the auditorium without another word.
"Naruto, I think you broke Neji. He freaking laughed. Neji doesn't laugh" panicked Tenten. Naruto had to assure her everything was gunna be ok.
"Damn Hinata" started Kiba. "I knew you sounded like an angel but shit, you really shined tonight."
The purple haired freshman couldn't help but blush at his compliment. "I…I.. owe.. it..t..to..na..rr.u..tt..o" stuttered the teen.
"Oh, it was nothing. No biggy! I told you to believe in yourself and you showed everyone how amazing you are. And if you can sing like that in front of so many people, then you can stop stuttering around your friends. Kay" said Naruto with a grin on his face and his arms crossed behind his head.
"O.K. I'll t..try my best!" blurted out Hinata which made everyone chuckle a bit.
"Welp it's late so I'm gunna go. Good night everyone. Get home safe" said the blonde teen as he stretched before hoppping on his skateboard and riding home. "We did it" thought the blonde before falling asleep in his bed, exhausted from being sleep deprived all week.
Monday-History Class
"Hey Naruto great performance friday!" "Yeah dude, you're a lot more talented than you look. No offense don't hit me." "Aww, Naruto you were so cute up there. In the hottest way." These were some of the comments the blonde was getting from his classmates. The ones that had been petrified by him all week. At least things were getting better.
"He's still kinda scary though." "Yeah we still gotta be careful dude or he'll eat our future kids or something."
"What the hell am I hearing?" thought the whiskered freshman. "Baby steps I guess" finished thinking the blonde before he let out a smile and began copying the work. "Baby steps."
Authors Note 2:
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Will this be the beginning of NarutoxHinata? Why did I mention Sakura then? Will Naruto ever get to hang out in a lunchroom? Read on to find out! (Chapters will not all be this long"
Hope you enjoyed the songs. I wanted to highlight Hinata's voice and make it angelic so I picked that song. Tried to not put you to sleep either so I added the "GO" opening. Tell me how you felt about the songs. Hope you enjoyed the remake. Tell me if it's any better and stay tuned for when he meets more of the Konoha 11!
Next chpt will start the romance btw. ShikaTem "Cough cough"! Also they are 15-16 so they look like Shippuden versions of themselves. Drop a review if you liked any of this and see ya around.