Five Hidden Leaves

Summary: Tenten, a young Chinese woman, joins a band called the Five Hidden Leaves after their vocalist, Ino Yamanaka, quits. When they find out that Ino joined their rival band, a battle of the bands breaks out. How far with the Five Hidden Leaves go to be recognized in the cruel music world?

Warning: T for Tayuya's potty mouth.

Pairings: NejiTen, ShikaTema, GaaYuya, NaruHina. (Possibly SasuIno and SaiSaku, or maybe SasuSaku and SaiIno, or SasuSai and SakuNoOne and InoNoOne. Lol. Can't decide yet.)

Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto… JKL got this idea while reading vol.9 of NANA. :P

Author's Notes: This is JKL's first AU story in three years, so she hopes she didn't confuse anybody. Sorry if they're OOC-ish, especially Tayuya and Temari. She wanted to play Temari off as a nice big sister type and Tayuya was in like, what, four episodes? JKL don't even remember what she acted like…but she loved her!

Peppa typed it while JKL thought of the chapter ideas.

Leaves,

I can't do this anymore, and I'm sorry. I want to follow my heart, and my heart isn't in this band. I don't want to be a hidden leaf anymore. I'm sorry. I don't know how many times I have to say it. I'm sorry. I'll miss you all. It won't be hard for you to replace me, I promise.

Itachi, you need to stop being such a man-hoe! HONESTLY! I wouldn't be surprised if I pick up a magazine and the headline reads 'FHL's Manager Uchiha Itachi Impregnates Five Different Woman'! C'mon now, Ita. You're an oldie. You gotta think about settling down braaaaah. Having threesomes with exclusively Tayuya and Temari is not settling down, by the way, so don't even think about it!

Tayuya, I love you, but you need to tone down your attitude. I'll miss it, don't get me wrong, but whoever you replace me with might not be cool with it. Your attitude is just like your hair—fiery and red. I love you, babe. I was going to ask you to take care of Sai, but he's your brother, so I know you will.

Temari, YOU, milady, better take good care of your brother! I know Naruto's a pain, but he's really cool to drink with. Keep an eye on him though, he's a flirt. And if he ends up with an STD, you'll need to find a new bassist AND a new vocalist.

Naruto, you're a good kid. Stay gold, ponyboy. ;) Just kidding. But honestly, be good. Temari works hard for you. You're a funny, sweet guy and a great bassist. My replacement will be SURE to love you.

Sai, you're an amazing guy. You really should smile more. You have a great voice, too. Use it wisely, my dear. I love you, and I'm sorry. I'm gonna miss you most of all. I didn't mean to break your heart…please don't hold it against me. I just couldn't be a part of this anymore.

I'll see you all again one day, and hopefully we'll be a band again one day. I'll miss you all.

Xoxo,

Ino Y.

Tayuya crumpled the letter in her hands. "What the fuck is this?" Tayuya threw it on the ground. "What a bitch! Does she honestly think she can fucking ditch us like this? I'm going to fucking drag her ass back here and tear her ass apart!" Sai ran his fingers through his onyx colored hair and took a deep breath.

"Calm down, Tayuya." He tried his best to keep his voice from shaking. Temari Uzumaki placed a hand on his back and rubbed it gently.

"We'll get through this." She whispered to her dark eyed companion. Her brother, Naruto, shook his head.

"Nah, Tayuya has every right to be pissed! What are we going to do with a damn vocalist!" Naruto threw his hands into the air, screaming at his sister. Temari took a deep breath.

"I don't know, Naruto. All I know is we can't give up yet."

Ino Yamanaka stood outside a sound booth. She stared into the room, which contained the members of Black-n-White and their manager, Sakura Haruno. Ino didn't know what they were saying, but she could feel her heart beating through her chest. She wanted this job—no, she needed it. She frowned slightly, the memory of this morning filling her brain. She hated that she ditched them, abandoned them, but she knew that Black-n-White was going to take her to bigger, better places. She cracked her knuckles a bit and put on her best smile as Neji Hyuuga, the lead guitarist of Black-n-White, led his band out of the booth.

"We thought about it and they," Neji shot his band mates a look, "decided that you were good enough." He began to walk slow circles around Ino, seizing her up. "I don't like you, though. Your voice is pitchy, and somewhat annoying to be honest."

"I'm sorry…" Ino quivered in fear. Neji Hyuuga was something to be afraid of, though. With his lavender eyes, tall and broad structure, and deep voice, he could send shivers down anyone's spine. Shikamaru Nara, the rhythm guitarist, decided that it was his turn to speak up.

"Don't mind him…" The pineapple headed boy mumbled, stuffing his hands into his pockets. Gaara, the drummer, just blinked and watched the scene go down.

"As long as you can make us some money with those lungs, you're in." The pink haired manager chimed in.

"I can assure you, you'll make money off my voice!"

"We don't want your assuring." Neji shook his head. "You gotta show our fans that you're good enough. Unfortunately for me, my opinion doesn't really have much of a say. If our fans like you, we'll make money." Ino nodded, taking in all of this information.

"Don't let me down, Yamanaka." Sasuke stated.

Peppa: We hope the prologue was to your liking.

JKL: If you're a wee bit confused, let me elaborate it for ya. Basically, Ino leaves the Five Hidden Leaves and joins Black-n-White, their rival band. Everyone in the Five Hidden Leaves, excluding Tenten, hated everyone in Black-n-White, excluding Shikamaru and Sakura, when they were in High School.

Tenten moved to Japan from China, I'd say, a year before the events in this prologue. Shikamaru didn't join Black-n-White until after they graduated High School.

Peppa: Read and review, please, mates!