Music was playing quietly in the background. Mumbles and parts of words could be heard throughout the room. The smell of liquor could be smelled easily at the bar. Yes, this was the place Naruto needed to be. This was always Naruto's place to calm down, relax, and forget about his worries. Especially about recently ex-girlfriends, like Hinata Hyuuga.

On Naruto's way to the bar known as ''Troublesum'' he thought what Hinata had told him. "I'm sorry…..Naruto-kun…..but there's someone out there….that is….better for….for you than me….goodbye…" He thought and thought and thought but still he had no clue what Hinata meant! Naruto knew that going to ''Troublesum'' would clear his mind and hopefully solve his mystery message.

''Troublesum'' was known for its easy going character and their annual karaoke nights. Tonight was one of those nights. Naruto started to cheer up when he found out it was karaoke night from ''Troublesum'''s manager. The manager was another one of Naruto's good friends, Shikarmaru Naru. Shika let the blond boy be the first to go sing his heart out. Shika knew that Naruto needed to sing. It always cheered him up.

As Naruto ran towards the small stage in the center of the room, someone came inside. This person approached Shika asking if karaoke was going on tonight. "You'll have to wait til my friend is done. Then you can go right ahead." Shika said as he pointed to where Naruto went. Shika couldn't get a good view of the person since he or she was covered in dark clothes and had a dark hoodie that covered most of the person's face, but Shika noticed a small smile appear on the part of the person's face that wasn't covered. 'I better keep an eye on this person, ' Shika thought 'just to make sure Naruto's safe.' "Thank you" said the dark clothed person as he or she headed toward the bar.

~~~~5 MINUTES LATER~~~~

Naruto finally had picked out a song and was just waiting for the music to start. Naruto started to get a little nervous but he always enjoyed the adrenaline rush. He knew he would be fine. Soon the lights started to dim and the audience started to get quite. 'Showtime' Naruto said to himself quietly as he heard the music to start to play.

"Everybody's always talking at me
Everybody's trying to get in my head
I wanna listen to my own heart talking
I need to count on myself instead"

Naruto realized that he had to start watching what he was doping. He always relied on someone to help him, whether it was his ex-girlfriend, Hinata, or his friend, Shika, or someone else. He knew he had to take care of things and do things on his own.

"Did you ever?
Loose yourself to get what you want
Did you ever?
Get on a ride and wanna get off
Did you ever?
Push away the ones you should've held close
Did you ever let go?
Did you ever not know?"

Naruto was pushing Hinata away during their relationship. Why? To be with someone else, and he didn't realize it til now.

"I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan
Will I find what I lost?
You know you can
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it
(Bet on me)


I wanna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around, today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say?
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

How will I know if there's a path worth taking?
Should I question every move I make?
With all I've lost my heart is breaking
I don't wanna make the same mistake"

Naruto didn't want to break his or anyone else's heart again. He knew that if he could figure out Hinata's message that he would, hopefully, making the right choice.

"Did you ever?
Doubt your dream will ever come true
Did you ever?
Blame the world and never blame you
I will never
Try to live a lie again
I don't wanna win this game if I can't play it my way

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
(Who I am)
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan
(That's my plan)
Will I find what I lost?
You know you can
(You know you can)
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on me

I wanna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around, today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

You can bet on me"

The crowd cheered Naruto as he walked on stage. A person dressed in dark clothes with a black hoodie covering their face(same person Shika talked to) passed Naruto on their way to the stage. Naruto didn't think of it but he was in for quite a shock, sooner than what he would have thought.