Yo! Here's the newest chapter, and it's the longest I have written ever! Might be because of the karaoke though...
"Talk" 'Think' "Rough/Evil voice" (Translation/AN)
DISCLAIMER: Don't own Naruto, that's actually quite obvious...
Ikimono Shinobi
Chapter 10: Preliminaries and karaoke
Hinata swallowed heavily as she looked at her chosen enemy. The boy was quite tall, and wore blue pants and a jacket, together with striped arm- and legwarmers. He had his hitai-ate around his neck.
Mizuru smirked. "Heh, scared, little girl?" He asked mockingly. Hinata narrowed her eyes. "S-start the match, proctor-san." She declared. Aoba nodded. "First match, hajime! (Begin!)"
Mizuru started with handsigns as soon as the proctor allowed him to. "Katon, goukakyuu no jutsu! (Fire style, giant fireball jutsu)" He yelled and blew a big ball of fire at Hinata, who easily dodged it. "M-my turn. Byakugan! (White-eyes!) Hakke, Kusho! (Eight trigrams, empty palm!) " She yelled and threw her palm forward.
Mizuru looked unimpressed until he was thrown back by a violent force and slammed into the wall. "Wh-What was that!" He yelled, amazed by the force. Hinata glared coldly at him. "A family technique. Forfeit, or you will lose your life."
XXX
Up in the stands, everyone was amazed at this other Hinata. "It's like she's a whole other person." Gaara murmured. Toboe nodded. "Probably trained very much." She said casually.
XXX
Down again, the mist nin gritted his teeth. "I won't lose to a shy girl!" He roared, only to regret it, when Hinata narrowed her eyes.
"Shukuken! (Palm heel strike!)" Everyone watched as the normally shy girl hit Mizuru straight over his heart. A normal palm heel strike would only paralyze, but with the extra chakra Hinata used, it went straight trough him.
Aoba checked the mist genin and sighed. "Shousha (winner): Hinata." He declared.
XXX
The genin looked at the board once again. It flashed with names…
"Naibun Akame vs Zeku Koriden of Kusa."
Zeku was a small ninja. But he was fast, apparently as he blurred out of view to end up on the arena floor. Akame disappeared into a flock of crows. Tsunade gave a start. 'That's-!' She thought.
Aoba started the match, and Zeku looked seriously at Akame. "I see you're a genjutsu type. I ask you to forfeit, as no genjutsu have ever worked against me." He said. Akame tilted his head slightly.
"We shall see. Magen, kasegui. (Demonic illusion, shackling stakes.)" He drawled. Zeku blinked in amazement when the world around him changed, and he screamed when stakes were driven trough his body, immobilizing him.
XXX
Tsunade was shaking. 'It's him. Only a person with sharinghan (copy wheel eye) can use that genjutsu, and Sasuke is in the forest.' She told herself. Toboe noticed it and walked over to the shaken Hokage. "Calm down, will you? You don't know him. Don't judge him according to rumors." She said seriously. Tsunade gritted her teeth, but nodded. "Very well."
XXX
Akame smirked slightly. "Kai. Your first mistake, was to see me in my eyes." He said, as Zeku dropped. Aoba sighed. "Shousha: Akame." He said. Everyone was in awe at the short battle, except the forest people. "Good work, Akame!" Toboe cheered happily. Akame smiled somewhat.
XXX
"Next battle is between…Sabaku no Temari and Ami of Konoha!" Aoba declared. The two combatants moved down. Ami was fiddling with her hair, and Temari scoffed. "You clearly care too much about your looks, girl." She said. Ami looked incredulous. "What! I have to continue taking care of my hair, or it'll be destroyed!" She yelled.
Aoba rolled his eyes and started the match. Ami immediately threw a kunai at Temari, which she simply stopped with one of her small fans. "I'll show you how a REAL ninja attacks!" She shouted and joined her fans together to one. She bit her thumb and smeared blood on the fan.
"Kuchiyose, Kiri kiri mai! (Summoning, quick beheading dance!)" A sickle weasel appeared in the winds. "Don't kill her. Just rough her up, a lot." Temari advised. The weasel, Kamatari, nodded. "Hai! (Yes!)
Ami screamed as the cutting winds, and the weasel made large cuts on her, and ruffled her hair badly, before chopping it off, badly.
When Temari ended the jutsu, Ami's precious hair was only a few dots of hair, coated in blood. Her body wasn't in good condition either. Aoba blinked. "Shousha: Temari." He said tiredly. "What's with all these short battles? God dammit machine! Pair up some good ones now!" Aoba shouted at the board. Everyone looked at him as if he was crazy.
The board flashes a few times before ending at: Yamanaka Ino of Konoha vs Sabaku no Kankuro. Kankuro sighed, Ino sighed, and Aoba sighed.
"Well, hajime."
XXX
The battle wasn't anything spectacular. Ino used flowers, and genjutsu. Kankuro used his puppets and genjutsu. It was a double knockout. When Kankuro woke up, he was embarrassed at being beaten by a girl, but let it go. Ino however, made a ruckus, because it was the second time she tied in the preliminaries.
Next battle was another Kiri ninja vs a Suna ninja, then came a Suna ninja vs a Kusa ninja, and some other fights.
XXX
"Inuzuka Kiba of Konoha vs Akimichi Chouji of Konoha." Kiba jumped over the railing with a yell. Akamaru leapt after him. Chouji merely went down the stairs. Aoba started the match, and Kiba grinned. "Shikyaku no jutsu! (Four legs jutsu) Juujin bunshin! (Beast human clone!)" Kiba became more animalistic, and Akamaru turned into Kiba.
"Get ready Chouji!" Kiba yelled and grinned. Chouji gulped. "Bubun baika no jutsu! (Partial expansion jutsu!)" He yelled, and his arms became much larger. Kiba and Akamaru ran at him. "Gatsuga! (Fang passing fang!)" He yelled and both he and Akamaru became spinning tornados of death.
When they neared Chouji, he braced himself with chakra and punched one of the drills. This hurt on both parts, as either Kiba or Akamaru was sent flying back, and Chouji gained a drill-shaped wound on his fist. The Kiba he punched rose with a groan. "Geez, Chouji. You've gotten really strong!" He exclaimed.
"But no matter! I will get to the next exam!" He yelled. Akamaru barked, still in Kiba's form. "Good idea boy!" Kiba said, and they both ran up to Chouji. The bigger boy was unprepared as Akamaru slashed at him, and then Kiba slashed him. Kiba slashed him once more, and Akamaru pounced onto Chouji. Then Kiba flip-kicked Chouji up in the air, and both Kiba and Akamaru slashed Chouji in a cross pattern.
The heavy boy fell to the floor with a thump. Akamaru turned into himself again and Kiba undid the shikyaku. Aoba looked refreshed after seeing a not all too bad fight. "Shousha: Kiba!" He yelled.
XXX
Kiba went up in the stands again and grinned at Toboe. "Top that, wolf girl!" He shouted. Toboe grinned. "You bet!" she shouted back, and dodged a sand paw. "Don't attract so much attention, Toboe." Gaara droned.
XXX
Next battle was: Toboe vs Samui of Kumo. Samui slowly and gracefully walked down. Toboe just leapt down. The match was started, and Toboe and Samui analyzed each other, not moving the least.
Then Samui rocketed off towards Toboe. While Toboe seemed surprised, it was clear to all the experienced ninja that she wasn't surprised the least, and she swerved to the side of Samui's attack.
"My turn! Raiton, ikazuchi no kiba! (Lightning style, fangs of lightning!)" Toboe yelled and raised her arms into the air. Samui looked surprised as electricity shot from nowhere and tried to hit her. She quickly dodged, and saw to her annoyance that some of her clothes had been singed.
"Oi, Toboe. That attack…do you not need those special swords of Kurosuki Raiga to perform that?" Samui wondered. Toboe grinned. "No. The original attack needed it, but I made up one that didn't need the swords." She explained.
Samui frowned, and grabbed what seemed to be a short sword fastened to her waist. "Let's continue." She said shortly, and blurred out of view. Toboe turned around and blocked the short sword with a silver tanto that just fazed into her hand.
Samui narrowed her eyes and sent electric chakra into her sword. Toboe retaliated with her own chakra. Samui's eyes widened and she leapt away quickly. "Your chakra…it is so strong!" She claimed. Toboe grinned savagely. "Of course it is!" She yelled, and the tanto dissolved into air again.
"But now…meet my favorite weapon! Beni Houkou! (Crimson Howl!)" She yelled, and with a nudge to her wrist, a black scythe with three crimson blades blinked into view. The sharpest part of the blades was darker, and dripping. 'Poison' Samui thought.
Toboe swung the big weapon, and sent it spinning towards Samui. Said kumo nin just realized she wouldn't be able to dodge, and looked for something to kawarimi (Body replacement) with. In a last ditch attempt, she kawarimied with a tile from the floor.
It worked, and she breathed out in relief, only to tense as the scythe changed directions. Samui looked and saw Toboe maneuver it with a chain connected to it. She quickly raised her arm. "I forfeit!" She yelled out, just as the scythe stopped 2 centimeters from her face.
Toboe was holding it, and with a flick it was gone. "Good fight." She commented. Samui just sighed. "Shousha: Toboe!"
XXX
In the stands, Kiba was gaping. "Ah…my fight was still better!" He said. Toboe smirked. "Was not."
"Was too!
"Was not!"
"WAS TOO!"
"WAS NOT, BOYA!"
Toboe dodged the incoming fan, and Kiba got hit. Temari huffed. "Stop acting like kids." She commanded. Toboe smirked. "Technically, we are still kids." She murmured, and dodged the fan once more.
XXX
"Next match is between Aoiro Nekotsume and Aburame Shino of Konoha." Aoba declared and moved away before starting the match. Shino frowned as he got a report from his bugs about the older girl's chakra. "Your chakra seems to be special." The Aburame observed.
Aoiro/Yugito smirked. "Of course it is. I'm special!" She yelled happily. Shino narrowed his eyes. "Hijutsu, mushidama. (Secret technique, insect sphere)" He said and stretched out his arms. Lots of kikaichu (destruction bugs) came towards Yugito.
Yugito only smirked. In a small movement she threw a kunai at Shino. The bug boy easily caught it and raised an eye until Yugito put her hands in the Nezumi (rat) seal. He immediately threw it away just as the kunai itself exploded.
Meanwhile, his bugs weren't able to catch Yugito as she was nearly dancing around the arena. Then she stopped and seemed to concentrate on something. Shino took this chance and sent his bugs at her.
Yugito grinned. "Neko ni kyūshō ari. (Cats have nine lives.)" She said, and disappeared from view. Shino frowned. 'What did she mean by that?' He wondered, before he leapt away as not to be clawed up. He looked at Yugito who now had claw-like nails and sharp teeth. Her eyes seemed wilder too, if possible.
"Come play." Yugito teased as she ran around Shino in circles. Said boy was confused, as he tried to keep view of his enemy.
XXX
"What did she mean by that statement, Toboe?" Temari wondered. Toboe grinned. "It's her favorite thing to say, so we made a jutsu which would activate when she said it. Of course, it is mostly just enhancement of her muscles and all, but with Nibi's chakra." The wolf girl explained. Temari nodded in fascination.
"Does Naruto or Gaara have the same jutsu?" Itachi, still looking like Akame, asked. Toboe nodded. "Both, actually. Gaara activates it with saying Mirai. (Future) and Naruto activates it using Dattebayo. Keeps him from saying that annoying word too often as well…" She claimed.
XXX
In the arena, Shino suddenly lost sight of Yugito, and she reappeared close to him, and punched him hard, sending him skidding to the other side. Then she put her hands together and began forming a chakra sphere. It was black and white, and kept growing.
"If you don't forfeit, I'll fire this at you. And I promise you, that won't only make you dissolve, but the whole arena." Yugito drawled. Shino struggled to get up and sighed. "I forfeit."
Aoba nodded. "Shousha: Aoiro!"
XXX
Next up was Gaara vs. Omoi. Omoi swallowed heavily and looked at Gaara. "You know, I don't want to fight. I want to relax. But then again, that could be dangerous if…" Gaara cut him off. "Concentrate on your match. Either forfeit, or fight. That is the rules of this exam." He stated.
Omoi sighed and pulled out a strawberry lollipop. "I'll fight then. It's not as if I'd win, but it is training." He murmured and dashed towards Gaara. Gaara stood with his arms crossed and a bored look.
With a swish-sound, Omoi had taken his sword out of its sheath and cut after Gaara. The sand swirled up and took hold of the sword. Omoi was surprised, but quickly sent raiton chakra trough his sword, making the sand loosen it's grip.
Gaara narrowed his eyes and with a wave of his arm, the sand surged forward, making several paws. Omoi dodged as fast as he could, but it wasn't long before he tripped and was caught by the sand. Gaara smiled and held up his hand. "Sabaku kyu. (Sand binding coffin)" He murmured and the sand swirled around Omoi and held him tight.
Omoi winced. "I forfeit."
XXX
The last match was Karui vs. an ame genin. As soon as the match started, Karui scoffed and raised her sword. "Kumo-ryu, omotegiri! (Cloud style, front beheading!)" The other genin was slashed in two. Karui blinked. "…I thought he'd at least have dodged…" She commented.
XXX
'Finally, the end of this!' Tsunade thought happily as she marched down to the arena. "A box will be passed around. Pick a piece of paper. You will be matched up according to the numbers." She instructed. Everyone did so, and Aoba drew up a quick sheet to show who would fight who.
"1st match: Karui vs. Temari.
2nd match: Aoiro vs. Kiba.
3rd match: Gaara vs. Hinata.
4th match: Akame vs. Toboe.
5th match: Unimportant genin vs. unimportant genin."
"You have one month to train for the finals. Until then, you may leave, or stick around, your choice. Team Meisai and Gihen, come talk to me in my office." Tsunade commanded and left.
XXX
Tsunade was waiting in her office, barely resisting the impulse to take out a sake bottle for herself. The two unusual teams soon came. Toboe yawned and grinned cheerfully. "So? What was it you wanted to talk about?" She asked.
Tsunade gritted her teeth. "Don't joke around! Give me answers! Why the hell do you have Uchiha –freaking- Itachi on your team!" She yelled. Toboe shrugged. "He isn't on my team. He's with Temari and Kankuro." She said cheerfully. Tsunade narrowed her eyes. "Enough. Answer." She demanded.
Toboe frowned. "Sure, sure. Geez, calm down woman. Itachi isn't very bad being around. A little boring, sure, but nothing worse." She said. Tsunade gaped. "Don't you have any idea what he did?" She asked incredulously.
Toboe's eyes narrowed and her next answer was cold. "His orders. What, did you really think he would kill his family just for the heck of it?" She wondered. The others looked carefully at the blonde Hokage. "O-orders?" Tsunade gaped.
Itachi dispelled his henge (transformation) and nodded. "Homura, Koharu and Danzo gave me orders to eliminate the Uchiha clan, as they were planning a coup to take over the village." He explained in a monotone voice. Tsunade rubbed her forehead. "I just knew I shouldn't have asked." She mumbled.
"Okay. Just be careful. As said, you have one month to train, or do something else for that matter…" Tsunade explained, before finally giving into her desire and fetching a sake bottle.
XXX
Outside, Toboe stretched and grinned. "Okay! Those of you who wish to go back to the forest for training, do so. I'll stay here, and find a karaoke bar!" She said cheerfully. Yugito shrugged. "I'll go back. Anyone else?" She wondered. Kankuro nodded. "Me too. I haven't gone any further in the exam, but that just proves I need to train more."
Toboe nodded. "I think Hannah should go back with you. Okay, Hannah? Send Ran here." She decided. Hannah nodded. "I'll watch over the forest!" She yelled.
The three of them sat out, and Itachi, Gaara, and Temari went to their hotel. Toboe skipped away to find a karaoke bar, and the gossip queen, Ino.
XXX
She found Ino first. The blonde girl was working in the Yamanaka flower shop, dancing around while watering the plants. A bell rang over the door as Toboe stepped in, and Ino stopped dancing. "Welcome! What can I help you with? Oh hi, you're that girl from the chuunin exams, Toboe, was it?"
Toboe grinned. "Yup. You like dancing, I see?" She asked humorously. Ino blushed slightly. "Of course. It helps against stress, just like the flowers." She claimed. "Now why are you here? Need any flowers?" She wondered. Toboe shook her head.
"Nah. I just wondered if you knew where I could find a karaoke bar! I love singing." She explained. Ino's eyes lit up. "Oh! I know! There is a place not far from here! I can show you!" She exclaimed. Toboe grinned. "Great! Actually, why don't you gather up some of your friends, so we can have a karaoke contest!" She proposed.
Ino grinned and flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Good idea! When?" She asked. Toboe shrugged. "Later tonight?"
"Sure! Come here at eight, and I'll show you where it is!"
XXX
Around eight at night, four persons waited outside the flower shop. The door opened, and Ino came out. "You came! Great! The others are already there. Follow me!" She said and began walking. Toboe and the others followed.
Itachi had altered his looks slightly, so now he looked like a younger Itachi, but without the streaks under his eyes, and his hair was blacker, whereas his normal hair had a grey sheen.
They arrived at a place with living lights outside. Inside, there weren't many people, but those who were there seemed to have fun. "It's cozy." Gaara said with a slight smile. Ino nodded. "Of course. I'll just talk to the manager about something! How many of you want to sing?" She asked. Before anyone could say anything, Toboe replied. "All of us!"
Ino sped away as soon as she heard, and Itachi and Gaara groaned. "We don't want to sing." Gaara stated. Toboe shrugged and grinned eerily. "Now you want to."
She said and skipped towards the table where she could see some of the other ninja, Kiba being the loudest. "Yo, Kiba! You gonna sing today?" She shouted. Kiba grinned. "Of course!" He yelled back. One of the others, a boy with white eyes grimaced.
"You're too loud, Inuzuka." He stated. Kiba huffed. "You're just too silent, Neji." He claimed. Toboe looked at who were there. Kiba and Hinata were there, but Shino was not. Ino was of course here, and Chouji was too, along with a pineapple haired boy.
Then there was the white-eyed boy, Neji, and a girl with her hair in buns and a boy with a green spandex suit. Toboe twitched. 'That's…green.' She thought. "Hi. I'm Toboe." She introduced herself. Neji raised an eyebrow. "Hyuuga Neji. Where are you from?" He asked. Toboe tilted her head. "Everywhere and nowhere." She stated.
Everyone looked at her weirdly, but she shrugged it off. The bun-haired girl smiled slightly. "I'm Tenten. Nice to meet you." She said. The green-clad boy jumped up and grinned. "I'm Rock Lee! Konoha's green beast!" He yelled. Neji ignored it, and Tenten looked vaguely embarrassed.
The pineapple haired boy looked up. "Nara Shikamaru." He simply said. Chouji smiled at his friend. "He's just lazy." He explained. Toboe nodded. "Figured that was the case. Anyways, here are my friends; Gaara, Temari and …Itachi." She gestured to each of them.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "Itachi? I've only heard of one person with that name." He murmured. Itachi nodded. "I believe I was named after him." He lied smoothly. Shikamaru still seemed suspicious, but let it go.
Suddenly, the lights were up at the scene, and a man with a microphone stepped up. "Welcome people, to this nights karaoke contest!" He said. People cheered. "The contestants are as follows: Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, Sabaku no Gaara, Sabaku no Temari, Itachi and Toboe!"
People cheered again, louder. Tenten looked at Neji in wonder. "You're going to sing?" She asked incredulously. Neji looked away. "It was a request from Hinata-sama." He merely stated, but you could see his cheeks were slightly pink.
XXX
"The first contestant is Yamanaka Ino. Please come to the stage!" The microphone man said. Ino came from the curtains at the back of the scene, in a purple kimono. "Hello everyone!" She yelled, and waved.
The man gave her the microphone. "Okay, I'm gonna sing a song I heard once. It's named Hirusagari no tawamure!"
"Mujakini koboreru
Ya warekara hikariwo
Futari no karada ga saegiru
Ikibawo naku shita
Mayoigo no buun shiga
Futari no aidawo samayou
Yasashiku Yasashiku
Soshite yuuku rito
Yorisou futatsu no kagesunani shimita
Uto uto shitetara
Namiga yoseteha kaeshi
Futarino ashi hatowa kiete
Kageao ga yuraidero dake
Yasashiku Yasashiku
Soshite yuuku rito
Yorisou futatsu no kagesunani shimita
Itsuka kieta
Utouto shitetara
Daremo inaku natte
Futarino kotobamo togirete
Kageao ga yuraidero dake"
She finished singing, and even Shikamaru was gaping. "She's very good. Who could have known that loudmouth voice of hers could have hid that…" Shikamaru mumbled. Chouji nodded. Ino bowed and retreated to change into her normal clothes again.
The microphone man stepped forth. "Wasn't that a great song! Now, the next contestant is Nara Shikamaru!"
Shikamaru sighed and walked slowly up to the stage. He took the microphone and weighed it slightly in his hand before sighing. "I'm singing Lazy mind."
"Kizukanai Ma ni kui arasarete Katamari dashita Ashimoto no Kage
Tachi ugaru koto wa dekiru ka? Atarashii Hikari he to Aruki dasou
Akuma wa nemuru ogori no Naka ni Gisensha ga warau yasuragi no hibi
Shinkirou no you na Sekai no Naka de Shinjirareru mono Hitotsu Tashikame ni yukou
Break it! Break it away! This is really only my way Break it! Break it out now! I never give way to "Lazy Mind" yeah!
Yuragu Kokoro wa Hakisutereba ii Kurayami naraba Tesaguri demo ii
Osoreru mono ga aru to sureba Mesame wo Matsu UIRUSU(Virus) ga kono Mune ni Naka ni
Break it! Break it away! This is really only my way Break it! Break it out now! I never give way to "Lazy Mind" yeah!
Break it! Break it out now!
Kui Tsukusareru Mae ni Break it out!
Kuri kaesareru Jimon Jitou no hibi kono Te de dachi no PIRIODO(Period)
Bring it on! Bring it on! Bring it on now!
Yuruginai Kokoro wo Bring it on!
Dare no mono demo Nai My way kono Te de Yana kusa My days
Break it! Break it away! This is really only my way Break it! Break it out now! I never give way to "Lazy Mind" yeah! Break it! Break it away! This is really only my way Break it! Break it out now! I never give way to "Lazy Mind" yeah!"
Shikamaru sighed and gave the microphone back to the man. Lots of people were cheering, but this only made Shikamaru slouch even more. "I shouldn't have agreed to this." He mumbled when he saw many girls with hearts in their eyes.
The man with the microphone grinned. "Yet another great song! But what about the next contestant…? Hyuuga Neji, come on up!" Neji sighed softly and went up with grace, befitting a member of the Hyuuga clan.
"I shall sing a song named Ai to kishi."
"Ai suru monotachi yo Waga na wa Hookumon Yuusha no akashi taru atsuki tamashii Watashi koso senshi
Anata ga kuru no wo Machitsuzukemashita Kore koso unmei sore ga Watashi na no desu yo
Ai suru monotachi yo Waga na wa Hookumon Yuusha no akashi taru atsuki tamashii Watashi koso senshi
Anata ga iru kara Tatakaeru no deshou Watashi wa taorenai tatoe Kono mi yakaretemo
Akuma yo, kiku ga ii Waga na wa Hookumon Naito no akashi taru hagane no tsubasa Moeagare inochi
Ai suru monotachi yo Waga na wa Hookumon Yuusha no akashi taru atsuki tamashii Watashi koso senshi
Akuma yo, kiku ga ii Waga na wa Hookumon Naito no akashi taru hagane no tsubasa Moeagare inochi
Ai suru monotachi yo Waga na wa Hookumon Yuusha no akashi taru atsuki tamashii Watashi koso senshi
Moeagare inochi"
Neji quit singing, and looked at Hinata who had a soft smile on her face. His cousin had always liked that song. He slowly went down to his seat again.
The microphone man blinked and stepped forth again. 'Definitely a lot of talent here…' He thought. "Next contestant is Inuzuka Kiba!" Kiba whooped and leapt up to the scene. He gave a thumb up and grinned. Taking the microphone, he coughed. "I'm going to sing Destiny!"
"anata ni aete shinjitsu shitta
taisetsu na hito wo ushinau kurushimi
maru de sabaku wo samayou youni
boku ha kimi wo sagashi tsuzukeru
doko he ikeba tadoristukeru darou
kimo wo mamoru tame ni dousureba ii
ooi sora ni shita de fureru koto sae dekinai
afuredasu kono omoi dousureba ii no darou
surechigai motomeai aishiai hanareteyuku kokoro
todoke boku no omoi
hitotsu dake tashikana koto ha
kimi no tame naraba subete sutesaru
fuan na yoru ni hitori nakanaide
mirai ikiru tame futari ha iru
itsudemo kimi no soba ni iru kara
namida fuite kao wo agete goran
fueru karada wo dakishimeteagerareru
mitsumeau dake de kotoba nado iranai kara
shinjitsu ni yuruganai tashikana kuruoshii omoi
kimi mo wakaru hazu sa
ooi sora no shita de furerukoto sae dekinai
afuredasu kono omoi dousureba ii no darou
surechigai motomeai aishiai hanareteyuku kokoro
todoke boku no omoi"
Kiba took a deep breath as he finished. He grinned triumphantly and jumped off the scene. "Not too bad, boya." Toboe said with a grin. Kiba huffed. "I'd like to see you do any better!" He challenged. Toboe tilted her head. "Maybe, maybe not. I'm last, after all."
"Next up is Hyuuga Hinata!" Hinata shyly stepped up and took the microphone. "Ano, I'm g-going to s-sing Eternal Blaze."
"H-Haruka sora hibiite iru inori wa kiseki ni
Mayonaka no
Ao ni tokete nagareteku namida no tsubu
Mayoi naku tsutsumikomu nukumori ni deatta
Masshiro na yuki no you ni
Dokoma demo sunao na kotoba
Tetsu no hane matotta boku wo ugokashiteku
Kizutsuku tabi ni yasashiku nareru
Kimi no sono egao dake mamori nukitai
Negai wa hitotsu
Toki wo koe
Kizamareta kanashimi no kioku
Massugu ni uketomeru
Kimi wa hikari no tenshi
Ano hi mune ni tomotta eien no honoo
Fukai yami toki hanatte
Jiyuu no tobira hiraiteku
Tsuyoku hate nai mirai he
Tsumetai midori no tsuki ni
Utsushidasu kokoro no kage
Sabishige ni tsubuyaita
"Kimi no soba ni itai"
Shinjitsu to muki au koto
Oshiete kureta yuuki wa
Boku wo kake megutte
Yume ni mezamete yuku
Fure au kimochi
Hanare nai you ni
Shikkari to dakishimete
Tashika na omoi tsuranuite yuku
Gin no umi ni kakushita kuuhaku no PEEJI
Kimi dake ga shitte iru
"Hontou" wo boku ni misete
Fuki areru setsuna sa ni
Umare yuku chikai
Mou nani mo kowaku wa nai yo
Musunda shisen sorasazu ni
Taisetsu na "Ima" hajimeru
Kimi ga kimi de irareru basho
Maboroshi ni sarawarenu you ni
Kie nai ame no kurushimi mo
Kagi wo kowashite butsukete yo
Tonari ni iru kara
Subete wo shinjite
Toki wo koe
Kizamareta kanashimi no kioku
Massugu ni uketomeru
Kimi wa hikari no tenshi
Ano hi mune ni tomotta eien no honoo
Fukai yami toki hanatte
Jiyuu no tobira hiraiteku
Tsuyoku hate nai mirai he
Sou, kitto koko kara hajimaru..."
Hinata looked up, and smiled when she saw all the grins and everyone cheering. "That was great, Hinata!" Kiba claimed. Neji nodded. "You have trained, I heard." He said with a smile.
"Next up is Sabaku no Gaara!" The microphone man announced. Gaara sighed. "…Do I have too?" He mumbled. Toboe nodded. "Yes. You have too. Now move it!" She exclaimed and pushed him. He glared at her and appeared at the scene in a swirl of sand.
"The song I shall sing is named Kageri no fuuin." He stated, and took a deep breath.
"kaze ni hagureta tori wa
naite nakama e to kaeru
koe wo motanai chou wa
tsugeru omoi sae nai
yokogao ni nokoru kageri no fuuin jubaku ni nite
mune ni binetsu ga yadotta
sore wo kokoro to yobu no ka
kowareru made wa
omae no soba ni iru
doushite omae wa warau
doushite omae wa naiteiru
hana wo kirei to itta
chiru tame ni sakuhana wo
hitomi wo tojite mo omae no sugata ga naze kienai
mune ni binetsu ga hirogaru
soshite itoshisa shiru no ka
setsuna no naka ni
omae wo kakushitai
harukanaru toki e inochi no fuuin omae ga toku
mune ni hikari wo kanjita
kore ga ai da to iu no ka
kowaretakunai
omae no soba ni iru"
Gaara looked impassively at the crowd and shunshinned down to his friends. Toboe grinned. "That's great, Gaara! You should sing more often!" She said. Gaara looked flatly at her. "No."
"And now, it is Sabaku no Temari's turn!"
Temari smirked. "Watch me." She stated and went up to the scene and got the microphone. "Okay, I'm going to sing Future scramble!"
"Yottsu no ikiru tsuyosa ga Shinjiru michi de tsunagaru Fence wo koete atsumaru Future scramble e
Ironna yatsu ga irebaii Butsukariaeru uso wa na
Dreams go go, no sweet Hashiridasu machine no youna bokura wa Dreams
Kyouretsu na jounetsu ni Te wo yaki yakedo shisousa Mayoi eranda basho de mata Aeta hi wo wasurenai
Nando mo tsumazuki nagara Hiza no suna wo haratta Mittsu no te ga sashidasare Mittsu no egao ga atta
Tarinai mono wo sagasu nara Hikikaesunomo warukunai
Dreams as wonderland Mawaridasu wo mikata ni tsukeyou Dreams
Yuukan ni zasetsu suru jikan mo Muda ja nainosa Rasenkaidan kakenoboru Ima kaze ga hirogatta
Omou mama kagayaita yuuhi ni hoho wo terasarete Bokura sorezore ni Akogareru sora no hate wo mitsumeteru
Dreams go go, no sweet Hashiridasu machine no youna bokura wa Dreams as wonderland Mawaridasu wo mikata ni tsukeyou
Dreams Yuukan ni zasetsu suru jikan mo Muda ja nainosa Mayoi eranda basho de mata Shinjitsu ni aeru darou"
The blonde girl smiled as she stepped off the scene. "Only you two left now, let's see just how good you are! … Or not." She added as an afterthought.
"Itachi is up!"
Itachi sighed softly and went up to the scene. "Which song, I wonder…I will sing Last dunk – suigo no ichibyou ni kakero."
"asekaki besokaki Hey-Hey-Hey muri o shouchi de yaranakya dame sa
jinsei wa A-ha
hassuru massuru Feel so good tafu na karada wa shihon ni naru ze
kitaena yo A-ha
Wipe your sweat, wipe you tears, hey-hey-hey, you've gotta know your limits.
That's life. A-ha.
Hustle, muscle, feel so good, a tough body is valuable.
Discipline yourself. A-ha.
tokui no danku o kimeteyare shinjita ashita e to otoko wa hansoku girigiri de SOUL o moyashi tatakau Shoot the winning dunk and head towards the future you believe in. Men fight their battles on the edge of violating the rules.
You are the one (we can do it) chansu wa minogasu na (take your chance) Oh yeah. Hontou no (we can fly high) shoubu ga kimaru no wa (don't look behind you) saigo no ichibyou sa You are the one. (we can do it) Don't let this chance escape you. (take your chance) Oh yeah The real battle… (we can fly high) …all comes down… (don't look behind you) … to the last second!
oshiai heshiai Yeah-Yeah-yeah difensu dake ja kachime wa nai sa kiai da ze A-ha sanshoku hirune de It's all right chikaramakase ni kabe o ketobashi tsukisusume A-ha crash, smash, yeah-yeah-yeah You ain't winning on just defense. Concentrate hard. A-ha Three meals a day and a nap is just right. Kick the wall with all your might, And smash through. A-ha
omae no danku o misetekure donna ni tsurakute mo kanarazu gyakuten dekiru hazu geemu wa sou sa korekara Show me your dunk, no matter how hard it is for you. I know your dunk will turn the tables; and yes, the game begins there!
You are the one (we can do it) gooru wa tookunai (take your chance) Oh yeah mou nido to (we can fly high) renpai dekinai ze (don't look behind you) "ima" wa ichido dake sa You are the one.(we can do it) The goal is not far. (take your chance) Oh yeah. You must not… (we can fly high) …be defeated again. (don't look behind you) "Now" only happens once!
You are the one (we can do it) chansu wa minogasu na (take your chance) Oh yeah. Hontou no (we can fly high) shoubu ga kimaru no wa (don't look behind you) korekara sa You are the one. (we can do it) Don't let this chance escape you. (take your chance) Oh yeah The real… (we can fly high) …battle all comes down to… (don't look behind you) …what you do from now on!"
Itachi twitched as he quit singing. It wasn't his favorite song, by no means, but he just wanted to get it over with. Toboe looked at him with a half pout half glare, and he shrugged.
"Last contestant, Toboe!" The microphone man yelled, and Toboe rose and stretched. "Very well!" She said and jumped up to the scene.
"I'll sing Blue!"
"Plastic blue invitations in my room. I've been waiting here for you. Reservations made for two. Sunlight fading
Black toungues speak faster than the car can crash. You supply the rumours and I'll provide the wrath. Romance is breaking every heart in two. Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue.
Plastic blue conversations in my room. Saving every tear for you. Trusting ever word untrue. Twilight fading
Fate changes faster than the death of light. You supply the envy and I'll provide the spite reflections. Cutting every face in two. Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue"
Toboe grinned as she finished the song. She had varied between using her normal voice, and a dark, ominous one that had everyone shivering. "Well, that was fun!" She yelled and leapt of the stage. "Come on, let's go! I bet Ran is waiting for us!" She said as she skipped towards the door.
The microphone man looked after them. "Huh? What about the results? Don't you want to know who won?" He asked. Toboe shook her head. "Nah. I just wanted to sing!" She claimed and skipped away. Gaara shook his head and smiled before disappearing with his sand.
Temari walked calmly together with Itachi. "It was nice to meet you. I look forward to seeing you again." Itachi said and bowed, disappearing in a flock of crows. Ino, seeing this tilted her head. "…Wasn't that Akame's trick?"
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You should really search for these songs at youtube. My favorite is Kageri no fuuin, cuz it's Gaara-kun' seiyuu that sings it...