Ninja Karaoke

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters.

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"NNNEEEXXXTTTTTT UUUUPPP!" Tsunade drawls out, a drum roll hitting right on cue. "Ino Yamanaka!" She starts giggling hysterically randomly.

"Yes!" Ino cheers brightly. "Wish me luck, Chouji!" She walks all the way over to where Shikamaru is. "Wish me luck?"

Shikamaru glances over, an annoyed frown on his face. "Sure, sure…whatever…" he mutters out. She frowns, but walks over to the stage.

'He's still mad at me…all I did was dump him…' she thinks. She quickly goes through the millions…BILLIONS of songs and picks the one she liked the best. "Alright!" she chirps. Pressing play, a strange type of music goes through. She scoops up the mike.

"You don't remember me but I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
but who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do..." she sings, nailing Amy Lee's voice perfectly.

Sasuke glances up, surprised someone as loud as her could sing so well. 'Wow…she's good. Not the best…but a helluva'lot better than I though she's be…'

A pink-haired rival glares up at her. 'Stupid Ino-pig! Stole Sasuke's attention from me…' she thinks angrily, staring into smug blue eyes of the blond. 'Sasuke should be paying attention to me!' she silently whines.

Sasuke shivers again. 'Sakura's staring at me again…' he thinks, head dropping slightly in depression.

"I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
you're taking over me" Ino grins smugly at her rival. 'Sasuke-kun is paying attention to me!'

"Have you forgotten all I know
and all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you
and touched my hand
I knew you loved me then"

"God…" Shikamaru mutters out, annoyed. "She tries too hard for Sasuke-dope, doesn't she?" he murmurs, walking over to Chouji lazily. "It's completely pathetic. All the girls…for some unfathomable reason…drool over that arragont, obnoxious jerk. I really don't see why…" He glances up at Ino. "She's so troublesome…and not that good of a singer as she says she is…"

Chouji looks over at him. "That's a bit harsh, Shika-kun…" he says. He looks over at the chuunin sadly. "I know she dumped you cruelly…but it's her. You can't hate her for being herself, can you?"

Shikamaru looks at Chouji carefully. "I don't hate Ino…I'm just a bit bitter after being dumped, slapped and ditched in the middle of the most popular store in the village. It stings…" He winces slightly as he remembers the scene.

"I hate you, Shikamaru Nara!" Ino shouts on the top of her lungs after Shikamaru refuses to pay for a $165 sweater. She slaps him and storms off in a huff, leaving the boy standing amongst the sniggering crowd.

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"A-are you alright?" a 15-year-old girl questions the 13-year-old. She gently grabs his arm and pulls him away from the store; away from the crowds. "I can't believe someone could be so cruel…" she murmurs, removing her arm gently and flipping some black hair out of her eyes.

"I…yeah…thanks…" Shikamaru turns to walk away.

"I'm Shiho Huley!" she quickly blurts out, jumping at how loud her voice came out as. "I'm Shiho Huley…" she repeats much softer. "Nice to meet you."

"I'm Shikamaru Nara…" he says, smiling weakly at her. "Thanks for your concern and help. I appreciated it." He turns away. "Later, Shiho-san."

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"I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
you're taking over me"

"Hmm…" Naruto looks over at the blond, grinning. "She's better than I thought! I never knew she could control that squeaky voice that well!"

"I look in the mirror and see your face
if I look deep enough
so many things inside that are just like you are taking over"

"Wow! I have a student who can sing, too!" Asuma laughs out. Kurunai nods and smiles gently.

"I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
you're taking over me

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you to live to breathe
you're taking over me"

"Come on! Come on!" Sai whispers softly. "You sing almost as beautifully as you look, Ino-chan…" he says, smiling flirtingly toward the blond.

"Taking over me
Your Taking Over Me
Taking over me
Taking over me" she finishes.

She jumps off the stage and runs over to Sai. "Was I good?" She questions the artist.

Sai smiles softly. "Of course, Ino-chan! You were excellent! You'll be SO much better than the ol' hag! (AKA: Sakura)" he says a-matter-of-factly, nailing the perfect thing to say perfectly. "Beautiful, Ino-chan…just like you are…"

Tsunade shakes her head slightly at the sight of the boy flirting shamefully. "Next up…Iruka!" She seems to have sobered up a lot.

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Now it's the school teacher's turn! GO IRUKA!

Ino's song - Taking Me Over - Evanescence