Namikaze Hokage
Chapter 30: End of a Storm
It was a few weeks later after the rescue Sasuke mission…
"I wonder why Sasuke wanted us to come to the Uchiha District for." Kiba asked.
"Maybe he wants to thanks us for rescuing him." Chouji said with a grin as he was eating a bag of chips.
"I don't think so. He already apologized for everything a few days when were cleared by the hospital." Neji replied.
"Let's just see what Sasuke does then." Naruto said.
"By the way, why are you guys still here?" Shikamaru asked Temari, her siblings and Rose
"Because we want to. Besides, you have to show us around you know since we are allies." Temari replied with a smirk.
They then arrived at the abandoned Uchiha District where Sasuke was standing there.
"So Sasuke, what's up with all of this? Why call us all the way here?" Naruto asked.
"Before I answer this, why is here?" Sasuke asked as he pointed to Gaara.
"We're here too you know." Temari, Rose and Kankurou said in order to get Sasuke's attention.
"Who the hell are you three?" Sasuke asked.
"WE'RE HIS SIBLINGS/GIRLFRIEND!" Temari, Kankurou and Rose yelled at the Uchiha.
"DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GAARA-KUN, HUH?" Rose yelled at Sasuke.
"Just forget it. Anyway, the reason why I called all of you here is because you guys need to hear something." Sasuke said as he dropped the subject.
"Hear what?" Everyone asked.
"About what led to this, what led to the massacre of my clan." Sasuke replied.
Sasuke then told his tragic story, about how his brother was the one that murdered his entire clan and how he left him psychologically broken.
"Woah, Sasuke. I…" Naruto began to say but was just speechless.
"It looks I am not the one who has suffered as a child." Gaara said.
"TO BELIEVE MY ETERNAL RIVAL HAS SUFFERED THIS MUCH!" Lee yelled with tears in his eyes.
"Since when did I become your eternal rival?" Sasuke asked with a sweat drop behind his head
"You suffered even worse than I ever did. To be betrayed by the one that you admire, no idolized, must be something unimaginable." Neji said.
"Gomen ne, Sasuke-kun. If I knew about this earlier, I would have come to you sooner…" Hinata said saddened.
"It's okay Hina-chan and everyone. It was thanks to you guys that I was able to not become something worse. Your friendship is what kept me in the right path and for that, I thank you." Sasuke said with a soft smile.
"No problem. It's what nakama are for after all." Sakura said with a thumbs-up.
"Well, I might as well get something off my chest as well." Naruto said.
"What is it, Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked.
"Well, it's something you guys are probably going to hate me for but…" Naruto began to say nervously.
"What are you talking about, Naruto?" Sasuke asked.
"He's the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko." Gaara said bluntly, shocking everyone.
"GAARA!" Naruto yelled.
"That is what you were going to tell them, correct? Well, I just made it easier for you to tell them." Gaara said.
"But wait a minute, the Kyuubi was said to have been killed by the Yondaime Hokage." Ino exclaimed.
"The Yondaime Hokage actually sealed the Kyuubi into a newborn, into me and what you said was a lie concocted by the Hokage in order to keep this generation from hating me as well. Though now, I don't think it matters anymore since you guys are probably going to hate me now." Naruto said with a weak smile only to get slapped hard by Sakura.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto said as he saw his girlfriend's face full of tears.
"Baka…you're really are a baka you know that? Did you really think…did you really think that I would really hate you because of that, Naruto-kun? I love you and it wouldn't have mattered even if you were a demon, I would still love you." Sakura said.
"Besides, what kind of nakama would we be if we hate you simply because of that? Besides, you're the container of the demon and not the demon so hating you would be pretty stupid and besides, no demon would have tried to save three missing-nins like you did with Zabuza, Haku, and Shinji." Sasuke said.
"And no demon would have ever tried to save someone like me." Gaara said.
"Besides, the Naruto I know is an S-class smart-ass who is also willing to do whatever it takes to help his fellow nakama." Shikamaru said with a grin
"And also eats more ramen than even me." Chouji added.
"Basically, what we're saying is that the Naruto we know could never be a demon and was and is our nakama until the day we die." Kiba said with Akamaru barking in agreement.
"Arigatou, minna (thank you, everyone)" Naruto said with tears flowing down his eyes.
"So it looks like you've finally told them, Naruto." Jiraiya said as he appeared behind Naruto.
"What are you doing here, ero-sennin?" Naruto asked as he wiped his tears.
"Damn it boy! Can't you stop calling me that even in a moment like this?" Jiraiya yelled.
"Like hell I will. Just because I'm having an emotional moment doesn't mean I'll stop being a smart-ass." Naruto said.
"Who is that, Naruto?" Sasuke asked.
"That's Jiraiya, one of the three legendary sannins, my teacher, and also a super-pervert hence why I call him ero-sennin." Naruto said.
'Did he really have to mention the super-pervert part?' Jiraiya thought.
"That's so cool!" Everyone except Sakura said.
"Anyway Naruto, I need you to come with me. I have a present for you." Jiraiya said.
"A present? I hope it's not something perverted." Naruto said, looking at the sannin distrustfully.
"You'll see. Now come on." Jiraiya said and started to walk.
"See you guys later then." Naruto said as he headed off.
Suddenly, an ANBU with the mask of a cat, and then a Hyuuga male branch member both appeared.
"Haruno Sakura, Hokage-sama requests your presence in her office immediately." The ANBU said.
"Nani?" Everyone exclaimed.
"Hyuuga Hinata-sama and Uchiha Sasuke-san, Hyuuga Hiashi-sama requests your presences in his study immediately." The Hyuuga said.
"NANI?" Everyone exclaimed again.
"WOAH! What the heck is this place?" Naruto exclaimed as he started in front of a mansion and on the doors was the insignia of the Namikaze Clan.
"That's your new house, Naruto." Jiraiya said.
"You're kidding, right?" Naruto asked.
"Of course not, I would never kid around with something like that. Your father left this for you as inheritance for when you get older and more mature and since we all feel that you have reached that point, Tsunade decided to give me the key so I could give it to you." Jiraiya explained before handing the key to Naruto.
"So this is all mine?" Naruto asked as he held the key.
"Yep, all yours." Kakashi said as he appeared on the scene.
"Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said as he saw the masked shinobi, "Yosh, let's do this!" Naruto said as he gained his resolve and then grinned before walking up to the door and then unlocked it with the key.
The trio stepped inside and were floored by the number of rooms available and how many floors there were. You could practically house the entire ninja academy in this mansion. Also on the wall were several pictures of Minato, Kushina, the two of them together and also several individuals that looked almost like Minato and Naruto
'Must be some of my relatives.' Naruto thought as he observed the pictures.
They then entered the kitchen and were amazed by how spacious it was and not only but the floors were made of rich caramel-colored ceramic tiles that probably cost a fortune for just one set. The appliances in the kitchen looked very high-tech and there were three ovens and four refrigerators.
The trio's next stop was the living room which was very spacious. The living room had numerous sofas, an expensive fireplace, a singing stage, and had an entrance that led to the rich backyard. The backyard had a pool and had numerous oriental statues and also a small bridge and a small meditation temple as well.
Finally, the last rooms downstairs were the restroom and also a training room.
Upstairs, there were numerous rooms for people to stay, and also three other bathrooms including one in the main room which now belongs to Naruto. Finally, they stopped in front of two large doors. They stepped in and then their mouth fell to the floor as there were thousands of bookshelves with books all over the place as they realized that they were in the library of scrolls.
"Oh my god." Naruto said as he was amazed at the sheer size of it all.
"Yep, your dad sure loved ninjutsu and sealing jutsus as well. But even I must say that this is a bit over the top." Jiraiya said.
"I never knew sensei had so much scrolls." Kakashi said.
"So I guess I can take my stuff and move in, right?" Naruto asked.
"Hold on Naruto, there's one more thing you must do first." Jiraiya said.
"What is that?" Naruto asked.
"Hiashi-sama, Hyuuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke have arrived." The Hyuuga branch member said as he appeared in Hiashi's study.
"Tell them to enter." Hiashi said and the branch member nodded before opening the door and letting our couple enter the study.
"It's an honor to meet you, Hiashi-sama." Sasuke said as he bowed.
"It's an honor to meet you too, Uchiha-sama. My daughter has told me so much about you. Please sit down." Hiashi said as he instructed the couple who nodded and then sat down.
"Why…did you call us here…tou-san?" Hinata asked.
"I'll get right down to the point; Uchiha Sasuke, I want to give you my daughter's hand in marriage." Hiashi said.
"NANI?" The couple yelled.
"F…father! Are you serious?" Hinata asked, blushing.
"Of course I am, Hinata. Sasuke is strong, the last of his clan known for their kekkai genkai and on top of that, he's the one that helped you become stronger. Sasuke, did you know Hinata trounced her sister during their latest sparring match and even matched up against Neji?" Hiashi asked the Uchiha.
"Really? You really did all that Hina-chan?" Sasuke asked Hinata.
"Y…yes. I…I even started to work on my own specialized Jyuuken, Sasuke-kun." Hinata replied.
"That's awesome, Hina-chan!" Sasuke exclaimed.
"And it is because of that I chose you to become her husband. The council wanted to give her someone else but I convinced them that you were the right fit and the effects you have on her is the proof we need. Also, it would help unite the Uchiha and Hyuuga clan together forming a powerful alliance. Now of course, I don't expect you two to get married right away, this is just a formal meeting in order to finalize everything. Uchiha Sasuke, do you object to any of this?" Hiashi asked.
"Of course not. It would be my honor to marry Hina-chan!" Sasuke said, making her blush.
"And what about you my dear daughter. Do you mind having Uchiha Sasuke as your husband?" Hiashi asked.
"I…I would be more than happy….for Sasuke-kun to be my husband." Hinata said blushing.
"Okay then, since you two consent, I'll simply go and tell the council about this. But before you two leave, I need to tell you something Sasuke." Hiashi said.
"What is it, Hyuuga-sama?" Sasuke asked.
"If you do anything and I mean anything to cause discomfort or misery to my daughter, I will personally kill you. Understood?" Hiashi warned Sasuke with his Byakugan activated.
"H…Hai, H…Hyuuga-sama." Sasuke replied, nodding his head in fear.
"Okay then, you two may leave." Hiashi said and the couple nodded and bowed before leaving. Then, the Hyuuga branch member from before re-entered the room.
"Hiashi-sama, do you think it is wise to marry your daughter to a Uchiha?" The man asked as he said the name Uchiha with some distaste in his voice.
"I understand your concern Koji and if it was with any other Uchiha then I would have objected but you see, Sasuke is extremely different from any Uchiha I have ever met. Unlike them, he does not carry an air of utmost arrogance though he is confident and he respects everyone and is fiercely loyal to his nakama. But also, anyone who can make my daughter smile the way he does is worthy of her hand in marriage. Does that answer your question, Koji?" Hiashi asked.
"Yes, Hiashi-sama." Koji replied.
"Man Hina-chan, your dad can be very scary." Sasuke said as he and Hinata were walking around the Hyuuga Estates.
"He…he can be though it is mostly because he wants to protect me." Hinata replied.
"Hey Hina-chan, can you check if the tenketsus in my eyes are not messed up." Sasuke asked.
"Why do you ask, Sasuke-kun?" Hinata asked, surprised at the question.
"Because I'm seeing your ice cube of a cousin making out with a girl." Sasuke said, causing Hinata to look around at where Sasuke was looking and gasped at what she saw.
Her cousin Neji was kissing a beautiful Hyuuga girl up against a tree The girl was dressed in a white oriental dress with golden flowers on it, had long violet hair, wore a forehead protector on her head like Neji did, and had black sandals on.
"Haruka-chan! Neji-niisan!" Hinata exclaimed, causing them to cut the kissing session short as they turned around and saw Sasuke and Hinata walking up to them, causing them to blush.
"So Neji, I thought your life sucked." Sasuke said with a wicked grin.
"Urusai Sasuke." Neji replied.
"Haruka-chan, I never knew you and Neji dated?" Hinata asked.
"We just started a few months ago, after the chuunin exam. I always liked Neji-san and I was so happy when he asked me out." Haruka explained.
"I'm so happy for you two." Hinata said with a smile.
"So this is the boy Hinata-sama always talks about, huh?" Haruka said as she looked at Sasuke.
"She does now, huh?" Sasuke asked as he grinned at Hinata.
"H…Haruka-chan!" Hinata exclaimed, blushing as the others laughed.
"Come in." Tsunade said and then the cat-masked ANBU with Haruno Sakura entered the room.
"I have brought Haruno Sakura here at your request, Hokage-sama." The ANBU said.
"Good job. You can leave us now." Tsunade said and the ANBU did just that.
"Why did you want see me for, Tsunade-sama?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know if Jiraiya told you this already but I had tried to set up a program that would allow squads to have a medic-nin as a member for medical assistance on the battlefield." Tsunade said.
"Oh yes, Jiraiya-san told me about that." Sakura said as she remembered when the perverted sannin told her that story.
"Well, that program was unfortunately rejected because of some constraints but now that I'm Hokage, I am going to make that program a reality and I want you to become it's first success." Tsunade said.
"Wait a minute? What do you mean Tsunade-sama?" Sakura asked.
"What I mean is that you will become my apprentice and learn under me and become an official medic-nin. If you prove to be very successful in your squad then that will be the evidence needed to make my program a reality. Do you accept my proposal, Haruno Sakura?" Tsunade asked.
"Of course I do, Tsunade-sama! It would be my honor!" Sakura exclaimed in joy.
"Tsunade-sama! Jiraiya-sama, Kakashi, and Naruto-kun are waiting for you." Shizune said as she entered the room.
"Oh yes, I forgot about that. Okay Sakura, we will start tomorrow ASAP, understood?" Tsunade said as she started to head out of the room.
"Hai, Tsunade-sama!" Sakura replied.
"I'm happy for you, Sakura-chan and I would be more than happy to help you as well." Shizune said.
"Arigato, Shizune-chan." Sakura said.
"Okay bimbo and pervert, where the heck are we going and what's going on?" Naruto asked.
"STOP CALLING US THAT!" The two sannins yelled.
"Anyway, we're going to see the council. You see Naruto, you're the last of your clan and hence for every clan, there needs to be a leader and hence why…" Tsunade started to explain.
"You're going to make him what?" Homura asked as he and the rest of the council were in a room, assembled in a circle.
"You heard me. As of this moment, Namikaze Naruto is now the official leader of the Namikaze Clan and will now be a part of the council." Tsunade said as she, Naruto and Jiraiya were in the room.
"No way…" Naruto said in awe of what he just heard.
"You can't be serious! We can't possibly make him a part of the council! Besides, his father's clan was never even a part of our village!" Homura replied.
"Actually you're wrong. Minato had made the Sandaime Hokage sign a document that allowed Minato to re-create the Namikaze Clan here in Konoha and why it does not hold the same power as many of the clans here, it is still a clan and because Naruto is his legitimate son, that makes Naruto the heir to the clan in case Minato dies, which he did thus making Naruto a leader of his clan and thus allows him proper seating in the council." Jiraiya countered.
"Very well. However, in order to become a member of the council, you will have to…" Homura began to say but was then interrupted by Naruto
"I had enough of this!" Naruto said.
"Naruto!" Tsunade exclaimed.
"Listen and listen well you old farts. I'm the son of the Yondaime Hokage and also the founder of the Namikaze Clan in Konoha. Not only that but I am also the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko which means I am the only reason why the demon hasn't laid waste to this village. In layman terms, I'm the only thing keeping you alive right now. Let's review here: I am the son of the Yondaime Hokage. I am the heir to the Namikaze Clan. And I'm the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, the strongest of the tailed beasts." Naruto said.
"So what?" Homura asked.
"Basically, I have leverage against you. I could easily decide to unleash the demon right here and now and no one here would have the capabilities of stopping it. On top of that, with the Namikaze clan back on track Konoha will grow even stronger in power. But if you don't allow me to become an official clan leader then I can easily just leave the village and go to another village and they get the son of the great Namikaze Minato and the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi all in one package. It's your call." Naruto said with a smirk.
'That Naruto…he's basically tied the arms of the council behind their back.' Tsunade thought.
"Alright. We, the council, will officially recognize you as clan leader and make you a part of the council." Homura said grudgingly.
"See? What's that so hard? Besides, I'm just a kid now so you guys won't have to worry about me trying to run things here until much later. Now, to get my stuff so I can move into my estates!" Naruto said and then vanished by performing his Kaze Shunshin.
"You're making a big mistake with that boy. He'll be the death of us all." Homura said.
"You're wrong. He'll be the savior of us all, like his father." Kakashi replied.
"And by the way, if any of you try to make his life a living hell, I will personally remove you from your council seat forever." Tsunade said with a glare, getting her message across the council.
"Man, I'm going to miss this dump. Oh well, no time to lament." Naruto said as he started to pack all of his belongings when suddenly, there was a knock on the door, "Come in." Naruto said.
"Yo Naruto, what's up?" Sasuke asked as he entered the room. He then raised his eyebrow as he saw Naruto packing his belongings, "Going somewhere?" Sasuke asked.
"Just moving in into my new home. Tsunade gave me a new place to live instead of this dump." Naruto replied.
"I see. Need any help?" Sasuke asked.
"No. I'm okay though." Naruto replied.
"Yo Naruto!" Jiraiya said as he appeared in Naruto's room.
"Why are you here, ero-sennin?" Naruto asked.
"I'm here to let you know that we'll be leaving in about a week." Jiraiya replied.
"Leaving for what?" Naruto asked.
"For training of course. Remember, Akatsuki is going to come after you for the Kyuubi and you'll need to be at your best to defend against them and on top of that, you do remember that you have him to defeat." Jiraiya said, emphasizing on the him.
"Pein…" Naruto whispered as he remembered the spiral-eyed orange-haired man
Flashback:
"I see. Well then I'll leave but know this Naruto if you can hear me. Grow strong boy or else I will destroy everyone you hold dear to you whether from this village or another and know that I will always be hiding in the dark corners of your mind, like a nightmare. Until next time and have a nice day." Pein said and then disappeared.
End Flashback
"Wait a minute? Who in the hell is Akatsuki?" Sasuke asked.
"They're an organization made up of nine S-class missing-nins that hunt down for valuable objects and also perform terrorist acts. They're right now hunting down jinchuuriki and Naruto is their top priority. On top of that, Uchiha Itachi is a part of that organization." Jiraiya said.
"So my brother is going to come after Naruto?" Sasuke asked while shaking in anger.
"Precisely." Jiraiya answered.
'I won't! I won't let you kill my best friend, Itachi! I swear it!' Sasuke thought
"Well if I'm leaving so soon, I might as well throw a slumber party. Sasuke, go and tell the others about my party but not about me leaving, I'll tell them when they get here. Here's the address of my new home, make sure they get it as well, okay?" Naruto asked as he handed Sasuke a slip of paper with the address on it.
"No problem." Sasuke said and then headed off.
"I'm going to miss this place for a while." Naruto said.
"I know you will but in order to protect it and also your precious friends, you need greater strength than you have right now. You have a great destiny ahead of you and we need to get you ready for it." Jiraiya said.
"I know, I know." Naruto said.
"OH MY GOD!" Everyone yelled as they were assembled in front of the Namikaze Estates.
"Welcome everyone to the Namikaze Estates and also, my new home!" Naruto said with a grin.
"Are you seriously telling us this is your home?!" Ino exclaimed.
"Well, it is Namikaze Estates and I am a Namikaze so yeah, it is my new home and it also was the home of the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato and my father." Naruto replied.
"YOU'RE THE SON OF THE YONDAIME!" Everyone except Sakura exclaimed.
"Yep." Naruto said with a grin.
"This is way too incredible to take." Ino said.
"But Naruto, why have a slumber party at your house? Is something going on?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yes there is Shikamaru. In about a week from today, I'm leaving the village for a 2.5 year training trip." Naruto said.
"NANI?" Everyone exclaimed.
"But why?" Sakura asked.
"Because I need to get stronger in order to defend myself and you guys. A dangerous organization is after my life and will also try to come after you guys to get to me and I'm not going to let that happen and hence why I'll be going on a training trip with Jiraiya." Naruto explained, "Anyway, I can talk about this later but what I want to do right now is enjoy the last few days of my stay here and I want to enjoy it with you guys so come on in!" Naruto said as he then opened the doors to his estates.
"There's twenty bedrooms so choose a room and make yourself comfortable." Naruto said.
"Wait a minute, you have a singing stage in your living room?" Rose asked.
"Yep and in fact, why don't we have ourselves a singing contest?" Naruto asked with a smirk.
Everyone nodded and immediately went to their rooms to put their things in when suddenly, there was a huge scream.
"That sounded like Sakura-chan!" Naruto said as he then use shunshin to go up the stairs and to the location of Sakura only to see the girl in front of the library, "I should have known." Naruto said with a sigh.
"This is the most beautiful library in the history of libraries. Can I sleep here Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked with puppy eyes.
"Absolutely not." Naruto replied.
"But why not? I'll be a good girl for you if you let me sleep here." Sakura said as she then tried to seduce her boyfriend by touching his ear.
"First of all, seduction isn't going to work and second of all, I am not going to let you sleep in there because you'll never go to sleep!" Naruto replied.
"You're such a big meanie, Naruto-kun." Sakura pouted.
"I'll let you stay here all day tomorrow, alright? But right now, I want to have fun with all of my precious people, okay?" Naruto said with a smile.
"Okay." Sakura replied with a nod.
Naruto and Sakura went downstairs to meet up with everyone who were already looking around the house, including Chouji who was drooling over the kitchen. Then suddenly, a cloud of smoke appeared the door and when the smoke cleared, all of the senseis and also Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune appeared.
"You don't mind if we have some fun at your party as well?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course not." Naruto said with a grin.
"Okay everyone! We're going to have a singing contest. The rules are simple: You sing your song and then three judges will judge your song and in the end, the one with the highest score out of 30 will be declared the best singer out of everyone here!" Ino said as she explained the rules.
"I'll be a judge." Tsunade said.
"Me too." Asuma said.
"Me three." Kurenai said.
"Alright we go our judges. Now, who's up first?" Ino asked.
"How about we do it as teams. We'll start off with Team 7 and then move on until we reach Team Sand." Kakashi proposed.
"THAT IS A GREAT IDEA! AS ALWAYS, YOU CONTINUE TO ASTOUND WITH YOUR REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHTS, KAKASHI!" Gai said with a nice-guy pose.
"I swore I heard someone talk." Kakashi replied, making Gai depressed.
"Alright then, we'll start with Team 7 and we'll start alphabetically so Haruno Sakura is up first!" Ino said.
"I…I am?" Sakura asked.
"C'mon Sakura-chan, you can do it!" Naruto said with a grin.
Sakura nodded and walked up to the stage. She then breathed out and then sang Taking Over by Evanescence
Sakura ended her song and everyone cheered as they liked the song
"I give it a 8.5" Tsunade said.
"I give it 9" Asuma said.
"I give it a 8.5 as well." Kurenai said.
"The total score is 26. Great job Sakura. Next up is Hatake Kakashi." Ino said.
"This should be interesting." Naruto said to Sasuke who nodded in agreement.
Kakashi then sang "Pain" by three days grace. The song was sung beautifully and received a 28 as a score
"Hey guys, can I ask a favor." Naruto asked.
"What is it?" Tsunade asked.
"Can I go last?" Naruto asked.
"If you want to, okay." Tsunade replied.
"Thanks." Naruto said.
Uchiha Sasuke then went up to the stage and sung "Not Listening" by Papa Roach and everyone rocked to the song as Sasuke pulled off his best rock star impersonation. However, he got a 24.
Team 8 was up next and both Shino and Kiba performed well, especially Shino who sang "Numb" by Linkin Park and everyone was so surprised because Shino barely talked and yet sung the song so well and got a 29. Kiba sang "What an Animal have I become" and got a 24 like Sasuke. However, it was Hinata that floored everyone by singing "Innocence" by Avril Lavigne. The song was sung so beautifully that it even made Tsunade and Kurenai cry and even made some of the males in the audience teary-eyed. She automatically got a 30.
Team 10 was up next and Chouji sung "Unknown Soldier" by Breaking Benjamin and received a 22 for it. Shikamaru surprised people by singing "Dare you to Move" by Switchfoot, which was ironic considering the title of the song and Shikamaru's attitude but nevertheless, he got a 25. Ino then sang "Ever Dream" by Nightwish and got a 27.5. Asuma was judging and thus could not sing.
Next up was Team Gai and Neji started off by singing "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park and got a well-deserved 28.5. Ten-Ten sang "She's a rebel" by Green Day and got a 24.5. Lee then sang "Faint" by Linkin Park and got a 21. Gai then tried to sing an original song called "The power of youth" but it was so horrible that they had to make him stop mid-way and gave him a 5 for at least trying to sing.
The last team, the Sand Team, was up and it started off with Rose who sang "Umbrella" by Rihanna and got a 28. Temari was up next and sang "Going Under" By Evanescence and also got a 28. Kankuro sang "Tears don't move" by Bullet for my Valentine and got a 23. The last one was none other than Sabaku no Gaara.
"C'mon Gaara, go up and sing!" Sasuke said.
"But…" Gaara started to say.
"Don't worry Gaara-kun, you'll do fine." Rose said.
"Yeah little bro, just go out there and kick some ass!" Kankurou said.
"If you don't, I'll take him away from you." Temari said with a glare. She was referring to Gaara's teddy bear that he still had.
"Okay okay! I'll go already, just don't hurt him." Gaara said as he quickly got up the stage. Gaara then coughed a little to calm his nerves, closed his eyes and was about to sing when,
"Naruto, do you happen to have a guitar?" Gaara asked.
"Let me check." Naruto said and then looked around the house and then came back with an electric guitar
"Never knew my dad liked to play the guitar but oh well. Here you go Gaara." Naruto said and handed the guitar to Gaara.
"Thank you." Gaara said as he took the guitar and then started to sing:
Crowded streets are cleared away
One by one
Hollow heroes separate
As they run
You're so cold
Keep your hand in mine
Wise men wonder while
Strong men die
Chorus:
Show me how it ends it's alright
Show me how defenseless you really are
Satisfied and empty inside
Well that's all right
Let's give this another try
"Is that really Gaara?" Temari asked.
"I never knew he could sing and play the guitar like that." Kankurou said.
If you find your family
Don't you cry
In this land of make believe
Dead and dry
You're so cold
but you feel alive
Lay your hand on me
One last time
(Chorus)
Guitar Bridge
(Chorus)
(It's alright) repeat x9
Gaara finished and everyone in the room was just speechless.
"Is there something wrong?" Gaara asked.
"This was just amazing!" Naruto exclaimed and everyone cheered in agreement.
"We the judges decide to give you a 30." Tsunade said.
"Who knew my baby brother could sing that good?" Temari said as she ruffled her younger brother's hair.
"I knew my Gaara-kun could do it!" Rose said.
"Last up is Namikaze Naruto!" Ino said.
"Okay, looks like I'll have to give it all I got because there's no way I'm losing." Naruto said with a smirk as he picked up the guitar and started to sing:
If I had to
I would put myself right beside you
So let me ask
Would you like that? Would you like that?
And I don't mind
If you say this love is the last time
So now I'll ask
Do you like that? Do you like that?
No!
Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place
In the Diary of Jane
So tell me how it should be
Try to find out
What makes you tick
As I lie down
Sore and sick
Do you like that? Do you like that?
There's a fine line
Between love and hate
And I don't mind
Just let me say that
I like that, I like that
Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place
In the Diary of Jane
As I burn another page
As I look the other way
I still try to find my place
In the Diary of Jane
So tell me how it should be
Desperate, I will crawl
Waiting for so long
No love, there's no love
Die for anyone
What have I become?
Something's getting in the way
Something's just about to break
I will try to find my place
In the Diary of Jane
As I burn another page
As I look the other way
I still try to find my place
In the Diary of Jane
(Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin)
"So, how did you guys like that?" Naruto asked with a smirk and everyone cheered.
"People, we have a three-way tie between Hinata, Gaara, and Naruto. Thus, we will put their name in a box and hand-pick our third, second and first place winners." Kurenai said.
They then wrote the names down on slips of paper and put in a red box and shook it up. Kurenai then reached down and took out a paper slip.
"In third place is Namikaze Naruto." Kurenai said, "In second place is Sabaku no Gaara which means our winner of this contest is none other than Hyuuga Hinata!" Kurenai said and everyone cheered, causing Hinata to blush.
"MY BABY IS THE BEST! EAT THAT, BITCHES!" Sasuke hollered
"Don't need to shout it to the world, Sasuke." Shikamaru said.
The rest of the night went well even though nearly everyone had to keep Lee away from the alcohol but the night went pretty uneventful. Sasuke then went outside into the backyard with his drink in his hand.
"So Sasuke, did you finally tell them?" Kyo said as he appeared.
"Yeah I did. Where the heck have you been?" Sasuke asked.
"Around and it seems Naruto finally got his inheritance. About damn time." Kyo replied.
"Kyo. I found out from Jiraiya that my scum of a brother is in an organization called Akatsuki and that they are after Naruto. Is that true?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes it is, Sasuke." Kyo replied as he took out a cigarette and lit it up.
"Then what the hell am I doing? I need to start training now!" Sasuke yelled.
"And that is exactly what we are going to do. We're going on a training trip for 2.5 years starting next month." Kyo said.
"Is that so? That sounds good to me." Sasuke said with a smirk.
(Kirikagure)
"By the way, I never heard on how you guys took over here." Rai said as he, Ryo, Kome, and Nina were in a bar with Shinji and the others.
"That is true. I mean, Kirikagure is one of the major ninja villages in the world so how were you guys able to take over it?" Nina asked
"Well, it started like this…" Haku started to say
To Be Continued…
AN: As always, read and review and next week will be the Kirikagure Gaiden arc!