(And welcome to my next chapter guys.)
The travelers were already miles from Konoha, as Jiraiya was mapping out a strategy on where to begin looking, "We'll stop in the next town where I can gather some Intel."
"You better gather info, because if you're just fooling around I'll break you!" Naruto warned him.
"Like you could." Jiraiya challenged him.
"With me he could." Kurama backed Naruto up.
"What are the rest of us supposed to do while you gather info and Naruto trains?" Clover asked curiously.
"You ladies are free to do whatever you want, train, have fun, hang, and whatever it is you girls today do." Jiraiya explained.
"I thought with your peeping and perverted ways you'd know all about girls today." Naruto joked.
"Watch it Gaki." Jiraiya grumbled.
Soon as they reached the town, they set up camp outside it on a hill, "Ok you guys I'm off, and Naruto you know what to do." Jiraiya said to Naruto holding a water balloon.
"So all I got to do is find a way to pop it?" Naruto asked while holding it.
"Yes that's the first step with training to master the Rasengan." Jiraiya answered.
"Don't forget to put up the concert posters like we asked you to." Sam reminded him.
"Sure thing." Jiraiya said as he took off.
"Well I think so long as we're in this town I think we should practice for a concert and earn some spending money." Clover suggested.
"Good idea Clover, but it won't be a complete band with Naruto." Sakura said knowing Naruto has to train.
"Don't worry Sakura, I can do both remember?" Naruto asked as he summoned a clone, "You practice with the girls while I train with the Rasengan." He ordered the clone.
"You got it." The clone saluted as he went to the trailer and clicked on a pedal. The trailer folded out and became the stage it was designed to have with speakers, lights, etc.
"All right you guys let's start it up." Ino said as they got their instruments and started practicing, and tuning their instruments.
As the day went on, the girls and Naruto's clone were practicing with their music while Naruto was practicing with the Rasengan, along with taking a few breaks to reclaim his energy or to satisfy hunger or thirst. He was moving his hand on the balloon in one direction which wasn't doing anything, "Come on pop already! Stupid balloon!" he shouted but nothing happened.
"Reload." He groaned taking another balloon and kept on trying but was getting nothing.
"Naruto you've been at it for hours and nothing's changed." Kurama said feeling bored with watching.
"I don't see you helping me at all!" Naruto shot back.
"Technically you're the one training with Rasengan, me I'm here for support." Kurama reminded him while kicking back and watching the show.
"Then why don't you support me?" Naruto asked in agitation.
"Go Naruto go?" Kurama tried to cheer him in support only for Naruto to face fault.
"Not what I was asking for." He said in defeat.
"Naruto, come and get it!" Alex called.
Naruto dropped the water balloon and went back to the trailer seeing dinner was prepared, "Whoa baby." He gasped and took a seat.
"Chow time." Kurama salivated over the food.
"So how'd training go?" Sam asked Naruto.
"Not so goo. I can't pop that water balloon with using my chakra no matter how hard I try focusing." Naruto said as he took a spoonful of soup and sipped.
"Maybe you're focusing in the wrong way." Hinata suggested.
"Wrong way?" Naruto asked.
"Hai, I think you should stop and try focusing your chakra in the balloon another way." Hinata explained.
Naruto soaked in her words and knew she was right, "Hinata you're right! Maybe I should try it differently," Naruto said, until his stomach still growled, "Well after dinner."
"Mind if I join you all?" Jiraiya asked as he approached them.
"You've sure been gone long." Sam noted.
"I finished gathering info and I discovered Tsunade passed through this town a few days ago." Jiraiya answered.
"So that means we're on the right trail?" Sakura asked.
"Precisely." Jiraiya answered back.
"Well at least we're not running into a dead end this quickly." Ino said.
"Ero-sennin, I think I finally know how to complete the first step in my training." Naruto spoke up.
"Really, it took you a whole day to figure it out?" Jiraiya asked, "Took your old man a while to make it that far."
"Well I'll show you!" Naruto declared.
Soon after dinner, Naruto stood before them holding the water balloon looking at it and thought, 'Focus chakra in a different way. If moving it in one direction won't do anything, maybe I should try it in multiple directions.' He thought as he started motioning his hand around the balloon in multiple directions and the balloon started shaking and bubbling catching everyone's attention as it popped spurting water out.
"He did it!" Kurama gasped.
"All right!" Ino and Clover cheered.
"Well Naruto, you managed to pop it by building up pressure inside from rotating it in various directions." Jiraiya smirked impressed.
"Yup, so what's next?" Naruto asked.
"We'll wait for that until morning. Right now don't you have a concert tonight?" Jiraiya asked.
"He's right." Hinata agreed and Naruto gave in.
Soon as it was nighttime, and where the trailer was set up with a ticket booth included, people from the town were gathering all around eager to see the famous Spy 7, "I hear these kids can rock out as they say." One guy in the audience said to some others.
"I'll believe it when I see it." Another replied.
Suddenly smokescreen filled the stage as the group rose from the rising stage and stood with their instruments ready, "Evening folks, welcome to the Spy 7 concert tour. I'm your main man, Naruto. You all ready for a good time?" The crowds cheered as Naruto continued, "Well so are we, for this song please turn your attention to sly and foxy lady Clover!"
Clover approached, "Ok guys let's do it."
Soon the band started playing as Clover sang. As Clover finished, the crowd cheered on enjoying it as Naruto spoke, "Huh you like that? You wanna hear some more?" he called.
The crowd responded with a louder cheer begging for more, "Well girls you heard the crowd how about another go?" Naruto asked the girls.
"Bring it!" Sakura beckoned.
"Hinata take this one." Sam nudged her forward as Clover brought up her guitar.
"Ok." Hinata nodded as the group started to play and she began to sing. As she sang her soul out Jiraiya smirked, 'If only Hiashi could see her like this.' He thought.
As she finished she took a bow and the crowds sheered with excitement as Naruto and the others stood with Hinata, "And that's our concert thank you for joining us and goodnight!" Naruto exclaimed as they all bowed.
Watching from the back of the audience was Max smiling, "Good job you guys, but be warned for trouble will soon find its way to you all." Max said to himself.
Meanwhile walking somewhere in a forest far from where the guys were was Orochimaru and Kabuto. Orochimaru suddenly dropped to his knees screaming in pain from still having the life force in his arms being drained, "DAMN YOU TO HELL, KUSHINA!" he screamed as Kabuto helped his master up and gave him some meds to ease the pain.
'This is bad. I hope we can get Orochimaru to convince Tsunade to help otherwise this whole travel would be all for nothing.' Kabuto thought as he helped Orochimaru along.
(And there's the chapter. Stay looking out for next time.)