• last academic session... •
It was a less busy day in Konoha's school of arts but if you took a look inside the school, you would see a crowd of students gathered at the general notice board. Murmurs of contemplation filled the air at what was on the bulletin.
KSA was holding a singing competition and there was a catchy grand prize to win. The available slots for entering the contest were limited to only fifteen people but there was going to be an audition the next week.
"Are you guys entering?" Naruto asked his friends as they walked back to their class.
"I am. I must get that grand prize!" Tenten declared first, ever ready to compete with anybody for anything.
"I can't be bothered." Shikamaru yawned lazily beside her.
"I am."
"Me too." Matsuri and Yukata said.
"Che. I can't sing as well as I can dance but I might as well try for that grand prize. So I'm in!" Kiba yelled.
"I will win this youthful competition!" Lee also declared. "Naruto-kun, are you entering?"
"Sure, why not?" Naruto, still reeling in his victory from scoring a hundred points in his music test, puffed his chest up as he pronounced his intentions.
Meanwhile in the genius class...
"I am entering the competition! Sasuke-kun, would you cheer me on?" Ino invaded the poor guy's space who tried in vain to pry himself away from his fangirls.
"There's no way Sasuke-kun is going to cheer you on when he realises how awful you sound!" Sakura pushed her best frenemy out of the way with her hips and invaded Sasuke's space. "You'd cheer me on ne, Sasuke-kun?"
"Oh shut up!" Karin pushed the girls away and invaded Sasuke's space this time. "He's going to cheer me on, isn't that right Sasuke darling?"
"I won't." Sasuke deadpanned but somehow, his less than pleased state rolled over their heads and they started squealing.
"He spoke to me!" Karin yelled.
"It was me!" Sakura rebutted.
"No, me!" Ino argued.
They would have continued squealing and arguing if a blow horn didn't blatantly blare in their faces courtesy of their brash class rep. "Take your screaming infections outside ladies, you are disturbing my peace." Neji snarked and the girls kept quiet in shame. Ish.
"My my Neji-chan, you're as harsh as they come." Haku tutted. "Are you singing?" He asked the fellow longhaired violinist.
Neji scoffed as if he would rather be caught reading comics in his underwear than to enter the contest. "No."
"Aww, I wanted to hear you sing." Haku remarked disappointedly. "What about you, Sasu-chan?"
"No." Sasuke refused.
Haku sunk into his seat at that. "This class is no fun." Hinata walked in at that moment and he perked up. "Hina-chan! You're singing in the contest, right?"
Hinata squeaked at his suddenness but then she turned red when his question settled. "Uhm, n-no." She replied shyly with her fingers poking each other. Neji's eyes narrowed at that.
"Aww why?" Haku inquired.
"N-no r-reason!" Hinata speed walked to her seat and put her head on her table to hide her red face. Truth was, she heard that Naruto was entering the contest so she wanted to cheer him on for the audience and vote for him. If she contested she would not be able to do so.
"There isn't no reason Hinata. There's something you're hiding." Neji accused and Hinata shot her head up immediately.
"Eh? Hina-chan you're keeping a secret? What is it? Tell me!" Haku pressed.
"I keeping secrets no! I-I mean I'm not keeping any s-secret! I j-j-j-j..." Hinata was already aflame with smoke coming out of her ears. She needed out! Neji didn't need to know why she didn't want to sing and Haku definitely didn't either! She would be teased! Knowing Haku, he would tell Naruto of her feelings for him!
"Leave her alone you two. She'd faint anytime soon if you don't." Thank God for Sasuke!
Hinata quickly stood up. Her seat fell but she didn't bother to pick it. "I-I-I have somewhere to be! Bye!" And she ran out but not without bumping into the door twice first.
"Definitely a crush." Haku commented on the display.
"Hn." Sasuke agreed.
"I have a boy to castrate." Neji promised darkly.
Xxx melody xxX
"It is a bright day here at Konoha School of Arts!" The Junior Reporters Club MC named Konohamaru spoke cheerfully to Udon, his co-JRC who was also the camera man. A fake microphone was in his hand, with the leaf symbol of KSA on it.
"Ara ara, say Konohamaru-kun," his co-MC Moegi took a look around at the school. "Everyone's excited today. Do you know why?" She asked, faking cluelessness.
"Hmm no...no wait! I know! It's the day of KSA's singing audition-kore!" Konohamaru yelled the announcement triumphantly.
"Oh yes, it is!" Moegi giggled. "This is the first in-school singing contest we've had in a while so I was quite surprised when prefect Konan announced it a while back. Oh boy oh boy, it would be so fun to watch!"
"If I were not occupied with my role as a JRC member, I would have entered for the contest." Konohamaru said wistfully.
"Uh Konohamaru-kun, you can't sing." Udon called from behind the camera much to his partner's detriment.
"Nobody needed to know that! We'd edit that part out-kore!"
Xxx filler chapters! xxX
The theatre was brimming full with Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran wannabes. From all corners you could hear them practicing pitches and intonations of all sorts. Some were okay to listen to and the others were...bad. Let's just put it that way.
The judges were seated at a table at one end of the theatre while the organizers tried their hardest to put things in order. After the okay to start was received from the media team and the audience had settled behind the judges, the auditions started. It was just like their enrollment auditions, only this time the students did most of the work.
"Good afternoon all and all, I am Moegi of KSA's JRC." The Junior Reporters Club had the opportunity of being the main hosts for the event because the school president approved them. Best Pres Ever!
"And I'm Konohamaru-kore!" Konohamaru opened the event by introducing the judges which were: the music prodigy and three time Summer Tournament winner who was also the school president, Uchiha Itachi, the music teacher and KMA (Konoha Music Awards) winner, Asuma-sensei and, the vice school president and two time winner of the Summer Tournament, Uzumaki Nagato.
Once the judges were introduced, it was finally time for the auditions. There were too many 'You Raise Me Up' audition acts and most of them got buzzed, trying to carry the popular song a pitch higher than their throat capacity. Other than that, there was the usual forgetting of lyrics and lip synching.
"Contestant 45." Judge Itachi called. When number 45 showed up, Itachi deadpanned. What was Deidara looking for here? The last time he sang for their music test ruined his eardrums.
Judge Asuma was nice enough to assess him before he started by asking the usual questions, why do you sing and stuff like that. After the common courtesy it was time for Deidara to sing. Of course the song he chose would be one unknown bubblegum pop song– it was Deidara!
As soon as the blond opened his mouth, the buzzer rang loud and clear across the hall. It was from surprise, surprise, Itachi. Deidara wasn't surprised one bit, in fact he saw this coming but couldn't Itachi have at least let him to freaking SING?!
"Why did- screw you- did I get buzzed, un?" Deidara asked indignantly.
"You're bad at singing." Itachi said dryly.
Deidara huffed. "I knew this- this- this would hap- art is a blast- happen, but I will -ha! - I will not go down without a blast, un!" As he declared this, he removed something from his– now Itachi was realising– baggy pants. It was a smoke bomb of his own creation, directed especially at his rival.
The powder in the bomb poofed all over Itachi's side of the table and the raven was loathe to note that there was garlic powder in it. The powder got all over him unfortunately a he started coughing and sneezing. The lowest of the low, that was what the blond was.
"MUAH HA! HA! HA!" Deidara's gleeful cackle faded into the distance as he was dragged away by the security team which had appeared when he threw the bomb.
"Are you okay, Itachi-kun?" Nagato asked, half with concern and half with laughter. His classmates' rivalry was always so fun to watch.
"I'm- cough- fine. I should have seen it coming. Next contestant." Itachi wheezed through the conversation. Asuma amusedly passed him a bottle of water. Itachi had it coming to be honest so he didn't bother hiding his laughter like Nagato did.
At the end of the day, the fifteen successful contestants were as listed below:
1. KSA's angel, Konan from year three.
2. The adorable middle schooler, Hyuga Hanabi.
3. The lost and confused year two high schooler Utakata whose name was submitted as a prank.
4. KSA's very hot and exotic discipline prefect, Sabaku no Temari.
5. The sweet and beautiful cherry blossom from highschool year one, Haruno Sakura.
6. Bold and beautifully confident, she's none other than Yamanaka Ino of highschool year one.
7. The dude with the surprisingly amazing voice, highschool year one's Uzumaki Naruto!
8. The only one who sang in Mandarin and still captured everybody's hearts, highschool year one's Tenten No Last Name Cause Last Names Suck.
9. She's as passionate as the colour of her hair, as well as captivating, give it up for Uzumaki Karin.
10. This is surprising but he's also in the show. Highschool year three, Uchiha Tobi.
11 and 12. The lovely dessert maidens who melted us with their a capella, highschool year one Matsuri and Yukata.
13. Energetic but audience captivating, he is the one and only handsome blue devil of the Leaf, Rock Lee.
14. He took the audience along with his upbeat singing and dancing. That person is highschool year one's Inuzuka Kiba.
And finally, we have;
15. He is new but he is a challenger, give it up for middle schooler Tazuna Inari.
"And that concludes the auditions." Konohamaru rounded off the ceremony.
"Make sure you tune in again for the first round of the competition!" Moegi added and then the two of them waved at the camera.
"Bye for now."
Nothing note worthy happened during the first two rounds of the competition except that ten contestants were dropped and only five contestants remained. Those five were;
1. Hyuga Hanabi
2. Sabaku no Temari
3. Tenten
4. Haruno Sakura
And surprisingly,
5. Uzumaki Naruto
Number five came as a surprise to the judges because they were so sure that his stigma would cloud everyone's judgment of him and they would refuse to vote for him. His raspy yet amazing singing overcame the stigma and he was at the final round.
Temari winning over Konan was quite the shocker but then again it was not. The desert princess had a captivating way of delivering her message to her song that the judges and the voters recognised.
Tenten made it to the finals because of the exciting way she added TikTok worthy dances of her own creation to her songs. Needless to say, her dances became a trend in the school. You should see her preening over the fact like a peacock.
Sakura making it to the finals was no surprise. She was pretty, had an amazingly powerful voice and a lot of fanboys. It would be no surprise if she even won the event.
Hanabi was the only middle schooler to make it this far. She was just too adorable to let go and she was a beautiful singer too.
"Everyone, let's put our hands together for our finalists!" Konohamaru urged the audience and they did so eagerly. It had been a fun competition so far but the next and final round was going to be more interesting.
The contestants were to find a partner and sing a duet- in the language they were taught in the school. Hearing this, Naruto had full on shrieked in horror and Tenten's jaw hit the floor, flummoxed. They were literally at the bottom of the food chain being from the recuperative class. Their language was clearly not as good as their competitors.
"Next week would be the final round of KSA's singing contests. Finalists, make sure to prepare and rest well." Moegi advised but it was obvious that Tenten and Naruto were panicking and not listening to her.
"We shall meet again next week, see you later." Konohamaru waved at the crowd.
"Matte ne." Moegi also waved.
The show ended.
"No."
"Awww Teme, you can't do this to meeeeee! I am your best friend!" Naruto whined/cried as he latched on to Sasuke's leg desperately.
"Get off my leg, Dobe!" Sasuke tried to shake the touchy blond off in vain. "And I am not your best friend!"
Naruto gasped. "Don't deny me now! Sasuke pleaseeeee? You're like, my only hope here!" Tears were forming in his eyes but Sasuke was immune.
"No."
"Pretty please with a cherry on top, Sasuke-kun? Sasuke-teme? Sasuke-chan? Sasuke-the-most-handsome-guy-in-KSA? Sasuke the great? Sasuke-love? Sasuke-honey? Sa-oof!" Naruto tumbled back unceremoniously and landed on his back on the floor. Sasuke had kicked him.
"I said no! Your petty flattering would not work and certainly not puppy eyes!" Sasuke was red mostly from exasperation and partly from embarrassment that Naruto was calling him those names loudly.
"But you're my only hope to win this thing..." Just then Gaara unfortunately passed by and Naruto caught sight of him. The blond then remembered that Gaara wasn't actually dumb even if he was in the recuperative class. "GAARA!"
Gaara's eyes widened in fear and he immediately started retreating but Naruto was hot on his chase. Sasuke took the opportunity and ran away only to be met by Tenten who was also looking for a partner. And the whole process of refusing relentless puppies began again.
When Sasuke thought he was finally free when Tenten gave up with a pout, the raven ran into Sakura and the whole process began again. Sakura gave up just at the moment Sasuke was about to give in out of exasperation. What luck!
When Temari showed up above Shikamaru, blocking his sunlight with her imposing shadow, the pony tailed brunet just knew that he was in for trouble.
"You! Be my partner." There was no room for argument or contemplation. It was a yes or yes demand.
Shikamaru slowly blinked out of his half conscious daze and stared at her confusedly. He didn't bother attending the contest so he had no idea what she was talking about. Temari rolled her eyes. Of course this lazy bones did not even hear her sing!
"You're my partner for the final singing round of the contest. Don't even try saying you can't sing cause I saw your enrollment audition and I know you got a golden buzz. Come on Lazy bones!"
Shikamaru, who was about to lie that he could sing as well as a goat, shut his mouth and succumbed to the blond titania's wills. "Troublesome woman." He muttered.
"And you are a crybaby. Let's go to the music studio before the others can get to it, lazybones!" Temari retorted and proceeded to drag him out of the garden. They met Tenten who was about to ask Shikamaru to be her partner on the way. "He's taken!" Temari yelled possessively and continued to drag a poor Shikamaru away.
Tenten, who had been rejected several times was at her wits end already. She would ask Matsuri or Yukata to be her partner, in fact she had asked, but neither of them knew anything in language. None of her classmates that could sing knew nothing about language!
The girl had asked her superior classmates but they either could not sing or rejected her. She was at really at her wits end. Who else could she ask?! An idea clicked in her head after she almost pulled her hair out in frustration.
Oh how she hated to do this!
Hinata was working on a poster for cheering Naruto up when Tenten barged into the empty art room. The ravenette jumped with a frightened squeak and rushed to hide her poster before the intruder could see it. It was too late.
"Hinata! Hinata! Stop drawing hearts over Naruto's dumb face and help me! You have to help me!" Tenten begged.
"Wha-?! No- I'm not! Naruto-kun- hearts- no!" Tenten pegged her with a look that said she was being so obvious and Hinata deflated. "Uhm...I c-can't be your partner." She said softly and shyly.
"Ah?! Why not?!" Tenten yelled even though she knew the answer. Hinata would most likely ruin her song for stuttering too much and giving in to stage fright. It had taken a lot to keep her grounded when the were together in the EsDee.
"I'm so sorry." Hinata apologized meekly.
Tenten waved it off. "It's nothing. I actually came here to ask you if Neji's singing is okay. If Hanabi is good then Neji should be, right?" Hinata suddenly looked constipated but Tenten failed to notice. "Ugh! I hate asking favours from that prick but I have no choice since he is literally my only option. So is he any good?"
"Well.. " Hinata wasn't sure how to put this. "His singing is okay..."
"...thanks! I knew I could count on you!" Tenten didn't wait for the girl to land before she ran out in search of the Hyuga prick.
"Tenten-chan..." Hinata pitied Tenten, she really did.
"No."
"Aww Neeeejiiii! Don't be a prick for once and be my partner!" Tenten latched on to his leg and Neji balked as if he was just touched by a disease carrying animal.
"Get off me, you imbecile!" He scolded but Tenten had heard too much of that word to be offended by it. She stuck like glue.
"I won't leave you be until you sing with me!"
"There are three reasons I refuse to be your partner. One, I would have to teach you Language so you don't spit curses on everyone and that in itself is a chore! Two, you are overbearing and would not make things easy for me, and three, I simply do not want to sing with you!"
Neji was brutal, Tenten was unrelenting but Neji was more brutal than she was unrelenting. In the end, the poor, poor girl with two buns was left without a partner.
"FINE! I WOULD WIN THIS THING ON MY OWN!" She yelled and she angrily went to practice.
Xxx melody xxX
The day that everybody crossed fingers for was finally here; the final round of the singing competition. It was going to be exciting, seeing duos sing in a language they vaguely understood so most of the school's population was there— even if they weren't going to understand anything either.
Well some students understand and some students don't take Iruka's class too seriously enough. All that matters is that this would be fun.
Konohamaru and Moegi welcomed everybody, reintroduced the judges and reminded everyone of how to vote for their favorite contesters via the school's unofficial website.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've been waiting for is finally here." Konohamaru's words sent a thrill to the audience and they responded with series of claps and whistles.
"For the first act of the day, let give a warm welcome our very own exotic princess, Sabaku no Temari and her partner, Nara Shikamaru!"
cue the cheers from the audience and background music as they both come on. *
As the background music played, Temari danced around a sly looking Shikamaru, like a seductive dance but not quite. Shikamaru, surprisingly, acted his part and danced to her beat.
"Damn, Temari must've tortured him so bad if he's complaint like this." Kankuro whistled from his seat among the audience.
After their short dance which was a prelude the the story their song was about to tell, Shikamaru and Temari started singing.
Whoa… oh oh
Whoa… oh oh
(Temari) Magic like a blink
I had a premonition, ready
The moment we pass by each other
We fall in love, it's a secret night
(Shikamaru) Your look is so stone-cold
But I want to laugh
High-tension like a joke
Approaching little by little
I'm glad to meet you
Tell me the "real" you
If your hidden heart is your lies, then
I'll snatch it from above this slant
(Both) Let's go, wake me up!
Let's dream together
This twilight is for two
I just fall in you
I just fall in you
Dance to the rhythm of my heart
Let these eyes, my eyes, dazzle you
Excitement building, acid love
A sigh in your ear, secret night...
Trigger~
On that endnote by Temari, everybody rose to their feet and cheered loudly. The performance was half seductive, showing the tension between the two lovers depicted by Shikamaru and Temari, and the audience could feel the thrills from their seats.
Maybe they felt it because there IS tension between Shikamaru and Temari. Ahem, just saying.
"Wow, that was a hot performance." Moegi fanned herself with her hand to prove her point.
"I could feel the heat from where I was." Konohamaru added.
"Ladies and gentlemen, that was Sabaku no Temari and Shikamaru." The audience clapped.
"Next up is the lady with the cherry blossom hair. Give it up for Haruno Sakura and her partner, Yamanaka Ino!"
Soft music began to play as the stage curtain rose on the best friends. They stood back to back as the climax hit.
(Sakura) I bought a castle in France
And it's the same one I built in the sand for you
When I was two
I thought I painted a picture of heaven
But it turns out it's just your room, just your room
I'd run off the end of the earth just to see if you'd catch me
When I know you'd let me fall every time
All I do
Is wish that I could change myself
I wish that I could change my-
All I do
Is wait around and hate myself
Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you
I need to be loved by you
I need to be loved by you
I need to be loved by you
I need to be loved by you
(Ino) I remember when we started dating
The only thing that you and me was chasing
The kinda lovin' that they couldn't play with
You know my lovin' is a everyday thing, baby
And when we in different places
Texting and messaging and talking crazy
When I'm with you, I feel like it's a daydream
That's how I know that you would always be my baby
(Both) All I do
Is wish that I could change myself
I wish that I could change my-
All I do
Is wait around and hate myself
Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you
I wish that I could change myself
I wish that I could change my-
(All I do) is wait around and hate myself
Oh, I hate the way I need to be loved by you
The song ended and the cheers were loud. The duo were pretty good at the foreign language although not as good as the initial two were. It was a great performance anyway.
"Somehow this song feels like it's directed to Sasuke." Suigestsu nudged the boy in question suggestively while Sasuke growled at him. So what if it was directed to him?!
"You know, I love the Afropop beat of that song." Konohamaru was the one to start talking this time.
"Yeah, it was relaxing."
"The next performance is one I'm sure everyone wants to see. He made it to this round despite everything that's been said about him and teamed up with a very surprising partner whom, I have to admit, I want to see in action."
"Jam your hands together for Uzumaki Naruto and Sabaku no Gaara!"
The boys' song was more action-y and preluded by a short mime about somebody who's being oppressed.
(Naruto) They've been making blanket statements, scaring everyone
They've been making you feel like you never did belong
Yeah, he said, and she said, yeah, they say a lot
So many things, they just think you forgot
Who you are, and what you do, and where you're coming from
I just thought I could remind you with a simple song
No bad body language can start to rub off
'Til we're choosing weapons and hatred, not love
Not you
You were in the wilderness
Looking for your own purpose
Then you became a butterfly, a butterfly
I knew you always would
'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones
But words could never break your bones
You just spread your wings and fly, your wings and fly
I knew you always would
I knew you always were
I knew there always was nothing wrong with being
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
After Naruto sang, Gaara came in with a rap and surprised everyone with his rapping skills. They never did know that the Red Haired Devil had such skills.
(Gaara) Who I wanna be, I'm gonna be
Everything they said that I couldn't be
Everything that I said I would be, when I picked up a pen and I started to speak
I hear the beat, my melody
I just pour all my heart in these sheets
I could not just be a star in these streets
Man, I knew I was different, I harbored belief
Nowhere to live, nothing to eat
You were so hungry that you couldn't sleep
You couldn't breathe, I couldn't be
All of this shit was happening to me
I would do drugs, I was a thief
Still on the run from the karma police
You were the mission that's given to me
By the powers that be, man, there is a G-O-D
(Naruto)You were in the wilderness
Looking for your own purpose
And you became a butterfly, a butterfly
I knew you always would
I knew you always would
I knew you always would
There's nothing wrong with being you.
"Wow, what an awe inspiring song!" Remarked Konohamaru as Naruto bowed tackily to the audience and Gaara simply stood, looking at the crowd like a fish in an aquarium. His seafoam eyes spotted something though, and he nudged Naruto to take a look at it.
The grin that pulled Naruto's face was enough to tear it apart. He looked like a Cheshire cat and his whiskers weren't helping matters. It was just just one tacky, glittery, heart littered, completely obnoxious poster with Naruto's stupid face in the midst of it (in Gaara's opinion) raised by an unknown person but Naruto preened like he suddenly gained a million followers on Instagram.
"Our next singer is the only middle grader to make it this far." Moegi spoke after the cheers had died down.
"Ladies and gentlemen, throw those hands together for Hyuga Hanabi and her partner, Raiga Ranmaru!"
The beat of their song was in a clap, clap, step, clap, clap sequence that everyone could clap and stamp their feet along to. Then the song began.
(Ranmaru) I've got a record player that was made in 2014
Dyed my hair blue, it came out a seasick sort of green
I like vintage dresses when they fall just below my knees
I pretend I scraped them climbing in the trees
(Hanabi)I'm in an elevator, it's goin' down, down, down
I spent forever with my feet on the ground
But not now
'Cause I don't wanna do the wrong thing
Guess I gotta go and get famous for doin' nothing
Da-da-da-da-da
Crack a smile, crack a smile
Da-da-da-da-da
Stay a while, stay a while
Da-da-da-da-da
Am I holdin' for applause?
Is it gone? Is this on?
(Both)I've got a record player that was made in 2014
Dyed my hair blue, it came out a seasick sort of green
I like vintage dresses when they fall just below my knees
I pretend I scraped them climbing in the trees
Sometimes I think all I'm ever doin' is
Tryin' to convince myself I'm alive
Sometimes I think all I'm ever doin' is
Tryin' to convince myself I'm climbing in the trees
There was a resounding round of applause that followed that performance by Hanabi and Ranmaru. It was finally time for the final act if the day and afterwards, voting. That would be quite difficult because choosing just one out of the performances was just that — difficult!
"Unfortunately, our final contestant has no partner but she is not deterred by that. Let's give it up for Tenten!"
Tenten's choice song had the kind of melody one would skate to, or dance ballet to. It was new coming from her who liked to sing and mostly dance to retro music but it was innovative nevertheless.
(Tenten) Can you hear my heartbeat?
I'm tired of feeling never enough
I just close my eyes and tell myself
That my dreams would come true
There'll be no more darkness
When you believe in yourself
You are a step above
Where your destiny lies
Dancing on the blades
You set my heart on fire
Don't stop at now
The moment of truth
We were born to make history
We'll make it happen
We'll turn it around
Yes were born to make history
Tenten danced as she waited for the second solo, where her partner was supposed sing, to come in. But when she was halfway through the dance, the spotlight suddenly shifted to a new person and Tenten deigned herself damned.
Neji actually came for her!
"Oh my God, Neji-chan actually came." Haku gasped in surprise. Just days ago his friend was treating the idea of singing like it was a plague.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted in agreement.
"Hey hey, he's going to sing!" Kiba whisper yelled while Hinata sunk further into her seat and hid her face in embarrassment.
"Neji..." She squeaked. No!
"He's about to sing!" Haku shushed his classmates when Neji raised the microphone to his lips. And then he sang.
Kiba and Shino's faces were frozen in horror.
Hinata was already under her seat and holding her hands over her ears.
Haku anime fell.
Itachi facepalmed.
Sasuke screamed.
Tenten's mouth dropped to the ground in time with the microphone that slipped through her fingers.
The hall was deadly silent and it was only Neji's voice echoing obnoxiously through the speakers.
"CaN YOU HEAAAR my HEAAAARTTT beeeeettt I'M tIrEd of BEEEEING NeVA ENouGH!!!!"
"It sounds like you're killing a pig with a bread knife!" Shino was sweating profusely under the assault to his ears.
"Make. Him. Stop!" If Sasuke had claws he would have scratched his seat with how harshly he held them.
The judges winced through every note, silently wishing for Neji's turn to be over. But Neji was on a roll. He simply couldn't stop.
"DON'T STOP aT nOOOOw tHe MOmEEEEnTTT OOOOOFFFFF truTH! we WerE BORN to mAkE HIStoRYYYYY!"
The funny thing was that, after his ear damning performance, Neji gave a deigning smirk to Tenten as if he didn't just ruin her performance.
"You're welcome." He said as if he was expecting a thank you. FOR WHAT?! Tenten was going coconuts bit by bit and it was all Neji's stupid fault.
Somewhere in another realm, a grim reaper was getting ready to bring another soul into Seiretei.
Neji...
Songs used in the chapter:
Secret night - TRIGGER
Need to be loved - Justin Beiber ft Burna Boy
You - James Arthur
Record Player - Daisy the Great ft AJR
History maker - Dean Fujoka
If you haven't heard these songs or the songs I listed in the previous chapter, you should really try them out. They're so good.