It was the 7th day.

Naruto, this time, had gone willingly with Jiraiya, with no promise of technique needed. He had, moments before Jiraiya arrived, just escaped from a rather...large fangirl, and was willing to do just about anything to get out of town.

Itachi had shown up, and so had Sasuke.

They had arrived in Tanzuki Gai, and Naruto had impressed upon Tsunade a different dream..."I'm gonna be the most famous Ninja of all time!" Neither Shizune nor Tsunade recognize Naruto, but they both had heard of the amazing performance that occurred in the chuunin exams. They probably just assumed that he meant 'most famous assassin', or 'most feared fighter', or something.

Not quite Hokage, but then, Hokage's can't go on world tours.

Naruto DID fall asleep while training, and WAS brought in by Shizune, though it was not the passed out state it would have been.

And Jiraiya was still poisoned.

This brings us to our scene. Paralyzed by hemaphobia, Tsunade knelt as Kabuto was about to deliver the killing blow...But then the rock music started.

"Turn that noise OFF!" Kabuto wasn't a fan of music, and wasn't quite sure why everyone reacted the way they did in the chuunin exams.

"But it's the best part!" A rather familiar voice, but one Kabuto could not immediately place, called back.

"I don't care, turn that garbage off!"

Seriously, he just didn't understand this whole 'music' thing...he just wanted to kill Tsunade, and then be on his way.

"Fine...then eat THIS!"

The music jumped in volume enormously, seemingly coming from right in front of Kabuto, causing him to stagger back, away from Tsunade.

However, the music immediately changed, from the hard rock beat, to a catchy pop one.

And then Naruto walked out. Merely wearing a white button down, undershirt and a pair of black slacks, and followed by a couple of Kage back up dancers.

Shizune was standing off to the side, watching Naruto stride in, than watching Jiraiya stumble in after him.

The music picked up a bit more, and Naruto walked over to Tsunade, who was still paralyzed, and cupped her chin in his palm.

"I took my baby
On a Saturday bang
Boy is that girl with you
Yes we're one and the same
now I believe in miracles
And a miracle
Has happened tonight".

Jiraiya had stumbled closer, and Orochimaru was moving forward too, but both of them had entirely different reasons. Jiraiya wasn't in his right state of mind, and wasn't exactly sure what Naruto was doing, but he had to make sure he was safe.

Orochimaru...he recognized Naruto immediately. He remembered that...connection, he had felt to Naruto's lyrics, how he felt the genius of the musician. Unconsciously, he moved closer.

Tsunade, however, was still stunned enough to just look up at Naruto, confused.

"But, if
You're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter if you're Black or white".

At the last line, he released Tsunade, who slumped back a bit, still very confused at what was going on. Naruto had instead looked over at the other two sannin, now standing next to each other. Black or White, indeed.

"They print my message
In the Saturday sun
I had to tell them
I ain't second to none

And I told about equality
An it's true
Either you're wrong
Or you're right "

The kage back up dancers continued their dance, as Naruto focused more on the words. Indeed, it was clear that he was trying to convey some kind of lesson of morality (his back up dancers had shifted into people with features from several different Elemental nations at this point), but Orochimaru felt that he was still missing it. He knew something was there, was grasping at it, and was disappointed in himself that he still didn't get it.

Jiraiya stumbled forward a bit, away from Orochimaru, and kneeled down next to Tsunade.

And Naruto turned back to Tsunade, smiling warmly at her, affection shining forth practically from every pore in his body.

And he sang

"But, if
You're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white."

Turning away from Tsunade and Jiraiya, Naruto looked over at Orochimaru, who was overcoming his confusion. Naruto frowned.

"I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
Sew when the
Going gets rough
I ain't scared of
Your brother
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody
Girl when the
Goin' gets mean"

Tsunade stood up, forgetting her fear. This song...this singer...it was inspiring. It had been years since she had felt like this.

Jiraiya, too, stood up. He knew there was something special about this kid. He KNEW it. If he stuck around him for a while, there'd be so much tail flapping at the kid that Jiraiya would be bound to score.

Shizune stepped forward, concerned for Tsunade. She knew of the phobia, and knew the how's and why's of Tsunade's bitterness. But the expression on Tsunade's face...its been years since she's seen that.

Kabuto stood to the side, wondering why the hell everyone was getting worked up over this song.

And Orochimaru...he stumbled back. Every line was punctuated by Naruto stepping forward. Flames and pyrotechnics appeared in Naruto's wake, and Orochimaru was too lost in the song to see the jutsus causing them. All he saw was this boy-no this man, coming at him as if straight out of hell.

And then Naruto stopped, and one of his backup singers, henged into a young boy, started singing, as Naruto turned back towards Tsunade, smiling at her once more.

And the kage bunshin child sang, in a surprisingly deep voice.

"Protection
For gangs, clubs,
And nations
Causing grief in
Human relations
It's a turf war
On a global scale
I'd rather hear both sides
Of the tale
See, it's not about races
Just places
Faces
Where your blood
Comes from
Is where your space is
I've seen the bright
Get duller
I'm not going to spend
My life being a color"

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had been raised in war. They had lived in war. And chances are, they would die in war. The words this young boy sang took them to a place where everyone was equal...such a place could not exist to them. But Tsunade began to feel that it damn well should. And perhaps she could help it.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, reacted exactly opposite to these lines. Instead of being inspired, he was disgusted. Equality for all? Blood doesn't matter? Feh, there will always be geniuses, and there will always be fools. Why couldn't this wonderful singer see that??

And Jiraiya was crying tears of joy as he saw Tsunade's reaction. As was Shizune. Both for entirely different reasons.

And Kabuto was still confused.

The Kage bunshin boy stepped back into the back up dancers, and joined their rather ethnically diverse troupe. Naruto looked over at Orochimaru.

"Don't tell me you agree
With me
When I saw you
Kicking dirt in my eye"

Naruto looked over at Shizune.

"But, if
You're thinkin'
About my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white"

And Naruto looked into Tsunade's eyes.

"I said if
You're thinkin' of
Being my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white"

Naruto looked over at Jiraiya, seeing his reaction to, well, Tsunade's reaction. Naruto smirked, realizing what Jiraiya was probably thinking. And this Naruto, well, he was a bit more...liberated than the normal Naruto. So he looked at Jiraiya.

"I said if
You're thinkin' of
Being my brother
It don't matter if you're
Black or white"

Naruto looked back at Tsunade, who was still staring at him. Naruto smiled that smile, that lady-killer smile, and again reached out to Tsunade's face, and brushed her cheek with his hand. As he did so, he took a step back. Tsunade stepped forward with him. And Naruto sang.

"Ooh, ooh
Yea, yea, yea now
Ooh, ooh
Yea, yea, yea now

It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by
It's black , it's white, whoo

It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by
It's black , it's white, whoo "

And the song faded away.

And Naruto looked over at Orochimaru. Orochimaru looked back. What he saw was a united front of two Sannin, a Sannin's apprentice, and the most talented boy he had ever seen. And Orochimaru spoke.

"One day, Uzumaki Naruto...I will figure out why I feel so drawn to your music. I will figure out what it is about the lyrics that I relate to so much, how I get so drawn into it. But for now...Kabuto! Come! We leave!"

And with a disgruntled face from Kabuto, they both sank into the ground, making their escape.

Naruto looked at Tsunade, and smiled.

"Tsunade-hime, will you come back with us?"

And Tsunade smiled.

Author's Notes: And that's the last of the original three snippets of this fic, and the last Michael Jackson one that I can remember. It gets much more eclectic after this.