Title: Songs From The Heart

Pairing: Naru/Sasu

Rating: PG 13

Disclaimer: I do knot own Naruto, his friends or the songs mentioned in the fic. In fact I do not own anything at all. You can't bleed a rock so don't sue me! The first two songs are from the soundtrack to the movie 'Dirty Dancing'. The forth is from the movie 'Return to Never Land'. 'Celtic women' sing the final song. There are some major spoilers.

Summery: His friends push him to far and Naruto decides to let his mask fall. His friends learn a whole lot more than they ever dreamed possible!

Chapter five: Never Never Land

(Song title, "I'll Try", sung by Jonatha Brooke in the movie)

I am not a child now

I can take care of myself

I mustn't let them down now

I mustn't let them see me cry

The emotion in Naruto's voice was stirring. Kakashi claimed that this was Naruto's nightly prayer when he was growing up.

I'm fine

I'm Fine

I'm too tired to listen

I'm too old to believe

All these childish stories

Naruto's defeated face from this morning returned clearly to their minds.

There is no such thing as

Faith… and trust… and pixy dust

I try

But it's so hard to believe

I try but I can't see what you see

I try

I try

I try

My whole world is changing

I don't know where to turn

I can't leave you waiting

But I can't stay and watch the city burn

Watch it burn

Regardless of how he is treated, Naruto will always protect the village with all he has.

Cause I try

But it's so heard to believe

I try

But I can't see what you see

I try

I try

I try and try

To understand

The distance in-between

The love I feel

And the things I fear

And every single dream

I can finally see it

Now I have to believe

All those precious stories

All the world is made of

Faith… And Trust... And Pixy Dust

So I'll try

Cause I finally believe

I'll try cause I can see what you see

I'll try

I'll try

To FLY

Not a dry eye was left in the building as the last notes of the song floated up to the heavens.

There can not possibly be a better feeling then the knowledge that Naruto still has faith after all he has been through. If he can believe, then no one else has any excuse not to.

The end of this song wrapped up another set and Naruto soon joined his friends for another break.

The girls where all over him, gushing about the beauty of the song.

Naruto spoke softly, "I don't know, it just spoke to me in the theater. In the movie, the girl had a hard life and had to grow up to soon. The whole point to the movie was that the more serious life gets, the more you need something to believe in and dreams to fallow. This song helps me to remember to have faith, trust and to search for my own pixy dust!"

Kiba was confused, "What is pixy dust?"

The fact that Shino was the one to answer, scared pore Hinata, "Pixy dust is a powder that the mythical creatures pixies, or fairies, produce. It is said to contain magical properties."

"How are you gonna find any?" apparently, Kiba was still a little confused.

Naruto graced them all with another Cheshire grin, "In the real world, pixy dust is anything that lifts you up and gives you hope! Things like love, friendship and having a precious person to protect." He left them to ponder his words then headed back for the last set.

"Iruka," Sasuke inquired, "where you his first friend?" An emotion he didn't wish to name bus suspected could be jealousy, forced Sasuke to keep his eyes averted.

Iruka gave Sasuke a startled look, "No, you where." Sasuke head whipped around so fast that he got a crick in his neck. "When Naruto was four, you saw him on the street and gave him some of you lunch. He never forgot that kindness."

Sasuke was incredibly relived that Naruto actually remembered that. Sasuke had been waiting in the park to have a picnic lunch with his brother. Itachi however, could not make it. Sasuke was getting ready to head home when he saw a dirty little blond boy in rags searching the trash for something. Sasuke offered to help find whatever the boy had lost and found himself mesmerized by the most beautiful blue eyes Sasuke had ever encountered. He offered to split his lunch just to keep the boy there a little longer.

"Do you know his worst fear?" Sasuke pushed on.

Iruka replied, "That his friends will learn the reason why the villagers hate him and agree with the village."

The group wanted to protest the very idea of Naruto not trusting in their friendship but they all knew that it was their own faults that Naruto could not trust them.

Sasuke continued with the investigation, "Why has he kept his birthday a secret, and what day is it?"

Kakashi and Iruka exchanged a meaningful look.

Kakashi chose to be the one to respond, "Naruto has given us permission to answer all of your questions to night. But this question takes us back to his greatest fear. I will let you choose as a group, do you which to continue. You can learn why the village hates him, and you might side with the village once you learn the truth. Or, do you wish to believe that ignorance is bliss and let the inquisition slide?"

The teens all deliberated for a moment and ultimately decided that Naruto is Naruto and that nothing can change the kind of person he is.

"We want the answers." Sakura stated.

"His birthday is October the tenth. The reason for hiding his birthday is because it is not a pleasant day for him. Every year, the people who know Naruto's secret and don't know Naruto, beat him, steal from him, and treat him like dirt…"

Iruka broke in, "Ino, let me ask you a question. If you had a Ming vase but the flowers inside where ugly, would you break the vase and through it out?"

Ino was aghast at the very idea! "NO! The flowers would be discarded but the vase is priceless!"

Iruka then turned to Chouji, "Chouji, if the food in an expensive container went bad, would you throw out the container?"

Chouji pondered, "No. The food would be ditched but the container would be kept of course."

Iruka allowed the analogies to sink in befor he continued. "Neji, do you remember when Naruto told you that he bares a seal like yours?"

Neji of course could never forget the conversation that changed his life. "Of course!"

"Naruto" continued Iruka, "was given a seal when he was twenty minuets old." A loud gasp circled the table. "The whiskers on his face are a small part of the seal. Thy also keep the villagers from forgetting about the seal. The people who hurt him only see the whiskers, they never look up at the blue eyes above them or they would know that Naruto is no monster!"

"Monster!" exclaimed Ino, "Who would see Naruto as a monster?"

" The seal was placed upon him by the fourth. It was made to cage the kubie, the great fox, within the boy. It was don to save the village. The village however only sees the monster. They hate the thing that is inside of a precious container and so seek to destroy the container. They only see the dead flowers and so, would break the Ming vase rather then in order to remove the flowers."

To allow the teens a chance to ponder over all of the new information for the rest of the evening, Iruka and Kakashi left.

The young shinobi wordlessly watched as Naruto sang and played. They remembered all that the boy had done for them over the years. He had saved each of their asses at some point in time! He had dragged Sasuke back from that devil snake man. He had freed Neji and all of his kind! He protected Sakura and risked his life countless times for every person in the village that hated him profusely. Naruto was no monster he was a hero.

The end of the evening finally drew near. Naruto stepped up to the microphone and boisterously began to address the audience.

"I would like to thank you for all of your support tonight! As always, this was an amazing audience to play for and I can't wait till next time!"

Loud cheers drowned him out for a moment. When the din at last began died down again, Naruto addressed the audience again, "I would like to leave you with my favorite song of all time. This is a song that speaks to my heart! I hope to one day sing it to the entire village on the day that I am made Hokage!" Naruto punctuated the end of his speech by thrusting his fist into the air.

The cheer that arose could be heard over a mile away! Feat stamping, hands clapping and voices screaming in joy! I took several minuets for the cacophony to die down.

"Now, before we begin the final song, I would like to introduce the band to you!"

The band started to show off what it could do, and as each member was announced, that person stepped forward to do an impressive solo. Finally, Haruki stole the mic to introduce Naruto who did a solo on the piano to a resounding applause.

Naruto then returned to the mic as a slow, lilting melody drifted on the air. He swayed with the music and allowed his body to become one with the notes that surrounded him. It was a moving sight to see!