Authors Note:
Hello again true believers and metalheads! I'm back with another chapter. I was listening to Master of Puppets like 5 minutes ago, and I got hit with some hardcore inspiration. That song brings out the best in me, seriously, I suck at Biology and I aced (100%) my last test because I listened to that song before the test. Master of Puppets=Inspirational Song of the Century. I think you know by now the whole deal with the talking and thinking. If not, go back a few chapters. Also, I'm not sure if I've said this or not, but these guys all live in L.A.
Songs:
One by Metallica
Battery by Metallica
Saints of Los Angeles by Motley Crue
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Recap:
Naruto and Sasuke just stared at the T.V. screen blankly.
"No fucking way," Naruto broke the silence.
"You've gotta be shittin' me," Sasuke replied, dumbfounded.
The two looked at each other. Both shouted at the same time.
"We gotta get the fuckin' band together!"
"Holy shit man," Naruto said, still in disbelief.
"Dude," Sasuke replied, equally shocked, "seriously, what the fuck? If they can do this, then we should have a fuckin' breeze."
"Yeah, well let's get off our asses and start doin' this!"
With that, both boys began discussing times for their auditions.
"Well, Kakashi needs his studio in a week right? So let's do them on Sunday. That'll give us about a week for people to see the ads and flyers and shit, so more people might show up." said Naruto.
"What if we get too many people auditioning on Sunday? Say like, 30 show up, then that could take all damn day."
"Yeah, but do you really think thirty'll show up?"
Sasuke considered this for a moment, "Your right, probably not."
"So what time on Sunday should we do this?"
"I don't know. Why not right when we wake up? Like noon or some shit?"
"Sounds good," Naruto replied, "So how're we gonna spread the word?"
Both thought for a minute.
"Street team it?" Naruto suggested.
"Street team it." Sasuke replied.
With that, the guys set to work. They began with the most obvious idea, flyers. Not only could they be handed out, they could be smacked up on walls for a quick poster. Plus, with Naruto's sick as hell computer and color printer, they'd look official too. Naruto also found an old mic he had stashed in his closet, and plugged it in to his boom box.
"What the fuck is that for?" Sasuke questioned.
"So we can run around and announce that shit. Maybe you could sing too. People might consider us more if we show off our skills."
"Yeah, but what about your guitar?"
"Dude, this things got like, 5 input plugs. We're good."
"Sounds good then. You got them flyers?"
"Printin' out the last one," Naruto replied as he grabbed the last few flyers off the printer. It read empty.
"Damn man, how many did you print off?" Sasuke said in disbelief.
"Like, oh I guess, a hundred or so."
"Dude, you think we need that many?"
"Gotta get the word out somehow."
"I guess. But damn!"
"Hey, go hard or go home right?" Naruto said with a grin.
"Yeah. Let's roll out man. Grab your guitar and meet me at the car."
As Sasuke carried the boom box and flyers out to the car, Naruto ran upstairs to grab his guitar before running back out to the car, letting the self-locking door lock itself behind him.
"So let's hit downtown. Lots of guys about our age go there, it's probably the best place to start." Naruto said
"Yeah."
They rode in the car a while longer, listening to Metallica's legendary song One.
"We're here, pull up." Naruto said, pointing to a parking lot.
"Man, I swear, someone better not fuck with my car while I'm gone."
"Don't even worry 'bout that, man. I got it all covered," Naruto replied getting off his phone, "I've got a bodyguard friend. He's on his way to keep an eye on the car for us."
"Serious? Who?"
"You'll see."
About 10 minutes later, a black Cadillac Escalade pulled up next to them. Out stepped a very familiar face.
"Choji, what's up my big-ass bodyguard friend?" Naruto said as he walked up and lightly punched Choji in the chest.
"How's it goin' ya tiny-ass wannabe guitar player?" Choji replied, hitting Naruto's chest as well.
"So, think you could keep an eye on the car for me man?" Naruto asked.
"No problem dude," Choji replied confidently.
"Thanks man. C'mon Sasuke."
The two walked away as Choji went into a nearby coffee shop to grab some food and watch the car.
"Damn man, you know Choji?" Sasuke said.
"Yep, me and him go way back. Even further than I'd like to admit really," Naruto replied, laughing.
"Dude, he's famous! How'd you get his cell phone number?"
"We kept contact after he dropped outta school last year. Turned out pretty good for him really, he's got his own bodyguarding company, he gets to go run security for awesome venues and bands, and let's not forget the chicks."
"Whatcha you mean chicks?"
"Like how the craziest groupies will do 'anything' to get backstage maybe?" Naruto replied as both guys burst out laughing.
"Alright," Sasuke said as they calmed down, "enough screwin' around. Let's get to work."
The two boys then proceeded to begin shoving flyers into the hands of every guy and girl about their age. The flyers had the time of the auditions, where to go, and most importantly, what kind of music they were playing. It also had the place to go for when Naruto and Sasuke played to show off their talents, in case some bassist or drummer needed proof that they were serious. It was in a few hours on a busy street corner.
As Naruto and Sasuke were handing out flyers to people passing, a voice was heard.
"Hey, you two! C'mere!" it shouted, sounding very much like a certain pink-haired punker.
'Wait a second...' the two thought, turning around.
Once they had turned, they saw none other than Los Angeles's most popular hardcore punk band.
"What's up ladies?" Sasuke said, walking slowly up to them.
"How's it goin'?" Naruto said, smiling at Hinata, who blushed and looked faint.
"So looks like you two are starting a band huh?" Sakura asked them.
"Not really any of your business, but yeah," Sasuke replied, looking bored.
Sakura smirked, "Oh, look at this one, thinks he's all hot."
The rest giggled.
Sasuke smirked right back. 'I like this girl.' he thought.
"I'm hot enough for you pinky," he said, smirking and staring her in the eyes.
"I don't know, I usually only like guys who can actually sing. So far, I've heard a lotta nothing from you," she playfully shot back.
"You wanna hear some singin' huh?" he asked, a cocky expression on his face. He handed her a flyer, "Then come hear in an hour and I'll show you how a real singer does it."
"Well be there hotshot," She answered, winking.
"C'mon Naruto, we gotta go hand some more shit out," Sasuke said, taking one final glance at Sakura and smirking.
'Oh don't you worry pinky, I'll make sure you never forget us.'
"Alright Sasuke. Later Hinata, hope we can talk later!" Naruto said as he took off after his friend.
Hinata almost fainted at hearing the hot blond boy use her name. She began to blush even worse.
"Wow Hinata," said Temari in a sarcastic voice, "make it more obvious you like that blond guy."
Hinata blushed furiously, "I c-can't help it. He's c-cute."
"I don't know," Sakura said, watching the black-haired boy walk away and smirking, "I'd take the black-haired one any day."
"Hey, news flash," Ino interrupted, "you two don't even know their names."
Hinata and Sakura shared a glance.
"Damn," they both said, "your right."
"Either way, we gonna go?" asked Tenten.
The five girls looked at each other.
"I'm in," said Sakura.
"M-me too," stuttered Hinata.
"Sure," replied Ino.
"Whatever," said Temari.
Tenten sighed, "Ok. I guess we've got nothing better to do anyway."
Fourty-five Minutes Later:
"We all set dobe?" asked Sasuke.
"Yep, and we're starting in about 10." the blond replied.
The two were walking towards the street corner they'd told everyone to meet at, plugging in their instruments as they went.
"I still can't believe we managed to give out all those flyers!" Naruto said.
"I know, I hope at least most show up, otherwise this is gonna be a fuckin' bust." Sasuke replied.
They turned the corner and stopped in their tracks. At least 150 people were standing on that street corner, waiting.
"Holy shit." the two said in disbelief.
"Dude, there's more people than flyers!" Naruto said, his jaw on the floor.
"Seriously."
The two looked at each other and smirked. This was gonna be good. Naruto pulled out his cell phone and dialed Choji's number.
"Hey Choji," he said, "I need another favor. Go home and grab my portable amps ok? The two upstairs. You rule man, peace."
Naruto turned to Sasuke, "Cause there's so many people, I'm havin' Choji get me my amps."
"Good thinkin' Naruto," Sasuke said.
The two kept walking toward the group and a few people from the crowd saw them.
"Hey, make way man, I think these are the guys." they said, making some space.
Naruto and Sasuke made it too the center just as Choji's Escalade pulled up. Said bodyguard hopped out and grabbed both of Naruto's Roland Cube 15X amps. They were good amps, with each having enough power to do the job at hand while staying portable. Choji brought them to Naruto.
"You owe me big time bro," Choji said jokingly.
"Like hell. Now I just gotta plug these bitches in. You bring my extension cords?" Naruto asked.
"You know it." Choji replied, bringing them out.
Then, after 'persuading' the owner of the coffee shop next to them with a twenty, Naruto plugged the amps into the shop's outlets, and set up his guitar and Sasuke's mic.
"What's up people?" Sasuke asked, smirking at seeing the girls from Off Limits at the very front of the crowd, "We're Strike Package and we're new to these streets, but soon enough your all gonna hear us makin' the big time. This is just a demo, as we don't have a bassist, drummer, effects, or rythmn guitarist right now.
He threw a smirk in the girl's direction, "Ladies, this ones for you."
Naruto smirked at Sasuke and began strumming the mellow opening to Metallica's Battery. As soon as the notes were supposed to change, Naruto kicked a button on the amp, and they went from mellow to the hardcore sound that was Metallica.
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away.
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower,
Battery is here to stay!
Smashing through the boundries,
Lunacy has found me,
Cannot stop the battery!
Pounding out aggression,
Turns into obsession,
Cannot kill the battery!
Cannot kill the family,
Battery is found in me!
Battery! Battery!
Naruto played the guitar like it was nothing. To the disbelief of the audience, he played the guitar flawlessly so far. He even looked cool doing it.
Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers,
Never ending potency!
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker,
Breeding on insanity!
Smashing through the boundries,
Lunacy has found me,
Cannot stop the battery!
Pounding out aggression,
Turns into obsession,
Cannot kill the battery!
Cannot kill the family,
Battery is found in me!
Battery! Battery!
Naruto began the solo. When he did, nobody in the audience doubted that the two would really make it big. Naruto was proving his guitar talents, and he was passing like a fucking champ, and Sasuke was showing off his voice. It was like if James Hetfield and a Metal God made a fuckin' beautiful baby. Naruto began ending his solo, and singing along with Sasuke.
Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing,
Powerhouse of energy!
Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry,
We create the battery!
Smashing through the boundries,
Lunacy has found me,
Cannot stop the battery!
Pounding out aggression,
Turns into obsession,
Cannot kill the battery!
Cannot kill the family,
Battery is found in me!
Battery! Battery!
Battery! Battery!
Naruto strummed out the outro cords, each one hitting the audience in the chest like bricks. They had started cheering loudly and headbanging long ago. A few had even started a mosh pit a little to the left of the boys. When the song ended, the cheers were deafening. The boys were stunned. They'd only planned on under 100 showing up, there was at least 300 cheering, headbanging people there.
"Damn man!" Naruto shouted over the roar.
"Fuckin' A dude!" Sasuke replied, letting a true grin spread across his face, followed by a smirk.
The two looked in front of them. The girls were staring with their mouths on the floor. At least Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata were. Temari and Ino had long ago taken to the mosh pit, and were now making their way to their friends, sweaty and cheering loudly.
"One more song! One more song! One more song!" The crowd chanted, including the girls, minus Hinata, who fainted, and Sakura, who was busy catching the fainting Hinata.
"You fuckers want another song?" Sasuke shouted into the mic.
The crowd roared harder than before. Sasuke smirked at Naruto, who just smirked back and nodded.
"Alright then, this is one we wrote ourselves. You know it's true, this is Saints of Los Angeles!" Sasuke shouted back, as Naruto played the opening guitar.
Tonight, there's gonna be a fight,
So if you need a place to go,
Got a two room slum, a mattress and a gun,
And the cops don't never show!
So come right in, 'cause everybody sins,
Welcome to the scene of the crime.
You want it? Believe it? We got it if you need it,
The devil is a friend of mine.
If you think it's crazy, you ain't seen a thing.
Just wait until we're goin' down in flames.
We are, we are the saints, we signed our life away.
Doesn't matter what you think, we're gonna do it anyway.
We are, we are the saints, one day you will confess.
And pray to the saints, of Los Angeles!
Red line, trippin' on a land mine, sippin' at the Troubadour!
Girls passed out naked in the back lounge, everybody's gonna score!
She's all jacked up, she's down on her luck,
You want it? You need it? The devil's gonna feed it!
Don't you say it's crazy, you don't know a thing!
Just wait until we're goin' down in flames.
We are, we are the saints, we signed our life away!
Doesn't matter what you think, we're gonna do it anyway!
We are, we are the saints, one day you will confess.
And pray to the saints, of Los Angeles!
Naruto began the solo he had created, and people were again stunned. Not only could the kid play, he could create solos like a true Metal Champion. He had a look of intense concentration on his face, but you could tell he was lovin' every second of this. Sasuke hadn't seen Naruto look this happy in a long time.
Give it up, give it up.
Give it up, give it up.
Give it up, give it up.
Give it up, give it up.
We are, we are the saints, we signed our life away!
Doesn't matter what you think, we're gonna do it anyway!
We are, we are the saints, one day you will confess!
And pray to the saints, of Los Angeles!
We are, we are the saints, we signed our life away!
Doesn't matter what you think, we're gonna do it anyway!
We are, we are the saints, one day you will confess!
And pray to the saints, of Los Angeles!
The song ended. A stunned silence hung in the air. Naruto smirked and looked at Sasuke.
"Three...two...one..." Right as he finished, a roar was heard. The two smirked, then were shocked to reality as people began flocking toward them, shouting and cheering.
The boys looked back at each other, then towards the girls. They stood their, all of them this time, as the two boys were flooded by fans.
"Damn, those guys are good!" Sakura said, eyes locked on Sasuke.
"Fuck yeah!" shouted Ino.
The five looked at each other. They hadn't gotten that huge a response at their first concert, and it had been all five of them.
"We definitly need to start workin' harder," they all agreed.
And with that, Off Limits took off toward their home to start working on some of the material they were going to record soon.
Meanwhile, Strike Package watched them run off. They smirked.
'They're probably on their way home to try and figure out a way to show us up,' the two thought.
"Alright people, c'mon, give the guys some space," Choji said, pushing through the crowd, "dudes, that was fuckin' amazing! Did you really write that last song?"
"Yep," Naruto replied, "when we finished out the flyers, we were sittin' around and I started playing, and Sasuke just started makin' up some words that fit. Eventually we decided, 'why not make a song about our lives and where we live' so we kinda, just wrote it."
"You wrote that shit in under an hour?" Choji replied, shocked.
"Well, it still needs a bass and drums and rythmn, so it ain't done yet, but yeah," Sasuke replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"Damn," Choji said laughing, "then I'd love to see what you guys could do with a few months and a studio."
He then looked at his watch, "Damn, I'm gonna be late for another client! You think you can get all this home yourself?"
"No problem, thanks a lot Choji!" Naruto said, grinning.
"Anytime. Call me if you need anything like this again, I love free music!"
With that, he hopped back into his Escalade and sped off.
By now, the crowd had started to thin a little and Naruto and Sasuke started picking up their stuff.
"Hey dudes, hold up a second," a voice was heard, and the two turned around to see a tall, thin, brown haired guy with a white dog and a guitar bag on his back running to them.
"Yo, what's up?" Naruto said.
"Dudes, that was fuckin' sick! You guys shred!" he answered.
"Thanks man," Naruto said, puffing out his chest in pride, "we are pretty awesome. Even without drums or a bass."
"That's why I'm here. I play bass, but no band wants me to join. As if I'd wanna join 'em anyways. All they ever wanna play is Duran Duran or some shit like that. You guys seem like you're the real deal. Y'all a bassist in mind?"
"Not any good ones," Sasuke replied, bored.
"Got any room for me and Akamaru?" the brunette asked, smirking.
"Well that depends, you any damn good?" Naruto asked, smirking back.
With that, the boy pulled the bag off his back, and pulled out a bass. Naruto whistled, eyes wide.
"Like it?" the boy asked.
"Like it? That's a Fender USA Artist Series Tony Franklin Fretted Precision Bass in pure white with a black pick guard! Those are, like, 2 grand each!" Naruto replied, awe-struck.
"2,400 bucks apiece actually. And I'm Kiba Inuzuka by the way. That little runt down there is Akamaru."
"Name's Sasuke Uchiha."
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki!"
"So, Sasuke, Naruto. You ready to hear this shit?"
"Shoot."
With that, Kiba began strumming out the opening bass to Motörhead's Ace of Spades. Naruto and Sasuke could only stare in amazement as Kiba played the guitar part on a bass, and it sounded sick!
Naruto and Sasuke shared a glance. They both knew the other's answer.
"Welcome to the band Kiba."
There it is, chapter 4 is live! I spent like, 3 straight days working on this one. I loved how it turned out though. I didn't even plan on them playing the street corner, but fuck it, you can't pick when you get inspired. I like that scene though. Review.