Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me. They wouldn't sell it to me for a dollar. Oh well…

So the boys opened the night with "Paradise city" by Guns and Roses. The fangirls almost started a coup'd etat. Thankfully the manly-men team of Gai-sensei and Asuma and some other nameless chunnin were there to keep them at bay. But what really shook the Leaf Village was Naruto. He could actually sing, and I mean really sing. His voice echoed in such a manner that the whole village had actually kept quiet for what seemed like a minute.

And after said minute had passed…

The Leaf Village literally roared! Partly surprised but mostly, impressed. And that's Naruto for you, just like his entire career as a ninja, he always comes through marvelously. Tsunade smiled in content. She proudly admitted to herself that this had been one "damn good idea". Iruka was proud to see his Naruto up there in the stage. To him the stage was more than fitting for Naruto, that's the place where he belongs he thought "right in the middle of the spotlight with everyone admiring him, that is where Naruto can be himself". He thought while secretly wiping the single tear that ran down his face with his sleeves. The entire village was really amazed by him, everyone, his teachers, his friends, even the ones who liked him the least. They all admired him.

In the darkness up in a high up place, on top of the Hokage's monument 5 kunoichi watched the whole show. Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Tenten and Temari. Their gazes were fixed on the stage below them. Ino whose eyes were heartshape for Sasuke, couldn't deny that Shikamaru looked pretty good himself. Sakura also had heartshaped eyes for Sasuke but there was another presence that she couldn't overlook and that was Naruto's. She once again noticed that said boy had grown a great deal. And before she knew it, she was smiling. Smiling at Naruto.

But regardless…

Ino and Sakura agreed that Sasuke looked positively "hot" in their own words. Actually their words were somewhere along the lines of.

"KYYAAAAAAAA SASUKE-KUN WE LOVE YOU!"

Tenten shrugged in response to their ensuing meaningless banter. Her eyes weren't on the band below but on the crowd, looking for a certain silver eyes bad-ass, namely Neji. She couldn't find him, so she pouted a little and prayed to god or whoever that Neji would come for the show. So he could see her, playing her beautiful bass. Temari looked away asking herself for the one millionth time why was she there? And just as she thought of that, she heard a kick-ass bass line. Continuous yet ingenious, it's presence not to be taken lightly. Then her eyes wondered towards the source. And she found it, it came from Shikamaru. He was doing that whole god-this-is-so-troublesome thing and for some strange reason that guys will never understand, he looked incredibly sexy while doing that. Hinata never even bothered herself with breaking Ino and Sakura apart she was far too busy ogling at her Naruto kun.

It was at times like this where the Byakugan was really useful. It gave her the wonderful ability to zoom in on things. Like a digital camera.

In her mind his name echoed in that shy tone of voice of hers. How she admired him, standing up before the village like that, completely cool, brave and simply put awesome. His bravery was one of the things she most admired. His bravery to stand up against his adversary even when the odds were against him and scream out "I will win". But of course, there were other things she admired in a girly manner like, how totally good he looked with his blonde hair half wet falling over his forehead almost at eye level like that, yet still maintaining his spikey consistency. Also how good he looks in orange, and how his blue eyes sparkled against the spotlight. How his smile grew and grew and his eyes involuntarily shut. Almost like every inch of his face was smiling.

"Naruto-kun…"

She said in soft voice, but no matter how soft or quiet it was, behind it there was pride. Pride of her Naruto-kun, proud of how he sparkled his brightest in the middle of the spotlight. Proud of the fact that her Naruto-kun was one step closer to his dream.

"Naruto-kun I'm so happy for you"

"The spotlight really does suit him ne Hinata-chan?"

Sakura's voice came from behind. Hinata turned with a blush across her cheeks and a shy smile on her face.

"Sakura-san?"

"it's like he was born to be the center of attention"

Ino then decide to jump into the conversation.

"What are you talking about? Sasuke looks way better on that stage then Naruto!"

"Neji would look better if he was on stage…"

"NANI?"

The three girls turned to Tenten with a SHOCKED look or a SAYWHAA? Tenten raised an eyebrow in an annoyed manner.

"oh you know he would!"

"ponytail boy over there looks damn good too"

Said Temari in a plain tone of voice.

"…"

Was the girls response.

"what can I say I think bass players are hot!"

After a second of awkward silence passed, the girls resumed what they were truly doing before they ogled the boys, they prepared. And in the distance with Sasuke's guitar and Naruto's voice as their background music they finished their preparation. Ino stood before the girls with the presence of a leader and said.

"so are we all set girls?"

Instead of your usual loud "YES!" or "HAI!" they nodded, stealth was crucial. Ino in return smiled and turned her head back to the concert below.

"We'll give em on more song before we begin…"

The boys finished their first song with a loud "bang". After the first song was over the village alone screamed overwhelmed by the waves of beautiful rock music that filled the vast night sky. They cheered and clapped and whopped and drank. The sake vendors certainly sold more than they expected.

Naruto panted a little, that last rocker scream took his breath away. He smiled at the crowd feeling completely contented. But he also had that childish grin that reminded of a child who's just done something naughty. He opened his mouth to speak. But something stopped him, the most amazing thing had happened the crowd screamed out in joy for no reason whatsoever. Just the idea of having Naruto's band kick out another awesome jam elated them beyond reason. So they screamed with all their guts impatient to hear the next song. They all screamed for more, and more.

A tear almost escaped Naruto's eyes, but he wiped it with his sleeve before it happened.

Maybe this is what it's like to be respected…

Naruto asked himself, and for the second time today his throat was stuck. He shook his head and cursed himself a little for being like this. Now is not the time, now is the time to rock! He repeated this over and over again in his head, like a mantra, "it's time to rock!"

"it's time to rock!"

"it's time to rock!"

"it's time to rock!"

"it's time to rock!"

Over and over again this words echoed through his thick skull. Then he felt someone's hand on top of his hair. He looked up and met Kakashi's plain but sincere smile. His eyes, sparkled a little and in a flash he felt his confidence rising again.

"It's about time isn't it Naruto-kun?"

"Hai Kakashi-sensei!"

Responded a fully cured Naruto, his old hyperactive self regained. He turned back at the crowd with a devilish snarl and yelled at the top of his lungs.

"HEY! Do you guys know what I wanna do right now?"

He asked as loudly as he could, his fist held high, the most triumphant pose ever. Fist held high in the middle of the stage, the spot light shining down on you. Like a god. The crowd gasped for a mere nanosecond then as loudly as they could, answered

"NANI!"

Naruto hanged his head, his hair covering his eyes, and even with the shadows covering his face he smiled. Silence followed. Then Naruto completely out of nowhere screamed.

"I WANNA ROCK!"

And just like that the band followed with all their might. Like an explosion!

"ROCK!"

Sasuke, Kiba, Shikamaru, and even Kakashi screamed out the chorus with all their might, And that chorus carried with it such force, such explosion that the crowd literally froze, they froze taking this impact slowly in. Then they cheered, they cheered so loud the heavens shook and the ground trembled. That was an amazing intro, they all agreed. And they cheered and partied to the beat of the song.

This was their second song, "I wanna rock" by Twisted Sister. One hell of a party song and an excellent choice for keeping the party going loud and hard. The crowd sang along and shouted the chorus, Naruto urged them on, louder and louder, more and more. He screamed and asked them.

"I wanna…?"

And the crowd screamed their response

"ROCK!"

The song ended powerful, the crowd was more than pleased. The performance was worthy of Twisted Sister, Naruto had managed to display the same energy that Dee Snider himself displayed in his concerts. The sheer raw power and synchronicity the band displayed was out of this earth. Konoha doubted that this night could get any better. But little do they know that the night had one final surprise for them.

Author's note: Hey guys I'm trying my best here to keep this long-overdue story going and hopefully give it the ending everyone hopes. And be sure to keep the suggestions, flames and reviews coming, they make my day. Now here's a little message to a certain unhappy reviewer; yes I do make a lot references to current metal bands and I don't want to come off as a know-it-all so if I do make a mistake, please feel free to correct me but don't tell me to get my facts straight, when you clearly don't know what you are talking about. Dave Mustaine is a well known guitar player but he is ALSO the lead vocalist to his band Megadeth. Now where do I get my references? The back of the albums I've had since I was a kid. Next time double check before correcting me.