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Iruka unfolded the paper," Naruto Uzumaki."

The blonde stood up and cheered, the class sweat dropped at his craziness, Sakura smiled.
Naruto wanted to be the president of a big recording label when he was older, he was made fun of when he was younger, but Sakura knew that he could do it.

"Alright Naruto, what will you be singing?"

"Ain't No Rest for The Wicked, accompanied by my guitar and some pre-recorded stuff I have," he said, handing Iruka his iPod.

Iruka went to plug in the iPod as Naruto took his place on the stage, putting his guitar strap over his head and adjusting the mic.

At Iruka's signal, Naruto began his song.

'I was walkin' down the street
When out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me

She said I never seen a man
Who looked so all alone
Oh could you use a little company

And if you pay the right price
Your evening will be nice
You can go and send me on my way

I said you're such a sweet young thing
Why you do this to yourself
She looked at me and this is what she said

There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know I wish I could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good'

Naruto had an amazing husky voice. The class couldn't help but smile at his light-hearted song and clap along to the beat.

'Not even 15 minutes later
I'm still walkin' down the street
When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight
And then he swept up from behind
He put a gun up to my head
He made it clear he wasn't lookin' for a fight

He said give me all you got
I want your money not your life
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice

I told him you can have my cash
But first you know I gotta ask
What made you want to live this kind of life

There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know I wish I could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good

Well now a couple hours passed
And I was sitting in my house
The day was winding down and coming
To an end

So I turned on the TV
And flipped it over to the news
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend

I saw a preacher man in cuffs
He'd taken money from the church
He'd stuff his bank account with righteous dollar bills

But even still I can't say much
Because I know we're all the same
Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills
There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No we can't slow down
We can't hold back
Though you know we wish we could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good'

The class stood and clapped, Naruto smiled sheepishly and bowed.

"Alright, the next to go is," Iruka reached into the back once again.

Seven or eight students sang, including a girl named Midori who sang a song that was far too difficult for her.

At last, Sakura's name was pulled from the hat and she handed Iruka her iPod and walked onto the stage. Sasuke didn't catch the name of her song.

Sakura cleared her throat and, at Iruka's signal and began to sing:

'Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were, but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
Ooh, ooh

I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I wanna call you
But I know you won't be there

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you'

Many of the girls in the class had tears in their eyes, some had let them fall, and some simply wiped them away. The song was heartbreakingly beautiful. Sasuke looked closely at Sakura and saw that her eyes were teary as well, but not one drop fell from her eyes.

'Some days I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just wanna hide 'cause it's you I miss
And it's so hard to say goodbye
When it comes to this, Oooh

Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?

There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes
And see you looking back

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself, Ohh'

Sakura's voice began to climb up in power and emotion to the crescendo of the song.

'If I had just one more day
I would tell you how much that I've missed you
Since you've been away
Ooh, it's dangerous
It's so out of line
To try and turn back time

I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself...'

A lonely violin played a sad chord.

... By hurting you.'

The class was silent for a moment before they stood and burst into applause. The girls were crying, but the guys sucked it up. Even Iruka-sensei had glassy eyes.

"That was beautiful Sakura. I think I can say with extreme confidence that you will be performing in the summer concert," he said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Sakura smiled," Thank you sensei."

Sakura took her seat, but didn't look around. She kept her eyes glued to the notebook on her lap.

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Iruka unfolded the paper," Naruto Uzumaki."

The blonde stood up and cheered, the class sweat dropped at his craziness, Sakura smiled.
Naruto wanted to be the president of a big recording label when he was older, he was made fun of when he was younger, but Sakura knew that he could do it.

"Alright Naruto, what will you be singing?"

"Ain't No Rest for The Wicked, accompanied by my guitar and some pre-recorded stuff I have," he said, handing Iruka his iPod.

Iruka went to plug in the iPod as Naruto took his place on the stage, putting his guitar strap over his head and adjusting the mic.

At Iruka's signal, Naruto began his song.

'I was walkin' down the street
When out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me

She said I never seen a man
Who looked so all alone
Oh could you use a little company

And if you pay the right price
Your evening will be nice
You can go and send me on my way

I said you're such a sweet young thing
Why you do this to yourself
She looked at me and this is what she said

There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know I wish I could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good'

Naruto had an amazing husky voice. The class couldn't help but smile at his light-hearted song and clap along to the beat.

'Not even 15 minutes later
I'm still walkin' down the street
When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight
And then he swept up from behind
He put a gun up to my head
He made it clear he wasn't lookin' for a fight

He said give me all you got
I want your money not your life
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice

I told him you can have my cash
But first you know I gotta ask
What made you want to live this kind of life

There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know I wish I could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good

Well now a couple hours passed
And I was sitting in my house
The day was winding down and coming
To an end

So I turned on the TV
And flipped it over to the news
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend

I saw a preacher man in cuffs
He'd taken money from the church
He'd stuff his bank account with righteous dollar bills

But even still I can't say much
Because I know we're all the same
Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills
There ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
Ain't nothing in this world for free
No we can't slow down
We can't hold back
Though you know we wish we could
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good'

The class stood and clapped, Naruto smiled sheepishly and bowed.

"Alright, the next to go is," Iruka reached into the back once again.

Seven or eight students sang, including a girl named Midori who sang a song that was far too difficult for her.

At last, Sakura's name was pulled from the hat and she handed Iruka her iPod and walked onto the stage. Sasuke didn't catch the name of her song.

Sakura cleared her throat and, at Iruka's signal and began to sing:

'Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were, but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
Ooh, ooh

I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I wanna call you
But I know you won't be there

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you'

Many of the girls in the class had tears in their eyes, some had let them fall, and some simply wiped them away. The song was heartbreakingly beautiful. Sasuke looked closely at Sakura and saw that her eyes were teary as well, but not one drop fell from her eyes.

'Some days I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just wanna hide 'cause it's you I miss
And it's so hard to say goodbye
When it comes to this, Oooh

Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?

There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes
And see you looking back

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself, Ohh'

Sakura's voice began to climb up in power and emotion to the crescendo of the song.

'If I had just one more day
I would tell you how much that I've missed you
Since you've been away
Ooh, it's dangerous
It's so out of line
To try and turn back time

I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself...'

A lonely violin played a sad chord.

... By hurting you.'

The class was silent for a moment before they stood and burst into applause. The girls were crying, but the guys sucked it up. Even Iruka-sensei had glassy eyes.

"That was beautiful Sakura. I think I can say with extreme confidence that you will be performing in the summer concert," he said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Sakura smiled," Thank you sensei."

Sakura took her seat, but didn't look around. She kept her eyes glued to the notebook on her lap.