Chapter: Chapter 3: The First Big Step to Success! The reunion with the honorable Uchiha & Special! A Little Love with Neji & Tenten

"Haven't seen you in a long time, Sakura."

The black-haired boy smiled in amusement.

Why did he have to grin at her like that? Sakura felt the nervousness creeping up inside her. The pounding in her chest didn't seem to want to stop, even as she tried hard to hold it back. Now he was standing there. He had changed, there was no question about that, after all, 6 years had not been a short time. So far she had only seen him on TV a few times, but in reality he looked taller and - even if Sakura didn't really want to admit it - insanely good-looking.

The only thing Sakura managed was a short one: "Hi, Sasuke."
Ino, whose blue eyes had wandered back and forth from Sakura to Uchiha for quite a while, now opened his mouth. "Wait a minute, Cloud Noir is Sasuke Uchiha ??" she whispered breathlessly. Sakura nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me that ??"
"I wanted ... I'll tell you later.", Haruno quickly ended the conversation."Ah, you know each other?", Yondaime asked curiously and looked from Sasuke to Sakura. "Yeah, but that was a long time ago!", Haruno said quickly and waved her off. She didn't feel like going into it any further, it was bad enough that he was standing by.
Actually, she wanted to see him at first. But now that it was a reality, Sakura felt a little uncomfortable.

"Well, now that everyone is here, we can start!" Yondaime leaned back.
The pink-haired woman peered over at Sasuke inconspicuously.
Wait a minute ... why was he here anyway? Sure, he was mentioned briefly in the letter and apparently was involved in something, but wasn't it your audition? Sasuke was a singer, so why was he here then?
It was easy to pull your hair out. The presence of this Uchiha made her pretty nervous in a way. How should she still be able to sing now?

“So, Sakura.” The President instructed the girl to move to the center of the room."Introduce yourself and tell us what kind of song you have chosen."
Sakura took a few steps forward. "Good luck!", Haruno Ino heard her whisper. Sasuke leaned against one of the windows, next to the office table, and his eyes rested on the pink-haired woman.

"My name is Sakura Haruno, I am 17 years old and I would like to sing the song" Pieces Of Me "by Ashlee Simpson."
The Yondaime nodded.
There was a moment's hesitation.
Ok, Sakura ... just keep calm, you'll do it. It's just Sasuke Uchiha, it's just Sasuke Uchiha, it's just Sasuke Uchiha, it's just ... damn it's Sasuke Uchiha !!! Sakura took a deep breath. Just don't lose your nerve!
"On a Monday, I am waitin ..." Sakura suddenly paused. What was the matter with her? Why was she so tense? And why did Sasuke even have to be here and stare at her like that? Sakura took another deep breath.

"Start all over again.", Yondaime encouraged the Haruno and smiled.
"OK." Sakura straightened the brown skirt she was wearing.She felt the intense and penetrating gaze of the Uchiha, which prompted her to briefly look over at him. Suddenly her heart beat faster. There was something demanding in his eyes; he seemed to be telling her to try again. That she could and that he knew it. She noticed the slightly mischievous smile on his lips and quickly looked away again. Then Sakura closed her eyes.

"On a Monday, I am waiting. Tuesday, I am fading. And by Wednesday, I can't sleep."

Sakura felt how gradually she loosened up.

"Then the phone rings, I hear you. And the darkness is a clear view, Cuz you've come to rescue me. Fall ... With you, I fall so fast. I can hardly catch my breath, I hope it lasts . "

"Ohh- It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real. I like the way that feels, Ohh- It's as if you know me better than I ever knew myself. I love how you can tell. All the pieces - pieces - pieces of me. All the pieces - pieces - pieces of me. "And finally all the tension eased from her; Sakura felt liberated and became more and more immersed in her song.

"So how do you know everything I'm about to say? Am I that obvious? And if it's written on my face ... I hope it never goes away ... yeah."

A pleasant and warm feeling flowed through her, like last time, and Sakura knew she definitely wanted to be a singer.

"On a Monday, I am waiting. And by Tuesday, I am fading into your arms ...
So I can breathe ... all the pieces of me. "

Haruno breathed a sigh of relief. She did it. Sakura had specially redesigned the song a little so that it didn't take too long and still fit.
The question now remained how the jury found it.
Yondaime clapped, still smiling, as did his secretary, only the Uchiha remained in his position, arms crossed and leaned casually against the glass of the window. But Sakura didn't care. Instead of getting a comment or criticism from the president, the latter pulled a sheet of paper out of the drawer and waved Sakura over.A little uncertainly, Haruno approached the desk and glanced at the paper that the Yondaime pushed over to her.

"Record deal" was printed in bold on the top line. This was followed by a long declaration of consent and at the end there was a free column to sign. Sakura stared at the paper, visibly surprised. The president offered her a contract. He thought it was good.
Sakura didn't know whether to laugh or cry with joy. Ino, who had now stood by her friend, stared just as incredulously at the contract.

“Of course you have to get your parents to sign.” Yondaime handed Sakura a second piece of paper. "After all, you're only seventeen," he teased the girl, and when Sakura looked at him a little confused, he said confidently: "You have a very beautiful voice and a lot of talent, you will certainly make it way up." He looked over to Sasuke. "Isn't it?" He asked with a mild smile.But the latter did not reply. Without a word, Sasuke turned around and left the room.
Sakura watched him go until the door closed behind the black-haired man. What was that supposed to mean now? What did Sasuke suddenly have? But Sakura decided to postpone this thought, the joy that she had mastered the audition was too great.

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"Yondaime-sama?"
"Yes?"
"Do you think it was okay to have misinterpreted that you were Naruto's brother?"
The blonde grinned at his secretary in amusement. "You will find out for yourself one way or another soon. At the latest when Naruto hears it, makes a riot and denies it."
Shouta looked a little confused, but let it go.
In the meantime the girls had already left and only he and the President were in the office. Yondaime turned his chair back to the window. He watches the few clouds that slowly glided across the pale blue sky."What I don't understand ..."
The yondaime raised its head and looked up at Shouta.
"Why Sasuke just left."
"Hm." Yondaime folded his hands and put them behind his head. "Well, maybe we'll see that soon," he said simply, and an unmistakable amusement could be heard in his voice.

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"I knew that my Sakura-chan could do it!". The Yamanaka happily put an arm around her friend. “You were just great!” Sakura smiled. "Thank you, Ino."
"But ..." The blonde stopped in front of a park bench, sat down and pulled Sakura by the sleeve of her jacket. "Sasuke. You knew it all along."
"Oh." Sakura looked a little embarrassed at the floor. "I couldn't tell you somehow," she started to explain. "To be honest, I was pretty amazed myself that he'd become a singer and when you didn't seem to recognize him, I decided not to say anything either.I kind of thought it was better. "Sakura looked down and looked at her shoes. Ino said nothing for a while.
“Come on, let's go.” Ino got up and shook hands with her astonished friend. The Yamanaka didn't seem to want to go into the subject of "Sasuke" any further, to the relief of the pink-haired people. “Thank you.” Sakura took her hand and together they walked through the park path, between the trees, the leaves of which were colored gold-red from autumn.

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After Sakura had briefly visited her parents in the posh restaurant "Flaconze Sierra Bistro" and told them about the audition and the record deal, both her father and mother had agreed and so Haruno was well on the way to becoming a singer. Immediately after she had done this, Sakura left immediately to meet her friends at the agreed location "The Nightred".

"Your parents agreed?" Tenten asked happily, who was standing behind the counter with Neji and handed her friend a drink.Sakura smiled happily. "Yeah, Dad looked a bit critical at first, but Mum thought the idea was great and finally persuaded him." Sakura took a sip of the orange juice. "So you're going to be a singer now? You already have a contract." Neji looked at the cheerful Haruno while he was cleaning one of the glasses with a cloth. "Well, almost, I have to hand the contract over to the secretary tomorrow and then we'll see."
"But what amazes me; why haven't we known all along that Sasuke is" Cloud Noir "?" Hinata looked over at Neji. “Or did you notice it?” But the Hyuuga shook his head and said: “I didn't really pay attention, I don't know.”
Sakura's cheerful mood suddenly faded and she stared thoughtfully at the half-full glass in her hand. Sakura could understand why her friends hadn't recognized Sasuke immediately. While she, Naruto and Sasuke used to go to class together; Ino, Hinata and the others attended the secondary class, so they had rarely seen the Uchiha.In contrast to sakura. It wasn't until Sasuke left in the middle of the fifth grade that everyone came together.

"Oh, and don't forget." Ino chatted off, unhooked the old poster of a boy band and rolled it up. “Naruto has a brother.” Hinata's eyes widened; the Hyuuga turned to the