10 Obscure Facts About Mitarashi Anko:
When she was three, Anko's best friend was named Swift. He was the strongest and most noble bird in the world with feathers in all shades of green and orange, and if other people could have seen him, he would have been quite popular. Anko wanted him to stay forever, but snakes eat birds, so she had to let him go.
At five years old, Anko met a little boy named Hatake Kakashi. She heard people whisper that he was a genius and wandered over, curious. His eyes looked so distant and sad, she ran all the way home to her mother.
Anko doesn't like sweet red beans. Anko doesn't like sweets at all. She prefers her food salty, spicy, or fried.
The regular Ninja Academy was too easy, so Anko spent her first year trying to prank the teacher. He even let her get away with it, once. After all, a brilliant student has to be encouraged.
Anko stood in front of a grave for the first time when she was seven. Orochimaru stood on her right, and promised to care for her. Anko nodded, but her eyes looked distant and sad. Behind her, the attendees whispered about the newly orphaned girl and genius.
Since she was little, Anko suspected Orochimaru was her father. She never asked her mother, but she thought she looked like him. That's what she called him when he placed the curse seal on her body. It was Jiraiya who found her, broken and crying three days later. It was Tsunade and the Fourth who healed her slowly for months on after.
Orochimaru despised stupidity, noise, and Jiraiya. Anko's done her best to embrace all three. She's done alright, and even emulated Jiraiya for a time, but the person Anko admires most in the world is Tsunade. Who wouldn't want to be a gambling drunk?
Despite popular opinion, Anko's first crush was not on Morino Ibiki or Orochimaru, but one Umino Iruka. The older boy had been nice and funny, even letting her help with a prank or two. Besides which, Anko's always had a soft spot for really nice boys, just like her mother.
Anko likes to wear pink panties. They make her feel pretty. She also likes dark chocolate, beer, and salt and vinegar chips, preferably all mixed together. That's what she was eating when she first met Lee.
The first time Anko saw Lee, she thought he was a really weird kid, but secretly liked his suit. She'd met Gai, of course, but he was much too tiring. Lee, on the other hand, was exhausting in the right ways, straight, and completely willing to be led by someone he admires.