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Anko's Arc

Mitarahi Anko is a Tokubetsu Jōnin-level kunoichi from Konohagakure. She was sent in a mission with Naruto Uzumaki, Ino Yamanaka, and Shino Aburame to protect a shipping convoy in the Land of the Sea, which was the country where she was found after Orochimaru had branded her with his Cursed Seal, and subsequently abandoned her. Since her memories were intentionally erased of the event, she was purposefully sent to the Land of the Sea by the Godaime-Hokage, hoping that she would remember some memories. After the mission, Anko found her way back to the place where she received the Cursed Seal from Orochimaru and remembered what had actually happened. She was glad to discover that she wasn't tossed away like trash as she first had thought, but chose to leave him herself.


CHAPTER 1

At the Hokage's Tower, reporting back from their mission. Anko told most of what happened on their mission.

"Well done." The Hokage congratulate her fine shinobis for their accomplished mission putting her best Hokage-face to hide how happy she was that all of them came back in one piece, "All of you can take your rests, you deserve it. Shizune, accompany this girl to the hospital and take medical examinations immediately." She paused for a bit, eyeing Anko, she's hoping that this mission did the trick to recover her lost memories. "Dismissed!"

Shizune took Isaribi to the hospital immediately and Naruto and the others decided to go to Ichiraku's for ramen.

"Anko-sensei! Are you coming with us? Where's going to get ramen at Ichiraku's," Ino asked.

"Thanks for the invite, Ino, but I have something important yet to discuss with the Hokage," she said with a smile.

"Alright, see you around, Anko-sensei." Ino said wondering what else is to be discuss when everything in their mission was already reported.


Tsunade stood up from her sit and faced the huge window at her back. "So, Anko…" she stopped for a moment, "What is this important thing you want to discuss with me?" she asked even though she already know what it is about.

"My memories…" Anko whispered, a bit uneasy on how to tell the Hokage. Tsunade knows that it's hard for Anko to talk about it, knowing her, she's not the type of person to open up to anyone easily. Tsunade faced her, her eyes meeting Anko's, "Are you sure it's alright to talk about it now?" her voice was soft and caring that it surprised Anko. She had never heard the Godaime Hokage speak that way before.

She wasn't sure what to answer. She needed to tell her because it involves Orochimaru, the village needs the information she knows but then again, she wasn't sure if she wanted to tell them. She looked away from Tsunade's amber eyes, she doesn't know what say, what to feel. She wouldn't want the Hokage see her break on this.

"Anko," Tsunade said softly, "It's okay if you don't want to tell me right now. But you have to in the future. You know best that those information you know is needed. You can go now and rest." But Anko didn't move. Tsunade lift an eyebrow, 'She's gonna stay huh? Well then, I'll set aside this Hokage image and just be a friend. An excuse to have sake, Shizune won't mind.' Tsunade grinned inwardly.

"I guess your answer is you're going to tell me now?" She asked and Anko just nodded. "Take a sit and make yourself comfortable." Tsunade reached for something in her secret drawer, sake. "Would you like a drink?"

Anko, for a second stared at the busty Hokage thinking, 'Is she serious? She's asking me to drink with her? But hey, what the fuck?'

"What? Is there something wrong?" Tsunade asked, eyebrows coming together. "Don't tell me you don't drink?"

"N-no, milady." Anko said immediately. Why the hell am I stuttering! Then she reached for the cup and take a sip. Her body relaxed, and felt more comfortable. Seeing this, Tsunade smiled and said "Just don't tell Shizune about this, okay?"

"Don't worry, I won't." Anko chuckled.

"I haven't had a drink for a while that seemed like eternity." Tsunade sighed thinking starting this conversation like this might help Anko to be more comfortable. "She's more like a mother who's looking after her under-aged child, not an assistant."

Seeing the Hokage talked like this in-front of her is quite amusing, Anko thought. She just let out a chuckle. "I think she worry too much about you, Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade laughed at her statement, "No, my dear, she worry about those paper works," pointing at huge pile of papers, "and how to get it done in a day. Sometimes I wonder what was I thinking when I accepted this job."

Anko let out a laugh and soon enough Tsunade joined her. Anko was surprised on how open the Hokage is to her tonight. It seems it's okay to be open to her as well. As their laughs died down, there was silence. But not awkward, more of comfortable silence between the two.

"Before we left Konoha, there were a lot of experiments that happened. A few jutsus were developed that he taught me…" with that start, Anko told Tsunade what information the village needed from her. So many information, even embarrassing moments like when experiments gone wrong, the outcome of some experiments weren't what was desired. Their conversation were long and lasted through almost all night. Both women have a flush on their cheeks due to their drinking. It was a comfortable conversation and almost over.

"…and that night, he gave me this damn curse mark. The pain was unbearable, I thought I was gonna die. The next morning, he checked on me and he was actually amazed that I was still alive." Anko stopped and took a deep breath, "But he said that I- I lack of hatred, I lack the desire of power, so he.. so he…" Her voice filled with emotions.

"Abandoned you." Tsunade continuing her sentence, looking at the purpled hair konoichi with sympathy.

"No" Anko whispered, almost not audible.