Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, cause if I did then I'd be hella rich
Chapter 2: Snake Charmer
On a hot summer day in Fire country, in the village hidden in the leaves people were going about their daily routine. Most, being civilians, were out shopping and picking up groceries as the ninja of the leaf were patrolling the streets and rooftops as well as guarding the gates. As the day progressed, a certain loud, hyperactive person was walking down the street as the villagers glared and moved away. This hyperactive person was minding their business and whistling a cheerful tune. When said person passed by a group of women walking down the street one of them said in a low voice.
"Snake Whore." And kept going as her and the group laughed quietly thinking that one purple haired special Jounin, wearing a fishnet body suit and mini-skirt with a cream coloured trench coat over it didn't hear. Though they would've been mistaken as Mitarashi Anko winced slightly at the insult that was thrown at her, but choose to ignore it. She sighed as she stopped whistling and looked around at everyone.
'Why is it that after all this time they still glare at me like this, you'd think that they would have figured out that I hate Orochimaru's guts.' She thought as she looked up at the clear blue sky, 'I guess they wouldn't, I mean they still feel the same way about that Kyuubi kid, even though he's now a Jounin and has saved this village so many times…I wonder how he puts up with it all, I got this treatment when I was old enough to understand why but he got it when he was just a few hours old.'She continued to think as a cocky villager walked right up to her and said.
"Hey Snake Whore, wanna have a good time I'll show you a real snake compared to that traitor you were doing." Anko's eyebrow twitched as she gave a sweet smile.
"Oh, really now." She said in an overly sweet voice, "I seriously doubt a pitiful person like you could fulfill my desires, besides I never did that asshole sensei of mine, I'd prefer to skin him alive." The villager chuckled as he said with his eyes gaining a smug look.
"That's not what I heard Snake Whore, you were just twelve and were already on the hunt for-" He winked as he continued, "And that you went after the Snake because he was a Sannin, now how close am I." Anko's smile left her face as she closed her eyes in anger, this made the man grin evilly as he said, "See I was right, now Snake Whore lets go over to that alleyway there and I'll show what a 'real' man feels like, oh and I hope the rumours are true about how good you are on your kn-." He never finished as Anko screamed out a war cry, startling everyone who was ignoring what the man was doing. Anko drove a fist into his face causing him to fly back and crash into a wall, she then rushed and pinned him to the wall with her forearm as she took out a kunai and brought it above her head, ready to kill the scum who had started crying and begging for his life as the other villagers called for help. Anko ignored them as she locked eyes with the piece of trash crying in front of her as her mind went a mile-a-minute, old memories and feeling coming to the surface, with a final scream she brought the kunai down aiming for the artery in his neck as a hand grabbed and stopped her. She was then pulled away as a vaguely familiar voice said.
"Anko what in the hell are you doing." She looked back and came face to face with a pair of slit ocean blue eyes and a mop of bright blonde hair that only belonged to one Uzumaki Naruto as she froze. Naruto looked down at the stunned women then at the man as he said, "What happened here?" He looked back at the surrounding crowd as he saw the looked of disgust and glares they were giving him. Naruto's killer intent flared as he said, "What happened!" a villager stepped forward as he said.
"Well sir, that Snake Whore attacked that man who was just asking her out." He glared at Naruto as said blonde said.
"Lee!" a green blur appeared beside him revealing Rock Lee in a Chuunin vest, looking more and more like Gai everyday.
"Hai Naruto-kun." He said as he saluted, Naruto nodded to him as people thought he was going to send Anko in for treason, but what happened instead was Naruto saying.
"Lee, take that scum of a man and anyone who protest to Ibiki for provoking a ninja of the leaf." Lee nodded and roughly picked up the man, he then looked around at everyone else waiting for any protest, many looked like they wanted to say something but wouldn't risk going to a torture specialist who also happens to be a friend with Anko. When Lee saw no one saying anything he saluted again and left, the man hanging on his shoulder unconscious after said man noticed Anko missing the kunai from her hand and a kunai now embedded into the wall just a few centimetres away from his family jewels. When the Green beast left, leaving the two Jounin people started yelling.
"What's the meaning of this Demon, that bitch is to blame." Naruto looked at them with anger as he said.
"You ignorant villagers, I thought you changed but after seeing what happened just now I guess this village still clings to its blindness and terrible ways of treating other people!" Anko looked up at the eighteen year old as she wondered.
'Why is he yelling at them, why doesn't he just do what all the others do and take me to Hokage-sama.' Her thought were interrupted when a villager said.
"But she's nothing but a whore, she doesn't deserve kindness she would've betray us to Orochimaru in a heartbeat." Anko felt her eyes tear up as the harshness of the village and Orochimaru was catching up to her, but her eyes widen when the villager was knocked back by a powerful wave of Kyuubi laced killer intent.
"You will not speak about a fellow leaf-nin like that in front of me, especially one as loyal as Anko here." He then glared as he finished with another wave of killer intent as he shouted, "All of you, if you wish to avoid a trip to Ibiki then I suggest to leave. IMMEDIATELY!" All the villagers ran as Anko stared at the demon vessel, she again felt tears coming to her eyes as he thought.
'Why, why is he doing this I barely know him outside of missions and such, so why.' She looked into his silt, ocean blue eyes as he turned his head to her, the anger leaving as it was replaced with warmth and kindness.
"Hey are you ok Anko?" He asked in a soft voice, she was about to answer when she realised that he was still holding her wrist and one arm was around her waist. She pulled out of his slight embrace and turned to him, though her head was looking down to the side.
"Yeah I'm ok, I'll live." She then put on a fake smile as she looked at him and said, "So fox, uh you know thanks for stopping me." She then turned around and started to leave as Naruto said.
"Hey Anko, how about I treat you to dango you look really down." She turned to him, her fake smile back on as she said, "Aw come on do I look down to you."
"Yep." Was his simple answer as he stepped up to her. standing three inches taller then her he looked down with worried eyes, which didn't go unnoticed by Anko as he said. "Anko I know that smile of yours is fake, I can easily tell cause I've done the same thing in the past and have picked up the ability to read and see through other people." Anko looked up at him surprised as he answered her unasked question. He then grabbed her hand and pulled her on top of the roof as he said, "Come on I'll buy as much as you want, no limit." She was slightly dazed when he pulled her to the roof, she heard what he said and nodded as they both headed towards the Dango shop. As they jumped from roof top to roof top Anko snapped out her daze and said.
"Hey Fox, why did you defend me and why are you treating me to dango. No one does that except Kurenai, but she can't really do that now cause of little Ren." Naruto chuckled at this as he remembered babysitting Ren and the determination the small two-year-old boy had to climb and touch Naruto's golden, shiny hair.
"Well I disliked the way the villagers were treating you, it reminded me of the way they use to, and sometimes still, treat me." He said as Anko sighed.
'So it was only cause it reminded him of what he went through.' She thought.
"Also the reason why I defended you and am willing to pay a couple months worth of salary on dango for you is, well because you've become one of my precious people." When she heard this, her pervious thought vanished, being replaced by curiosity.
"I'm one of your precious people, but how?" She asked as Naruto smiled,
"Well for one thing you've never seen me as the Kyuubi, and for those few missions we were on together you were always fun to be around and always helped me when I was having trouble on something. You also taught me some of your own personal Jutsu, which might not seem like much, but to me I never had anyone except Ero-sennin teach me any useful Jutsu." He explained as they both landed in front of the shop. They both entered as Anko processed this new information, but was immediately distracted by the aroma of freshly made dango. As Naruto sat down at the counter, he saw Anko in a sort of daze as drool started falling from her mouth walk to the counter and sit next to him. "Heh, so it's true that you're just as addicted to dango as I am to ramen." Stated Naruto as he smiled and wiping the drool, completely missing the slight blush that had appeared on her face when her eyes refocused and darted over to him briefly before looking at the old man in front of them with a small smile.
"Well Anko shall I just close the store now seeing as you snagged Uzumaki here which would result, as I recall your appetite, in me running out of dango before tonight?" He asked with a chuckle, Anko stuck her tongue out at him with a smirk.
"Yep old man, seeing as Naruto has given me no limits." He replied as Naruto shook his head. The blonde Jounin then looked up at the man with a smile.
"Hey old man Ichiraku, I didn't know you also ran the dango shop." Naruto said as Teuchi said.
"Well I thought it would be a good idea to expand seeing as Miss Anko here has a craving for dango as big as your ramen addiction." He then laughed as his number one customer rubbed his temple with a smile. Anko, looking between the blonde and old man shook her head as she said.
"Ok old man I want you to keep making dango till we're both full." Teuchi looked at the purple hair Jounin as a sparkle came into his eye.
"Heh, and here I thought you would give me a challenge." He said as he got everything ready and cooking within minutes. After the food finished Teuchi placed it in front of the two smiling, but he quickly frowned when he looked behind them. Naruto and Anko curious as to the sudden mood change looked back and saw a couple of people pointing and whispering at them. Teuchi, not liking this since he heard 'demon' and 'snake whore' as well as the word 'kill them' among the things being said, stood up straight and looked at the three. "Excuse me young men, but if there is a problem then I'd suggest you vacate." He then looked in their eyes when he caught their attention, "I don't want any trouble." The tree men looked at the old ramen/dango seller with pointed glares as one of them shouted.
"Well sorry old timer, so long as you have the demon and snake whore here there's always gonna be trouble. Isn't that right." He said looking at his two friends who smirked and got up flipping the table over. The one who had spoken looked back at the old man after watching his friends create a little chaos. "You see, so long as that fox demon and Orochimaru's whore come here then this shop will be branded a demon lovers spot and destroyed." He smirked when he saw Anko tense at the name Orochimaru, he also noticed that Teuchi looked like he was about to attack them. When he looked to where Naruto was sitting he saw an empty seat. Raising and eyebrow he looked to his two friends to see them falling as Naruto appeared behind him.
"I suggest you vacate like the old man said else you'll be arrested for public vandalism." The man slowly turned to Naruto and was about to say something back when he saw an ANBU behind the blonde, the man smirked again when he said.
"Well demon, I think you're gonna be the one put behind bars for attacking Konoha citizens." He then chuckled as the ANBU spoke with a tone of calm, cool superiority.
"Uzumaki Naruto, please step here." He pointed to the spot beside when as Naruto shrugged and did as he was told, the ANBU pulled out a pair of cuffs and the man's smirked grew larger, but quickly disappeared when the cuffs clamped on his arms, as well as the other two if the other two ANBU and clicking sound near them was any indication.
"What's the meaning of this?" The man shouted as the ANBU answered in a cold tone.
"Just as Naruto said, you are being arrested for property damage." He then grabbed the man roughly and started dragging him as the other tow picked up the unconscious pair, but was stopped by Naruto's voice.
"Hey ANBU-san." Said ANBU stopped and looked at the blonde as he pulled out a small box from his Jounin vest, "Lee asked to give this to his 'Eternal Rival' the next time I saw you." The ANBU nodded with a hidden smile and a nodded of thanks before he turned back around, his long hair flipping up, then back down. Naruto watched the ANBU leave with a small smile as he walked back to the spot next to Anko, who he noticed had gotten really quite. "Hey Anko, you ok?" He asked with concern in his voice as the purple haired Jounin's hand shot to the spot on her neck where a certain curse seal mark use to reside before its master let the plain of the living. Naruto reached over and touched her hand but she flinched slightly causing the blonde to pull back.
"I'm sorry." She started as he continued looking down, her bangs covering her eyes, "But for as long as I can remember this village has given me nothing but grief, saying things like…that about me. Heh, it's the main reason I can't fall for anyone…" She looked back up at Naruto with sorrow filled eyes as he looked down with his own filled with sadness and pain. Naruto sighed and sat down as he looked off into space. Anko, who had calmed down a bit, turned back to the counter as another plate of dango was placed in front of her. Teuchi looked at his two favourite costumers and said.
"Here you go, it's on the house." Anko smiled as she nodded a thank you when Naruto shot up from his chair with a grin.
"Hey old man, can we get those to go I want to take Anko somewhere." Teuchi nodded as he wrapped the food to go as Anko gave Naruto a curious look. He smiled at her and grabbed her hand, making her heart skip a quick beat. She shook off the weird feeling as he pulled her up and grabbed the dango with his remaining free hand. They both left the shop and ran towards Hokage tower, but made a quick left turn away from the building, towards Hokage Mountain. Anko was curious as to why there were heading to an empty area, but didn't voice her questions as Naruto pulled her along, his hand intertwined with hers. She felt her face heat up a little, but ignored it as he let go and started hopping up the side of the mountain. After following him, they both landed on top of the Yondaime's head, just behind his wild spikes of stone hair. Naruto sat down and quickly unwrapped the dango as he answered her silent questions, "I brought you here because it's this place that helps me feel better, also because of the peace and quite as well as the view of Konoha." He gestured in front of him as Anko raised an eyebrow and looked behind her. Her eyes immediately widen as she saw a breathtaking scene of Konoha just before dusk as the sun started sinking below the horizon, it gave the sky a magnificent glow as the clouds reflecting the weakening orange light and bathing the village in soft glow. She turned back to Naruto to see him sitting back with the dango open beside him, "Come sit and eat, enjoy this tranquil scene before us in peace." Anko smirked when she heard the words coming from the blonde's mouth.
"Heh, sure Fox." She said taking a seat on the other side of the box, she then grabbed a stick and ate, enjoying the scene before her, the peace around her, and unknown to her the person beside her.
Naruto didn't understand why he did it, He was in the dango shop thinking of a way to cheer Anko up when the idea of taking her to his favourite spot to think and relaxed popped in his mind. He had started thinking about what Anko told him, then he realised something interesting. He took a quick glance at her, or more specify, at her choice of clothing when he remembered wearing a bright orange jumpsuit so people would notice him. His thoughts then led him to think.
'Does Anko wear these indecent clothes for the same reason I wore a orange jumpsuit…does she wish for attention that she's being denied because of something out of her control.' These thoughts plagued his mind as he finally came to a realization. 'Anko and I, we aren't all that different from each other. I mean there are many differences but if you look closely, you'll see just as many similarities. We both were orphans at a young age, treated coldly and horribly because of something out of our control, had a Sannin as a sensei and are, well in her cause was, branded with a seal containing vial evil. Heh were so much alike it's somewhat scary, but it it's also because of this that we can understand each other.' He looked over at the purple haired snake special Jounin as Teuchi placed a plate of dango in front of her. That when the idea popped in his mind. "I know if she's even remotely like me then she'll love this place.' He jumped up, told the old dango/ramen chief to wrap the dango to go, grabbed her hand as well as the wrapped food, and dragged her towards Hokage Mountain. It wasn't until he made the sudden turn that he realised that he was holding her hand still and, much to his surprise and embarrassment that she was holding back. When they reached the base of the mountain she let go, much to both their relief and disappointment though the other didn't know it, they started climbing up and landed on the fourth's head. He sat down and answered Anko's unsaid questions, the reason he knew what she wanted to know was because he could read it on her face and body movement a trait he had picked up from being a lone for a long time and watching as people went on their lives, then enhanced and developed when he started hanging around the two Hyuuga teenagers Hinata and Neji. He then showed her the view before she sat down, enjoyed the peace, and quite as the two out-casts ate in comfortable silence. After a few hours of eating slowly and watching the day turn into night, they started talking to each other. It had felt strange to them; they felt comfortable sharing some of the things that not even their closes friends knew, though nothing too dark and/or deep. When midnight struck, they both got up and readied themselves to return home. After Naruto threw away the trash, he got ready to leave but was stopped by a hand grabbing his vest. He looked back and saw Anko holding him as she looked away slightly, her faced flushed.
"Um, hey Fox think we can do this again, you know, when we don't have any missions." Naruto raised an eyebrow and smirked as he said.
"Sure, I wouldn't mind Anko…chan." He then jumped off the edge of the mountain, stuck to the side with chakra, and ran down as Anko's slight blush reddened when the word 'Chan' repeated in her head. After a few minutes of staring off into space with joy swelling up in her she jumped down the path, laughing and cheering all the way down.
As the month went on the two Jounin would meet up three to four times a week buying a lot of dango and going to the top of Hokage Mountain sitting and relaxing as they chatted about everything, including some of their darkened past. They still didn't understand why but they found comfort when telling each other about their childhood and when they were growing up. Anko mostly talked about Orochimaru and what had happened before and after his deflection. Naruto told her about his trouble with the villagers and about how they treated him. They shared their bad memories, good memories and even some embarrassing ones, including the time when Naruto had, for reasons even beyond a genius mind, put on a green skin-tight spandex suit and imitated Gai and Lee for a day. No one would let him hear the end of it for months, Anko had accidentally blurted out that at age thirty she still hadn't been in a relationship or even slept with anyone. That last bit when she said how sad it was that she was still a 'Thirty year old virgin who hasn't been in a decent relationship since forever.' had caught Naruto by surprise and made him feel quite nervous and awkward around his new friend. However, he calmed down a bit after she repeatedly apologized and begged for his forgiveness. After the month Anko changed Naruto's nickname from 'Fox' to 'Naru-chan' adding a lot of playful affection when ever she said it, she even started pouncing and glomping him anytime she was near him for her new greeting. Naruto would always blush and start complaining about her new method of saying hello, but he would always smile revealing that he actually didn't mind the greeting at all, just not when something important was happening. She had reluctantly agreed but still felt happy, as well as another strange feeling she couldn't identify, she felt a longing to be next to the eighteen-year-old blonde bundle of energy constantly whenever she was in her apartment. One day she left her apartment and started hunting for her 'Naru-chan' She searched for an hour before she spotted him taking off on the roofs to a training ground. She followed behind him and hid in a bush as he landed in the middle of the training field. She saw that he didn't notice her and was about to pounce him when he turned away from her and smiled as he waved to someone landing in front of him. Anko watched the person and saw pink hair, it was Haruno Sakura and she had wrapped her blonde team-mate in a hug.
"What the, I thought she went on a long term mission with Shuzine-san. Well I guess she returned." She said to herself as she watched the girl keep on hugging Naruto, "Ok, I know they're team mates and everything but does she have to hug him for so long." Anko said in a bitter voice getting slightly jealous, she breathed a sigh of relief when they parted, but it returned in full force when they started talking. Sakura would constantly grab his hand or arm while smiling and laughing, or move really close to him and wrap a gloved arm around his broad shoulders. Anko started seething when Sakura wrapped her arms around a blushing Naruto's neck and started giggling. Anko watched as Sakura rested her forehead against his as she stared at him with half closed playful eyes and smirk, this cause Anko to jump out and rush Naruto as Sakura glanced at her and moved back before Anko jumped and side glomped Naruto, wrapping her arms and legs around him with a squeal of "Naru-channnnnnn!" causing both of them to fall over as she rubbed her check against his, causing the already flustered Naruto to go tomato red.
"Anko-chan." He whined as Sakura watched the display with delight in her eyes and a smile on her face.
'Heh, Naruto wasn't kidding when he said that Anko-san had become quite attached to him. Though maybe I shouldn't have pulled that stunt when he told me she was hiding in the bushes. Well to late now and it confirms what I've been hearing and what Naruto just told me. So looks like Naruto's fallen for an older women, and in turn she's fallen for him…Though I doubt they know that…yet.' Sakura thought as the two Jounin picked themselves up. Anko was holding onto Naruto's arm quite tightly and was sending Sakura small warning glares, where in her mind she was saying 'Back away from my friend' but her body and the intensity of the glare indicated a different meaning 'Back away from my precious fox or else I'll pump you so full of snake venom that's you'll die before you hit the ground' Sakura watched Anko with amusement in her eyes as she reached over and pried Anko off Naruto's arm.
"Hey Anko-san, I need to speak to you in private so Naruto can you stay here." Naruto nodded as the two disappeared in smoke before Anko to protest. When the two reappeared they were in front of the dango stand, Sakura dragged the snake summoner in and sat her down as she sat beside her.
"Ok, spill it pinky what do you want, I don't want to make Naru-chan wait to long." Sakura ignored the 'pinky' comment and smiled when she heard Anko's nickname for Naruto and how much affection she put behind it.
"Well Anko-san, it's actually about Naruto." Sakura started as Anko's death glare returned.
"What about him?" She asked in a bitter voice. Sakura heard this and her smile grew.
"Well Anko-san I need to ask you a few questions." She replied as Anko looked at her curiously.
'Hm, maybe she wants me to give Naru-chan some space so they could spend more time together.' Were Anko's thoughts as her mood started dropping. Sakura, who notice that Anko was starting to look depressed, quickly started her questions.
"Ok Anko-san, what is Naruto to you?" Anko looked at the pink haired girl and said.
"He's my friend, one of my first and probably closes friend to me." Sakura nodded as he rubbed her chin.
"Ok, how do you feel about him? I mean do you like him a lot or something?" Anko's light brown eyes locked with Sakura's green ones as she said.
"Of course I like him, he's my friend…and I want to be near him all the time, and when I'm in my apartment I really miss him. I also really enjoy the time I spend with him, especially on top of Hokage Mountain, it gives me this weird really funny feeling that I don't know about. Uh." Anko then diverted her eyes as she thought, 'what the hell, why am I telling her all this.' Sakura watched as Anko's face started flushing a little.
'Hm, so she really has it bad for him…it's really a shame she doesn't realise it, but I guess when you have almost no one who understands or treats you well it tends to get difficult to learn of such emotions. Sigh, like love and compassion.' Thought the pink haired med-nin as an idea started formulating in her head. "Hm, Anko-san are you and Naruto more then just friends, like best friends or something?" Sakura asked in a casual tone. Anko's head snapped back at her as she stuttered a response.
"Wha, uh n-no we're just, um, we're just friends." Sakura leaned closer to Anko as she said.
"Do you want to be something more?" Anko watched the med-nin with a dumbfound expression as Sakura added, "I know Anko, I can see it as plain as day. You love our blonde idiot."
"What! Don't call him an idiot and I don't love him, I just like him." Anko shouted as Sakura smiled.
"Then why defend him when he doesn't mind being called that by his friends. Also Anko as I've said before I can see as plain as day, you love Naruto and want to say by his side." Anko started looking frantic as she said in a rushed voice.
"N-no you're wrong, he's my friend and nothing more. Even if what you say is true he won't feel the same about me, he only sees me as a friend…not a lover, girlfriend…or maybe his future wife." Anko started slowing down on the last bit of her sentence as she started becoming more depressed, "I mean, I'm 12 years his senior…that isn't a good thing, I'm much too old to even…think about being with him." Anko's head dropped as she realised, 'I do love him, I have had those thought.' She started tearing up a little as her thoughts continued 'But I can't do anything about it. I'm much to old to be with him and with my status he'll become even more hated, besides I doubt he even loves me like I love him.' Her thought was making her lose her 'mask' as her emotions bubbled up to the surface. Sakura watched as the Jounin in front of her started losing it, and began crying.
"Anko-san." Sakura said in a soft voice. Anko looked up at her with teary, pain-filled eyes as Sakura felt a sense of deja vu as Sakura remembered a 15-year-old blonde look at her with the same ocean blue eyes after his tainted chakra had injured her. Sakura reached over and put her arm around the women as she said. "Anko-san, Naruto does feel the same. He loves you as much as you love him probably." Anko froze at her words, and then slowly turned her head to see a sincere looking Sakura as she asked.
"R-really?" Sakura nodded as she said.
"Yes really, it's why he and I were meeting. Heh it's also the reason why I was being so intimate, I was pretending to be you and was teasing him a little with seduction." Anko looked at her as Sakura gave her a sheepish smile, but that dropped as Sakura added, "Anko, if you want Naruto to acknowledge your feelings your gonna have to show him. The reason why is because he knows I'll tell you and is afraid that you'd only return his feeling out of pity or necessity of you two being outcasts." Anko eyes widen at that as she thought.
'His life must have really been bad, to feel that he would most likely receive love as something like that.' "What do I have to do for him to realise it?" Anko asked as she sat up straight.
"Simply confess and show him somehow that you mean it. I guess you can try and do what you do best." Sakura said as she remembered something she had one read in a magazine. Her eyes then widen as she saw Anko gain a huge grin, her eyes now dry as she nodded and jumped out of her seat. She ran out side and said.
"Thanks Sakura, I think I'll do that." She then disappeared in a cloud of smoke returning to the training field as Sakura tried stopping her, then slumped down in defeat as she said.
"I hope Naruto doesn't die of blood lost, or something like that."
Naruto had waited for his friends for a long time, so long that he decided to lie down and take a short nap. He was dreaming of ramen, and snakes when he was shook wake roughly. His eyes snapped own to see Anko with a huge smile on her face.
"Hey Naruto wake up, we have somewhere to go." She practically sang as Naruto stood up, a blonde eyebrow rising from Anko's odd behaviour.
"Yawn. Hi Anko-chan, what's up." Naruto said rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Anko's smile widen as she grabbed his hand and disappeared along with him in a cloud of smoke and reappeared in of Naruto's apartment. She then dragged him over to his bed and sat him down, as Naruto looked at her in a slight daze. After he shook that off he said, "Anko-chan, why are we here?" He saw that Anko was nervous and excited about something, "Uh, Anko is there something wrong. Do you need to tell me something?" He asked as Anko shook.
"Everything is fine." She then gave a small nervous smile as she added, "But I do have to tell you something…uh." Naruto looked up at her as she looked around the room, her smile growing even more nervous. Then she looked straight into his ocean blue eyes and shot forward, tackling down as her lips crashed down onto his. Naruto was stunned when Anko kissed him that he didn't move after she released it. Naruto looked down on the women on top of him as she kept looking at him and down at his chest, a heavy blush on her face. "Na-Naruto I…I love you." She said as she kissed him lightly, "I've fallen in love with you, with everything about you." She gave him another light kiss, "It hurts whenever you're not around, I feel lonely in my apartment at night and when you leave my side I start to feel a chill." She gave him a long passionate kiss as Naruto started coming out of his shocked state.
"B-but Anko-chan, what-what about the Kyuubi." Anko locked eyes with him again as she said.
"I don't care I love you still." Naruto started into her eyes as she saw nothing but love as well as pain. Naruto couldn't understand it, he placed his hands on her shoulder to get her off of him but she grabbed a fist full of shirt as she buried her head into his chest. "Please Naruto, don't reject me. I really do love you and I know, at least I hope, you feel the same way." Naruto watched as Anko peaked at him and he couldn't help but smile. He wrapped his arms around her and said.
"Anko-chan I do feel the same, and from the look in your eyes, even though I know Sakura told you, I can see you really mean it. Heh Anko you've invaded my heart and have become my most precious person." Naruto felt a his shirt start to get wet as Anko pulled herself up to his face and planted another passionate kiss, she then kissed his cheek and neck as she repeated.
"I love you." Anko then licked his neck and cheek over his whisker marks causing a shiver to go down his spine. Anko gave a smirk as a heavy blush appeared on his face, Anko would have teased him about it if she didn't think that an equally deep one was present on her face. She then removed her jacket, revealing her fishnet shirt inside with a piece of clothing covering her, much to Naruto's relief and disappointment. Anko gave him a sexy smirk as she looked at him with passion fill eyes; she then put her hands under his shirt on his tanned, tone chest and slowly ran her hands up it, pushing up his shirt as well causing another shiver to run down his spine.
"Wow." Was the only thing Naruto could say as Anko laid down on his bare chest, she put her forehead against his and closed her eyes. Naruto watched the women in his heart as his mind was running a mile a minute. 'I don't believe this, is this even real cause if it's not I seriously do not what to return to reality. The things she's doing, it actually reminds me of Ero-sennin's books…Heh I think I'm starting to understand his rants from when I was younger because this feels so good. Ha-ha I can't believe it I'm starting to act like him now, if only a little.' As this thought pasted through his head he had closed his eyes and said aloud with a smirk as Anko continued to lick his cheek. "I guess it's true what they say, apprentices do start acting like their sensei's when the time is right." 'Like the fact that me and Jariya are having a lot more in common these days.' After Naruto had said that he felt Anko freeze, curious as to what had happened he looked at her to a pair of pain-filled eyes looking directly at him. Naruto's face became confused as Anko jumped off him with tears in his eyes.
"H-how could you." She whispered as she threw her coat on. Naruto got up and looked at Anko confused.
"What's wrong An-" He didn't finish as Anko ran out the door, a trail of tears behind her as she yelled.
"How could you compare me to him?" Naruto watched in stunned silence as Anko jumped over the railing and disappeared.
"Com…pare? Who did me com-" He stopped as he realised his mistake. "Oh no." He ran out and jumped over the railing. When he landed he looked around, his heart beating quickly as a memory appeared.
Flashback
It had been half a month since Naruto and Anko started eating dango on top of Hokage Mountain. Anko had asked Naruto what his biggest fear was and his first answer had made her go into a laughing fit, especially since he said
"No more ramen being ever made." In such a serious tone. He then confessed that he a lot of fears but didn't like to think of them much. When he asked Anko her biggest fear, she became quiet and the atmosphere had darkened a little. Naruto was about to say that she didn't have to tell him but she started speaking before he could.
"My biggest fear is if someone close to me was to ever say that I'm anything like my previous sensei, that snake in the grass Orochimaru. I really hope he's rotting in hell. Anyways that's my biggest fear, if someone I cared about, like Kurenai and even you were to say that I even remotely remind them of him…Well I'd probably be hurt beyond belief and all my fear would probably come to the surface." She then looked over at Naruto who nodded as he said.
"I guess I can understand, I mean I was always called the Kyuubi because it was sealed in me." Anko nodded as they both grabbed a stick of dango continued their day in comfortable silence.
Flashback end
After that memory appeared he ran all round Konoha, asking everyone who knew her if they had seen her and where she lives, he always got a.
"Sorry I haven't/don't know." He continued searching when he saw a god send. He jumped off the roof and landed in front of a woman with long black, silky hair and crimson eyes. She was walking with a small two-year-old boy with a mop of messy brown hair and crimson eyes matching his mothers.
"Kurenai-san hello." Naruto said when she spotted him. Kurenai smiled and waved as she said.
"Hello Naruto-kun, how have you been."
"I've been fine but I need to ask you something." Kurenai looked at the Jounin and nodded for him to continue, "Well do you know where Anko lives?" The genjutsu master watched the teen in front of her with a careful eye as she said.
"347 Ryucan Drive." She said as the small boy stared intently at Naruto's long blonde spikes.
"Thank you Kurenai-san." He said as he jumped n the roof, Kurenai calling after him.
"Naruto, come baby-sit Ren sometime he really misses you." Naruto gave a wave that he head and a
"You got it!" Kurenai watched the demon vessel rush towards Anko's place as she said.
"Well looks like Anko is finally going to find what she's been longing for." She picked up Ren as he stared after Naruto.
"I want to touch his hair." He said to no one in particular as he grabbed the air in front of him. Kurenai shook her head with a smile as she tried to figure out how every little kid in the village likeed Naruto so much, no matter how old he got.
Naruto flew across rooftops until he landed in front of an apartment. He looked around and saw that the building was in pretty, good shape but seemed dead like only a few were living there. Naruto looked at the door in front of him and noticed that it wasn't locked. He slowly opened the door and peered inside. He saw an average one-bedroom apartment with furniture and other household items scattered around. He walked in and closed the door as he heard a soft sobbing coming from the bedroom. He walked to the door and opened it, causing him to blush. Anko sat on her bed with just her fishnet shirt and underwear on. She was hugging her knees and looking off into space as tears streamed down her face. She barely registered Naruto's presence as he walked up to her, making sure to keep direct eye contact so as not to get distracted.
"Anko-chan." Was all he said as he stood in front of her. At first, she just glanced at him, but then her eyes widen as more tears fell. Anko jumped off her bed and backed away from Naruto.
"Na-Naruto." She said in a scared voice. Naruto felt a slight pain from not hearing his nickname as well as the fear inside Anko's voice.
"Anko-chan-" Naruto said as he started walking towards her, but she screamed and said.
"No don't hurt me; I don't want to feel pain anymore." Naruto froze as his mind raced.
'Oh no, please don't tell me she's…she is, she's going through what I went through after I had…after Sasuke died. She's going through a psychological breakdown; I guess being compared to Orochimaru must have messed with her head and made her think that people would hurt her. Damn it I have to clear this up quickly before something bad happens.' Naruto shot forward as Anko tried to dodge him; he spun around and wrapped his arms around her as she let out a terrified scream.
"Anko, please calm down. I won't hurt you, I'd never dream of doing anything so please stop being afraid, it hurts me to see you like this." He said as he hugged her tightly, his own tears falling freely. Anko had struggled to get out of his grasp, but started calming down a little when she heard what he said and the tears she felt fall on her. Anko was breathing heavily as She said in strained voice.
"Why, why did you say I was like 'Him'?" Naruto's arms wrapped tighter around her waist.
"I never did, I worded that wrong and I'm sorry. What I meant was that I felt that I was starting to have a lot more in common with Jariya." Anko had flinched when she heard this as tears started streaking her face again for her mistake. Naruto turned her around to face him and said, "Anko, I would never compare you to Orochimaru simply because you have almost nothing in common except for your Jutsu collection and summoning contract. Where Orochimaru was cruel and sadistic, power hungry and completely insane, you are no of those things. After spending all this time with you, from even before we started meeting on top of Hokage Mountain I could already see that you were a kind, caring person. Someone who would go out of their way to help those around you if they were precious enough, and after spending this last month with you I can already tell that you have a loving spirit and a heart open enough to allow you to dream about certain stuff, such as the name of your first daughter, Asahi, as well as the type of future husband you'd want." Anko turned away as she said.
"How, how do I know your not just lying and trying to save yourself so you ca-"
"Anko!" Naruto yelled as said women snapped her head to his; she looked into his eyes and saw the amount of pain her words had caused. "Anko I love you with every fibre of my body. And if you don't believe me then just say no to my next question." He said as he kissed her and hugged her saying the single four words that made Anko break down and cry her eyes out, though this time not in sorrow but happiness. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes." She sobbed between tears as her world became hazy. All she could remember was Naruto picking her up and putting her on her bed, then a feeling of coolness as her clothes were removed. After that, she felt Naruto's body heat and a sharp pain that soon was replaced by lust-filled ecstasy. She remembered both of them moaning followed by a shower of fireworks as they both screamed each other's name with loved filled voices. After the blissful feelings faded Anko drifted off to peaceful slumber, the last words she heard and uttered were.
"I love you my snake charmer."
"I love you my gentle fox." The next morning Anko awoke to see her blonde lover lying next to her naked form. She reached over and caressed his whiskered cheek causing him to wake up.
"Morning my snake charmer." He said as he sat up, revealing his half-naked form.
"Morning Naru-chan." Anko replied pulling the sheet closer around her. "Hey Naru-chan why do you call me snake charmer?" She asked as he lay back down.
"Simply because I meant what I said, you're much better then that dead snake. After all, he may have been the strongest ninja around but you still had him beat where it matters most. You didn't lose your humanity." he replied as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in close. Anko sighed as she buried her head in his chest
"Heh. Sigh. So Naru-chan, we're gonna be married."
"Yep"
"The village is gonna be in an uproar." Naruto looked at her with his foxy smile.
"I know."
"There's gonna be a lot of bumps along the way." Naruto was silent for a while that Anko was afraid that he was having second thought, but when he spoke, all her doubts vanished.
"I know, but we'll get through it together. After all we want to make sure that Asahi grows up happy in this village." Anko smiled at this as she snuggled even closer, their body heats causing them both to fall asleep, both dreaming of the same thing. A grassy meadow as they both sit under a tree, Anko with a baby in her arms with dark blonde hair with Naruto sitting next to them, playing with the baby as the breeze blows gently through, signalling a peaceful day and a beautiful future.
A/N: Well hello again to those who have been waiting for an update for this fic. And to those who were wishing to see Temari, or FemKyuubi, well I'm sorry but Anko used Senei Jashu(Hidden Shadow Snake Hands) to 'gently' convince me to write her next. It also helped that I only had a full plot for her character where with everyone else I was stuck. Anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter cause I enjoyed writing it, and if your confused about something don't hesitate to ask either by review or PM cause I will try to the best of my ability to clarify anything, so to all my fans (if I have any, though I doubt it being a newbie and all) and to everyone else R&R. Til next time Ja ne. P.S. For those who are waiting for an update for Brother's Bond, well you're gonna have quite the wait seeing as school is now killing me and with exams I probably won't be able to type out anything decent until summer. Thanks, Ja ne.