AN: Here we go chapter 11! The start of the training arc/ Anko arc. Yay for awkward moments. Anko needs to learn to knock that's for sure. I'm sorta making Miyuki kind of a mother hen. You know what I mean by that right? I'm making her helpful and always on the ball with things that need to be handled. She'll be constantly appearing to help. This alludes to Anko being mistreated as well as Naruto or they tried to at least. This is sort of a melancholic chapter. "Little Anko" is the fourth's pet name for her. Remember she comes back in her early teens. Please review. This chapter came out sadder then I had planned, but I like it. Tell me what you think please.
Chapter 11 One offered hand. Take it or not?
Naruto just woke up and knew something was wrong. One he couldn't feel his body. He felt like he was dead. Naruto looked around and noticed that he was very close to the floor. Standing up, he noticed that nothing about how close he was to the ground changed. He tried to look at his hand and was shocked to see a yellow paw. Miyuki was watching Naruto move around and couldn't help but to giggle at the look on his face when he saw the paw.
"What's going on?" Naruto said noticing Miyuki
"I turned you into a full kitsune." Miyuki said
"Ugh. Damn girls and doing as they please." Naruto mumbled
"What was that?" Miyuki said dangerously
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Can you change me back."
"I can't make you a hanyou again if that's what you mean."
"Look Yuki has a human form. I'm asking if you can let me go to my human form."
"Oh Of course. You have to do it though. Its really simple push some chakra to your brain the imagine your self changing from a fox to the human form you had and then pull the chakra that went to your brain back through your body."
Naruto's face scrunched up and he began to pant. Then he glowed and his body reformed but without clothes. It was then that Anko came in.
"Naru- oh hello." Anko said blushing.
Anko just stared at Naruto, not there but more at his face and upper body, while stealing glances further down but mainly looking at his face. Naruto blushed slightly. Miyuki just giggled
"What was it you needed Anko?" Miyuki said
"Meat- I mean Naruto Yuki said she finished making some breakfast for us." Anko said
Anko walked out the door and Miyuki broke out in fullblown laughter.
"This isn't funny! You didn't say I had to imagine the clothes as well." Naruto said
"I though it was assumed." Miyuki said as Naruto rummaged for some clothes. He finally settled on and red kimono that had gold edges. It was his more expensive kimonos, but it was also one of the kimonos he had that was the most comfortable. He walked out and sat at the table with a blushing Anko.
"Not to be rude, but why are you here Anko?" Naruto said as Yuki put his beef ramen in front of him.
"I can't visit my new friends?" Anko said with a pout finally getting her sense back.
"Sure you can. You just need to knock on doors next time." Naruto said with a smile.
"I didn't know youd be naked!" Anko shouted as Miyuki walked down.
"Neither did I!" Naruto respounded.
"Let me guess. You forgot to tell Naruto he had to imagine the clothes as well." Yuki said
"Yup." Miyuki said with a smile.
Anko and Naruto continued to argue back and forth, both smiling.
"So Naruto. You heard of the chunin exams?" Anko said
"Yeah Yuki told me about them. She said that they nearly spelt Minato Namikaze's death." Naruto said
"Well they've spelt many people's death. They are harsh, and many people either go insane or die. My chunin exams, We all were tossed into snow country and were told to find one another in there get a scroll from that team and find our way to the capital. My team barely made it. Some of the teams that made it lost limbs from frost bite, or other incidents. One team came back screaming about the end of the world was coming. That team was locked up. It's a harsh experience. They are in Konoha this year. You think you're ready?" Anko said
"I don't know." Naruto said
Miyuki got a big grin on her face.
"I'll just have to make sure you two are." Miyuki said.
Naruto shivered.
"I'll even help, well I can't train you but I can help with poison immunities." Anko said pulling out many vials of poison.
'Where does she keep those?' Naruto thought
"I can test their ability to hide their scent." Tsume said walking in the door.
"So since when did my house become meeting place for everyone?" Naruto asked
"Well I was coming over wondering if you wanted to have some fun." Tsume said with a pout.
"Hey I'm having fun with him first!" Yuki shouted.
"I'm just going to leave now." Anko said standing slowly.
Naruto reached up and grabbed her coat.
"Don't leave. They'll destroy my sore body if you do." Naruto said
Anko sat back down.
"Oh Naruto." Yuki said
"Yes Yuki?"
"I heard that." Yuki said with a smile, and both Tsume and her grabbed Naruto and dragged him off. At first his look was pleading but then he remembered what they were talking about and a grin came to his face. Anko saw the smile and sighed. Miyuki just laughed.
"Anko let's talk." Miyuki said holding her hand out to Anko.
Anko hesitantly took it. The two left the house and went out. When they were out they saw Zabuza and Akai training, while Haku was planting some medicinal herbs. The two sat down on the porch.
"Anko. What is wrong?"
"Nothing, you can help me with."
"Anko. I can help with more then you think."
"I need to handle it myself."
"How very Orochimaru of you. Only I can do this no one else." Miyuki said in Orochimarus voice.
"Don't compare me to him." Anko growled
"You are acting like you are alone in whatever is going on with you."
"I am alone. No one wants to be near the 'Snake whore,' or the 'Snake Bitch.'"
"No one wanted to have anything to do with the 'demon' too. Naruto knows what it is like to be alone. Yet he has moved on from it. Despite his age he is vastly more mature then the so called elders of this village."
"I know he had it hard, but he had it for less time."
"You were very rarely attacked physically cause you could protect yourself." Miyuki said standing
"Think about what you want. Wallow in despair or take the chance Naruto is giving you. You don't think Naruto was that worried about Tsume and Yuki do you? He was asking you to stay and be his friend. He wants your friendship. You can understand his pain more then Yuki, or Tsume. One day soon You will come to Naruto and cry on his shoulder. He'll dry your tears and replace them with smiles and laughter." Miyuki said and left Anko to her thoughts.
'Could he?' Anko thought
Akai and Zabuza stopped training and had gone to assist Haku in planting, and the three were laughing. From a distance Haku watched them, and she could see herself with Naruto and Yuki doing that, she smiled at the thought. Anko stood and decided to go for a walk. She walked through the village, as she past the Inuzuka compound she saw Hana chasing Kiba, while Kurenai laughed. Kurenai turned to Anko, seeing her out of the corner of her eyes, and waved. Anko smiled and waved back. Anko continued on, as she walked she saw the angry glares of those who don't like her. She walked till she was back at the Forest of Death. For once she saw it as not a home, but as a place she lives in. She remembered something the fourth told her long ago.
Flashback
"Little Anko. Why are you always so mad?" The fourth said picking her up and placing her on his lap.
"They hate me." Anko said putting her head on his shoulder.
"I don't, Kushina doesn't, Jiraiya doesn't, Sarutobi doesn't."
"They destroy my home."
"Little Anko. Tell me where do you feel safest? Where are you happy to go everyday?"
"I'm happy to visit you and Kushina. I feel safe with you."
"Little Anko. When I was a child my father told me, a house is not a home if you aren't proud to go there. Come live with Kushina and myself. Kushina is pregnant and I can't be home to take care of her all the time, I want you to help her ok? Does that sound nice? Living with Kushina and myself?"
"Yes."
End Flashback
"Pops. Where is my home now?" Anko said and entered the forest.
