Hey guys! I'm back with a new chapter. Hope you like it!

Important: Actually, some of you may not like it, 'because real shit goes down in there. A lot of drama and stuff, so the genre is changing. This won't just be a romance and adventure story, this will have other genres is there. If I were given the option for more genres, almost every genre would've been put here.

If you don't like it, you can turn back now, or, you can just sit through it and wait for it to end (it ends in a few chapters). This is important, since it's crucial for the story to go down and all. This affects a major part of her life. Don't worry, she won't be a Mary Sue!

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Dark Rose Charm: Thanks for reviewing! Yup, Tsubaki (Sumire's mom) will leave soon! You might like this chapter if you hate Tsubaki. And, thanks for the ideas!

Guest: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry if I seem like I rush each chapter…and I'll certainly make the chapters longer from now on. Is 2000 words okay for you?

Nalu Nalu Nalu: Thanks for reviewing! Yeah, NaLu forever! I'm really glad you like my stories! You're really kind! I'm happy you like Sumire. I actually got the idea of having Anko as her sensei from a few fics (you know, the ones where Anko is Naruto's sensei) and I was like, "Why not? Anko's cool!" and yeah…

"Morning, Anko-sensei!" I greeted, smiling at her.

"Morning," she smirked at me.

"What training are we gonna do today?" I asked curiously.

"Hm…we'll deal with chakra today. What are you bad at? We'll focus on that. Have you gotten any information about your opponent at all?"

I shook my head, "No…I thought of asking Ino since she was his opponent but she wasn't up yet so I decided to wait."

"Okay…so what are you bad at?"

"I'm okay at Ninjutsu…average at Taijutsu. I mean, I can throw a few good punches and kicks, but my arms and legs hurt after it. And I suck at Genjutsu."

"So, you're a bad ninja?"

"Yeah…I guess. The only reason I was able to defeat Sakura was because she was a bad ninja too…she hardly did any training, she just went after Sasuke."

"M-hm. Okay, so, today we'll work on your Genjutsu ability."

"Okay…"

"I'll only teach you how to break a Genjutsu. I doubt you'd need Genjutsu while fighting. Besides, I can see you have bad chakra control…for a Haruno, I guess."

I looked at her sheepishly, "Yeah…I can't help it."

"Uh-huh. Let's get started. First thing, how do you normally break yourself out of a Genjutsu?"

I blinked, "Uh…I've never been caught in a Genjutsu before."

"Okay, then, what would you do if you were caught in a Genjutsu?"

"Hurt myself?"

"That's the simplest way, but it's also the most dangerous. What if you were caught in the middle of battle and your wound was too deep? What would you do?"

"Give myself a…smaller wound?"

She face-palmed. "No!"

"Then?" God, I feel so stupid right now…

"A victim's chakra flow, if disrupted enough, can break the caster's influence. This "Genjutsu dissipation" can be done by the victim themselves – assuming they realise they're under a Genjutsu's influence – or an ally who emits chakra into them."

"Oh! So basically, I must realize it's a Genjutsu, and then I can break out of it?"

"Bingo!"

"Or someone must emit chakra into me…"

"Only an ally, though. No-one with killing intent directed towards you."

"Oh, okay! I'll keep that in mind!"

"So, what did you learn today, Sumire?" dad asked. I slurped up some of my ramen, and savoured the delicious taste, before gulping and looking at dad. "Genjutsu…how to break out of it."

"Ah…do you want a suggestion?"

"Sure, dad."

"You could also carry with you strong smells to break out of the Genjutsu. It honestly works. I realized it during a mission."

"Oh – wow! That's so much easier! Hm…I better ask Ino for some strong-smelling flowers!"

"M-hm. How about chrysanthemums?"

"Chrysanthemums? How do you know so much about flowers?"

"Sumire, dear, in case you've forgotten, all our names have originated from flowers. Ren means lotus, Tsubaki means camellia, Sakura means cherry-blossom, and Sumire means violet. Everyone in the Haruno clan has a name which means a kind of flower. It's a clan rule, dear."

"Oh."

"Yes, dear, 'oh'." He snickered.

I smirked at him, "Thanks, dad."

"You can use pepper too, you know. Pepper bombs. Strong-smelling spice bombs."

"…interesting. Where can I get them?"

"Caught your eye, has it?"

I blushed. "Yeah…sorta. I mean, just imagine if I used chilli! It'd have a double effect! It would break me out of the Genjutsu, and make the enemy's eyes burn, causing his vision to be blocked for a few seconds. Then I could land a hit on him, or, I could escape. Whatever the situation…or maybe we could use both chilli and pepper in the bomb! Chilli Pepper Bomb!"

Dad smiled, "Good idea." He ruffled my hair, and suddenly he halted in his actions and his smile disappeared as he stared in one particular direction. His eyes widened, and his hand fell to his lap from my hair, before it clenched into a fist. I turned to the direction he was looking, and my happy mood was instantly gone as I saw the most horrifying and shocking thing happen.

It was…mom…she was kissing a brown-haired ninja. The ninja's face turned into one of disgust, and he pushed her away, "The fuck are you doing, bitch?! You're married…" He saw her ring. "And I don't even know you! Who the hell are you?! God, I'm probably younger than you – ugh! Teuchi, give me some strong sake!"

That…fucking…bitch…kill her! Kill her now, Outer! Show how much of a slut she is!

Yeah…I will…

I stood up suddenly, my eyebrow twitching. I felt a hand on my wrist, stopping me to go any further. I looked back and saw dad, who was pushing his glasses further up his nose. He slammed some money on the table, and took me away from the ramen shop. People stared, a few immediately being able to figure out the situation.

I looked up at dad, whose body was trembling with anger and sadness. I squeezed his arm for comfort, and he simply glanced at me with those blank-blank-blank-blank soulless eyes and I knew he was pissed. And extremely sad.

"So…what happened yesterday?" Ino asked curiously. "The whole town has been buzzing with yesterday's event. Something about a Haruno couple cheating on each other?"

I gritted my teeth in anger, "I hate her, Ino…I hate her."

"Who?"

"My mother – no, I doubt she's my mother anymore…Tsubaki. I hate her."

"I see. Do you want to talk about it?"

"No…I just had a question though."

"Go ahead."

"What did Kazehaya specialize in?"

"Hmm…Ninjutsu. His Chakra Nature was Earth, I think…he kept using Earth-based attacks. He was proficient with Taijutsu too. That's it, I guess…"

"Okay. Thanks a bunch, Ino."

"You're welcome."

I stood up, shot her a small smile, and left the shop to go find Anko. As usual, I found her at the dango shop. She stood up once she noticed me. "Hey."

"Hi," I muttered. "I got the info."

"Really? That's great! Let's go to the training grounds, then!" She pulled me along silently.

She can sense we're upset…whoa.

I'm not surprised, Outer. Everyone can sense we're sad.

I guess…

I mean, half of them saw everything already.

Why would they feel sorry? It isn't their business.

Some people just like to poke their noses. Luckily, Anko-sensei doesn't do that, neither does Ino.

Oh…

"So, there's no need for a lot of Genjutsu training, then?" I asked.

"Yup. Let's work on your Taijutsu first now," she ordered. "Let's spar."

"Oh…okay!"

"Ready? Okay, then, attack me."

I lunged at her without hesitation, aiming a punch, but she caught hold of my hand and slammed me to the ground. I groaned in pain, and got up slowly. I shot a glare at her, "What was that for?!"

"We're sparring," she deadpanned. "I can attack you too…"

I looked to the side, embarrassed. "S-Sorry…"

"It's fine…let's start already!"

"Okay, okay…"

I came at her again, aiming another punch, but she took hold of my hand, and was about to slam me on the ground again when I used my other hand to try to punch her. She caught hold of it, and I immediately jumped up, trying to kick her. She let go of my hands and held my leg, making me hang upside down. I tried to kick her again with my other leg, but she just caught hold of it. I huffed angrily.

"I'm stuck," I mumbled.

Anko grinned, "Uh-huh!"

She let go of me, and I fell on my head. I groaned in pain, "That hurt!"

"Get used to it."

I stood up, brushing the dust from my back. I nursed my head, and glared at Anko. "You're really mean, you know that?"

She simply smirked.

"You've improved," Anko remarked one day while we were sparring.

I halted immediately, a blush covering my cheeks. My hand was mid-punch. "Uh…thank you!"

She took my hand, and slammed me down on the ground. I groaned, "OUCH! That hurt!"

"It was meant to."

"What's up with all the bandages?" Ino questioned curiously. I laughed sheepishly, "Training with Anko-sensei…"

"She's that fierce?" Ino blinked with shock.

I nodded, "Yup."

"Damn…"

"You seem to be training awfully hard," dad said, smirking. I smirked back at him, "Anko-sensei's so hard on me! Anyways, what's up with the sudden increase in missions?"

Dad grimaced, "You know why…I'm trying to avoid her."

I sighed, "I do know why…I just want you to stop with the amount of missions you're doing. You look really tired, you know."

"I am tired," he admitted. "I just…want to avoid her."

"Does she know that we know?"

"Probably. How's Sakura handling it?"

"She's very quiet. She mostly stays in her room at home, while outside I hardly ever see her since I'm so caught up with training and hanging out with Ino."

"Ah. I'll try to keep an eye on her. A bit hard though, since I'm busy."

"And whose fault is that?"

He glared at me, "Not mine."

I snickered.

I sighed, tired. Anko-sensei was so hard on me these days…I guess it was because the one month was almost over? There was just one week left. Anko-sensei really couldn't teach me much on Ninjutsu. She just gave me a few scrolls which contained Earth Jutsus and a Water Jutsu.

I guess it was a bad idea to let her teach me…it wasn't really practical. But, anyways, it doesn't matter. She still helped me improve. I could do the Ninjutsu part with dad.

"Hey…you wanna go to the hot springs?" Anko asked, finishing up the rest of her sweet-bean soup.

I shrugged, "Sure. You have tickets?"

"Yep."

"Okay."

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