Hey guys back with another chapter sorry it took so long. Anyway I thought I would address some of the reviews I got. To the reviewer who said my story is just like snake and fox catch me. I have actually read that story and the only similarities I see between the two is that they meet in the forest of death and the actual ship itself. I don't think I stole any of that fics story in fact I don't think our stories are very similar at all.
Next, there was a review asking if I knew Anko had her curse mark removed in cannon. If you read my notes you can see I addressed those questions in the first couple of chapters. I would suggest reading everything before you try to correct someone. I did appreciate the other advice as well so thanks everybody. The chapter starts now
"Lead the way." She said happily still hugging his arm as he ushered them out of the forest. The walk was slow, they weren't in a hurry and more than happy to just enjoy each other's company the sun beginning to set behind them coloring the sky a beautiful orange.
"So who are we going to meet?" Anko asked her curiosity getting the best of her.
Naruto gave her a smug look. "You'll see just be patient." Anko wiggled her nose in annoyance at his answer but complied. After a couple more minutes of walking it became clear where they were headed. To the memorial Stone. Naruto slowly approached the monument his smile softening a little.
"Mom, Dad, this is Anko! I thought you two should meet her she is my most precious person." Naruto gave a bright smile as he looked up at the dark orange sky as if waiting for a response.
Anko Bowed deeply towards the monument feeling a little nervous. "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you!" She half yelled her introduction which turned into an embarrassed whisper. "Umm... I would like to thank you for bringing Naruto into the world. I promise to take good care of him and as he said he is my most precious person as well." Anko felt awkward talking to a stone but she was happy Naruto was introducing her to his family.
"You don't have to be so formal Anko my parents were really laid back. If they were here to meet you in person I'm sure you would already be smothered by my mom while dad tried to pry her off of you." He chuckled at his own thoughts. "It sounds weird but I actually got to meet both of them. Actually met my dad twice."
Anko's eyes widened at that "How did you meet them? Did they haunt you or something?" Her anxiousness replaced by curiosity. Naruto gave a chuckle thinking of his parents as ghosts before he went on to tell her how he met both of them and what their conversations were like.
"Anyways my mom would love you I know that for sure and dad would just be happy I found someone I could rely on." He lit some incense and placed it on the monument before kneeling and praying.
"Mom...my dreams are coming true you know. I found the most beautiful woman who opened her heart to me. My dreams of becoming Hokage have hit a rough patch but when has that stopped me. I'm already cooking up something that will not only help me but also benefits the village as well so please give me some luck." He chuckled giving a childish smile.
"Dad... I hope I can continue in your footsteps and show the village they made the right choice in believing in me. I won't let you down I promise." Anko tried not to listen in on his private conversation with his parents but couldn't help but tune in.
She too kneeled down and started giving a small prayer. "Lady Kushina, thank you for giving birth to such a wonderful son. He has done so much for me I will never be able to repay him. You have nothing to worry about he will be in good hands. I hope I'm able to give you lots of grandkids you can look down on and meet one day when their time comes." The thought of her little brats running around gave her a warm feeling that ran through her body.
"Lord Fourth... your son carries your will of fire every day. I have no doubt you're just as amazed by him as I am. He will surely become a great Hokage and I will support him one hundred percent. I just hope I can prove myself to him and the village and show you and your wife he didn't make the wrong choice." She paused for a second and steeled her resolve for her next request. "It's a lot to ask for since I know you're aware of my past and my mistakes. But I hope that you accept me and your son's relationship I will work hard to make you both proud." Anko steely determinations made Naruto beam.
They both finished giving one last bow before heading back to the village today was a whirlwind of emotion and they wanted nothing more than to go home and relax. Of course, before they could even make it into the village the rookie 12 was waiting with other plans for the new couple. Ino had some juicy new gossip and she couldn't help but spread as fast as she could to her friends. Which resulted in an ambush at the gates. Sakura, Ino, Hinata, Tenten along with a visiting Temari all waiting for Anko to show up.
Kiba, Choji, Shikamaru, and lee were dragged along by the girls to get the scoop on how the two lovebirds came to be. Of course, Naruto had no problem but Anko was more than nervous about being surrounded by noisy teens. The thought made her slap her head in denial. "Ugh, I forgot I'm dating a noisy teen."
Naruto gave an annoyed pout which made Anko giggle at his cute reaction. Naruto foxy smirked replaced his pout as he's leaned into her ear "You didn't seem to mind what this noisy teen did to you in the meeting room earlier today." His raspy voice made her whole body tingle as he bit her ear playfully making her whole face exploded in red as Ino welcomed them back.
"Took you two long enough you think you cant drop a bomb on us like that Naruto and just runoff. Don't think you're getting away from us that easily." Ino had a determined smile that made it clear there was no escape.
"Ugh, can we not do this today!" Naruto groaned but his words barely left his mouth Ino was already dragging Anko away.
"Let me go, blonde bimbo!" Anko seethed already dreading what was coming. Ino didn't let the comment faze her in the least though.
"No way Anko-chan! Were all dying to know how you two ended up together!" The girls all nodded their heads in unison. Even Hinata couldn't help but be interested in what events led them to be together.
"Who said we were together anyways aren't you little twerps jumping to conclusions?" She tried to debate but that only earned snickers from the girls who were still dragging her towards the restaurant they reserved.
Naruto enjoyed watching Anko be pulled around by his friends. Even if just a little he knew she was enjoying it. Of course, he was enduring the same but to a much less of a degree. He was getting looks from his friends. Kiba giving him a knowing stare, Shikamaru not caring enough to ask but secretly wanting too, Lee was too busy going on about the power of youth, and Choji was more worried about the barbecue that was waiting for him.
"Wait, Wait, so the big lug actually made the first move? you've got to be kidding me! There's no way Naruto would ever have the balls for something like that." Ino was having her fun teasing Naruto who chose to ignore the group of girls going on about their relationship. Anko being uncharacteristically open about it which threw Naruto Through a loop.
Anko had the decency to pretend to be embarrassed about spouting out the truth. "He was very clear about what he wanted since our first mission together." Anko let out a snicker as she looked over to the blushing Naruto who was trying his best to ignore their conversation.
"So you and Anko huh? Never would have guessed." Shikamaru said flippantly, trying his hardest to act casually.
Naruto flashed back a bright smile but a hint of hesitation passed his face. The simple question hit him like a ton of bricks. "So you and Anko?" the question played through his head. He seemed to not have noticed but Anko was now taking up a big piece of his mind lately. Not training or his friends or even being Hokage. Just Anko... that realization made his smile even bigger.
His eyes wandered ahead of him to the annoyed Anko placating his friends with fake smiles and grunts barely acknowledging their words. She looked back as if to make sure Naruto wasn't too far from her and a noticeable sense of relief washed over her as she spotted him with his permanent dumb smile.
He spoke barely above a whisper "who would've guessed." As his grin spread even wider through his face as his eyes fixated on her back. Shikamaru for all his incessant not caring and passive ignorance mustered up the effort to respond. "I'm happy for you."
The night continued much the same annoying questions about how they met and who made the first move and so on. Anko quelled her boiling annoyance and anger by drinking...a lot. While Naruto was happy to answer any and everything other than more personal details about their intimacy. Ino, of course, had no quarrel with asking the unneeded questions.
The night ended a little before one in the morning with Naruto carrying out a drunken Anko yelling obscenities and challenging anyone who met her gaze to a fight/drink off. "Let me down gaki that dumb blonde bimbo is gonna get a foot up her ass! Who does she think she is eyeing you up like a piece of meat." Anko tried her drunkenly best to escape his grasp with her strangely erotic wiggling.
"Yeah Yeah, tiger let's get you to bed before you try to fight the whole village." Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at her drunken antics. It was nice for him to see her open up to people that wasn't him. Even if it was reluctantly for a couple of moments he noticed her letting her guard down. Giving Ino just enough room to sneak in and get some unadulterated real honest Anko. Whether Ino liked it or not.
The morning came and went followed by most of the day. Naruto's eyes finally creaked open around two. Unsurprisingly she was wrecked not even having enough energy to roll over, her body angled in the most uncomfortable way possible but to her sleeping mind, it felt like she was lying on a pile of feathers.
Luckily Naruto didn't get a hangover but was just enjoying sleeping in. The fox in him loved to burrow into his covers (and Anko) and laze the day away. Well, he tried at least by 2 he was ready to burst. He forced himself up and helped Anko straighten out. Finding a somewhat clean shirt and sweats he made his way to the kitchen to start breakfast.
Anko felt her body move and her bed of feathers suddenly turned into clouds as she gave a big stretch at her newfound comfiness. She pried her eyes open just enough to see a blur of blonde hair disappear from the room.
Naruto was navigating the stove for something other than ramen for the first time. His attempt at eggs where put on hold as an expected knock came on his door. The knock was a mission. Hopefully a certain mission he talked to Kakashi about.
"Ahh, Cat-san a mission right?" Naruto asked nonchalantly.
Cat only gave a nod before handing over a scroll. "Lord Sixth has asked for you to meet him on the roof of Hokage tower at Ten tonight before you leave." Naruto gave a nod before Cat disappeared in a shunshin.
Anko caught the end of their conversation as she shuffled from their room. "You got a mission?" She asked walking towards the now burning eggs naruto left on the stove.
"oh crap, I totally forgot about the eggs!" Anko shooed him away as she scraped the pan and cracked a new egg.
"You didn't answer my question Naruto." Her words were a little more pointed this time making Naruto tense.
"Sorry Sorry, yes we have a mission... You know how I said I had a plan to get Hiashi on our side?" Anko pepped up finally getting to hear what Naruto was planning. For somebody so honest he was somehow was amazing at keeping things to himself.
"Well, I got Sasuke to start hunting down Orchimaru back during our mission in the land of Tea... Kakashi gave the go-ahead and officially authorized us to take him out. He wants us to take him alive if we can but I see a very small chance of that happening. Although if Orchimaru is anything he's a coward." Naruto was calm but it was obvious he was buzzing for the mission about to come. He looked to Anko who was still trying to wrap her head around it. No... she wrapped her head around it pretty quickly.
Naruto barely had time to react as a spatula flew past his head. Whipping his head back to watch the utensil stick into the drywall. "Goddammit Naruto why am I just now hearing about this!" Looking back Anko looked like medusa herself. Strands of hair standing up like venomous snakes floating around her.
Naruto stood up and calmly started walking to her. "Just let me explain ok there are a couple of reasons why I haven't told you. First off I wasn't sure how long it was going to take to find Orchimaru. I didn't want to tell you and make you sit on your hands for months I know that would kill you. Next, Kakashi was very against this from the start... He thought I was doing this for the wrong reasons and it took me a while to convince him. So again I didn't want to tell you to only get shot down by Kakashi. Not that It would stop me anyway." The whole time he was talking he slowly made his way to her. She seemed to find his explanation satisfactory. He was gauging her anger by how high her hair was through his speech. Her hair slowly laid flat as Naruto slowly wrapped her in a hug.
"Why are you so irritating. We literally just had this conversation about you not telling me things and keeping me out of decisions." Naruto could only chuckle at her one hundred percent correct statement.
"You're right once again my love. But this just isn't about you. Orchimaru has done plenty to earn my hatred." Naruto gave a foxy smile that made Anko's mind blank long enough for her to forget what was happening. Naruto used this chance to wrap her up in a kiss.
"mmm... Naruto quit trying to get off the hook!" Doing her best to hide her happy moans. Wasting no time his hands found their place under her shirt he almost made it to her bra before she snapped out of her trance. "You're not taking this seriously!"
He feigned being hurt as his mind-numbing smile came back. "I'm taking this very seriously." He whispered into her ear before giving a small nibble making her yelp in surprise. "I'm ready for my punishment Anko-Chan..." He backed away with his hands held out motioning for her to arrest him. Anko could only stare her mouth wide open forming a perfect O.
"Hehe, you should see your face right now Anko-chan." Naruto could barely contain his laughter. "I'm all out of surprises I swear!" Naruto boomed with a cherry smile. As usual, Anko was playing catch up to Naruto's endless unpredictability. At this point, she could only give a big huff of understanding and move on with her day.
"So get on with it Gaki give me a brief while I make breakfast." Anko let those words flow like they were the most natural thing in the world and Naruto didn't miss that. It was his turn to be surprised it looked like she had moved around his kitchen for her whole life. Anko turned around to see a wide-eyed naruto staring at her. "What's wrong?" She asked a little nervous.
In response, Naruto gave his famous megawatt smile. "Nothing Anko... It's just... I just love you is all!" Anko couldn't help but feel her chest tighten. But instantly followed it by rolling her eyes and chuckling. She would hate his kind of cheesiness if it was from anybody else but him. Finishing their eggs she set the plates down at the table before giving him a small peck on the lips."I love you too gaki! Now tell me about this mission."