A/N: Wow, I can't believe it's here so fast… the 7th chapter! Go me!

Professional Ninja Skills for Idiots

Chapter 7

"Alright, I'm here! Now… to find out who this "Anko" person is…" Naruto muttered, as he skidded to a stop outside the majestic, multi-storied stone tower where the Hokage's office was located. Walking through the colored arched gate, oriental patterns etched everywhere on the scented wood, Naruto was practically overwhelmed as he got hit with a wave of sound and chatter.

"Excuse me, ma'am, my son has been abducted! Please, please, help me find him… I'm willing to pay any price," a snatch of conversation floated to his ears.

"So what would that qualify as?" another voice floated into his ears.

"I'm sorry about the loss of your companion… does he still have any family remaining in Konoha?"

Every Hokage ever had stayed in the tower, and thus it had gotten its name. Besides functioning as a base for the Hokage, it had, over the years, become something like an administration hub – requests for shinobi were put up there, missions were handed out, rewards were received, and the dead were reported, all within the gray enclosure the statuesque building offered.

The building was huge. The first level alone resembled nothing more than an enormous hall. Long, counter-like desks were set up along the perimeter, and at the moment, every single desk was occupied with people. Along the center, there were counters too, and in the very front was one that was entitled, "Help Desk". Each counter encircled a small area, and documents were everywhere – on the tables, in drawers…

Helplessly, Naruto stared around, at the business and trades being dealt, at the stony-faced ninjas…

He was completely lost.

Finally, picking up his courage, he went up to the first counter, pushing through a small crowd. "Hey, lady?" he waved to the clerk, a slim, long-haired girl with brown eyes and a pair of slim, professional-looking glasses on her face.

"Good afternoon, sir, and welcome to the help…" she smiled, looking up. "Oh. Hello, boy, what are you doing here? Are you lost?" she said kindly.

"Well, yeah, kinda…" Naruto sheepishly admitted. "I was looking for someone called Anko…?"

"Please wait a moment, I'll search through the records…" she turned back to several cabinets of folders behind her, only to be faced with a slightly stout, middle-aged balding man, wearing a cuffed shirt and black pants. The man had a cold look on his face, and he stared straight past the lady, who looked slightly uncertain and intimidated, at Naruto.

"You," he hissed. "Brat, get away from here."

"Do I know you, old man?" Naruto frowned. Inside, though, his confidence was returning. Taken aback by the sheer mass of people in the tower at first, he had then been treated with kindness, something he wasn't too sure how to reciprocate. However, this hostility… he didn't knew the reason why everyone hated him so much, but he sure as hell knew how to deal with it. "Nah, couldn't be. The shine from your head is so bright; I'd probably remember you just for the fact that you almost blinded me."

"You little…" the man bit off, fury rising in his eyes.

The lady was wide-eyed by now, eyes flickering from one person to the other. On the one hand, there was the child… he was so cute, with those eyes that were so blue… but here he was, insulting her boss. On the other hand, there was her senior officer, looking at the boy like so much street trash… and he had seemed so nice, too!

"Demon fox, the village should have-" he said harshly, before he yelped and fell to his knees, cowering from a shuriken that sizzled over his head and cut off one of the few remaining strands of hair. The aforementioned piece of metal sliced through the air before cracking into a glass panel and sending a spider-web of cracks emanating out from the impacted spot.

"Who the hell?" the man narrowed his eyes, before his gaze fell on a shapely figure making her way through the crowd that had suddenly parted before her, after witnessing the twenty-something year old ninja calmly hurl a deadly weapon an inch from the man's head.

"You, sir," she said in a bored tone, tilting her head to one side, "have just violated one of the Hokage's rules. No matter who you are, such open defiance of the Hokage will have to be punished. Expect a letter of retrenchment sometime soon." As the people started to mutter angrily about the matter, she grasped a stunned Naruto's arm and quickly steered him out of the area.

Once they were out of the building, Naruto finally looked up at his saviour's face.

It was fuming angry.

"You MORON!" Mitarashi Anko yelled, punching Naruto in the head and making him fall over in shock and pain. "You insulted a manager in the middle of the Hokage's Tower! Did you know how many damn shinobis were there who would've itched at that excuse to… to…" Sighing, she threw up her hands in despair. 'Of course he doesn't. The Hokage's stupid rule… I should have known.'

"O-ow…" Naruto groaned from his position on the floor.

Later, when Naruto had recovered, he found himself on the roof of some building or another. In fact, he was lying on a bench… the last time he'd been beaten and fainted, he usually woke up in a gutter or a back alley somewhere… this was a first.

Glancing around, he spotted the woman who had punched him in the head. "Oi, lady!" he grumbled, scratching his head. "Why'd you go and punch me? And why the hell did you drag me outta there? I need to find somebody, dammit!"

The woman glared at him. "You think I wanna stay and babysit you, moron? The damned Hokage's told me to watch over you 'cause of your shitty mistakes! He's afraid someone will come and kill you, but I bet you'll annoy them to death first!" she shouted back.

"Oh," Naruto said, looking down. Anko cursed mentally.

'I shouldn't have said that… shouldn't have let my emotions get the better of me,' she winced. 'I didn't think he was that sensitive, though…'

"Sorry, but you're wasting your time! I've got better things to do than get killed… I'm gonna become Hokage!" he suddenly grinned, an ear-splitting smile that stretched across his face.

Anko was stunned. The look, the voice, the tone…

The only person Naruto reminded her of just then, even though she hadn't known him really, besides an unwanted but brash child, was the Fourth. 'Guess he's not that sensitive after all,' she nearly smiled.

"And to do that, I've gotta find some Anko person and get him to train me, so… see ya!"

"Wha'? Hey, brat, stop there!" she quickly barked, leaping to her feet. She sighed as the blond figure zoomed away into the distance. 'Damn… Now I'm curious. He wants to look for me? And he thinks I'm a guy!' the last was thought with an indignant tone. "Damn, he may look and talk like the Fourth, but he's a bigger idiot than that man ever was," she sighed out loud. Gathering herself, she sent chakra spiraling into her legs with a hint of concentration, and took off after the blond.

"Wait, dammit!" she yelled. 'Okay, now I'm pissed. I'm a Jounin, for Kami's sake! I should be able to catch him!' The two had been running across the top of Konoha's solid buildings for about five minutes now, and he was still annoyingly far ahead.She skipped a step, twirled and spun a delicate weave of chakra into herself, and felt pure liquid ice pour into her. The feeling was exhilarating, like a drug, almost. With incredible speed, she flew at the blond, who looked stunned at her sudden boost of agility.

"The hell!" Naruto swore, as he glanced back and saw a figure speeding towards him. "No way some old hag is gonna catch ME!" he hopped on one leg as he swiftly extracted the weights on his body. "Damn, it must be Iruka-sensei's stupid new weights that are slowing me down so much! Catch THIS!" he smirked, and flung the weights in her direction.

Anko was surprised. He wore weights, and could still run? And 'new weights'? Did that mean…? She sidestepped the weights. 'Like a slow projectile like that could slow me down,' she thought, slightly miffed. 'What, does he think I'm on the same level as him?' To her, his weights would probably just be a light exertion to carry.

Unfortunately, she'd forgotten than the roof they were on happened to be a shingle one, and dangerously thin.

It appeared Naruto had just realized the same thing.

"Oh, crap!" the blond suddenly yelped, eyes slightly frantic. "The roof is gonna collapse!" He slowed down and pivoted on his foot, and with a slight stumble dashed back towards Anko.

"Not if I can help it," the Jounin grinned viciously. If there was one thing she liked, it was showing off. She quickly forming the Bird, Horse and then the Bird seal again. Flicking her wrist the moment she was done, a multitude of silver, glowing strands shot out from her fingers and wrapped themselves around the weights. Jerking her wrist up, and taking the strings along with it, the weights accordingly flew up too, until they settled with a heavy sounding thump into her arms.

"Oof," she grunted, stumbling back before she steadied herself.

"Thanks," Naruto said slightly awkwardly after they returned (for the second time) to the rooftop enclosure where they had been, before he had attempted to escape. "Uh… so, couldja teach me something?"

"Hmm…" Anko pretended to look thoughtful, but inside she was simmering. 'I should teach him, and he was pretty impressive… and considerate through, considering how the villagers are… but…' "After you damn near made be chase you for a kilometer? No way!" she snapped.

Naruto's face fell. "Aww… b-but…" he sulked, sticking out his lower lip.

Anko tried to resist. She really did.

"You're so mean," he pouted.

"Oh god, I was wrong. This kid is better than it than him," Anko sighed.

"What?" Naruto asked, scratching his head.

"Never mind… if ya wanna get trained by me, you've gotta be prepared for some tough times… you really wanna go through with this, brat?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Damn yeah!" he nodded furiously, pumping a hand into the air.

"Alright then," she locked gazes with him, "then you'll have to promise me that you'll try your best. Meet me at the Northern Forest enclosure at 2.00 P.M sharp, and then we'll see."

A/N: Yeah, I know it's short, but I thought I should get this out. Enjoy, and review!