Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. But man… It would be so BADASS if I did…

This story is inspired by a series of 'Bitch Kyuubi' deviation artworks done by an Artist named 'Croaky.' I really liked the artwork and it inspired me to write this fic. I'd encourage you to check it out. There is a link to it in my profile.

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

I am REALLY sorry about the wait. But I've been busy with college and to be perfectly honest, I had to rewrite this whole chapter THREE TIMES just to get it right… Stupid Wave Country story arc…

Well, anyways, here ya go!

Chapter 5:

"Naruto…" The words, nothing more than a whisper but it appeared that the blonde haired boy heard them anyway… Looking up to see a familiar pair of red eyes.

"I have something I need to tell you." A woman spoke. She reached her arms out and gentle pulled the young boy to her. He complied happily.

"Sure Kyu-chan! You can tell me anything!" The boy said happily. The woman, Kyu gave him a gentle smile in return.

"I wanted to tell you this the moment I saw you… But I was afraid…" Kyu explained, her pale hands gently rubbing Naruto's back.

"What is it Kyu-chan?" Naruto asked curiously, his eyes were closed as he enjoyed the warm embrace.

"I'm… I'm your mother Naruto…" There! There! She finally did it! She told him!

"…"

To her surprise, Naruto suddenly pulled away from her. Kyu looked surprised as he stepped away from her.

"Naruto?" Kyu asked questioningly. She made to go towards him, but froze when she saw his face.

Tears… Tears streamed down his whisker marked cheeks. Tears flowing down hate filled eyes.

"My… My mother?" The young boy growled out. Kyuubi was physically shocked. His eyes, his grinding teeth and his clenched fists, he looked absolutely furious.

"Y-yes." Kyuubi stuttered. This was bad…

"Then where the hell have you been then?" His tone was that of barely controlled rage. His eyes, such a deep sapphire blue… Were suddenly becoming a bloody red.

"I… I was… Unable to be with you." Was all Kyuubi could get out.

"That's it!" Naruto exclaimed, his teeth becoming longer and sharper.

"Naruto… I would have given anything to have been with you for all those years." Kyuubi pleaded, reaching out to her son desperately.

"Well you weren't!" Naruto screamed. "I suffered all those years of being ignored, hated and unloved! That's all you have to say!"

"I… I…"

"IT'S TOO LATE NOW!" The voice no longer sounded like Naruto's. No… This was a different one… A terribly familiar one.

"No…" Kyuubi whispered desperately. "No!"

Suddenly everything around the two of them was pitch-black. Nothing could be seen but the two of them.

"I'VE FOUND YOU AT LAST!" The voice called out again. But it was no longer coming from Naruto.

From the darkness emerged a pair of glowing red eyes, followed by a smiling mouth filled with razor sharp teeth.

"I'VE FOUND YOU AT LAST BITCH!" The demonic face exclaimed, cackling menacingly. "YOU WILL BE MINE AGAIN!"

"No!" Kyuubi exclaimed, backing away from the demonic face. She tried to reach for Naruto and protect him from the dreaded creature.

But to her horror, the blonde boy merely growled out and lashed out with his now clawed hands.

"Ah!" Clutching her cut wrist, the redheaded woman backed away from the two, unsure of what to do.

"Kyuubi." A hollowed voice came from behind her. Whirling around, the woman came face to face her with her husband.

"Arashi!" Kyuubi exclaimed, rushing towards the blonde man. "I need your help!"

"Help you?" The man echoed coldly. When Kyuubi got closer to him, it suddenly became apparent that there was something wrong with the man. His flesh looked to be gray and… rotting.

"Why should I help the bitch that got me killed." The man that had once been her husband spat out. "If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened."

"Arashi…" Kyuubi pleaded as she backed away from him.

Suddenly, the fox woman found herself surrounded. Her dead husband, her estranged son, her ex-mate… All of them closed in on her.

"All of our misery…" Arashi began.

"Everything that has transpired." Naruto continued.

"WAS YOU'RE DOING!" The Demon finished.

With that, the three closed in on her.

"NO!" Kyuubi exclaimed, shooting up straight in her bed. Her entire body drenched in sweat. Her breathing was ragged as she slowly brought her trembling hand to her forehead.

"Just a dream…" She mumbled to herself. "Just a dream."

But it was such a horrible dream… Bringing to light all of her fears… and guilt.

Deep down, Kyuubi knew why she hadn't confessed to Naruto yet. Her ex-mate had killed so many ninjas and destroyed so many lives… It had even ruined her own son's chances of living a happy normal life… Well, as normal a life as a half fox demon can…

But because of her, because she had to be so selfish… thinking of only her wants… She had brought a horrible fate upon everyone. Killing her husband and destroying her son's happiness.

'I'm going to have to tell him.' Kyuubi thought as she looked out the small cracked window of her apartment. Sarutobi had offered to give her a much better place to stay, but the fox woman wanted something as small and out of the way as possible. Something that would not attract any attention to herself.

And in all honestly, this small one bedroom… shack was all the redhead felt she deserved, a millennia old fox demon or not. It served its purpose, that's all she needed of it.

'I hope Naruto is alright.' Kyuubi thought. A week ago, the young blonde had left with his team to perform an escort mission for some architect who was heading back to the Wave Country. It seemed simple enough…

But Kyuubi couldn't help but worry. Something felt… off.

'When he get's back… I'm going to have to explain some things to him.' Thought Kyuubi as she lay back down in her lumpy mattress.

"Ugh man, I can't wait until we can get home… I need some Ramen bad!" A short blonde haired boy groaned as he, and his teamed walked the familiar road back to Konoha.

"Well it's your own fault for not packing yourself more food for the return trip." Sakura scolded from her position behind the blonde, which 'coincidently' was also right next to Sasuke.

Sakura was worried about Sasuke, more so than usual. He had very nearly died on this mission… Heck for a time, everyone thought he had!

The Uchiha survivor himself had been very quite for the most part. Well, more so than usual. It was unsure to any of his team what exactly was going on in his head.

It might have had something to do with that final battle on the bridge… But… Who knew…

Damn… were the nights always this cold in wave country? A raven haired boy let out a ragged breath as the cool night air swept over him.

'Huh… Not a bad view…' The boy thought as he clung to the very top of one of the tallest trees in the forest. A Kunai sticking out of the top, right next to his head.

It had been a lot of work, but he had finally mastered the tree climbing exercise that Kakashi had given then. There was a distinct sense of satisfaction as he looked at the grand horizon, illuminated by the soft glow of the moon.

"Oye! Sasuke!" Turning his head to the left, the raven haired boy turned to look at his fellow teammate.

His fellow teammate who was clinging to a tree just as tall as his. A foxy grin spread across his sweaty and dirt smudged face.

"Great view huh?" The boy called out, mirroring the other boy's thoughts. Sasuke smirked, part of him was angry that this dead last idiot had learned the tree climbing technique as quickly as he had, the number one rookie of their class.

But then… another part of him, a small part, was proud of him for that very same reason.

Huh… weird…

"Wanna head back?" Sasuke called back, much of his energy drained. The blonde shinobi couldn't stop grinning.

"Sure…" Naruto sighed with relief. That smile never once left his face the whole way back to Tazuna's house.

Sasuke's frown deepened… How did he do it? He was the dead last, wasn't he? How had he gotten so damn strong?... How had he defeated that Haku guy, when Sasuke himself nearly ended up dead? The boy continued to brood on the events of the mission as his Jounin instructor shot him a worried glance.

Kakashi had his book out as usual, though his attention was split more between his two male students than his little piece of dirty literature.

When the jounin turned his one available eye on Naruto, the jounin thought back to an earlier conversation that had left Kakashi perturbed.

"Ugh… Fooooood." Moaned a familiar blonde haired boy, who was currently lying in a heap on the ground.

"Honestly Naruto! You just ate!" Yelled Sakura who was currently standing over her idiotic teammate.

The two Genin level ninjas were currently in the guestroom of the bridge architect Tzuna's house. Along with them, was their Jounin instructor Hetake Kakashi, who was currently minding his own business. Sasuke was nowhere to be seen.

"Yeah, but I threw up most of it…" Naruto replied, his face firmly implanted in the floor.

"That's because you and Sasuke-kun trained too hard and ate too fast at dinner." Sakura shot back. 'Poor Sasuke-kun…'

"Well, I need to eat something!" Naruto yelled. "I can't keep training if I don't have any food!"

"It's already dark out! Just get some sleep. You can eat when we have breakfast." Sakura yelled again at her teammate. 'Honestly, what an idiot…'

"Ugh… food…" But the plea went unanswered as the pink haired Kuinochi had already left.

"Ah, don't worry Naruto." Soothed Kakashi, who was currently sitting up in his futon, reading as usual, Come Come Paradise. "Breakfast is only 10 hours away."

"Uuuuugggghhh…" Naruto groaned.

"Didn't you pack any food rations with you?" Kakashi asked. His one visible eye squinting worriedly at his clumsiest student.

"Rations?" Naruto asked… And then a light bulb went off. "Oh that right!"

Pulling energy seemingly out of nowhere. Naruto bounced off the floor and bee lined straight for his pack. "The cookies!"

"Hm? Cookies?" Kakashi's curiosity peaked as he tilted his head to see what Naruto was holding.

Turning around, the energetic ninja produced a large back of what looked like chocolate chip cookies.

"Hee hee! Dinner is served." Naruto exclaimed as he tore open the plastic bag and began to start stuffing cookies into his mouth.

"Now Naruto…" Kakashi began, setting his book to the side. "You wouldn't happen to be a good little student and share those cookies with your dear old sensei would you?"

"Share… My cookies?" Naruto asked suspiciously. "… Nah, I think I'll keep them to myself."

"Sniff…" Kakashi looked about ready to cry. "Not even a single cookie from my favorite student?"

Tink! That got him.

"Favorite student?" Naruto looked at Kakashi excitedly.

"Well, at least I THOUGHT you were my favorite…" Kakashi shrugged.

"Ah! Here! Have a cookie! Here! Have three!" Naruto exclaimed, dumping several cookies into his teacher's waiting hands.

"Heh, heh…" Kakashi chuckled. 'Too easy.'

As the two ate their cookies Naruto stared in amazement at his teacher who had somehow managed to eat his cookies without ever taking off his mask.

'Wow…' Naruto thought. 'That is so cool…'

"Mmh… Those are some good cookies." Kakashi nodded with satisfaction. "Where'd you get them Naruto?"

"Hee, hee! I got them from a friend!" Naruto gave a Foxy grin.

"Ah, that's good." Kakshi nodded absently as he reached for his book again.

"Yeah, Kyu-chan is the best!" Naruto continued on.

"Yep, good o'l Kyu-chan." Kakashi nodded… and then froze. "Wait. Say that again."

"Huh?" Naruto looked at his teacher curiously.

"What was your friend's name again?" Kakashi asked.

"Huh? Oh you mean Kyu-chan? Yeah, she's really nice, and really pretty too. You'd like her."

Kakashi eyes narrowed suspiciously. 'It couldn't be her… She died twelve years ago… But I never did find a body…'

"Say Naruto. What exactly does this Kyu person look like?"

"Uh… Well… She's really pretty… She's got really white skin…" Naruto looked to be thinking about it. "Oh! She's got long red hair, red eyes and red marks on her cheeks like mine."

Okay… That description was way too accurate to be just a fluke. But that was impossible wasn't it? Kakashi couldn't be very sure right now. If… If Kyuubi was indeed back… Then had she come to claim her son?

But it seemed as though, Naruto didn't know very much about the woman… At least not the important facts.

"So, Naruto… Can you tell me what you know about her?" Kakashi asked in a casual tone as he reached for his book once again. He had to make sure there wasn't a sense of panic.

"Sure! Hey wait…" Naruto eyed the Jounin suspiciously. "You're not going hit on her or do anything perverted right?"

His response was a thrown shoe to his face.

"Just tell me what you know about her." Kakashi sighed.

After rubbing his face, Naruto saw no other reason not to explain his redheaded friend.

So he did.

The information that Naruto had supplied had been on Kakashi's mind non-stop. If Kyuubi was back… Did the Hokage know? And if so why hadn't Kakashi been informed? Maybe the Hokage didn't know… If that true, what was Kyuubi up to? Was she just here for her son?

Was it tied to what happened to Naruto on the bridge? Kakashi shivered. The raw intensity of that chakra… it still bothered him. It had almost thrown his fight with Zabusa…

Kakashi was irritated. With all these questions swimming in his head but no answers for them, it just seemed to make the trip back to Konoha go by even longer, Come, Come Paradise or not.

And if to make the little circle of brooding complete, even team seven's ninja loudmouth was quiet for the most part… Aside from his belly aching.

Even Naruto had puzzling matters on his mind.

No… How could this have happened! Laying in the blonde Ninja's arms was none other than his greatest rival Sasuke. Bamboo Needles stuck out all over his body and especially, much to Naruto's revulsion, through his neck.

"This is the first time a comrade of yours has died isn't it?" A soft voice asked. Naruto only took a brief moment to notice that the masked ninja Haku had stepped out of his ice mirrors to view the scene. "Such is a Ninja's way."

"Shut up." Naruto growled, as he cradled Sasuke's body, tears streaming down his face.

The rage inside of the blonde was building as he remembered the words that Sasuke had spoken.

"I used to hate you, you know…"

'Why did he do it!' Naruto just couldn't understand. Sasuke… Had given his life for him…

"My body just moved on it's own…"

The Rage boiled now, Naruto felt as though he was going to explode. The flames of his anger needed a target…

And a target had provided itself.

"You…" Naruto growled… It wasn't a human-like growl. No, this was the growl of animal.

"What?" the masked nin muttered in shock. The leaf ninja before him seemed to be engulfed in blazing red chakra. But what was even more disturbing was the visage of the small ninja boy when he lifted his head up to look at Haku.

"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Naruto shouted his voice an unnaturally deep pitch.

Instinctively, Haku jumped back into his ice mirrors for safety. Preparing himself to jump to the next mirror and make his attack.

From Naruto's point of view, things seemed to be happening very differently than in the real world.

After his initial burst of anger, a lot of Naruto's earlierl anger was burned up. Leaving him on a SLIGHTLY more rational level.

So even now with a burning rage, Naruto was able to notice that something different was going on. His nails appeared to be razor sharp and elongated. Every muscle in his body felt energized with a new found strength.

A strength that seemed to come in handy suddenly when the masked mist ninja jumped from his ice mirror to make his attack.

Only, there was something strange about it.

'That's weird.' Naruto thought as he watched the masked nin coming at him. 'He's moving so slowly… What's going on?'

But despite the strangeness of the situation, Naruto still took advantage of it. Reaching out, the blonde grabbed Haku's extended arm, and with seeming ease, flung him powerfully through one if the ice mirrors, shattering it completely.

The mist nin stumbled to his feet quickly, just in time to get a brief glimpse of red animal eyes and a snarling mouth with fangs before a fist knocked him senselessly across the length of the bridge.

Staggering once more to his feet, Haku watched in horror as burning red chakra enveloped around Naruto. Four tails of red chakra swaying behind him. His Red animalistic eyes burning into the mist ninja. The thin black whisker marks, on the boys face were now thick and red, looking rough and adding to the boy's savage appearance.

There was something so unnatural about the chakra surround Naruto. It left Haku frozen in his place. He was so paralyzed that he hadn't even noticed that his mask had crumbled to his feet.

But Naruto had.

Naruto shut his eyes tightly. He didn't want to think of the events that took place after that. Discovering that Haku had been that same girlish looking boy from the forest. Sacrificing himself for Zabusa, and finally, a guilt ridden Zabusa slaying Gatoh.

So much had happened on this SIMPLE escort mission. Luckily Sasuke was alright and soon the team would be back in Konoha now.

Naruto smiled. Soon he'd get to have Ramen with Iruka-sensei and see Kyu-chan again! Naruto frowned, maybe Iruka-sensei would know something about what happened to him on the bridge that day. He had already spoken with Kakashi about it, but the Jounin teacher had only stared at him for a long moment before finally saying that he'd talk to the Hokage about it.

Hey, maybe Kyu might know something about… She seemed to know a lot about the demon sealing… Maybe she would know what had happened.

Well, all it meant was that they'd just have to speed it up and get back to konoha sooner!

"My… That's quite a lot isn't it?" Remarked Kyu as she stared out into the slowly setting sun.

Team seven had arrived back in Konoha several hours ago. After unpacking, eating, and debriefing, everyone was allowed to go their own ways.

At first Naruto, had gone out looking for Iruka. But oddly, the chuunin couldn't be found for some reason. Usually Naruto could find him either at home, at the school, or out getting some Ramen. The young ninja was curious as to where he'd gone to…

But luckily in his wonderings, Naruto had run into Kyu. They had spent the last hour talking… Well, more like Naruto spent the hour regaling her about his big important mission.

Now, the two of them were back outside the walls again, looking at the setting sun. Sitting on the same log they had the last time they had gone out there.

"Yeah it is." Naruto nodded, very pleased to have someone to tell his adventures to.

"Are you alright?" Concern evident in the redhead's voice.

"Well… I just don't understand what happened on the bridge… Kakashi-sensei said he'd talk to the Hokage… but I was hoping you might know something." Naruto looked to Kyu face. Her attention was still on the sunset, but it was obvious she was thinking.

"I know what happened." Kyu sighed, closing her eyes.

"You do? Can you tell me what's going on?" Naruto asked excitedly.

"I will." Kyu nodded. "But Naruto… I… Need to tell you a story. It's a very important story. It'll help so that everything makes sense."

"Um, okay." The blonde cocked his head to the side curiously.

"I… actually should have told this to you a while ago." Kyu explained, shifting so she could better see him.

Taking a deep breath, Kyu began.

"Seven years ago…. There was a demon fox who lived in the forest right behind us. She had lived there for a very, very long time. While she lived there, she saw many happenings in the world, and many people who were apart of those happenings.

"But seventeen years ago, her eye was caught by a special human. He was a man who came to this very field to look upon the sky and the whole of Konoha. He was a very strong and kind man. She was very happy whenever he came to that field, so happy in fact, that after years, she had fallen in love with him."

"She did?" Naruto asked curiously. He had never heard a story quite like this before.

"Yes, eventually, she decided to show herself to him. She took the form of a woman and made herself known. In time, they fell madly in love with each other."

"I didn't know demon's could love." Naruto commented.

"Yes they can… But… There are also many demons who simply enjoy hurting others and killing, while others simply avoid human's and other demon's all together." Kyu explained.

"Wow… So what happened next?" The blonde asked excitedly. Kyu smiled at his energetic nature.

"Well… Eventually, the Third Hokage married them in secret. And the demon fox became pregnant."

Naruto's eyes widen in shock.

"But… That's where the happy part ends." Kyu explained sadly. "Long, long before the demon fox met her human mate… She had another demon fox for a mate."

"There were two of them?"

"Yes. But she grew tired of his love for suffering and killing and left him without another thought."

"Well that's good." Naruto nodded.

"No… It's not. The demon fox was so concerned about her own well being she never thought about the repercussions."

"Huh?"

"She didn't even think about what would happened if her old mate would come looking for her. And twelve years ago, he tracked her to this village."

Naruto felt a chill begin to run down his spine. This story was starting to sound a little too real.

"She's was well past her due date when her ex-mate attacked. And the demon was tearing through Konoha's defenses easily; there was little that could be done.

"So… In a last ditch effort… She, her husband, and the third worked tirelessly to make a plan to stop the demon. Which, they finally did. I told you how it was done right?"

Naruto nodded numbly.

"Labor was induced… and quickly. Her baby was born that very day and then… And then he was used in the plan to seal away the raging demon fox's power… Because he was half demon fox, and could channel both the human and demon parts of the sealing."

There was a long moment of silence. Kyu watched anxiously as Naruto processed all the information.

His eyes were clouded in confusion as he thought back onto what he was just told.

"So… You're saying… That my mother was a demon fox?" He asked uncertainly.

"Yes." Kyu nodded. "When sealing took place twelve years ago, so much of her own power was used up that she couldn't even keep together a corporeal form. It took nearly twelve years before she had enough strength to rise from her slumber and look for her child."

"… Y-you mean look… for me?" Naruto looked uncertain as he spoke. But the pieces were coming together in his mind. "And you said that her husband sealed the demons power in me… That was-"

"Yes. Uzumaki Arashi, the Fourth Hokage." Kyu explained.

"T-the Fourth was my father?" The poor boy looked like his mind was going to blow from all the information being given to him.

"Yes… And… And I am your mother." Yes! She finally said it! And now… what was he going to do? Was this going to be like her dream?

Naruto just stared at her, for such a normally loud person, he was being terribly quiet through all of this.

"What?" How could Naruto believe it? Was this really true? No! This was just some kind of trick! Just a horribly cruel dream!... It couldn't be real!

… It couldn't be…

"The Hokage will confirm everything that I've told you." The redhead stated. She just wanted to reach out right now and hold him… But what would he do? … Would he… hate her?

Naruto's head was bowed down. She couldn't make out his face, but she could see the tears falling to the ground. She couldn't take much more of this.

"Why…" Naruto began, his voice cracking as tears fell down his cheeks.

Kyu couldn't bear to look at him anymore, too filled with shame to do anything else.

"Why didn't you say something sooner?"

Eyes open wide, Kyu looked up to see her son staring at her, a pleading look in his eyes.

She couldn't take it anymore, she had to hold him.

And she did. Pulling him into her arms, she let the poor boy cry into her crimson kimono. Holding on to him… Just holding onto him as if HER life depended on it.

"Why didn't you say something?" Naruto repeated. Tears trailed down Kyu's eyes as well as she leaned her head on top of his.

"B-because… Even after thousands of years… I can still be an idiot!" Kyu cried as she held onto her son more tightly, tears streaming down her face as well.

They stayed like that all night.

Eventually Naruto fell asleep in her arms and the demon fox gently cradled her son's head in her lap the whole night.

And for the whole night, Kyuubi felt totally at peace.

And that concludes the end of chapter five. Once again, I am TERRIBLY sorry about the delay. But you try rewriting this much three times! Well, anyways, it looks like it's time for another episode of:

IRUKA THE AMAZING CHUUNIN SIDE STORY!

It was mid afternoon in the village of Konoha. The sun was shining, birds were chirping and this spectacular view was being enjoyed by certain black haired ninja from the Jounin's lounge area. Said, ninja was a beautiful young woman who was enjoying the view while popping dongos into her mouth.

The lounge was empty for the most part. The only other occupant had been a middle aged ninja would had left almost ten minutes ago, leaving Mitarashi Anko to enjoy her break in relative silence.

But that didn't last too long as the lounge door opened and stepped in several kuniochis stepped in, all who were chatting to themselves happily. When the noticed Anko sitting near the window, they paused for a moment before coming to take seats around her.

"Anko, how are you?" Smiled Kurenia as she sat next to Anko.

"Oh hey, Kerunia, I'm fine. How's it going?" Anko gave a short wave as she took her eyes from the window to look at the group of women situated around her.

"Fine, fine. Doing mostly Jounin instructor work now." Kurenia explained.

"Yeah, heard you got stuck with a teaching job now." Anko nodded.

"Speaking of teaching…" One of the other Kuniochi's, Suzume stepped in. "I've heard that you're dating Umino Iruka? Is that true?"

Anko, smirked at Suzume, who pushed her glasses back on her face.

"What if I am?"

The women looked at each other before turning back to Anko.

"Well… Why him? There must be much more… Interesting guys, right?" Kurenia asked.

"Well, sure maybe. But let me ask you a question, what are the options on good single guys?" Anko asked them with a knowing smirk.

"Well… What about Kakashi? I heard he's really cute under that mask. And he must really interesting!" A blonde Kuniochi offered.

"Doesn't he constantly read porn? In public?" One of the other girls stated, cringing at the thought.

"Yeah! And he's chronically late! I've never seen the man show up on time for anything in my life!" Another commented.

"What about… Asuma? He seems like a really nice guy." This time it was a brunette to Anko's left.

"Ew! He smells like an ash tray!" The blonde cringed.

"And besides that…(ahem) He's not available." Kurenia stated, frowning.

"How would you know?" The brunette asked.

"I just do!" Kurenia shot back.

"Um… Anyways… How about… Hayate?" This time it was Suzume.

"Heh, if Yuugao heard you even suggest that she'd cut you two." Anko laughed, thinking about the purpled haired Anbu.

"Oh yeah…" Suzume paled.

"Genma?" Anther girl offered.

"Er… tried that." Anko said cringing.

"Well, what about-"

"Enough!" Anko shouted. "Look, I like Iruka-kun! Get over it!"

There was a brief pause of silence...

"But… why?"

Anko blinked, and then looked at them. Sighing, Anko set herself up to explain.

"Look, if you think about all the guys in this village, who would YOU consider to be the nicest?" Anko asked.

"Um… Iruka?" One of the girls said hesitantly after a moment of thought.

"And who would you think would treat a woman with the PROPER respect she deserves?"

"Well, definitely Iruka." Suzume nodded. "He's always a gentleman to a lady, weather she's nine years old or ninety. Anko smirked, thinking back to the sake shop incident.

"And he's very good with children!" Another piped in. "He'd make a wonderful father."

"Best of all" The Brunette said. "I hear he can cook!"

"But would he be any good in the bedroom?" The blonde added. "He seems like he'd be clumsy in that department."

"Oh he was." Anko nodded. Closing her eyes and putting her hands behind head as she grinned evilly. "But after a week with me, I definitely fixed that!"

Many of the kunoichi looked at her with red faced surprise. While others like Kurenia and Suzume who knew her better simply shook their heads in embarrasement.

"So… In all accounts…" The Brunette began after a short pause. "Iruka is… the most eligible bachelor in Konoha?"

All the women, excluding Anko, blinked in surprised upon that sudden revelation. For a brief instance, the room was in complete silence and as they realized what a good prospect for a husband Iruka was… and much to their great disappointment, that he was-

"- All mine! Hahahahaha!" Anko laughed evilly, surprising everyone in the room as she stood up on her seat in a triumphant pose.

"Hee, hee! I can just see it now!" Anko squealed in delight. "Mr. and Mrs. Anko Mitarashi!"

As if on cue, a thought bubble seemed to appear over Anko's head as she imagined her future life.

"Honey! I'm hoooome!" Anko called out as she walked through a door into her home. She was wearing what looked like a female business suite complete with a brief case.

"Oh! Hi honey! How was your day?" A smiling Iruka asked as he came into the room, an apron adorned over his normal ninja wear. Oven mitts on his hands as he carried in a pot roast to the table.

"Oh it was good, just a run of the mill assassination." Anko smiled as she set down her brief case.

"Well you're just in time for dinner! Would you like to call the kids to the table?" Iruka smiled.

"Oh kiiiids!" Anko cried.

From out of another room, two little children, one looking like a five year old version of Anko and and the other a five year old version of Iruka ran into the room happily.

"Yay! Mommy's home!" They squealed.

"What a wonderful family." Anko sighed happily. The whole family grouped together smiling. Standing next to each other like they were about to take some kind of hallmark moment photo.

Back in reality, all the Kuniochi's stared at the day dreaming Anko with sweat drops.

"Just who's wearing the pants in that relationship?" Suzume asked.

"Well, I'd watch myself if I were you Anko." Kurenia smirked, pulling Anko out of her bizarre fantasy.

"Oh yeah? Why should I?"

"Because, while he may be the most eligible bachelor, you're not quite what I'd call the most eligible bachelorette." Kurenia grinned wickedly.

"Ha! And how could he turned down something like this?" Anko huffed as she pointed at herself (more accurately at her chest).

"Because of your personality." One of the Kuniochi's piped in. "You don't have anything the rest of us don't already have. And now that we know just what a great guy he is. We'll all be on the prowl."

There was a chorus of nods from all the women in the room, excluding Kurenia, which nobody noticed.

"Y-yeah, well fat chance! Just today, I sent a whole bunch of flowers to his classroom, just so he'd know that I appreciated him!"

"You did?" The blonde asked in surprised. That didn't seem very Anko-Like.

"Yep! I even went out and picked them all myself! Just try and beat that!" Anko laughed triumphantly. That's right, she was one step a head of the game now.

On the other side of Konoha, in the ninja academy, Iruka's class looked on in fascination at the variety of exotic looking flowers situated in a vase on the center of Iruka's desk. With a note attached saying: From Anko.

"Wow Sensei! Looks like you've got yourself an admirer!" Konohamaru laughed.

"Er yeah…" Iruka said as he eyes the flowers nervously.

"Um Sensei?" Another student, Moegi, raised her hand. "Do you know that all those flowers are poisonous?"

"Uh, Actually, yes I do…" Iruka sweat dropped.

"Wow, somebody must really hate sensei…" One of Iruka student's whispered to another.

"Yeah, if I was him, I'd stay the heck away from whatever girl sent those!" The other whispered back.

'Man…' Iruka thought, as he scratched his head nervously. 'I am getting some seriously mixed signals from that girl…'

Yeah, I definitely think I'm going to continue on with this side story thing. I kinda like it.