Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto even though I enjoy writing this story.
A/N: Okay seeing as how many are saying the chapters are too short, I have worked extra hard in order to make this one a bit longer. First off, something I would like to clarify for NexDeus, yes Anko will look like how she was in the series. For Gost, here are the answers to your questions: 1) Does Anko have the curse seal mark still? Yes she still does, it did not go away 2) Is Anko a virgin again? Well I mean, who says she was/wasn't one before? 3) Whats with slutty Anko? Heh figured this would pop up eventually, and really she is not being slutty, its just that she is a big tease thats all. Besides, its funnier that way I think. Okay, now that that's over, on with the story!
Beep-beep! "Grey Snake here, what is your position Red Fox? Over." Sighing, Naruto shrugged to himself and decided to follow along with Anko's game. He spoke into his com link, "Red Fox here, enemy in sight, he is inside the bookstore as we speak. Over." "Good, now let the mission commence! Grey Snake over and out." The boy frowned knowing if he was caught, he would suffer. Boy would he suffer! "I can't let Anko-chan down!" he thought resolutely. "Besides, I should be able to pull this off, right Kyuubi?" The demon sighed saying, "I don't really know Kit, this is a very dangerous mission I mean she wants you to do that! That's just cruel! I mean even I would never do that to someone!" Naruto grinned and softly whispered, "Let's do it!"
He slipped inside the bookstore avoiding people eyes as much as possible. Row upon row of ordinary book passed him until he finally came to the very last bookcase in the back of the store. Naruto grinned malevolently, enjoying the thrill of the possibility of being caught doing such things. He rushed in and quickly grabbed all of the Icha Icha Paradise books and quickly replaced them with dummy books that contained the "yaoi version" of the comic that was written by another author. After taking the many other Icha Icha books and throwing them to his drop off point near Anko, he quickly snuck back out of the store, struggling to hold in his laughter.
"Red Fox here, hehe, I, HAHAHA, I did it! MWAHAHA!" Naruto began rolling on the ground with laughter. "Good, now get out of there before he remembers sensing you were in there!" Anko said excitedly. "It seems like Anko-chan enjoys the excitement of pranks as much as I do!" Kyuubi gave a sharp bark of laughter in his container's mind. "Hey, what was that about Kyuubi?" Naruto asked the furball. "Hehe, well you see Kit, you called Anko, 'Anko-chan' twice already and you never even noticed it! HAHA!" Naruto began to blush a deep red realizing he was right. "Well it's only right since she is a young girl again..." he mumbled. "Either that or you do like her Kit..." the demon said giving a sly smile. "Whatever, I gotta get out of here before Kakashi-sensei finds out that I did it..." he said, cutting off the mental connection with the demon.
"Before I find out about doing what, Naruto?" a monotone voice asked from behind. Turning around slowly, silently cursing himself for speaking out loud AGAIN. Scratching his head, the blond quickly replied, "Eh heh heh, hi Kakashi-sensei, I meant before you find out I...I...did my...laundry, yeah thats it!" he said, laughing nervously, while Kakashi simply stared at him. Naruto noticed he was carrying a bag that had the latest Icha Icha book, and fought hard to hold back the laughter. "Well, okayy...good for you I guess..." Kakashi gave a confused smile, "Well, I am going to go read now, good luck with your laundry..." he replied while giving a wave as he walked away. Naruto calmed himself and exhaled deeply knowing he had succeeded.
Anko leaped down from the rooftops giving Naruto a big slap on the back saying, "Great job there kiddo, stood up and bold faced lied straight to the guy! Now that takes major balls! Haha!" Stumbling from Anko's tremendous back slap, Naruto fell down face first. Staying down for a bit, he began laughing uncontrollably with Anko joining in soon after. All of a sudden a high pitched scream came from down the road. Kakashi ran at full speed back to the bookstore and gave another scream as he noticed the "special" Icha Icha editions. Although he could not be seen, Naruto got a feeling of several versions of 1000 years of pain being sent into his direction from inside the bookstore... Nervously, he took Anko's hand, making her slightly blush, and then whispered, "We have to go NOW! I mean it, you don't know what he will do to us if he catches us!" Sweat appeared all over his face and hands from knowing the raging fury that is Kakashi.
Anko simply laughed mockingly and gave a confident grin to the boy saying, "HA! You think I am scared of him? Why, I could probably beat him if I had every limb tied up with a pinky being the only finger to fight him with!" Naruto gaped at the insane girl next to him. "You do remember that you are 13 again, and that you probably only have a fifth of the original amount of chakra you used to have?" he said while nervously checking to see if Kakashi was going to burst out of the bookstore. Anko smiled nervously and laughed, "Heh, I guess I kinda forgot about that...Let's go!"
Naruto nodded in agreement and the two began to run as fast as they could in order to get away from the now hysterical Kakashi. As soon as they began running, Kakashi came out with a haunted look in his eyes. He saw Naruto and Anko sprinting away and he prepared the hand seal for the 1000 years of pain. "Naruto," he murmured, "YOU NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS! THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE!" the Jounin shouted, taking off at full speed, determined to make the boy pay for ruining his Icha Icha.
Running like the Shinigami himself was chasing them, Anko and Naruto tried to come up with Plan B. "Okay, so what should we do now, Anko-chan?" Naruto asked nervously while looking back at Kakashi, feeling the killing-intent radiating from him, not even noticing what he had said. Anko was slightly stunned by what he had said, and just stared at him while continuing to run forward. "Did he just call me Anko-chan? Was it an accident or did he really mean it? Hmm I do like the sound of it though..." the purple haired girl thought while smiling inwardly. Meanwhile, Naruto had to shout at her in order to get her attention again. "ANKO-CHAN," he still didn't realize what he was calling her, "ARE YOU THERE? Come on, we gotta get away from Kakashi-sensei!" He pulled hard on her arm, taking the lead, and they leapt into the deep foliage of Konoha.
Since Naruto played many pranks when he was younger, he knew the exact shortcut to take to get to the training grounds where he could devise a plan to escape Kakashi. "Hey Fox, now would be a good time for some input on saving our asses, or mainly mine, from about one million years of pain!" he yelled. "Alright Kit, here is what you do..." Kyuubi explained as the clearing for the training grounds came into view.
Anko looked with worry at the blond who had not spoken a word for several minutes. "Hey, Naruto is something wrong?" Anko said. The boy looked back at her with his fox-like grin and said with glee, "Don't worry, I have a plan!" After a few minutes of summation of his plan, Naruto and Anko hid themselves and awaited for Kakashi's arrival. No less than a minute passed before the gray haired Jounin appeared.
"Now where could those pranksters have gone? I should be able to at least sense Naruto's chakra..." Kakashi thought to himself. A sudden spike in chakra rose behind him and he threw several shuriken. A tree stump had replaced it in a flash and now several Naruto's were running towards him. "Heh, just like before during our survival training Naruto, you will not be able to beat me." So Kakashi took out his Icha Icha Paradise book and began reading with a slight blush appearing on his face.
Kakashi quickly disposed of the kage bunshin and lazily evaded the next two as well. Naruto chuckled as he knew Kakashi was falling right into the trap... "NOW ANKO!" the genin yelled. Knowing that Mitarashi Anko never holds back, the Jounin quickly went into a defensive stance while still holding his book. Seconds passed, with nothing happening, then a flash went by and Kakashi's Icha Icha Paradise book was replaced with the "special" version. Kakashi was stunned and screamed, "NOOO!" He then threw his book onto the ground and destroyed it. Naruto took this moment to unleash his plan.
Naruto burst out of the ground with the seal of the tiger and yelled, "1000 YEARS OF PAIN!" and gave Kakashi what he had given him so long ago. His sensei's eyes watered up and he yelled in agony while clutching his ass, flying high into the air until he was just a tiny sparkle. Naruto couldn't hold back his laughter anymore. He simply rolled on the ground laughing and pointing at the sky. Anko ran over to him with tears of laughter in her eyes and clutched her aching sides. The two continued laughing until Naruto rolled Anko's feet from under her accidentally and she fell on top of him. Silence came over them as they stared at each other with shock on their faces.
"I...I can feel her heart beating so fast..." was Naruto's only thought while looking at Anko. Meanwhile Anko was thinking, "Oh boy, this can't be good, my heart is racing from just looking at him...What do I do? This could get either really awkward or really intimate...Aw hell it's already both!" Soft chirping was heard from the surrounding trees, and they could hear each other breathing. Finally, Anko closed her eyes and brought her face close to Naruto's, and gave him a long kiss. Naruto simply stayed in shock with his eyes wide. "Wow, so this is what its like to be kissed...Her lips are so soft and warm..." Anko was also enjoying the kiss, "It seems this is Naruto-kun's first kiss judging by his stunned reaction, hehe he is so cute! He kinda tastes like ramen! I should stop before someone sees us, this could be very bad for both of our already horrible reputations...but who cares?" so she continued until he needed to take a deep breath of fresh air.
Anko pushed herself off of him and gave a small smirk. Naruto sat up, and blushed while looking down at the ground in embarrassment. "Anko-chan, I..." The purple haired girl placed a slender finger on his lips. "Shh Naruto-kun, no one will know about this, so it will be our little secret 'kay?" she whispered giving him a wink. Nodding in agreement, he stood up and offered his hand like any gentlemen would, Anko accepted it graciously and they began walking back into the housing district of Konoha, as the sun began to set.
All the while, Naruto caught himself giving quick glances to Anko. Every time he was caught, he would quickly look away. Kyuubi noted to his container that she was doing the same even if it took him a bit longer to notice it himself. "That's my, Kit! Yeah you go lover boy! Woo woo!" Kyuubi cried out whenever Naruto would reminisce about the kiss that he and Anko shared making his face flush. "Hey Kit, if you like her so much, invite her out for dinner. I don't think she would reject you after what happened heh heh!" the fox grinned. "I guess it couldn't hurt to get to know her better..." Naruto thought.
He stopped and turned to Anko with a nervous smile, "Hey Anko-chan, since we are still technically on a date, how about we go out to dinner?" Anko smiled, knowing how hard it must have been for the boy to say that, and said, "Sure Naruto-kun, that sounds great, where do you want to go?" The boy thought to Kyuubi in a panic, "Quick Kyuubi, where could I take her?" The fox was surprised at his Kit's desperate tone, "Well, to make a good impression on her, take her someplace a bit fancier than Ichiraku's ramen stand. Somewhere like that new restaurant close by the Hokage office, umm, what's it called...oh yeah, it's called Akimichi's! It was started by Chouji's family, when they found that many people enjoyed the clan cuisine." Naruto thanked him, and returned his attention to Anko.
"How about Akimichi's? I have never tried it and I have heard that it is pretty good food," he said confident about his friend's information, "It is a formal restaurant so we may need to dress up, is that alright Anko-chan?" Anko gave a sly grin, "That sounds great Naruto-kun, I know just the dress to wear, it's one that I got from the shop earlier today." Nervous laughter escaped from the Genin, "Maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to go to a formal place, knowing how carefree Anko is concerning other people's thoughts about her...," he thought to himself. "I will pick you up in an hour then, Anko-chan!" he said, giving her his fox-like grin, disappearing to get ready. Anko quickly disappeared as well.
The boy hummed happily to himself as he leapt from roof to roof, seeing the many lights that were shining throughout Konoha, thinking about the upcoming dinner. A frown immediately fell on his face, drowning his happy tune, after realizing he had no formal clothes. "Where could I get some on such short notice..." he muttered to himself. Unconsciously, he had led himself to the Hokage's office. "Maybe Baa-chan has something I could use," he thought hopefully. As he walked in, people gave him sharp glares, but he easily dismissed them as their way of acknowledging him. Walking up the stairs towards Tsunade's office, Naruto began to wonder what he would say to her in order to get help for his date with Anko without upsetting her and facing her wrath. He shivered at the thought of one of her superhuman punches blasting him through several walls.
He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Shizune as he reached the top floor. He bumped into her, making her fall onto the floor. "Ow! Be more careful where you are going Naruto-kun!" the medic yelled. Naruto helped her up with an apologetic smile, "Sorry Nee-chan, I was worried about something coming up." Unable to hold a grudge, the woman gave a quick smile to the boy, saying it was alright. Shizune brushed herself off and began to walk away, "Sorry I can't chat Naruto-kun for long, I need to hurry to the infirmary to treat your Kakashi-sensei. I guess he got into a really bad fight and lost, but strangely enough the only damage done was to his-" she stopped and gave a short burst of laughter, "Ah never mind, you wouldn't want to hear about that Naruto-kun, too much information for a young boy!" She giggled continuously as she walked down the stairs, leaving the blond to his own inner laughter.
Naruto walked to the main office doors and smiled at the two Chuunin guarding the doors, he had met them during the exam and was on friendly terms with them. They announced his name and opened the door after Tsunade bade him in. Tsunade rose from her seat behind her desk and gave Naruto a quick hug. "What's wrong Naruto? Something happen with Anko?" she asked with worry edging her voice. "Man, how does she always know what's wrong?" he thought in amazement. He thought once more about the kiss that he and Anko shared and blushed. Tsunade gasped, "Don't tell me you and Anko...?" All the boy could do is give a quick nod and immediately cringing, preparing for that single blow that would carry him through the next few rooms. Tsunade sighed loudly, causing Naruto to open his eyes and look at his baa-chan. "I thought something bad happened to her...HOW DARE YOU MAKE AN OLD WOMAN WORRY!" she shouted as she punched him in the head, making him face plant the floor. Naruto clutched his nose and shouted nasally back at her, "WELL SORRY, BUT ALL I CAME TO ASK WAS YOUR HELP ON MY DATE WITH HER!" Tsunade looked stunned for a moment, but then rushed to the boy with watery eyes, "Ohhhh, you want MY help? Ooh, then there is a lot of work to do, how long do you have until you pick her up?" she said in a very excited tone. "Uhh, 45 minutes..." he laughed nervously. Tsunade straightened herself and said, "Alright, I will do all in my power to make this a successful date!"
She then reached summoned a tailor to take his measurements and find him suitable dress attire. The tailor came back in less than 15 minutes carrying several articles of clothing. After making many gripes about changing out of his orange jumpsuit, Naruto put on the new clothes and looked into a mirror. He was wearing a black silk shirt with beige pants, and black dress shoes, and everything fit perfectly. His eyes wandered longingly back to the hanger that held his orange jumpsuit. Tsunade looked him over and whistled low, "Wow Naruto-kun, you look very mature in that outfit!" The boy blushed and gave a murmured thanks, saying goodbye to the tailor as he left the room. "So Baa-chan, why are you fine with me dating Anko-chan?" he asked, sitting in a chair while trying to get accustomed to his new clothes. Tsunade gave a small cough and looked him in the eyes, "Well to be honest, I thought it would have happened anyway (since she does act a lot like you or vice versa), and plus I was going to assign you to be a bodyguard for her." After hearing the first statement, Naruto stammered attempting to protest that the two were not alike, but the more he thought about it, it was true. "Anyway," he said deciding to skip to the next topic, "why would she need a bodyguard? Can't she fend for herself?" Tsunade nodded, "Yes I agree that she is quite capable of taking care of herself, but she is not safe...from Orochimaru." Simply hearing that name, Naruto's body tensed, and his voice took on a more serious tone, "Why would she not be safe from that bastard Orochimaru?" Tsunade exhaled deeply, "It is believed that Orochimaru is coming back for Anko, in order to finish what he had started years ago..." Immediately, Naruto felt his blood begin boiling with Kyuubi's chakra, "He took away Sasuke, now he wants Anko-chan? I will kill him if he ever sets a single finger on her!" his voice shook with rage and demonic energy. Tsunade grasped his shoulders and set her ice cold gaze into his flame red eyes saying, "Calm down, Naruto, that is why I am allowing you to be her bodyguard. You are the best one to protect her from him, Kami forbid he ever arrives." His chakra returned to normal and he nodded, knowing she placed a lot of respect by allowing him to be Anko's bodyguard. The room was tense and silent until Tsunade glanced at her clock, "Shit! Naruto, hurry! You are going to be late!" she shooed him quickly out of the office.
Naruto double-timed over to Anko's apartment and knowing she would kill him if he was a minute late. He arrived just in time, and knocked on her door. The door creaked open and his brain froze. "Kit...Kit...HEY KIT, you are DROOLING!" Kyuubi shouted. Naruto shook his head and took in the sight of Anko. She had a small amount of makeup on that accentuated her eyes and lips, her hair was held into place by lacquered chopsticks, she wore black strapless heels, and a midnight blue dress that showed off her curves in all the right places. She gave a small grin, noticing the boy's blank stare, "I thought you would like this Naruto-kun, shall we go?" she said while wrapping her arms around his like a serpent would its prey. She gave him a quick look over and gave him a satisfactory kiss on the cheek, "You look like a whole new person with those clothes, why don't you wear those types of clothes more often? Oh wait, don't wear them so often, I wouldn't want other girls clinging all over you!" she said with a fake pout as they walked towards the doors to the Akimichi restaurant.
Upon entering, Naruto noticed that it was a very well decorated place that had just the right lighting to give it a pleasant mood. "I guess they really care about the restaurant, eh Kyuubi?" the boy asked thoughtfully. "What do you expect Kit? The Akimichi clan prides themselves in their cuisine and dining, even though Chouji may not show it that often," the fox replied. No sooner had the conversation ended with the demon, Chouji arrived in a sharp suit, and for once, groomed hair. Naruto stifled his laugh for another time, in order to give a good impression, and gave the fellow nin his trademark grin, "Hey Chouji, think we can get a table for two please?" Chouji smiled, "Of course Naruto, anything for a friend and his lovely looking date," giving Anko a blushing look. Chouji led them to a secluded table next to the window so that they could view the starry sky. He lit a candle and left to take care of other tables.
"Wow, this place is amazing..." Naruto said in a hushed tone, looking around the room. He spot the Hyuuga family at a nearby table as well as other well known clans like the Aburame's and Yamanaka's. Taking a quick glance at Anko, he noticed she was looking into the star filled sky. The glowing candle at the center of the table gave her a glowing, exotic look, causing him to stare too long, catching her attention. "What's wrong Naruto-kun? Something on my face?" she asked checking her reflection in the window. The boy shook his head, and muttered, "No, it's not that Anko-chan, it's...well, you just look beautiful..." the last part was whispered very softly. So softly that Anko needed to use heightened hearing to catch it. "He sure has an innocent charm about him.." Anko thought to herself giving him a blushing smile. She calmly placed her hands on his, making him flinch a little. She leaned forward and gently kissed him on the lips, making his face change to a deep crimson red after realizing that they were kissing in the public eye. "This could be bad, our reputations could only become worse..." he thought with dismay while Kyuubi shouted, "Woo! Go Kit, getting another kiss!"
Hinata was quietly enjoying her dinner with her father Hiashi, her sister Hanabi, and Neji, when she noticed Naruto sitting at the dinner table with Anko. "Naruto-kun? He looks handsome in those new clothes...but does this mean..." she was cut off mid-thought as Anko leaned forward and kissed her crush directly on the lips. A small gasp escaped from her, causing her to fidget with her fingers as her family gave her their immediate attention, not knowing what she had just witnessed. "Is this really happening? Oh no, I was too timid, and now I have lost him to Anko-san..." the young Hyuuga thought with dread. She only played with her food the rest of the night, the good mood from before instantly sucked out of her as she saw the love of her life being kissed by another. Neji looked calmly at Hinata noticing something was wrong with her. "What happened to the cheerful Hinata-sama a few minutes ago?" he followed her eyes to the table in the corner where Naruto was kissing Anko. Neji inwardly winced, knowing how much the blond meant to her. In a rare, caring moment, Neji soft pat Hinata's shoulder in assurance. The girl held her head down to hide the coming tears.
After being released from the kiss, Naruto just sat in a daze like before, still not entirely used to kissing. Anko giggled, and then clutched at her neck, a sharp hiss of pain slipping out. Naruto quickly sat up, moving to Anko in a hurry. His blue eyes widened in shock as he saw Anko's curse seal for the first time. It was a symbol just like Sasuke's except it was a bit smaller, like it had laid dormant for so long. Anko quickly whispered an excuse and got up to go to the restroom. After only taking a few steps she fell, in what seemed like slow motion to Naruto, and he caught her, gently laying her on the floor. Many other patrons were glancing with worried eyes until they saw who it was, then they returned back to their food as if nothing happened. Cursing silently, Naruto whispered to Anko, "Anko-chan, whats wrong?" Her breathing had become very short rasps as she struggled to say, "O...Orochimaru...he...he is coming...," afterwards she fell unconscious. The boy checked that she was breathing and noticed the seal glowing bright red. Naruto peered over his shoulder and saw Shino, Neji (with Hinata behind him), and Ino, looking at her with worry. "We need to get her to Baa-chan right away," he whispered. They nodded and quickly told their family members what had occurred, then leaving with Naruto carrying Anko on his back. A single thought was echoing in his mind as he rushed to the Hokage office once more, "Orochimaru, I will not let you lay a finger on her!"
A/N: Okay, that took me a bit longer than anticipated, but with several long nights filled with inspiration, I am finally able to say the fifth chapter is done! I must say, thank you so much to everyone who gave a review, it means a lot to me! I now have almost 10,000 hits for my story and all I can say is wow! So yeah, tell me what you think of the new chapter if you like, I need to prepare my head for writing about the upcoming arrival of OROCHIMARU! Later, Kuldain