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

Let's face it. We need more stories where Iruka get's a woman. Come people… He deserves it.

Well, many of you have begged me to make this into its own story, so here ya go. Proof that I give into peer pressure too easily. I've made a few changes here and there just so it can stand on it's own as an individual story and cleaned it up a bit too. Hope you guys enjoy and I hope a bunch of new people who have never read this story enjoy.

IRUKA THE AMAZING CHUUNIN!

In one of the many remote districts in the southern section of the grand ninja village of Konoha, in a small sake shop, an exhausted Chuunin sat at the bar.

Now normally, this particular ninja didn't drink quite often. Seeing as how it would be bad to go to class the next day to teach young children while fighting a hang over.

But there was only so much Umino Iruka could take.

Weren't things suppose to get easier now! With Naruto gone, the stresses of teaching should have died down, NOT GOTTEN WORSE!

Konohamaru… Even more Naruto than Naruto himself… Ugh… why God?WHY?

Just today, the brown haired boy had pulled five pranks, set one trash can on fire and turned another teacher's skin purple…

Iruka only hoped he wouldn't develop a drinking problem…

Slowly sipping his sake, the brown haired man was so lost in his thoughts he didn't notice two familiar figures enter the small shop and come up right behind him.

That is, until Iruka felt a powerful slap on his back which caused him to begin coughing.

"Iruka, what are you doing here?" Turning to face the speaker, the young Chuunin stared at the scruffy faced Asuma, cigarette puffing away in his mouth and all. To the bearded Jounin's left was the gray haired and masked faced shinobi, Kakashi.

"Ah, Asuma… Kakashi … W-what are you two doing here?" Iruka asked nervously, turning around to face the two. He was always a little nervous around these two. Not only were they high level Jounins, but they were known to use the poor chuunin to their advantage when entertainment seemed to be scarce.

"Just getting a drink." Asuma shrugged. "After putting those kids through their genin test, I could use a drink.

"Ah, so those three passed then?" Iruka asked. It was good to hear his student's were doing well.

"Barely. Those kids have no motivation… Well, except Ino… She seems to keep the other two in line." The bearded shinobi shrugged.

"Heh, that sounds like them." Iruka chuckled. The chuunin then turned his attention to the famous copy nin.

"And I heard Naruto passed as well. I was a bit worried when I heard that you were testing them." Iruka remarked.

"How so?" Kakashi asked lazily. His little orange book suddenly in his hand and his eyes focus on his reading material. An occasional giggle could be heard coming from the man.

"Hee, hee… This is great stuff." Kakashi giggled.

"Well, out of all the groups you tested… None of them have ever passed." Iruka answered lamely, looking distastefully at the orange book. He really hoped Kakashi didn't read that kind of stuff in front of the kids…

"Oh yeah." Kakashi nodded absently. "Good group those three… If they can learn to work together they should be fine."

"I'm glad." Iruka smiled. And he was glad; he truly hoped that Naruto would indeed become a strong ninja and fulfill his dream.

"So what brings a guy like you here?." Kakashi asked, turning his only visible eye on Iruka. Come Come Paradise suddenly gone from his hands now.

"Heh… Uh, well It's been kind of stressful lately." Iruka admitted, scratching the back of his head as he smiled nervously.

"Really now?" Kakashi's one visible eyebrow plucked up in curiosity. "You'd think with Naruto gone, things would be easier now."

"Heh, so did I." Iruka chuckled. "But it looks like Naruto left behind a successor."

"Ah, Konohamaru." Asuma nodded. "I heard that he learned a few tricks from Naruto. It's been giving my uncle quite a headache."

"He's not the only one." Iruka sighed.

"So that's why you're here eh?" Kakashi asked as he pulled up a seat next to the Chuunin, Asuma did like-wise.

"Heh… Yeah, I just hope I don't make this a habit." Iruka chuckled nervously.

At this point, Kakashi was going to let it go and leave Iruka be, when something caught his eye. Looking towards a corner of the shop, a devious idea suddenly came to the gray haired Jounin.

It appeared as though this was one of those nights that the poor chuunin would be a tool for the two Jounin's amusement.

"Say Iruka?" Kakashi began.

"Hm?" Iruka looked over at the one eye ninja as he sipped his drink once again.

"Remember that game of cards we played a while back?"

Thinking for a moment, the young man did indeed recall playing a game of cards with Kakashi… He also recalled it going terribly out of his favor.

VERY out of his favor…

"Oh yes…" Iruka smiled nervously as he scratched the back of his head. "I'm really sorry; I guess I still don't have enough money to pay off the debt I owe…"

"That's okay." Kakashi replied with a smile. Well, what you could tell was a smile from his only visible eye. "I thought of a way for you to pay off your debt without another penny."

"R-really?" Iruka may have had a little bit to drink, but his judgment was far from impaired. The chuunin had a distinct feeling he was about to become a tool for the gray haired Jounin's entertainment... Again.

"Yes!" Kakashi said, smiling even more brightly. "If I do recall… you said, that if you could, you would be happy to pay off your debt in anyway you could."

Unfortunately, Iruka did recall saying such a thing… It was mostly because as a teacher, he only made a certain amount of money… and his debt from that card game EASILY exceeded his ability to pay it off with his meager salary…

He really should have thought more carefully before saying something like that.

"So…" Iruka began, with suddenly dry lips. "What do you want?"

So, Kakashi proceeded to lean in and whisper it into Iruka's ear.

Iruka blanched. He immediately turned his head to look at the corner of the sake shop and then back at the jounin.

"Are you kidding!" Iruka nearly yelled. "I'll be killed!"

"Really?" Kakashi said in disappointment. "How disappointing…"

"Well, I'm sorry. But it's just suicidal." Iruka sighed.

"Yes, well it is a disappointment." Kakashi nodded. "How will I ever tell Naruto that the man he looks up to most could go back on his word so easily?"

Iruka's eyes narrowed. Oh no…

"The kid will be heart broken." Kakashi sighed. "'I will happily pay off my debt anyway that I can.'" The Jounin quoted.

Sigh… I guess that was that then.

"Fine…" Iruka sighed in dejection. "What do I have to do again?"

Moments later, Iruka found himself slowly walking over to the dimly lit corner of the Sake Shop, passing a few customers who were sitting around, enjoying their own beverages.

Looking, back, Iruka saw both Kakashi and Asuma watching him intently. Nope, there was no getting out of this…

And all of this just to prove to Naruto that a ninja keeps his word…

All too quickly, the poor chuunin found himself standing in front of a table situated in the shop's corner.

Reluctantly, Iruka cleared his throat.

Blinking, a young woman, with black hair, who had been minding her own drink, turned her head up to look at him. Almond shaped eyes blinking at him.

"Hey, you're… Iruka, right?" The woman asked. "Head teacher of the academy right?"

"Uh…. Y-yeah." He answered nervously.

"…"

"…"

"Is there something that you wanted?" the woman smirked, one eyebrow craned upward. "Or are you going to stand there like a lamp post?"

"Y-yes." Iruka replied, turning his head back again to see the two jounins still watching him. They would know if he didn't do it. 'Well, now or never.'

"Ahem…" Turning back to the black haired woman, Iruka took one last gulp before speaking.

"I-if your right leg was c-Christmas, and your left l-leg was Easter… I, uh, I would like to visit between holidays." THERE! He said it! Placing his hands over his face in humiliation, the poor chuunin groaned in misery.

When he removed his hand to look at the woman, to his horror, he found her looking at him with a look of total shock.

"…"

"…"

The awkward moment of silence was finally broken when the woman stood up from her table rather abruptly and grabbed Iruka roughly by his flack jacket.

For his part, Iruka was too paralyzed with fear to move. Faintly, he thought he heard the sounds of two Jounins laughing.

Bringing herself to eye level with Iruka, Mitarashi Anko looked at the Chuunin with nothing less than murder in her eyes.

"Did you just say what I think you just said?" She growled out.

Iruka could do nothing more than nod his head dumbly.

"Behind the Sake Shop in one minute. You'd BETTER be there." Anko growled out, her teeth gritting together. It appeared that the woman had enough curtsey to spill his blood outside the shop than on its polished wooden floors.

When she let him go, the black haired woman quickly stomped out of the shop, leaving the now pale white chuunin standing there, immobile.

"You know…" Kakashi voice floated over to Iruka's ear after a moment. "If you don't hurry, your one minute is going to be up."

Without a word, the brown haired young man, much like a robot on autopilot, slowly made his way out of the shop.

Gulping nervously, Iruka looked around the back alley of the sake shop. Anko was nowhere to be found, which to Iruka could be seen as either a good thing or a bad.

Thinking this to be his last moments alive, Umino Iruka suddenly wished he'd done more with his life. Tried for Jounin, learned to play the guitar, gotten that pet gold fish he always wanted, maybe find a nice girl to go out with and settle down and have a family with…

And now all he had to show for his time on this world was Naruto's current state of education…

…OH GOD! THAT'S ALL HE HAD TO SHOW FOR HIS LIFE?

"Well, I must say, you really do have a pair for showing up." Eyes wide, Iruka turned around to see Anko standing in the middle of the alley.

"L-look, Uh, Anko, about what I said…" Iruka began, slowly inching away from the woman.

"Yes, about that." Suddenly Anko was right in front of him, holding onto his jacket once again. Her death glare boring into him once more.

"In all my time, I never would have imagined YOU even daring to say something like that to me." Anko whispered harshly into his ear.

"I- uh." If Iruka even had had something to say, he wouldn't have been able to say it. For he was immediately cut off as Anko's lips suddenly crashed into his. The poor man's eyes nearly bugged out when she proceeded to wrap her arms around his neck as well.

They stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity in Iruka's opinion.

Finally, she pulled away.

"Who knew you could be so forward Iruka-kun?" Anko said sweetly, her arms still circled around his neck. Her head cocked to the side playfully.

"Huh?" Was all Iruka could say in his current state of shock. He… He was still alive?

Wait… hadn't she wanted to kill him! What was going on?

"W-wait…" Iruka mumbled. "You're not angry?"

"Well, I must say, I was quite surprised." Anko replied, her current demeanor now a near opposite of her previously enraged one. She looked almost… Bashful! "I guess you're more of a man than I thought. I would have sworn you'd have gone running like a chicken the second I left. I guess you're just a far braver man than I first thought."

"Uh, well… I just…" What could he say? That he'd been too terrified to actually think of running away?

"Come on Iruka-kun, let's go!" Anko smiled as she began to drag the young chuunin behind her.

"Huh? Where are we going?" He asked in confusion.

"Back to my place silly!" Anko giggled…. Seriously, what just happened to the angry murderess from earlier?

"W-why?" Iruka was still too shocked to think. If he had, he would have easily figured it out himself.

"Silly!" Anko winked. Her smiled suddenly turned from sweet to seductively devious. "I'm going to show you how far Christmas and Easter can be spread apart."

So, the black haired woman quickly dragged the surprised chuunin(who was suddenly dealing with a severe nose bleed) out of sight of the small sake shop.

On top of the sake shop, two jounins, who had earlier been hiding up there while snickering to themselves, were now dead silent.

Kakashi's one visible eye was staring blankly at the spot where Iruka and Anko had been standing earlier. Asuma's mouth was hanging so far open that his cigarette had fallen out.

"No… Way…" Asuma finally muttered, after regaining some control of his thoughts.

"Huh… What do you..." Kakashi stated lamely before pulling out his Come Come Paradise book and refocusing his attention on the important things in life.

"Hee, hee, hee…" The Jounin giggled.