Human talking, "Show me what you got!"

Human thinking, "Pathetic."

Nonhuman talking, "This will be fun."

Nonhuman thinking, "I think I was wrong."

Jutsus / unknown names, "Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu."

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.

Lemon censored, if you want to read it, you know what to do.

Chapter 22

Tower Forest of Death - 8:45 PM

Anko and Kin were in the Forest Tower, specifically in one of the rooms, waiting for Naruto's arrival. "Anko-san, do you know why Naruto-kun called us here? He's late; did he forget that he called us?" Kin asked; she was sitting on a chair and looking at Anko, who was on a table with crossed legs and looking at her nails.

Anko looked at her and shrugged, "I don't know; Naruto-kun didn't say anything. He just wanted us to be here, but he sounded very serious. Hehehe, maybe he wants to spend quality time with us. But don't worry, he'll arrive at any moment; maybe something held him up."

Kin blushed a little bit; she still remembered what had happened in Naruto's apartment, and especially what he had said, and that made her excited, getting more excited when seeing a fire Shunshin in the center of the room.

Naruto appeared and walked with a straight face towards them.

Anko got off the table; Kin stood beside her and Naruto in front of them. "Girls, I'm sorry for being late, but I was thinking about something, and I couldn't make a decision. It has to do with you, Anko-chan, but before I get to that point; Kin-chan, I need to ask you something."

Kin straightened; the seriousness of Naruto's words worried her; she felt that something was wrong.

"W-What is it, Naruto-kun?" The Tsuchi asked looking up because Naruto was several inches taller than she was.

The Uzumaki replied, "Kin-chan, when you were in Otogakure, did Orochimaru do something to you?"

He already knew the answer; he just asked to be sure.

That name made both women shudder slightly; the older one more so than the younger one.

Kin quickly shook her head, but Naruto sighed and decided to choose his words better. "I mean to you, Dosu and Zaku. Did Orochimaru do something to you before coming to Konoha?" Naruto asked again.

The Tsuchi thought of that day, recalling her conversation with Tayuya, Orochimaru giving orders, and another thing that had happened before leaving Oto.

"Well, I remember that Orochimaru made us go through a ritual. I remember that he placed the three of us one side to another while doing a Jutsu. I can't remember the name, but what I do remember is that some strange marks appeared on the ground. I think there was a scroll too, but I don't remember it very well," Kin replied with more nervousness.

Naruto sighed and continued, "What I feared."

That made her even more nervous, but before she could ask, Naruto spoke again, "Kin-chan, I'll be honest with you. Orochimaru used a forbidden jutsu on you. It uses your soul as payment for a dead person to return to the world of the living. That means that you'll die once Orochimaru uses that jutsu again. Well, you'll become a puppet that will go where Orochimaru is, and then you'll die."

Kin's eyes widened in shock and felt watery eyes. However, before she could lie down to mourn, Naruto spoke again, "But I won't allow that; I know how to cancel the contract; you don't need to worry. The only bad thing is that when I cancel the contract, Orochimaru will notice this. But I also know how to avoid that. That was the reason I told you to come her. Right now a barrier surrounds the tower, which will prevent that anything leaves this place until I undo the barrier. So, once I cancel the contract, the information will try to return with Orochimaru, but when it tries to do that, it won't succeed because of the barrier; the Uzumakis used it to counter Jutsus of this type. In other words, Jutsus that return to the person who used it once they finish."

Naruto paused for a moment so that Kin could understand his words. "And the information can't be trying to get out for too long because if it does, it'll end up vanishing away. This will take a few hours, so we have to stay here tonight. And don't try to leave, the barrier isn't safe; it has a defect, which is... Well, just don't touch it, okay? Not even I would survive if I touch it; it's something I have to fix later," Naruto muttered the latter.

Kin was visibly calmer, but she decided to ask, "D-Does that mean I won't die? C-Can you cancel the Jutsu, Naruto-kun?" Kin hopefully asked. Both women would follow Naruto's advice and wouldn't touch the barrier.

Naruto nodded at Kin's question; she sighed with relief, and the Uzumaki stretched a little bit before shaking his hands. "Kin-chan, take off your clothes."

She blushed but it; maybe this was necessary to cancel the Jutsu.

She brought her hands on the edge of her new blue blouse and took it off, throwing it to the floor before doing the same with the skirt that matched with her blouse.

She was in her undergarments, pretty embarrassed, even more so because Naruto was carefully examining her body as he nodded, which made her feel flattered and excited.

She was about to take off her bra, but Naruto made a stop sign with his hand. "Wait, Kin-chan; you don't have to."

The Uzumaki approached Kin and grabbed her right hand.

With his free hand, the Jinchūriki pulled a Kunai out from his Ninja bag, cutting Kin's palm slightly, which made her grimace in pain.

The Uzumaki put her blood on the tip of his thumb and opened his left palm to put her blood there.

"Now, please don't interrupt me. This is the first time I've done this jutsu, and the hand positions are way too much."

Kin and Anko nodded, and Naruto clasped his hands before doing at least seventy hand seals.

He knelt down and finally said, "Edo Tensei (Impure World Resurrection)"

Black inscriptions and a large circumference instantly appeared around the Tsuchi.

The Tsuchi didn't move; Naruto pulled out a scroll and continued, "Everything is going well for now, and now I have to cancel the contract."

Kin nodded, and Naruto opened the scroll to put it on the floor, right where the inscriptions started.

The Uzumaki raised his hands, biting his right thumb and putting the blood on the scroll before crossing his hands to say, "Edo Tensei: Kai (Impure World Resurrection: Release)"

The scroll that Naruto had put on the floor absorbed all the marks on the floor; Naruto picked it up and kept it in his ninja bag.

"Done, you have nothing to worry about anymore, Kin-chan," Naruto stated with a reassuring smile.

The Tsuchi sighed with relief; she thought it would be more complicated.

Anko decided to ask; she had stepped away when Naruto started doing the hand seals, "What did you do, Naruto-kun?

He looked at Anko, who stood beside an almost naked Kin Tsuchi. "Well, firstly, I changed the summoner; instead of Orochimaru, I got possession of her soul thanks to her blood. Lastly, I canceled the contract with the scroll... That's the easiest way I can explain it. "

Anko and Kin nodded; they perfectly understood his explanation.

The Tsuchi asked blushing, "C-can I put my clothes back, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto looked at her and nodded.

Kin picked up her clothes and put them on, "But, why did you want me to take them off, Naruto-kun?"

The Uzumaki smiled and replied, "Well, I just wanted to see your body, Kin-chan. You have a beautiful body, and your breasts are big for someone of your age. I wouldn't be surprised if they're as big as Anko-chan's in a few years. And by the way, you look much prettier without the headband," Naruto stated with a wink.

Kin blushed further but thanked Naruto. Once she finished dressing, the Jinchūriki continued, "Kin-chan, could you leave me alone with Anko-chan, please? I want to talk to her alone. I'll let you know when you can enter."

Kin nodded and went out to wait at the door.

Once she closed the door, he approached Anko and stood in front of her, staring into her eyes.

The Snake Mistress looked back, and Naruto hugged her as he placed his chin on her shoulder.

Anko did the same as she rubbed his back. "I'm sorry, Anko-chan. I couldn't keep my promise," Naruto apologized.

The Mitarashi couldn't help feeling sad; she hated seeing Naruto sad; she just couldn't stand it, and knowing that he was like this because of her, it made her feel even worse.

"Please, Naruto-kun, tell me what happened; I don't want to see you like this," Anko whispered near his ear.

Naruto pulled his head away and answered, "I promised you that I'd kill Orochimaru when I saw him. I couldn't because I did something stupid before he appeared. But that's no excuse; I should have given more of myself to beat him; I was so close... Damn bastard!" Naruto exclaimed getting angry.

However, Anko blinked with disbelief before smiling, giving him a light tap on his shoulder. "Fool! I thought I had done something wrong. Don't scare me like that again." She hugged him with a smile.

Naruto pushed Anko slightly and looked into her eyes with a serious expression. "That's not the point, Anko-chan. I take my promises very seriously. If I break them, what will that say about me in the future? That's why I'm so angry; promises to me are sacred. And not fulfilling them is a sin for me. Regardless, as I failed that promise, I think it's the time to fulfill the first promise I made you. And I want you to tell me what to do."

Anko's eyes widened as she pushed Naruto slightly. "D-Does t-that mean that you...?" Anko incredulously asked.

The Uzumaki nodded and added, "Yes, I can do it, and this is what I want you to decide. Do you want me to remove your mark, or do you want to keep it to use its power? I know I should remove it without asking; you've suffered enough because of it. But I was thinking, and I concluded that you had to decide."

The Mitarashi changed her expression to a more serious one; Naruto wasn't playing, and she would listen to what he had to say.

"I can remove it like it never existed. But if you decide to keep it, you won't suffer those nightmares anymore, and neither the connection with Orochimaru."

Anko placed her right hand where her Cursed Seal was. Since the day when Orochimaru showed up, her mark started to burn.

"Yes, right there; I can make that feeling go away, and I can also make you enjoy its benefits without it corrupting you. You have the Cursed Seal of Heaven, and although it's not the new one, you can still achieve the level two of the mark, which would give you a big boost in power. Though of course, it's up to you. If you want me to remove it completely, I won't object; I'll do as you say."

Anko couldn't deny that she was thrilled; she could feel the seriousness in his words, and everything indicated that he knew how to remove it.

She wasn't sure about keeping the mark; there were good reasons to do it, but she wanted nothing that reminded her of Orochimaru.

"Why are you so sure about that, Naruto-kun? How do you know that the mark won't corrupt me?" Anko curiously asked.

Naruto took his jacket off and showed his Cursed Seal, and she understood it. "Here is the proof. I still have it, but I got rid of that which corrupted the user. Anko-chan, I'm not forcing you to keep the mark, it's just a suggestion; I'll remove it if you want."

Anko thought about the possibilities and analyzed them one after another. After several minutes of looking at the odds, she spoke again, "Are you sure I will no longer feel Orochimaru?"

Naruto nodded, and she took her decision; though she wasn't sure yet, she trusted in the love of her life.

"Then do it, I want to keep the Cursed Seal."

Naruto nodded, "Sit down in that chair, Anko-chan."

Anko did it, and Naruto activated his Rinnegan; those eyes always surprised her.

The Uzumaki came closer and placed his right hand on her head, and the next thing she felt was being transported to another location.

Anko's Mental Landscape

"Ugh!" Anko exclaimed falling to her knees; she didn't know what happened.

The Mitarashi stood up and noticed she was in a hallway; it was completely dark, and she could barely see her hands.

"Welcome to your mental landscape," Naruto spoke behind her, which made her jump.

"Naruto-kun! Don't do that again! Where are you?" she asked, taking a few steps forward and waving her hands to try to touch him.

He grabbed one of her hands, "I'm here."

Anko nodded and asked, "So, this is my mental landscape. Why is it so dark?"

"Because you've never come to this place; you have never given a shape to your mental landscape, and besides that, there is someone who took advantage of that to shape it to his liking."

Anko squinted while thinking of Orochimaru.

Naruto continued, "Now I want you to close your eyes and concentrate; try to illuminate this place a bit."

She closed her eyes and focused; she tried for several minutes until some candles appeared on the walls.

Naruto nodded and added, "Well, this should be enough; you can open your eyes."

She did it and saw that candles lighted the hallway, "Sorry, this is the most I could do; it's tough."

Naruto shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, Anko-chan. It's difficult because there is someone who has more control over your mental landscape than you have. But enough of that; it's time to get rid of that bastard. Oh, and try not to lose your temper; you can't attack Orochimaru, leave it to me."

Anko just nodded and walked along with Naruto through the long corridor.

The walls were black and had strange circles.

After walking for about five minutes, they reached a large room, which looked grim.

Several snake statues were there, which had a sinister aspect. The floor was black and sticky. Besides, there was an unpleasant smell of snakes.

At the end of the room was a platform, and at the top of it was an elegant armchair, which was empty; this placed disgusted her.

Moments later, several snakes headed to the armchair and started to take shape.

Anko growled furiously, but Naruto placed his forearm to stop her because Anko wanted to attack Orochimaru, who after taking shape, smiled and sat down on the armchair.

"Kukuku, but what do have we here? It's my dear Anko. You have grown a lot. How long has it been since the last time we met? Ten years? I'm not sure. And even though I've seen your growth in all these years, seeing you in person makes me really happy," Orochimaru stated with a sinister smile.

He looked at the person next to Anko and raised an eyebrow. "And I can see you brought someone with you. Though I don't know who he is, I know he's your mate. I can say that you two have made my stay in this place entertaining since you've started doing it. Who would have said that you liked brats, Anko? Kukuku," he spoke with a mocking smile.

Anko growled furiously, and Naruto grimly smiled, "Oh, it's so bad that you don't remember me anymore. It seems that I was right."

Naruto cracked his fingers and stated, "I think it's time to end your miserable existence."

He pointed his right hand at Orochimaru and activated his Rinnegan again, which surprised the Sannin a little.

"Rinnegan," Orochimaru whispered, just to feel being pulled toward Naruto at a tremendous speed.

This time, it was different; since Naruto wasn't in his mental landscape, he didn't have as much power as in his mind, and also because Anko didn't have much control over her landscape; therefore, Orochimaru turned into several snakes that headed in different directions.

Naruto growled angrily. "Damn, he's a sneaky bastard; this won't be easy. I think it'll take more time. Anko-chan, I need your help. This is your mental landscape, try to wrest control from Orochimaru; change this room to a smaller one, without exits for that bastard to escape."

Anko nodded and tried to concentrate.

"Kukukuku. So, are you here to remove the seal? That's impossible, nobody but me can do it. Besides, if you eliminate me, my original will find out about this. And I'll only have to put my mark on Anko again; though I doubt she'll have as much luck as before. And since you have the Rinnegan, I'm more than sure that my original will be happy to put the Cursed Seal on you, and I'm sure that you'll survive. That evil within you is something that catches my attention. We could become allies, if you and I cooperate, we'll be able to do incredible things," Orochimaru offered hidden somewhere in the room, which was slowly changing its shape.

That concerned Orochimaru's clone, which was making a great effort so that the room didn't change completely.

Naruto snorted and replied, "You have nothing to offer me; come on, just give it up. Don't prolong this; I'll end up catching you sooner or later. Rather, sooner."

He smiled because the room took the shape he was looking for, and even though Orochimaru had been here for who knows how many years, he couldn't do anything against the fury of an angry woman.

She was upset, and maybe that was the reason why she was trying so hard to regain control over her landscape; Orochimaru could see her sweating and making effort gestures.

There were no places where Orochimaru could escape, and Anko finally sighed; this had been hard, but now she felt control over her mental landscape.

Naruto smiled at Anko before looking at Orochimaru, who was retaking his human form.

When he finished, the Sannin looked at her former student with a grin, "Wow, Anko, you surprise me; you grew up a lot in all these years."

Naruto growled and activated his Rinnegan, pointing both hands at him.

Orochimaru didn't care since he already knew how to counter this technique. He just had to do what he did at first, and wait for those two annoyances to leave this place; he had all the time in the world, but they did not.

The Sannin prepared himself for the previous attack, but Naruto's arms lengthened and headed to him.

Before Orochimaru's clone could react, those metal tentacles held him firmly, and though he tried to get rid of them, he couldn't. It was as if those arms were absorbing his chakra, preventing him from using any Jutsu.

Naruto approached Orochimaru, and his arms returned to their original length. Once the Uzumaki had the Sannin close, Orochimaru tried to say something, but the Jinchuriki wouldn't waste his time with a simple clone.

Therefore, he extracted the clone's soul, absorbing it again to his disgust, but he quickly blocked the memories that started coming into his mind like a tide.

"Done," Naruto spoke tiredly; his Rinnegan had used much of his Chakra in Anko's mindscape, something he had just found out and that he would have to solve.

His girlfriend approached Naruto; he looked a bit sweaty, but it didn't look bad. "He's gone? Won't he try to corrupt me again?" Anko asked with a hint of hope.

The Jinchuriki wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head. "There's something more I need to do; we'll have to find the place where your memories are; I don't think it'll take too long."

Anko didn't understand what Naruto meant by that; maybe it was her brain or something.

She just nodded and walked alongside Naruto through her mind; they quickly found the place that he meant.

They entered a room with no doors, seeing a small altar that had something drawn on it.

They came closer, and Anko saw the Cursed Seal. She knew it had something special, Anko could feel it; she could feel her neck burning, and besides, Naruto was carefully staring at it.

The Jinchuriki decided not to wait any longer and charged some of his and Kurama's Chakra in the mark; it was the only way of removing the soul that was sealed there. Just a harmful Chakra like the Kyūbi's could eliminate it, and his Chakra was to prevent Anko from suffering the consequences of his friend's Chakra.

Though it was little, it could be harmful to her; he only wanted to avoid any regret in the future, though he added his Chakra for another reason.

Anko instantly felt that the burn disappeared and saw the drawing glowing red before switching to that color.

Naruto decided not to wait any longer and left Anko's mental landscape along with her; the Rinnegan was taking its toll.

The Uzumaki shook his head, and the Mitarashi opened her eyes slowly before looking at Naruto with surprise.

"Naruto-kun, what is this feeling?" She asked confused.

The former ANBU sighed; he knew what she was feeling, maybe he should have told her before doing what he did.

"What do you feel Anko-chan?" Naruto asked.

Anko stood up and approached Naruto as she touched her hands, "I don't know, It's like I have a connection with you."

Naruto nodded and added, "Indeed, that's what you are feeling; you and I now have a connection. Instead of feeling a connection with Orochimaru, I changed it so that you feel it with me, and I can also feel you. When I say 'feel,' I mean everything. But it's not bad, I can just feel your emotions, and you can feel mine."

Anko was surprised. Yes, that explained it, but it was still a bit weird for her; it was as if Naruto was blocking some part of him.

Lemon

The next day

Naruto and Anko were at a clearing in the Forest of Death.

After the information that would return to Orochimaru had vanished, Naruto had removed the barrier.

The Uzumaki had sent the Tsuchi to his apartment; Naruto had told her that he had to see if Anko could properly use her Cursed Seal.

The young woman didn't complain but asked him to do it again before he got into his rigorous training; the Jinchūriki promised they would do it.

He was now observing Anko, who was trying to activate her mark.

Naruto smiled and spoke, "Well done, Anko-chan. See? I told you that you could use your Cursed Seal without problems."

Anko was covered by marks that looked like red flames.

The Mitarashi was surprised; she felt powerful, much stronger than ever before. She was looking at her fists as she opened and closed them.

"But you won't be able to reach the level two yet. I need some things that I won't be able to get in Konoha. I can't do it either; we both need to go through a ritual so that our bodies can resist the power charge at that level. But it doesn't matter for now. Tell me, how do you feel?" Naruto asked, ducking to dodge a kick.

Naruto looked back and saw the big crater she made after hitting the ground. "I think that means you're okay," Naruto continued with a smile.

Anko stood up, shaking the dust from her jacket. "I don't feel okay; I feel great. This power is incredible. Thank you, Naruto-kun. You were right. Anyway, now I want to see you using your Cursed Seal."

Naruto nodded; he focused, and his mark glowed, giving off lines that spread to his arms, chest, and stomach; the place where his father's seal became visible.

His facial expressions became much wilder, and his fangs and nails were now larger.

Naruto's sclera turned completely black, and his eyes turned red.

His hair grown quite a bit, and he seemed to have horns, but it was just hair.

"Wow," Anko whispered surprised.

Naruto felt amazed by the power increase, but he wanted to see how strong he could get.

"Anko-chan, I'll try something; it may be dangerous. So I ask you to stay away."

He had a feeling that something bad could happen, and he didn't want Anko to be close if that were the case.

He would have to put a barrier to avoid some things. First, he didn't want that the people from the village felt his Chakra or Kurama's. Lastly, to contain him if something bad were to happen.

Anko moved away and saw Naruto creating four shadow clones that sat with crossed legs on the ground, forming between them a square of about 200 meters.

The barrier branch was incredibly easy for him since they weren't that complicated. However, there were other branches that he couldn't focus on because the information mixed fast

Red triangular barriers surrounded each of the clones, and lines that took a height of about 20 meters appeared from the tips; they joined and formed a square.

She saw him returning to his normal form before standing on all fours while a red cloak surrounded him.

Naruto took the mini Kyūbi form; it was the first time she saw him with this transformation, and a slight chill ran down her spine.

"Now you can go a little further," Kurama spoke.

His container raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you mean that I can use another tail?"

The Biju nodded and replied, "Yes, somehow, that mark also increased my Chakra, not only yours. Since we're both connected, we both suffered the benefits of that mark. Go ahead; now you can use five of my tails."

Naruto nodded and concentrated until the fifth tail emerged along the others; this new form came accompanied with a skeletal structure that appeared on his back and head.

"Well, this is a significant power boost; it doesn't compare to the previous form at all," Naruto spoke, getting used to this new power.

"Well, time to do something stupid," Naruto continued, trying to concentrate.

However, Kurama's voice interrupted him, "You know that's not a good idea; combining two different kinds of Chakra is crazy, and you want to combine not two, but three. I hope you're ready for the consequences."

Naruto just smiled and replied, "What's the worst that could happen? Besides, you're here in case that something happens; don't be so paranoid."

With that said, Naruto concentrated, and black lines appeared around his red body. Everything was going well until something happened.

Anko was seeing his boyfriend trying something; she understood what it was when the black lines started to come off from his neck.

Nothing wrong had happened, but that changed when these lines increased considerably in thickness, completely wrapping Naruto.

She heard him screaming in pain, and also heard the horrible cracks of his bones while a thick Chakra of black color came out of his body.

The Chakra continued growing until reducing visibility to zero percent.

"Naruto-kun!" Anko yelled with desperation as she ran toward there.

"What's happening?!" She looked at his clones, who didn't know what to answer.

She was about to cry; she could feel the immense pain he was suffering and wanted to do something to stop it.

However, Naruto suddenly stopped screaming; there was only silence, a silence that made her nervous.

Anko heard ghoulish grunts and an equally evil laugh, which made her feel intimidated.

She took a few steps forward, even though she knew it was a bad idea.

The Mitarashi stood a few inches from the barrier but had to step away quickly since something hit the barrier sharply.

The Snake Mistress fell back as she heard a mocking and macabre laughter; whatever it was inside, it wasn't Naruto.

She couldn't feel him anymore; something had happened to him.

The next thing she saw almost made her panic, a pair of horrible yellow eyes that glowed in the thick Chakra; they were pure evil.

She could feel malice, hatred, revenge, and another dozen of negative feelings; they were just repulsive.

Worst of all was that it was staring at her as if it were trying to do something bad to her.

She heard it growling before it started hitting the barrier repeatedly, in an attempt to reach her... and kill her.

The clones were keeping the barrier with troubles, those blows were so strong, and they were sure that the barrier wouldn't resist too long. Therefore, they quickly activated the Chakra Suppressor Seals to contain the original.

That thing put a lot of resistance as it released several frightening squeals, but it couldn't do much to fight against those seals.

Once the original had calmed down, the clones removed the barrier; there no longer was traces of the Chakra that had reduced the visibility.

Anko quickly returned to her feet and approached Naruto, who was staring at the nothingness.

The Jounin put a hand on his right cheek and forced him to look at her. "Are you alright, Naruto-kun? What happened?"

"Yes, I'm all right, Anko-chan. I won't do that anymore. I'm sorry about what you saw and about what it attempted. It wasn't me; it was something else, not even the Kyūbi. Anyway, let's return to the apartment; I need to go somewhere else at noon."

"But are you okay? Will it appear again? I could feel 'its' emotions, and they weren't good ones. It was like if it wanted to destroy everything; it was as if it wanted to destroy this world," Anko whispered scared as she remembered those feelings.

"Don't worry; I'm fine. It just hurt me like hell. But now I'm okay; there's nothing to worry about. But let's put that aside and let's get back to the village," Naruto replied while giving her a kiss.

Anko nodded, and both walked toward his apartment.

Notes:

Let's see.

Naruto saved Kin, and both had their moment.

Naruto removed the Cursed Seal. Oh, and I do know that the 'double penis thing' was weird, but it was something that I believe that Anko would have asked.

Well, Anko can use her Curse Seal without trouble, and I'll put a picture in my bio so that you can see how Naruto's level 1 transformation looks like.

Until the next time.