Chapter 1
Naruto was making his way toward the Hokage tower to see the old man. Last night, he could not forget about that woman he saw yesterday. She seems to be hated just like him but she didn't let it bother her. He would smile through the pain but that didn't really stop the glares and the words. That woman just took it all and even fought back at her tormentors. He had to know how she did it. He hoped that the old man would know who that woman was.
He entered the tower without any problems as it was the only place besides Ichirakus that didn't hate him. He spoke to the receptionist who smiled and allowed him into the office of the Hokage. As he entered, he watched the old man work for a while. The old man was the leader of Konoha and the man that he would take the hat from soon. He was the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The aged leader looked up and smiled at him.
"Naruto, it is a pleasure to see you again. I'm sorry that I was not able to see you yesterday. I am also sorry that you did not pass this time." Hiruzen said.
"Don't sweat old man. I'll pass next year and then nothing will stop me in my quest for your hat." Naruto boasted. Hiruzen just smiled and was pleased that Naruto could look at things will such optimism. "Anyway, I was wondering if you can help me find a kunoichi."
"Naruto, I can't make Sakura like you. That is beyond my power." Hiruzen said with a sigh.
"Not Sakura-chan, I'm looked for an older woman. I want to ask her a question." Naruto said. Hiruzen was interested in who this woman was.
"Can you describe this woman?" he asked.
"Well, she has violet hair in a short ponytail and light brown eyes. She was wearing a pair of shin guards, a mesh suit, a mini-skirt and a tan trench coat. There was something else." Naruto said while trying to remember what it was. He missed the surprised look on Hiruzen face when he described the woman.
'He couldn't be talking about Anko, could he?' Hiruzen thought. That's when Naruto snapped his fingers as he remembered.
"Oh yeah, she likes attention because she does not wear a bra." Naruto said.
'Definitely talking about Anko. This can be troublesome.' "I do know who you're talking about. Her name is Mitarashi Anko and is a tokubetsu jōnin (Special High Jōnin). May I ask why you wish to speak with her?" Hiruzen asked. Naruto then explained what he saw and understood why he was searching for her. While Naruto was the number one pariah in Konohagakure, Anko was number two. It was not her fault however. It was because of his wayward student, Orochimaru. She used to be his pupil until he betrayed her and left her for dead. She was an outcast because of her association with him. It took her a while to get the respect that she deserved.
Hiruzen rubbed his chin, wondering what he should do. In the end, he would help him and pray to whatever deity, she does kill him.
"I will tell you where you can find her. I do ask that you be careful." Hiruzen said.
"Don't worry about it, I'm loveably cute. Why would she hurt me?" Naruto asked. Hiruzen just sighed and wondered how many deities would help him.
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Mitarashi Anko was Konoha's resident wild child and second in command at the Torture and Interrogation department. She loved her job, her lifestyle and some dango. She was currently hanging out at her favorite place, training ground forty-four, a. k. a. the Shi no Mori (Forest of Death). As she ate her dango, she felt someone enter her space. She looked down to see a blond haired nine-year-old. She instantly recognized him as the jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no Yoko. She was a little curious as to why he was here. She watched as the young blond looked at her.
"Hey, are you Mitarashi Anko?" Naruto asked.
"Who wants to know?" Anko asked.
"My name is Naruto. I was wondering if you can answer a question of mine." He said. Anko tapped her chin for a moment before facing him.
"Sorry kid but I don't think so." Anko said.
"But it's one simple question. It won't take you that long to answer it." Naruto said.
"Maybe, maybe not but I have better things to do than to answer the question of a snot nose little kid." Anko said with a grin.
"Hey, you don't even know me lady! Who the hell do you think you are?" He got his answer when something cut his cheek. Anko vanished and reappeared behind Naruto. The blond was scared stiff as she licked his blood. He couldn't see her but he could fell the grin on her face.
"Not so tough now, are you? Just run along kid. Maybe you can look me up when you get a little older." Anko mocked and vanished. After she was gone, Naruto let out a sigh of relief. He couldn't believe how crazy that lady was. Still, she was the only one who could answer his question and if there was one thing about Uzumaki Naruto, he was a very persistent person. This would be something that Anko would learn greatly.
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Anko yawned and stretched her muscles. She smacked her lips and sat in her bed for a while. Dressed in a large shirt that belonged to someone, she made her way toward her bathroom. Along the way, she discarded the shirt and grabbed a towel that was hanging off the bathroom door. She walked into the bathroom and toward her medicine cabinet. She opened the door to get her toothbrush and paste. She close the door and was about to brush her teeth when she noticed something in the mirror. She narrowed her eyes to see a grinning blond, waving at her. She was instantly awake and snapped her head around to see Naruto outside her bathroom window.
"What the hell? How do you know where I live?" Anko asked him.
"I asked around and some guys told me where I can find you. They seem to know you well." Naruto said with a grin. Anko glared at him.
"If you haven't noticed, I am not dressed to receive visitors." Anko growled.
"Please lady, you walk around the village in nothing but mesh and you don't even wear a bra. Don't act like you're not trying to get attention." Naruto scoffed. The statement got him a one way trip to the ground via Anko's fist.
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Anko was angrily eating her dango. Everyone at the place was giving her a wide berth considering the angry vibe she was giving off. She couldn't believe the nerve of that kid, calling her easy. Unlike the rumors that were spread around, she was not easy. Yes, she did have partners but they were guys who understood that this was a one and done deal. It wasn't her fault that some of these men were horny scum that were cheating on their women. Her choice of clothes was also something that helped her in her interrogations. They liked what they saw before she showed them the truth. It irked her that some random brat could insult her like that. She swore to Kami that she would sink that kid if she saw him again.
Her danger sense was tingling and she could feel him behind her. She whipped around to shout at him when she found no one there. She blinked a few times before sighing.
'Maybe I'm being paranoid.' Anko thought as she turned back toward her dango.
"Boo!" Naruto shouted, making Anko cry out and fall down from her seat. Naruto was laughing his ass off as Anko laid on the ground. "Oh man, you should have seen your face!" He was busy laughing that he didn't see Anko stand. Anko grabbed his head and slammed it onto the counter.
"Baka!" Anko shouted and stormed off. Naruto just rubbed his face and watched the retreating woman. He started after her, determined to get his question answered.
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Anko was at her wits end. She was now jumping at shadows and looking behind her. That kid was just relentless in his pursuit. He hounded her for a week and it didn't look like he was going to stop. She had lost him a couple of times only for him to find her later on. What was his deal? She could end it all with metal across his throat but she didn't feel like becoming a missing-nin killing the Sandaime's surrogate grandson. She just needed to find a way to end this.
Yūhi Kurenai looked at her friend with concern. She was wondering why she was looking over her shoulder and why she was so jumpy.
"Are you okay Anko?" Kurenai asked.
"Yeah, just dandy, I'm just dealing with a rat problem." Anko said.
"Do you need a place to stay while you deal with it?" she asked.
"No, it's okay Kurenai. I will find a solution and everything will be back to normal. I just need to enjoy my," Anko paused when she noticed that her plate was empty. She stood up quickly. "WHO THE HELL TOOK MY DANGO?" she roared. Everyone looked at her before hearing the sound of someone eating. They looked to see Naruto, eating a stick of dango. Not only was he doing that, he was drinking her red bean soup.
"Hey, this isn't bad. It isn't as good a ramen but it isn't bad." Naruto said. Everyone was shocked at the balls of this kid. Some prayed that he would still have them intact as an evil killer intent fell over the area. Naruto looked at the woman and gulped. He realized that he may have gone a little too far. Anko glared at him with pure rage and malice.
"YOU'RE DEAD! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Anko roared. Naruto dropped everything and ran for his life. Anko was on him, a kunai in her hand. After a few seconds, Kurenai ran after Anko, praying that she would make it in time to stop her friend from committing murder.
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"Let me go!" Naruto exclaimed. He was currently hanging upside down on the monument. Below him, a giant snake was coiled and waiting for him. He looked up to see a grinning Anko who was holding the rope. "You're crazy lady! You're crazy!"
"I've had enough of you brat. I don't care if I get killed for this but you will no longer bother me and ruin my life. This is the end for you." Anko said with an evil laugh.
"Hey, if you would have just answered my question, you would have been able to continue on with your life!" Naruto shouted.
"Are you telling me that you have tormented me for a week because of a stupid question?" Anko roared. Naruto gulped and Anko released the rope. Naruto plummeted to his death as Anko laughed loudly.
Anko was grinning with her eyes closed when she felt someone shake her. She awoke and looked around the room she was in. She recognized it as a hospital room. She saw her friend Kurenai, the Sandaime Hokage and,
"YOU!" Anko roared and prepared to lunge at Naruto. She was held back by Kurenai and Naruto ducked behind the Hokage. Kurenai was able to restrain her friend and Naruto poked his head from behind the Hokage.
"That will be enough of that Anko. I'm sorry that Naruto has caused you such trouble and he will apologize for it." Hiruzen said.
"Hey, why do I have to apologize?" exclaimed Naruto. "She flipped out and started to chase me with kunai."
"You ate my lunch!" Anko shouted.
"Well, if you would just answer my question, I wouldn't have done that. You're just being stubborn." Naruto stated with an angry frown. Anko took a few calming breaths before she did something that she would regret. She looked at the boy with a glare.
"Fine! What's you're damn question?" Anko asked.
"How do you deal with it?" Naruto asked.
"Excuse me?"
"How do you deal with all the whispers and glares you get from the villagers?" Anko looked at him with surprise. "I would usually smile through everything and proclaim that I'm going to take his hat but sometimes it gets to be too much. You seem to deal with it much better than I do. So, what's your secret?" he asked.
"Wow, I wasn't expecting that. I don't know what to tell you kid. The way I am is just so that they don't mess with me. I don't take stuff from anyone and I let them know that I their words don't bother me. It helps that I have some really close friends to talk to." Anko explained.
"Oh, I think I would just make things worse if I started acting like that and I don't really have any friends." Naruto said with a somber tone. Kurenai and Hiruzen looked at him with sadness. He quickly put up his grin on and looked at Anko. "Well, thanks for answering my question and I'm sorry if I messed with you too much. It was kind of fun." He said. With a mock salute, he was gone. Anko just watched the door with a somber face. She turned to Kurenai.
"How did I end up here anyway?" Anko asked.
"You slipped while you were chasing him. He attempted to grab a hold of your coat but you were a little too heavy for him. Don't worry; you only landed on your head. That part is hard as a rock." Kurenai joked. Anko grinned a little but looked back at the door. She was thinking about what the kid asked and it bothered her greatly.
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Anko didn't why she was doing this. She was finally free of the blond rat. He wasn't popping up everywhere, she could eat in peace and she could finally relax. So why was she about to do this? It was because of surveillance that she did on Naruto. She watched as he trained and walked around the village. She was very tempted to kill a few villagers over what they did to him. She dealt with one of the grocers who over-charged him. She admitted that he had some potential to be a shinobi but that he was badly under taught. She also saw that he was very lonely. It was something that she greatly remembered. After a week of watching him, she felt that she needed to do something.
It was because of this that she was visiting the Hokage. She entered the office and faced the Hokage. Hiruzen looked up at her. He could see the nervousness in her and wondered what was wrong.
"Is there something I can help you with Anko?" Hiruzen asked.
"Yeah, I was hoping that you could give me three months to deal with some personal business." Anko said.
"Three months is quite a time Anko. What is so important that you would need such time?" he asked.
"Let's just say that I feel obligated to fix this personal issue. Please, I just need those three months." She begged. Hiruzen looked at Anko and could see that she needed it.
"Very well, you have your time off to settle this personal issue that you have." Hiruzen said.
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you! You would regret it sir." Anko said and left. Something told the old Kage that he would.
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