Chapter 2
Anko slept with drool coming down his face. The covers were thrown off him and his sleep jersey was curled up and little. He mumbled the words 'ramen' a couple of times. It was kind of cute to Anko who was standing in his room. After observing him for a while, she decided to get to the reason of her visit. She reared her foot bad and kicked over the bed.
"GOODDDDDDDD morning, future student!" Anko cheered. Naruto got from under his bed and looked at Anko like she was crazy.
"What," Naruto said a little sleepy. Anko thrust his alarm clock in his face.
"It's time to get to work kid. We have a lot of ground to cover before your return to the academy." Anko explained.
"What the hell are you talking about? It's five in the damn morning!" Naruto shouted. He was now fully awake.
"I know. The early bird gets the worm. Now, take a shower and get dressed. If you're not outside in fifteen minutes, I'll come back inside and drag you out naked and wet." Anko said. She left his room and a very confused Naruto in her wake.
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Naruto stood in front of Anko with an annoyed look on his face. She just smiled at him.
"Well, let's get to the reason that I'm here. I was pretty impressed with you the last time we met. You avoided me for a while and that's not an easy feat. So, as a reward, I will be helping you improve so that no one can catch you. You may begin to thank me." Anko said smugly.
"Why the hell would I, thank you? You're just using that as an excuse to hurt me." Naruto stated.
"I am hurt that you would think that. Yes, we did not have the best of meetings but I honestly wish to help you. Just think about it. For the whole summer, you get one-on-one training for a very skilled ninja. You can rub it in your classmates' faces when you show them all up." Anko told him. Naruto actually concerned what she said and was nodding in agreement. He missed the smile on Anko's face. 'Payback time, you little rat. I'm going to make sure that this will be hell on earth for you and I will enjoy it. Oh yes, I will enjoy it.' Anko let loose an evil chuckle. She quickly composed herself and faced him. "Okay then, why don't you tell me your skill set?"
"Well, I'm awesome in everything. I know two of the academy jutsu and my most powerful technique, Oiroke no Jutsu (Sexy Technique). I am the man who is going to be Hokage, dattebayo (Believe It)!" Naruto cheered.
"So, you suck basically." Anko stated.
"Hey!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Did you think I wouldn't check up on you? That cute chūnin with the scar told me some things about you. What was it that he said? Oh yeah, you're loud, brash and unfocused. You can't do a clone to save your life and you fight like a drunken brawler. As for your 'powerful technique', that only works on perverts." Anko explained. Naruto knew who she was talking about and made a mental note to deal with Iruka-sensei. "Aw, don't pout about it. By the end of the summer, you'll be as good as new. Now, let the torture, I mean, training begin!" Naruto watched as she pulled out several shuriken from her coat.
"Time to run and dodge!" Anko exclaimed. Naruto screamed before bolting. Anko was right on his heels, throwing metal at him.
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"Come on kid, three more pull-ups. Come on, feel the burn." Anko said.
"Damn it, you psycho! Why do you have a bonfire under me?" Naruto asked loudly.
"It's good motivation." She then pulled out a bottle of lighter fluid. "Three more pull-ups kid." She said before spraying some more fluid on the fire.
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Naruto hit the ground with a thud. He struggled to get to his feet and glared at the tree. It was mocking and laughing at him. Well, it wasn't the tree but the person sitting in it. She was happily munching on dango while he was tired and dirty. Anko looked down from her perch and had to admit that he did a lot better than before.
"Not bad brat, you got like an inch higher. Let's see who much higher you can get before lunch." Anko commented.
"I hate you." He spat out.
"I love you too." Anko said with a grin.
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Anko kicked the door open to Naruto's apartment. She had the blond over his shoulder. He was out like a light. It was because of all the training that they had been doing. After teaching him the Ki Nobori no Shugyō (Tree Climbing Exercise) and lunch, she got into his taijutsu for the rest of the day. She was teaching stance, tactics and various other things. It ended with a spar that she found very satisfying. She had to give it to him though. There were many in the village that could take such a beating and stand right back up.
She entered his room and flipped his bed back on its legs. She dumped the kid on the bed and watched sleep for a while. She had a small smile on her face. While she did torture him a little, he didn't complain much. He just kept going forward and didn't give up. It was a great trait of his. She was positive that he would go far in his career. She closed the door and left the apartment.
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Naruto hit the ground again and took a deep breath. Naruto looked at the tree and had a cocky grin. He was getting there. He was half-way up the tree now and it wouldn't be long before he conquered this stupid exercise. It had been a week since he became Anko's victim. She was a brutal and crazy woman but she knew what she was doing. He felt stronger and quicker. He could throw straight and he could somewhat properly fight. She still mocked him about his jutsu but he didn't let it get to him.
Speaking of his teacher, she was once again sitting on the branch of the tree. She was watching him make his progress with the exercise.
"So, how am I doing?" Naruto asked.
"What, do you want a cookie every time you improve? If you want to impress me, then get higher." Anko said.
"Geez, can't you just throw me a bone here?" Naruto grumbled. Anko just grinned at him. In truth, she was very impressed with his improvement. It had only been a week but she was sure that his control had improved greatly. She wondered what he had in store for the rest of her time off.
"Hey kid, what do you think about a little test?" Anko asked. Naruto looked up to her with a confused look on his face. Anko's grin did not help ease him.
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Hiruzen was busy dealing with some paperwork when someone interrupted him. He allowed them entry and what he saw was just shocking. Two of his ANBU commanders' had their mask redone. They were colored with very bright colors and funny faces. They did not say anything as they knew who the culprit was. Hiruzen never understood why Naruto would antagonize the ANBU as they were the elite of the elite. He ordered that Naruto is to be brought to him. As soon as they left, he pulled out his crystal ball.
Using his Tōmegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique), he searched for Naruto. He was able to find him with Anko. This confused him greatly and listened in to the conversation.
"So, I did good right?" Naruto asked.
"It wasn't bad but I could have done better. Still, for your first infiltration, you did well." Anko said.
"Just remember what you promised lady. You will show me a jutsu for this." Naruto stated.
"Oh stop being a little baby. I said that I would teach you a jutsu right? I'll teach you at a later date. However, it is time that you learn another lesson." Anko said.
"Oh, what's that?" he asked.
"Today's lesson is to never trust anyone." Anko said with a grin. Naruto was confused when Anko grabbed him by the scuff of his jacket. "Hey guys, I found the little prankster!" she shouted. Naruto looked betrayed and began shouting curses at her. Hiruzen stopped his technique and sat back with an amused look.
'So that's why she need the time off. This could prove to be a little problematic as they are both so alike. If he should pick up some of her bad habits, who knows what will happen. I guess I'll play the wait and see card and watch them from afar. Who knows, this might work out for the both of them.' Were the Hokage's thoughts. He went back to his work while awaiting the arrival of Naruto.
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Naruto had to dodge another lunge from one of Anko's snakes. He growled in frustration as he could not get this stupid genjutsu that Anko was teaching him. She called it the Hebi Surudoi Shisen (Snake Penetrating Stare). It was a technique that she told him that she learned from her master. It was a pretty stupid technique in his opinion as when would he ever run into a snake. After another failure, Naruto stood and glared at Anko.
"This technique is bogus! He exclaimed. I thought that you were going to tech me something good?" Naruto said with a tone.
"It is a good technique, especially for assassinations. I told you that I would show you a technique so stop complaining." Anko said.
"Yeah but you said that this technique was from the person who taught you. The guy must have been some kind of weakling if this is the best that he could come with." Naruto complained. Anko chuckle a little as her teacher would have probably killed him for his words. Still, he was disrespecting the technique that she learned from him and in a way he was insulting her.
"You know, my master was a jōnin and part of a famous team. He was definitely not a weakling and I am insulting that you would say that because you're calling me weak as well." Anko said calmly.
"Well, how come I haven't heard of him? Maybe he wasn't as good as you say. I bet he was that great of a ninja." Naruto mocked. Anko gave him a hard glare.
"That will be enough of that kid." Anko warned.
"Besides, aren't you just a tokubetsu jōnin? Like teacher, like student I guess." Naruto found himself lifted off the ground and slammed into a tree. He looked right at Anko and saw the anger in her eyes. He realized that he may have gone a bit too far.
"I am nothing like him! Don't you dare compare me to the likes of Orochi…" Anko caught herself and realized that she lost her cool over that bastard. She dropped Naruto and vanished. Naruto wondered what the hell that was about.
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Anko just sat at a table in deep thought. She didn't know why she went off like that. She didn't respect that man any more so what Naruto was saying shouldn't have hurt her so much. Maybe it was because of the last statement she heard him say. It was a comment that many have said about her. She was nothing like him and she busted her ass to show that she wasn't. She figured that she would apologize to him later.
Suddenly a plate of dango was placed in front of her. She looked at it and then to the waitress.
"I didn't order this." Anko said.
"No, it was that little boy there." The waitress said and pointed. She looked to see Naruto looking at her. Anko just sighed and motioned him to come over. He did and sat across from her. They were silent for a while before Naruto took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry that I insulted you and your master. I didn't know that it was a sensitive topic." Naruto apologized.
"It wasn't the fact that you insulted my master Naruto. He was a bastard anyway. I lost my cool and reacted badly. If anyone should be sorry, it should be me." Anko said.
"If you don't mind, what did he do to you that would make you dislike him so much?" Naruto asked.
"What made you come to that conclusion?" Anko asked.
"You only came at me because I said you were like him or her." He said.
"You're getting too damn observant." Anko said. She sighed and looked at him. "My master isn't seen in such a great light in the village. He abandoned the village and abandoned me. Let's just say I don't like it when people compare me to him. I don't want anything to do with him." She explained.
"Oh," There was a pause in the conversation until Naruto slapped his fist into his hand. 'Okay then, you got to teach me this technique and when I meet your former sensei, I'll show him that you're much better than him!" Naruto declared. Anko looked at Naruto with surprise. She then smirked at the boy's declaration.
"Don't say things that you can't back up. Come on; let's get back to your training." Anko said and grabbed her dango. Naruto followed her and attempted to get her to believe him. She just kept walking but was a little happier for some unknown reason.
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Authors' Notes: I didn't change the training too much from the original. It is a little more detailed for the original. Just to let you know, that I will be updating these story every week from now on.
