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Chapter 9: Auntie Tsunade and Uncle Jiraiya

Anko glared at the man who was currently ignoring her. The man in question did not respond, because he was, well, ignoring her.

The purple-haired teen was walking behind Hatake Kakashi, the man. She had no idea where they were going and it didn't seem like the Shinobi in front of her was going to tell her. They walked in silence until they reached the door that led out of Minato's house and to the outside world. Kakashi motioned for Anko to stop, and then he turned and faced the now irate girl.

"What you are about to see will probably scar you for the rest of your life. I want you to be prepared."

Anko cut off the angry comment she was about to make.

"What's so scary? What am I about to see?" The man didn't respond,

"Tell me one-eye! What's so important?!" Kakashi looked gravely down at her and then put his gloved hand on the door.

"Remember, be prepared." Then he opened the door and pulled the girl outside. Anko blinked as the harsh sunlight hit her eyes. She finally managed to focus on the sight that met her eyes. She gasped, it was. . . .

A white haired man and a blonde lady carrying a pig.

Anko turned to Kakashi, "I thought you said this would be mentally scarring! It's just some random couple!" The Shinobi looked pityingly down on her.

"Looks can be deceiving." Anko growled at this stoic comment and stared at the two adults. The teen got a closer look at them:

The blonde-pig-lady was quite beautiful. She had yellow hair that was pulled into two pigtails and amber eyes that were framed by long lashes. Her outfit consisted of a pair of black slacks and a long sleeved shirt with the kanji for gambling on it.

The white haired man was plain old odd. He had spiky locks that were nearly as long as the blonde's. His eyes seemed to be sparkling of their own accord and it gave him a good-natured and slightly handsome face.

The two of them seemed to be slightly crazy. Anko liked them.

Then she saw the slightly concealed lumps under their clothes. She glared, why did every single person have to be dangerous? Was it some kind of requirement? The blonde had now noticed Anko and Kakashi.

"KAKASHI!!! It's been too long!" she ran over and glomped the weary man.

"But Auntie Tsunade, I say you last week." He muttered, trying to entangle himself.

"That is too long!!!!" The white haired man walked over to the Hatake and patted him on the shoulder, causing him to stumble back into Tsunade's death grip. Tsunade and Jiraiya double-teamed the poor (not really) Shinobi. Kakashi seemed to be turning red under his mask and he was gasping for breath.

Anko watched this scene in amazement. Then what she was seeing actually registered in her brain.

Tsunade and the white-haired man were both squeezing the life out of Kakashi. It looked like the white-haired man was trying to cop a feel from Tsunade. And on top of that, the pig was sitting by them; it was nosing the gun that had fallen from Kakashi's pocket when he was mob-piled.

Anko stumbled back from the people, but it was too late, the scene was burned into her eyes forever. She shuddered in horror and forced herself to walk unsteadily towards the hugging group. The girl pulled the white-haired man off of Kakashi and then grabbed the Shinobi and yanked him out of the embrace of the blonde woman.

Nobody touches my man! She thought decisively. Then she realized what she just thought. What the!!?? Kakashi's not my man. He's just some baka. Forget I ever thought that!!

She kept a firm grip on the back of Kakashi's shirt and scowled at the two adults. They looked back at her in surprise. Then the white-haired man spoke up.

"Oooooh! Kakashi! I didn't know you had a girlfriend!" Anko blushed bright red and shouted, "I'm not his girlfriend!!!"

The blonde shook her head mournfully,

"Oh Jiraiya. You'll never learn. They're not together yet." Anko opened her mouth to protest but was cut off by Jiraiya.

"I see now! They are still in denial. Oh! This is just like a scene from one of the Icha Icha books!" Anko frowned at this, then she but two and two together and got 4.

"Oh My Gosh! You're the author of the Icha Icha series!"

Jiraiya smiled proudly. "Why yes, I am. Are you a fan?"

Anko started to say yes but she saw Kakashi eyeing her with a smug look on his face.

"No! Heh-heh. I've never heard of the Icha Icha series. Heh." She blurted out nervously.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi all stared at her with their eyebrows raised. She blinked at them.

"Stop looking at me like that!!!"

"Suuuuuure you haven't read the series." Drawled the silver headed Shinobi. He walked over to Anko and slung an arm around her shoulders. Anko struggled and tried to escape but the Shinobi merely put her in a head lock. Then he looked up at Tsunade and Jiraiya,

"So, you guys didn't tell me why you were here when you called. Something tells me you aren't just stopping by to say hi." Jiraiya nodded, completely ignoring the struggling kunoichi.

"You're right. We heard from some informants that Orochimaru and some of his followers will be making an appearance in the Hidden Mist City." Kakashi frowned,

"Why would he do that?" Tsunade piped up,

"He's doing the same thing you are; recruiting people. If they refuse. . ." she drew a finger across her throat.

"I think it would be a good idea to send you and some of Minato's friends over to stop Orochimaru from succeeding. The last thing we need is for him to gain more followers." The Shinobi nodded at this.

"So what's the plan?"

"Well," started Jiraiya, "Orochimaru is supposed to be in Mist City for one day. He has invited some rough Shinobi and several buyable mercenaries to the hotel he is staying at. I can only guess that he plans on taking them aside and asking them to join him then. You will need to be there and stop Orochimaru's men from talking to these possible recruits. It would be ideal if you could recruit them on our side."

Kakashi listened to this impassively while tightening his grip on Anko.

"I'll talk to Minato about sending back up, but I can assure you that I am willing to go."

Tsunade grinned happily at this,

"That's great! But. . ."

The woman shuffled her feet and looked towards Jiraiya for help. He came to her rescue,

"Orochimaru has invited these Shinobi and mercenaries to his hotel for a formal dance. You'll need a date to go to it."

Kakashi sighed and muttered something under his breath that sounded suspiciously like 'troublesome'. Then he opened the door to Minato's house and gestured for Jiraiya and Tsunade to enter.

As she entered the house, Tsunade paused,

"What will you do about your date for the dance?" The Shinobi smirked and used his free hand to point at the girl who was trapped in his head lock.

"I think I have that part figured out."

Kurenai looked up from where she was sitting. She turned to look at Asuma,

"You know Asuma, I could have sworn I just heard someone yell 'No way' really loudly."

Asuma frowned, "I heard that too." The two of them shrugged and looked at eachother.

"Anko."

"Yup. It defiantly was Anko."

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