Well, hope the wait wasn't too, antagonizing. This isn't much but a filler chapter between point A, arriving at Wave, and B, the fight on the Bridge
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Storyteller; One guy took the first one, but nothing's really come off it
Jl; Hey, you know I don't kill them off quickly
Death; Thanks
Venom; Why does everyone hate the manga author these days?
Soulhope; I'll explain the plan, well when Anko explains it. But, some things have to happen first, some very, Raiga things
Josh; Technically, I partially redeemed Sakura and her bashed self in the last story, I might or I might not. This story has a less definite plan as of now.
Tristan; Kakashi has the civilian council's protection, and a fight between the forces loyal to them (Including the Daimyo) and the forces loyal to him would be almost as bad as what would have happened if Itachi didn't kill off his clan. That, and I find that a story needs a main antagonist, and unless I can develop one, they are ones filling the role. As to Anko, I have plans, yes
Hektols; Nice new icon
Tobi; This story is different from Canon more so that Mysterious Power, whose world was close to what was in Canon. This one deviates a bit. Hence why Mei is younger, along with two others possibly and one possibly older...see ideas at the end of the review replies
Okay, as of now I have a slight idea what I want to do. Anko, Mei, Haku and Hinata are assured, while I as of now plan for the other 5 (I like using 9), will be Hanabi, Fu, Yugito, Shion and Konan. This may change, with Konan and Yugito losing age, and Hanabi most likely gaining age.
Well then, its left to your opinions. Though Ino still hovers in possibility, but if she appears, for balance one of the above 5 will be lost
Hokage's Office (Anko's POV)
"WHAT!" The old man yelled in shock. "YOU BETTER BE SHOWING OFF YOUR NONE VIOLENT SENSE OF HUMOR FOR ONCE!" Anko sighed.
"I'm not kidding, my shadow clone sent a snake to confirm it, that C rank just turned into an A rank mission, but look at the bright side, if they survive it will automatically allow them to enter the Chunnin Exams even if they lock Naruto-kun in jail afterwords!" this was partially a lie, as this was the shadow clone and the real Anko was keeping an eye on her destined mate, but no one could really tell with a clone. They were physically identical, had chakra levels and actually had minds. Only an expert could, a person capable of making thousands of clones and picking up on the very minor difference without hitting the clone.
And what sort of person other than our little orange pal could do that anyway?
"THE ENTIRE TEAM COULD BE WIPED OUT, and that fool will be able to return them to Konoha. My fault really he's stuck there, I had hope and now because of one of my own laws" made to keep the threat of removing a sensei from a team, aside for sexual assault or similar heinous crimes, from being used by the council to gain control. "I can't legally get rid of him. And unless he dies on a mission, and perhaps even on one, the council will accuse me of murdering him just because he was against Naruto-kun..."
"And we all know how that will end" Anko shook her head. Every time a person was executed for breaking the Sandiame's law, which happened mainly in the first year or so after, the incident, there were riots, and those who were executed were seen more as martyrs then criminals.
Practically, when it came between protecting Naruto and keeping the village from doing something to him so they could kill Naruto, he was practically balancing on a trapeze.
A very thin, old, trapeze.
As the first hidden village, they had became the model for future villages, and in this, flaws were discovered and repaired. The power of the civilian council was one of the things fixed. In Konoha, the citizens had more say than other villages, allowing for them to slowly amass power and arrogance. It had now became a giant knot of problems, filled with gum and over a hornets nest
It would take a long time to undo the knot with it being held together with the gum of corruption, and if they just cut in half, the gum would catch them as the hornets nest of the Daiymo and 'civilians rights' would attack them with a vengeance.
And there were so many small things there that would add up to a hell lot of pain.
Was that a metaphor just now? When did she become a philosopher?
"Very well, send orders to your shadow clone and if possible, try to help the situation. But be careful, if we stir up the councils again, the Daiymo will destroy our budget like an Akamichi in the Land of Bountiful Potatoes" or the former land of Chocolate, as it was, they now called it the Land of Desolate Famine Ravaged Peoples.
"Got it" Anko grinned, before smirking.
Oh how he had it backwards. Perhaps it was time to take matters more directly into her own hands.
A few days later, Wave County (Anko's POV)
"Alright boys, keep focused!" Anko yelled, thankful for the detection and deterrent seals she had placed up, Kakashi, or the pink creature of the sound piercing, wouldn't be able to notice as she trained both Sasuke and Naruto in tree climbing, without hands.
After they had gotten to Tazuna's house, there had been another argument, and Kakashi now had to sleep outside, and far away from Naruto's bedroom. They had wanted to do the same to Sakura, but there had been a stream of rapes done by Gato's thugs recently on unprotected woman, and while she was annoying, Sasuke and Naruto were not heartless.
The arguments, of course, had led to Kakashi refusing to teach them while they were here. Probably, the bastard who only claimed he was the son of the White Fang, planned to leave them high and dry here, and have her destined mate get skewered. Then, the old man.
While Sasuke could easily say something if he himself killed Naruto or Tazunna, and with his Uchiha blood immune to any Sharingan hypnotism, if Naruto died in battle, Kakashi would easily walk free.
Of course, he failed to realize she was around.
So, she'd be able to help the boys and mess up Kakashi's bull shit plan.
"Hey, Anko-sensei!" Naruto called up from up top a tree "I'm done" Sasuke humphed from his own tree.
"Same here" Anko grinned.
One day, her destined mate would be calling her Anko-chan, or perhaps if she was feeling kinky, Anko-sama. But highly inappropriate thoughts later...
"Okay then, I've got something else for the both of you then" the two descended down the tree, with Naruto face planting on the ground before surrounding her.
"So, what you got?" Sasuke asked. With a grin, she removed from her jacket two slips of paper. Sasuke eyed it curiously.
"Chakra paper?" Naruto looked confused.
"Chakra paper?" Anko sighed, not at her destined mate, but at Konoha in general.
"Honestly, what do they teach at that academy of yours these days. Without this, entire paths of jutsu are unavailable to the students. At least the Uchiha's chakra natures are determined earlier. Anyway, for those whose education has been stunted" and Naruto in that regard was a dwarf among dwarfs "This is a special paper made from unique trees grown in the shinobi villages, here in Konoha in the Aburame's place" of which little was known, as the last person to try and take a bit of the trees for himself died of bee stings, parasites and a severed, important body part.
No one asked questions, for fear of the answers
"Anyway, with it one can determine ones chakra natures, of which there are five; the Element of Emotion, Lightning; the Element of Endurance, Earth; the Element of Adaptability, Water; the Element of Spirit, Fire, and the Element of Unpredictability, Wind. So then, lets see what you've got, and I know you'd probably already done it, Uchiha-san, but its for fairness. Just send some of your chakra into the paper.." each did it, as the papers each reacted.
Half of Sasuke's burnt, the other crumbled. While Naruto's split in half, with a black mark in the corner...
"So, looks like you have Lightning and Fire, Uchiha-san, and Naruto-san...Wind" She seemed to observe the black mark for a little bit.
"Um, Anko-sensei, what's..." Anko shook her head.
"Its nothing" she lied. However, it was truly something, showing that her plan was ready to begin.
For the beginning of the true bond had just been forged, and the time to prepare for a coven had begun...
Later that night; her lair (Anko's POV)
Her shadow clone fooling the locals, Anko returned to her lair, before sighing against the coffin.
The mark that had appeared on Naruto's chakra paper slip showed that his charka, minus his Jinchuurki portion, had begun to synch with hers. This was part of the destined mate process, which was complicated.
First, a vampire didn't just sense her destined mate, she actually had to see him up close. She detected it first when she was returned from her time with Orochimaru, when the boy was just a baby.
'And he already had ninja wanting his death', she sighed. After that time, and after understanding of more, what the heck she was feeling, as she was only just learning about her condition at the time, she realized what had happened.
Originally, she had found the whole thing disturbing, but after realizing her real form didn't age, unlike her disguise she had on now, she realized that eventually, he'd be at her age and then it wouldn't be nearly as disturbing to her.
However, there was that little fact that he would also grow older, and eventually die of old age. And without a male vampire around, fixing that issue was impossible by the old ways.
Since Human Vampire hybrids were impossible to create, that way wouldn't work either
Hence where she developed her current plan, albeit with some of Orochimaru's data on Jinchuuriki. But she was pretty sure she had it all planned out to a near fool proof plan.
First, with those two Hunter Ninja under Zabuuza she'd create a coven, or a group of vampires, with her as the matriarch. While technically that would happen automatically when she turned them, ground rules would be established.
With that, the girls chakra natures would eventually copy onto Naruto's own, including hers, eventually leading to him possessing all the major elements but Lightning, and seeing as the only female in Konoha known to have it was Tsunade of the Sannin, who she did not want to take on a fight if possible, that would probably be out of bounds.
That, and seeing as the Uzumaki and Senju were related, she didn't want any incest, that way anyway.
While the Kekkei Genkai wouldn't carry over, most likely, it would still be passed on to the one children they'd be able to have, for she knew at least one member would have one; Hinata.
She had noticed the girl and how she had feelings for her destined mate for years, leaving him several gifts, including that stuffed frog of his. Hence why she became so important to her plan.
Her feelings would make it a lot easier to get her to join her willingly, along with the fact that most of the Hyuga clan loath her very existence. At the same time, she'd be the key to ensuring they'd have their Naruto for all time.
At the same time, seeing her submissive nature, it would be rather easy to keep her in line.
There was also the fact that she'd seen her in the hot springs a few times, seeing as though the vampire weakness to any water not made '100 percent pure', which either meant a lake below a church or water where the 'Sunset Genjutsu' was performed in. And that girl had potential to be quite attractive, and sexy.
A interesting fact about vampires, at least the females tend to be bisexual (A/N, I AM NOT COMMENTING ON THE MALE HOMO VAMPIRE SCOURGE IN FANFICTION THESE DAYS...ACTUALLY I AM, ANDERSON KILL!) and thus the slight, preference of attractive females in the coven. Though how it would affect her would be much less extreme that Orochimaru's obsession with boys.
Of course, there was current end goal, of one day being able to escape from Konoha. While there were several people that cared about her, as well as Naruto she didn't see as deserving death, too many people hated her and her destined mate for what they were.
If she didn't owe the Sandiame for doing as much as he did for Naruto, she'd probably have mass murdered them all by now. But the possibility of leaving her destined mate alone while becoming a missing nin wasn't something she wanted, or needed for Naruto.
Once she then found a place both warm, and food rich, she'd settle down her little coven esc family, and live the rest of her life out in peace with her coven and mates, slowly rebuilding the vampire race, better then ever.
But until then, she'd be back to watching Naruto herself, she just felt nervous about using just shadow clones.
Meanwhile, ROOT lair (Danzo's POV)
Danzo turned around as several ROOT ninja appeared behind him.
"Is it done" he asked. The ninja nodded.
"The Hyuga elders have begun to place weaker seals on the main branch house, excluding the target sir. Soon, the Byukuan will be further secured" after getting information that a Kiri hunter nin had a Byukugan eye like Kakashi had a Sharingan eye, he had immediately contacted the elders discreetly, and gotten them to agree to a compromise.
He'd ensure their main Kekkei Genkai was secure, and they'd get rid of a great danger to Konoha, a person who'd see away with the protective seals.
At the same time, he had plans to use her to 'improve' the Jinchuuriki's emotional problem. Even if he couldn't train the boy, he could at least kill a few emotions.
"Keep an eye out for the return of Uzumaki Naruto, and once he has returned, manipulate things so he has a nice little conversation with the Hyuga Heiress, Hinata...Then kill her from a distance. Preferably, do it where witnesses will be able and willing to prove he didn't kill him"