"So, what Itachi, that guy you were with did to Ren was to hide your magical abilities?" Naruto blinked in surprise upon hearing Anko's explanation as to why Ren's memory had to be erased to a certain point.

Anko nodded, "its because while there are many forms of magic, many people cannot understand or use it. Our type of magic, Itachi, me, and even that Wendigo person were elemental manipulation. Ninjutsu, the art of shinobi."

'So, wait, what are the other types then?" Naruto sat in a lotus, upon Anko's instruction, on the ground while inquiring on the subject matter.

"Glad you asked that you see, besides elemental and sealing styles. There are other arts, like Miracles. Miracle Styles are a direct projection of one's life force, they're difficult to pull off, requiring intense concentration and they aren't really made for combat." Anko sat down in a lotus in front of her student, "they're mostly used to heal critical wounds and diseases."

"Um, okay, why do we have to hide from the world then? I mean, if we can do all of that, why hide it away?" Naruto questioned, scratching his chin, "if we had an army of people like you the Grimm threat would've probably been gone…right?"

"You see, that is sound logic Fishcake, but you missed the problem with that. You see, after the Grimm, what happens then? People with our powers either fall into darkness and seek to rule others or, they tend to live in isolation out of fear of harming others." She then pointed at herself, "hence why I mostly remain a hermit and travel."

"Oh, okay, I guess…" Naruto mumbled as he looked at the ground.

"You should be proud at what you did last night, you've also managed to awaken your semblance. I mean, it saved my ass after all, and I owe that one favor." Anko hinted at as she looked at Naruto with a warm smile, "name it and it is yours."

Naruto rubbed his chin, then he thought back to Ren and last night, he then looked Anko right in the eyes. "I want to learn what you did last night, those weird hand seals and things you did. That elemental type stuff, I want to learn so I can protect my friends."

Anko hummed, then laughed a little bit, "very good use of that Fishcake. Very well, I believe I can teach you the Mudra Seals, and maybe one technique."

"O-one?!" Naruto exclaimed, "I thought the favor was anything I wanted!"

She laughed at her student, looking at him warmly, "it will be fulfilled eventually. Baby steps Fishcake because performing them the wrong way could kill you."

It wasn't exactly an outright lie, but Anko was stretching the truth just a little bit. "Wouldn't want your head to explode, right?"

He paled slightly, pressing his fingers together, "s-sorry…"

Naruto lowered his head, then he looked at his arm that she had healed. Taking time to stretch it, it felt extremely better than what it was, but he still had some discomfort in it. She looked at him, holding her hand out.

"Want to know a secret, Fishcake?" She inquired while he took her hand.

He nodded, "sure."

She suddenly manipulated his hand, making him match her hand seals, "you can't use my techniques without chakra."

"Ah!" Naruto's eyes widened as he suddenly felt something awaken inside of him, "wh-what is this…feeling?"

"Chakra, I merely helped your body generate a small portion. You see, what you really should've asked from the favor was how to create chakra, well usable chakra, your body naturally produces small amounts. So, care to take a guess on how you do it, Fishcake?" Anko questioned him, while slightly teasing.

"Lot of physical exercises!" Naruto shot as he had a dumb smile on his face.

"Eh," Anko yelled out and stood up, "wrong!"

Anko took a deep breath, clapping her hands together, forming hand seals. However, she wasn't unleashing a technique, rather she was just forming them in front of him. He looked confused until he watched her sit back down and take a deep breath.

She was meditating!

"You create chakra by mixing your physical energy and spiritual energy. Physical energy is the power of your life force, and spiritual energy is the power of your soul. Now, physical exercises and stuff will tremendously increase physical energy, but spiritual energy requires mental focus and yes…meditation." She then smiled as he took notice of the Mudra hand seals she was making.

She stopped on one, in particular, Tiger, and looked at Naruto. "I want you to form this hand seal, focus on it, and meditate until I return."

Naruto formed the hand seal, looking at her, "what's this called?"

"That is called Tiger, a hand seal primarily used in Fire Style techniques. However, it is the basic seal of mediation, the starter of sorts before going into other seals. Many techniques require the Tiger Hand Seal at the start simply to get chakra flowing." She points out, "and Fishcake, you'll find that it is not the amount of chakra you have that makes a difference…but rather your control."

"O-oh, okay, so what should I do?" Naruto inquired as he watches her get up, "I mean, shouldn't I also be practicing my semblance!"

She chuckled, "in due time Fishcake, in due time."

Anko was sitting a small eatery with Itachi, he looked at her while sipping his green tea, "so…'

"So…?" Anko motioned for him to continue.

He sighed, "last night, besides what happened with the serial killer…you didn't seem to happy…about…"

"I am happy," Anko chuckled while blushing slightly, "even if I didn't look it."

"I mean, well, we had sex so…it was just sex, right?" Itachi wanted to confirm, looking at Anko.

"Nothing at all inside of it, I knew you since we were kids, despite how long time has kept us apart. I was glad to see you still alive and kicking, but you really suck at swordplay." Anko joked at his expense, "you should stick to hand to hand."

"Heh," Itachi sipped his tea, "among other things…"

She growled a little bit, not angry growl, but a playful one. "Not going to deny that. However, last night was merely me blowing off steam."

"So, it was just sex…that is fine," Itachi finished his tea, "I'm not angry about that."

"Oh? You're angry, that's a first." Anko pointed out as she leaned back in her seat, "do tell."

"You seemed more focus on the killer than your student," Itachi placed the empty cup on the table, "you didn't seem overall mad about Naruto getting hurt."

"Oh, I'm livid, I am going to carve that motherfucker's dick off with a rusty butter knife if I can. However, let's cut the bullshit, you're wondering if I'd been sad if he'd died." Anko then sternly looked at Itachi, "the answer is a mixed bag. Yes, because he's a kid. No, because people die."

He sighed, "I missed the old Anko, the one who used to smile all the time."

"You didn't seem to mind when we were screwing," Anko stated as she crossed her arms, "what? Want to ask me to run off with you, get married and have kids of my own? Pfft, nope, not fucking happening."

Itachi nodded, sighing as he watched a waitress refill his cup, "thank you."

He took a sip of the fresh tea, looking at Anko, "I don't blame you for your anger."

"I am not angry about the sex if you're wondering, I am angry that you didn't stand up for me when we were kids and my fucking dumbass of a father was trying to marry me off." Anko stated but kept her voice low enough so others wouldn't hear them, "but I learned not to hate you for it."

"So why to have sex with me then," Itachi inquires as he sipped his tea, "seems a little out of left field…even for you Anko."

"I needed to blow steam, plus it didn't help that I was slightly tipsy. Like I said, I had a good time, but that's all it was…just a good time." Anko tells him, reassuring him that she wasn't mad about what transpired.

Itachi lowered his head, "I won't say anything about you having a student. You deserve your happiness Anko, and I am sorry I was too weak to stand up for you back then…and…I owe you so much for that."

She nodded, taking a deep breath, "if it makes you feel any better I don't just screw anyone…hehehe…"

"I know, you were never like that, besides it wouldn't be the first time I had sex to just blow off steam as well." Itachi told her and he rubbed the back of his head, "so, we're on an even level of understanding."

Anko smiled, "still, it was funny how you tried to be romantic and shit."

"I don't like rough sex," Itachi admitted as he looked at her, "but apparently you love it."

"Hey, I got my kinks, you like licking tacos for example." She then bursts out laughing, and then looked at Itachi as started laughing as well. "You see, that is what I missed most…too…your smile."

Itachi got up from the table, sighing, "you have my scroll number if you ever need me Anko. Even if we can't go further than a few little lay here and there, I'm still your friend."

She chuckled, getting up as well, "yeah…and likewise."

Itachi walked away from Anko, leaving her there, she then noticed that he had paid their bill. Sighing, she just looked at her scroll, noting the time. She had to be getting back to her student soon, hopefully, he'd made progress on mediation.

As she exited the eatery she stopped for a moment and looked at Itachi as walked down the street, she lowered her head and sighed. "I haven't had sex in years, and I missed you so much…why couldn't I just say it…life has really fucked me over."

"If I had a choice back in my childhood, like who I could marry instead of being banished, I would've asked you Itachi. But, you were so tied up in Dragon Clan politics back then you couldn't possibly have hoped to keep peace with other clans, especially Bear since they wanted me." Anko brought her hand to her chest as she walked opposite way, she lowered her head.

She felt something wet flow down her face, "I just wanted to see what it would feel like to be with you, and it felt amazing…which is why I switched it up. I didn't want lovemaking, I wanted to be fucked, straight to the point…so I wouldn't have to feel a thing…"

"Because," Anko wiped the tears off her face, "I didn't want to be hurt again…"

Naruto was in a dark void, he looked at two giant spheres of orange energy and blue energy, he saw something akin to tablets near them. Walking over toward them, he then looked at the tablets, laughing slightly as noted that were just labeling the energy.

"So, this my mindscape huh?" Naruto danced around and skipped about, "kind of blank…"

Behind him, a woman with white hair faced away from him, "it will initially be blank. Until you find your muse and begin to shape it."

"I never meant to offend you the last time I saw you in my dream, I just was having a really good noodle dream miss!" Naruto giggled as he felt a sort of kinship with the being in front of him, but knowingly more than likely she was just a figment of his imagination, "I mean but wouldn't it be cool for me to save the world using a long ramen noodle?!"

She chuckled, her ornate white hair perfectly still in the void, "it would be very interesting to say the least."

Naruto giggled as he made himself float in the air, but when he tried to make the woman float she just remained still, frowning he just inverted himself while crossing his arms. Humming a toon, he then heard the woman hum as it well.

"You know that song?" Naruto inquired, "well…yeah…course you do since I made you, somehow right?"

"Maybe, do you know the lyrics?" She inquired in return.

"Pfft, duh, the song's called Light Pink. My dad told me it was my mom's favorite song, ahem." Naruto took a deep breath, "farewell beautiful lover, I love so but still, I let you go, under this pink sky is where we went our separate ways~"

The woman chuckled, "certainly you must truly stick to whatever you have, boy."

"Hmph, I got a good singing voice, blah!" Naruto stuck his tongue out at her, blowing raspberries with it as he floated down to the ground and shifted himself to land on his feet.

The woman kept facing away from Naruto, "you should just slam both of those energies together."

"W-what, you mean those over there, but didn't Anko say that was dangerous?" Naruto rubbed his chin, he then looked at them, noticing a black spot in both of them.

Naruto took a few moments, then he took a deep breath, "ah screw it!"

He clapped his hands, forming the mudra hand seal for Tiger.

Coming back into the safe house, she took one looked at Naruto who was floating off the ground, she walked into the kitchen until running back into the living room and felt a soft gust coming off Naruto. Her eyes widened, jaw agape.

"What," Anko saw Naruto's forehead a purple diamond on it, "the fuck?"

"Huh?" Naruto's loss of focus made him fall to the ground, right on his buttocks, it made him hiss as he held his buttocks.

He looked around, "ow, what just happened?"

The purple diamond on his forehead disappeared as Naruto held his head and hissed, "ow, ow, why does it burn!"

Naruto stood up, he looked around the room, taking a deep breath as he noticed that things seem to be in more focus around him. He looked at Anko, noting her aura around her, but also noted the light that shined from seemingly within her.

"Anko," Naruto stared deeper, and for some reason felt sad as teardrops fell out of his eyes. "What's…happening…"

Naruto suddenly fell forward, only to get caught by Anko, whose eyes widened as she felt of his aura. Inside of him, a lot of his aura had been transformed into chakra. The dark spot in it had also expanded rapidly, covering the void that it left behind.

That black aura from before.

Naruto took deep breaths, "I'm fine…I'm fine…"

"Hey, Fishcake, why did you cry?" Anko questioned him as she helped toward the couch to sit down.

"I-I don't know," Naruto lowered his head, "I just looked at you and felt…like crying."

"That's not a semblance, and that mark on his forehead is definitely not like the seal on his stomach, it's a manifestation of the dark aura within. Hmm, empath?" She pressed two fingers on Naruto's temple, "you're in a flux."

"Flux?" Naruto inquired, he slurred slightly from how exhausted he just felt.

"You accidentally converted half your reserves into usable chakra, which flooded your awakening chakra coils with excess chakra. It's not deadly, well, not yet anyway. You see think of your body as a battery, if you overload it, it could explode." She explained to him.

His eyes suddenly widened as yelled, "I could've exploded, what the heck?!"

"No, no idiot, let me finish Fishcake." Anko flicked his forehead, "it means you succeeded in converting spirit energy and physical energy into chakra."

"W-wow really," Naruto rubbed the back of his head, "I guess that lady in my mind helped out a lot!"

"L-Lady?" Anko inquired as she looked at Naruto.

"Yeah, she had angelic white hair, she didn't let me see her face. However, she told me to just slam my Aura reserves with my spiritual energy. It worked, it felt so right as well, especially when I found this black aura inside of me!" Naruto happily told her before throwing his hands up, "it was totally wicked!"

Naruto started to feel better, in fact, he felt great, he hopped up from the couch. "I feel itchy like I want to punch and fight!"

Anko blinked at him, "um, Naruto can you turn around for just a moment."

"Yeah sure," as he turned around his once blue eyes were glowing red, "what's up."

"You didn't touch any of that black aura, did you?" Anko inquired, looking at the blonde with curiosity.

Naruto blinked, his red eyes turning back into their blue, "what makes you think that?"

"Did you, or did you not?" Anko pressed.

"Yeah, the lady told me too, she said that it was apart from me." Naruto giggled as he rubbed the back of his head, "she's really sweet."

"If there was ever a time that I must question my luck, it is now, and I want to know what Minato Namikaze stuck his dick in. Because this kid is awesome and batshit crazy at the same…time…" She took a deep breath, 'motherfucker gave me a kid that could very be mine! Save for the fuck I didn't fuck the father, is reverse parental test a thing?"

"Goddamn it, there goes my brain, rabble-rabble! This has been a long and very shitty day, but I guess its all good since Naruto got his chakra to naturally form…I think…maybe it's just an imaginary friend." Anko pinched her nose and looked at Naruto, "how long have you known this lady?"

"Oh, she has been in my dreams since dad died!" Naruto announced, a frown found his way onto his face, "is that a bad thing?"

"No, just that…she's…a friend!" Anko snaps her fingers, "a special friend that only you can see."

"Oh, wow, that's so cool!" Naruto declared as he put both hands behind his head, his fox tail wagging.

He pumped his fists, "you're the best teacher ever!"

Anko looked at the boy, rolling her eyes, she then flicked his head. "Well, since I am now the best teacher ever…let's go out for a run Fishcake."

"Aww…man." Naruto groaned.

"If you beat me I'll buy ramen for a week," she held her hand out with her pinky extended, "pinky promise!"

Naruto smiled, giggling like a happy child should and wrapped his pinky around Anko's. "You're on!"