Chapter 4: Anko's Return
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Disclaimer: Any character used in this fic is not related to me anyway. They are all owned by Masashi Kishimoto.
As naruto lay down he dozed off.
Naruto woke up at half past seven. He looked at the watch and sighed. He has half an hour to become ready for academy. 'Man I really don't want to go there' He whined inwardly.
Naruto got off the bed and went to the bathroom. After fifteen minutes he came out of bathroom and got ready for the academy. He wore his another set of orange jumpsuit and throw the dirtied one in the corner of the room.
He took some instant ramen as breakfast and went out to the academy.
No one taught him in anything in any subject, they didn't want to teach him anything. So naruto couldn't go roof to roof on the houses. He just walked normally in streets. He could feel the glares and stares on the back of his body. He could hear them curse him with hate. His mood just went downhill and all the refreshing feeling of a morning just left him. His mood darkened and his bangs foreshadowing his eyes. He wanted to retaliate, he wanted to shout at them back and tell them the truth about kyuubi and what happened ten years ago, he wanted to...beat them and kill them but he controlled himself. His time will come, definitely come, Thinking this naruto ignored everything the curses, the glares, the bottles and other things.
Naruto felt the rage building in him; he clenched his fists so hard that they started bleeding. His eyes started to sting with unshed tears. Naruto knew that if he stayed here any longer, he would snap and with every moment it was getting hard for him to control it. So he did one thing, he started to run toward academy.
Naruto wondered why they were not chasing him as always. May be because of yesterday's event.
Naruto reached the academy and entered his classroom. He took a look of the class and its every occupant.
There were three rows of wooden seats and tables in the classroom. There were only few kids he knew in the class.
In first row, there was sitting two of his classmates he knew. One was chouji akimichi, the heir of akimichi clan. He was a fatty boy who has spiky brown hair and two swirls on his cheeks. He was wearing a green jacket on a white shirt. A scarf was around his neck.
This boy was like a neutral towards naruto. He never initiated a conversation with naruto but whenever naruto started to talk to him, he answered or nodded his head but never yelled or hit him. Naruto didn't know if chouji considered him a friend or not but naruto surly considered him his friend. Chouji didn't run away from him that was enough for naruto to call him his friend.
Second boy who was sitting beside chouji was Nara Shikamaru., clan heir of Nara clan.
He has black hairs which were combed as a pineapple. He wore a light blue shirt and black pants. Shikamaru's attitude was same as chouji with naruto. Naruto had deduced that Shikamru was a example of lazy ass. Everything was troublesome for him. So he mostly stayed out of any conversation. But as Chouji, Naruto could call him a friend.
In second row was sitting two boys, one was Kiba Inuzuka, clan heir of inuzuka clan.
Kiba has black hair. And a red triangle mark on each cheek. He wore a dark green t-shirt and brown pants. There was a little white puppy lying on his head.
Kiba didn't treat Naruto as Chouji and Shikamaru. He always belittled Naruto. Kiba always insulted him calling him names and abuses like bastard, when he got angry, and clan less idiot, motherless etcetera.
Naruto always ignored but when he called him motherless it always broke the dam of rage in naruto and a dog fight would start between them. But all in all naruto could tell that kiba was not his friend but may be in future if he started to treat him better.
Beside kiba was sitting Shino aburame, clan heir of Aburame clan.
Naruto wasn't sure what his hair color, because of his dressing style, was. He wore black specs. A black t-shirt and a light blue jacket with a hood which covered his whole head.
He never talked to naruto and when naruto tried to talk to him he just remained silent. Naruto was confuse what to think of it. He should call him his friend or not. So concluded that for time being he would be his friend.
On the seat, across to them were sitting Ino yamanaka, the clan heir of Yamanaka clan.
She has neck length blond hair. She was wearing a brown t-shirt and black skirt.
Ino always treated naruto bad. Always cursing him and yelling at him. He never thought he will ever be talk to him normally.
She was always fawning over Sasuke. Always yelling Sasuke this, Sasuke that, I love you more than Sakura. I think she lost to Sakura today in winning the seat beside sasuke.
Naruto was sure she was not his friend. But maybe she could be in future. He knew she didn't mean any harm to him.
A seat ahead of ino's seat was sitting two people.
One was Sasuke Uchiha, the heir of Uchiha clan. His clan was massacred by his elder brother Itachi Uchiha, Naruto heard it from rumors and once from Sasuke when he muttered it once by mistake. Naruto always sympathize with sasuke in this matter. But all the sympathy feelings always used to vanished when sasuke scorn him. Sasuke never considered naruto worthy to even talk.
Naruto didn't really care if sasuke talked to him or not.
The council and the villagers always pamper him and kiss his ass. Council always provided him every facility and liberty they could. But he never appreciated them but his ego was skyrocketing because of all the respect and appreciation he was getting from the villagers. It made him arrogant and blind to see the reality. He was always brooding and a dark aura around him. He was always surrounded by his fan girls. Every girl was ready to bed him. Every girl felt tremendous happiness just from a glance of Sasuke.
And in all of those girls, there were two girls who was the most dying fan of sasuke, Sakura and Ino.
Sakura was much more of a fan girl than Ino but the competition was always on.
Sasuke was almost prodigy in every academy subject minus history. But he was not bad in it because his parents always used to talk about it at his home when everything was alright. He was the strongest of class...till now. May be he will be able to surpass Sasuke in future.
Naruto was sure that sasuke was not his friend and he was also sure that he won't be ever but may be if sasuke tried to be good with him then...who knows.
Beside Sasuke was Sakura haruno. She wasn't from any clan, may be haruno clan but naruto never heard of any clan of that name.
She has pink hairs and has wide forehead. She also wore pink colored clothes, white t-shirt and dark pink sleeveless jacket with blue skirt.
She was the one girl who claimed to be the one who loves sasuke more than anyone. She was always fighting with others on that matter. And always drove off all the girls around sasuke even going to the lengths of fighting all of them.
She was an intelligent girl but her intelligence was only limited to books, no practical intelligence.
Naruto didn't know why but in starting naruto wanted to be friend with her, maybe he thought that her hair is pink then she would be good natured. But as he reached near her and asked her to be his friend, she just outright hit him to the face and yelled so hard it almost made all of other students deaf.
After that whenever naruto tried to make a conversation, she would just hit him and yell obscenities to him. And once she even called him monster and said to go fuck off and if she talked to him sasuke would get angry with her. Really, that girl is the dumbest girl he ever saw. He felt stupid to even talk to her. Naruto was sure she will kill him if he ever do or say anything to her beloved sasuke. Sakura treated him more badly than Ino.
She was the insult on all kunoichi's names. After that naruto never asked her to be his friend. And he was sure that he would never be that girl's friend. Now she just disgusted him to no end. He didn't even want to look at her. But well he will have to bear it for time being.
The last was a blue haired girl who was sitting alone behind chouji and shikamaru.
Her name was Hinata hyuuga, the Heiress of Hyuuga clan.
She has same eyes as his Anko, just a different color. She wore a light blue jacket over a black shirt. And black pants.
Naruto was amazed at this girl' shyness and clumsiness. I mean come on how can a human like her even exists. Naruto knew she always stalked him, but why? He didn't know. It could be anything; like she stalked him because she wanted to tell the villagers his location and which resulted beaten by villagers. Naruto felt enraged at this thought.
But if she helped villager in beating him then why didn't she ever came forward. Just stood there watching him beaten. Was it like a show for her, naruto felt his anger rose. But would she cry then, he had seen her crying but why? Because they were beating him. Nah...But may be. But if she know always that I am being beaten then why did she not help I mean she could have brought anyone from her clan or any person she knew and those person didn't wanted to come then she could have always gone to hokage, he would have surely helped him. But no it was much better for her to see him watch beaten. Naruto looked at her with rage in his eyes, she looked at him and shrinked backwards.
Naruto sighed calming himself down. He didn't know what to think of this girl. Really he didn't know if he should call her a friend or not, whenever he tried to talk to her she always fainted. Come on man...can a girl like her exist in this ninja world.
''Oi, Naruto, how long do you plan to stand there'' Chouji asked in a loud voice.
Naruto turned to him and smiled, it was first time chouji said something first.
''Ah...chouji, sorry, was I standing for long'' Naruto said.
''Yeah almost ten minutes'' chouji said. Chouji felt good to start the conversation. He was observing naruto for a long time with shikamaru. But finally he asked to him. Now he was feeling better. He was talking without hesitation.
''Why don't you sit. It's time for Iruka-sensei to come'' chouji said to naruto.
''Ah...thanks for asking'' naruto Said smiling before sitting on the seat in front of them.
Then Iruka entered the classroom.
Iruka was a chuunin. He never liked naruto like other peoples. But after yesterday's events his thoughts were lingering around naruto for a bit too much.
Iruka stared at naruto. Was it really his fault, no it was fox's fault which was sealed in naruto. Then why did he hate him till now. When he thought about it he concluded that he was idiot for hating naruto. He will have to apologize to him after class.
Iruka yelled to make everyone quite. He looked at naruto and said '' naruto. Stay after the class, I want to talk to you about something''.
Naruto nodded in the answer.
Then iruka said ''as you all know that your second year is about to finish and you have your second year's exam so study hard and train hard. If anyone fails he or she won't be promoted to 3rd year. Understood'' iruka finished.
''So let's start the class'' iruka said.
So the class went on and the day passed.
It was time to go home. Naruto went to Iruka.
'' Hello Iruka sensei, what did you wanted to talk about'' naruto asked hoping to not get scolded again.
Iruka ushered naruto to sit down. After Naruto sat down iruka said '' Naruto, I...I don't know how to say this but ...please...Can you f...Forgive me for my stupidity'' iruka pleaded to naruto.
Naruto raised an eyebrow and said '' What are you apologizing for''.
'' I am apologizing for all my awful acts and words I have said and done to you'' Iruka said in shame.
Iruka bowed his head in guilt. Naruto stared at iruka for a minute then said '' why sudden change of attitude, iruka-sensei''.
''Because I was an idiot to hate you for someone else's actions. I really am ashamed of myself. Please naruto forgive me otherwise this weight of guilt on my chest will kill me'' iruka begged still his head down.
''Sensei raise your head, please. You shouldn't bow to a student'' naruto said.
Iruka lifted his head upwards. Naruto could see the slight wetness in his eyes. He sighed.
''Iruka-sensei, you know very well that what this village has done to me. And it's hard for me to forgive anyone'' iruka's shoulders slumped down "The damage is already done Iruka-sensei. But I will remember your apology'' Naruto said and started to walk to the door.
''Did you forgive me'' Iruka asked.
Naruto stopped and after several seconds turn only his head backwards and said ''make it up for what you have done to me then maybe I will forgive you and it depends how you behave in future. You can consider yourself forgiven for time being but don't even think I will trust you'' naruto went out after saying that.
As naruto opened his apartment room, for a minute he felt like he entered someone else's apartment. But after a moment he realized it was his.
All the walls were filled with graffiti like monster; demon and other offensive words were scribed on the walls. All the furniture was broken to pieces. The window panes were shattered. Naruto closed the door behind him and leaned his back against it. Naruto tilted his head back to the door and closed his eyes. He could smell the stink of the piss coming from the bedroom. Naruto then entered the bedroom and when he saw the condition of the room, he fell down to his knees. He felt his eyes sting.
The bedroom floor was strewn with the trash bins and all kind of trash. The bed was broken in two and the mattress was stinking of piss.
The earlier stinging in his eyes turned to tears.
''Why can't they leave me alone'' naruto croaked out.
''Don't fret over it. It's nothing comparing to what you have gone through your life till now. And don't worry, soon you will be able to show them what happens when you awake a sleeping monster'' naruto heard kyuubi in his mind.
Nruto widened his eyes ''kyuubi'' he muttered under his breath.
''Yeah, one and only. Now get up and clean it all up and rest, I need to talk to you about something'' kyuubi said.
''Huh, what do you want to talk about'' Naruto asked.
''First do what I said, then we will talk'' kyuubi said Irritated. Can't this scum do anything without question?
Naruto nodded and started to clean the apartment. It took him two hours to make the apartment tidy up. He fixed the broken bed and couches using the bricks under it.
Naruto then took a long shower and then had his instant ramen.
It was already half past six. Naruto lay down on the bed and slept instantly. Naruto woke up in his mind scape after six hours and came face to face with kyuubi.
''What the hell; you should have brought me here when I was awake or when I will wake up in the morning…... So what did you wanted to talk about'' naruto asked sleepily.
''You insolent scum of a human, you have slept enough for this night'' kyuubi said loudly.
Naruto just raised an eyebrow.
Kyuubi felt like killing him. But he thought to not waste time.
''First thing, have you come to terms with what I told you last time'' kyuubi asked.
''Yeah'' naruto answered.
''Good, Then listen, what I will teach you need sheer patience. Do you have that kind of resolve because even after spending some time you will feel like you gained nothing from the training but you will be able to see the results in your daily Activities and behavior and the physical training you will do every day. You will become smart and with daily practice you will be the smartest person not only in this village but to all worlds. So do you have that kind of patience'' kyuubi asked.
''Yeah'' Naruto said some moments later.
''Okay then, to start your training I need to make some preparations. First I need to prepare myself because I have gotten rusty without any practice for two centuries'' kyuubi said.
'' But how would you prepare here. This is a very small place and you are sealed behind these bars'' naruto asked a little confuse on the matter.
''It's not a physical practice, its mental practice. And it will take at least twenty days and during these twenty days, you will not talk to me. You will not practice with my chakra. You will not do anything related to me and don't get angry, stay calm because if I got interrupt then I will have to start over and we don't have time'' kyuubi said.
Naruto didn't understand completely but he understood that he don't have to disturb the fox in any way.
''Okay'' said naruto.
'' Okay then, get lost from here'' kyuubi said. As naruto was about to go kyuubi stopped him and said ''One good news for you''.
''Good news...are you making fun of me kyuubi'' Naruto said.
Kyuubi ignored him and said ''Someone who loves you is going to return soon'' kyuubi said.
Naruto raised an eyebrow in confusion, heartbeat a little fast and asked ''and who may that person be. Because I don't think there's anyone left who will love me''.
''What? Did you forgot about anko, it may be her too'' kyuubi said
'' Don't make guesses upon this matter kyuubi'' Naruto said a little offensive.
''Heh, it's not a guess. You will understand when you will reach at my level. You will be able to feel the nature and changes in it and basis on these changes you would be able to tell these kind of things'' kyuubi tried to assure him.
Naruto sighed '' Okay, when would that person return''.
''Maybe one weak...I can't tell you exactly because of my rusty skills'' kyuubi said.
''Alright, I will wait whoever is going to come'' naruto said and left the mindscape.
'Not one week, only two days or may be today' Kyuubi thought.
Naruto woke up in real world and looked at the clock. It showed four o'clock in the morning. Naruto then fell asleep again.
Hiruzen felt annoyed from the continuous knocking at the door. After a minute when it didn't stop hiruzen opened the door and became alert as he saw his anbus on the door.
''What is it, you know what time it is'' hiruzen said annoyed.
''Hokage -sama, the search party who went for orochimaru has returned and Anko is with them'' one of the anbus told the hokage.
'' What...did they get anything which might help us to get a lead on Orochimaru'' hokage asked after calming down.
But he only got silence. Hiruzen sighed.
''Where is anko'' hiruzen then asked.
'' They found her unconscious and when they took a look at her they found a curse mark or her neck. Her condition was critical so she was admitted to the hospital'' anbu told him.
Hokage and his personal anbu entered anko's room.
''How is she'' Hokage asked to the medic in charge of anko.
''Her condition is stable now but we need to do something about the curse seal on her neck'' medic told him.
Hokage took a look of the seal and examined it and addressed to the anbu'' send words to jiraiya and told him that it's a level-A emergency'' hiruzen said to anbu.
''Hai hokage -sama'' anbu said and left to send the message.
''Hokage sama'' one anbu said under her breath.
Hokage sighed ''I know cat, we need to keep her under watch''.
''I wasn't talking about that'' cat said.
''Oh sorry, then what were you talking about'' hiruzen asked.
''I was talking about naruto'' cat said.
''We will talk about it later and I guess we won't need that because as she regains consciousness she will ask about naruto and will go to him. So don't worry about it'' hiruzen assured her.
''Uughh'' they all heard the sound which came from anko.
She was getting consciousness. She opened her eyes and sat down.
''Ugh...Where am I'' she looked around her ''hmm...hokage-sama'' she said in confusion and suddenly all came to her.
She looked down and started crying from sadness of betrayal then after a minute it took the form of rage. She seethed in anger ''That fucking bastard, i will kill him if he ever comes in front of me….no I will find him and kill him''.
Hiruzen put a hand on her shoulder and said ''Anko, do you remember what happened''.
Anko tried to remember what happened but she could only remember getting the curse seal and being abandoned and the last words of orochimaru.
''I….. don't remember anything. I only remember getting this fucking curse seal and last words of orochimaru'' anko said.
''And what was his last words'' hiruzen asked.
The tears in anko's eyes just started to flow out like a river.
''He...s...s...said t...that you were best subject for my experiment of my curse seal. You were a test subject all the time'' anko said and hid her face in her hands and cried.
Cat removed her mask and went to anko's side and wrapped her in a hug.
''It's alright anko, you are here now in konoha, we are here for you. And that traitor orochimaru will not live long. He will get what he deserves'' Yugao comforted anko.
Anko just cried harder. The feeling of betrayal for her whole life and from the person whom she loved just broke her to unknown depths.
Suddenly she said something made every occupant wide eyes'' There's nothing left for me. I can't live with this seal, with feeling like orochimaru is watching me and like clawing on my body. It would be better if I die'' anko said highly depressed.
Yugao just couldn't believe her ears. Anko was talking about suicide. Anko who was feared in all over konoha around the people of her age and adults too. That strong and cheerful anko...yugao couldn't hold herself and slapped anko.
''What the hell are you saying. Are you really that anko who we all used to know? I didn't know you were so weak from inside… or were you always so weak'' yugao grabbed anko's shoulders and stared in her eyes and continued ''With your memories removed, did you also forgot about NARUTO'' she said naruto's name loudely. Anko's eyes widened hearing naruto's name.
''Naruto'' Anko whispered under her breath.
''Yeah, that naruto who love you more than himself, that naruto for whom you was the only anchor in this ocean, that naruto who didn't even know why the only person he cared for left him, that naruto WHO IS STILL WAITING FOR YOUR RETURN'' yugao said yelling.
Anko's eyes widened. Now her face morphed in a look of horror because she didn't think about him when she decided to suicide. She felt angry at herself now.
Yugao looked at anko 'Its working' she thought.
She then continued '' well you know what, go and die and naruto won't even know that you died, let him think that you too hated him like everyone, you left him because you hat-'' she got cut by anko.
''NO, I DONT HATE HIM, I WILL NEVER HATE HIM '' anko shouted. ''I love him '' Anko said in a low voice.
Suddenly she stood up and moved towards the door.
''Where are you going anko'' hiruzen asked.
''I am going to Naruto. I have already made him suffer, not anymore'' anko said and grabbed the handle of the door but before she could go hiruzen stopped her.
''Sorry to say but you can't leave until jiraiya takes a look at your seal and gives you a clean chit'' hiruzen said and anko narrowed her eyes.
''What do you mean hokage-sama'' anko said with a little edge in her voice.
''We don't know about this seal and it's possible that orochimaru could be spying on us through the seal. And Inoichi also would have to take a look in your mind. So for security reasons I can't give you the permission to leave'' hokage said hoping that anko would cooperate.
Anko's eyes darkened a little and she chuckled '' So you don't trust me,huh, it's like that now'' a dark grin appeared on anko's face ''but do you think you can stop me'' anko said with confidence in her voice.
''Anko, I wish you to cooperate and if you resist I will consider you hostile danger and will get you arrested'' Hiruzen warned.
Anko's grin vanished and she gritted her teeth in anger. She felt a hand on her shoulder, it was yugao. Yugao smiled towards anko and said '' anko, you know very well that you can't escape from these checkups. And resistance will got you imprisonment'' when anko's face showed some signs of betrayal, yugao continued'' Naruto have waited Two years so one or two days won't harm anyone and after inoichi and jiraiya-sama done his job, you can go to him without any worry'' yugao tried to make anko calm.
''Tch'' anko tched and sat down on the hospital bed again. 'Two more days naruto and we will reunite again' Anko thought.
''If you want we can call naruto here'' hiruzen said smiling.
Anko wanted to remove that smile from this bastard's face but the thought of seeing her naruto brought a smile to her face, no she will give him a surprise.
''No, I want to give him a surprise'' anko said.
''As you wish, I will leave yugao here if you need anything'' hiruzen said and left the room.
Anko sighed and lay back down on the bed.
Yugao too sat down on the chair beside the bed.
It was morning already. The sun could be seen on the horizon. The chirping of the birds could be heard from the trees outside.
But the feeling of restlessness didn't leave anko and the seal was also stinging.
Anko tried to divert her attention from the burning sensation of seal. She suddenly sat down startling yugao ''what the hell don't scare me like that''. Yugao could see the curiosity in her eyes but for what.
''So how is naruto, he would have grown up now, how does he look and is he going to academy, has he grown up to a handsome boy'' anko asked curiously and a glint of happiness in her voice.
Yugao became speechless but she regained his composer and said'' Anko first tell me why did you not tell naruto when you left'' yugao asked.
Anko became confused, ''what, what do you mean''.
''He was...'' yugao stopped, she couldn't form the words.
''He was what'' anko asked.
''he came to me asking about you and I didn't know you have left and I think he went to everyone who was related to you in any way and he told me that nobody told him anything
They didn't even look at him and said they are busy and shushed him away and when he came to me I...I-'' yugao couldn't continue.
''Yugao tell me'' anko said her rage flaring.
Yugao composed herself and continued ''when he came to me he was so devastated that the look in his eyes just left me befuddled and I couldn't stop my tears. He looked so so desperate, helpless and he...he looked broken'' yugao again stopped for some seconds then continued again '' I didn't know where did you go so I just told him that you will come back soon and he should wait'' yugao finished. Yugao wanted to tell her that naruto died once but stopped when she looked at anko's face and it seemed that she was about to go on a rampage.
''Tell me more'' anko said in a whisper, her bangs foreshadowing her eyes, she was barely controlling herself from making yogao's thought's true.
''After your leave his life became worse than hell. I don't know much because I was constantly on anbu duties but I heard rumors. But after some time he made friend with a girl kasumi''
''Kasumi'' anko urged to continue about kasumi.
''Yeah, she was a poor girl, she was unable to sate her own hunger but still she shared her food with naruto but he looked a little happy again...'' yugao stopped again.
Anko raised her brows at the abrupt stop.
''She was murdered two days ago'' yugao finished.
Anko's eyes widened in shock…. her poor naruto, these bastards...
''He got devastated again and cried hard and then then...'' yugao stopped speaking.
Tears started to flow from anko's eyes, she couldn't believe it, and these people will degrade so much. Then she realised yugao stopped talking.
''W...What happened then'' anko asked.
''I think, naruto himself should tell this'' yugao said.
''Yugao, what happened'' anko asked with a stern voice.
Yugao sighed ''I will tell you briefly and don't ask for explanation''.
''Okay'' anko agreed.
''After that kami and shinigami came and Naruto challenged them...'' yugao said.
Anko's eyes widened from the news, it was getting harder and harder for her to stop herself from seeing naruto.
''Yugao'' anko muttered.
''No explanation anko'' Yugao said now being stern herself.
Anko stood up and started to stroll in the room back and forth. She wanted to see him so badly that as she was about to run she heard yugao.
''Anko, why didn't you try to communicate with him, just once a letter would have been a drop of water in the desert for him'' yugao asked.
Anko sat back down on the bed and put her left hand on her face.
''You know yugao, there are many things are going on behind the curtains here if my letters didn't reach naruto'' anko said.
Yugao just froze. What anko is talking about...letters, she asked to anko.
''W...what do you mean anko'' yugao asked. She didn't want to believe what anko was saying.
''I wrote to him...every week'' anko said. Yugao stood up abruptly.
Anko continued '' I always wondered why I didn't get any reply...but now I know. Naruto never got those letters but why… you are smart enough to guess'' anko said.
''Anko you are not lying, are you'' yugao tried to confirm.
''Do you really think that I would lie in the matters naruto is involved and you know what, I also told everything to Genma I wanted to tell naruto but I think Genma betrayed me'' anko finished.
Yugao slumped in the chair, she couldn't believe the peoples she called her friends and even hokage would go to such degrading levels. She felt tears well up in her eyes.
Anko looked at yugao and said ''don't cry yugao, this is reality''.
Anko went to yugao and bend down to her knees and took yugao's hands in hers.
''I am mad at you yugao that you didn't do anything for naruto but whatever little you did for him, I am grateful to you but I want to make sure one thing'' anko said to yugao.
''W...what is it'' yugao said in a cracking voice.
''Are you my friend'' anko asked.
''Y...Yes''
''Then don't betray me ever'' anko said.
''I will never betray you anko'' yugao confirmed.
''Then will you stand by my side when konoha falls'' anko said staring straight in yugao's eyes.
''K...ko...konoha f...fall'' yugao stuttered.
"Yeah, I can see it, the destruction of Konoha…" Anko said looking out of the window. "but it can change if Hokage and the people of Konoha wish it to…I am not sure but anything is possible" Anko said.
''But it all depends on the people of Konoha. There are still some people in konoha who are honest and nice person but only one percent in whole village. Yugao, people will die in konoha, even if konoha doesn't fall and when that happens I want you to be by my side'' anko whispered in Yugao's ears.
Yugao just couldn't believe what she was hearing, to destroy konoha, has anko gone crazy.
''Anko, how are you going to destroy ko- '' yugao got cut by anko.
''Sshhh...someone is coming'' anko stared at yugao and said ''Yugao I am trusting in you, don't let me down and don't even repeat the words I have just told you to even yourself...understood'' Anko said to yugao.
Yugao only nodded.
Then after a minute Inoichi stepped in the room with hokage. He gave a smile to anko which she returned with a grin.
''Well, let's get to work'' inoichi said.
Anko sat down on the bed, feet hanging down. She closed her eyes. Inoichi put his hands on either side of anko's head and using his clan jutsu called mind reading jutsu he entered Anko's mind.
After five minutes exploring Anko's mind when inoichi didn't find anything he stopped, his body sweating from exhaustion.
''So did you find anything'' Hiruzen asked.
Inoichi just shook his head ''No, there's nothing which can be relate to orochimaru''.
Hokage sighed. Anko didn't seem any tired.
''Now after jiraiya takes a look at the seal, you can go'' hiruzen said to anko.
Anko nodded.
''Someone called the great toad sage Jiraiya-sama'' Jiraiya said from the windowsill.
Everyone was surprised from his arrival.
''Jiraiya, I didn't expect you till tomorrow. How you are so soon here'' hiruzen said.
''Hehehe...I was halfway to konoha when I got your message. So I picked up the pace and reached konoha early'' jiraiya told them.
''When did you arrive'' hiruzen asked.
''I arrived four hours ago'' jiraiya said.
''And where were you till now...on seconds thoughts don't tell now, tell me later, I know where would you have been'' hiruzen said.
''Now you are here then let's get this over with'' Anko said irritatingly.
''Why Anko-chan, so eager to get to the main event'' jiraiya said with a perverted grin.
''Well I think you don't love your balls and I am having problems in finding practice targets'' anko warned.
''Yeah, jiraiya, get to work'' hiruzen said. Jiraiya became professional in a second.
''Okay, what's the deal'' jiraiya asked.
''Anko has orochimaru's curse seal'' hiruzen said.
Jiraiya face formed a grim expression. He turned to anko and looked at her.
Anko felt nervous under jiraiya's gaze. '' Show me the seal'' jiraiya said.
Anko reluctantly pulled her coat down a little so that only the seal was visible. Jiraiya looked at the seal. It was three commas in a circular fashion with black color.
Jiraiya noticed that the seal has three layers or a combination of seals. But he was unable to distinguish the constituent seals of the main seal.
''Did you activate the seal before'' jiraiya asked his face showing full concentration.
''No, but the anbus who found me said there were black markings all over my body when they found me'' anko told him nervously. First that damn curse seal and now jiraiya's staring on her curse seal and now and then he was taking a look of her body.
'This damn perverted bastard. If he doesn't finish this soon, I am sure I won't be able to hold back myself from killing him' thought anko.
''Can you activate it now because it's a complicated seal and it would be easy to examine it in activation state'' jiraiya asked.
Anko thought for a moment and said ''I don't know how to activate it''.
''Well I think, all seals work when we feed chakra in them'' jiraiya suggested.
Anko sighed irritatingly; it was getting harder and harder for her to not pummel that pervert.
''Okay'' she said and tried to feed her chakra in the seal.
The burning on her neck increased to extreme pain she ever felt. She felt like her body was burning from inside, like melting.
The three tomoes which were initially black changed in three different colors. One in dark blue, second in dark green and the third one turned to black and white. They all started to glow.
''Aaahhhrrhhggg…'' anko cried out in pain. She then tried to stop the Seal but couldn't.
''I...I c...c…ant s...st…top it'' anko cried. Tears started to flow down her face. She shut her eyes close.
''Just a bit more'' Jiraiya said and started to take notes of all the symptoms and behavior of the seal.
Jiraiya watched the tomoes changing its color. 'but why three different colors...the green one is for...'thought jiraiya and started to run his mind inside.' green...could it be related to a leaf...Leaf doesn't sound accurate. Leaf...tree...forest...That's it' it came to his mind.
''The green color represents the Nature'' he said to himself but was enough audible for others to hear.
He saw anko's condition. It was getting worse. Four of the anbu surrounded jiraiya and anko for security measures. The vile and dark feeling was enough for all of them to make sweating.
Anko started to claw on her body to sooth the burning with the help of fresh air but it only increased. Her vision became blurry. She tore her trench coat and threw it aside, fortunately she was wearing a dark blue tank top but it was soaked in sweat and clung to her body. She fell down to the ground and started Writhing in agony.
Jiraiya signaled anbus to hold her hands and legs to restrain her from moving. But as the anbus tried to touch her, they all were sent flying in different direction.
''You b... '' anko growled in pain and anger.
''Anko please calm down, it's necessary for us as well as for you. You will have to cooperate otherwise we won't be able to know anything about the seal and it won't do any good for anyone" Hiruzen and jiraiya said simultaneously.
Yugao was watching the whole scene. It was getting hard for her to control herself from crying. Her friend whom she was talking to earlier was now on the ground writhing in pain and agony. And jiraya and hiruzen were acting like there's nothing going on.
Now she remember what anko said to her earlier, anko was right about konoha and now hiruzen and jiraiya proved it. She felt disgusted but as she listened hiruzen and liraiya she understood what would happen if she doesn't cooperate.
Yugao moved towards anko and said ''A...anko, calm down, please. Try to control it. You are strong, don't let this seal d...defeat you'' yugao said in a cracking voice, tears welling up in her eyes.
Anko looked at yugao and saw the look on her face. She could see the genuine tears and worry in her eyes.
Anko chuckled painfully and collecting her every ounce of strength she stopped moving but couldn't stop trembling.
Jiraiya immediately got to work; he looked at second comma like tomoe symbol. It was dark blue.
'Dark blue...memory' thought jiraiya. When I was with orochimaru, he always referred memories as blue. I think that's it. Memory seal to alter the memories. But what are the nature one for' thought jiraiya solving the second tomoe's mystery.
'Now the third seal, half black and half white. What a weird seal. It's my first time I have seen something like this' jiraiya thought and started to reminisce the times he saw things in black and white mixture.
Then he remembered a book he had read a long time ago. It was based on spiritual entities and there was a symbol, two black and white tomoes combined together forming a circle.
That means this third tomoe has something to do spiritually. So it's like that, hmm...'' jiraiya thought concluding.
''Anko you can stop it now'' jiraiya said making anko angrier.
''YOU FUCKING PRICK, HAD YOU GOT SOME DICKS PLUCKED IN YOUR EARS WHEN I SAID I CAN'T CONTRO...L...I'' anko passed out.
After that the marking all shrunk to the three tomoes. And her body got normal again.
Yugao lifted her and laid her on the hospital bed.
''So what did you find out'' hiruzen asked seriously.
''There are three seals, combined in one. Memory seal, nature seal and one is related to sprits. Memory seal is obviously for altering the memories. And I think the nature seal is to hold and control the spirit one'' Jiraiya told hiruzen.
Hiruzen pondered a little 'hmm...that's why inoichi was unable to find anything. But will he be able to spy on konoha through anko'.
''Jiraiya is there any chance that orochimaru can spy on us through Anko's curse seal'' hiruzen asked.
''Hmm...spy...well I don't think so because there is nothing which I found suspicious in that regard. But we still need to do something about it because it will surely affect the mind and body if she uses it constantly. It surely increases the power in body and chakra but it would have many and serious side effects'' jiraiya told hiruzen.
''So what should we do, can't you remove it'' asked hiruzen
'' I can't remove it but I will put a suppression seal on this curse seal, so it won't be active again and anko too will need to be careful with it because it will automatically activate when she will be low on chakra and she doesn't stop using chakra. And it will also activate if she gets extremely angry'' jiraiya told him.
Hiruzen wasn't satisfied with the solution but it will do for time being.
''Put the suppression seal on as soon as possible. I don't want any kind of threat to konoha'' hiruzen said.
''Do you need anything from me'' hiruzen asked.
''No I don't need anything from you. I only need a little space'' jiraiya said.
''Okay whatever and ...you can do it here...or'' hiruzen asked.
''No I can do it here, no problem, it's not that much complicated process and I know a best suppression seal'' he said and signaled anbus to make space in the hospital room.
Anbus moved all table and chairs to the side and also moved the bed to the side. Jiraiya draw a circular seal in the center of the room and moved towards anko.
Anko was lying on her back. Jiraiya looked at unconscious anko and his cheeks became pink and a perverted grin came to his face. Yugao saw it clearly and moved forward.
''Tell me what is needed to do, I can help you'' yugao asked with a glare.
Jiraiya then looked at yugao, his chance of feeling anko under his hands was slipping. He laughed sheepishly and said '' well y...you don't need to do anything, I C...Can do that myself''.
Yugao narrowed her eyes and her glare intensified.
''Anko is my friend and I would be happy to help her in any way...no, I insist to help her. So tell me what I have to do'' yugao said in an edgy tone with the glare.
Jiraiya winced inwardly, 'well I think I would have to be happy only from the lovely sight of Anko-chan's lovely body' jiraiya thought.
''Okay, lift her and lay her on that seal I have drawn" Jiraiya said.
Yugao did as Jiraiya said. "Now what" Yugao asked not giving Jiraiya any chance.
"First remove her top'' jiraiya said.
Yugao reluctantly agreed because she knew that it was in the way. So she removed anko's top leaving her in bra and exposing her creamy pale flesh.
Jiraiya's face contorted lecherously.
''Jiraiya-sama, focus on your work and don't forget that I am going to tell everything to anko'' yugao said irritatingly and disgustingly.
Jiraiya cringed inwardly and nodded reluctantly. Hiruzen just sighed and shook his head.
''Turn her over on her stomach so the seal could be seen clearly'' jiraiya said to yugao, feeling sad that his time to appease his eyes from anko's body, got cut short.
Yugao did as he said.
Jiraiya then moved towards anko's head and made some hand signs and put his palm over the seal on Anko's neck and then his hands started to glow.
The markings from jiraiya's seal on the ground moved on to anko's body. Jiraiya removed his hand from the curse seal.
Then he made an appropriate hand sign again and the markings from jiraiya's seal started to gather around the curse seal and formed a circle around three tomoes. And after that the circle became invisible.
''It's finished'' jiraiya said.
Yugao laid anko back on her back and started to put her top on again. She noticed that the pervert was still there standing, watching her with a perverted grin.
''Is there anything else to do'' yugao said to jiraiya.
''N...No'' jiraiya said laughing idiotically.
''Then why are you still here. Leave her alone now'' yugao said glaring at him. He may be a sannin but nobody allowed him to do perversion acts.
Hiruzen examined anko and said '' yugao, when she wakes up, tell her that she can go but you will keep an eye on her from shadows'' hiruzen said and turned to jiraiya.
''Jiraiya come with me. I want to talk to you about something'' hiruzen said to jiraiya.
Jiraiya and hiruzen left the room after that.
Yugao lifted Anko and lay her back on the bed and put a sheet on her and let her sleep. She sighed, she felt exhausted. But today's events give yugao some points to think. She rubbed her hand to her face and made herself comfortable in the chair. She looked out the window, it was dark outside.
'Hmm...How much time passed, a whole day I guess. Well at least naruto will be happy now and after all this anko also needs naruto. I am really happy for both of you anko' her thoughts got interrupted by a nurse who was holding a plate with in it.
''The food for the patient'' then nurse said. She seemed new to yugao.
''Give it to me'' yugao said.
''O...okay'' nurse said and gave the plate to yugao and left.
It was not much and quality food but it would do for now. Yugao ate the food. As yugao finished the food she heard someone knock the door and sensing the chakra signature made her smile.
A/N: well Anko is back now.
So enjoy reading and reviews are always appreciated. Constructive criticisms are welcome. And if anybody has any questions, just ask in the review or in PM. I will try to answer.
And English in not my native language so there could be grammatical mistakes even though I try to keep them less. I am trying to improve my English and vocabulary. And the mistakes can also be because I write on my phone more than PC.