Chapter 1. Prologue: Challenge to God Part 1

It was a little past afternoon in the village Konohagakure. It's a peaceful village because its shinobis were devoted to protect it from any source of danger, be it small or large. They would do anything or go any length to make sure that konoha stays safe.

They would do anything to make it more, more strong; even if they have to degrade themselves they wouldn't care because it will make sure that konoha is strong and safe.

Every citizen is happy but in these civilians there's a boy, who is not a bit peaceful and happy like other peoples because his everyday life is as living in hell.

Everyday people of konoha will beat him, torture him and sometimes the vicious attacks of the villagers drove him to death.

But he never died from these attacks because he was the jinchuuriki of nine tailed fox or kyuubi no kitsune.

Everyone minus latest generation knows this fact, that's why they called him different names as demon, demon brat, monster etcetera. And always kept a distance from him because they were afraid that the beast sealed in the boy will kill them and some of them actually believed that he was the kyuubi incarnate.

His name was Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto always wondered why they always call him different names and why they always stand away from him and why parents never let their children play with him.

But whenever incident like happened he never retaliated. He was even unable to save himself.

And that is because he was only four years old.

The bijuu always healed him completely without leaving any sign of beating sessions.

He was alone in that god forsaken hellhole called Konoha. But sometimes the Hokage, leader of the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen used to visit him and sometimes offered him some ramen treats.

These were the only normal or happy moments for him.

But hokage couldn't stay with him all time and right now at the moment he was being chased by a mob of angry villagers.

It was evening time, may be 5 or 6 PM. Naruto was running as fast as his little legs could help him.

But still it was surprising for a little kid to run so fast and so long that his chasers was having problem in catching him.

Naruto while being chased, was thinking only one thing, how to escape from the angry looking villagers. But he couldn't help to wonder, what he did to make the villagers so mad at him that if stopped for a second, then the next moment his head would be missing from his body. So he turned his head slightly to his left and asked in a fearful voice "Why are you doing this. I didn't do anything to you. Please let me go.''

He shut his eyes momentarily in hoping to clear his vision while running.

One of the villager barked in anger ''You demon, you killed my brother.''

Another one yelled ''Demon you killed my daughter.''

Some other also yelled there pains.

Naruto heard their reasons, same reasons every time. He was beyond frustration.

Naruto was pondering in his mind and forgot to take turn when the street finished and he ended in a dead end.

'' Where will you escape now, bastard. I am going to kill you now.''

''Yeah, I can avenge my family now.''

Statements like these could be heard from the crowed of villagers.

The one in front, who was leading or looking like the leader of the group came forward and moved to naroto who was sticking to the wall behind him. The leader came face to face with naruto and grabbed his jaw in his callous hands.

He then threw him to the wall.

Naruto cried in unbearable pain from the hit his body took against the wall. He started to get up but as he got up one villager kicked him hard on the face.

Naruto couldn't take the force of the hit and again hit the wall.

Blood started to leak from is head.

One villager grasped his collar and lifted him in the air. And bring his face closer to naruto's. After examining that this was not enough in comparing the pain he caused others, maybe killing him would be enough and he threw him again to the wall.

Naruto, now was on the door of unconsciousness.

He was lying on the concrete ground helpless, crying silent tears of pain and agony and bloody and bruised. He just wanted it to end. He wanted to be free from everyday's cycle of unbearable pain. The sun had already set behind the horizons. The bright orange hue dusted the sky.

Was there no one who cared for him, was there no one who could save him, tell him that everything will be alright.

Yeah, Hokage jiji, but where is he now when he needed him most.

He was thinking along these lines when the leader of the assailant group moved towards the bloodied body of naruto.

The wind blew from nowhere towards naruto and caressed naruto's hair and face, he felt like someone hugged him. He felt a little ounce of warmth for a moment. And it gave him the comfort. He closed his eyes awaiting his death. But the same wind sent shivers down the villager's spine. So they didn't want to waste anymore time.

''My fellow villagers, today, we are going to get rid of the demon who has haunted our lives.''

The group of villagers cheers in response.

The leader took a 1 foot long knife which was looking very sharp at the cutting edge.

He kneeled down near the form of Naruto and lifted his hand which was holding the knife holding upwards and brought it down to naruto's chest.

But as it was about to pierce the boy's chest, the leader felt something hit him in the head very hard.

The hit had so much force that it sent the leader flying towards the group of villagers. And hit some of them who were in the way and took them with him to the wall at the end of the alley and other side of the road. And fall unconsciousness.

Everyone who was watching was flabbergasted. They couldn't comprehend what happened.

It just took two or three seconds.

After several minutes when they got their bearing they turned towards the newcomer.

There stood a girl not more than 10 years old with violet hairs settle behind her head in a multiple edged shuriken bun.

She was wearing a sleeveless fishnet mesh shirt and dark shorts. And was wearing ninja sandals.

She was holding Naruto in her arms like a bride.

She wore a angry mixed with some sadisticness expression on her face.

She yelled like an angry beast to them.

'' What the hell are you idiots doing to a kid. Have you degraded so much low that you didn't think what you are doing.''

She continued

''Have you no shame doing these things to a little child.''

''Who the hell are you….Bitch. Don't interrupt us. Otherwise you too will die like him.''

All the lecture and positive words she was about to say, stayed in her throat, on the remark... Bitch. And smirked sadistically as much as she could as a ten years old brat.

''You know, I was about to let this incident slide from me but I think nobody taught to anything good and now i will have to do that.''

She didn't even put Naruto down and rushed towards the remaining members of the group.

And before they could know what was happening, they were all lying in their own little pool of blood and pile of bodies.

She 'tched', and bring her attention towards the form in her hands.

She took him to her apartment after some thinking and lay him on the mattress and tried to make him conscious again.

Naruto on his part didn't know what was happening around him.

He just lay there, in her arms, almost unconscious.

So he just waited for his body to get better a little.

After some minutes of arrival of newcomer, naruto felt like his was being called by someone.

He opened his eyes slightly and saw something violet.

He squinted his eyes to see clearly.

He saw a beautiful girl, despite being only 4 years old he knew what a 'beautiful' word was.

He opened his eyes completely and saw her sitting near his feet.

''Oh, you are alive; I thought I saved you for nothing.'' She said to him in a teasing voice.

''What, I am not going to die so easily, I have to be hokage before I die.'' he yelled to her.

''You were dead if I was late for a moment.'' She replied calmly.

He was about to yell again when he realized she was right.

And stayed silent.

''So care to tell me what was all that ruckus about. Why were they wanted to kill you? I don't think you would have done anything with that little body.'' She asked him.

Naruto became sad because he himself didn't know.

''I don't know.'' He said simply.

''What, they were about to kill you and you don't know why.'' She responded.

He remained silent. She felt a little irritated but was able to hide it.

Suddenly their stomachs growled and broke the silence.

''Do you want to eat something.''? She asked.

His stomach growled again in response.

She sighed and went to prepare dinner.

After half an hour both of them were sitting across each other eating.

When they were finished she said.

''So, you should go to your home now, it's late.''

When he heard her, his face lost all its little shine it had.

'' Oh, so...sorry. I...I will have to g..Go now, I guess. Th...Thank you for all you did for me.'' He said stuttering and laughed sheepishly.

He did not want to go, he wanted to stay with her, and her place gave him warmth in the chilly night. And where would he from here. Orphanage owner has already kicked him out.

And she was the second person who was nice to him and she also saved him from the villagers. He slowly turned and started to walk towards the door.

As he turned his head away from her to go, she caught the sight of a tear slid down from the corner of his eye.

''Was he crying but why ''?

She whispered to herself and pondered a little more on it then it all came crashing down to her.

He was an orphan. An orphan, like her.

And her body moved automatically, her voice came out on its own.

''Hey'' She said in a slight louder tone.

Naruto's hand was on the doorknob when he heard her.

He stayed like that for a moment to compose him and turn towards her.

''Yeah'' he asked in a hoarse voice.

''Umm...I forgot to ask your name. So what is It.'' she asked a little embarrassed on herself that she didn't ask him sooner.

''Naruto Uzumaki.'' He answered.

''Ummm...so naruto if you would like you can stay the night. You can sleep on the couch.'' she said.

Naruto hearing her teared up in joy and hugged her torso tightly and whispered thank you again and again.

Anko felt a little embarrassed from hug because it's her first time any boy hugged her even if he was a little boy.

The moment continued for almost a minute. Then Anko tried to broke the hug but when she did, he was already asleep leaning against her. She sighed.

She sat down where she was standing and brought her hands to his blond hair and caressed them, her fingers caressing the scalp of his head laying in her lap.

He purred in the comfort he got from her.

Anko was a little surprised by herself. She never did something like this, bringing some stranger to her apartment and offering food and spending the night.

She didn't know herself. She just felt like she must do it. He needed her in that moment and only she could provide him that comfort.

She stared at his face, on his whisker marks, he looked like a mystery. She felt like she knew him for a long time but she just met him a few hours ago. May be it was the pain and loneliness in his eyes that felt familiar to her, like her own.

She glanced at his face again and continued her thinking.

She was receiving some kind of warmth from him like he was from her and when she realized that her face dusted a hue of pink.

What the hell, he is just a kid. What am I thinking?

But she felt happy, the kind of emotion she didn't felt for how long she didn't know herself.

She liked the feeling of happiness and warmth he was radiating, she could get addicted to this and so she accepted it with open arms. And closed her eyes and lost in new dreams which she would see first time.

The morning came, everybody in konoha were starting to go their businesses. But apartment which was on the edge of konoha's residential area were two people sleeping on the couch.

Their limbs were entangled. They were sleeping like it was their first time they got any sleep.

It was a little cold in the morning but they were sleeping without a blanket but they were looking like much comfortable. A smile was adorned on their faces.

The warmth they were radiating was enough for them to stay warm in the cold.

As the time passed the female opened her eyes slowly. She felt refreshed like never before.

As she turned her head she the blond hair. Then she remembered all that happened last night. She was a little embarrassed on their situation.

She was laying on her back, Naruto was laying to her side, his right hand hugging her torso and left hand was under his head, face towards her. His right leg on Anko's right leg and her left leg was on his right leg. His head slightly leaning against her right shoulder. And her right hand, under his head and left hand on his right which was on her torso.

Her face became red like tomato when she observed her predicament.

She tried to regain her composer. After a moment when she calmed down she untangled their limbs and lay beside him. Their bodies touching so that the warmth couldn't lose. She stared at him and smiled.

'Why am I feeling so happy and giddy? It's like this boy is emitting the happiness itself. I never felt like this before. Well but we can't stay like this forever. We have to get up.'

''Naruto...Naruto wake up its time to come to living world'' She tried to woke him up.

Naruto was so comfortable that he forgot where he was.

'Where am I? I remember being kicked out from orphanage and ...' he thought and remembered.

His eyes flew open and saw a pair of light blue pupil less eyes staring at him.

''So, how was your sleep'' She asked.

He panicked when he saw his body touching her's.

''I...I...I am s...sorry. I didn't mean to touch you'' he said a little fearful and started to move away from her.

She seemed a little confuse on his apology and panic state.

When she felt him move away, she tightened her hold on him and said in a soft voice she didn't know she has.

'' Naruto, don't need to feel afraid. I am not going to hit you''

She tightened her hold more and naruto nodded.

''Naruto, I will ask you some questions and you will give me answers honestly, okay ''She asked him.

He nodded.

''You have been kicked out from orphanage and you don't have anywhere to go, right'' She questioned him.

'' Yes'' he said.

''And would you like to stay with me if I ask you to'' she questioned again.

''Yes'' he said again.

''We will have to bring your belongings here from orphanage ''She said.

''She will not let me enter''.

''Hmm...Then we will have to do something about it'' She said.

''I can ask Hokage-jiji.''

''Are you sure'' She said.

''Yeah'' He said with confidence.

''Okay then, let's have something to eat and go to hokage-sama. But 'YOU' will convince him'' She said pointing a finger at him.

After having breakfast they went to hokage.

When they were walking, most of the villager's eyes on them.

Anko seeing naruto's uneasiness tried to sway his mind.

''You didn't tell me, how was your sleep''.

''Oh, it was the best sleep I ever had'' he told her.

''And why '' she asked him.

''I don't know. May be because I was with you and may be because I felt...'' he stopped moving and hung his head down.

'' You felt safe'' Anko finished his line.

She knelt down to his eye level and put her hands on both of his cheeks and caressed his whiskers with her thumbs.

''Naruto, from now on you don't need to fear anyone. I will protect you untill I can, understood'' She said to him.

He nodded and when he lifted his head the tears were flowing freely. It was first time he was crying in happiness.

He hugged her tightly and wrapped his small arms around her neck. She too wrapped her arms around his small figure and hugged him to her body tightly.

She lifted his figure to her bosom and put her right hand under his butt and carried him to hokage tower.

When they met hokage, they told them everything that happened. And what both of them wanted.

Sarutobi, when listened them he sighed in frustration. He was annoyed with villagers and naruto's situation, concerning them. So he, without any second gave his permission.

May be it will keep villagers away from him a little. And he will be able to taste the peace a little more.

Now they were sitting across each other. Hokage had said to them that he will send someone to bring his belongings.

They talked about rules for living management. Naruto will help her in daily routine work so she can go to academy worry less. Everything was okay except sleeping arrangement.

And after a little argument with herself she came to a decision.

''Naruto, you will sleep with me on my bed, understood'' she asked hastily to avoid embarrassment and wait for his answer. She was surprised with her own words.

Naruto wide eyed, just shook his head.

When everything was arranged, they started to talk and hours passed.

Now it was their everyday routine

Talking, after Anko came home from academy. She used to tell him how her day passed and he told her how his day passed.

They played ninja together every day. Anko told him some things about ninjas.

They cooked together and in the end they slept together. These days were like heavens for them. They were so happy that Anko's behavior changed from violent to calm and cool in the academy. And now Anko knew why villagers said those names to him and tried to kill him.

Hokage had told her about kyuubi because it was a most important truth about naruto and it was necessary for her to know about kyuubi because she was his guardian. And when she knew about kyuubi, she accepted it because she was an open minded girl, her thinking was different.

It was all good until one day Anko invited her friend kurenai to her apartment.

While they were talking in the living room, naruto was sleeping in their bedroom, room.

''So Anko, where do you go on Saturday and Sunday. You don't come to hang out and not even for practice.''

''Hmm...Did I not tell you that I stay at home on my weekends.''

kurenai sighed. She knew that she stayed at home but why.

''Anko I know that but why do you stay at home. I don't think you have much housework to do.''

''Oh well I think I forgot to tell you, I spend the weekends with Naruto. He lives with me. He is very nice person if you get to know him''.

''Wha...what he lives with you but you never told me that you are in live-in with your boyfriend.'' Kurenai stuttered.

''Wha...what are you talking about. Are you an idiot? He is not my boyfriend. We just live together. And he is a kid, much younger than me. Think before you open your large mouth kurenai'' Anko said.

Now in no way she was going to tell her that they were sleeping together.

''S...sorry. So where is this naruto. I haven't seen him whole time I am here ''kurenai asked.

''Ah..Let me get him for you. Wait here''

Anko went to the room and after a little struggle was successful in waking up naruto.

'' uhh..Anko-chan why did you wake me. I was having so good dream about us both''. He said sleepily and tried to go to sleep again.

Anko blushed when she heard him. It was like daily normal things for them teasing each other. But it wasn't time for that. She held the sheet and yanked it away from his hold.

''Naruto, my friend Kurenai is here and she want to meet you''

''But I don't like to meet people, you know that''

''I know, that's why I am asking you to meet her. She is a very nice person. You will not be disappointed, I swear''

After a little more persuading him, He admitted his defeat and went outside with Anko.

Kurenai was waiting for them to come out.

When she heared sound of their feet she turned her head towards them and said.

''Hey Ank- ''

Her voice stucked in her throat when she saw him, the demon brat.

Was her friend living with the demon? Has she gone crazy? No, she will have to save her friend. She will kill the demon and free her friend and everyone from its curse.

Thinking along these lines she ran towards him and punched him hard in the gut.

''You demon, I will kill you and free Anko and everyone from your fear and curse'' she raged.

Anko couldn't comprehend the situation faster and was unable to act fast.

Naruto went flying and hit the wall behind and make a large dent on it. He coughed up some blood and fell down and clutched his stomach in pain.

Kurenai ran to the lying form of naruto and tried to stomp on his head but suddenly she felt herself flown away from naruto.

This time Anko made it in time.

''What the hell are you doing, kurenai. Why the hell would you hit him'' Anko said furiously.

''Anko, you are living with the demon, I didn't know you are so idiot to live with the demon'' retorted Kurenai.

Anko listening her best friend's words about naruto just couldn't stop herself from saying the upcoming words.

''I don't care what people think about him and now I don't care what you think about him. And if you have even a little common sense then you should have known that kyuubi is sealed in him, he is not the kyubbi damn it. And if you can't understand these things then I can't do anything for you. And if you can't respect the peoples I love then you don't have any right to call yourself my best friend. He is the most important person to me now. You with all the villagers can go to hell'' Anko roared and turned towards naruto's fallen form.

Kurenai stood still and contemplated the words Anko just said. Kurenai couldn't comprehend that her best friend will go so far for the demon brat that she could break her friendship with her. She understood what Anko said about the boy but to go that far….

''Anko I am s-'' kurenai tried to say but Anko cut her.

''Kurenai, I can't forgive you for what you did to naruto. And if you want to be my friend then you will have to accept naruto but if you want to stay as ignorant brat as you are then forget about our friendship...You can go now''

Anko finished her conversation.

Kurenai just stood there blankly. Her best friend just broke their friendship and for who, that demon of a child.

She will deal with Anko later. And quietly left the apartment.

Naruto was groaning in pain, his hands were clutching his stomach.

''Naruto are you okay, it's alright, don't worry, let me see it'' Anko said worriedly and remove his hands away from his stomach and pull the white t-shirt upward to examine the spot.

The spot where he has been hit was sore and blackish blue. Just looking on it made Anko's eyes water.

She picked him up and lay him on the bed.

She knew a little healing due to her extra classes on healing in academy. It was not in academy course but she found it interesting and beneficial so she asked for it and took extra classes.

'' Naruto it's going to hurt a little, I am going to heal it, okay'' Anko said wiping her tears that were threatening to fall.

Naruto nodded his head, face staining with tears of unbearable pain.

Anko brought her hands above the effected area and her hands glowed green.

After several minutes she finished it with wiping the sweat from her forhead.

Naruto felt better now. His eyes started to close in exhaustion. He lifted his head from pillow and put it in Anko's lap and while lying down wrapped his arms around her waist.

Anko sighed in relief and put one hand on his head and other ran through his golden locks.

A sad expression on her face.

''Naruto, I am so...sorry.'' she chocked on her sob.

Naruto buried his head in her torso more tightly and thought for a minute and then said.

''Anko-chan don't worry about anything. I am not angry with you even a bit. I am quite happy to see that you care so much for me that you would fight to your best friend for me, in spite of knowing her longer than me. I-'' Anko cut him off.

''But it was me who forced you to meet her even when you don't wanted to'' Anko cried, she removed her hands from his head and place them on her face to hide it and cry.

Naruto hearing her broke the embrace he was in and sat down on his knees facing her. He watched her for several seconds.

Then he lifted his small hands to remove her hands from her face.

Her head was down. He put her right hand under her chin and lifted her head. When he saw her face he forgot all his own pain. He didn't want her to look like this. She should be her usual self like cheery, calm, cool and strong and when needed complete opposite of her usual self. He didn't like that look on her face.

So he cupped her face in his little hands and using one hand wiped her tears and said.

''Anko-chan, I don't like it when you cry'' he said and pouted when she chuckled.

Anko smiled with affection and naruto grinned his toothy grin in response.

Anko spread her arms outward and motioned for a hug. He wrapped his little arms around her neck and buried his face in her neck.

Anko sighed in contentment. Just a hug from Naruto lightened her mood up.

She rubbed his back and he purred.

Naruto then said something that she didn't expect from him.

''Anko-chan when I will get big, I will become a strongest ninja in the world and become hokage. Then everyone one will recognize me. And you know how much I love you; you are the most precious person to me. I will do anything for you. And when I will become a ninja, I will protect you and love you sooo much'' he said while motioning his hands behind her back while in the embrace.

Anko just melted from his words.

Despite being older she liked his pampering to her. And even if he was a little child, she liked his boasting. Did he even know what he is saying? But still she liked every word of it.

She felt naruto saying something again.

''Anko-chan, can you promise me something'' he said a little nervously.

Anko caught his nervousness and said before he got more nervous.

''Yeah, what is it. You can say anything to me. So what is it'' Anko said.

''I...I...you are the only one in my life I love and if you l..le..left m...me then'' naruto couldn't continue.

Anko understood immediately what was he talking about. So without having second thought she said to him before he could have second thoughts.

''Naruto, I love you as much as you love me and I think I love you more than you love me '' she said in a teasing voice.

Naruto murmured something like 'not fair' in response.

''And you are a very precious person to me too. So you don't need to worry about me leaving you. I promise I will not leave you ever''

She said erasing all his worries.

He whispered his thank you and fall asleep in her arms.

When she felt his lights out, she lay him down on the bed with her, hugging him to her chest she too fall asleep.

Now 1 year passed since that incident with kurenai. That incident changed their life completely because it brought them closer than they were before. They both became more close to each other. They now shared a strong bond of love, trust, protectiveness, somewhat possessiveness and devotion to each other.

Well naruto being a child was oblivious to these kinds of things that he had for her. But Anko knew about all that but she ignored its meanings and effects because she was not lonely now. She has someone to greet her in morning and to welcome home when she returned from academy, she has someone to take care and it was a good feeling to be cared by someone. So in her happiness she didn't think much about it.

Anko was now 12 years old and in her third and last year's completion of academy. Her appearance somewhat same with little noticeable changes.

Her height increased to 4'9''. Her body fitting her height with toned stomach showing faint six pack muscle linings, C cup breasts, more beautiful defined face and legs.

She was a total beautiful girl, every teenage boy's dream girl.

She wore a top which came to her thighs same size as her mesh suit, just without net. And a blue skirt with knee length boots.

She has an aura of power, self confidence, calm and cool, wearing a sadistic grin, and a carefree attitude.

Some boys tried to hit on her but after first word they found themselves at the edge of the village in a heap of blood and stuck in wall.

So they kept their distance with her.

And naruto was still used to stay at home or their apartment.

He was 6 year old now. He was also changed from his previous appearance when he first met Anko.

He was now 3'5'' of height. He was now a healthy boy because Anko specifically kept naruto's health in check.

He looked cute and handsome according to Anko's teasing. Naruto always blushed and pouted whenever she called him that.

Now he did most of housework because Anko was busy with academy and training. She started to train more when Naruto started to live with her. Because both of their safety was now depended on Anko. She placed some traps in her apartment so that while she would be out no one could harm Naruto.

Naruto started to go out with Anko on walking and park and training ground where Anko trained and naruto watched.

Naruto also started to workout with Anko's instructions and for future references. Anko just trained him physically 'cause he wasn't ready for chakra training.

So he was now strong enough among the children of his age. But his wish to make friends just blocked his strength show to others. He always got beaten down intentionally in hope to make a friend but failed every time which in result made him sadder. But after reaching home and a hug from Anko always lighten his mood.

But the villager's attitude didn't change towards him. But Anko by his side he didn't care.

So their life was going on like that. Two years have passed.

It was the time of Anko's graduation test. Anko woke up with naruto in her arms; it was every day's routine for them to sleep in each other's arms. It was not in any way perverseness from their part. It was just because they felt comfortable and safety in each other's arms.

Both left the bed and after their daily routine they had their breakfast.

Anko left for the academy but when she reached the door she turned towards naruto and said.

'' Naruto, I have my graduation exam for genin today. And it's obvious that I will pass, so we will go out today for celebration'' she said cheerfully.

Naruto when heard her jumped on his seat and yelled happily but suddenly he stopped and said

''How are you so sure that you will pass'' he said a little doubtfully.

Anko smirked sadistically, which always sent shivers to his body.

''Do you have any doubt in my skills and power. Huh'' she brought her face closer to naruto's who was sweating bullets now.

When she saw his face expressions her smirk widened.

''S..sorry, I never had any doubt in your ability, Anko-chan'' he said fearfully.

Anko's face softened. She embraced him for a second to put him on ease. Naruto relaxed in the hug.

She broke the hug and smiled to him. He smiled in return already forgetting the moment before.

''Be ready, when I will return, we will have a blast. Okay'' she said softly and cheerfully.

Naruto nodded and then Anko left.

Naruto and Anko were lying in living room on the couch. Anko was lying on her back and naruto on top of her. His hands around her waist and head on her breasts. Anko's one hand on his back and other in his hair, running through them.

Whole living room was filled with bowls of ramen and boxes of dangos and bottle of soft drinks. They had one hell of a time. She invited some of her friends like Iruka, Yugao, Kurenai, Kurenai settled her friendship but it wasn't like before.

They laughed, danced, ate, was one hell of a night for all of them.

''Hey brat, did you enjoy the party'' Anko asked to naruto while caressing his blond locks.

''Yeah it was the best'' he purred in her chest.

She felt vibrations in her chest from naruto's voice. A foreign feeling arose in her stomach. She felt a little hot. But she ignored it after a moment.

Naruto then lifted his head and now rested his chin on her chest and stared in her eyes.

Anko felt a little uncomfortable by the look in his eyes, and then he asked something he had asked one year ago but in a different way and that sent shivers to her spine.

''Anko-chan, I know you have promised to me this once before but can you say this again, that...that you won't leave me in any condition. I am feeling a little uneasy'' naruto said with teary eyes and continued again.

''I am feeling like something will happen to you, to us. This happiness, it feels like unreal to me like I am in a dream and I will wake up and everything will vanish. Please Anko-chan, can you say again that you won't leave me even if someone tries to separate us'' tears were now flowing fully.

Anko just stared wide eyes. Why was he feeling like that? No I will have to calm him.

Anko sat down and placed naruto on her lap, each other's arms around each other the she replied immediately.

''Naruto, I won't leave you even if kami himself asks me to leave you. You are like a part of me now which I can never let go''. Anko said reassuring him.

They sat like that for several minutes and then naruto asked something she will never forget.

''Hey Anko-chan, will you marry me'' he said in a low voice almost shyly.

Anko heared him clearly and widened her eyes. To marry to naruto, he is just a kid, why the hell would he ask such a question. So she asked him.

''Naruto why did you ask such a question'' she asked a little unsure of herself.

'' I heard it on the TV. They said if you are married, you are bound to each other for lives'' Anko chuckled after hearing naruto.

"Those idiots, showing these kinds of things on TV" she thought.

Anko sighed; he is still not satisfied from her previous statement. So Anko said what was needed to say.

''Naruto marriage is not something so easy. It needs many things and you will not understand them but if it will calm your worries down of me leaving you then, okay yes, I will marry you. Now Happy'' Anko said a little unease now herself. Marriage is a very important and broad subject to handle.

But when she saw naruto's face splitting smile, all her worries and uneasiness vanished. Yes, she will do anything for him, to make him happy.

Naruto just hugged her neck and fall asleep now without the worry of his Anko leaving him. They both fall asleep on the couch entangled.

So their life was best. They were on the peak of their happiness. They wanted these days to go on like that.

After graduation Anko was apprenticed to Orochimaru, a Sannin. Anko was beyond happy on the fact that orochimaru took her as his apprentice. It was an honor for her. The honor everyone wanted and was jealous.

She trained hard every day under orochimaru. He taught her many new jutsus and fighting styles. He also gave her a snake summoning contract. Orochimaru knew she was good for his purposes. So he taught her as much as he could till the chunnin exams.

Anko was now almost fourteen years old ,just 3 more months and she will be 14.

She had become more beautiful now with larger than C cup breast. With long and sexy legs, toned and six packs more defined linings stomach. The thing that stayed the same was her hair style and clothing.

She was now 5'5'' with best curvaceous body in konoha. Every guy just wanted to bed her and she was so disgusted from this, that once she almost killed a guy who tried to force himself on her.

She was admitted in chunnin exams by orochimaru after two years of service as genin.

Naruto was now 8 years old and 4'2'', his head reaching Anko's upper torso. He was about to be admitted to the academy.

So both Anko and naruto was beyond happy.

Now the day of chunnin exam's results came and Anko along with her friends was chosen as a chunnin.

Anko was ecstatic on being a chunnin. She came to Orochimaru who was outside of hokage office and hugged him tightly.

She admired him so much that it came too close to love him. But you can say she loved him.

She was smiling broadly showing her white teeth.

''Sensei, I am a chunnin now. Can you believe it'' she yelled in happiness. It was being hard to control her happiness. She gave a hug to each one of her friends.

She couldn't wait to tell Naruto. She wanted to tell him immediately and as she moved towards the door. Orochimaru stopped her.

''Anko-chan, congratulations on promotion to chunnin but you know we don't have time for cheering it'' orochimaru said destroying her plans.

''Why sensei'' Anko asked a little uncomfortable, she had said to naruto that they will have a great party if she got promotion. She wanted to celebrate it with him.

''You remember when I said that we will go on a training trip if you got promotion'' orochimaru said in his cheesy voice. And before she could say anything, Orochimaru continued.

''It's time to go. So I want you to meet me at konoha gates in an hour sharp with your supplies'' Orochimaru said and before she could say anything he shunshined.

It's been thirty minutes already she started her search for naruto. But she couldn't find him. She had gone to her apartment to pack the bag of supplies. It took only ten minutes to pack. And naruto wasn't at home so she started to search for him.

Where the hell he was. She didn't want to go without telling and see him. No, it was not possible for her to leave without seeing him. It would kill him. The only thing he was much afraid of was her leaving him and she was going to do that despicable sin now because she couldn't cancel the trip because of it's a rare and golden opportunity for her.

She was now crying. What would he think about her if she went without seeing him, what would he do. Would he hate her for doing the only thing he didn't wanted her to do. And just thinking about it made her stomach's insides wrenched. No, she will not go without seeing him but when she realized again that his whereabouts were unknown, again her heart started to ache from the pain which will never go away until she will see him now or when she will return from her trip.

Then suddenly she caught sight of Genma, who was a chunnin like her. She thanked the whoever god sent him. She shunshined to him and called him.

''Oi Genma'' he stopped and turned towards her. When he saw who it was, his face lit up.

Genma was her classmate in academy. He had many times flirted with her and sometime asked her out on a date but she always refused him and threatened that if he wanted his balls to remain attach to his body then never ask her out again.

Genma always disheartened from her refusal and when he asked her that is there someone else she likes, she just said no or she is not interested in these kind of things so that he wouldn't annoy her more. But he just asked again and again. And once he found himself in hospital room laying on a bed.

Later when he inquired about her he came to know one name naruto and she loved him with all her being. But what kind of love he couldn't find because she acted like father, mother, guardian, friend, even sometimes they behaved like lovers. He just became confused but one thing was sure, Anko refused his proposals because of Naruto. There were others too, who proposed her, like iruka, He only proposed her once and after her outright denial he didn't ask her out. And there was kakashi, who also asked her out but she was a little confused if he was serious or just playing but he got the same fate.

Genma came out of his thoughts and asked Anko.

''Anko, what are you doing here, weren't you going with orochimaru-sama on a training trip, not like I am complaining you being here. But what is it'' he asked her normally.

''Genma, orochimaru-sama is waiting for me at knoha gates and I am going there but can you do me a favor'' she said, desperation clear on her face and voice.

''Yeah, what is it. Anything for you'' he said hoping to have a little chat with her.

''Have you seen Naruto. I am searching for him for almost fifty minutes but couldn't find him. Have you seen him anywhere'' she asked in one breath, not wanting to waste any more seconds.

Genma felt a wave of rage bubble up in him when he heard naruto's name but he controlled it and said.

''Whoa whoa, calm down Anko and I haven't seen naruto anywhere''

''Damn it, Damn it all'' Anko yelled desperately and helplessly.

Again her eyes started to sting from tears.

Genma saw her helpless state and said in a monotone because he was furious inside that that demon could make her act like that.

''Anko calm down, if you have any message for him you can give it to me. I will transfer your words to him'' he said uninterestedly.

A bulb light up in Anko's head. 'Yeah that would work' she thought and said.

''Okay, if you see naruto then tell him about the trip and I searched for him but couldn't find him. And tell him to take care of himself and be a good boy. And tell him that I love him and ...She listed him many things to tell Naruto.

Genma just listened to her with close eyes. With her increasing number of things in the list his rage was increasing but he didn't show it on his face.

''Okay'' he said stoically.

''Thank you very much Genma. You are true friend. I will treat you dinner when I return'' she said and with a short hug went towards konoha gates.

Genma just stood there head downward, eyes closed, fists clenched and veins bulging on his forehead.

He punched the nearby cemented wall making a hole in it.

''HELL WITH YOUR DINNER'' he shouted in rage.

Anko reached to the gates and met Orochimaru.

''Anko, you are late two minutes and we haven't even leave konoha yet. If you don't change your irresponsible behavior, it won't be any good for you. And this is my first and last warning. Understood '' he said with annoyance in his voice.

Anko just hanged her head downward and said in a low voice.

''Hai, sensei'' and they made their way in the lush green forest.

Naruto had been called by hokage to his office and he reached there just a minute after Anko left.

Hokage has called him for a prank he did to a civilian and he filed a complained to hokage.

Hokage lectured naruto about social behavior and not to prank again. Naruto promised that it will not happen again. And after one long hour hokage dismissed him. He came out from hokage building and made his directly to his and Anko's shared apartment.

Naruto was very much happy that Anko would have become a chuunin and they will go out to dinner. Naruto ran to the apartment and when he entered hurridely in the apartment he found it empty. No Anko. Not a trace of Anko in the apartment. Naruto went to the bedroom and took a look.

He saw clothes were littering all over the bed. His heart started to sink from thinking of what he didn't want to think.

He made a dash out of their 'home' and rushed towards hokage tower and entered the office.

''jiji where did Anko go. Did you sent him somewhere'' he asked him desperately in hope that his earlier thoughts must be wrong. Hiruzen looked at Naruto and said ''Naruto what are you doing here. You should go home'' he said pretending that he didn't listen his question.

''Where did you send Anko'' naruto yelled. He couldn't control himself anymore.

Hiruzen sighed and stood up from his seat and moved to naruto and bend on his knee and stared in his eyes. And said ''Naruto, Anko has gone for a very important and dangerous mission. She got promoted to chuunin this morning. And it's her first mission as a chuunin'' he said in hope to make Naruto calm and it worked.

'' How long will it take'' Naruto asked out of curiosity.

Hiruzen sighed again. And said '' I don't know. It can take one month to one year or more. I would suggest you to go home and rest''.

Naruto just froze when he heard the mission duration.

'No, how can Anko go for such a long time. She never went before for so long for missions. And she didn't even tell me about it' Naruto thought. He was already out of the office. He didn't listen what hokage said after that.

He went straight for the was hungry. He just ate instant ramen. And lay down on the bed thinking about how she can go without telling him. Naruto fall asleep thinking about Anko.

Naruto woke up early than his daily waking time. And after daily morning routine went out.

He went to all of Anko's friends like kurenai, Iruka, Kakashi, Yugao. He didn't know Genma so he didn't go to him. Every one of them didn't even acknowledge his presence and shushed him away.

Yugao was the only one who talked to him a little. She even assured him that she will be back soon.

Naruto felt very much disheartened from all the responses. But he was sure she will be back but when.

Naruto went home and throw himself on the couch. He stared at the ceiling. He didn't like the silence of the empty apartment. He was not feeling warm in this place now. And the most crucial thing was for him that he was not feeling safe anymore.

H e closed his eyes and tears fall down to his face's sides from the pressure of his eyelids closing. Soon cries could be heard from the apartment in the cold dark of night.

A/N: Well my first fanfic. You may find Anko's behavior a little soft and weird. It's because this is before Anko gets curse mark but she will be in her usual attitude when she will return to village. But she will still be soft with Naruto.