"Besides, aren't you just a tokubetsu jōnin? Like teacher, like student I guess." Naruto found himself lifted off the ground and slammed into a tree. He looked right at Anko and saw the anger in her eyes. He realized that he may have gone a bit too far.
"I am nothing like him! Don't you dare compare me to the likes of Orochi…" Anko caught herself and realized that she lost her cool over that bastard. She dropped Naruto and vanished. Naruto wondered what the hell that was about.
X-X-X
Anko just sat at a table in deep thought. She didn't know why she went off like that. She didn't respect that man any more so what Naruto was saying shouldn't have hurt her so much. Maybe it was because of the last statement she heard him say. It was a comment that many have said about her. She was nothing like him and she busted her ass to show that she wasn't. She figured that she would apologize to him later.
Suddenly a plate of dango was placed in front of her. She looked at it and then to the waitress.
"I didn't order this." Anko said.
"No, it was that little boy there." The waitress said and pointed. She looked to see Naruto looking at her. Anko just sighed and motioned him to come over. He did and sat across from her. They were silent for a while before Naruto took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry that I insulted you and your master. I didn't know that it was a sensitive topic." Naruto apologized.
"It wasn't the fact that you insulted my master Naruto. He was a bastard anyway. I lost my cool and reacted badly. If anyone should be sorry, it should be me." Anko said.
"If you don't mind, what did he do to you that would make you dislike him so much?" Naruto asked.
"What made you come to that conclusion?" Anko asked.
"You only came at me because I said you were like him or her." He said.
"You're getting too damn observant." Anko said. She sighed and looked at him. "My master isn't seen in such a great light in the village. He abandoned the village and abandoned me. Let's just say I don't like it when people compare me to him. I don't want anything to do with him." She explained.
"Oh," There was a pause in the conversation until Naruto slapped his fist into his hand. 'Okay then, you got to teach me this technique and when I meet your former sensei, I'll show him that you're much better than him!" Naruto declared. Anko looked at Naruto with surprise. She then smirked at the boy's declaration.
"Don't say things that you can't back up. Come on; let's get back to your training." Anko said and grabbed her dango. Naruto followed her and attempted to get her to believe him. She just kept walking but was a little happier for some unknown reason.
The sounds of battle could be heard throughout the Shi no Mori (Forest of Death). It sounded like two people throwing fists and kicks at one another. The two people were Anko and Naruto. Anko was not wearing her trench coat as it got lost during their battle. Anko prepared herself as Naruto was flying at her. He used the Bunshin (Clone) technique and created a mass number of them. Anko cursed and kept herself alert. Naruto could attack her from anywhere now.
She didn't have to wait long as a streak of fire came at her from behind. She jumped out of the way but it was just as Naruto wanted her to do. He caught her with a flying tackle in mid-air. He quickly twisted her around and used a shoulder throw to toss her into a tree. Anko hit the tree hard and gasped. Naruto smirked at his victory until he watched Anko turn into a log. He cursed as he was exposed, which Anko capitalized on. Naruto was suddenly wrapped up by four snakes and dragged toward the ground. He hit the ground with a thud. Anko pulled him toward her and when he was close enough, she held a kunai to his throat.
"That's my win." Anko said but with a very tired voice.
"Fine, you win! Now get these snakes off me! Why do you keep using poisonous snakes when you use the Sen'eijashu (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)?" Naruto exclaimed.
"Oh, stop being a baby. They're not going to bite you." Anko said.
"You said that the last time onee-chan!" Anko just smirked and released him. The two sat and rested for a while. She looked at Naruto and couldn't help but feel proud of the progress that Naruto had made within these three months. His chakra control was at a level that put him ahead of his classmates. His taijutsu had greatly improved as well. She taught him the basics of the Hebi (Snake) style but told him not to use it around Konoha. What was really good was his ninjutsu. He was able to do the three academy jutsu and a couple that she showed him. One was the Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique) and he also knew the Doton: Dochū Eigyo no Jutsu (Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique). The last thing was that he was able to detect a genjutsu and dispel it.
In addition, she improved his sneakiness, infiltration techniques and awareness. She could say that Naruto was going to pass this time in the academy. There was no doubt in her mind.
"Well gaki (Brat), this is the last day of your training with me." Anko said.