Chapter 17: Achievement(3)

She could feel the sickening mark on her neck flaring with pain. Great, it was going to be one of those days. Mitarashi Anko had been trying to have a nice and peaceful day at home when her curse mark started acting up.

Her roommate, Yuhi Kurenai, was out on a mission with her not-so-secret secret boyfriend, Sarutobi Asuma, which made the apartment all hers for the next couple days. She liked being alone sometimes, just to get away from it all for a while. Kurenai was one of her few friends in the village that she could trust with anything and everything.

When she returned from that bastard Orochimaru's island, where he tested her and then dumped her, she had been a little ostracized for her involvement with the Hebi traitor. A few years had passed and she was reaccepted into the village after proving herself to be loyal. And now, she was just another kunoichi of Konoha. No one saw the snake when they saw her, and she liked it that way.

After Orochimaru, she had another problem. She liked to dress a little more revealing than others, which she only did to better express herself. It wasn't like she was some slut who'd sleep with anyone interested. Somehow, though, that was exactly the reputation she had built up.

Anko was by no means a virgin, but she'd only slept with a total of three men in her entire life, and each one she had tried her best to date. It wasn't her fault that the relationships never lasted very long, men just couldn't handle her. She was wild, and liked to experiment when she did get a boyfriend, which she thought guys would like.

She chalked it up to them just being pussies and held her head up high when they'd tell their friends how freaky she was in the sheets. That was a reason why Kurenai was one of the only people she could trust, the woman would always keep what she said a secret, even from Asuma, and never judge her for what she said.

After the three guys didn't work out, the Snake Mistress wanted to see if a woman could keep up with her desires. That was a dead end as well. It seemed like there was no one in the village who could satisfy her needs, and be with her in an actual relationship, which she wanted.

She didn't want just casual sex, she wanted a man, or a woman, to come home to and rest in their arms, or they in hers. Something, just someone that she could count on like Kurenai, but also have fun in bed with when it's that time.

She didn't think that was too much to ask for.

Today was a day of relaxation, a day to just push all of her worries and problems to the side, but that was now being ruined by the damn curse mark on her neck. It seemed that whatever she did, she was going to be miserable. She would always be stuck in this nightmare that was her life. She would always be alone, in pain, and depressed. She was not one of those girly girls, but right now, she wished someone would come in and sweep her off her feet like a princess, just this once. She wanted a prince, a knight in shining armor to come get her, to come saver her.

As she lay on the floor, clutching at her neck as the tears poured with the amounts of pain she was in, both physically and mentally, she whispered four words that no one would hear but the wind. "Someone, please save me…"

Like always, she was left by herself, crying in agony, waiting until the pain stopped.

It never really stopped.

"I've been thinking…" Mei trailed off as she lay next to Naruto in her bed. They were in their innocent intimate position again. It was already time for them to get to sleep. They needed rest for tomorrow's Op. "Have you kissed a woman yet?" The blond could feel her excitement and hopefulness.

"I have not." He answered, a perfect poker face hiding his amusement. "Why do you ask?" He almost laughed. He already knew why, and the woman's excitement increased. She really liked him.

"Well, I know you don't want to have sex, but…" She trailed off, blushing slightly. That was new. Whenever they were in bed, Mei had always been… aggressive, and not really shy at all. Now the woman was all kinds of embarrassed, but still excited. Very excited.

"Hmm?" He asked, trying to get her to say what it was that she wanted. He already knew, but it was funny to see how nervous she was. She really hoped he didn't decline this offer. And if it was for what Naruto thought it was, he was most likely going to say yes. He might as well have something to show for his time with the powerful kunoichi.

"…if you would like to kiss me." She said it as a whisper, and Naruto would have made her say it again, like he hadn't heard it, to play with her a bit, but didn't have the chance to. His lips met hers so quickly that neither of them had the chance to react. He didn't know how much his body really wanted the auburn-haired woman. He pulled back soon after, a sheepish look on his face.

"Uh… sorry." He said. "I don't know why I-" This time he was cut off when Mei smashed her lips to his, going in for seconds. They were so soft, he momentarily thought, like the rest of her. If all women were this soft then he couldn't age fast enough. He really wanted to be with one now.

It was the woman's time to pull back, giving him a smile. "Don't apologize, just keep kissing." She said somewhat breathlessly. He laughed. The woman was really excited.

Oh well. Might as well have a little fun. Kissing wasn't something he was against.

Jirou and Noboru were currently on watch duty. The two chunin hated to be assigned so early, but today was a big day. The shipment to Kiri was today, and nothing could go wrong. And with the 'Demons of the Resistance,' everyone was a little on edge.

"Do you think they'll come here?" Jirou asked, fear evident in his voice. Jirou was the younger of the two, with short brown hair and the traditional Kiri chunin uniform.

Noboru had shoulder length black hair and the same uniform as his younger comrade, except his grey flack was unzipped. The man's grin showcased his shark-like teeth Kiri was so famous for.

"Don't get paranoid on me now, kid." He scolded. "Now's not the time to be shaking in your boots." He rolled his arm, trying to pop his shoulder. "If they do show up, we'll be famous for killing Mizukage-sama's most hated enemies. Doesn't that sound like a wonderful idea?" Noboru always was delusional.

"That does sound good…" He said, tilting his head up to dream about all the women they'd get to sleep with if they were considered heroes. Jirou was also delusional.

When his eyes met the sky though, they widened in horror. He dropped the kunai he had in his hand and he slowly began to point at what he saw.

Ten minutes before.

The Resistance and Team Ro made it to Shio five minutes prior. Mei and the rest of her people were speaking to Ro-Han. Nezumi and Jiraiya were a little ways away, with the white-headed man in a lotus meditation stance and the blond standing behind him with his hand pressed against the older man's back.

Nezumi had the ability to transfer chakra, even natural chakra, into another person. After spending so much time training with his godson, the boy had taught him a thing or two. With some effort, Jiraiya was able to reduce the time it took him to enter Sage Mode. He also no longer needed to rely on Fukasaku and Shima to assist him while in Sage Mode.

When time was an issue, and he needed to enter the enhanced state, Nezumi could funnel natural energy into him, so all the Sannin had to do was stop the intake when he felt it was balanced with his own physical and spiritual energies. It cut the older Sage's time in half, making entering Sage Mode extremely easy. He still kept his toad-like features though; he was stuck with the imperfect version.

It didn't take long for the two Sennin to rejoin the small army, in their respective Sage Mode's. Mei almost balked – they looked nothing alike. The only thing similar were their eyes, and even then it was miniscule. Both of their irises were burning bright gold, but Jiraiya's pupils were a horizontal bar, and he had an orange pigmentation around his eyes. Mei now understood why the man was called the Toad Sage; he resembled one to an incredible degree now.

"We're ready." Nezumi said, nodding to Neko.

"We'll get into position." Neko replied. "Give us two minutes before you start." Nezumi and Jiraiya nodded their heads. It was about to begin.

"My men are ready." Mei informed. "We'll hit the base the moment your wave is complete." She finished, giving Nezumi a nod. She was still nervous and disliked the part of the plan that left her favorite blond alone with the tyrannical murderer.

But it was a necessary tactic. No one besides him could handle taking on Kiri and the Mizukage at once, and he didn't want to risk losing one of his friends. It may not have been all that long since he came to Mizu no Kuni, but he already considered a lot of the Resistance his friends. It was hard not to when you could understand everything they felt.

Nezumi returned the nod and was about to say something before they got the signal that Neko, Saru, and Karasu were in position to help pull off the escape. He sighed in annoyance but signaled back nonetheless.

"You ready, kid?" Jiraiya asked. This op was his and Saru's idea, and it wouldn't work unless the blond was spot on. He knew it was pointless to ask, his family was always ready to bring a little chaos. Or in the blond's case, a lot of chaos; he never did anything without giving it his all, or most of it.

Nezumi was silent for a few seconds. In the next moment, he took his mask off, a vicious grin on face.

"Let's play, sensei."

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