Chapter 22: The Mature Older Sister's Reward is Trampling?
Anko stood at the entrance of the 44th Training Ground, waving that thick stack of Consent Forms in her hand, a playful smile on her face.
"Alright, if you want to seek death, sign your name. I can't guarantee everyone will come out alive."
Just as all the examinees were being suffocated by the atmosphere, Anko's gaze swept through the crowd, finally stopping abruptly on Naruto, who was about to sign.
"Hey! You, the Blond Kid with the silly grin!" Ankosuddenly roared, startling Iruka beside her.
Naruto pointed at his own nose. "Huh? Me?"
"Yes, you! I see your eyes wandering; are you hiding some prohibited ninja tools?" Anko strode up to Naruto in a few steps, grabbed him by the collar, and without a word, dragged him behind a thick, giant tree nearby. "Come with me, I need to perform a private inspection!"
"Hey, hey? Teacher? I can walk myself..."
Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, the proctor dragged the guy into a blind spot.
Sakura nervously squeezed the corner of her clothes. As the only person who knew part of the truth, she had a strong premonition that there was definitely something wrong with this inspection.
Behind the tree.
Thud!
With a muffled sound, Anko slammed one hand forcefully onto the tree trunk next to Naruto's ear, trapping him in a narrow space.
Anko's exquisite yet wild face approached within five centimeters of Naruto's nose. She even pulled out a Kunai, spun it around her fingertip, and finally pressed the cold blade against Naruto's Adam's apple.
"Listen, kid," Anko lowered her voice, trying to regain her dignity as an interrogator, though the flush at the tips of her ears hadn't fully faded. "Spit it out, what was that just now? What do you know?"
She was gambling, gambling on whether this kid really had some special source of information.
However, Naruto, with a Kunai against his throat, wasn't afraid as Anko had expected.
Instead, his pupils suddenly dilated, and his originally clear eyes instantly became burning hot.
[Holy crap—! This is way too intense!]
[This distance... zero point five centimeters? I can even count how many eyelashes she has! And this scent... it's the sweetness of red bean dumplings mixed with a faint scent of sweat. Is this the hormone perfume unique to a mature older sister type?]
[What prohibited item inspection? This is clearly giving me a private lesson! This look, this posture, and this little flirtatious act of scaring me with a Kunai... Teacher Anko must have read that book "The Overbearing Female Proctor Falls for Me," right?]
Anko's hand holding the Kunai trembled, almost actually drawing blood from Naruto.
She took a deep breath, desperately suppressing the urge to punch this kid into the ground.
"Don't play dumb! Talk!" she hissed through gritted teeth, trying to interrupt the garbage filling this kid's head.
Naruto blinked his big azure eyes, looking innocent, but his heart was even more excited.
[She yelled at me! She yelled at me!]
[Tsk tsk, this overbearing queenly aura. If only she could step on my chest right now and look at me with that gaze as if she's looking at trash... I can't take it, my DNA is reacting.]
[As expected, only a wild woman like Anko is flavorful enough. Hinata is good, but where's the thrill of potentially being eaten alive at any moment?]
Anko felt her temples throbbing. She, Anko Mitarashi, had been in the Anbu for years and interrogated countless tough nuts, but this was the first time she'd met a pervert who could role-play during an interrogation.
Just as Anko was about to give up on the interrogation and directly use a physical amnesia method on this kid, the images in Naruto's mind suddenly changed.
[But... it's indeed quite dangerous for Teacher Anko to be this close.]
Naruto's gaze unconsciously swept across Anko's defenseless neck.
[That mangy snake has already sneaked in, hasn't he? Among those freaks wearing Grass Ninja headbands. That Grass Ninja with a face like a shoehorn and a very long tongue... how disgusting. Uncle Snake really threw away his face for the sake of immortality.]
[Teacher Anko is still unaware. If she really runs into him later, she'll probably be tortured by that fear carved into her bones again. If the Cursed Seal on her neck is triggered...]
[Sigh, such delicate skin on her neck isn't meant to be bitten by that freak. It would be much better if I could give her a hickey...]
The last sentence was still improper, but the information in the middle made Anko's whole body stiffen.
Grass Ninja? Long tongue?
That guy... is he really here?
The shame and annoyance in Anko's eyes were instantly replaced by gravity. She whipped her head around, staring through the gaps in the bushes at those few Grass Ninja Village examinees in the distance who had been making her feel uneasy.
"It's him..." Anko's fingertips turned slightly pale, and her body instinctively began to tremble. It was the fear of that man from over the years.
But the next second, the mechanical voice sounded in her mind again.
[Ding!]
[Intercepted S-rank intelligence from key figure Uzumaki Naruto: Orochimaru's Disguise.]
[Because the protagonist still harbors a desire for "being trampled" and a possessiveness for "giving a hickey" while transmitting information, the reward has mutated.]
[Obtained passive ability: Omniscient Perception(Targeting Orochimaru's Chakra). If Orochimaru's true body or any Chakra creation appears within a one-kilometer radius, they will be forcibly highlighted, ignoring invisibility and Transformation Jutsu.]
The world in Anko's eyes was instantly overlaid with a new perception. Among the Grass Ninjas, a figure was emitting a piercing purple light. Within the light, a distorted snake shadow was clearly visible, and even the faint sneer on that guy's face became very eye-catching.
She slowly turned her head back and looked at the Blond Kid in front of her.
He didn't know he had just leaked intelligence sufficient to put all of Konoha under martial law. He was tilting his head, looking at her with that expectant and shy gaze, seemingly really waiting to see if she would "give him a kick."
"Hmph..."
Anko retracted the Kunai and suddenly stuck out her tongue, slowly licking around her deep red lips.
This was originally that person's signature move, but as Anko did it now, it carried a fatal temptation as if she wanted to swallow her prey whole.
"Kid, your inspection... passed."
Anko leaned close to Naruto's ear and whispered, her warm breath drilling into his ear, "If you can pass the second exam alive, I don't mind satisfying your... desire to be stepped on."
After speaking, she didn't care about Naruto, who was already dazed on the spot, and turned to stride out from behind the tree. With that wind-walking posture, there wasn't a trace of the previous shame, only the excitement of a hunter about to enter the field.
[Holy crap!!!]
Naruto leaned against the tree trunk, feeling his legs go a bit weak.
[She licked her lips! She licked her lips at me! What kind of hint is this? This is definitely a blatant hint!]
[And she said she'd satisfy me... Good heavens, traversers really do get special treatment! It seems Teacher Anko saw through my unruly exterior to my mature and interesting soul!]
[It's set! This is in the bag! For that "trampling" reward, Orochimaru is nothing! Forest of Death, here I, Uzumaki Naruto, come!]
While he was still fantasizing about his future happy life, the system prompt sounded twice coldly.
[Ding!]
[Achieved "Sharing the Same Breath" achievement with an extra-premium female (Anko Mitarashi) (distance less than 1cm).]
[Obtained system reward: Basic Taijutsu: Soft Body Modification (Soft as if Boneless). Your body flexibility will be greatly increased, allowing you to perform any inconceivable poses.]
Naruto walked out from behind the tree happily and gave a thumbs up to Sakura and Sasuke, who were still worried.
"It's nothing! The teacher just thought I was too handsome and told me to stay safe." Narutobragged, patting his chest.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Idiot."
Only Sakura, looking at the beaming Naruto and then at Anko, who was sneering in the direction of the Grass Ninjas, quietly clenched her fists.
"Alright! Those who have the Consent Forms, sign them for me immediately!"
Anko stood before the wire-mesh gate, her aura even more violent than before. She raised her hand to check the time, her gaze becoming extremely sharp.