Five minutes later, she straightened up, adjusted her apron and looked over the apartment. It practically sparkled.
The boy's room had been a mess, typical of a nine year old boy from what she understood.
Kurenai Yuhi frowned slightly. The room really DID sparkle. Had she used some sort of jutsu without intending?
Well, whatever, thought Kurenai to herself. Hmmm. I wonder what Asuma would think if he saw me in this outfit? And could I use the same jutsu on my OWN apartment? There are possibilities here.
Rumble went some thunder somewhere nearby.
Kurenai went outside Naruto's apartment, noting that there was a single dark cloud in the sky - roughly eight feet across and moving in an erratic manner just above the roofs of the village. She winced as she realized that Anko may have just found a penalty for not assisting her.
Well, that was her own fault and it's not likely to be anything too severe anyway.
Anko ran. The storm cloud had formed over her head and was projecting a sense of menace. It wasn't 'Killing Intent' - this was far more nerve-wracking. No, this was more a 'Pranking Intent' and therefore much more unpredictable.
Finally though, she just stopped and turned her eyes upward. She was surrounded by civilians, so it couldn't do anything to her now - right?
"All right, you. Do your worst!"
The cloud rumbled and Anko realized it was words. [Contract duties neglected. Penalty phase.]
"Yeah? What about... it?" squeaked Anko. She blinked. "Testing. One. Two. Three. My voice? I've got a high squeaky voice? That's your punishment?"
The cloud dissipated.
"Hah," squeaked Anko, sounding a bit like an animated chipmunk. "This is nothing! Hey! You! Stop laughing! Aw puckernuts. Did I just say 'puckernuts'? Okay, this is still nothing."
"Kurenai Yuhi has a 'powerup'?" asked Danzo.
"Yes sir, it was witnessed."
"What did this powerup consist of?" asked Danzo.
"She was able to use Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet with a single handseal instead of the forty-four normally required."
"Oh?" asked Danzo, now more intrigued. "Tobirama Senju could do that, but it is unheard of for a new jonin to be able to do so. Investigate further."
"Kurenai Yuhi has been cleaning the shrine at least once a week when she's not on missions."
"She's become more powerful than ever."
Anko lifted her head from the bar, not bothering with the line of dried drool. "T'lud."
"What was that squeaking noise?"
"Oh, that's just Anko. She apparently signed the same contract as Yuhi-san. However, she's accumulated penalties."
"Oh dear kami! THAT'S Anko Mitarashi?"
"Yeah, what's left of her."
Anko glared at the two.
"So - the fact that she can now fit inside a sake dish and use it as her personal hot tub is a punishment?"
"Brngit'n," said the one-inch-tall Anko, settling back into her sake cup.
"Oh, the Hokage has a mission for you."
POOF!
Suddenly sober and full-sized, Anko blinked at the chunin.
"You might want to put some clothes on," noted the chunin as he made a hasty retreat.
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