the last student The Child Arc

chapter 32

Kurenai" what the fuck am I looking?"

*kurenai thought, as it's been a few days since she came back to konoha, and instead of spending time at a club, a bar, training, or anything she used to do with anko, she was currently in a book club with a bunch of civilians, and a few shinobi, her biggest surprise was seeing itachi Uchiha there, sitting next to anko. How did she get here you might ask.*

Flashback to last chapter

*we see a rare sight a sleepy Naruto. Naruto tired himself out, with all the playing he did, and all the food he ate, came back to bite him, and now he was taking a nap on his mother's arms, while anko and kurenai were talking. Anko telling her a few things that's been happening in her 6 year absence, and kurenai couldn't help but shrug at it, her mind still frozen on the fact that anko had a child.*

Kurenai: I guess. But man, it's still a mindfu... it still messes with my head that you have a child. You were always saying how you would never have one amongst... other things do that affect

Anko: I was young. Naruto was a surprise. A blessing, for sure. But it's still a surprise.

*anko said with a loving smile, as she rubbed her son's back softly, since that really was, what Naruto was to her. The biggest blessing that kami has ever given her and she couldn't be happier. Kurenai nodded with a soft chuckle escaping her lips, she can tell that anko loved her child, but man, it was still such a mindfuck to see the woman who on numerous occasions she's seen her completely passed out drunk in a pool of her own throw up being a respectable member of society.*

Kurenai: I'll say, I almost had a heart attack when I first saw him

Anko: Of course, look at him. He's too cute for words

*anko said with a bit of a coo in her voice, since she wasn't being biased, of course not. It was an absolute fact that her little Naruto was the cutest child in konoha. And she's got the trophy to prove it. The fact that hiruzen was the judge of that children's pageant was just pure coincidence. Kurenai rolled her eyes and punched anko's arm playfully.*

Kurenai: You know that's not what I meant.

Anko: I do. But I don't know what to tell you. It's been 6 years since you left on that mission. Things have changed. I have a child, the 4th hokage passed away, the 3rd hokage became active hokage again, I quit the anbu force and joined the torture department, I'm part of the shinobi reserved program Etc.

*anko started to explain, since she can admit she's almost unrecognizable to her old self, and honestly? She's glad about that, since the old her? That was nothing more then a being that used to drink and other substances to get elevated and not think of the consequences to cope with all the things that orochimaru did to her. So she's more than happy with this new, more mature version of herself.*

Kurenai: That sounds to me, like we'll be having lots of chats about what I missed while on the mission

Anko: True. I would say we can talk when next I have a free day. But that's when I'll be at my book club with the other parents of the school my son is in

*anko said with a smile that she couldn't wait for that day since it really was one of the highlights of her biweekly activities. No longer was it just spending time on clubs searching for prey for the snake to devour, no. Now her idea of a good time, involved book clubs, going for some tea, and other domestic things like that. Kurenai just couldn't fully accept that, giving how anko used to be.*

Kurenai:..... You're in a book club. The famous one night snake is in a book club?

Anko: Yup, and it's gonna be my turn to choose what book we'll be reading. As for what you said. What can I say? I've been domesticated. Honestly, while I had a crazy amount of fun when I was younger. I'm much happier now, Naruto is my ball of sunshine. His smile is just so infectious that I can't see myself living without it. Speaking of book club, you should join. We're always happy to have new members