the last student The Child Arc

chapter 34

*Another chapter is about to be read, another chance to peak into the life of these shinobi before the events of the original series. We see anko at work. She had a mug of coffee at hand, and as with the other, she wrote the report of the information that her recent pig squealed from kiri. She took a long slow slurp of her drink before she stopped. Feeling annoyed at the person who just walked inside the room. It was someone Anko hated deeply and fully, her landlord Mino Sumiko. The old lady walked to anko's desk and sat down on the chair in front of her. Anko sighed and placed her drink down.*

Anko: Hello Mrs. Sumiko

Mino: Hello my dear, sorry to be a bother.

*Mino said with a kind smile that Anko knew was fake. She hated this woman. She hated her smile, and she hated that she still had to bathe with cold water because this woman hadn't fixed her heater. Even while she was away in Suna. So yeah, it's safe to say anko wasn't happy that Mino just appeared at her workplace. She had a fake smile on her face while looking at Mino. But on the inside, in her thoughts, she was letting her truth speak out. And her truth was festered with so much anger for this individual.*

Anko: "no, the fuck you are not."

Mino: But, I was just wondering if you have my rent money.

*Mino said with that fake smile that fools others, but it doesn't fool anko. She knows her smile is fake. She knows she's not a sweet old lady but a greedy, stingy woman who wants to keep every single cent she makes for herself. Getting her to fix anything from the apartment, something that is written in the lease that she's contractually obligated to do, is like pulling teeth. So Anko wasn't so inclined to pay what she owes in rent when there's things in her apartment that are in need of repairs.*

Anko: That completely depends if you fix my shower. Since last I checked, I still have to use water. I heat up from my stove, to have warm water to wash with

Mino: Yes, well. I can't very well give you warm water if i don't have the money to pay for the plumber. So that he can take a look at that water heater

*Mino said with that smile of hers not leaving her expression, which just pissed anko off more. Since how dare this woman smile, when she's claiming money to fix something, that should be fixed by now, especially since she said the exact same thing last month, and the month before that. This woman was nothing more than a charlatan, who says pretty words for people to believe her lies, but anko wasn't about to drink that kool-aid. Anko leaned back on her chair, looking at the old woman holding a cane with a skeptical look.*

Anko: You already used that excuse. It's funny how my water didn't get fixed, huh?

Mino: Yes. We both got scammed, and it's a shame. Truly tragic. But surely you're not gonna blame a little old lady for getting scammed herself?

* Mino said with a strained smile, feeling simply terrible that she got scammed, I mean, what is the world coming to when you can't trust someone's word anymore? Of course, Anko wasn't buying that smile. She wasn't buying anything that Mino was selling, since last anko checked, that wasn't her problem. Her contract says, that the landlord will deal with the fixes, and yet here she is, demanding money to pay for the plumber, when anko knows she has more than enough to pay for it herself. Also, it doesn't help that anko warned Mino against using that man.*

Anko: You would be right. If I didn't tell you that, that man seemed shady to me. If you haven't, went for the cheapest option available. I would have my hot water by now. So I feel that if anyone should be paying fully for that snafu, it should be coming out of your pockets. Not mine

Mino: I would if I could. Do you think I like the thought of your little boy suffering from cold water?

*Mina said with a sad smile, and then froze as she felt a chill run up her spine. Since she messed up. Since if there was one thing you never do, is try to use Naruto against anko, that's not poking the bear, that's throwing a sharp stone at a tiger. A tiger who can jump 16 feet out of its enclosure. Anko, the tigress growled at the poacher that is her landlord, for daring to aim her gun at her little cub, that is Naruto. She spoke in a low tone that made Mino's heart begin to race.*