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*It's been a few weeks since the last chapter. The seasons were beginning to change, and the year was coming closer to an end. We see Naruto and Anko at home, Naruto was dangling his feet on his chair as he waited. His mother was on the other side of the table, with the equipment to create a plushie. Even if Naruto's bed was filled with different plushies that he hugged every night, he wanted a new one. A very specific one, from a movie Anko took him to the other day. With a final stitch, Anko placed the plushie on the table and smiled, proud of her work.*
Anko: And done your very own Nuka plushie
Naruto: Yay! Thank you, Mommy!
*Naruto said with an excited smile as he grabbed the lion plushie and hugged it tightly, squeezing the life out of it in his chest with how tightly he was hugging it. Yesterday the cinema was playing a Sunagakure-made movie and Naruto wanted to see it, since " it's a movie from where Gaara lives!" Anko seeing nothing wrong with that, bought them tickets and watched an animated movie of the leader and others only they were played as lions for children to experience history. Aka, they watched The Lion King 2 Simba's Pride. One thing that Anko wasn't expecting, though, was her little sunshine falling in love with the character of Nuka. So much so that He begged his mom to make him a plushie of him.*
Anko: Of course, my little snake. But if you don't mind, if Mommy asks you a little question?
Naruto: Sure! What is it, Mommy?
*Naruto asked, confused as he put the plushie down and helped his mom clean up the table from all the fabrics and other stuff she used to make the plushie. Of course, Naruto helped clean up without even being asked since that's just the kind of child Anko raised, so Anko cleaned up with him, without having a crying attack about how amazing her child was. Anko looked at her son and asked the question that had been stuck on her mind ever since the movie was over. Which was her child's obsession with the Nuka character.*
Anko: Well, why did you want a plushie of him? There are other more popular characters like Simba or Scar. Scar was my favorite as a kid
Naruto: Oh, because no one loved him.
* Naruto said simply, as he petted Nuka plushie's hair with a bright smile before going back to clean up. Anko stopped what she was doing for a second, confused. She looked at her boy, wondering where his endless imagination brought him, to come up with such an answer. Anko knew she was playing a dangerous game, but she had to know. She had to ask her son to explain his thought process. She can only hope that this time it doesn't go to the strangest of places.*
Anko; I'm gonna need you to explain a little more of an explanation
Naruto: Well. He was sad. He was very sad because his mommy didn't love him, he was sad because his daddy didn't choose him, and he was just a very sad lion throughout the whole movie. But he masked it with his anger
* Naruto explained, again showing moments of his brilliance as he said something that no 5-year-old should be able to know. Anko wasn't even surprised by it at this point, she had made peace with the fact that her son was a very smart individual for his age, honestly, it was something she was so proud of him for. Even if it sometimes took Anko by surprise. Anko gave a short nod, understanding where the thought started, so far so good.*
Anko: ok, I'm with you so far
Naruto: Well, he reminded me of Gaara, of Sasuke, of Yakumo, of so many of my friends, who were at one point very sad. I can't help Nuka be less sad since he's not real. He also reminded me of you when you had nightmares, Mommy
* Naruto said, getting a little off tangent with his explanation. Anko flinched at that and frowned over the fact that her son was worried about her, when that should never be the case. But as they saw, "You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube." Anko can only hope and pray that Naruto will move past that moment over time. Anko nodded and gave a forced smile that Naruto could just feel was forced even if he didn't know why his mother was forcing herself to smile, or how he knew it was a fake smile. But before his mind could get distracted again, his mother spoke, bringing him to the original conversation.*
Anko: ok, I think I can still follow your silly little logic
Naruto: So! I wanted to do the next best thing. To give this plushie, my love, so that someone finally shows him some love!
* Naruto said with a bright smile. As he grabbed the plushie and hugged it tightly. Anko, seeing this and hearing his explanation, couldn't help but laugh at it. Since what else could she do? Her son's mind was a wonder at times, while yes, he could be very smart. He still has the naivety of a 5-year-old who still believes in magic. Naruto didn't know why his mother was laughing, but he didn't care he was just happy that she was happy, so he giggled with her.*
Anko: pfff hahaha, oh my baby is so cute! Why are you so gosh darn cute?!
*Anko said, not being able to handle her baby's cuteness, and she tackled him into a hug, hugging him as if he were her little plushie and smothering him with kisses. Giving him something that his Canon counterpart would give up his chakra for, having a parent who loved him as a child. Throwing shades aside, Naruto just giggled as his mother kissed his face, feeling extremely happy, since why wouldn't he be? His mommy was happy and showed him love. For little Naruto that made this the best day ever.*
Later
*Anko didn't want to do this. She didn't want to do this. She didn't want to be here at all. We see Anko at the front Gates of Naruto's school, they called her about a last-minute meeting, normally she would say she was working, even if it was her day off, but they said this was about a concern about Naruto, which was her weakness. So after leaving him with his uncle Kakashi for a few hours, we see Anko walking inside the K to 12 school, walking past the other classes with different grades till she made it to the kindergarten section, walking inside where the main teacher a Mrs. Ai was waiting for her. Ai seeing Anko offered the mother a professional smile.*
AI: Hello, Mrs. Mitarashi. I'm so sorry to have called you on such short notice.
Anko: It's fine. What is it? I know my check didn't bounce
* Anko said with a sigh as she sat down on the tiny chairs and wiggled trying to get comfortable, while Ai got to sit in the adult's chair, Anko had to sit in the little kid's chair. Or at least that's what she thought. Ai pointed to her left where her assistant chair was and offered her a raised eyebrow as a response. Anko blushed a little embarrassed as she got up, walked to the chair, grabbed it, dragged it to the other side of the desk, and sat down on it. Now that that little shenanigan was taken care of, Ai gave a dismissive wave at Anko's comment.*
Ai: No. No. It has nothing to do with that. I just thought you would like to see something.
Anko:..... I don't like where this is going
* Anko said with a sigh since she's had a bad feeling about this meeting from the moment the call ended on her wall phone. Every time she had to speak with the teachers, it would always be something new. The worst one was that they wanted to drug her son, so it would be easier for them to deal with him. Of course, that wasn't at all what the teachers wanted. They just wanted Naruto to take a pill, yes. But so that he can concentrate on the task that they gave him. Still, though, Anko was very colorful telling them all no on medicating her son, since in Anko's opinion, there was nothing wrong with her child that he would need to be medicated for. Ai got a professional smile as she nodded at Anko.*
Ai: I don't imagine you would. But you're here anyway, so let's get this over and done with yes?
Anko: Fine. What is it?
*Anko said with a deep breath, just wanted to get this whole meeting over and done with, so she could be back to her son, if this ends early enough, the Mitarashi family could still do what they planned on doing and go to the Lake of Konoha for some swimming. Ai nodded and opened her drawer. She took out a file that had a small label that said "Naruto Mitarashi" on it, and she placed it on the table. Ai opened the file and took out some of the papers that were inside it for Anko to see. Anko's frown turned into a deep scowl as she now knew what this was about.*
Ai: Just a few of your son's writing assignments
Anko: ok? What am I looking for? He did the assignments
*Anko said as she crossed her arms and tried to control the blinding hot rage she was feeling right now. Like any parent, Anko was in the belief that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her baby. Ai, on the other hand, being an education professional, could see all the signs on the wall, not even on the wall. They were practically screaming at her and the other teachers that there was something about Naruto that was cause for concern. His assignment was one of the biggest pieces of evidence since they were all just borderline readable, but his penmanship was horrible, not bad, not shaky. It was awful. This caused great concern for the teachers. Ai took out another file, this one saying "Hinata Hyuga" and placed one of the papers next to one of Naruto's, and the difference was night and day.*
AI: Yes. But now look at it compared to say Hinata Hyuga. Do you see a difference?
Anko:.... oh for fucks sake. Not this again. For the last time, my son is fine.
*Anko said loudly in an angry tone, with venom sipping out of every letter that escaped her mouth. There was absolutely nothing wrong with Naruto. He wasn't a "special case" in the way teachers describe being "special." Naruto was just very excitable, so who cared if Hinata's handwriting was so much better than Naruto's handwriting? Of course, Hinata's was better because her parents could pay somebody to teach her to be good at writing. Unfortunately for Anko's line of thought, that was not the case for Hinata. Ai sighed, knowing that Anko was a difficult case, being the type of parent who gets insulted when a teacher tells them a clear problem with their child, but they ignore it since "it could never be my child who had a problem."*
Ai: Now Mrs. Mitarashi, there is no need to speak in such a volume. But you can't deny the vast difference in penmanship between Naruto and Hinata. And not just Hinata. Everybody else in his class has better penmanship
Anko: Ok. So what? My son gets a little too excited and writes sloppily. That doesn't mean he has some mental illness
* Anko said with a growing tone of anger since she found all of this extremely insulting, since what does this teacher know about Anko's child? She's not the one who puts him to sleep. She's not the one who's there for him every single day. If there was anybody who could say something about Naruto, it was Anko. And Anko says that there's nothing wrong with Naruto, and that should be the end of it. Ai on the other hand just took a deep sigh, ignoring the hateful tone and glare, Anko was giving her, and kept talking, since whether Anko liked it or not, this was a conversation they were going to have, since Ai wasn't going to just ignore the struggles of a child under her care. Not when the problem wasn't even that big of a deal, and it was very fixable. Naruto just needed extra help, but he can't get that if Ai doesn't get consent from his mother.*
Ai: Mrs. Mitarashi, dysgraphia is not a mental illness or anything negative. It's a learning disability. Something that will get worse over time if we don't take the correct measures to help your son and his needs
Anko: No. Not only no but fuck no and fuck you. My son is fine. My son is normal. There is nothing wrong with his writing. Since again you fucking cunt. He just gets overexcited, that's it.
* Anko said in a threatening tone, feeling livid that this teacher thought there could be something wrong with Naruto, when his only problem is that sometimes he lets his imagination run wild, or gets overexcited, or has problems sitting still. These were just small ticks. They weren't anything serious or symptoms of some greater problem. Naruto just had more energy than he knew what to do with, and that's it. Ai sighed deeply as she ignored the insults and tried to get the conversation back on track.*
Ai: Now, Mrs. Mitarashi.
Anko: This meeting is over. Goodbye, Mrs ai. And don't you ever tell me there's something wrong with my child. He is a perfectly healthy, happy, young child. That's all that should matter
* Anko said in a furious tone as she stood up so fast that her chair fell backward, but Anko did not care. She turned around and walked away, seeing nothing but red over this meeting. Ai stood up and followed Anko. She wasn't going to let her leave just because she got angry from having to hear and accept that maybe, just maybe there's something wrong with her son. Ai remained calm as she spoke, since it's not like Anko is all that special. Multiple parents act like her for different reasons. For example, the Akamichi family gets angry when the teachers suggest giving Choji more nutritious snacks. The Yamanaka family throws a fit when the teacher tries to tell them that her daughter is too young to use makeup, etc. So, just like everyone else, Ai spoke firmly to Anko to make her see sense.*
Ai: Mrs. Mitarashi. I understand the discomfort you must be feeling. Nobody likes to admit that there might be something wrong with their children.
Anko: I'm not listening to do this.
*Anko said as she continued to walk away, just wanting to leave the school land altogether. Anko doesn't know why it's just her son who gets singled out, just because he's a little different. Anko never sees them going after Hinata or Sasuke. Of course for reasons of privacy Ako doesn't know that they do get called out, for sasuke, the teachers spoke to Itachi that Sasuke's paintings are far too graphic and gruesome and suggested counseling for the boy who was still rather traumatized by all the people of his clan that were killed by the orange masked man. Something that you guessed, they rejected just like Anko is rejecting this. For Hinata, it was to help her deal with her anxiety and shyness but both of her parents were in agreement that Hinata didn't have anxiety, for the most stupid of reasons which was "she has no reason to feel anxiety." The point being that Naruto wasn't the only child who needed to work on some aspect of himself, but Anko felt like he was. Ai sighed deeply as she grabbed Anko's wrist, stopping her from walking.*
AI: But tell me something. Do you think you know better what a child needs than I?
Anko: No. I think I know better what MY son needs than you. He is MY son, and nothing matters more than his well-being. If anybody knows him best and knows his needs best, it's me. Not you.
*Anko said as she violently pulled her arm forward to release it from Ai's grasp. Anko scratched herself a little thanks to Ai's nails, but Anko didn't care. She just wanted to leave. So, Anko ignored the redness on her wrist and kept walking. Ai crossed her arms and spoke the truth that every parent needed to hear, but many refuse to understand and accept.*
Ai: So I guess my 5 years getting my degree, and the 20 years of experience are less important? I guess you know more than I, someone who has seen the signs and knows when something is wrong. I guess you know better than teachers and medical professionals when your child is in desperate need of help? Yes. Yes. Just because you are a parent, that doesn't mean that you know more than everybody else.
Anko: As a matter of fact, yes. Yes, I do. Now piss off!
*Anko said as she had had enough of this and did something she should've done from the beginning and just flickered out of there. Ai sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose. Ai did her part, she gave the information to Anko, now there was nothing she could do except wait and hope that she accepts the help the school is offering from her son.*
Shikaku: Excuse me. I'm Shikaku Nara, I got a call that you wanted to see me?
AI: Yes. Mr. Nara. I wish to talk to you about your boy's sleeping schedule..
Meanwhile, with anko
*Anko flickered to a place that held so many horrible memories for her, but at the same time, she knew this would be the perfect place to calm herself, so she didn't go home angry. The last thing she needs is for her son to see her angry and get worried about her. Where was she? She was in the forest of death, deep underground the forest, where Orochimaru kept his main lab secret. Anko grabbed an old chair and placed it upright before sitting in it. Anko covered her face with her hands and took a lot of shaky breaths.*
Anko: he's fine. He's fine. He is fucking fine.
*Anko muttered and repeated to herself, talking about her precious boy, she felt the palms of her hands becoming wet with her tears, and the more she spoke those words, the more the lump in her throat would bother her. Her son was fine. Her son was happy. Her son was healthy. There was absolutely nothing wrong with him. So why do all his teachers tell her that there is, makes Anko furious. But right now? That anger just melted away into sadness as she started to cry since she felt so lost. Anko just didn't know what the correct choice was. So she did the only thing she could do, and she cried loudly, to get all her feelings out of her chest. Soon that sadness caused movement as Anko stood up and threw the chair to the wall, breaking the rotten chair, but she didn't stop there, she started to break everything she could get her hands on that wasn't already broken from years past. Was it healthy? No. But this is how anko could truly de-stress from everything.*
Nighttime
Anko: ok, baby. It's time for bed. Go wash yourself
Naruto: Ok mommy!
*Naruto said as he climbed down from the chair he was on, and walked to the bathroom to get ready for bed. A mentally exhausted Anko started to clean up the dining room table from all the papers and crayons on there. She looked at the drawings that Naruto made, and it made Anko's tired face crack a smile on her face, since most of them showed Anko what she already knew, her son had a big imagination.*
Anko: " He's perfect."
*Anko thought, thinking of her son, as she continued to clean up, and then found her favorite drawing of the bunch. It was a drawing of herself and Naruto, the only difference being that Anko had a superhero costume instead of her shinobi outfit. It was the costume of Naruto's favorite superhero, the shinobi of the village of Krypton, Superman. And her little Naruto was dressed as her little sidekick, Superboy (the young justice version.)*
Anko: Hm. To think my little man thinks so highly of me
*Anko said in a soft tone, since she has read a comic or two of Superman, and she is nothing like this hero. She has done too much bad to be "super." But in the eyes of her son? She was worthy of that title which warmed her tired heart. After cleaning up and drinking a glass of lemon water before bed, Naruto finally came out of the bathroom bathed and in his PJs. Naruto had a proud smile since he buttoned his shirt all by himself.*
Naruto: Ok, mommy. I'm ready for bed.
Anko: Ok baby. Hey. How would you like to sleep with mommy tonight?
*Anko said with a tired smile, that was more strained than tired if she's being honest with herself. She was being unfair to Naruto, he was a growing boy and needed to sleep on his bed, if he didn't, it could become a bad habit. But right now? Anko couldn't find it in herself to act on what was best for her son's mental state, not when her own was so mentally tired. Naruto who was a simple boy and had a simple mind, smiled excitedly, happy to sleep on the same bed as his mother.*
Naruto: Yeah! Yeah!
Anko: ok. Let's go to bed.
*Anko said as she grabbed Naruto's little hand and guided him to the bed. She sat down on the bed and sat Naruto on her lap, she unbuttoned his shirt and buttoned it again, since of course Naruto was too excited and buttoned his shirt wrong. It brought the meeting of today back to her mind and it made her shake her head.*
Anko: Honey. You're teachers haven't been... acting weird right? Like giving you extra attention or something?
Naruto: A little, but they just said that it was because I was a special little boy!
*Naruto said with a happy smile, not being able to see the deep scowl on the face of his mother. Special. Yeah. Anko knew exactly what they meant when they called her boy special. They must've forgotten who she was. What she has done under orders for Orochimaru. Well. Let's see how they like it when she does something of her own free will.*
Anko: Yes. You are special Naruto. My special little boy. My very happy ray of sunshine. You are happy right Naruto?
Naruto: Yeah! I'm always happy when I'm with you, Mommy!
*Naruto said, his happiness and purity in his words, just found away to destroy the cynicism in the mind of Anko as she sighed and lay down with her son, wrapping her arms around him in a protective manner, as if she was protecting him from the world itself. Anko doesn't care what that teacher said. She knew better than her. She was Naruto's mother, and she would know if something was wrong. There was not. Naruto was fine. Naruto was happy. Naruto was protected.*
Anko: Yeah. You make me very happy too Naruto. Good night baby, I love you.
Naruto: I love you too Mommy.
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