"What's wrong, Shizune? You look so down."
At the dango shop, a few young women sat together.
Shizune only sighed in response. "Sigh..."
"What's the matter? Did you get dumped?"
"If it were just a breakup, that would be easy."
Rin asked with concern, "What happened?"
Shizune hesitated, as if debating whether to say anything.
Seeing her reluctance, the other three exchanged glances.
Anko rested her chin on one hand, staring at Shizune, while idly swirling the straw in her now-empty drink, making a gurgling sound.
Finally, Shizune mumbled, "Well... our household owes a lot of money."
"How much?"
Shizune slowly raised one hand, showing five fingers.
Kurenai guessed, "Five hundred thousand ryo?"
Shizune shook her head.
Kurenai's eyes widened. "Five million? That's a huge amount!"
Rin also looked surprised. "What did you guys do?"
Shizune: "..."
Kurenai and Rin started calculating. "Five million... If we all pitch in, we might be able to scrape it together."
Anko suddenly said, "Kakashi's pretty loaded. We could ask him to lend some. Not like he spends his money on much."
At that moment, Shizune hesitantly added, "Actually... it's fifty million ryo."
"..."
As soon as she said it, the three girls froze in shock.
Shizune lowered her head and took a sip of her drink to ease the awkwardness.
After a long pause, Kurenai couldn't help but ask, "What on earth did you guys do to owe that much?"
Shizune whispered, "Lady Tsunade loves gambling, right? Back when we were traveling, she lost a lot and borrowed a lot too..."
Rin clicked her tongue. "But this is way too much! Even if we sold ourselves, it wouldn't be enough. Kakashi did an S-rank mission once, and even that only paid a million ryo."
Shizune sighed again.
An S-rank mission—something that required risking one's life—only rewarded a million ryo.
"So how much do you have now?"
"Not even ten million."
Anko suddenly said, "I can put in five million."
Rin and Kurenai were shocked. "Where did you get that much money?"
Anko nonchalantly replied, "I can ask the Hokage for it. He should be willing to give me five million. Any more, though, might be pushing it."
Rin and Kurenai, on the other hand, looked a little embarrassed.
They couldn't even contribute a million.
While they did take on missions, most were just regular ones, and as girls, their expenses weren't small either.
Shizune quickly reassured them, "It's okay, Rin, Kurenai, you don't have to feel bad. This is mine and Lady Tsunade's problem. Thank you, Anko."
Anko simply waved it off and continued eating her dango.
This was the most she could do to help.
But that afternoon, when she went to ask the Hokage for the money, reality gave her a harsh slap in the face.
"Ten million? What do you need that much money for?"
In the Hokage's office, Makoto looked at Anko and asked.
Anko replied, "I need it for something. Are you giving it to me or not?"
Makoto chuckled. "Nope."
Anko shrugged. "Fine, I'll just do a few S-rank missions for free later."
Makoto was amused. "You think S-rank missions are as common as cabbage? Where do you think I'm going to find that many for you? Do you even realize your mission completion rate is one of the worst every month?"
Anko grumbled in frustration, "Why are you so stingy!"
Makoto couldn't help but think, Do you even hear yourself? You're acting like ten million isn't real money.
"I said, no ten million!"
Anko lowered her demand. "Then eight million."
"No."
"Seven million."
"No."
"Six million."
"..."
Anko was getting impatient. "Five million! I can't go any lower!"
Makoto leaned back in his chair, scrutinizing her with amusement.
"And what makes you think you can just walk in here and take that much money from me with a single sentence?"
He knew full well that if Anko was asking for money now, it was probably because she had heard from Shizune about Tsunade's debt.
Anko had no real justification, but she had already promised Shizune.
Frustrated, she plopped down on the floor and started sulking.
"I don't care! I need this money, and you have to give it to me... Fine! I'll make sure to have full attendance on all my missions from now on!"
Makoto smirked. "That's literally your job. The fact that I haven't punished you for slacking off is already generous enough. And now you're trying to use that as a bargaining chip against me? What kind of logic is that?"
Anko pouted, realizing that playing tough wasn't getting her anywhere.
She stood up and moved closer, grabbing onto Makoto's arm and clinging to him while putting on her sweetest voice.
"Lord Hokage~~ just help me out, okay? I really, really need this money~."
Makoto raised an eyebrow.
It was strange seeing Anko act like this.
She had only ever behaved this way around Orochimaru, and normally, she never showed him this kind of attitude.
Still, he had seen her act cute for Orochimaru before, so it wasn't completely unfamiliar.
He looked at the girl in front of him, a mischievous glint flashing in his eyes as he suddenly said, "Anko, now that I think about it, it's been a long time since I last gave you a full physical check-up, hasn't it?"
Anko's expression changed dramatically as she immediately let go of his arm.
"Pah! You pervert! Keep dreaming!"
Makoto smiled at her reaction.
He was just teasing her, after all, With the kite mark he had placed on Anko, if he truly wanted to do anything, it would be effortless.
After cursing him out a few more times—calling him a bastard and a pervert—Anko turned on her heel and stormed out of the Hokage's office in frustration.
However, she had barely stepped out before she suddenly stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed the door open again.
Makoto, who had already gone back to his paperwork, glanced up. "What now?"
Anko stood frozen at the doorway, her back against the frame.
She hesitated there for a few seconds before finally walking over to his desk.
Standing in front of him, her head lowered slightly, her cheeks tinged with red.
She looked uneasy, her eyes flickering around nervously as she struggled to get her words out.
"So… if I let you check my body… will you give me the money?"
It had been three years since that time, and Anko's understanding of such matters had deepened.
She told herself it wasn't a big deal.
It's not like this bastard hasn't seen my body before…
Makoto nearly burst out laughing. "What, are you selling yourself now?"
Anko burned with shame and clenched her fists, barely resisting the urge to punch him in the face.
Gritting her teeth, she snapped angrily, "Shut up! Just tell me if you'll do it or not!"
Makoto tilted his head playfully, smirking. "Of course. Since you're so eager, how could I possibly refuse?"
Not like five million would've been enough for anything anyway.
Anko was just trying to follow through on the bold promise she had made.
Annoyed, she snapped, "Who's eager, huh? You bastard, don't act all smug when you're the one getting the better deal!"
After saying that, she turned her head away, but Makoto noticed that even her ears had turned red.
"Hurry up and decide. When? Tonight, tomorrow morning, or right now?"
Makoto leaned back in his chair, lazily sizing her up from head to toe.
Compared to the bratty kid she had once been, Anko had grown into a striking young woman.
In the future, she would no doubt become a real beauty.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Anko shot him a glare. "Have you stared enough yet?"
Makoto grinned. "Well, I'll be looking anyway, so would you rather have me wait until later?"
Anko turned her back to him, as if that would hide her embarrassment.
"…I'll wait for you in the Hokage's office tonight."
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