**Chapter 34: Anko's Kidnapping**
"Boss, warm up two flasks of sake!" Anko shouted to the owner from across the room.
"Drinking again? Weren't we supposed to talk about something?" Naruto asked, looking at Anko with suspicion. *Why does this feel so strange?*
"Exactly! We can talk while we drink. What's the point of just sitting here and talking? That's so boring, don't you think?" Anko replied, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Fine, whatever. Let's just get started." Naruto nodded wearily, wanting nothing more than to hear what Anko had to say and go home to sleep with Bai in his arms.
"Alright, alright, let's wait for the sake first. Boys shouldn't be so impatient, you know. Girls don't like that." Anko grinned mischievously at Naruto, signaling him to relax.
"Okay..." Naruto nodded reluctantly. *Why does talking about something have to be so complicated?*
"Ah, the sake's here! Come on, let me pour you some." Anko's eyes lit up at the sight of the two flasks on the tray.
"Uh... I don't need any. Just pour some for yourself."
Anko grabbed two bottles of sake and placed them on the table. She opened one and poured a drink into her own cup. Naruto quickly tried to stop her, finding the situation increasingly bizarre. Why was Anko being so attentive?
*Something's definitely up.*
"Come on, drink up! What kind of man doesn't drink? Here..." Anko urged, holding the cup to Naruto's lips.
"Uh... I'm underage. I can't drink," Naruto said, shaking his head in refusal.
"Aren't you almost of age? Come on, just drink! What kind of man acts like such a baby?" Anko insisted, as if she wouldn't give up until Naruto drank.
"But..." Naruto hesitated.
"No buts! Just drink!" Anko glared, her beautiful eyes flashing like an angry lioness.
"Uh... I'll drink, I'll drink..." Startled by Anko's intensity, Naruto nodded frantically. It seemed Anko had left a lingering shadow in his mind.
"Good boy! Now, let big sister feed you..." Anko pressed the rim of the cup against Naruto's lips, forcing the sake into his mouth despite his miserable expression.
"How is it? Good?"
Setting down her wine glass, Anko gazed at Naruto with a mischievous smile.
"Delicious..." Naruto nodded, his tongue thick as he slurred, "Just a bit... strong..."
The room seemed to spin, his head growing heavier and dizzier until he finally succumbed to exhaustion and collapsed onto the table.
"Heh heh, little brat. This potent sleeping potion will knock you out for sure." Anko smirked inwardly, lifting a flask of wine and gulping it down straight from the spout, without a cup.
"Ugh... you're heavier than you look, kid." After draining two flasks, Anko's cheeks flushed crimson as she hoisted the unconscious Naruto over her shoulder and staggered toward the tavern exit, grumbling.
"Hey, miss! You haven't paid your bill yet!" A waiter rushed over to block her path.
"Oh, right. Almost forgot." Anko fished a banknote from her pocket. "Here's the money. Keep the change."
The waiter glanced at the bill's denomination and immediately looked up. "Hey, miss! This isn't enough!"
But Anko had already vanished without a trace.
The waiter could only sigh and accept his unfortunate fate.
"Hmph, you little brat. Heavy as a pig."
Entering her room, Anko tossed Naruto onto the bed, but her own unsteady balance caused her to collapse beside him.
"Damn it, why's my head spinning too?"
Shaking her head, Anko pushed herself up using Naruto's chest for support. She pressed the back of her hand to her cheek. "My face is burning... Seriously? I barely drank two flasks of sake. How am I already getting drunk?"
"Huff... I should tie this brat up first."
Exhaling a wine-scented breath, Anko walked to the side, bent down, and picked up a rope. She quickly bound the motionless Naruto.
It was hard to imagine finding a thick hemp rope lying around in a girl's room.
*Bang! Splash!*
A sudden, icy shock jolted Naruto awake from his unconsciousness.
"Y-you... what are you doing?"
His eyes snapped open to see Anko holding a bucket of water over him. Naruto flinched, terrified she might dump it on him.
*This isn't a joke...*
"Nothing much... Just helping you sober up."
Anko grinned devilishly as she tossed the bucket aside.
Only then did Naruto realize he was lying on the floor, drenched to the bone, with his hands and feet bound.
"Anko! You crazy woman! What the hell do you want?" Naruto roared, his fury boiling over.
"Stop your yapping!" Anko crouched down and pressed a kunai—where she'd gotten it was anyone's guess—against Naruto's cheek. The blade, even colder than the icy water, sent a shiver through his entire body.
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