Chapter 239: Abduction

When Shikamaru left her no choice and essentially cornered her. Anko completely forgot about the differences in rank and began to tell him everything, without even wondering why she was doing it.

“…that’s why I want to find him and make him pay…” the girl clenched her fists with resentment and turned away:

But since he's gone...

"Doesn't matter," Shikamaru interrupted and was instantly at Anko's side, calmly touching her neck.

- I can get rid of it.

The girl flinched at his touch, a little embarrassed:

- What you...

“I can remove that mark, if you wish.”

“So you… You believed me?”

"Well, yes," Shikamaru shrugged nonchalantly, "I had no doubts from the very beginning." He treated you like shit, but that's no reason to throw yourself to your death. Because of this seal, you are an easy target for him. One of his thoughts is enough to make you lose.

Shikamaru got closer and pushed Anko to the very edge of the tree, pinning her to the hard surface.

“I can rid you of that useless thing. No girl deserves that kind of treatment, especially someone like you, Anko. Whispering this to her, Shikamaru lowered himself to her neck. His hot breath immediately touched her bare skin. Anko was covered in goosebumps and her stomach fluttered.

“Wh-what do you want to s-do… I don’t…”

"Hush," touching her sparkling lips, Shikamaru proceeded to the main part. Striking out his hand, he touched Orochimaru's mark and injected his chakra into it, forming a one-handed seal.

- It's time to smoke the snake! Golden Fuin symbols immediately appeared on the girl’s neck, the glow of which gradually increased. The guy abruptly changed the hand seal and grinned:

- Go...

The burning chakra touched Anko's delicate skin, which immediately made her wince and flinch.

“Wh-what is this…”

"Stay still," Shikamaru snorted and grabbed onto something sharply - at the same moment, he pulled a long snake out of the cursed seal and easily decapitated it with his palm. All of Orochimaru's chakra and DNA left the girl's body. The Serpent did not even have time to realize the situation, as burning energy flared up on his body and destroyed the remnants.

Shaking off his palms, Shikamaru looked at the sweaty and panting Anko.

It's all over - you're free. Next time, think about who to let put such things on you. But, he was your teacher, so okay... It's not your fault.

“You know that too…” Anko smiled sadly, “If I don’t stop him, then…”

- Stop that. He did a good job clearing your memory to convince you of his uselessness.

“Wh-what?” Anko shuddered. "What do you mean?"

"That's it," Shikamaru pushed the girl even closer, snuggling against her chest.

“He did not want to kill you, you turned out to be too valuable an object for research. But, you refused to follow him, so he cleaned your memory.

- I do not understand...

"And you don't need to," Shikamaru looked at the girl's embarrassed face and abruptly walked away:

“Eh, you should think about it less… Just think over my words and talk to the Third. He is better than me at this chatter. Well, I'm off…" After a frustrated sigh, Shikamaru disappeared into the foliage. At first, he wanted to have fun with Anko, relying on his abilities - he wanted to put pressure on her and drag her into bed. But, after the removal of Orochimaru's mark and the revealed truth, the fun is clearly not to be seen. He knew from her look that she was better off alone.

“Eh, I’ll find someone else… Damn, while those Genin are out there, I don’t know what to do. Maybe eat some ramen… Although, I have Haku.” Shikamaru squinted his eyes and grinned maliciously.

“No... He's not ready yet... This kid keeps resisting. Kushina is also an option, but I don't really want to put pressure on her. It is better to taste it after, when it is ready. Ehh..." After a moment of thought, Shikamaru remembered another cute girl.

“But this is interesting ...” - moving sharply, the guy changed the goal. The genin were quite clumsy at hiding chakra, so he knew where most of them were, and even more so he could find the jinchūriki.

After a couple of minutes, Shikamaru approached the central tower of the Forest of Death. The only team that finished the test was, of course, Gaara's team. All three were already in the tower. Of course, besides them, there were also various Chūnin and Jonin from the Anbu. Anko was still missing, but that didn't matter.

Shikamaru shifted and easily got inside, immediately being behind the backs of the Kindred Sand Trinity. No one even noticed him, Temari and Kankuro were talking in an unhappy manner, as they were annoyed with their current situation.

"Damn, so what now?" Are we going to be here all night? Kankuro snorted indignantly.

Temari sighed and shook his head.

"There's nothing you can do about it...

Gaara stopped abruptly and narrowed his eyes slightly. My sister and brother also tensed up.

- What's happened? Temari asked worriedly.

“Such a feeling,” Gaara turned around sharply, “We are being watched!

Shikamaru was standing right there, only five meters away from the trio. Kankuro and Temari immediately jumped back in surprise and prepared to fight. Only Gaara did not move from his place and said in a cold tone:

"You're that person... Shikamaru."

“Hmm, not a bad instinct, really, I could kill you ten times while you were squinting, but still, at least something…”

Gaara frowned as Shikamaru nonchalantly approached him and glanced at Temari.

“Actually, I came to chat with your little sister. You know, I'm bored in this exam alone. While the kids are playing for the scrolls, I'm looking for a nice company. Let me take her…” Without waiting for an answer, he appeared next to Temari and grinned:

“Hello.” At the same moment, his hand touched her shoulder and the two immediately disappeared without leaving a speck of dust behind. Kankuro shuddered and muttered:

“How is it… Has he disappeared?”

Gaara's pupils contracted, he felt terrible danger from the enemy, but still he was not at all opposed to fighting now. But he suddenly disappeared, and he did not even understand how!

"Who the hell is he... He's definitely not a genin..."