Dexter's POV;

It was now mid afternoon and it was my time to watch over Anko, she was still sleeping and only stirred a few times in the three hours I was now looking over her.

°What do you think they've done to her?°, asked Kura-chan, breaking the silence.

°The curse mark is mind altering the user slowly into becoming loyal towards Orochimaru. Anko's was an old one, she has no such function. But the medical scan Tsunade did showed signs of foreign substances and heavy abuse, sexually as well as normal.

I don't know what this substance is, it might keep her weak or messes with her mind. We have to wait until Tsunade finishes with her analysis°, I speculated. Kura-chan hummed in agreement and then was silent for a few minutes.

°You think your [Flames of Healing] might help her?°, she then asked.

°I don't know, maybe. So far they healed any wound the target has had. There wasn't one with a mental injury. The Mangekyou-Sharingan abilities are all pretty much intent based. So it might be possible as my intent was to heal any wound when I gained it°, I agreed. I then changed my eyes into the form of my Mangekyou-Sharingan and focused on Anko's head. Her face still held some slight bruises, much fainter than the ones she had when she came, but still visible.

I activated the Jutsu and her head was engulfed in white flames. They traveled down from her head and soon her whole body was burning with a white flame.

°I didn't think she was this injured°. The flames burned for almost a whole minute and there must have been a lot of older injuries. Tsunade said that there was some internal damage, a fractured rib, a bruised liver. Those were healed by her, but the flames showed that there were more. Surely old injuries that haven't healed correctly.

Then, the moment the flames stopped, Anko shot up with a deep breath and coughed a few times. A blob of liquid came out and she grabbed her head as if she was in pain and groaned.

“Fuck, I'll kill this cripple bastard”. Her curse sounded nothing like her normal curse. It lacked the distinct tone of amusement. This curse was full of hate.

I waited and watched with some amusement. Counting the seconds it will take her to notice me.

And then, almost twenty seconds later she jumped up and whirled around. Facing me and in a battle ready position. I lazily noted that the nightgown Tsunade put her in hid more than her normal clothes.

“Who the fuck are you?”, she demanded to know. She was already starting to meld Chakra but then suddenly stopped and looked at her hands.

“Hi Anko-chan, It's me Dexter”, I greeted her cheerfully.

“You're no Gaki”, she just said and waited tensely.

“It's true, I'll call Yuugao-nee, she will explain”, I said and made a sealless shadow clone that rushed off to find Yuugao-nee. She came a few moments later and hugged the stuffing out of a shocked Anko. I silently excused myself and went downstairs to mom, where I helped her making dinner.

“She's awake”, I said in greeting.

Mom turned away from the stove and smiled in relief. “That's good, I hope she hasn't changed too much. Prison can change someone”, she said in hope.

“Well, I healed her with my [Flames of Healing] thought I should give them a try. They burned way longer than normally and I think healed a lot of old wounds”, I explained and began to cut vegetables.

“We Ninja often have injuries that don't fully heal over time”. Her explanation was sound, but I think not fully true, the flames burned too long for normal injuries. Yuugao-nee's body didn't burn as long as hers, by far.

“We'll see once Tsunade-baachan has run a diagnostic Jutsu over her”, I said and we finished lunch in silence. Mom called Yuugao-nee and Anko, while I prepared the table. A clone was also fetching Tsunade.

Both Anko and Yuugao-nee came with mom and we ate in relative silence. No one wanted to ask anything before dinner was finished. Near the end, Tsunade also arrived. She instantly grabbed one of our sake bottles and sat down next to me.

Anko was on the opposite, next to Yuugao-nee and mom.

“So, you are the Gaki and at the same time the Uzukage?”, Anko asked and put her chopsticks down. All of us were full and Tsunade handed out sake cups. She also grabbed a second bottle, the first one was already empty.

“Yes, I would have taken the others as well, but I had not enough time”, I lied. The acting skill deceived them skilfully.

“I understand”, she muttered. She looked healthy again. “How did you get rid off my curse seal?”, she then asked.

“Did I? Must've been a side effect of the Jutsu that I used to heal you”, I mused, who would have thought that the [Flames of Healing] will also get rid of harmful seals? Broken skill, all of the Mangekyou-Sharingan skills are broken.

“Let me check”, said Tsunade. She stood up and run a diagnostic Jutsu over Anko. A moment later she looked beyond shocked and then glared at me with false hate.

“Your Jutsu will bring me out of my career. She has no wound at all, her Chakra pathways are larger than before, her curse seal is completely gone, even some other things that came through Orochimaru's experiments were healed”, she listed and Anko good large eyes, before she practically jumped over the table and hugged me.

“Thank you!”, she said almost in tears. I glanced at Tsunade for an explanation.

“Some of the things Orochimaru did made Anko infertile. It's healed now. But the most surprising thing is that her Chakra pathways are way larger than before. Something must've stunned their growth”, she explained.

“Okay, well good for you”, I said and patted Anko's back. She gave me one more tight hug and then let go off me. She went back to her seat and sat down.

“... so what now not so small Gaki?”, she asked after a long pause.

“Not so small Gaki?”, I asked amused.

“Yes, you're the Gaki, but not so small anymore. This makes you the not so small Gaki”, she explained with a nod at the end.

“That's good, I usually only call him Gaki, but not so small Gaki is way better”, laughed Tsunade.

“Yes yes, make fun of your Kage”, I grumbled but none of them stopped laughing.

“Anyway, you can stay in Uzushiogakure if you want. Our own T&I department can always use a good interrogator. Or you'll become a civilian. It's up to you”, I explained and Anko stopped laughing.

“I'd like that, I mean becoming a part of your T&I department. Are you sure that there isn't a way to get the others out of Konoha?”, she said and looked at me hopefully.

“Now after your rescue, they will enhance their safety measures and it would be way harder to even get inside Konoha”, I said. She looked down and accepted this as a no. Cool that people often interpret their own things in what others say. It would be possible to get them out, it's just not something I want to do.

“I'm sure that...”, I began but a sudden cloud of smoke stopped me mid-sentence. It wasn't a smoke bomb, but a summoning cloud.

“Dexter-sama, I bring word from the elder fox”, said a small fox that came out of the cloud. It was a messenger fox named Firku, he was one the personal messenger fox from the elder fox. His fur was black with white stripes and he could run as fast or faster than any normal Jonin.

“Nice to see you Firku, some chicken?”, I said in greeting and made a clone fetch some chicken liver. One of the few parts I hate that comes from chicken, but foxes love it.

“Thank you Dexter-sama”, said the fox while munching on the soft flesh of chicken liver. He devoured it eagerly and the licked his muzzle a few times before he sat down on his hind legs.

“Ahem, well then. The elder fox has decided to grant you permission for learning Senjutsu”, he then said in a regal tone.

“Senjutsu?”, asked Tsunade in shock. She once told me that she herself wasn't interested in it, but certainly knew how hard it is to learn.

“That is right Slug Princess, Dexter-sama will be reverse summoned in half an hour to undergo the training necessary for acquiring the skills of a Sennin”, he said with a nod.

“Thank you for the news Firku, please tell the elder fox that I feel honored for this opportunity”, I said, even with a small bow.

“I will see you then Dexter-sama”, Firku then said and was gone with a cloud of white smoke.

“Seems like I will be away for some time. I'll make a blood clone who will act in my place”, I said.

“No you won't, blood clones and any other clone will endanger you while learning Senjutsu. You have to go without leaving a single clone”, said Tsunade sternly. I shrugged and dispelled the three clones that were doing my paperwork, as well as the acting Uzukage clone.

“Then tell Daichi that you and he have to do my work in the meantime”, I said with a grin. Tsunade went green, while both Yuugao-nee and mom were laughing their asses off. I left with a large grin and went upstairs to get some clothes for training.

Then, almost half an hour later I told mom and the other goodbye and was then summoned inside a fox den.

The home of the fox summons was a cave as large as a mountain with many smaller dens inside. They were living together in one large fox den.

“Greetings Dexter-chan”, greeted a feminine voice from behind me. I turned around and saw the boss summon Hirika, the vixen with the fluffiest natural tail I have ever seen.

“Good day to you too Hirika-san”, I said with a smile.

“Follow me, the elder wishes to see you”, she said and turned around. I followed her and we walked through the den. Much smaller and even some large foxes watched us while we walked through the cave. We reached another cave entrance and inside was a pile of soft pillows on which a large white fox was sitting.

Its fur wasn't as beautiful as Hirika's and showed the obvious age of this fox. Its eyes were also pale and made it obvious that it was blind.

“Ah, I can smell our summoner”, it said in a deep voice. The male fox looked down at me with his large pale eyes.

“You smell like someone who is old but who still wants to learn and experience”, he then said.

“Dexter-chan, this is Vark, our elder. Vark-sama, this is Uzumaki Dexter-chan, our newest summoner that brought back our old summoners”, introduced Hirika. I gave the old fox a respectful bow.

“It's an honor to meet you elder Vark”, I then said. Somewhat impressed that he can smell something like my age or what my desires are.

“Hmm, I smell that you don't have any true concerns towards this world, nor are you really striving for peace”, he then said.

°Sly fox, in case it comes to a fight, just blast everything apart with a few Bijuudama”, suggested Kura-chan.

“However, you don't strive for destruction as well. My children have told me what you plan to do. It will bring much death and destruction to the world, but if you manage to archive your plans then peace will reign over the world for a long time.

I know that you don't need Senjutsu for your plan, but it will help you in what is to come”, he said in a sagely tone. I released the tension in my body that comes with the start of a fight and gave him a nod in confirmation.

“Our Senjutsu isn't like the Senjutsu of the snakes or the toads. You won't be able to manipulate the terrain nor will you be able to hit your enemies with an aura of yours.

Our Senjutsu will give you the ability to use claws as weapons, sharper than any blade as well as teeth with the durability of diamonds. On top on that comes a speed boost that no other Senjutsu user will have.

In return, you have to swear that you will bring peace to this world. Lying is impossible, I can smell such a thing”, he further said.

“Okay then, I swear that I will bring peace to this world”, I said. The fox sniffed once and then nodded towards my left side. I looked over and saw two smaller foxes coming out of the shadows. They too were gray and looked way older than the other foxes. Must be their version of Ma and Pa.

“Hello Dexter-chan, I'm Daddy and this is Mommy. You can call us Da and Mo if you want”, said the male fox, Da.

“Nice to meet you”, I said and walked over to them and shook their front paw in greeting.

“Follow us, your training begins now”, he then said and I had to follow both of them.

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Third Person's POV;

“Is it wise to teach him elder Vark-sama? Dexter-chan may not be evil, but you can't say that he's good as well”, asked Hirika in worry. They were now alone and she could ask her elder the question she had for some time.

She knew from her minions that Dexter wasn't evil or overly brutal to most, but he was no saint as well and Senjutsu is something that could be truly devastating in the wrong hands.

“Hirika-chan, Dexter-chan is what most people would describe as chaotic gray. He is neither good nor bad. He simply is. I don't like how the toads are only preaching peace or how the snakes always demand offerings. And don't remind me of the slugs, these stupid slimy things should all be salted.

No, we foxes are like Dexter-chan we are neither evil nor good. I am sure that Dexter-chan will use our Senjutsu only for what truly matters. Ones own desire. The desire of someone is what makes this world spin. With us teaching him Senjutsu we will also give the world a spin and make it possible to change.

And wouldn't it be funny to see how our summoner punches the crap out of anyone who is stupid enough to fight him?”, explained the elder fox. He then laughed hysterically.

“I think he is too old for this”, muttered Hirika. She then strolled out of the elder's den and watched how Dexter started his lesson. He had to use the spores of a special mushroom to feel and absorb the Nature Chakra. But the moment he gets too much Nature Chakra inside himself he would get smacked from Da. Da had a stick in his tail which was able to smack Nature Chakra out of someone. These sticks were special and a feared thing for anyone who wanted to learn Senjutsu. She once asked Da where he got the stick from.

Da told her that he stole it from the toads, they had a bunch of them, so he thought it wouldn't matter if he takes one. Since then he often carried it around and was smacking the shit out of her minions, or her. Stupid stick. She tried to get rid of it, but Da somehow always knew when she wanted to break it and smacked her across the snout.

Well, at least Da now has another victim and won't hit her for some time.