Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto. If I did… it'd never gotten past the one shot. Maybe.
She was twelve. She was in Hell.
Leaf Chunin Mitarashi Anko dodged more rubble as it fell from the buildings around her. The Demon Fox couldn't have been attacking for more than a few minutes, but already the village was almost unrecognizable to the spikey haired kunoichi. She cursed silently as another building nearly collapsed on top of her. She stumbled as the ground shook from one of the Kyuubi's blows, but she managed to jump clear in time. A small rock clipped her forehead wear she normally wore her Hitai-ite, a painful reminder of the past year.
Breathing heavily, she leaned against a section of wall and tried to catch her breath. Not for the first time, she wished she had her equipment with her. The black shirt and pants she wore offered little protection from the fierce winds and falling debris caused by the fierce battle. The leather jacket helped some, but she wished desperately for some reinforced mesh.
A tight knot of dread clenched in her stomach as she watched her home crumble and burn around her. She spotted a group of civilians huddling in the shadow of what used to be a clothing store. Anko shouted at them, "Hey! You people need to get out of here! Any non-shinobi is supposed to evacuate immediately!"
The villagers huddled together, paralyzed with fear. "MOVE YOUR COLLECTIVE ASSES MAGGOTS!! OR I'LL FEED YOU TO THE DAMNED FOX MYSELF!!" Black snakes slid from her jacket and hissed menacingly. That got them moving.
With a twitch, Anko ordered the snakes back up her sleeves. Doku and Eki were her most loyal summons, and though she hated herself for wasting the chakra, their presence comforted her.
With the villagers in (relatively) safe retreat, Anko resumed her run to the village center. To the Kyuubi. She had no Illusions, she knew she was probably going to her death. But as a summoner, even one just shy of thirteen, she could do more against the kyuubi than most. She didn't have the chakra capacity for a truly useful summon, but she could help. That was all that mattered to her.
No one had trusted her since her Sensei had defected from Konoha. Only the Yondaime had shown an ounce of mercy towards her. Not that she liked the man, If he hadn't beaten Orochimaru-sama to the title of Hokage, her sensei never would have left. Though, he had stopped the Torture and Interrogation Squad from physically harming her. And there were those… rumors.
She shook the depressing thoughts from her head. She would prove that she was worthy of her Hitai-ite. Or she would die trying.
Anko turned the corner and came in full view of the kyuubi no Kitsune. She nearly fell to her knees in terror. The Great demon was turned away from her, but she could still feel its terrible chakra poisoning the air, filled with killer intent. The kunoichi gritted her teeth and prepared her summoning jutsu, but the demon turned and Anko froze in fear.
For a breath, Anko fully expected to die from the kyuubi's glare alone. It wasn't until a huge impact knocked her down that she realized the demon's attention was behind her. It was only took a moment. One second, the Kyuubi howled defiantly at its opponent, the next… it was gone, both its crimson chakra and malevolent presence dissolveing into the night air. Anko looked behind her to see an enormous toad extend its tongue, and lower something to the ground. It was a man, the Hokage. He was dead.
Thanks for reading my first ever fanfic. I hope you liked it.
Suggestions and comments are welcome, flameing is not.
Yes, the first few chapters may have more Anko than Naruko (yes Naru-KO) but that'll change. probably.