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Chapter One

Sarutobi Hiruzen, third Hokage of Konoha, looked up from his paperwork as Mitarashi Anko walked into his office. Well, walked wasn't the right word, really. It was more like she burst into his office. Hiruzen raised an eyebrow. "Well, what did you find?" He asked her. Anko shrugged.

"The base was abandoned; Orochimaru must have known we were coming." She told him. "On the bright side though…" She reached behind her and pushed a small red-haired girl in front of her. "I found this little hellfire hiding in one of the rooms." The girl looked around the room, looking scared, but also trying very hard not to show that fear.

"And what's your name?" Sarutobi asked, leaning forward to get a better look at the girl.

"Fuck off." The girl muttered, not looking at him. Sarutobi's eyes widened slightly, and Anko smacked her on the back of the head. "What was that for?" The girl demanded, turning around to glare at Anko.

"I already told you, I'm going to smack you anytime you're rude, including swearing." Anko said, a smile on her face. "Now tell the Hokage your name before I smack you again." The girl glared up at Anko for a moment, then turned back to Hiruzen, cowed.

"Tayuya." She muttered, glaring at the ground.

"What about your family name?" Sarutobi asked gently.

"I don't have one." Tayuya growled. "I never had a family." Sarutobi stared at her for a moment, thinking. He doubted that Orochimaru had left her behind on purpose, to act as a spy for him. In all likelihood, he simply had noticed that she was gone, and hadn't cared enough to go back for her when he noticed, if he ever did. After all, the child looked to be six or so; he couldn't have put much work into her. At the same time though, he couldn't take unnecessary risks. He'd have to put her in the care of a powerful shinobi, somebody who'd be able to keep an eye on her and make sure she wasn't spying on them. Plus, if Orochimaru had taken her in at such a young age, then she'd surely make a powerful shinobi one day. He nodded and leaned back in his chair, lighting his pipe.

"Anko, how much room do you have in your house?" He asked. Anko frowned at this question, cocking her head to the side.

"I don't know, lots I suppose. I live by myself after all." She told him after a second.

"Would you say you have enough for one more person then?" He asked. Anko frowned, then grinned, looking down at Tayuya.

"Oh, definitely. Especially if that other person is young and small." Tayuya's eyes widened as she realized what they were talking about, and she looked quickly from Anko to Sarutobi , horrified.

"No! Hell no!" She yelled, but Anko just picked her up, smacking the redhead lightly on the head as she did so.

"That's right Hellfire, we're roommates now!" She said, slinging Tayuya over her shoulder and running out of the room. Sarutobi sighed and stuck the pipe in his mouth, taking a puff. He wasn't sure who he pitied more-Tayuya for having to live with Anko, or the rest of Konoha for what would surely come from Anko raising a child.

One hour later

Anko sighed and walked into the kitchen for some sake. The guest bedroom that she'd kept more out of laziness than anything else had been converted into a Tayuya's bedroom, though it had taken a while to get the little girl to go to sleep. She'd worried that she'd have to use a genjutsu on the girl, but the stress and resulting exhaustion had taken their toll on the girl and she'd fallen asleep. She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice the man in her kitchen until she entered it. "Who the hell are you?" Anko demanded, taking up a fighting stance. The man simply bowed.

"My name is Maveraki Koshioro. " He told her. "Rest assured, I mean you no harm. I merely wished to thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Anko asked warily, not relaxing.

"For saving Tayuya and taking her into your home." He said simply, standing up.

"You know her?" Anko said, surprised.

"We've never spoken." Koshioro told her. "But she is a member of my clan, and I have been keeping an eye on her whenever possible."

"She has a clan? Then what the fuck was she doing with Orochimaru?" Anko demanded angrily.

"The Maveraki clan is wild and scattered." Koshioro said. "We have no allegiance to any nation and as such, our lives our not very stable. By the time we discovered that her parents were dead, she'd already been taken in by Orochimaru. We decided to leave her with him, that her life would be better with him than with us."

"How the hell would it be better?" Anko demanded. "I used to serve him, he's a heartless bastard!"

"Yes, but he takes care of his experiments. Under his command, she'd be guaranteed food, shelter, and training. We could only guarantee the last one, so it was decided to let her live with him for now. I was to watch her and make sure that she stayed safe. If anything happened to her, I would sneak in and retrieve her."

"Let me guess-you're going to leave her here with me." Anko said dryly.

"Of course." Koshioro said, sounding surprised that she had to ask. "I will readily admit that the plan to leave her with Orochimaru was flawed. Konoha is far better than either Orochimaru or her clan. However, with your permission, I would like to teach her the skills of her clan when she turns eight."

"Does she have a kekkei genkai?" Anko asked curiously.

"I'm afraid not. However, our clan specializes in weapon based Taijutsu, with the best of us being able to easily defeat the swordsman of the Village Hidden in the Mist. I'd teach her the katana, with your permission, as well as a few special Jutsu we've perfected, and induct her into our clan's summoning contract."

"Summoning contract? With who, exactly?" Anko asked.

"You ask a lot of questions." Koshioro remarked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm trying to figure out if I should trust you or not." Anko told him. "Now answer the question."

"We have a contract with the cats." He told her. "If you allow met to train her, they will also teach her skills." Anko thought it over.

"Fine, on one condition. I get to watch her training." She told him finally.

"Not when I'm teaching her our clan's secret techniques." Koshioro said. Anko shrugged.

"Of course not. But I'm not going to just leave her alone with you for days on end. Besides, I'm curious to see a cat summon. I've never heard of a clan that has a contract with the cats before." She said. Koshioro bowed.

"Thank you. I will see you again in three years." He told her, shunshinning out of the house. Anko stared at where he'd just been, then sighed and walked over to the cabinet, pulling out a bottle of sake. She definitely needed it now.

Author's Notes

Anko, you're planning on hitting Tayuya on the head every time you hear her swear? Oh boy, I hope you're ready to hit her a lot. On the bright side, that means that Tayuya will be completely immune to blunt force trauma to the head by the time she turns twelve.

Also, I'm not planning on showing you guys the training that Koshioro will give Tayuya. I am a Naruto fan, but I will admit that I'm a slightly bigger fan of One Piece, and I'm going to take a leaf from that book-when training happens, allude to it, show the results, but don't show the training itself. This is only going to apply here though. I will show other training sessions, just not this one.

Thanks for reading guys! See you next time!