Fourteen years ago, a ten tailed lion attacked the land. It was a legendary demon, said to come from Jashin himself. Each tail was a slithering snake, fangs laced in deadly poison. It nearly destroyed the land. Our hero was a kunoichi. What she did, was incredible. The ten tails was the hardest to contain. In her arms, a newborn baby girl. She alone stood in the monster's path. It was about to attack with a tail, when the kunoichi did extremely complicated handsigns. The demon roared in pain and horror as it faded away, into the girl. The girl had black hair, pale skin, a seal on her upper arm near the shoulder , and, most noticeable, slightly slanted gold eyes like that of a snake. The kunoichi put the girl down, then coughed up blood. She fell and tried to get up but couldn't. Lying next to the girl, she whispered, "Good luck, my daughter." The kunoichi saw people coming, before closing her eyes the final time.
A group of leaf nin came upon the two. Jiraiya, Tsunade and Sarutobi among them. Sarutobi picked the child up. "What are we going to do with her?" asked Jiraiya. "We will take her back to the village. She was born there so she is our responsibility." Sarutobi answered. "I say we kill it now!" yelled one of the shinobi. There was a cheer of agreement. "Enough!" shouted Sarutobi. Everyone was quiet. "She will come with us. If anyone attempts to harm her, I will deal with them!" He said, walking back to the village. Minato would help protect her.
~~At Konoha~~
Minato and Sarutobi were in an empty room. Minato was holding the girl in his arms. She was asleep. "Sarutobi, what will we do with her? If people know who her father was, they would demand we kill her." He was concerned for the girl. "I don-" Sarutobi started, when suddenly Anko burst through the door. "Orochimaru's go- wait, who's the kid and why does she look so much like Orochimaru?" Anko asked slowly, looking at the sleeping infant. Sarutobi sighed. "Because this is his daughter, Tenma, as he called her." Sarutobi answered wearily.
"Wait, his daughter?" Anko blinked, not really believing him. Then she remembered how happy Orochimaru was the last few months.
"Yes, and she is also the vessel for the ten tails" Minato answered.
"No! We can't keep her alive! It would be disastrous!" She yelled and the infant woke up. Anko stared at the baby. She looked up and stared back. She reached her small hand out, trying to touch the new person. Anko turned away. "No!" She said again.
Sarutobi only watched. Anko felt something brush her shoulder. She looked down at the girl. Tenma's eyes were full of innocence and curiosity. Anko smiled and took her. To think that this was the child of her former sensei.
Sarutobi looked at her again. "What did you want to say?" He asked. Anko looked up. "Orochimaru's gone. He said he'd be back for revenge" She answered. "Oh, and everyone is waiting for you two" She added.
~~In the council room, 5 minutes later~~
The room was buzzing with excitement. The ten tails is gone but this meeting was for something else. Sarutobi and Minato came in, Anko following, with the infant in her arms. Some of the shinobi saw the infant and backed away, seeing how it looked. One of the younger shinobi saw it and yelled "Kill that demon!" The whole room went quiet. One shinobi spoke first. "What is this meeting for? Now is the time for festivities, not baby-sitting!" Minato looked at him. "This child is the vessel for the ten tails." He started. Immediately there were shouts of 'Kill it!' and 'How dare you keep that thing alive!'. "That's enough!" shouted Anko, much to everyone's surprise. "If anyone touches this child I will personally see to it that you are tortured, begging for death!" She shouted. Everyone is quiet. "And also, if anyone hurts the baby, there is also a matter of exile" Added Sarutobi. Everyone nodded. They were dismissed. Anko stayed behind with Sarutobi and Minato. "Are you sure you'll look after her till she can go to the orphanage?" Minato asked. Anko nodded "I will, and I will watch over her even after that" "Then you can go" Sarutobi said.
A/N: And so it starts! Please review, and please, no flames. This is my first fic so I hope you like it!