The Hokage, Leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, was working late tonight. He was in the middle of finishing up the last of his paper work for the day when he was interrupted by a thud behind him. An eagle bumped the window before circling around. The Hokage was a little surprise to see an eagle flew outside his window with a basket. The elderly man opened the window and the eagle set the basket on his desk before it fell to the ground dead. The Hokage didn't move. He was on edge because just 13 days ago he had to come out of retirement and resume the title of Hokage. The village didn't need to lose anymore people.
An ANBU office entered the room and bowed in respect. They were wearing the mask of the cat.
"Lord Hokage." The officer said.
"Check the bird." The hokage said.
The ANBU walked over to the dead eagle.
"It's from the Dobutsu Clan, Sir." The ANBU told his leader.
The Hokage opened the basket. He was shocked to see a baby and a wolf pup inside. The baby was cuddling with a note. With extreme carefulness, He removed the note from the grasps of the baby. With the note gone, the baby rolled over and started cuddling the wolf pup. The Hokage read the note.
The note said.
'Dear Lord Hokage,
Please take in Teru. Our clan is going to be attacked tonight we do not know if all of us will make it but
I do know that some of our clan will live on. Please. Train her, hide her, do whatever you want,
she is the last hope of the Dobutsu Clan, please take care her and her
partner, Ashi. Give her to somebody to look after. Inside the basket are scrolls. My only request that she
and Ashi become ninja of your village. If this eagle dies before he comes back I want you to burn the body
and let his spirit be free.
Sincerely,
Maru Dobutsu.'
"Cat, summon Kakashi Hatake here please." The Hokage ordered. "And take the bird and burn it's body."
While waiting, the Hokage read the note once more, making sure he didn't miss anything. Moments later a knock sounded at his office door.
"Come in." The Hokage said.
"You Summoned?" A silver haired man questioned.
"Yes, I am giving you this child to take care of. Her name is Teru and her wolf pup partner Ashi."
"Pardon me sir, but may I ask why?" The man, Kakashi asked.
"You are still said over the loss of you mentor, I'm not telling you not to grieve, but I believe she will help you take you mind of things for a while." The ninja leader told the Silver haired man.
The Hokage gave the basket to Kakashi.
"I'll send over the supplies you'll need for taking care of a child." He said.
Kakashi took the basket. He was mildly shock as he suddenly got a ward to look after. He was probably the last person you should give a very young child to but at the same time, he might need the child as much as she needed him.
The silver haired man took her back to his apartment. He careful picked up both sleep young and removed the scrolls he saw underneath the blanket before replacing both the blanket and the two babies. He set the scrolls on his book case and the moved the basket to his room. He put the basket down on the floor and sat down next to it. He took out the note the Hokage had handed him with the basket.
Kakashi felt pity after reading the note. This child lost a lot for someone who had just entered the cruel word they live in. That was something they had in common now. She had lost a lot, and so had he. Kakashi pulled out his favorite book and started reading to clear his mind. Before he knew it, he was asleep.
The next morning he was jolted awake by Teru crying. He looked at the baby and smiled. He has someone who will keep him on his toes now.