A.N/: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi, while Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling. This work was inspired by Tsume Yuki's "The biggest Toad in the Puddle".
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Chapter 1
Harry Potter stared in bemusement as the old Hokage coughed in surprise to her short bow, and arranged her light blue kimono.
It was odd, having been reborn after his 145 years in the Wizarding World, first as an Auror, then as a Healer, and after short tenure as a Runes teacher in Hogwarts, a Curse Breaker in several digs around the world. He had lived a long happy life, but never really settled, much to Mrs. Weasley chagrin. He had found a family in Teddy, frequented his several godchildren and made even more good friends; but he had never felt the need to have children of his own preferring to be the cool uncle and never regret it. Had a peaceful death, and expected his Next Great adventure as his old Headmaster used to say.
Instead he had been greeted with a slap in his bottom, no Harry jr. and a cranky old midwife after almost being suffocated in….Nope, not thinking back on that part.
After getting used to his new reality and actually being able to see to understand his environment, learning he no longer felt his magic-although he felt something similar simmering behind his skin- He had started to enjoy having his mother's attention. Yuri worked as an Oiran* so he tried to make it easy on her, and let brothel helpers take care of him/her?; but the afternoons, the afternoons were for her, Yuri's attention was always solely focused on her little Ai, as she called him. She was a devoted mother, and made it so that their time together was always something special; but as time passed Ai noted how her mother's health declined, her naps grew longer and her once vibrant green eyes dimmed until she no longer woke up.
The orphanage grew as a possibility, but the brothel helpers interceded on her behalf to the Old Crone, one month turned to two and then three, and Ai could see the greed grow in the Old Crone's eyes, after all Ai was a pretty child , no ego just fact. Ai would take to the orphanage before she let herself be sold, and so had begun her quest to save every bit of loose change she could manage and see about actually managing to find an orphanage around town, being three didn't help much.
Until, the Day arrived and nothing would ever be the same.
It was late morning when the Old Crone took her meager things snatched her mother's picture and took to the streets calling impatiently for Ai to catch up and the rest as they say is history…
She raised an eyebrow and smirked to her father's huge frame next to the window as he face palmed.
"Don't ask me, I really did try to corrupt her; but there she goes and …"The old Hokage coughed again to stop his student's rambling, noticing the air becoming colder.
"Were you saying something, daddy dearest?" Ai smiled showing all her teeth.
"Nothing Ai-Chan" The Toad Sage winced and smiled sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, remembering the fan of doom that his daughter had taken a liking to.
Sarutobi Hizuren, the Hokage of the leaf, had seen a lot of weird things in his long tenure as a shinobi and then as a Hokage, but the scene playing in front of him was just plain odd. He smiled as he watched the pair bicker with no restrain and studied his student's child. And wasn't it a surprise when that piece of news reached him. He chuckled attracting the attention of the pair, and raising an eyebrow towards his old student.
"Well, Ai-chan why don't you go check our new house?" said Jiraiya turning to the fairy like child next to him.
"House?" Ai-chan asked in surprise.
"Mah, mah, We are finally home. Aren't we?" answered Jiraiya, studying his child reaction and taking a sheet of parchment of his sleeve with said direction to give her. Her expression turned to one of hope and then in delight.
"Hmn" She nodded in agreement, and beamed her happiness for all to see; before darting in to snatch the directions and press a kiss to her father's cheek and then turning towards the Old Hokage behind his desk and smiling sheepishly, an expression that had Jiraiya written all over it, to which Sarutobi waved her to dismiss her in good humor, and receive a short bow before she threw herself towards the window to hunt her new home.
"Don't let the face fool you" Jiraiya smiled watching the small frame of his child disappear in the market with pride in his voice.
"What can you tell me about her, skill wise?" The Hokage asked.
Jiraiya snapped to attention, to his Hokage's question and answered as truthfully as he was able.
"She is ten, has talent towards the sealing arts having journey woman level, making me question whether or not her mother was an Uzumaki refugee, she could probably keep up her studies by herself; has a considerable amount of chakra and chakra control that has enabled her to learn a good number of ninjutsus and genjutsus; has an interest in the medical arts and started in the basics with what guide I have been able to provide her, but she will probably pursue it more in the hospital; has a decent skill in taijutsu but she needs to work on it, her small frame allows her to be a fast striker with a lot of flexibility. She has a summoning contract that she managed to sign, and what a headache was that" Jiraiya muttered rubbing his chin in contemplation "All in all, I'd say a solid Chunnin if not for her lack of experience she could make Tobeketsu Jounin in about a year, and if given two to three probably she would test out to Jounin."
"But…?"Asked Sarutobi-sensei.
"You've seen what happens to those who make a quick career in the ranks" Replied Jiraiya somberly remembering Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha.
"I see" answered the Old Hokage feeling his years ssettle in his shoulders to that declaration "I can't play favorites Jiraiya" He continued watching his last loyal student's face fall "But I also can't have her skip the customary graduation exam and become Genin despite her skills" He added, letting a self-satisfied smirk bloom in his weathered face. This old monkey still had a few tricks to play "I'll allow her to be tested with this last graduation exam two day from now, that'd enable her and us to see her interact with the students and put her in the right team".
Jiraiya let a small smile at that, remembering that Naruto, his godson, was graduating with this class. Then he winced, he probably should keep that tidbit to himself, otherwise Ai-Chan would withhold her cooking in punishment. After being pampered for almost seven years of home-cooking, he wasn't sure he wanted to suffer through fast food again.
*High class prostitute in the Red Light District