Daddy's Little Monster

A Promise

Jiraiya had been walking in the forest doing a routine search of the area along with some of his 'research'. He had heard that the Nine tail fox was coming around this area and Konoha had been on high alert because of that. Out of nowhere the ground shook and there was a huge roar. Jiraiya was about to run back to the village to go warn everyone when a scream and a flash of red light shot through the sky. The shaking ceased and there was no noise except the wind shaking the trees. Jiraiya got out a kunai and jumped through the trees toward the place where the light came from. As he got closer to the scene her heard a faint high-pitched crying. Jiraiya ran faster and jumped down from a branch as he arrived at a burnt clearing.

There were trees and rocks broken and thrown in different directions near the clearing. In the middle of it there was a man and a woman, both looked to be civilians. They were on the ground slashed and burned in different places. Seemingly barely alive, they had their hands intertwined and in the middle of them was the source of the crying. Jiraiya ran toward them and leaned down to try and help. A hand grabbed his wrist and Jiraiya looked down to see the women smiling at him. She shook her head"I-Its no u-use, we are d-ead," She said through coughs and gasps. Jiraiya went to talk when she stopped him by placing the baby in his arms. "I know w-ho you are Jiraiya-san, p-lease take c-are of our daughter S-Sakura," The woman said with tears going to her eyes. Jiraiya looked down at the baby, she had pink hair and green eyes. He looked over at the woman's husband to see his lifeless eyes staring at the sky. The women gripped her husband's hand tighter as more tears traveled down her cheeks.

"I w-ish I co-uld b-be the-re for you S-Sak-ura, I lo-ve y-ou." The women said as her grip loosened from her husband and her body slumped completely to the ground. Her green eyes turned pale and lifeless and her tears stopped. She lay there looking up at the never-ending sky with her husband, there hands still linked together. Jiraiya's eyes saddened, as he looked at the couple now in their never-ending slumber. He was brought back to reality as he heard another cry from the baby he held in his arms. Looking at her once more he saw a seal on her stomach. The large roar the sightings and rumors of the Ninetails being spotted near fire country's boards, and the flash of light. His eyes widened as he put all these together, the babies' parents had just sealed the nine tailed fox inside of her. "How could two civilians be so strong?" He thought with awe. Jiraiya looked down at the baby again as she reached for his hair. His eyes softened as he looked into her big green eyes.

"These people just saved the village, the least I could do is honor their last request," He said as he stood up with the baby in his arms and headed for the village with a look of determination on his face. Jiraiya ran through the village gates with the small pink bundle wrapped in his arms. Dodging the civilians and ninja that walked through the village her ran as fast as he could to the Hokage tower. Some people who could see him were giving him strange looks as they glanced at the baby in his arms. The small baby was giggling as they soared through the air and landed on the balcony near the Hokage's office window. Jiraiya opened the window leading into the Hokage's office and stepped inside. Minato turned around and faced Jiraiya with a questioning look in his eyes. He searched his figure and his eyes stopped as they landed on the giggling baby girl in his friend's arms. Minato opened his mouth to speak but no words seemed to come out.

"I need to talk to you, in private." Jiraiya said motioning toward the genin team that was currently inside his office. Minato nodded and sent away the team after signing off their mission report. Jiraiya sat down in the seat facing the Hokage's desk trying to lull the whining baby to sleep.

"What happened?" Minato asked as he closed the window and put a sound proof seal around the room.