the last student The Child Arc

chapter 1

*anko was running faster than she ever ran before. Her heart was racing, her legs were screaming at her to stop, but she can't be late, she refuses to be late and let down her son from this fate. She practically crashed through the door, almost breaking it off it's hinges. Everyone was looking at her, a woman completely covered in sweat, panting as if she's a wild dog in the summer heat*

Anko: I'm.... I'm here! I'm not late!

Kuno:..... Good for you. Now sit down with the rest of the parents

*Kuno said slowly, Anko nodded as she went and sat down, she completely ignored people moving their chairs to be farther away from her, all she could see was her son, she gave him a small apologetic wave, but Naruto didn't wave back, which made anko feel bad, for again being late to something for her son. In reality, Naruto was just nervous of speaking to a crowd, but anko couldn't know that. Still though, watching her son there. She couldn't help but feel nostalgic. It was harder then she ever thought taking care of a child. From getting him in the first place*

Flashback

Hiruzen: speak.

Anko: lord hokage, I ask of you...I beg of you, your trust, for what I am about to say next. Let me adopt Naruto

*Anko said, hiruzen looked at the girl with a raised eyebrow. Unlike kakashi, jiraiya, and kushina. Anko's tone was different, she wasn't confident. Quite the opposite, she was nervous, she was unsure of what she was asking. And hiruzen appreciated that she didn't try to hide it*

Hiruzen:... Why do you wish to adopt him?

Anko: because I see myself in that child. I see the road he'll go on, and I want to stop it before It even begins. I...I want to give the boy, a better life than I had. Give him a better chance, at becoming a Shinobi to be proud of, instead of one who is hated, for things out of her control.

*Anko said softly, even after so many years, she's still distrusted by both councils, by normal civilians, by everyone in the village, all because she was the pet project of orochimaru. Hiruzen for his part leaned back in his chair in thought*

Hiruzen: hm...

Anko: if you do not trust me, then you are more than welcome to visit baby Naruto any time you want, so you can see that he is fine, under my care. I know I can give him a good life with me

*Anko said, the more and more she spoke, the more nervous she became, at the aspect of becoming a mother. Or being responsible, for a human life. But when she saw that boy sleeping, when she held him. It just woke something inside of her. She was of course taken out of her head, when hiruzen spoke*

Hiruzen: you do realize, that if you do this. You won't be able to be an anbu anymore.

Anko: I do. And I still wish to do this. I can take a job in the torture department, it'll be a steady 9-5 and I'll be able to be there for the boy. All I'm asking sir, is a chance to make him feel loved, like I never was

*Anko said, as she kept bowing. And waiting for her opportunity to come. Hiruzen kept looking at her for a moment longer, before he took a deep sigh. As much as he himself wanted to take care of Naruto, he was just too old to do so. Plus the stress of fixing and taking care of this village, was too much for him to deal with, without shortening his life expectancy by half. So he got up and grabbed the baby boy, looking down at him, with a warm smile, before he walked to anko, who hasn't moved an inch*

Hiruzen: if you need anything. Let me know

Anko: thank you....

*Anko said breathlessly, as she stood up and gently grabbed Naruto, she smiled down on him, anko was so nervous that she was trembling a little, he was just so fragile. But with a pat of support on her back, from the hokage. She took a breath and disappeared, reappearing in her studio apartment*