This is a rewrite of a Shadow that only wants love. I am deleting the original when the chapters align so please read or download the original before it has been deleted.

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It was a disgusting sight that laid before a young Kakashi Hatake and an Anbu who was titled Bear. Bodies and blood littered the halls and all the corpses were of various ages ranging from the elderly an young teenagers. A had to be put down by the two Anbu. "How in the world can Orochimaru stand this?" Bear muttered angrily as he sniffed the moudly and decay smelling air that permeated around them.

"How can anyone stand this, I certainly can't" Kakashi replied with a lazy drawl. Whilst he acted as though he was uncaring of the situation he was in, his uncovered eye was alert and looking around for any signs of life.

"Should we look for Orochimaru?" the bear-masked man asked.

"Why don't we just focus on finding survivors, he no doubt fled when he knew we were getting closer" Kakashi said quietly but followed the his team member nonetheless. The further they entered the more disgusting the scenery was, the experiments that Orochimaru had done were truly evil and wrong. Bodies littered the area with various lacerations and open wounds with Infectious Diseases crawling within they're rotting corpses.

"And I thought I could keep my stomach but no-wait" Bear brought his arm out to stop Kakashi "Do you hear that?" he asked in surprise.

"Waa waaaaaa waaa!" a sound echoed from down the hall. Only one creature could make such a sound.

"Is that…a baby crying!?" Bear cried in shock, without even thinking he sped off towards the sound with the Copy Cat Nin hot on his heels. The pair stopped when the crying was at its loudest and low and behold, there, amidst the pile of dead experiments was a baby lying on a surgery table, terrified and alone. Kakashi ran up to the child and pulled it into his arms "It's a baby girl?" the baby calmed down at Kakashi's touch. "Do you think she is one of Orochimaru experiments?"

"Hmm" Kakashi looked over the small child, her skin had small holes where needles had been pierced into her skin. His eyes narrowed when he saw the black marks on her skin, marks like the stripes on a tiger were on her shoulders and thighs. Two more stripes marred her skin on either of her faces, beginning at the end up her cheekbones to her jaw and the other beginning just below the ends of her lips and ended at her jaw. She had small tuffs of spiky white hair and a pair of golden eyes slitted like a cats that stared at him curiously. He also noticed a short fluffy white and black striped tail that wrapped around the arm that held her. "I think she is and I think she was a success. We managed to force Orochimaru to flee before he could take her with him." The baby babbled random noises whilst she began playing with the finger Kakashi put near her hands.

"Well it doesn't matter, we found a survivor so we should get her to the Hospital and inform the Hokage immediately" Kakashi nodded and wrapped the baby up in his Chunin vest before they raced off.

They arrived at the Konoha Hospital after a day's run. The baby was surprisingly quiet and cooperative during their travels but only if she was in Kakashi's arms.

Bear had run off to bring the Hokage to the hospital and inform them of the success of their mission. Kakashi stayed with the baby and brought her Doctor Hiroshi. If anyone could figure out what had been done to this baby it would be him. "Kakashi, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" the Doctor asked from his desk.

"I need an examination of a baby before the Hokage arrives" he unravelled his vest and brought the baby out so the Doctor could see.

"My, my" the Doctor said in astonishment as he stared at the sleeping child "I've never seen a creature such as this" he placed his glasses closer to his eyes and stared at the baby inquisitorially "if you would place her on the table I will begin the examination" the silver-haired ninja nodded and gently placed the baby on down with the vest underneath her so she wouldn't wake up from the cold. He stepped back and allowed the Doctor to look at the girl.

The Doctor's hands glowed a soft pale green as he used his Chakra, he muttered to himself as he moved his hands over the babies body, examining and healing at the same time. Just as he finished, the door to his office opened and the Hokage walked inside. "Good afternoon Hokage," Doctor Hiroshi said with a bow "you're just in time, I've finished my examination of the child."

Sarutobi narrowed his eyes as he stared at the cat-like baby "quite a curious baby, I've never seen anything like this. Tell me what you have found."

Hiroshi nodded and pushed his glasses up his nose once more "from my examination I can deduct that she has been spliced with a felines DNA. She is born of a woman so I can assume that the DNA was injected into a pregnant female when the baby was a mere foetus. It is a marvellous feat of Genetic mutation but I cannot fathom what a mutated female could be used for, especially to one such as Orochimaru."

Sarutobi's expression darkened at the sannin's name "I can think of many reasons why Orochimaru would create such a being" he looked back down to the sleeping baby "but enough of that, what matters now is what we must do with the child."

"I'll take her" Kakashi finally spoke, he had been silent since the examination started. His eyes remained on the sleeping child and did not look away until the Hokage had asked what to do.

"You want to raise the babe?" Hokage asked in surprise "whilst I would be happy to give her to you, you are still a child yourself. A 14 year old cannot raise a baby, especially one as special as this."

"I am also an Anbu who can only be chosen if they are mature and highly skilled. I would not be one if you did not trust my capabilities."

"You are still an Anbu Kakashi, raising a baby is a full-time duty and whilst I will allow you to be dismissed from your duties for this task I must know if you are willing to handle such an important mission."

Kakashi remained silent whilst his mind raced through any and all possibilities. He had no idea as to why he had said he would raise the girl. It was as the Hokage said, he's a 14 year old boy and whilst he is quite mature, he has no skills or knowledge in raising a baby. He looked back down to the sleeping baby who giggled at whatever she was dreaming about. The corner of his mouth twitch when he saw her tail and nose twitch. He sighed and made up his mind "I will take on this mission. If Orochimaru wants to reclaim her then she will need to be in the care of someone who can hold him off long enough to gather reinforcements."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply "very well, you will have three years to raise the child without any disruptions. After that, you will return to your station as she will be able to take care of herself when you are not present."

"Of course Hokage" Kakashi replied with a low bow. He scooped the baby into his arms and allowed her to curl into his chest.

"I must create the proper documents before you may take her home" Hiroshi cut in "they must also be signed by the Hokage so that she can be given citizenship."

"Very well" the Hokage replied "but first, she must be given a name. Perhaps her father should be the one to name her" he said to Kakashi teasingly. Kakashi was too young to be a father, more like a babysitter. For now of course.

"Mieko Hatake" he christened her. She stirred slightly, as if accepting the name as her own.

"Beautiful blessed child. A fitting name." Hiruzen said softly, a sweet smile on his usually stern face. "I will order a female Anbu to hather the necessary supplied needed to raise a girl and inform you on all you need to know. You will be given an allowance on top of your Anbu wages to ensure both you and Mieko is well provided for."

Kakashi nodded silently and pulled his arms tighter around his daughter. It was strange to hear him call a baby that. Even though he was young the prospect of marrying and having children was foreign. He wasn't interested in women and he didn't think he'd ever be. He did see himself with children though. He didn't want any kids to be raised alone like he did, to be abandoned. That may have been why he chose to adopt Mieko. Her mother had abandoned her, either she fled from Orochimaru or he killed her. Either way, she would have been left to a horrible fate had he not found her.

Mieko Hatake, welcome to Konoha.