Earth, Wind, Water, Lightning, Fire, Sound and Snow. These were the seven kingdoms that ruled the world. The current leaders are Oonoki of Earth, Gaara of Wind, Terumi Mei of Water, Ayy of Lightning, Hiruzen of Fire, Fugaku of Sound and Sai of Snow. 17 years ago, an unspeakable horror had befallen the Land of Fire when the King and Queen were found dead in their chambers. Among all of the leaders they were the kindest of them all. During this tragedy, the Queen's child went missing, dooming the Land of Fire without an heir.

"It's quite tragic, isn't it?" A redheaded maiden speaks to her advisor.

The advisor replies, "What is, milady?"

"The fate of my aunt and her husband as well as my could have been cousin." Karin Uzumaki says with a sad tone.

"Yes, well the whole kingdom has grieved for Minato and Kushina's death as well as baby..umm what was his name? Naruko? Narto? Baruto? I don't even know." The advisor drawls. He scratches his head.

"But since my mother Kieri left me in Hiruzen's care while she searches for the killer, I am to be the new heir to the throne. Right, Shikamaru?" Karin prods.

"Yes yes, milady, under Hashirama's decree, the Uzumaki's are to be the successor to the throne when a Senju is not present to be heir."

Knock Knock

Karin and Shikamaru glance at eachother in confusion, and then Shikamaru calls out, "Come in!"

A dark haired man, with the crest of the Uchiha clan opens the door and looks to the red maiden. "Milady, we require your presence in the dining hall. Mister and Misses Uchiha have some news."

She nods and follows the dark haired man, bidding farewell to her advisor. As the door shuts, the advisor sighs and lays his head on a book and rests.

In the dining hall, food covered almost every inch of the table, ranging from mutton, plums, fish, produce and more delectable dishes. "Chouji has really outdone himself with the cooking. Everything is so good!" A dark haired queen chirps to her half listening husband. "Hn." He grunts. The doors open drawing everyone's attention as the dark haired Uchiha walks in with Karin Uzumaki. "Karin, dear, please sit down and eat. Then we will get down to business." Mikoto says curtly. "Tch I know what to do." She huffs. Not many saw Mikoto's eye twitch. She takes a seat and sips a glass of wine. Seated at the table were the Uchiha royal family: Fugaku the King of Sound, Mikoto the Queen, Sasuke and Itachi the princes and Shisui the advisor. Rin and Obito Uchiha were seated as well; Rin being the Queen's right hand, and Obito being the King's. Seated next to Fugaku was his wife and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the King of the Land of Fire.

Hiruzen hushes the chatter with his hand and stands up. "As you all may see, I am old." Chuckles were heard. " I am very old, and I am not sure when my time may come. That is why I want to unite families under Hashirama's decree and join the branch family of the Senju, the Uzumaki with the Uchiha." Karin looks confused. "What do you mean?" She asks. He smiles at the redhead.

Shisui opens a scroll and reads, "I, Hashirama Senju decree that should a Senju not be present to become the heir to the throne, let it be an Uzumaki. If the latter is not present, then the throne is given to the Uchiha to honor my partner, Madara Uchiha. Should the joining of the Senju and Uchiha clans ever happen, the kingdom will be stronger than any other that has ever existed." He closes the scroll and steps down. Karin's face is twisted in confusion. Hiruzen speaks up, "To combine the clans, you, Karin Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are to be married."

"YASSSSSS" She cheers. Mikoto shakes her head. 'This is supposed to be my daughter in law? Ugh.' Karin struts to Sasuke and lays a hand on his shoulder. "Hey fiancé, wanna go get to know eachother?" He smirks and brushes her off. "Some other time, milady." Sasuke stands up and leaves the dining hall and that was the end of the meeting.

Outside of the dining, three ladies await their friend. A beautiful blonde with sky blue eyes stands there inspecting her nails. A dark bluenette with lavender eyes fidgets with her dress and a light bluenette with eyes the color of chamomile rests a hand on her hip. Karin opens the doors to see her friends. "Ladies! I have the most amazing news ever!" The three ladies perk up. "What is it Karin, tell us!"

Karin smiles cheekily and says, "Not here. To my chambers!" And they all walk to her chambers.

In Karin's Chambers~

Te ladies are perched on Karin's bed like a bunch of schoolgirls waiting to hear the juicy gossip. "Sooo, what's the news?" Ino, the blonde, says curiously. Karin has a Cheshire smile plastered on her face. "I just finished having a meeting with the Uchiha family and guess what?" Ami, the light bluenette, rolls her eyes. "Just tell us already!" Hinata, the dark bluenette, shuffles and says meekly, "Don't r-rush her. She will t-tell us." Karin nods in thanks and then bursts, "I am engaged!" The girls cheer. Ino asks, "To who?" Karin's Cheshire grin comes back and she says, "To Sasuke-kun." The ladies gasp and cheer for her. Their were tons of hugging, and squealing as they were so happy for their friend. The cheering dies down as Karin inquires about their love lives. Ami was the first to speak. "Neji-kun looked at me today and I swear it was love at first sight." Hinata twists her face in disgust. "Ugh, really my cousin? Why?" The ladies look to her in shock. Hinata shakes her head and says meekly, "I mean, you two would m-make a good couple." Ino tells Karin, "I don't love anyone at this moment. No one has peaked my interest." Hinata says, "Same here" Karin looks at them sympathetically and says, "I am sure someone will love you." Almost too sweetly. The ladies giggle and continue to gossip.

Meanwhile in Sasuke's chambers, Sasuke and Neji are talking about the recent events. "So, I hear you are to be married to Karin?" Neji says mockingly. Sasuke hns and rolls his eyes. Neji wiggles his eyebrows. Sasuke, having enough of Neji's antics, pipes up. "And I hear you and that Ami girl are courting eachother." Neji frowns. "Ugh no, you heard wrong. I don't even talk to her." Sasuke smirks. "Surrre." The two boys bicker at eachother and make fun of their potential mates.

Back to Karin's chambers, she bids farewell to the ladies and goes for a walk. 'Today was a wonderful day! I am engaged to the super sexy Sasuke Uchiha and I will have the throne.' She bumps into a stranger and falls down. "I am so sorry, milady. Here, let me help you up." The stranger says. She looks up to find Itachi, Sasuke's older brother extending his hand out to her. She takes it and he pulls her up. "Thank you and it's nice to finally meet my new brother in law." Itachi brings up her hand and kisses it. "The pleasure is mine." He walks away bidding her farewell, leaving Karin with a tinge of red dusting her cheeks.

Karin walks back to her chambers elated about the engagement. She looks in her vanity and says out loud, "Karin Uchiha." She smiles but her eyes are dull. 'Its so empty living within these castle walls.' She muses as a tear runs down her cheek. You see, Uzumaki's are known for their love of adventure. Karin never got to experience that, therefore she feels depressed. Tears stream from her eyes as she runs a hand through her crimson hair. She shakes and grabs a ceremonial dagger that was given to her as a gift. Sliding the blade gently against her thigh, she watches the blood slowly trickle out. It makes her feel danger, exhilaration. She grabs a handkerchief and stops the bleeding. She calls Tamaki, her handmaiden to tend to the wound. Tamaki is not surprised as she is the only other person to know Karin's secret but not why. Karin looks longingly out the window at the night sky and wonders what her life would be like if she was the kidnapped Uzumaki.