Shino Aburame

"Minako! Dinner's ready!" a shrieking voice yelled through the halls of the Ishizuka manor. Minako quietly shut her book and placed it on the side table and headed down towards the main dining hall of the manor.

"Pleasure to see you Minako, I was worried that you would never come out of your room. After dinner I would like to request your company in strengthening your taijutsu, we wouldn't want you to fall behind that Aburame boy in skill – now would we?" The head of the Ishizuka clan's voice boomed over the table. Minako did nothing but shake her head in accordance to his request. The rest of the meal was completed in silence an often occurrence in the house of the Ishizuka for their family saying is The Silent Hold the Power to Rule.

Minako was an extremely quiet girl, something her father counted upon to be an early signal of the power she would have. Hopefully enough power to prevent the Aburame clan from taking over. The rivalry of the Ishizuka and the Aburame went back to before the creation of Konoha. Back when clans travelled separately and never joined up with anyone.

Both were powerful in their own right; the Aburame with insects, and the Ishizuka with taijutsu. The two clans have fought for centuries, and now the youngest have to deal with that history. An age old prophecy says that after 20 generations of these two clans, when the youngest turn 18 years they will perform an all out battle, the winner being chosen after one is either unconscious or physically unable to move. The clan which produces the winner will be named the most powerful of the two.