The Price of Honor
Summary: This is the tale of a child that was cursed from birth then turned into the ideal king of cruelty; and of a dutiful woman who became a burden queen of a damned kingdom. Follow them on their journey of life as they are unveiled as misunderstood and honorable people of their time.
Disclaimer: I'm just going to say this once (because I usually forget for all the other chapters): I don't own anything. I might own the plot for this particular fic but I doubt it. I don't care if anyone wanted to do another that's a twist or sounds kinda like this fic (but I would like you to tell me the title of the fanfic that you read and/or wrote that you think is similar, because I would like to read it).
Important Author's Note (a/n): Sorry, but I have a lot to say to just layout the grounds of this fanfic. This is kinda set in the Naruto universe, and by that I mean that is they will have things like television but no motor vehicle. There are no ninjas in this fic. Everyone will have powers that are close to what they had in the Naruto universe. Example: the Hyuuga clan will have x-ray vision, but they won't call it the byakugan and they don't have to use hand sighs to activate it and their veins won't pop out when they use it. And instead of have a Hokage they'll have a king or queen that rule (sometimes it might be a chosen monarchy or a hereditary monarchy). There will also be words that I made up for this fic:
Clan-dred: a person or people that do have power will usually come from clans that obtain the same power or similar to it.
Clan-destined: is usually a person that doesn't come from a clan but has powers. In some cases it may be a person who's from one clan but also has the ability of another clan, it's rare. And in other cases it might be a person who's born from two different clans.
Lesser: a regular person with no powers at all.
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Chap. 1: A time for marriage
The roads of Konohagakure were busy and bustling with people. People on the road was a rare sight in Konohagakure five years ago. That was when the seven year long civil war was occurring in the kingdom. Within the walls of the country, people sometimes call the war 'The takeover of mind manipulators.' The war started with the Uchiha clan tried to take over Konohagakure, and they succeeded. The cost of the war for the Uchiha clan was tremendous, resulting in them losing a majority of their clan members.
The civil war of Konohagakure was over five years ago, but today the people were celebrating the wedding on their new king. He, the new king, was actually considered the hero of Konohagakure. Despite his heritage, the people were happy to have him as king. Well most the people were happy to have him as king.
The young king's destined bride could do without all the celebrating. She disliked that she had to marry the king. She didn't dislike the young king on a personal level, she just didn't want to be the one that had to marry him and knowing that so many women would kill to be the king's wife made her more upset about the whole situation.
He, being the hero and king of Konohagakure, should be allowed him to marry whoever he wanted. And if such a privilege was not allowed to him, he should at least marry someone who wanted to wed him. Then at least that way half the battle was won, but that was just her thinking.
The door to the room she was in opened, and that through her out of her thoughts.
"Hello Hinata…!" Tomoko, her friend and servant, grasped at her appearance. "You look so beautiful in the dress!"
Hinata blush and whispered a soft 'thank you.' In all honesty Hinata hated the dress, the dress itself was beautiful that's true, but it signified the day she dreaded was finally here and only moments away.
"Aren't you excited? You are about to get married, and to the king no less." Tomoko snickered. She got more anxious by the minute and Hinata got more depress. "I can finally be the servant of the head mistress of the house. No more take orders from twenty different people, just my best friend." Tomoko grinned at the possibility.
Hinata sighed to herself, but then a small smile spread across her face and she turned to look out the window. Hinata could hear her friend in the background going on and on about what life would be like once she was queen.
Hinata smile quickly disappeared. Being the heiress of the noblest clan in Konohagakure was hard enough, but being the queen was a whole different thing. She's been raised to be a leader, but there have been people in her clan that felt like she wasn't a good enough leader for the Hyuuga Clan. 'It's amazing how those same people felt I would do better as the queen,' Hinata thought to herself.
A good leader is a good politician, and she was a damn good politician. Even more so since not many people realize she was good in politics, but that was because she didn't act on anything unless she was sure of the outcome.
"You're so quiet over there Hinata-" Tomoko laugh softly, "-but that isn't unusual for you."
Hinata said nothing and continued to look out of the window. Tomoko walked until she stood directly in front of Hinata. When Hinata turned around she notice how beautiful her friend looked. Her short brunette hair was combed back and out of her face. Tomoko lightly tan skin looked beautiful against the peach colored dress that looked like it had veils on top of veils.
"But then again it is your wedding day. I at least expect words of excitement or nervousness out of the wife to be." Tomoko said as she smiled.
"Well I am nervous," Hinata then smiled slyly at her friend. "Who would have thought that I got married before you? What happen to that man you was so in love with?" Hinata loved her friend, but she wondered if Tomoko have commitment issues.
"Well Hayate wasn't really man enough for me," she said flatly with her lips poked out.
"That's good," Tomoko looked at Hinata. Since when was she okay with her dumping all of her boyfriends. Not that she thought it was any of Hinata business anyways, but it was unusual for Hinata not to care. "Because I wasn't taking about Hayate, I think he was too smooth for your good." Hinata smiled, "I'm taking about Akio, I liked him."
Tomoko face fell and Hinata could tell that this was a sore subject for her. "I don't really want to talk about him…not yet at least," Tomoko said and Hinata nodded.
'It seems I'm not the only one who had to make some difficult decisions lately,' Hinata thought sadly.
At that moment Neji walked in and Hinata knew the time had come.
"Call I talk the Hinata…?" he let the question linger, knowing that Tomoko would understand that he meant to talk to Hinata alone.
Tomoko nodded and turn to Hinata one last time. She bent down to give Hinata a firm and assuring hug. "You look beautiful," she whispered. Hinata returned the compliment and Tomoko walked out of the room.
The two relatives were quiet for a while. The five years of peace for Konohagakure was four years of war for Hyuuga. The Hyuuga clan had a political and physical war about various issues. One of them issues was about equality in the Hyuuga's household. Hinata was on her dear cousin side when it came to the problems in the Hyuuga's family and helped him the best she could. And because she helped her cousin was why some Hyuuga felt she wasn't fit to be their leader.
Hinata smile to herself as she thought about how the conflict in the family ended. She had relinquished her title of heiress to the man before her now. Neji is now the leader of the Hyuuga clan.
"How you're holding up Hinata?" Neji asked.
Hinata gave him an odd look before saying, "I guess as best as can be expected."
Hinata didn't want to get married to the king, but she would do it. It was her father's last act as leader that signed her to be the king's wife. She could have fought the marriage proposal but decided to go through with it. That was because of how her father died and why he signed the documents in the first place.
Hinata got up and walked towards the mirror to look at herself on last time. It was an average white wedding dress, nothing special about. It was a strapless dress and she wore a short white lace jacket on top of it. Her hair was pinned up nicely off of her neck with a beautiful long veil behind it. She wore a single piece of jewel and that was a long silver necklace that fell between the valley of her breast and beyond.
"You look gorgeous, your father would have been proud." Neji said. Hinata smiles at him through the reflection of the mirror and then nods.
"Well if you here now, that must mean it's time to walk down the aisle." Hinata said more as a statement than a question.
Neji just extended his arm and said, "Shall we?"
Hinata plastered on a smile and put her hand the cock of his elbow. "Yes, we shall."
The church's bells began to ring. Hinata walked down the aisle with Neji giving her away. The people were quiet and respectful, but that was expected of clandred. They take up all the sits the church could hold. The wedding draw to a close with the priest asking the most important question.
"Do you, Hinata Hyuuga, take this man as your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do," Hinata said just loud enough for the people who needed to hear her response.
"And do you, Sasuke Uchiha, take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," Sasuke said.
a/n: Hello everyone! I hope you've enjoyed my fic. I'm feeling really inspired so you won't have to wait long for the next chapter. But until then...
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