Mikoto was currently walking toward her friend Kushina Uzumaki's favorite ramen stand. She was to meet the vibrant red head there but knowing Kushina she would be at least ten minutes to an hour late. It gave her time to think about the news her parents had so proudly given her not forty minutes ago.
Apparently her parents had been in negations with the Head of the Uchiha Clan for the last two months. And what were they discussing? Why her betrothal to the Heir of the Uchiha Clan of course. Now that she thought about it she was the only clear choice as Fugaku's Bride. She had activated her sharingan. She was only four years his junior. And the most important fact was that she was a direct descendant of Izuna Uchiha while Fugaku was a direct descendant of Madara Uchiha. Theoretically any children they produced should rise to greatness as the legendary brothers had.
Now she would have been fine with all this if it wasn't her being married off. She was too young to be thinking of marriage at only sixteen. She was still only a chunin, she had a whole career ahead of her. She couldn't resign as a shinobi and become a domesticated housewife and mother. She did like kids but again she was just too young to even begin to think about them. And the absolute worst part was that she had never even met, let alone, see Fugaku Uchiha.
"Mikoto!" shouted a familiar voice behind her. She turned in time to see Kushina's bright red hair parting the crowded street. "I'm early!" she declared proudly of herself.
Mikoto waited until her loudmouthed friend caught up with her. "Is there a special reason you're early?" she asked politely.
"Yeah, I took the Hokage's advice and did my mission report as soon as I finished the mission this time." She said with a cheesy smile before slinging an arm around Mikoto's shoulders.
"Will you continue complete your mission reports in a timely manner?" She asked.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw her friend scrunch up her face in distaste. "I don't think so, sure I'm early but I missed out on my pre-report nap and snack."
Both girls giggled at the silliness of the statement.
The laughter was cut short, however, when someone bumped into her causing both girls to stumble. She turned her head to see a man with dull shoulder-length black hair walking away, not even bothering to turn around or apologize.
"Hey!" Kushina shouted. "Watch where you're walking, ya know!"
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Fugaku was distracted as he walked back to the police station after lunch with his father, the current Clan Leader. His father had informed him casually that once his betrothed turned twenty in three and a half years, that they would marry. Fugaku knew his father had been in discussion with his sixth cousin and his wife about marrying their daughter off to him, but he didn't think that they would close the deal this fast, he didn't expect to get married until his late twenties at least.
And this girl, Mikoto, he had never even heard of her before. His father had mentioned that she was a decendent of Izuna and that their clan had been waiting for a match like this for generations.
Truthfully he just couldn't be bothered with women and children right now, they didn't figure into his plans yet. He had just been promoted to Head of the Police Force. He had things to do, changes to implement and a wedding and pregnancy weren't apart of those changes. Besides he was just too young to think about those things.
He was so focused on his thoughts that he hardly registered the girl he bumped into and continued walking down the crowded street.
"Hey! Watch where you're walking, ya know!" an angry shout came from behind.
He paused in his walking to see a black haired girl being helped to her feet by an angry red head. He recognized the red head immeadiatly as that insufferable whirlpool refugee who was always pulling pranks. He had no idea who the other one was and skipped over her before continuing on his way. He never noticed the small Uchiha Fan stitched into the back of the black haired girl's collar.
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