J : Justify

"Give me one good reason as to why blending family jutsus would be good for Konoha!" An outraged Akimichi began calmly biting at the Aburame and Nara elders. "It would mean a new generation that cannot be taught or cultured correctly. Their functions completely different of our own. They would be foreign and treated like guinea pigs! Or worse scorned just like Naruto-san was." His cold brown eyes scanned the room for debate, whether it be with him or against him.

"I must agree with Kin-san, the future of these next few would be experimental, but isn't it troublesome to try?" The leader of the Akimichi Clan spoke up. "The next generation would have to be monitored strictly, if there is to be a cross-breed."

Eyes challenged each other in silence before a Yamanaka, not surprisingly, asked for Sasuke's opinion. He merely looked at him and shook his head. Sasuke did not feel like meddling until he absolutely needed to make a decision. He rolled his eyes and motioned for the meeting to continue without his input.

"But, Akimichi-sama, think of the great things those few could accomplish. Maybe even finish what my comrades have started: world peace." The soft voice came from none other than Shino Aburame, who was a politician by nature. The bug trainer's ways of thinking and acting were foreign to those outside his family and close friends, but they also were full of meaning and reasoning. Shino never said anything he didn't mean or couldn't use.

"I agree with young Shino-kun, they could bring a means of international wonder!" Came the words of a Nara elder who agreed much with the young Aburame. The two clansmen looked at each other in understanding.

"They could be a liability if not trained properly! Besides, there are too many males to even consider pairing and matching only two females. These children must raised under supervision, and having two high positioned clansmen would do it." A stubborn Yamanaka said, his eyes matching up with a Nara. "Hokage-sama, here is where the line is drawn. Please, make a decision." The blonde male said, his blue-green eyes appearing before him like Ino's.

The last Uchiha stood up. "It is obvious that under right circumstances, these new experimental children could be hazardous. However, I will let up if only two clans from opposing sides step in and make this easier." He glanced across the room.

"I will. Ino-chan deserves whomever she picks. I will be the mother of these children." Hinata Hyuga stood up. She looked her father in the eye as to say 'I have chosen this on my own, and you cannot change my mind.' Her look of determination overpowered her nature and in that moment, Hinata Hyuga had looked as fierce as she did on the battlefield.

"Then I will father them." It was the voice of Shikamaru Nara. Sasuke's eyes popped right open. Ino was crying at the party, she wasn't drunk, she was depressed. The document was made on Hinata's birthday. The meeting was before he was Hokage. Sakura accused Hinata of being a man-stealer and a woman who sleeps around. Shikamaru and Hinata disappeared during the party. They refused to come back.

Sasuke remembered his promise to Ino. "Justify why you should." The dark haired man stared at the two.

"I have always cared for children, and the Byakugan is a very strong dojutsu, it will for sure passed into my children, or at least my first child." Hinata's argument was indeed irrefutable, and Sasuke could not find a way past her reasons. It was for sure that her children were to carry the Byakugan. It was not something he could speak against, and so, he nodded his head. "Also, I am need of an heir or heiress. Hokage-sama, you above anyone else, could understand the importance of having children in my clan," the young heiress bowed, showing Sasuke that she was done.

"My reasons are the same. However, my jutsu is not an active dojutsu. It would however, be interesting too see what would happen with the mixing of these family jutsus." Shikamaru gave Sasuke a smirk, knowing that Shikamaru could have just planned the next 200 arguments, Sasuke looked to Ino, and gave a sigh.

"As Hokage, I claim,-" His eyes played to Hinata who wanted nothing more than to take her eyes off him. Their moment of concern for each other was interrupted by Ino.

"Shikamaru-kun! You're making a mistake! Please, hear me out! I've loved you for so long," The end of her sentence was mumbled so only the closest people could hear her. Her blonde hair swayed in front of her face and her eyes became dark and dull.

"Ino-chan, I want to do something useful with my life, and I want to do this." Shikamaru put on a brave face. Sure, he had loved Ino and Temari, but honestly, his life had come to secretly revolve around Hinata. Her welfare became the reason he got out of bed. She was soon his reason to stop smoking, his only attachment to Asuma besides the knuckle knife. Their friendship as children was a memory that could never be wiped. "However, I can't. Hinata, I think this will take time," Shikamaru gazed at Hinata sorrowfully.

The young Hyuga heiress glanced at Shikamaru confused. They had discussed this since her fifteenth birthday. They had gone through so much and he was backing out on her now? The meeting hall became quiet. The blue haired beauty nodded and the meeting was concluded.