DESTINY OF THE PRINCE OF UCHIHA CLAN
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
A/N: A lot of people thought that I made I mistake on my summary about "Haruno" instead of "Hyuuga". It really is "Haruno".
Thanks for the reviews:
LightDreamer – I'm sorry I got you confused but it's not Hyuuga, it's Haruno. Sakura doesn't come out 'til chapter two.
Princess Sakura Haruno – Hinata is Sasuke's best friend and pretend girlfriend. Sakura is the one bound to marry Sasuke. I'm sorry I got you confused. Oh and I'm not mad at you.
Frostbite Wings – That is what everyone thinks…SasuHina but the arranged marriage is not between Sasuke and Hinata.
yin vs. yang – I'm glad you like the story :). Yes, it's still a Sasuke/Sakura pairing.
Lavender-Stone – Kore tte SasuHina ittenai yo! Hinata wa Sasuke no pretend girlfriend dake nan dayo!
Lavender Wings – Atama daijoubu yo! Nande dame na no, SasuHina wa!
Sapphire-Lights – Hai, update shimashita wa!
Chapter Two: Alliance
Present day:
"Sasuke-sama, Fugaku-sama has summoned for you." The servant said.
"Lead me to him." Sasuke said.
The servant led Sasuke to the living room. There on the sofa, sat his father and mother.
"Sit down, Sasuke." Mikoto said and Sasuke did as he was told.
"Sasuke, an alliance has been made between our clan and the Haruno clan. We have set an arranged marriage in order to seal the friendship." Fugaku said.
"My son, you are to marry Sakura Haruno. She will be coming here in a couple of days." Mikoto said.
"I won't marry someone I've never even met." Sasuke said.
"You will. Don't forget this is for the sake of the clan, our clan!" Fugaku said.
"Your cousin, Naruto will be coming to visit us and will be staying here for a few weeks or a couple of months. Surely you remember Naruto, right?" Mikot asked.
"Aa." Sasuke answered tonelessly. "May I go now?"
"Not as long as you promise to marry Sakura Haruno." Fugaku said angrily.
"Sukini shite, chichiue but I won't promise I'll love and care for her." Sasuke said, trying to keep his tone as respectful as he could.
"You may go." Fugaku said and Sasuke left.
Sometime in the afternoon, Naruto came. He was welcomed by the servants upon arriving. Naruto looked up at one of the windows and saw Sasuke, staring straight ahead.
"Oi! Sasuke!" Naruto greeted.
Sasuke looked at Naruto, indicating that he heard him and then left.
"What's with him? I know he is cold but he turned even colder." Naruto said.
"He has been like that ever since Hinata-sama left a year ago…" the servant informed him.
"Hinata? Who's that?"
"Daughter of the leader of Hyuuga Clan. They say she was Sasuke-sama's girlfriend."
Sasuke came walking towards them. He tapped Naruto's shoulder in greeting.
"I need to talk to you, cousin." Naruto said.
"So do I. Come." Sasuke said.
Sasuke led him to his room and Naruto followed.
"Your room still looks the same." Naruto said.
"There's nothing much to change." Sasuke said. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"You go first."
"I'm getting married."
"What! To who!" Naruto asked expecting to hear Hinata Hyuuga.
"To Sakura Haruno. To seal the alliance between Uchiha Clan and Haruno Clan."
"Have you met your future bride yet?"
"No, I haven't even seen her. She's coming in a couple of days."
"But what about the Hyuuga girl?"
"Who told you about Hinata?"
"Someone. Anyway that is not the point. Why did your girlfriend leave you by the way? Any why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"
"That's what everyone think but she was never my girlfriend. We were only bestfriends but no one knows that. She left because her family had to go back to their old village. I didn't tell you about her to protect her."
"To protect her from your own cousin!" Naruto exclaimed. "What harm do you think I'll do to your best friend!"
"She's extremely pretty but she hates being followed around by her admirers and stalkers."
"Is she coming back?"
"Yes, she told me in a year." Sasuke said. "Don't go telling the whole world about this. I'm telling you this because you are my cousin."
"Yeah, I got it. Where's Itachi?"
"I don't know, gone, disappeared. We haven't seen him for years." Sasuke said without any emotion. "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"I was going to ask you about the Hinata girl."
"I see."
"Sasuke, do you think I'm stronger than you now?"
Sasuke just smirked and led Naruto to the nearest forest. There they tested their Ninja skills. For the next couple of days, Sasuke and Naruto spent most of their time training together in the woods. On the second day, a voice called Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun!"
It was Ino and she was running towards their direction.
"She still hasn't given up on you, Sasuke. What a loyal lover! I wonder how many times do you have to reject her to make her give up on you!" Naruto laughed.
"Uruse – !" Sasuke said.
"Sasuke-kun – " Ino began but was interrupted by a loud noise.
One of the trees Naruto and Sasuke had hit was uprooted; blocking a narrow road It almost crashed a carriage. Sasuke, Naruto and Ino immediately rushed towards it. A young woman with pink hair was being guided out of the carriage by a man.
"Milady, the carriage is in a terrible condition. I will send one of our men to the village for help and we, in the meantime, will have to wait 'til help comes." One of the men said.
"I believe we are almost there so I'll just walk and call help for you myself." The young woman said.
"But milady, you shouldn't tire yourself!"
"I want to walk."
The young lady began to talk when she noticed Naruto, Sasuke and Ino looking at her.
"…kirei…" Naruto muttered as the girl walked towards them.
"Uh…do you know the way to the village from here?" the girl asked.
"Yes! We'll take you there!" Naruto offered excitedly.
"I am looking for Fugaku Uchiha to be exact." The girl said.
"Why are you looking for him?" Sasuke asked coldly.
"Long story but I came here to meet his family. My name's Sakura Haruno by the way." The girl said.
"AH! You're – !" Naruto exclaimed but was cut off by Sasuke.
"Naruto! Damare! Let's start heading for the village. We still need to call for help." Sasuke said.
Sasuke led the way while the three silently followed him. When they passed by Ino's house, Ino bid them good bye and went home. When they got to Sasuke's house, they immediately went straight to Fugaku and Mikoto. Sakura bowed before Fugaku and Mikoto while Naruto stood beside Sasuke.
"I am Sakura Haruno. My parents are busy so they sent me here alone but they will be here on the wedding day." Sakura said.
"I understand. I can see that you've met my son, Sasuke." Fugaku said, looking at Sasuke's direction.
"Your son! I'm sorry I didn't recognize!" Sakura said apologetically.
"It's okay. There's no way you could have recognized him since you've never seen each other before." Mikoto said.
"It sure was a long journey. You must be tired." Fugaku said then turned to one of the servants. "Lead her to her room."
"Please, my companions are still stuck in the woods. The carriage was badly crushed by a huge tree." Sakura said.
"Don't worry, child, get some rest. We'll send help." Mikoto promised.
Just as Mikoto had promised, Fugaku sent men to help Sakura's companions. The next day, just as usual, Sasuke and Naruto went to train in the forest. They didn't come back 'til the end of the day. They were so tired that they went straight to their rooms. It wasn't long before a servant came and entered Sasuke's room.
"Sasuke-sama, dinner is ready." The servant said.
Sasuke followed the servant to the dining room. He met Naruto and Sakura along the corridors.
"Uchiha-san…?" Sakura began.
"Sasuke." Sasuke said.
"Sasuke, I was looking for you the whole day."
"Why were you looking for me?" Sasuke asked coldly.
"Well…your parents said since were getting married, we should get to know each other and bond." Sakura said.
"We always go to the forest to train and practice our ninja skills. Oh, I am Naruto Uzumaki by the way, Sasuke's cousin. Call me Naruto." Naruto said.
"I see." Sakura said.
"When they arrived at the dining room, Fugaku and Mikoto were already there.
"Welcome, Sakura. You will be soon part of our family now so feel at home." Mikoto said as they began to eat.
"Sasuke, you should start spending time with Sakura. It would be wise to get to know each other before the wedding. So that when you become husband and wife, you won't feel like strangers to each other." Fugaku suggested.
"You're father's right, Sasuke. I think that's a great idea." Mikoto agreed.
So the next day, after breakfast, Sasuke unwillingly went to Sakura's room.
"Sasuke!" Sakura asked.
"Come, I'll take you around the village." Sasuke said.
"Sasuke and Sakura walked around the village as the villagers watched them, filled with curiosity.
"Who is she?" one of the villagers whispered.
"I don't know. I've never seen that girl before." Another villager replied.
"Are they going out?" the other villager asked.
"I don't know. What about Hinata-sama. I heard her family will be coming back to the village tomorrow." The second villager said.
"Oi, Sasuke!" a voice called.
It was Naruto and he was running towards Sasuke and Sakura.
"Naruto!" Sakura exclaimed. "How did you know we're here?"
"I asked around. Zurui zo! You two went out walking without telling me! You know how boring it is with no one to talk to!" Naruto asked.
"Ah…gomen, Naruto…"Sakura said as Ino passed by and noticed Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun!" Ino called sweetly.
"Oi, Ino!" Naruto greeted as Ino approached them.
"Oh, you're the girl from yesterday, right?" Ino asked.
"Yes, I'm Sakura Haruno." Sakura said, smiling.
"Yeah, I remember. Nice meeting you again! I'm Ino Yamanaka, Sasuke-kun's future wife." Ino said proudly.
Sakura realized that Ino had feelings for Sasuke while Naruto burst out laughing.
"Naruto!" Sakura scolded.
Yes, she and Naruto had just met and she had no right to scold him but laughing at Ino was utterly mean. Naruto stopped laughing while Sasuke remained expressionless.
"What in the world are you laughing at, Naruto!" Ino asked angrily, looking as though she was ready to send Naruto flying to the moon.
"Nothing, Ino. It's just a shame, Sasuke didn't know he was getting married to you!" Naruto said and began to laugh again. "Okay, I'll tell you: Sakura's here to get married to Sasuke!"
Ino expression turned from anger to a really shocked one. She looked at Sasuke as though asking if it was true. However, Sasuke didn't have any intentions to answer Ino.
"Naruto! You don't go around telling everyone that!" Sakura said.
"They will find out anyway, what's the point of hiding it?" Naruto asked as Sakura sighed.
"So it's true?" Ino asked.
Getting a little annoyed, Sasuke said, "Come Sakura. Leave Naruto."
Sakura nodded and Sasuke led the way, followed by Sakura.
"So it's true…?" Ino repeated.
"Yeah, you don't believe me?" Naruto asked then followed Sasuke and Sakura. "Oi, matte, Sasuke!"
"Is there anywhere else you want to go to?" Sasuke asked Sakura tonelessly.
"We can go to the forest so you and Naruto can practice your ninja techniques. Oh yeah, I also take ninja lessons." Sakura said.
"Cool. You should practice with us." Naruto said.
So they headed for the forest.
Dictionary:
sama: used after the names of royal/noble/rich people/customer
Aa: yes
Sukini shite: do as you please
Chichiue: father
kun: added after a boy's name
Uruse: noisy/annoying
Kirei: beautiful/pretty
Damare: be quiet
Zurui zo: not fair
Gomen: sorry
Matte: wait
A/N: Sakura and Naruto finally appeared! LOL! Oh yeah, if I forgot to translate any Japanese words included in any of my chapters, please tell me. Anyway, the next chapter will follow if I receive reviews.
hope you like the story
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