The Uchihas arrived before anyone was ready, least of all, Naruto.
He found himself that morning waking to Sakura, the seamstress, and a hairdresser. They immediately went to work to doll him up, luckily Naruto had longer hair at the time, so they could braid in hair to extend his. They put him in a new dress that fit his figure well, as much as he hated it, the seamstress worked magic to make his muscular figure feminine.
The dress had a sweet heart neckline, was blue with gold accents and flowed freely behind him after synching in at the waist. Suddenly Naruto felt sick, this was happening. He would be presented to the Uchihas in a few short hours, to his betrothed, in this outfit. He felt so uncomfortable and walked clumsily in the heels given to him.
After the women put their finishing touches on him, he began walking to the grand hall where Sakura said his parents were. He ended up leaning on Sakura the whole way while trying to keep his balance.
Once he arrived his mother and father saw him and grimaced.
"I'm so sorry son, it will only be a short while. We will meet with them, then let your mother and I speak with the queen and king alone to try to find a new deal. Okay?" Minato offered, as he stood and came to Naruto, helping him to the seat beside the king.
"Yeah, I believe in you. But... I just want to say. If it- if it comes to it... I want our land, you guys, and Hinata to be safe. Okay? That's what it means to be king. To place the kingdom before yourself, you taught me that. And I want to be the best king their is. Even if... Even if I have to dress this way." Naruto said, trying to seem brave but seeing his parents faces fall.
"We would never put you, our son, below anything. You and your sisters happiness mean the world to us. And you will be a great king, no matter the outcome, right Naruto?" Kushina fought back tears as she said this.
Naruto nodded and smiled to this parents, trying to suppress the fear and sadness creeping in him with bravery. But he found it so hard to do when he felt as if he was in a wrong body, felt like he wasn't himself with this tickling hair flowing down his back and his chest so exposed.
Before they could get much further in conversation though the main doors to the grand hall opened and Kakashi bowed, "The Uchihas have arrived milord."
Behind him were a beautiful family in black and maroon, all with pale ivory skin and black hair. They nodded to Kakashi and moved to the other side of the table where staff pulled out chairs for them and brought fresh tea.
"Minato. It has been some time. You and Kushina look well." The king said as he sat, a picture of stoic royalty. His wife was elegant and beautiful with long black locks and a beautiful dress, she moved delicately but with purpose.
Following after them were the two Uchiha sons, both had piercing black eyes that went straight to Naruto and inspected him. One wore short hair and slimmer clothing and the other had deep bags under his eyes but wore looser clothing that seemed to enlarge his demanding presence.
Naruto swallowed and looked down at his tea, trying to focus on the manners and etiquette he, Iruka and Hinata had practiced in the past weeks. He avoided eye contact with the Uchihas knowing that as a smaller and lower ranking country and as a "woman" he didn't have the privilege. The stolen glances were already too much.
"King Fugaku, Queen Mikoto. You look amazing as if these eighteen years have not touched your skin. And yes, the time has been too long between our meetings." Minato replied warmly to the other king.
"This is my child Naruto. You can see they have grown, and your children have as well. Both into strong young men I see." Minato continued, a genuine smile on his face, looking from heir to heir.
"Ah, yes. Sasuke and Itachi. Itachi is my eldest." Fugaku said shortly and nodded to each boy as he introduced them.
"Your daughter looks just like you Minato." Mikoto chimed in with a smile, Naruto looked up, still not making eye contact and nodded a thank you. Inside he felt embarrassed and enraged, wanting to run.
"Yes, he- she almost is a young Minato. So much like him in so many ways." Kushina gushed, smiling at her son, a hidden apology said to him.
"I see. Enough of this. We must meet without these children to finalize our contract. Itachi go meet your bride." Fugaku said coldly, and folded his hands neatly on the table.
Naruto felt himself flush and turned in his chair to be facing outward, the long haired son got up and approached him. With each step closer Naruto felt his heart beat quicken in his chest, until a hand was offered to him. Naruto took the hand shakily and stood, only now looking up at the man before him.
The Uchiha- Itachi, looked down at Naruto, his eyes glowing red with magic and his look almost... hungry.
Itachi leaned in slightly and placed a kiss on Narutos blushed cheek, a normal custom, which Naruto returned.
Naruto felt Itachi's warmth radiating off him and wanted to back away. Itachi then reached down and kissed Narutos hand, a sign of approval.
"Enough." Fugaku said sternly and Itachi looked up at Naruto, his look heated and hungry. Then he let the blondes hand go and returned to his seat, Naruto knew he was supposed to follow the Uchiha but he felt his legs shake.
"Come now." Fugaku commanded, making Naruto snap from his daze, he bowed and mumbled an apology. Then walked to the seat beside Itachi and sat down, looking back to his parents, who he could see cracking.
"Good. Now where shall we go? The children can handle themselves." Fugaku said, now getting up, the whole ordeal seeming like a nuisance to him.
"Ah, if you will follow me." Minato said as he also stood. The parents left the room and Naruto felt himself prickle as Itachi began to reach for him.
"Itachi stop. I'm still here. Play with your bride later." Sasuke said, now resting his chin on his palm. Naruto thanked his luck for this excuse as Itachi only grabbed at his waist.
"How can I? I have a new bride. It's a man's urge to be near his wife little brother." Itachi retorted and began to rub at Narutos waist.
Naruto tensed in his grip and knew Itachi felt it, "No need to be shy. I can feel your muscle, you are strong, aren't you?" Itachi asked.
Naruto simply looked further down but nodded quickly. He had never felt such fear before, the older man seemed to want to eat him with his looks and the king was so cold. Naruto was beginning to doubt his father's ability to get him out of the situation and that scared him more. The arrangement would still be valid, although Naruto would go through with it, his fear for these people likely wouldn't go away.
"Hn. Leave her be Itachi, you know father would be ashamed of your 'man's urge'." Sasuke said, still disinterested in the situation.
"Mm. I guess that's true. Father will more than likely be quick as he is." Itachi said and released his hold on Naruto reaching instead for tea.
Naruto felt himself panicking internally and waited, still tense and unmoving. Then he heard a door slam and footsteps approaching, his fear which had faded slightly suddenly heightened again.
"Come. This woman is a disgrace." Fugaku said in passing the table with the three still seated at it. Itachi and Sasuke looked at Naruto and stood, confused by the change in mood but still following their father.
Naruto sat at the table and waited, when everyone left, he felt himself release, tears flowing from his eyes. The plan hadn't gone through, what was he going to do?