-1(A/N - I do not own Naruto. Also, there will be no inappropriate parings in my story although I do slightly change the relations of the characters for the purposes of my story specifically.)
Hiashi breathed deeply and leaned his head back clearing his mind; gathering his resolve. Before the Spring Celebration tonight he would give a speech before the Hyuga Council and all the clan members. Things would be forever changed after this night.
He thought of the first time the thought of taking this path had come to him. It was soon after the Chunin exams where his daughter, Hinata and the son of his best friend, closer than brother participated. Hinata and Neji had fought at that time and Hinata had been badly injured.
He remembered that the 3rd Hokage had battled that devil Orochimaru and had then sacrificed himself for the sake of the village. He had not been able to rid the world of his foulness, but he had crippled him. The Third had been a very powerful ninja, his body could be a deadly weapon. However, the Third had also been a marvelous ruler, compassionate and protective. He truly loved his people and understood so fundamentally his place; he had been humble even with all his strength. The words he spoke to Orochimaru in the end did not sink in, but they would echo in the leaves for eternity in this village.
The Third had tried to tell Orochimaru that in killing him, he would not kill the Hokage. He would be succeeded and the next in line would take up the post, carrying their traditions on. The leaf village would bud anew and it had.
Tonight was the night that he would be succeeded as ruler of the Hyuga clan. This was the Spring Celebration, the anniversary of Hakuro's death…..actually her murder…he thought , gritting his teeth. Uchiha Sasuke only thinks he wants to kill Itachi. The man had murdered his wife and was now threatening his daughter.