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Chapter 4:

Sasuke followed Kakashi into the bathing chambers. Just as the two entered, Kakashi stopped Sasuke. "Once you are ready, we will head right to the party. The King will introduce you to those gathered here. Then he will hand over a sword and a crown. You will be named as the crown prince."

"I know," Sasuke said.

"Then, let's get you ready," Kakashi said. In the corner of his eye, he saw Iruka ushering Naruto out of the room. It was their job not to let the two meet yet. That was the only reason Kakashi had stopped Sasuke from going farther into the room.

Sasuke bathed himself then let Kakashi dress him. He wore the normal Coming of Age outfit. It was a white shirt with black pants. A dark blue jacket was placed over the shirt. Embroided into the jack were gold gems. On the back was the Uchiha Crest made of rubies and white moonstone. A locket hung around Sasuke's neck. Inside was a picture of himself with his mother.

"Ready?" Kakashi asked. Sasuke nodded and the two moved to the throne room.

Fugaku stood and announced that Sasuke was to be the next king. Sasuke accepted a sword with rubies in the hilt. The crown also had rubies on it. Rubies were the jems representing Sasuke's birth month. It was symbolize that only he could wear that crown.

Sasuke then began to mingle with the guests. Among them was a girl with pink hair. Sasuke tended to stay away from her, but she always found him no matter where he hid. The girl, Sakura thought Sasuke was interested in her. She would follow him around and even kept a diary about him. Sasuke had discovered the diary when he went to a party at Sakura's house. His best friend, Kiba decided to read the thing out loud. The only good thing that came out of it was that Sakura stayed away from Sasuke for a month.

"Prince Sasuke!" Sakura cheered.

"Lady Sakura," Sasuke bowed. "How have you been?"

"Good,"Sakura said. "So now that it is official, you are gonna need to find a queen."

"I have two years for that," Sasuke said.

"Why wait two years?" Sakura asked. "I'm willing to marry you now."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I'm afraid that someone else shall become your husband. I'm looking for a different person to become the queen. The queen needs to be accepted by her people. I want a queen like my mother."

"But no one is like Queen Mikoto," Sakura said.

"Then I must continue the search," Sasuke said. He bowed again before moving away to talk to someone else.

Sakura frowned. She didn't understand why Sasuke didn't like her. She was pretty and came from a great family. Sakura thought that she was the perfect girl to become queen.

Sasuke soon grew tired of talking. He moved to the food and grabbed a tomato. Then he went up to his father. "I'm gonna go to bed."

Fugaku didn't argue which caused Sasuke to pause. "Go on ahead. You've had a long day. The party is almost over anyway."

"Ok," Sasuke said. He bowed then found his brother. "Good night." Again he bowed before leaving the room. He went straight to his room,as he munched on the tomato. Sasuke paused, his fingertip touching the handle of the door. For some reason, he believed that opening this door was going to be the start of a new life. It was strange. Sasuke had never been this nervous before. Taking a deep breath, Sasuke opened the door.


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