She awoke to an angry atmosphere.
No, seething. Someone(s) was very pissed. She sat up only to realize Sasuke had crept into her bed sometime during the night, and had wrapped himself around her arm.
She heard yelling below, from one of her uncles.
"-They completely banned them! A law that was clearly targeted at us!-" Her mothers voice cut in and the conversation dropped to the point where she couldn't make out the words.
But it was more than enough for her heart to start beating rapidly. What did 'us' mean? The Uchiha? Who targeted them? And that ban didn't sound good. And she had never heard her laid-back uncle so angry. He was one of the master cat summons in her clan and from what she remembered he was just as cool as his cats.
Hearing him this mad was genuinely scary.
She clutched onto Sasuke and he mumbled something, turning his face into her stomach. A slamming door could be heard and more people all raising their voices.
What was wrong? She hadn't authorized this!
"THIS IS BULLSHIT!"
She and Sasuke jumped, his snores stopping abruptly. Her father barked sharply and the new person was cut off. They looked at each other and whispered.
"What are they mad about?"
"I don't know. Lets find out."
They crept out of the bed and downstairs. Then pressed their ears to the door.
"The ban was passed by the village elders, who are apparently citing reports of overcrowding and how it's ruining the public face. I have the article right here." They cleared their throats. "As decreed by the village council of elders, Felines will be banned from public spaces. Feline summons will also be banned from training grounds as to not hinder developments-" He tried to continue but a roar of rage swallowed his words.
...What?
A ban on...cats?!
She and Sasuke exchanged confused glances.
"Miko, Sasuke, come out." Fugaku said. They gulped and opened the door.
What seemed like half the clan was crammed in their living room. Her aunts, uncles, cousins twice removed crammed inside. One was standing on top of the couch with a letter in his hand. All of them were upset.
"I knew it was too good to be true!" One of her Aunts said, completely ignoring her and Sasuke. "All this recent success, I knew it was a farce!" Roars of agreement came from some of the Uchiha.
"Now now, this doesn't only effect us. Thousands of people have recently acquired cats." One of her third uncles said once the roars calmed down.
"Yeah, then what's the part with the cat summons about!?" Her aunt screamed back. Instantly the room broke back into chaos. People where getting into each others faces and spitting from the force of their words. Sasuke was saying something but she couldn't hear. The room seemed to be divided. People like her uncle on one side, and people like her aunt on the other.
BANG.
She jumped so hard she bit her lip. Everyone turned to see Mikoto holding two vibrating pots. Her hands were clenched in a white knuckle grip on the handles.
"Arguing amongst ourselves will not accomplish anything. Akira!" She hadn't noticed he was here, but then he emerged from behind her uncle. "Go to Neko-baa, then round up people to visit the cat clinic. Rally the rest of the clan and people in Konoha."
She took a deep breath.
"This doesn't just effect us, and we can gather people to strike back."