Chapter 20 - Nothing ever changes...

As a plot looms over the Land of Grass, the same is happening back in Konoha.

In the Uchiha clan hall...

Six elders were seated, three on each side as Fugaku was at the front overlooking them.

"What is this important thing that you want to talk about?" Fugaku asked showing his irritation in his tone.

The six elders looked at Fugaku and then at themselves, "Fugaku-sama, we believe that the Supreme elder's daughter is an ideal partner for you!" Said one of the elders as the rest nodded their heads in agreement.

"Never! She is already betrothed to my brother!" He rejected immediately. He would never do anything that bad to his brother no matter the problems they had in the past.

"That was the previous clan head's order and besides, he never informed us or the public about it!" The elders said, Fugaku could not retort to that.

"Once you marry the Supreme elder's daughter, the other clansmen will have to submit to you!" Another elder said.

Fugaku was slowly being controlled by the elders without him having an idea about it and would later lead his clan to its downfall.

After hours of convincing Fugaku, the elders had done their job of convincing and now had to inform the Supreme elder, who was Mikoto's father.

Infront of Mikoto's residence...

The six elders walked in as the Uchiha clansmen bowed and walked away. Nobody would show any signs of disrespect to the elders as they would be punished according to the clan laws.

The door opened to her house and the elders walked to the door and even opening it themselves.

Uchiha Kyoshi, Mikoto's father was sitting on chair while the elders were on 'Seiza'.

Kyoshi eyed them and spoke up "I'm not going to drag around my words, we are close friends so quickly tell me what you have in mind!".

"We have spoken with the Clan head, betroth your daughter to him!" Said the elder at the front, rudely but frankly.

"I'm sorry what?" Kyoshi asked.

"Betroth your daughter to the clan head" The same elder repeated.

"You bastards dare?!" Kyoshi shouted furiously at the so called 'friends'he fought amongst with back in the Second war.

"It wasn't us that decided, it was the Clan head!" Another elder reminded, They all saw that Kyoshi visibly trembled

"What?!" Kyoshi asked in shock and sadness, no matter how much he hates the elders he could not defy the Clan head as it would incur the wrath of the whole clan.

"Kyoshi, if only you had informed the clansmen about your daughter and Sousuke's youngest kid!" One elder said as he sighed solemnly.

At that moment Kyoshi realised just how weak his standing was, and chuckled solemnly and glanced at the elders and replied as he grit his teeth in self loathing "I'll go and talk... to her!".

"Kyoshi" one elder called him out, pat his shoulder and continued "I can only imagine how hard it is!" However it was the same elder that first came up with the idea!

On that day Mikoto who had gone out for a mission came back due to an emergency only to hear the worst news she could ever imagine.

She sobbed silently that night and was at a dilemma, whether to tell the news to Yuki or not to tell the news to him.

In the Land of Grass, at a Konoha base...

"Yuki-sama, a letter from an Uchiha Mikoto!" Shouted one shinobi from outside as Yuki rushed out of his tent to take it.

He quickly grabbed the letter and went inside to read it. He jumped on his bed, which was eligible only for the commanding officers and ofcourse Yuki and Ryota, who were the trump cards of Konoha.

However something felt odd about the letter, it was messy and some letters were written terribly.

He immediately opened it up, reading it halfway before emitting out a dense killing intent. He crushed the paper in anger which helped control his anger and breathed in and out to think calmly.

"Why? Fugaku? Why?" He mumbled as his Sharingan flared up and the three tomoe spinned visibly.

He grit his teeth and thought inwardly "If I take her away, the clan would b.a.r.e it's fangs on me, while I can massacre the clan, it always go back to Mikoto... She wouldn't want to live the rest of her life being chased around by the five great nations, knowing that even her children would suffer the consequences!".

"But why?!" He asked himself "Could it be that the plot can never change?" He fell on his knees "If so... no matter what I change, will it find a way to make things right?".

The more he thought, the more he despaired.

He immediately got permission to leave that day and rushed back to Konoha...