When Clans Clash

Chapter one

Chapter 1

 Katsu Hyuga

I have a, you could say, endearing memory. Or maybe horrific. I don’t know. Me and mama were shopping in the Konoha market square. She was going to teach me how to make meals for the clan. She said, since I would be a ninja when I grew up, I would at least need to be able to make my own meals when I was this age. I just went along with it. I adored Mama when I was younger.

*5 years old*

‘’Mama?’’ I asked cheerily, clutching mamas hand to avoid being swept away in the crowd ‘’Why must I marry cousin Iwao when I am 15? Why can’t I marry somebody from, say, the Inzuka clan? Or the Uchiha clan?’’

Mama frowned at me ‘’You must not, under any circumstances, marry outside the clan Katsu. We must keep the Hyuga bloodline pure and clean. Especially since you are firstborn, and in the main branch of the family. Do you understand?’’

‘’Well mama, I don’t really. What would happen should I marry outside the clan? Would something go wrong?’’ I chewed my lip worriedly.

‘’Were you to marry outside the clan, your father would cast you out. You wouldn’t be a member of the family any more’’

I gasped, tripping over my plum Kimono and nearly faceplanting. My grey eyes went wide.

‘’Keep your balance Katsu! Or you’ll never be a good ninja!’’ Mama snapped fiercely.

‘’But mama, why would father send me away? Doesn’t he love me mama?!’’

‘’It is not a matter of love, Katsu. It is a matter of pride. If you were to have a child that wasn’t of Hyuga blood, you would taint the entire bloodline. Your children would be weak’’

‘’Oh...’’ I bowed my head, afraid to look up.

‘’But that’s okay Katsu!’’ Mama took my face up in her hands, giving me a slow smile ‘’Because you will marry your cousin Iwao and everything will be fine’’

‘’But mama...I don’t like cousin Iwao’’

Cousin Iwao was a terrible baby. Always crying when we sparred, and preferring to read a book or eat dumplings instead of training. And he was very nasty to me.

‘’Well then my darling...I’m afraid that you must learn to’’

**

*Ten years old*

Me and cousin Iwao were sparring. He hadn’t changed, even since he was a baby. His taijustsu was shaky, at the very best, and he couldn’t activate his Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan very well. I had beaten him ten times in a row since we had started. And I was bored.

‘’Just what you would expect from a branch family’’ Muttered Father, glancing at Iwao attempting to jab his palm into my stomach and falling over.

I suddenly felt sorry for Iwao. He was, quite literally, the bane of the Family. Father had been looking for other young men he could marry me off to, but with no luck. I would have to marry Iwao. Not that I wanted to.

‘’Father, don’t be so cruel. He’s trying his hardest’’ What I said was true. Iwao was trying his very best to sweep my feet from under me. He just wasn’t good enough. He left himself wide open, and I jabbed him in the shoulder with my fist, cutting off his last chakra point and causing him to collapse onto the rough wood floor in exhaustion.

‘’I-I am uncle’’ Stuttered Iwao, his chest heaving and looking as though he never wanted to get up again. Pathetic. He didn’t even put up a decent fight, trying or not.