Scroll 3: The Third Uchiha [Naruto]

Chapter 90: The Uchiha Prodigy [Shippuden]

"To shove it?" Rin replied and Sakura rolled her eyes.

"No, he said since there is no present Hokage you no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the village since..."

"She's part of a high Clan" Shikaku realized and Sakura nodded.

"One problem, with Itachi gone that still leaves Sasuke as the Head of the Uchiha. Without the Head of the clan present Rin's words are useless" I pointed out and it was silent again.

"The Hyuga owe me a favour" Rin said slowly.

"What good does..." She raised her hand and I fell silent, letting her piece together a plan. Sakura lowered her hand from Rin's eyes and tilted back her head.

"Okay, you can open them" She instructed and Rin slowly obliged. She squinted at first then rubbed her eyes before blinking a few times. She looked around the room and caught my gaze. Her dark eyes staring straight into mine as she grinned.

"How's your sight?" Sakura asked.

"It's fine, thank you and just in time too" Rin replied.

"In time for what?" Shikaku asked.

"In time for me to become the Head of the Uchiha" She finally said and all our eyes were on her.

"Look there is only one other High Clan in Konoha, the Hyuga and I just saved their heir. Hinata's father is going to want to repay me and he'll want to make it big. If he acknowledges me as the Head of the Uchiha it could slow down whatever Danzo might be trying to plot against me" She explained.

"And if he wants more then after High Clans are the nobel clans; we have the Nara, the Yamanaka and the Akamichi. Between Sasuke and I, I think I have the advantage here for their support" She continued.

"Look this won't fix everything, I know that but it will slow things down. Sasuke then stays my problem, and Danzo will have a harder time plotting against me if I'm mid-negotiations with the Hyuga" She said firmly. I glanced at Shikaku who shrugged.

"It could work, and I have no problems acknowledging you as the Head of the Uchiha but you will have to ensure that Hinata's father will back you as well. Without the Hyuga we'll be right back where we started" He replied.

"I'm not worried about the Akamichi, but after pulling rank on Inoichi I doubt he'll be in a bargaining mood."

"With Choza and I backing you, Inoichi will agree to acknowledge you as the head. Besides he can't deny that creating alliances with the Uchiha Clan are often beneficial" Shikaku assured her and Rin frowned slightly.

"It's basically just me though, how beneficial can that be?" She asked. Shikaku chuckled.

"Look what you've done for this village, plus you've managed to restore the Compound to its former glory, and one day you'll start a family of your own. The Uchiha will live again Rin and this time with you as their leader" Rin smiled slightly and nodded.

"Alright, I need to get dressed and get a meeting with Lord Hiashi. Sakura?"

"I'll clear you to leave, and your ANBU friends brought you a new uniform but they still haven't been able to track down a mask." She replied as she picked up a box from the ground and set it on the cot.

"Alright" She said firmly.

"Let's do this"

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Rin

I hadn't seen Shikamaru yet, not since the first day he came to visit and unfortunately right now I couldn't go looking for him. I needed to put this plan into action before Danzo caught wind of it. Shikaku was gathering the others while I met first with Hiashi. The Hyuga Estate had been destroyed in the battle, but the compound remained unscathed since it wasn't within the village limits. The elder's alienation of the Uchiha actually helped with something.