Two days had passed since the Jounin had come face to face with his birth mother. The initial shock had worn off long ago and he had taken a few days off work so he could look into solving his issue; how does one severe clan responsibilities without getting yourself killed in the process. Maybe this wasn't a problem with smaller clans, but with a long standing clan with several hundred members and more than a few skilled shinobi in it's ranks, just saying 'no' didn't work. And when you said no, they made you or you'd end up poisoned or on a pike. He'd seen it before.
It didn't help he was the firstborn son of the matriarch.
This led Eiji down a new path of thinking. His clan only had a few things that made a person taboo in the eyes of the clan elders. One of those was a path up until now he'd tossed out the window as an unacceptable choice due to his own desire for independence and his lack of desire for the gender with breasts. But as he ran all his options over in his head, he came to the conclusion that it was the only option: He would have to get married. And he couldn't just get married to anyone, it had to be to an important daughter of another predominant clan. If he married any old girl off the streets or some lower member of a small clan, his own clan would end up dissolving the marriage and forcing their will upon him. Aika didn't know how they could make him and he wasn't ready to explain it to her, but they could make him.
That was why the 27 year old found himself seeking an audience with Uchiha Taguro. The Uchiha were a strong clan with ancient ties and respectable strengths. If he could convince the man of a good pairing, his own clan would be hard pressed to disrespect such a high ranking clan and perhaps even cause a true feud.
It was midday and Eiji was dressed respectably with closed robes and pants. He had even shucked his usual makeup leaving him regularly male. It was the least he could do. A message had been sent to the man earlier that morning asking for his audience so Eiji would be well expected. He arrived at the Grand Halls of Learning and entered the private room where the man should be waiting for him. He wasn't nervous, but he did have a sort of sour stomach.
[looking for Nam]
It didn't help he was the firstborn son of the matriarch.
This led Eiji down a new path of thinking. His clan only had a few things that made a person taboo in the eyes of the clan elders. One of those was a path up until now he'd tossed out the window as an unacceptable choice due to his own desire for independence and his lack of desire for the gender with breasts. But as he ran all his options over in his head, he came to the conclusion that it was the only option: He would have to get married. And he couldn't just get married to anyone, it had to be to an important daughter of another predominant clan. If he married any old girl off the streets or some lower member of a small clan, his own clan would end up dissolving the marriage and forcing their will upon him. Aika didn't know how they could make him and he wasn't ready to explain it to her, but they could make him.
That was why the 27 year old found himself seeking an audience with Uchiha Taguro. The Uchiha were a strong clan with ancient ties and respectable strengths. If he could convince the man of a good pairing, his own clan would be hard pressed to disrespect such a high ranking clan and perhaps even cause a true feud.
It was midday and Eiji was dressed respectably with closed robes and pants. He had even shucked his usual makeup leaving him regularly male. It was the least he could do. A message had been sent to the man earlier that morning asking for his audience so Eiji would be well expected. He arrived at the Grand Halls of Learning and entered the private room where the man should be waiting for him. He wasn't nervous, but he did have a sort of sour stomach.
[looking for Nam]