Takeshi had been spending weeks sorting out his work load since becoming Hokage, very little time had been spent with the clan and that was something that was already starting to annoy the Uchiha, though he needed to make sure that changed and quickly From the reports he was getting it seemed that new Clans had been coming to leaf and had started to set themselves up, this would have to be sorted out by the Uchiha clan head, he needed to speak to them and start diplomatic relationships up with each of them. That would have to be on his priority list.
Takeshi looked worse for wear than normal, his eyes had bags under them as he tried to keep a yawn hidden from his lips as he sat in the Hokage office. He continued to fill out paper work in those few seconds as he watched as the sun begun to set, he had allowed his time with Yuki to not gone to waste. Instructions had been set on what was to be expected when he arrived home, he had invited the new clan heads to come around for an evening meal, something he was sure they would appreciate given the fact that they where only just setting themselves up inside of the village.
He wondered how the preparations where coming along at his own home, though some nights he had been staying at the Hokage mansion. Sometimes his secretary had come and found him asleep at the desk. That didn’t matter to the Uchiha though he knew full well that it was going to happen every so often, he knew full well that times would call for the late nights and had expected nothing less when he assumed the mantle of Hokage.
Standing up he allowed himself to open a draw on the desk, sliding the paper work inside of it he closed the desk before locking it completely. This way at least he knew for sure that all the information was safe and there was nothing that could be looked at without his knowledge. Standing up he grabbed his normal robes that signalled his office, it was clear that he still had a lot of work to do but right now the day was done, and he just wanted to go home and sleep. The meal made sure that would not happen, even if he hated to admit that he probably did need the sleep.
Shutting the door behind him he locked the office and turned to the secretary glancing to her he allowed a smile to come to his lips. It had been a long day for both and he had to admit she kept things on track and in order, always knowing what was happening next and never questioning his logic. He allowed himself to nod to her as he watched her leave. Though tomorrow she would be back in before him, he had no idea how she managed to keep up the pace and he wasn’t going to question the help that would only leave him in a position where he could lose the help which what he was not wanted.
Takeshi allowed himself to start the all to familiar walk home as the night sky settled in, he allowed a small smile to come to his lips as he knew full well what was expected of him. Heading threw the crowded streets he watched people who wandered past, everyone seemed to have a goal this night, what that was remained a mystery but the Uchiha didn’t mind. It was nice to have the village in such a state of peace, these things were rare, and no-one was really sure how they would last or what would happen around them, the real truth of the matter was everything could be broken after time.
Takeshi finally walked up the steps to the Uchiha clan house, the guards at the front stood up slightly as they saw him approaching, it was clear that they had seen his approach and where now preparing for the Clan head to enter back into the home. He allowed himself to nod to each of them before stopping as he wanted to see if anything unusual had happened today, with people coming and going he was unsure if there was any actual concerns that he needed to address and that would be the question that needed to be answered quickly.
“Anything unusual today? If not, then I take it our guests have arrived in order and they are all currently awaiting my arrival. I would have preferred to come sooner but the day was taken up as always.”
“Nothing Lord Hokage, everything has been quiet and peaceful around here, though your guests have arrived they have also stayed entertained as per your requests this morning, they are now just awaiting your arrival before the meeting starts”
“Perfect, excuse me now I must change and prepare myself. Have a good night watch and remember to keep yourselves safe”
With that Takeshi turned and left the guards at the gates, heading inside of the mansion Takeshi avoided the meeting room, going straight instead upstairs as he allowed himself to get changed, losing the white robes of the Hokage instead he slipped himself into the dark blue robes of the Clan Head. The Uchiha symbol showing to all on the back of the robes he allowed a small smile to escape his face as he pondered how long he could keep them all waiting, though the thought to crash for an hour passed over his mind he sighed and shook his head.
Turning from the room he went back down stairs and allowed himself to slide the doors of the meeting room open, though unfamiliar faces greeted Takeshi he allowed the smile to stay on his lips. Never escaping from them as he nodded to everyone it seemed as if unison everyone turned around to greet him though he expected they were just waiting on him to start. He cleared his throat slightly and allowed himself to speak to everyone that had arrived.
“Sorry for the delay, I had some matters that needed sorting, please take a seat and allow food to come out, we will start discussions along side the meal. I welcome you all to my home with open arms and look forward to getting to know you all a bit more in the coming days, it is great to see so many of us formed at one place. I look forward to this evening and hope that you enjoy the hospitality and your time here”
Takeshi watched as the group that had come together sat around the table. He had to start conversation up and it seemed there was talk from everywhere about what the right course of action would be. What should be done in the future, how changes had come to each of the clans. That was something that Takeshi admired the conversation about how they had continued to try to develop and managed to make it to the point they where at today, he had to give them credit for that and would not take that away from them.
Takeshi allowed himself to enjoy the food and the drink that was being passed around, he had no issue with talking about the trials and the times that his clan had gone under. He shared his stories and allowed the other clan heads to commend on it, though the older clans of the village had a few of them still missing it seemed that times where changing and things where coming about quicker than had been expected. Takeshi wondered just how much work had to be done for the others and how they would find doing this work, he knew that making friends, offers and deals had been one of the most challenging things Takeshi had to do when setting the Uchiha clan back up.
Time passed for everyone in the room and Takeshi begun to learn a little bit more about each of them, though he could not say he got on with each of them he could respect the challenges that they were having to overcome. Takeshi allowed himself to smile as he broke conversation with the man next to him though it seemed they wanted more from him today than just a little bit of information about what he had to deal with.
“So, what made you bring the Uchiha clan back, after all it gets mixed verdicts on the power that your bloodline has. Did that not cause you concern when you started it back up?”
“Not at all, I had seen the clan being a massive part of the village ever since I was around, I wanted that to continue so had no doubt that we would find a place to belong inside of the Village. The hard part was to find the Uchiha that came back, they had changed names or had done something else with there eyes. It was not as easy to grow the Clan into what it was today, but we have made it slowly and would have to rebuild the relations and the diplomatic trust that was put into us in the first place. It would be a challenge and we fully accepted that is exactly what it would have to be.”
“I see, did you ever doubt or stumble during that time, ever doubt that you would make it this far. There must have been some hard times in the beginning that you had to overcome, would that be accurate?”
“I did, but everyone would have those doubts it is never going to be easy to rebuild what has been lost the real time to show your true strength comes when you have to prove that you are fully committed to the cause. I have sacrificed so much to become who I am today, but I would not change it, this clan has developed so much. I have seen people come and go and have accepted all of there good and bad its been a challenge do not mistake me but I have enjoyed every second of it and would not take a single moment back. That being said it will always be hard to juggle the two of them which is why without the support I have it just would not have been possible. I have a lot of thanking to do to Yuki for being at my side and always being around when I needed her, without that I would honestly have struggled. You need to keep that support up and it will grow with you and the Clan that is the key that I found to stepping forward and never looking back for a single second if you understand what I mean?”
Takeshi allowed himself to sigh slightly as he finished the sentence he had gone into far to much detail about what he would have rather just avoided, but this was a discussion with all of the clan heads and he would not just sacrifice that friendship for not giving across a bit of information. He knew full well that anything he could offer them would be accepted in good trust, though it seemed that the evening was coming to an end as the conversations started to die out and some of the members that had turned up begun to leave.
The men started to slowly leave the house hold and slowly but surely Takeshi found himself standing alone. Standing in the room he could not help but allow a smile to escape his lips as he realised just how much had been achived by this meeting tonight, he knew that he would have to make sure that he continued up the diplomatic relationships with each of the Clan heads in the future. No point in letting the work that he had done tonight go to waste. Takeshi finally was the last to leave instead deciding to go to sleep ready for another long day tomorrow.
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Takeshi looked worse for wear than normal, his eyes had bags under them as he tried to keep a yawn hidden from his lips as he sat in the Hokage office. He continued to fill out paper work in those few seconds as he watched as the sun begun to set, he had allowed his time with Yuki to not gone to waste. Instructions had been set on what was to be expected when he arrived home, he had invited the new clan heads to come around for an evening meal, something he was sure they would appreciate given the fact that they where only just setting themselves up inside of the village.
He wondered how the preparations where coming along at his own home, though some nights he had been staying at the Hokage mansion. Sometimes his secretary had come and found him asleep at the desk. That didn’t matter to the Uchiha though he knew full well that it was going to happen every so often, he knew full well that times would call for the late nights and had expected nothing less when he assumed the mantle of Hokage.
Standing up he allowed himself to open a draw on the desk, sliding the paper work inside of it he closed the desk before locking it completely. This way at least he knew for sure that all the information was safe and there was nothing that could be looked at without his knowledge. Standing up he grabbed his normal robes that signalled his office, it was clear that he still had a lot of work to do but right now the day was done, and he just wanted to go home and sleep. The meal made sure that would not happen, even if he hated to admit that he probably did need the sleep.
Shutting the door behind him he locked the office and turned to the secretary glancing to her he allowed a smile to come to his lips. It had been a long day for both and he had to admit she kept things on track and in order, always knowing what was happening next and never questioning his logic. He allowed himself to nod to her as he watched her leave. Though tomorrow she would be back in before him, he had no idea how she managed to keep up the pace and he wasn’t going to question the help that would only leave him in a position where he could lose the help which what he was not wanted.
Takeshi allowed himself to start the all to familiar walk home as the night sky settled in, he allowed a small smile to come to his lips as he knew full well what was expected of him. Heading threw the crowded streets he watched people who wandered past, everyone seemed to have a goal this night, what that was remained a mystery but the Uchiha didn’t mind. It was nice to have the village in such a state of peace, these things were rare, and no-one was really sure how they would last or what would happen around them, the real truth of the matter was everything could be broken after time.
Takeshi finally walked up the steps to the Uchiha clan house, the guards at the front stood up slightly as they saw him approaching, it was clear that they had seen his approach and where now preparing for the Clan head to enter back into the home. He allowed himself to nod to each of them before stopping as he wanted to see if anything unusual had happened today, with people coming and going he was unsure if there was any actual concerns that he needed to address and that would be the question that needed to be answered quickly.
“Anything unusual today? If not, then I take it our guests have arrived in order and they are all currently awaiting my arrival. I would have preferred to come sooner but the day was taken up as always.”
“Nothing Lord Hokage, everything has been quiet and peaceful around here, though your guests have arrived they have also stayed entertained as per your requests this morning, they are now just awaiting your arrival before the meeting starts”
“Perfect, excuse me now I must change and prepare myself. Have a good night watch and remember to keep yourselves safe”
With that Takeshi turned and left the guards at the gates, heading inside of the mansion Takeshi avoided the meeting room, going straight instead upstairs as he allowed himself to get changed, losing the white robes of the Hokage instead he slipped himself into the dark blue robes of the Clan Head. The Uchiha symbol showing to all on the back of the robes he allowed a small smile to escape his face as he pondered how long he could keep them all waiting, though the thought to crash for an hour passed over his mind he sighed and shook his head.
Turning from the room he went back down stairs and allowed himself to slide the doors of the meeting room open, though unfamiliar faces greeted Takeshi he allowed the smile to stay on his lips. Never escaping from them as he nodded to everyone it seemed as if unison everyone turned around to greet him though he expected they were just waiting on him to start. He cleared his throat slightly and allowed himself to speak to everyone that had arrived.
“Sorry for the delay, I had some matters that needed sorting, please take a seat and allow food to come out, we will start discussions along side the meal. I welcome you all to my home with open arms and look forward to getting to know you all a bit more in the coming days, it is great to see so many of us formed at one place. I look forward to this evening and hope that you enjoy the hospitality and your time here”
Takeshi watched as the group that had come together sat around the table. He had to start conversation up and it seemed there was talk from everywhere about what the right course of action would be. What should be done in the future, how changes had come to each of the clans. That was something that Takeshi admired the conversation about how they had continued to try to develop and managed to make it to the point they where at today, he had to give them credit for that and would not take that away from them.
Takeshi allowed himself to enjoy the food and the drink that was being passed around, he had no issue with talking about the trials and the times that his clan had gone under. He shared his stories and allowed the other clan heads to commend on it, though the older clans of the village had a few of them still missing it seemed that times where changing and things where coming about quicker than had been expected. Takeshi wondered just how much work had to be done for the others and how they would find doing this work, he knew that making friends, offers and deals had been one of the most challenging things Takeshi had to do when setting the Uchiha clan back up.
Time passed for everyone in the room and Takeshi begun to learn a little bit more about each of them, though he could not say he got on with each of them he could respect the challenges that they were having to overcome. Takeshi allowed himself to smile as he broke conversation with the man next to him though it seemed they wanted more from him today than just a little bit of information about what he had to deal with.
“So, what made you bring the Uchiha clan back, after all it gets mixed verdicts on the power that your bloodline has. Did that not cause you concern when you started it back up?”
“Not at all, I had seen the clan being a massive part of the village ever since I was around, I wanted that to continue so had no doubt that we would find a place to belong inside of the Village. The hard part was to find the Uchiha that came back, they had changed names or had done something else with there eyes. It was not as easy to grow the Clan into what it was today, but we have made it slowly and would have to rebuild the relations and the diplomatic trust that was put into us in the first place. It would be a challenge and we fully accepted that is exactly what it would have to be.”
“I see, did you ever doubt or stumble during that time, ever doubt that you would make it this far. There must have been some hard times in the beginning that you had to overcome, would that be accurate?”
“I did, but everyone would have those doubts it is never going to be easy to rebuild what has been lost the real time to show your true strength comes when you have to prove that you are fully committed to the cause. I have sacrificed so much to become who I am today, but I would not change it, this clan has developed so much. I have seen people come and go and have accepted all of there good and bad its been a challenge do not mistake me but I have enjoyed every second of it and would not take a single moment back. That being said it will always be hard to juggle the two of them which is why without the support I have it just would not have been possible. I have a lot of thanking to do to Yuki for being at my side and always being around when I needed her, without that I would honestly have struggled. You need to keep that support up and it will grow with you and the Clan that is the key that I found to stepping forward and never looking back for a single second if you understand what I mean?”
Takeshi allowed himself to sigh slightly as he finished the sentence he had gone into far to much detail about what he would have rather just avoided, but this was a discussion with all of the clan heads and he would not just sacrifice that friendship for not giving across a bit of information. He knew full well that anything he could offer them would be accepted in good trust, though it seemed that the evening was coming to an end as the conversations started to die out and some of the members that had turned up begun to leave.
The men started to slowly leave the house hold and slowly but surely Takeshi found himself standing alone. Standing in the room he could not help but allow a smile to escape his lips as he realised just how much had been achived by this meeting tonight, he knew that he would have to make sure that he continued up the diplomatic relationships with each of the Clan heads in the future. No point in letting the work that he had done tonight go to waste. Takeshi finally was the last to leave instead deciding to go to sleep ready for another long day tomorrow.
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