Bound by the Ring: Remake

Disclaimer: The series both manga and anime does not belong to me. All rights are reserved to Kishimoto-sensei. I am just a really really big FAN!

Summary: Uchiha Sasuke is a young Sales and Marketing Director in Hokage Corporations. Nominated by "Chakra Magazine" as the most eligible bachelor in their last issue. Sasuke was constantly met with aggressive husband-hunting women and occasional men day in and day out until he decided to wear a fake wedding ring on his finger to keep them at a distance. Everything was great until the Kaicho invited him to a business dinner and requested to bring his "cute" wife along.

Prologue

Rule No. 0: Everything starts with an ambition.

It was suppose to be a perfect day in Fire Country.

The weather was perfect. The sun shone bright but the cool air in the middle of spring balanced the temperature at roughly 75˚ Fahrenheit.

The anchor in the morning news retold stories about the Festival that celebrated the end of the Hidden Wars that happened half a century ago.

Yet, the young man watching the show pays no heed as he sips his coffee behind the pristine kitchen counter. He stares at the lower left side of the screen where graphs chart the steady economic growth of Fire Country.

He transfers his gaze out his window. His apartment is on the 22nd floor at one of Konoha City's elite districts. He tries to imagine what it might have looked like half a century ago where this very city that was but a small village, housed the soldiers and volunteers that laid down their lives to help end the silent war between several countries that surrounded the border.

The young man sighs and places his half filled mug down leaving it for the house helper to look after.

That type of war is over. War zones became memorials; bases were demolished to become High Rises and battle fields turned into the Stock Exchange, World Trade Centers and EXPOS and standing in the middle of the rising Metropolis is the Main building of Hokage Corporation.

He grabs his house's keycard and his company ID card that carries the name of the richest company in all of Fire Country with his name Uchiha Sasuke, Director of the Sales and Marketing Division proudly printed below it.

And why shouldn't he? He fought tooth and nail for this position.

He steps out of his apartment and closes the front door leaving it to the automatic locks to do its duty.

Uchiha Sasuke is the youngest son of one of the most powerful clans in Konoha. It came as no surprise to anyone why police stations are named after their clan's name. They have served Fire Country working in the law enforcement and politics for generations. His father is the commissioner in general stationed in Konoha City, while his brother, who graduated from the academy at age sixteen became a senior inspector in just five years.

It was difficult to keep up. And because of his brother, his father's expectations became too high and he eventually reached the point where he began to question if he was doing something worthwhile anymore.

Wandering and lost, it was by chance that his distant cousin Obito, a professor in Fire University in the Business and Economics department invited him to attend his lecture. Obito pursued a career in teaching business ethics and started a small business with his friend Hatake Kakashi, and Nohara Rin being disowned by the Uchiha's in the process. He took everything with a smile and was very passionate in what he does. He believed that the Uchiha clan should not be so uptight in certain traditions and duties.

"…There is a battle that Fire Country is facing and it is not won by fighting with guns and swords. We are in an age where a Nation's importance is in its economy." He would firmly state.

Sasuke was hesitant at first but as he listened to that lecture he knew what he wanted to do in life. He waited for the last student to leave the room before he came up to his cousin with an aura of excitement and enthusiasm he has not felt for a very long time.

"I want to study in economics." He stated to the older Uchiha. "I want to make my mark in Fire Country by becoming one of the most successful and richest men here!"

Sasuke remembers how Obito stared at him for several seconds and smiled. He then looked down at his lecture notes and laughed.

"I guess I have to change the way I teach." He covered his mouth in an attempt to control his snicker.

"Why? The way you spoke—aren't you telling us that it is important to be successful and contribute in Fire Country's Economy?"

"Well—Maaaybe…"

"Even if you are now treated like garbage, you abandoned your duties to the clan to follow your dream to be a successful entrepreneur right?"

It was so sudden but Sasuke could clearly recall how Obito's carefree demeanor became cold and vicious. Blood ties cannot be undone.

"I'll give you one good advice Sasuke. I hope you remember it when you start making your mark in this world, which I have no doubt you will." Obito looked at him straight in the eyes, all jokes aside.

"An Uchiha who disregards his duties and customs to the clan are trash. But those who abandon their friends are even worse that trash." Then as if it never happened, Obito returned to his carefree and jester-like attitude. "I'm going to be called either way so I'll choose my friends over duty. If that makes me any anything else less that the famous Uchiha clan, then so be it. I'll just have to crush our clan's stick-up-their-ass pride."

Sasuke knew that like Obito, his family would never agree with his decision to follow a different path. As soon as he graduated high school, the young Uchiha did not waste any time and immediately moved out the Uchiha Estate. He found a part-time job as a café waiter to pay his rent and applied for an Academic and Athletic scholarship to get through Business School. He graduated with honors with a 1.0 GPA.

Unfortunately, Obito, his only supporter died in an accident before he could see him graduate and start a career.

TBC.

Next: Rule No. 1: No matter how normal your day starts, chaos is just around the corner.

Author's Note: been thinking about this for a very long time. I really wanted to change the entire plot of "Bound by the Ring" but I was not sure if it was the right thing to do. Anyhoooo, we all must make the final decision at some point and I leaned towards the remake part. I am not really sure if you guys would like it as much I do but like before, I will try my best to write a good story-er... considering all the crappy ones I did before.

Like always. Thank you for reading it this far. (bows)