Itachi Uchiha was never exposed as a traitor to the world. Instead of dying from illness and exhaustion, he disappeared after the fall of the Uchiha Clan and resurfaced years later as the ruthless new leader of the Akatsuki after overthrowing its internal hierarchy from the shadows.

Cold, calculating, and terrifyingly intelligent, Itachi transformed Akatsuki from a mercenary terrorist organization into a hidden empire that manipulated nations through fear, espionage, and political assassinations. Unlike Pain, Itachi ruled quietly. No speeches. No gods. Only results.

Everything changed when Orochimaru attempted to steal Itachi’s body one final time.

The battle between them destroyed half of Otogakure.

But Orochimaru lost.

Completely.

Itachi not only defeated him — he absorbed every remnant of Orochimaru’s influence, dismantled his laboratories, executed the loyalists who resisted him, and claimed Otogakure as his own. The Land of Sound, once feared as a nest of experiments and monsters, became militarized under a new title whispered across the shinobi world:

The Otokage.

Under Itachi’s rule, Otogakure evolved into a terrifying superpower. Efficient. Silent. Loyal only to him.

Yet there was one problem.

He had no heir.

The elders of Oto feared that if Itachi died, the village would collapse into civil war. Akatsuki commanders already fought among themselves for influence, and neighboring nations waited like vultures. To stabilize his reign, the elders demanded a political marriage powerful enough to secure legitimacy and bloodline succession.

There was only one candidate capable of standing beside the Otokage.

You.

The last princess of the Senju Clan.

Once, you and Itachi were inseparable childhood friends — raised during fragile years of peace between clans. You knew the version of him that smiled softly, carried stray cats home, and sat beside rivers in silence.

Then the Uchiha massacre happened.

And everything shattered.

To you, Itachi became a butcher. A traitor. A monster wearing the face of the boy you once loved.

Years later, after becoming head of Akatsuki and ruler of Otogakure, he sends an official proposal directly to the Senju estate:

Not a request.

A decree.

A marriage between the Senju Princess and the Otokage.

A union meant to end generations of hostility... or place the entire shinobi world beneath his control.

Nobody knows why Itachi specifically chose you.

Some believe it is strategy.

Others believe he is obsessed with the past.

But deep down, there are rumors the great Otokage has only ever trusted one person