So I have been forced at gunpoint by Yosh to present the idea I gave him to the rest of the class. -Clears throat nervously- 

If we were to start just prior to the Warring Clan era and we started in a meeting our characters could be the various clan heads, and naturally something would go awry. Either one of the heads could say something wrong on accident, or perhaps even on purpose of course. So er..yeah. -Sits back down-