Prologue
When her brother is taken into the gates of the Uchiha, blood soaking through his robes, that is when her breath is frozen in her lungs with fear. The Uchiha separate as she runs through them, furisode dragging through the mud, it is expensive and yet no one cares as a hollow scream is wretched from her throat. Sharingan bleeding into her eyes, the rain suddenly dripping to a drizzle. He was gone, before he had even spoken a word. Wood crept through his body, and that, that is when her eyes burn and burn and Kami does it burn.
She screams, knocking his carriers aside, furious hisses all they are given, and no one is willing to approach this mad woman who has lost her brother dearest. Izuna had not the time to even say goodbye. 'He promised he would always come back.' The elders are silent, as the Uchiha watch the scene unfurl before them with a frozen taste of fear.
Their Head, Uchiha Izuna, had been felled in battle, and Madara, the elder sibling, has awoken the Mangekyo Sharingan in his loss to the Clan. No, what frightens them all, Uchiha Madara has broken traditions before, training with her younger brother in the blanketed coverings of night, awakened the sharingan, and now, ascending to an even higher form. Just as Izuna before her had done. Wracking sobs have taken the Uchiha Heiress by the back, wringing her out until her throat is raw and no screams can any longer pass her lips. It takes hours even after, mud splattered against Madara's arms and legs, for them to get close, and hours still after to get the corpse ready for burial.
Weeks pass them by, and Madara nearly kills off the entire Uchiha council upon discovery that they had hoarded Izuna's eyes. Trying to find the best man to receive them, and keep the Uchiha going. The Heiress proves her worth in a myriad of battles then, fighting not for herself, but for Izuna. The Uchiha Clan does not take on a war's battle for weeks, as Madara, the Uchiha Matriarch rises to power, training until she passes out.
'They will suffer. I promise you.'
No one would get away with Killing Izuna. No one would. It is with this, that Madara seeks out Izuna's notes, of the Susanoo'o, of Ameterasu, of all jutsu associated with the mangekyo. Within a month's time, she has earned the right to Izuna's eyes, and they are transplanted as soon as she has proven herself. The Uchiha rise through the rankings of war, lead by a new leader, a woman the rumors say, and she is merciless. Treaties are signed, joined hands with the ever ascending Uchiha Clan. No one wished to be opposing the Matriarch's Clan, not after she has risen, and so suddenly. Naturally, it is not long before Senju Tobirama catches wind of this rumor, and relays this to the elder Senju sibling.
"We will meet her in the next battle. A Lord has requested our aide, and if rumors are true, then we must prepare accordingly." That is the answer that Hashirama has given to the concerns of his younger brother, even if this Matriarch has gained power so suddenly, unlikely that it seemed, Hashirama had a Clan to defend. If the Uchiha were relying on a Woman, which had always been against their beliefs, then the Senju was willing to bet that she was talented. Skill took time, years to get where Tobirama and himself have reached. If this Matriarch was just thrown off balance, then she could easily be trapped, and then, with as many allies as the Uchiha had gained in a span of four months, they too would ally with the Senju.
Should he gain the Uchiha's favor, then the ever going war could possibly have a ceasefire. With the Uchiha also under the rule of a woman, her hand could also be sought, perfecting a tie. Even with an age old feud, there was no better opportunity to meet the end of wars. Yes, the Uchiha Matriarch has given them an out, and she did not even know it.
"Anija, the rumors speak of great skill, and talent. We can not expect an easy victory." Those words come from Tobirama, who is not as confident in this new adversary. Women were skilled in battle yes, and even though the Uchiha kept their own close to their core, the fact that one had broken the traditional boundaries. It did not spell well for either of them, it could not.
There is a pause, and Hashirama offers a beaming smile.
"I'm not going to kill her Otouto."
A pause.
"I'm going to marry her."
There is a long, drawn out pause, and then a sound of disbelief.
"What?"
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