NOTE: THIS IS JUST THE PROLOGUE SO NOTHING EXCITING REALLY HAPPENS. IT JUST KIND OF EXPLAINS HOW THEY GOT TO MEET EACH OTHER.
LEMON IS ABOUT TO COME THOUGH MUAHAHAHA

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It was a quite night with a clear sky. My Clan's warriors, including myself, were about to head out. I was leader of the second Squad, following my brother from the first Squad. A fierce battle was ahead of us. Pictures of blood flooding the earth's soil and screams and moans filling the air rushed through my head. We were prepared to fight until death.
Tonight, we would face the Uchiha.

Thousands of men were injured from the first clash. My brother was advancing further ahead with his Squad.
"Tobirama!" he shouted.
"Defend your men! Take the injured and retreat!"
Hashirama looked more than exhausted, but still went forward. The battlefield had become ruins and I was covered in blood, my hands trembling. A lot of men had died and I had to carry their corpses. Even Hell would look more beautiful than this.

Suzuki was standing beside me, trying to convince me to leave the injured behind.
"We have to retreat! Don't waste your time on the injured!" he yelled.
"Go ahead. I'll catch up with you."
"You…"
My words were shaky and judging from my physical condition, I must've looked pretty pale.
I ordered Suzuki to go back to our village, while I still had to treat a few wounded and figure out how to bring them back home. I was at the verge of collapsing…

At the same time I had to watch out for any surprise attacks. Just because we retreated didn't mean the opposing side had done the same. Both sides had suffered a large number of casualties and injured shinobi, but each was very different in handling their situations.

"Toki-san, can you hear me?" I poked her shoulder as I was patching up the wound in her stomach. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked at me with a half-dead expression.
"Tobi… rama.." she mumbled.

Her heart was rapidly beating faster and her breathing had become irregular. After gulping down the blood that had stained her lips, she started crying and held onto my sleeve.
"Tobi-chan… You must get away from here… I'm long done…" were the words her bloody lips spoke out, but I still treated her.
"Don't say that, Toki-san… You'll be home soon…"
She closed her eyes and deeply exhaled.
Toki-san was like an older sister for me and my brother. She was our uncle's first born daughter, but he never thought she'd be useful in battle someday. Everyone said she'd grow to be weak. She proved them wrong.
I became familiar with water-style thanks to her… She taught me so much...

A sudden pain pierced my right arm. I looked down and saw Toki-san's fingernails dug into my flesh, causing a bit of bleeding.
"Toki-san…"
Her black orbs were facing the night sky. It seemed like the moonlight was washing away all the stains from her soul. She gazed at me one more time, whispering just one last word…
"Goodbye…"

I didn't realize she was gone so quickly. My hands were still pulling the bandages… I just remember the look on her face… Smiling.
I stood by her corpse for several minutes and stared at the river in front of me. Its calming waters were taking them away. All my feelings from that moment were taken away by them.
When I could finally move again, I heard a noise coming from the forest ahead. It sounded like an explosion. I had gathered all the injured in one spot and was waiting for my brother. They should be coming any time.

A second explosion followed and a cold shiver went down my spine. If those were more than one opponent, we wouldn't make it. I had to play the decoy.
I wasn't much experienced in solo defense and it was my first time being alone. Plus, I was still so young…
"Hatsuka, I have to go. If you can walk, take everyone and flee to the river."
"B-But Tobirama-sama…"
"Do as I say! Brother will come soon. Until then, you have to stay hidden. If you follow the river downwards you'll get to an opening. Wait there! Understood?"
My voice signaled angst, yet I couldn't just sit there and wait. Hatsuka could probably tell.

The forest was thick and noisy. If the enemy were to catch us here, we'd be dead in an instant. The deeper I got, the darker my vision became. Uchihas would have the clear advantage in this kind of area.

The noise had stopped and I felt numbness all over my body.
"I can't pass out now! I musn't!"
Shortly, everything around me became blurry and I couldn't stand on my feet anymore. My face hit the ground and I was paralyzed. I couldn't hear nor see anything. The darkness had devoured me.

~o~

The sound of flowing water had made me realize I regained my senses. I smelled freshness all around me and heard birds chirping cheerfully. I slowly opened my eyes and saw a bright blue sky being embraced by the trees around me. Everything looked so peaceful and calm.

"I… uh… must be dead…" I mumbled to myself.
But a male voice spoke up to me from behind and said:
"Not really, but you made great efforts."
I couldn't turn around to face him, though.

"Who are you?" I asked.
"Me?" he derisively responded.
"My name is not important, though many humans tend to call me monster or evil fox."
"Are you… not human?"
He hesitated a bit, but gave me a negative answer afterwards.

"Then.. are you a god or something?" I asked again.
I wasn't specifically afraid of the creature sitting somewhere behind me, but I wanted to thank him for saving me.
"God?" he laughed. "No, I'm a demon. But my father was a God who created me and my eight siblings." he replied.
"Eight siblings?... Could it be, you're one of Nine Tailed Beasts?.."
My tone was very calm while talking to him. Must have been because I was exhausted…
"Who knows…" was his answer.

Silence remained after that. My head was still a mess, but the quite waters made me feel at ease. I wanted to sleep some more.

My eye lids became heavier, until they'd completely fallen.
"Thank you… for saving me…" I whispered before sleep took me away.

I wasn't sure if he had heard me… but I wish he'll still be there when I wake up.