She jogged to catch up with Madara, watching as Miyo ran of to find Mito. She could tell he was agitated, he gave off a very unpleasant vibe. It was no wonder people tried to avoid him, if he was in a bad mood then someone might take it the wrong way. Hashirama was nowhere in sight so she guessed he had already been on his way to see the Feudal Lords. Sakura caught up with Madara and looked at him with a sigh.

"You really that upset?" she asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Hn." She rolled her eyes. Typical answer she half expected.

"Come on," she said grabbing his arm and pulling him down the street that would lad them to her house.

"Let.. go," he said trying to pull her hand off, only causing her insane grip to tighten.

"Stop being stubborn," she said stopping and turning to him.

"I am not being stubborn."

"Yes you are."

"No I am not."

"Yes you are."

"You two argue like an old married couple," Miyo said, giggling at both of them. She immediately hid behind Uzashi when she saw the deadly glares they gave her.

"Sakura-chan, Mito-sama wants you to know she will be seeing you later tonight. She has other things to do for the day and apologizes for leaving Miyo with you," he told her with a nervous smile.

"She what?" her eyebrow twitched. "Fine. I suppose I have no choice."

"Looks like your stuck with me," Miyo said in a singsong tone, chuckling to herself.

"I also have something I must ask... in private if you don't mind Sakura-chan," he said eyeing Madara who was giving him a cautious glare.

"I suppose so. Watch Miyo," Sakura said to him while having Uzashi walk away with her for a moment.

"What!? I am not babysitting a brat," he shouted, clenching his fist as he was ignored.

"Hehe," she said right next to Madara, startling him.


"What is it Uzashi?" Sakura sighed, stopping so she could keep an eye on Miyo while speaking with him.

"First, I must ask if you will be returning to Uzushio. The medics are having a hard time," he mentioned with worry.

"I will give the previous medics sent back a chance but if things do not play out well I might but not for long," she said with her finger to her lip as she started to think of what to do.

She had worried about the medics there. It was probably because they were on their own and nervous about running things smoothly. She did not want to have to go back so soon but if things got too bad then she would have to. She could not imagine what could possibly be wrong and it started to maker her uneasy.

"I-I also w-wanted to ask..." he started as he stumbled with words, avoiding direct eye contact. "If you would want to go to dinner with me tonight?"

"Uh well..." She was a bit shocked by his sudden question. He was so nervous to ask and was blushing, something she had never seen before. She didn't want to hurt his feelings seeing as he must have had to muster up the courage to ask. "Sure. I know a good place that recently opened."

"Great, I guess I will see you later tonight then," he said looking down.

"Just stop by anytime. I have the rest of the day off," she smiled.

"Sounds good. I have to get going now. Have fun with Miyo," he said before rushing off.

She crossed her arms and sighed. He was too sweet to let down with a quick no. She still felt guilty for the time she turned Naruto down the day he had returned to Konoha after training with Jiraiya for two and a half years. It wouldn't make up for it but she still felt like she owed him and Uzashi reminded her of the knucklehead so much that it almost did. Besides they haven't seen each other in some time and it would be a good time to hang out and relax.

She heard a scream from Miyo and rushed back only to find Madara chasing the red head around the forest in aggravation. He caught her in a head lock, his hands shaking with anger. Those two in the same room was something Sakura feared yet forgot about when Uzashi asked to speak with her. Miyo bit Madara hard, drawing blood and giving her a chance to escape. Before she got far past her Sensei, Sakura grabbed the end of her hair and yanked back causing the girl to fall back.

"Miyo, what have we told you?" Sakura said sternly, tapping her foot.

"Respect others the way you wish to be respected," she mumbled.

"Then apologize."

"Why should I apologize to the old geezer. He can't even take a joke!" Miyo argued.

"Old geezer!? I am not that old!" Madara shouted, angered.

"Miyo!" Sakura yelled, fist clenched and a deadly glare. Miyo jumped up as quickly as she could and bowed.

"Gomen'nasai!"

"Now," Sakura said before grabbing onto both of them." I do not want to deal with stubbornness." She looked at Madara. "Or hear complaining." She looked at Miyo. "Understood?"

"Hai," they whined in union as she dragged them towards her place.


She poured the tea into the cups trying to ignore the two sitting across from one another, glaring at each other. So much for first impressions. Miyo was a brat and was able to annoy those around her who were serious. Madara took things a bit too serious lately and was easily annoyed, especially after earlier today. Things were worse than Sakura could have imagined, the tension was terrible.

She sat down silently, giving everyone time to cool off. First thing was first, she had to send a message to the Uzushio Hospital to find out what was going on and needed the truth to know if she needed to return. It wasn't something she wanted to do so soon but this was her life now and she needed to do what was needed. Keeping an eye on Madara was what concerned her the most.

"Prick," Miyo simply said, narrowing her eyes at Madara. Sakura shook her head and groaned into her cup before she sipped, already tired of the two constantly causing the tension to rise.

"Brat," he replied back annoyed.

"Jealousy," she said in her usual playful and smiling self.

"Shut it!" he shouted standing from his seat and slamming his hands on the table.

"Why did I think this was a good idea?" Sakura thought as her eyebrow twitched.

"Make me," she challenged.

"Sit down Madara. Miyo... go to the room," Sakura demanded. Without another word Miyo got up and guzzled down her tea before running upstairs. "She can be very bratty. Ignoring her can irritate her until she finally gives up."

"Unfortunately I do not have that kind of patience," he remarked, sitting.

"Or temper," she added. "Do not give me that look, you know it's true."

"Hn." He crossed his arms and leaned back in his chairs. She was tempted to trip the chair once again but decided against it.

"What is bothering you the most? The lack of trust from Tobirama or the fact he absolutely ignored your existence?" she asked, as she imitated him. His eyes shifted her way, narrowing. "Yes I noticed." she answered.

"Why talk to you about it? You wouldn't understand," he replied looking away.

"It depends on which issue. I can understand both... believe it or not."

He remained silent, looking her way. When sharing stories she did mention some things that did seem to shift to both choices. The last thing either of them wanted was to argue over something so ridiculous. He sighed and sat right once again, closing his eyes. If he didn't give an answer, she wouldn't press the issue too much. Though she was a good person to talk to.

"Both and neither. It is one thing to be ignored but it is worse when your very existence seems to be overlooked by someone it is extremely irritating. When it comes to trust... I do not trust him anyway so it should not bother me if he does not trust me."

She adjusted herself and looked down at her tea cup. It was obvious a nerve was it hit, she didn't blame him for being that pissed. Thinking back on it she started to regret not knocking Tobirama out for insulting her and delivering the message herself. Then again she hated to admit he had a point when it came to her short temper. Something she was still working on.

"I also..." Madara started, looking in her direction. "Talking with Hashirama about things has made me a bit..."

"Emotional?" she guessed by the current look in his eyes. He nodded slightly, grabbing his cup and sipping at his tea.

"I should go." He stood, already making his way to the door.

"Wait..." Sakura said following. He stopped and turned to her. "If you want to talk about it later then you can come by tonight."

"Maybe," he said with a small sigh as he opened the door.

"It has to be later in the night. I have to go out with Uzashi to Kokoro Sushi in a bit." As soon as she said it he froze, eyebrow twitching.

"Uzashi? The other Uzumaki?" he questioned.

"Y-yeah," she replied, getting a bad vibe.

"Hm, interesting," he mumbled. "I'll see you later then."

As he left she questioned herself, wondering if she should have told him.


Mito knocked on the door, watching as the sun began to set. She had been around the place all day, being sidetracked to observe the explained village. She had not realized she would miss so much begin away for such a short time. She sighed and waited patiently, hearing stumbling inside. The door opened and Hashirama stood there, a bit distraught until he saw her.

"Mito-chan!" he exclaimed happily.

"Hashi," she smiled.

"Come in. We have so much to catch up on," he said moving to the side.

She walked in and noticed how clean the place was. She took of her sandals and followed her fiancee to the dining area. As she entered she noticed Tobirama standing by a window, arms crossed as usual. Hashirama quickly sat down, knocking into the table, so they could talk.

"I thought you were arriving a couple days from now," he said.

"We decided to depart a bit early and made it here a day earlier than predicted," she explained.

"So what did Honshi-dono say?" he asked a bit impatient. She sighed at his excitement, seeing as how he really shouldn't be as anxious as he is.

"As I said before, as long as we are at the Uzumaki Shrine there is no problem. He will be arriving next week for the Ceremony," she replied happily.

"Next week?" Tobirama questioned.

"It is short notice but things have already been prepared for some time," she nodded.

Hashirama sat there pondering the news. He had been waiting to hear about the wedding plans from Honshi and now it seems things were coming to fruition. This would be his second time going through with the wedding and it was a bit strange to him since he had to do it more than once. He did not mind though, at least he would once again be with his love.

Though things were happening differently already. He was marrying Mito around the time they would have first allied with the Uzumaki, Madara was no where to be found after they departed and Everything was almost in place over a few years sooner. He wondered how much of the future was changing because of it. It really didn't matter too much to him but he was concerned for Sakura.

She was adapting but lately he could tell she was trying to stay away from the crowds. It was worrying him more than he realized it could. Should he have just brought Tobirama along to begin with? Or maybe chose one of the others in her place? He couldn't help but wonder just what was going on since he was so busy keeping things in order until he became Hokage.

It was inevitable, he would be Hokage again and Madara would be pushed towards his darker self. Right now he had to plan how to stop that from happening but it was difficult. He did not want to kill him again, especially since he survived somehow and Hashirama had no idea how.

"Hashi, you look concerned," Mito noted.

"Oh I do? I just have so much on my mind lately. Forgive me," he said rubbing the back of his head.

"Don't worry too much," she commented. The conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door. Hashirama once again got up to open it.

"Madara?" he asked confused. The man stood there with his hand on his hip and a scowl on his face.

"Sorry to interrupt but I have some things to talk to you about," he said, keeping his voice low.

"Oh is that so?" he said with a goofy smile.

"We didn't get a chance to finish our previous conversation after all," he continued.

"Well now isn't a good time," Hashirama said with a slight groan.

"Later then. We can meet somewhere when you are ready," he suggested.

"Sure. I can come to your place."

"No, I was thinking about going to eat somewhere. How does Kokoro Sushi sound?"


Author's Note: So Sorry For the Late Update! I moved out of my parents for the first time last week so I decided to take this chapter slow and get my stuff together but I'll be back to writing regularly now! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. ^.^