And here is the second chapter! I'm not too sure as to whether there will be a pairing, yet...

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Naruto/Naruto Shippuden.

Chapter 2: It's Madara...

A little recap: OC finds herself next to the stone-skipping stream in the Naruto Clan War era. She meets Senju Hashirama who leaves to go get her clothes. After a mini pity party, OC gets caught by a stranger and has a kunai to her neck.

OC's POV

"Who are you?" a voice questioned. It was a young voice.

Ah, great. I mentally rolled my eyes. "Sorry, I don't have a name."

"Why not?"

"I just don't. Never needed one, I guess." At least in the less-than-an-hour that I've been in this world. I tried to shrug.

"Why are you here?"

"No idea." The grip on me got tighter. Damn. It must be Madara.

"Tell me the truth!"

I sighed. "I really don't know." Then I just decided to go for it. "Um, you wouldn't happen to have black spiky hair and a frown on your face, would you?"

"What is it to you?"

"Uh, well, some kid said he'd get me clothes. He said that I should wait here and explain the situation to his friend. So, uh, are you the friend?"

"Why should I tell you? What was his name?"

"Um, but what if you're not him? I can't tell you his name because I can't even see you."

"Madara!" Ah, my savior has arrived. "Madara! What do you think you're doing?"

"This kid was talking to himself and playing with a kunai, here. He looked suspicious."

"Madara! Let him go! I went to go get clothes for him."

Madara let me go, and I fell to the ground.

"Uh, welcome back, Hashi-chan." I decided to call him by a shortened version of his name, since I was supposed to be a three-year-old.

"Are you okay? Madara didn't hurt you, did he?"

"No, I'm fine. Really. Mada-kun was just being an obstinate ass."

Madara glared at me, but then he got an interested glint in his eyes. Damn, now I'm interesting to an Uchiha. "Who are you?"

"He doesn't have a name, Madara."

"Huh? Is he a ninja? He didn't act scared when I caught him. His pulse didn't even speed up."

That was only because I was thinking some pretty pathetic thoughts at that point. They turned to look at me, and I got tired of their silent staring. "What?"

"Were you not afraid of being caught?" Hashirama asked.

"Uh, well, I mean, if he wanted to kill me, I'd be dead. And at least it would have been quick, right?"

Hashirama looked shocked. "But Shiro-kun! Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Well, no one would miss me if I died. I'm useless right now, and I don't have a goal at the moment, so it wouldn't matter much anyway."

"But I would miss you!"

"Do you really wish to die?" Madara asked. I could have sworn he glanced at my throat as if he was thinking about ending my life right then and there.

"No. But I'll die when I die. It happens to us all. But if I died like this, it would be pretty pathetic." Wait. "Shiro-kun?"

"Yeah! Because your hair is white. But why did you have to cut it?!" Hashirama was wailing in despair over my hair.

My face deadpanned. "Long hair is a pain to maintain. I'm a homeless orphan, Hashi-chan. I don't have the time nor the resources to take care of long hair."

"But it was so pretty!"

I shrugged. "If you're that worried about it, it'll grow back. And what self-respecting guy calls someone's hair pretty?"

"But it was! Now it looks like my brother's hair."

"Yeah, yeah. Thanks for the clothes. I'm gonna go wash up." I grabbed the clothes and found a spot in the stream, hidden by a big rock, to wash up. I quickly shed my clothes and jumped into the cold stream.

"You speak well for a three-year old," Madara's voice came suddenly from behind me, making me jump. Or at least I would have if the water hadn't been so cold.

I was thinking that it was a good thing my body was completely submerged in the water. And that my back was to him.

"Yeah, that's what I thought so, too. I don't really remember much about my past, you know. I just woke up to Hashi-chan poking me in the face, my body too sore to move, and my clothes covered in filth and grime. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that I'd been living under a rock for all this time. Though that wouldn't explain my speaking skills. Ah well, who cares?"

"You're girly."

"You're not."

"You're weak."

"And once again, you're not. Care to make any more obvious statements?"

"Do you ever get angry?"

"I'm sure I do. Though I have yet to find something that makes me angry. It will probably end up being something completely mundane."

"Are you really three years old?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. Hashi-chan said that I look that age. I'm not going to argue with him because I have yet to see what I look like. Though, I guess you're free to amend his original estimate."

"If I hadn't seen what you look like, I would have guessed that you were our age."

"I'm sure. Now, will you please leave so I can get dressed?" Although I was only three, and I never really had had a shred of modesty, I would have rather not have to reveal that I was a girl. Thankfully, he left, and I dried quickly in the sun and put the clothes on.

I returned to find the boys discussing something. Presumably me.

"Wow, you hair is really white. It'd be a target on a battlefield," Madara drawled.

"Well, at least it's be a smaller target than your head, inflated as it is," I retorted.

"What was that, you little brat? Do you even know who I am?"

"You're Mada-kun, duh. Having memory problems in your ever-increasing age, old man?"

"Hey, guys-"

"Old? You're the one with the blinding white hair. I'm surprised you're not balding."

"Well, you wear diapers since you're too old to hold it in."

"Well, you've never even been potty trained!"

"Guys!"

"WHAT?" both Madara and I simultaneously turned and yelled, causing Hashirama to cower. Gloom settled upon the boy, and he started sulking.

After a bit of startled silence, I asked, "Is that normal behavior for him?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

"Look, Hashi-chan! Butterfly!" I pointed randomly. Surprisingly enough, there was a very pretty blue butterfly fluttering by. (A/N: That rhymed...that's kinda creepy.)

"What? Where?" Hashirama's head came up suddenly, and he began chasing after the butterfly. "Come back here, you pretty little thing!"

"That sounded so wrong," I commented, "even if it was to a butterfly. Actually, that sort of makes it even more wrong. Do you think he'll ever say that to a girl?"

"Not in the way most men would mean it. He'd probably do it in all sincerity."

"And when he does, it would probably be in the middle of a street, around a bunch of people, including children, and then he'd be smacked around by any mother that was around." We both pictured this in our minds. "His future looks bleak. I wish you luck on being his friend in a public setting."

We stood there and watched Hashirama in silence.

"So, Mada-kun, you're good at fighting, right?"

"Of course."

"So, you'll help me learn how to fight so I can survive on my own, right?"

"Like you could survive any training I put you through," Madara scoffed.

"Of course, the alternative would be an early death for me, and-"

"Wait, what? Why are you talking about dying, Shiro-kun? You can't die! You just got here!" Hashirama suddenly popped up in front of us. "You're not dying if I can help it! Madara, we will train Shiro-kun so that he will be able to defend himself. Actually, he'll be our first joint student! And we'll make him the best shinobi, ever!" Hashirama declared with determination.

"So you'll teach him your clan techniques?"

"Well, if he can do it, then yes!" I was a bit astounded at the trust he put in me. After all, I had met him less than an hour ago.

Madara sighed. "Fine. But we need to teach him the basics first. And I'll be in charge of his physical training."

"Alright! Well then, Shiro-kun, let's get started."

And from the gleam in Madara's eyes, I knew I was in for a training regimen from hell.

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