"MADARA!".
Sadako's head turned to the left almost getting slashed by the Senju she was fighting. She wasn't even supposed to get this far into the battlefield but Senju Butsuma's army was rapidly killing medic nin's in the front lines and she had to make her way through dismembered bodies to heal, and in the mean time take down some Senju.
Her sword clashed with the man in from of her, he was pressing her back into a tree when she kicked his right knee with her right foot and made him loose footing. He fell onto her, she pushed him away and rapidly got up. Before he could get up she stabbed him through a small hole in his armor right above the navel. The man screamed, his blond hair sweaty and his eyes looking at her coldly. She pulled out her sword and slashed his neck.
Whitout taking a break she started running to the front lines from where she heard Madara's name be screamed by someone, jumping among dead bodies. A Senju kid tried to stop her in her way she jumped right behind him and before he could turn back she kicked him in the middle of his back with some chackra sending him flying and making him crash against a tree.
"Sadako we need you in the front now! " Screamed Izuna who probably had been the one to call Madara's name earlier. Standing 20 meters away from her he took off to the front at a slow pace so that Sadako could catch up quickly, slashing enemies with every step.
"What happened?!" "Madara got wounded by that bastard Senju again, Butsuma's son" said Izuna with a desperation he reserved for war only.
"Hashirama? Senju Hashirama? " she asked almost getting struck by a kunai that she quickly defected to her left." Yes that one, the one who use to be friends with Madara or something ". Sadako frowned, after the incident with the Senju boy, she and Madara hadn't been allowed alone in the forest, not even their clearing, since it is so close to the river were Hashirama appeared all those times. She knew how hateful madara got when he fought that boy. She understood though, he was hurt by his dream getting crushed by the reality of our time.
They reached the place Madara was. The Uchiha warriors had hidden him in some trees and one kept him safe. Madara was pale and losing blood quickly from his left tight . Sadako proceeded to kneel next to him and teared a piece of the shirt she wore underwear her armor and made a tourniquet for Madara's leg. "Izuna I need to get him out of here". Madara didn't even fight her orders, showing how bad he was, Izuna closed his eyes and grimaced, "Right. Aito help Sadako take Madara to safety, don't allow any harm to come to them" He then looked at Sadako, "I'm sorry there are no more man I can give you, my father needs them" She nodded knowingly. They stared at each other a second and then Izuna ran to the front at full velocity. . "Aito I'll carry Madara, you keep us safe" "You sure, he looks heavy" he said as If no war was going around him. She contained get anger "Yes. Now let's get going".
They only made it two hundred meters away from the front when they were attacked by two Senjus. The fist trowed some kunai at them, Sadako had to move to the left to avoid the few kunais that Aito missed, he engaged in battle with him when the second one showed himself by throwing at her and Madara's unconscious body a five meter high wall of water. She barely had time to think when she made her own wall but of eart to stop her and madara bring crushed by water. She jumped several meters to avoid fighting with that man altogether. She would defend herself but right now she had to get Madara out of here and fast. Suddenly the white haired Senju she knew was Hashirama's younger brother jumped in front of her and slashed at her with his katana. She barely evaded the slash jumping back but before Tobirama could do more, long brown hair and brown armor appeared in front of her facing Tobirama.
"Brother stop, this is not the time."said Hashirama. He the looked at her "Sadako-san, long time no see" almost smiling. She was fuming on the inside, quickly looked around barely any fights here too close to the Uchiha settlement in this Area why are they here? "This area is too dangerous for you why are you trying to do, get killed? " said Hashirama. She stood still no more, as fast as she could she left the two Senju brothers behind, keeping her sharingan on, and switching sides so that no kunai would hit the unconscious Madara on her back. She could feel the blood coming from Madara's tight staining her own pants and getting to her skin. She was close, an Uchiha guarding the camp saw her and recognized who she was carrying. "PREPARE THE EMERGENCY TENT" He screamed to those behind of him, by the time she got to where he was, Madara was breathing slowly. "what happened?" asked the guard while taking of her the dead weight of Madara's unconscious body. "Bad injury " she panted as they made their way to the emergency room tent "He was loosing too much blood, I had to get him here".
Madara was placed in a bed where the best medics of the clan began treating him. "You did well girl, he would have died out there even if you had healed the gash on his leg"said Uchiha Yamamoto the lead medic of the Uchiha Clan. A renowned shinobi and healer in his time, now only a healer due to his old age of sixty years old." But now, your place is another ". She knew what he meant, she turned around and ran back to the front. She wished she could be there for Madara, but she had a duty to carry.
"Seventy-two casualties, Tajima-sama. We've lost more men today with the Senju than in the last five fights we've had with any other clan". Tajima looked at his unconscious son. To think he was beaten again by that disgusting Senjus. "we should pull back for a while sir, take more missions from lords and make ourselves stronger, we cannot have another day like this. Seventy two man is too many man to die in one fight, also we've gained nothing from this"
"nothing? NOTHING? Where in the world do you live you idiotic old fag. We gained the security that today our people will not be invaded by that disgusting Senju Butsuma and his clan of bastards and whores"
"Sit down and take your meds. Old men seriously know nothing more than scream to try to get people to listen to them "
The council meeting was not something the clan leader could handle this night." Leave me please ".
Talking to themselves as if they had not been screaming and insulting each other for the last hour and a half the three elders, the youngest of them who had come all the way from the complex to 'help Tajima-sama', Kokomo-san, Tengu-san, and the ever lovely Nadeshiko - San, left the tent in which Tajima was in with his unconscious son.
"The medics said that he would wake up but not today, and probably not tomorrow. He suffered a extreme case of blood lose. He needs time Izuna, don't fret " Sadako told him, while they both ate each from a bowl." I know but you need to understand he has never been this injured before, he almost died ". Izuna's face was full of grief. The fire made him look older than his age of 11. It's been three years since Izuna was called to the front lines. He suffered several wounds, but so did she and Madara although lighter ones. The brothers were strong, stronger than anyone had seen at that age. She knew that people were beginning to see the future, what they would become, who would lead the clan. She knew Madara would, he was born for it, it is his birthright and she knew he would become strong like no other. Her faith in the brothers never wavered.
"I know brother is always there to protect me and I know that I am not strong enough to engage in one of his fights and pretend to win against someone who can stand against Madara, but I wish I could, sometimes I just want to get in front of him when a swords comes from him you know? Take the punch for him, but I know he would hate me for it and I am just there. Thinking this not knowing what to do and then I turn my head and you are healing a clan member and I can't even smile at you because some asshole comes and tried to kill you and I want to jump in and take the punch but I know that if someone would take the punch for you it's Madara and then I would take the punch for him and he would hate me and I would be on square one all over again, can't this just stop? " He said so much in one moment that he was out of breath. She looked at him and put a hand on his cheek." Izuna please don't take the punch for any of us, we need you well, we are older than you and want to protect you don't make this hard. Also your brother would never hate you, because he would never let you take the punch for him."
"You know Izu, sometimes you are too intelligent for your age " She finished, disheveling his hair. Izuna blushed." I just don't want to loose anyone else ". She smiled dryly at him." I know ". A sigh." Let's go see your brother, I want no more of this disgusting thing they call food " she joked, pointlessly trying to lift the dark fog around them. Izuna nodded and they both made their way to Madara's tent.
He had been given a pretty big and decent tent because of his health at the moment. He usually slept in a shared tent, usually with Izuna and other shinobi and sometimes they would sneak Sadako in their tent if there was no other shinobi with them and the three would sleep together. When they were younger it was easier, but as she got older and the woman in beru started coming out, people started disapproving her sleeping with the two brothers.
As they made their way to the tent, Izuna could not evade the feeling of impending doom going around the settlement. Tomorrow.
They would make their way back to the complex, after having lost many man.
His father came out of Madara's tent looking sour. His years showing in every line on his face. He smiled at both of them and left. Sadako looked sadly at his retreating back and with a sigh, entered the tent. Izuna following.
Inside laid Madara, in all his fifteen year old glory, pale, sweaty from the summer heat and encased in several ointments and clothes to keep his wounds from infecting, even the smallest ones, as to not make his condition worse.
"They didn't heal him much did they? "asked Izuna turning to look at Sadako." there were many people in need of attention, they kept him alive that is what matters " She concluded." I will heal him some more, I can use the chakra I hace right now "Izuna nodded.
He made his way to his brother anf kneeld next to him." Brother you will be fine, Sada-chan is here to heal you some more ain't that great? ". He sounded so happy but his face didn't show. With a sad smile he turned back to Sadako." I'll let you heal him in peace. Please tell me if there is any changes for the better or worse ". She nodded and with that he left.
She looked over Madara. Taking in how much he had grown these last years. As had she, but he had changed in some ways, he wasn't as happy and outspoken as he used to be, usually only confiding in his brother and Sadako herself. Not even Tajima. Their relationship had strained, Madara was growing bold and Tajima was loosing respect from some people on the clan due to bad campaigns and a lack of resources that has been barely taken care of due the lessening of the clands founds caused by the death of many clans men in fights that un turn lower our power.
Yet here lying in a makeshift bed he looked as peaceful as a baby, but he was more man than boy now. His hair now long and unkempt, his skin tan from the eternally long summers in the fire country , his body muscled and strong. She still felt bad for him. For everything that is happening, because she knew that he would have to shoulder his father's errors soon.
Tajima was soon to leave his place.
She kneeled next to him and pulled some of the clothes that were on his chest she saw a large burn going from below his neck to his left pectoral. She cleaned the wound and proceeds to soothe the injury with medical chakra. Slowly but surely Madara's breath began to soften, as if he could now sleep more peacefully without that nagging wound that was probably causing him to be so sweaty and overheated.
She continued healing him. A large but non dangerous gash in the right arm, a small burn in his face right next to his chapped lips, his tight that had been healed mostly but still needed some more healing to function normally.
She healed every single tear of burn she could find. She grabbed his hands and noticed the injured callouses and began to heal them too, when she was finished and about to rise and leave, the same hand that she was healing encased hers and pulled her down.
"Sadako " Said Madara in a dried voice, the lack of water and the heat took a toll on his voice . She shushed him," Don't talk, your throat is dry, let me get you some water ". He looked at her and nodded. She got up and went to the table on the other side of madara's tent and grabbed a glass and poured water from a jar. She brought it to him and helped him sit to drink it . Once he was done, she put the glass next to madara's bed.
"Sadako " He repeated. And looked at her, or right through her, she couldn't tell." He was-","I know, Izuna told me, he took me to you when you got injured ". He stared at her and then let his eyes fall shamefully." I lost"
"You can't be always the strongest Madara "
" I need to be the strongest "
" There is no way " she retorted.
Then someone entered the tent.
"Oh but there is..."