Hagoromo was sitting in front of the execution stand with his children at each of his sides. It was the first time something like that happened since the time of Kaguya and all of his warriors were present, some of them trembling for their lives. Indra was trying to keep composed, but he was scared to death. His father grabbed his hand, offering him strength to face his abusers one last time before they died. Asura took the other hand to signal that they were together in that. The prisoners then were escorted to their dying zone. Indra started to hyperventilate when Yami looked at him like he did before raping him.

"Shhhhhh, it´s okay…" the Sage held his hand tighter. "We are here. I am here… I will protect you"

"Father…" the execution proceeded naturally, until there was just one abuser left. By this time, the elder brother was feeling a little bit better. Maybe he could never recover what those assholes took from him, but there was definitely something satisfying about being avenged… and his father and him were talking more. When it was happening they barely exchanged a few words a day, now they talked for hours. And Hiro-san… he decided to take up the role of a psychologist. Takeshi was the last one to walk to the execution stance. In his final moment he looked at Asura, trying to transmit all his love, but he was only met by an icy glare that pierced his hearth. Now he knew exactly how much he screwed up. He should have never touched Indra, should have tell Hagoromo about the abuse before and then maybe he would have a chance.

"I´m sorry" were his last words.

"It´s done" the Sage lifted with his children and the three of them went away. He ushered them inside a room quickly, while Asura made his brother sit down. "Are you okay? I noticed you were in discomfort when he looked at you."

"They… they…"

"Indra-nii, just tell us. We are not going to yell at you or anything, on contrary. We will support you" assured him Asura.

"I… don´t know…"

"It´s okay, you don´t need to keep secrets from us, less because of an asshole that saw you bad…"

"It wasn´t just an asshole and it wasn´t just a look!" exploded the older brother, breaking down crying, something that was very usual lately. His oldest´s show of emotion keep surprising Hagoromo. The Indra that he remembered from his other live was closed up and secretive, the only thing coming out of him being hate. Now he was more expressive, a very good change… but the crying fits were a pain to calm down. "He… did it like that every time after he finished raping me! I can´t just take it!"

"Shhh… it´s okay, he is not here anymore, he can´t hurt you" the father tried to soothe the distressed male, but he wasn´t making any progress. They continued like that until the long haired make felt asleep and the other two Ootsutsuki laid him down in his bed. "Stay here"

"Why?"

"I have to go talk with someone and… I don´t think all the abusers died today. Some of the warriors were very nervous in the execution and I don´t want any of the guilty ones trying to threat him or something like that" Kaguya´s eldest son replied.

"He can defend himself now…" his father threw him a questioning look. "It´s not like I don´t want to stay with him, but seeing someone sleeping is creepy."

"As creepy as it is, he needs our protection" the Sage crossed his arms. "True, I returned him his chakra, but in his mental state it´s easy for him to go into a panic and forget it, leaving him defenseless. If that happens I want you there, ready to protect your brother."

"If it´s that way…"

"Don´t worry, I won´t be taking long"

"Okay, come back soon" Asura entered the room and sat down. He really had no problem in babysitting his brother, but he knew that the older would probably be pissed at being threated like a porcelain doll. Indra can be hurt and emotionally unstable, but he also had his pride and wanted to show that he could get over it… and excessive attention over him get him angry. "You know? You look adorable when you are asleep, nii-san" the older tossed in his bed and mumbled something that sound strangely like a sob. "Shhhh, I´m here, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Kisa… don´t…"

"Kisa?" the younger brother frowned, Kisa was a warrior that has been way too nervous that morning. Was he too…? "You will answer my questions later"

-In another part of the compound-

"I just want to know how he is faring in the therapy" said Hagoromo to Hiro, who was frowning at his Lord´s questions. "To help him…"

"We have something called patient confidentiality…"

"But he is suffering!" the Sage tried to calm down before he ended up waking the Juubi´s chakra up. He took calming breaths and sighed. "I´m worried and afraid, doctor. My son is on a vulnerable state and I would hate it if someone ever took advantage of that to hurt him or the rest of the family."

"Well… I will not deny that in his state of mind it would be easy to take advantage of him, but… are you really expecting something like that? isn´t that just paranoia about what happened?"

"Believe me, I have a very good reason to fear that"

"I don´t think so, Indra is responding well to the treatment… slower than I would want but well considering how much time he was abused" the doctor frowned. "I could even get him to tell me a few things about…"

"About what?" Hiro wasn´t going to answer, but the Ootsutsuki knew how to press him until he finally spat out the truth.

"Yami and his friends weren´t only rapists, they were sadists. He said they tortured him but… he didn´t give me the details… in his defense, if I have gone through all that, I wouldn´t either. I wish he starts open up soon, because keeping this things bottled up inside could be even worse than reviving it."

"How worst?"

-In the room-

Indra woke up only to find Asura sleeping right on the door. He smiled, since the truth came out to light his family haven´t left him alone for a second. It was not a bad thing, he has been unable to sleep alone for some time unless he was drugged out of his mind… not that he did it anymore. The same day he sealed Asura´s chakra, his father searched for drugs on both brother´s rooms and took the damn smoking machine away. It was fine, he didn´t need it anymore.

"You are a mess" he said, grabbing the younger Ootsutsuki and laying him on his bed, covering his body. It was nice to finally have someone to take care of him, but sometimes he needed to be alone. The long haired teen opened his door and stepped outside, enjoying the nightly wind and moonlight. He was so centered in that that he didn´t noticed the black mass advancing towards him.

"They are only with you because of pity" a hissing voice talked to him, startling him. For some reason he was unable to turn around. "I know that, I´m the voice in the back of your head. They will abandon you again and you will be left alone to fend for yourself with all that grieving inside you…"

"They are my family, they won´t…"

"You family? Haven´t your father always favored your brother? Haven´t he left you alone to suffer all those years, abandoning you, because of your brother? He was even in time to save him while he was never there when it was you who needed help."

"It was…"

"It was what? Deep in your hearth…" smiled Zetsu. "You know that there is only one way to be safe: the power. Gain that power, defeat your brother and take control of the world… release the Mugen Tsukuyomi! Their pity will only make you weak, on the other…"

"Shut up!" another voice spoke and the black figure was attacked by a very powerful and pissed off Sage. He screamed when he was hit by a light, releasing Indra´s feet and making him able to move again. The teen turned around saw his father in battle stance and a thing moving on the ground. He immediately knew what it has tried to do.

"Father, I…"

"Shhh, it´s not your fault. You were about to fall in his trap and it would have been my fault for being late as always… but I will never be late again to save you" he smiled at his son and turned back at Zetsu. "Now go to your room, put a seal on it and stay there until I say so."

"Father…"

"Do it, Indra! This is my responsibility!"

"Eh… Okay" he did so and grabbed a kunai. He would be ready for whatever that was going to happen.

-In Konoha-

Maki was preparing herself for the first mission she was going to take after giving birth to Nawaki. She has already instructed Tsuna to take care of her little brother and the older Tsunade of the house. She marched out of the village along with her team… and directly into a trap from their supposed allies. Some of her teammates got slaughtered, she only survived because, somehow, she had a natural sense of escaping. She was with her childhood best friend Aya (it was a miracle they both had survived until that age) when the attacker surrounded her. Maki presented a huge fight, but Aya was a medic nin and couldn´t take care of herself for much. She ended up being murdered in front of her friend. The last survivor´s eyes opened wide. She has never seen one of her beloved ones being murdered in front of her eyes. She had lost quite a few, but never in front of her. The man approaching, some of them claiming the honor of finishing the Shodiame´s daughter themselves. Maki for her part, felt her eyes burning. Not with tears, the burning sensation was more painful. It was as if her blood was reacting to something on her skin, burning it… the pain was so much that she covered her eyes. The men grinned, thinking she was scared, only to go back when she uncovered them. They were red with a strange shape in black.

"Is that…" they all attacked and at the moment she was surrounded by skeleton ribs that rejected their attacks. Maki, for her part, took the opportunity to run. She knew because of the pain that this new technique wasn´t going to last long and that she needed to go to safety quickly, but she underestimate the Susanoo´s need of chakra. Too soon she was on the floor, panting.

"Damn it" she cursed and prepared for the end… that never came. She opened her eyes again to find Tsunade in front of her, standing over the bodies of her beaten up enemies. "What…?"

"I remembered that this was the day you died and came to save you, mother" she said, offering her hand to the woman to lift her from the ground. "Don´t worry, young me is with Nawaki."

"Hum… In another situation I would have screamed at you, but now I have to be thankful" she looked around for the bodies of her teammates. She walked to Aya and closed her eyes. "We need to bring their bodies back to Konoha"

"I have sealing paper" after sealing the bodies they started to walk back to the village. When night surprised them, Tsunade started building a campfire and Maki went to nearby river to pick some water. In the middle of it she started remembering what happened at the battle and her friend´s death… tears rolled down her eyes and they changed in front of her, startling the female. She took a second look… yes, it was definitely a Sharingan. "Mother? It´s everything allright?"

"Yes" the woman sat in front of her daughter, afraid. Her eyes were still red and she wanted to cover them so much… how did she have them in the first place? It was an Uchiha trait!

"Let me see" asked Tsunade, but her mother resisted. "It´s okay, I know why this is happening" she showed her own Sharingan. "I can explain it."

"Yes?" she asked with hope.

"Yes, well… you probably are not going to believe me, but Mito, the woman you think is your mother, really isn´t" Maki opened her eyes wide. "Oji-sama… used to have a lover and that lover was from the Uchiha clan"

"It… can´t be" it was definitely unbelievable, his father was the best man she have known, he couldn´t have done that to his wife… but then again, she never had Uzumaki traits. Her hair and eyes were naturally black like most of the Uchiha´s. And her Sharingan… "Let´s just say for a moment that I believe that, why would they go through all the trouble faking the pregnancy and birth? Father could have just left me with my mother in the…"

"It was because Mito was unable to have children" Maki shook her head. "Just ask her, it was her too that put the seal n your eyes that kept that was hurting you and locking your Sharingan"

"I will"

-Back in Konoha-

The first thing Maki did when she returned was going to her mother´s house and demanded explanation. She showed her Sharingan as a proof. Mito only laughed and said she was glad she was finally leaving her alone, that she finally knew exactly what kind of man was her father and that she was a bastard. The younger woman reacted very badly and things nearly got out of control when they started a fight. Other ninja have to restrain her.

"Maki-sama! You have to take care of your mother, not hurting her!"

"She is not my mother! She never was and never will!" she screamed glaring at them with her Mangekyo Sharingan. She stormed out of the house, dropping the redheaded fake hair she used to wear in hopes that she will look like the princess and gain her love… after all she already look a lot like her unknown mother with her wild Uchiha black hair. It was short but she was going to let it grow from now on. The distressed woman reached her house and called for the older version of her daughter. "Tsuna… I know you know all. I want to ask… who was my mother?"

"Do you really want to know?" a nod "even if it hurts?" another nod "It was Uchiha Madara"

"It can´t be, for one he was a male and second, he tried to kill me on a fire when I was a child…"

"That was a lie" Maki was startled. "Try to remember that moment…" Maki evoked the moment she was on the fire, afraid and hugging a toy. Her mommy have fled without her… then someone entered the room, putting his life in danger. The person hugged her and whispered some words before taking her into his arms and running out… she remembered how safe and happy she felt in those arms, those for some reason very known arms. Tsuna noticed her discomfort. "That´s right, he saved you and Mito framed him for attempted murder."

"I can´t believe it… I helped her… against my own MOTHER!" she went to her room and laid on the bed, crying. Younger Tsunade came with Nawaki in her arms.

"Is she going to be alright?"

"Yes, she will" the next morning Maki came out of her room with a serious expression. She walked towards her children and took Nawaki into her arms and bounced the baby.

"Tsuna" she started. "I want to make things right, to know my mother, so please answer me… is Uchiha Madara still alive?"

"Yes, he is, but he is weakened because of the injuries of the Valley of the End"

"If that´s so then I would be my duty to take care of him as his oldest daughter" she said, putting the baby down. "Where is him?" the blond shook her head. "Do you have at least a slight idea?"

"Yes, a forest near Kanabi Bridge, but it will be dangerous"

"I don´t really care" she grabbed her son again. "Prepare yourselves, we are going to Kanabi Bridge, all of us. I will return to my mother, as I should have done along with my brothers. I will hide my heritage no more…"