DISCLAIMER: I would love to own Naruto, but I don't and won't.
When Madara felt Tobirama's Chakra spike he diverted his attention from Hashirama and looked to his right. Izuna was badly injured and Takato had jumped to his aid. The younger Senju was charging with his katana to his brothers, and Madara knew he could not make it in time.
Suddenly a huge explosion came from the forest on his left as two figures jumped from the trees landing next to his siblings and the Senju, who had stopped his attack from the surprise, 'Thanks Kami!' he thought with relief.
Then a bunch of Hyuuga shinobi – like 20 or so - appeared from the woods, supposedly chasing the figures.
"UCHIHA, SENJU YOU BASTARDS" the Hyuuga leader said when he saw the two clan's armies "I KNEW YOU WERE CAPABLE OF EVERYTHING BUT TO ALLY TO BEAT US AND SEND THIS TWO BITCHES TO AMBUSH US IS LESSER THAN WE THOUGHT".
Madara looked to his right again and realized that the figures were two women, who were bloody and beaten, and dress in strange clothes. One possessed the Sharingan and the other one outrageous pink hair.
"I TOLD YOU I'M NOT AN UCHIHA" the sharingan one shouted, "AND I'M NOT A SENJU" this time was the pink haired one.
"BULLSHIT, YOU HAVE THE SHARINGAN, AND YOU HAVE HEALING POWERS. YOU ARE UCHIHA AND SENJU" the man spat.
All the Uchiha and Senju Shinobi were frozen on their spots.
"BITE ME, YOU BASTARDS ATTACKED THE MERCHANT VILLAGE AND WE HAPPENED TO BE THERE JUST PASSING. YOU KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE, I'M SICK OF YOU" the supposedly Uchiha shouted and charged to the leader. The Hyuuga started to fight her with his soft punch technique, and was surprised to see her dodging almost every punch.
"How can you dodge my punches?" he managed to say.
"I've spar with a Hyuuga before. Your techniques are the same" she grinned and then noticed she was surrounded by 20 or so of his clansmen. Madara found this strange, how could this woman spar with a Hyuuga? A spar was meant to be friendly, and Hyuugas were not.
"KATON HI NO YA NO JUTSU" the girl shouted and a huge fire arrow flew attacking all the Hyuuga men. "SAKURA" she then shouted and started to run away.
The pink haired –Sakura, that may be her name Madara thought- started to run away too, molding chakra on her hand. Then the Kunoichi suddenly changed place. The Sharingan user shouted both Uchiha and Senju men "JUMP", and then hell happened.
"SHANNAROOOOOOO" Sakura shouted and punched the earth creating a massive crater beating the hell out of all the Hyuuga who he could see through the dust were laying unconscious.
Madara was in awe. This small pink haired girl was like a force of nature, she was the strongest woman he'd seen, and he didn't recall seeing a man with that physical strength, not even Hashirama, the strongest person he knew. He felt something in his chest tighten when he saw her running past him to meet her comrade.
It was then when everything went silent and the women looked around them. They must have realized where they were, because their eyes were wide open and they went rigid. The tension was broken by Izuna's pained cry
"Otouto" he heard Takato say. As Madara started to run to help his siblings, he saw this Sakura girl leaning into Izuna her hands glowing green.
"What do you think you're doing" Takato said, kunai in his grip.
"Sakura…" the other woman said looking at him with her guard up.
"I can heal him, I am a medic" she said firmly and looked straight to Takato's sharingan. He felt she was not a threat and was surprised that she was not scared of his dojutsu. There were no lies in her green eyes, and he looked to the other female. Sharingan connected, and she nodded. "She is the only one that can save him" She answered his unspoken question, like she was reading his mind.
Takato let this girl help his Otouto while his anija appeared next to them. He didn't say a word but watched as the female started to heal Izuna's wounds like magic.
"Who are you?" Madara asked. The girl barely acknowledge him, since she was focused in her healing.
"Sakura Haruno" She answered without looking at him. Takato looked at the other woman questionly and she again answer the unspoken "Hikari Takishima"
"Haruno-San, what are you doing to my brother?" The Uchiha patriarch asked worried, but still in a polite way. His brother life seemed to be on the hands of this petite woman.
"He has internal damage, I'm fixing it. But he has an infection that has persisted for at least one week. He'll die of septicemia soon if I don't treat him." The kunoichi explained. "We can't move him now; I need to complete the treatment. I believe you were in the middle of a battle or something. I recommend you to stop fighting and tend your wounded ones" Sakura continued bitterly. "Hikari-chan, how many injured do you see?"
The mentioned scanned with her sharingan the whole battleground. "I see more than forty fallen" she answered.
"I need you to please evaluate which are the worse ones and start first aid. Can you feel everybody's chakra?" Sakura said
The sharingan faded from Hikari's eyes as she concentrated and closed her eyes. Madara and Takato were watching her feeling her chakra changing. Hashirama was in awe, first there was this young lady with the gift of healing chakra like him, but she could use it in other people which he couldn't, secondly there was this other girl with sharingan eyes, now molding her chakra in something he knew very well: Senjutsu. Tobirama had lowered his sword, but looked at them suspiciously.
Hikari opened her eyes and they were yellow to orange sunburst, with toad pupils and butterfly wings purple shade all through her eyelids and upper cheekbone. She focused her chakra in feeling everybody in the field, checking for injures or depletion. She suddenly became pale and looked at Hashirama and Madara angrily.
"YOU MONSTERS!" she shouted with anguished hatred, that made Sakura, Takato and even Tobirama look at her. Both Uchiha and Senju clansmen too. "THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THIS BATTLEFIELD" she continued "HO-HOW COULD YOU, YOU DESPICABLE MEN, WHEN WILL YOU LEARN THAT WAR ONLY BRINGS DEATH AND SUFFER" her chakra started to flare from her body "YOU… YOU DON'T DESERVE THE TITLE OF LEADERS OF YOUR CLAN, UNLESS YOUR JOB IS TO LEAD THEM TO DEATH" She spat. The men looked a bit hurt and almost guilty from her words but she didn't care.
"HIKARI CHAN" Sakura called. She didn't answer, the pink haired could see the hatred and pain on her friend. "Hikari- Chan" Sakura again called, Hikari took a step forward Madara and Hashirama glaring at them menacely. "TAICHO!" Sakura shouted.
Hikari froze at that name, she remembered that rank was given to her before all of this happened and Sakura mocking her with the name. She remembered who she was facing, and were they were. This was wrong, she remembered Hamura telling her that she deserved to be happy. How on earth sending them to the past would make them happy? She relaxed, chakra not flaring from her anymore.
"Taicho, how many? Please, situation inform" Sakura said softly but with the authority her rank as Jonin Medic Nin demanded.
"Five kids badly hurt, three dead. Another two that are barely harmed." Hikari answered obediently, in the medic field Sakura was her superior, even if she outranked her.
"Please tend the badly hurt. We can't do anything but mourn the dead ones, but later." Sakura went back to give her full attention to Izuna, who was slowly showing more color in his face.
Takato stood up abruptly and faced Hikari. "How can I be of help?" he asked serious face full of determination and sincerity. The kunoichi watched him for a moment. This guy was a new face to her, she could recognize Uchiha Madara, and the Shodaime and Nidaime, she could tell he was one of Madara's brother, but she put away the thought for a moment. "Do you know how to make tourniquets?" She asked. The Uchiha nodded. "Ok follow me; there are three Senju kids that are in need of that while I treat the others. You'd want to keep the sharingan activated, it may scare them but you'll need it to see if you're doing things right" she ordered. Takato looked at Madara before following her, as if he was remembering that he acted on his own without asking for his anija and clan's leader permission. And to help the enemy none the less! Madara was looking at him curious, and he could swear he could see a glint of pride in his eyes. Then the elder Uchiha looked at Hashirama. "It's Ok, you are allowed to help my clan Takato-San" the Senju said kindly.
"Anija!" Tobirama asked outraged.
"It's fine Tobi, there's no point in fighting now. We need to tend our wounded ones and honor our fallen. Madara, I put my hands up in signal of peace. Shall we help each other if needed" Hashirama said to his friend and rival, who answered "It's fine by me Hashirama, our living ones are priority. The children first."
With that Hikari kept going through the Senju with Takato following her. She showed him who needed the tourniquets and he started to give first aid. She used that moment to keep scanning.
"Hashirama-sama" she suddenly said out loud. The mentioned looked at her wondering what was going on and a bit surprised she used his given name so freely – though not unrespectfully. "I will need your help with an Uchiha kunoichi. She is hurt but not badly, the problem is that she is suffering from chakra depletion and she is pregnant"
Hashirama looked at Madara accusingly, how could he let a pregnant woman go on war? "I believe she doesn't know" Hikari added like if she was feeling the atmosphere "She seems to be two weeks pregnant. You have to transfer her some of your chakra so she can heal herself with your help. Sakura can't let Uchiha-san go right now, and I don't have the power. Please." She begged to the two clan heads. The eldest Senju looked at his friend who allowed him to help. He went willingly to the woman Hikari had showed him and started to transfer chakra to her. If he could use his chakra to heal just like this Sakura medic, he would be of more help. He made a mental note about asking the females to teach him that.
"Everybody start healing your comrades" Madara ordered to his clansmen "Haruno-san, is there anything I can do to help my Otouto? To help you?" he kneeled in front of her beside his brother.
Sakura looked at him for the first time and said "You could transfer him some of your chakra too, it will empower my healing in his system." Madara obliged. Tobirama was still in his place, looking everything with wide eyes, his anija tending an Uchiha pregnant woman, Madara and this pink haired girl were treating Izuna, the other girl and that Uchiha bastard were helping his clan for kami's sake! Even the clansmen from both sides were helping his comrades. This was upside down, they were supposed to be fighting, not playing nurse.
"Takishima-san, this youngling is still losing blood in spite of having done the tourniquet on his leg" Takato said to Hikari who was now tending another Senju boy with healing chakra. She hurried and went next to the Uchiha to watch what was going on.
"You've probably harm him on purpose, you filthy Uchiha" Tobirama spat as he took a step closer to them gripping his katana. Hikari stood up, kunai in hand and faced the future Nidaime "Don't you dare to do or say anything to him, at least he's helping selflessly unlike you who are only being an asshole" finished with a bit of hatred in her voice. Takato looked at her surprised.
"TOBIRAMA" Hashirama said from his place next to the Uchiha woman with such an authority that sent shivers down the spine. "Stop meddling and help your comrades with the fallen ones. Do not protest brother, and help your people."
Tobirama's face was furiously red, but he couldn't realize if it was of anger or embarrassment. He stepped back and went to help the women and men he sensed were more harmed. But only Senju's. Hashirama smiled bitterly as he noticed that.
Takato was still looking at Hikari when she turned back to him and started to scan the Little Boy. He couldn't figure out this woman yet, but he immediately turns his attention to the Senju boy.
"Hi kid, what's your name?" Hikari asked tenderly to the struggling boy, while Takato was still holding the tourniquet. "Don be scared, I'm Hikari and this is umm Takato-San, right?" she heard Hashirama-sama calling him that way. The Uchiha nodded "we're trying to make you feel better" she continued.
"Aa-an Uchi-ha-ha?" the boy asked in disbelief
"Yes I am an Uchiha" Takato answered "but I'm not your enemy now, I only want you to be fine" he smiled truthfully to the boy "I have my sharingan activated to see better while I help you, you can close your eyes if you're scared of mine".
"I-Im not scared" the kid breathed proudly. "I'm Ichigo" he finally said.
"Ichigo-kun, I'm going to scan your body with healing chakra, you may feel it a bit weird but its harmless, do you understand?" Hikari asked. The boy nodded. Hikari's hands glowed green as she started to scan from head to toe the boy.
"You have weird eyes" Ichigo said to her.
Hikari continued to talk to the boy to maintain him calm "you know, this are frog eyes" she said as she kept working
"F-frogs?" it was a good sign he was still conscious. Hikari saw Takato was curious too so she answered.
"I have learnt some abilities from an ancient toad and my eyes became like the ones of a frog when I activate them. It is called Senjutsu" she continued. She still hadn't found what was wrong with him until…
"SAKURA" the Takishima shouted. "PLEASE I NEED YOU HERE"
Everybody stopped at her words. Sakura, who was still healing Izuna, raised her head and looked to Hikari inquisitively. "IT'S HIS SPLEEN" her friend said.
Sakura looked back to Madara, and then to Izuna and her still glowing green hands. Madara realized what was going on and asked her "Is he out of danger?" he was speaking about his brother. Sakura looked at his sharingan eyes, and finally saw Uchiha Madara -not that she didn't know it was him when she looked at him, but the shock of everything that was going on didn't give her a time to contemplate some things. This guy in front of her, who was gently passing chakra to his brother, was looking at her worriedly. There was no hate in his eyes, no thirst of power, only pure concern.
"Is he out of danger?" The Uchiha leader asked gently again to her. She must be really concerned, he thought.
"Y-Yes, he is, but…" Sakura started
"Then go" Madara interrupted "You'll check on him when you finish. What can I do to help?"
Sakura was in awe. This was not the Madara she knew! "Just keep passing him chakra, you'll help his cells to heal more quick. I took care of the infection, he won't die of septicemia" she managed to say as she got up looking at him. Madara nodded and then the kunoichi left to help the Senju kid. She was intriguing, he thought.
"Let me check" the pink haired kunoichi said as she kneeled next to Ichigo "Hi! I'm Sakura" she said in her pediatrics medic mode "I'm a friend of Hikari-Chan and I'll heal you"
"I-Ichigo" the boy said trying to smile to her but failing.
"Ichigo-kun, does it hurt here" she said as she applied pressure in his abdomen. She didn't need an answer, in that moment the boy scream filled the silent battlefield. "Okay, breathe deeply, I'm going to check your head" she said as she set her hands on his scalp and emanated more green chakra. Then the boy lost consciousness
"He's passed out" Takato said worried
"I put him to sleep, I need to operate him now" Sakura said.
"Here in the middle of a battlefield!?" the Uchiha couldn't believe what he was hearing
"Yes, I need lots of water and alcohol of any type. Does anybody have some sort of recipient to put the water? Not a canteen, I need to access it with my hands" she raised her voice. One Uchiha warrior took of his armor and gave Sakura his breastplate. "This will do, thank you Uchiha San".
Another Senju did water jutsu and filled the armor with clean water and kneeled next to it if she needed to replace it. An Uchiha offered a bottle with what it smelled to be Sake.
Sakura poured the alcohol over the boy's abdomen and with a chakra scalpel proceeded to cut it open. Madara was looking everything from where he was with Izuna, Hashirama, who had already helped the Uchiha kunoichi that was doing fine, stood up and walked to them. Tobirama too, from his place looked everything that was going on.
"Uchiha –San please continue applying pressure on his wound. Hikari- Chan please go to his head and give me vitals. I may need you to transfer him chakra if needed". Sakura commanded on her medic mode.
Both shinobis did what was said, Takato applied pressure, and Hikari linked herself with the boy's temples through senjutsu. The pink haired medic had to remove his spleen; it was severely injured causing a massive hemorrhage. She used the water combined with the technique of removing poison to remove all the blood to be sure that he wouldn't come down with an infection, she could help him but they still didn't have the technology to help further if this got worse. They were in the past for kami's sake! Once she could remove all the hemorrhage she used more healing chakra to make sure the intern tissue was fixed and there was no damage left. Fortunately his vitals were fine, so she proceeded to close him up and then tend to the wound in his leg that was being pressed by Takato.
Once the boy was fully healed, she ordered Hikari to wake him up meanwhile Sakura got up and started to scan the area to help the kids the Uchiha had put the tourniquets to.
When Ichigo opened his eyes the first thing he saw was Takato to his left and Hikari to his right. He mumbled something that sounded like "Taa-Kun" and "Frog Princess" and lost conscious. Sakura checked him up and told them that it was only exhaustion and that he was fine.
"He'll need a lot of sleep" she said smiling to the Senju that had lifted the child and was carrying him to take him back to the Senju Camp.
Hikari and Takato watched the boy as the man walked away.
"He's a tough kid, I'm glad we could help him" she said.
"What do you say? I couldn't do anything" the young Uchiha said defeated
"Come on! You were the one that realized something wasn't right and called me!" she reprimanded him "if you hadn't done it, he would be dead for sure now"
The man was in disbelief, so she looked at him with her dojutsu fading into her brown greenish eyes and said with a huge bright smile "You saved the life of a Senju child" and then as an afterthought added "I'm sorry that I called you Monster earlier"
Takato opened his eyes widely and blushed a little. He didn't take the 'monsters' thing as an insult actually, but what stunned him most was to hear he saved a Senju. A child. He hated the war, and he knew his aniki too. Madara was driven to this by their father. He was against children being at the front lines, but the Clan Elders were difficult to dissuade, they were a pain in the back. In Battlefield you're used to death, though he had never actually killed somebody by meaning it, just for self-defense and to protect the children and women. It was almost a silent agreement he had with Madara. He was, as part of his name means, like a falcon that watched over the people during battle.
To hear that he had really saved a child of the enemy clan and not even fighting shifted something inside him.
"You were right though" he finally told the girl "We do are monsters that allow this to happen. I want peace; I know my brother wants it. And I know Hashirama-San too" he added the last looking past her to the Elder Senju. "I'm not proud of this enmity and I don't feel like a proud shinobi. But if what you said is true, I can tell you that I'm really proud of giving that child another chance to live" he said looking back to her and suddenly deactivating his Sharingan.
Madara was impressed by his brother's words and actions. The Sharingan was their best weapon and defense and to turn it off in front of this woman it meant that Takato was acknowledging her as 'not a threat'. He always felt that his brother and he were a bit alike, they did have honor and could acknowledge somebody worth, though he was more impulsive and Takato tend to bring him back to reality. Izuna was the worse of the trio; he acted almost every time on impulse. He really wanted this fight to end and he didn't want to lose more family. He just wanted to create that dream he had with his childhood friend.
"He's right" The elder Uchiha stated standing up with Izuna unconscious in his back. "We need to stop this Hashirama; we can't afford to lose our people, our friends, our family. Do you even know why we are enemies? Because I don't. Father never told me"
"My friend, the cause of this confrontation is lost in our history too. You know that I want peace more than anything" Hashirama said and heard Tobirama snorting "I know you too want it Tobi, don't be so prideful".
The future Nidaime crossed his arms and looked away "True, but I don't trust them" he spat.
"And neither do we trust you" Takato interrupted "But we must learn how to do that in order to save our people. Look, you may play it cool being so cocky and that, but I know you have lost the same that I have. Uchiha killed your family. Senju killed mine. We don't have anything to probe, only that we are better than our predecessors and can grow up in spite of the differences. We MUST not be monsters" ebony eyes locked seriously with red ones.
Hikari and Sakura were looking at the exchange with expectation from their spots. They were probably witnessing the birth of Konoha and they knew it was wrong to be there but yet it felt so natural. The medic had just finished checking on everybody and she was walking towards Madara to check his brother's vitals when she stopped to hear Takato. The Takishima girl was still in front of Takato, looking how he spoke with Tobirama. It looked like the Senju had dropped his guard a little with his last words. If they weren't born enemies, they might have been friends as their brothers she thought.
"Tobi, I believe it's everything for today, isn't it? And maybe it's everything for this feud too. I'd like to end this war, to have peace with the Uchiha" Hashirama spoke, and the last words were to everybody in his Clan. The Senju warriors were looking at their leader with mixed emotion, but mostly with pride and hope.
"You know you can't do anything without the Council to approve" Tobirama said seriously to his brother crossing his arms in front of his chest plate.
"True, but in this Battlefield I have the authority. We can convince the Council when we arrive on the camp. What do you think dear brother?" The elder brother spoke.
Tobirama looked at his brother for a while and then he looked back to Madara and Izuna, and to those suspicious kunoichi. He finally looked at Takato who hadn't activated his sharingan again and was looking at him thoughtfully with his onyx eyes.
"You have my support brother" He finally said looking to Hashirama in the eye.
Hashirama beamed with a huge smile and walked to Madara saying: "Dear friend, I offer you my hand in a peace sign to end this battle". The future Shodaime had his hand up in a peace shinobi sign, two fingers extended together waiting for his friend's answer.
Madara looked at his people cautiously. He mostly saw shinobi nodding and heard them murmur with approval. He looked at Izuna whose head was resting on his shoulder plate and then he looked to Takato who nodded at him. He took two steps in Hashirama's direction and extended two fingers responding the greeting.
"Please take the wounded back to the camps we'll meet you immediately" both Clan leaders said to their own. The shinobi started to pack and left the Battlefield.
When they were alone Hashirama spoke to Madara: "I think it is time to talk about an alliance and our childhood dream". The only ones left were them, their brothers and the two mysterious kunoichi
"Are you talking about the Village?" Madara asked and the Senju nodded. "I don't think our people are prepared for that yet. How can we create a Village with both our Clans if our most trusted ones don't trust in anything or anybody" he added looking at Tobirama, who glared at him.
"We need to start from something brother" Takato interrupted him putting a hand on his free shoulder "If you don't try, we won't know if it can work".
Madara meditate a little about this, and then looked at the Kunoichi next to them. "What do you think about this?" she asked the girls looking Hikari first and then staring into Sakura. They looked surprised that Uchiha Madara was asking their opinion. They didn't understand why though.
"It's not a bad Idea" the brunette said "you saw your men, they were eager to end this too. And probably their families at the camps will agree too, soy you both have people on your side".
"She's right" Sakura added "You are the Clan Leader, all you need is to convince your councils and everything will be fine. For that you need to find a good reason to forge an alliance. Strategy is the best one for now. Together you are stronger, you can protect each other form common enemies and so". She was used to strategy and knew a bit of politics too, the benefit of being the Godaime's apprentice. She used to talk to Hikari and Shikamaru about what would they do in some 'what if' scenarios when they were bored.
Both Clan leaders looked at the pink haired girl as if she had grown a second head. Or so Sakura thought.
"Brilliant!" Hashirama exclaimed "You young lady just gave us the perfect argument to confront our councils"
"Those old hags won´t be able to say no to that. And with what happened today I think we can make a case" Madara added with a slightly glint of joy in his stoic façade "Hyuuga are now against of both clans, and they already think we're working together. Speaking of Hyuuga…" the eldest Uchiha looked at Sakura's crater. It was done just about one or two hours ago, and they still were unconscious. "I believe we should move from here before they wake up, our comrades have already left safely" and then he signaled the forest.
The six of them –seven if you counted Izuna on Madara's back - moved into the woods far from the white eyed clansmen.
"We need to go anija" Tobirama said to Hashirama once they stopped next to a bunch of thick and tall trees. "If you want your plan to succeed, you must speak to them right now. Also, our people are waiting for us. We can all gather tomorrow to further the plans of peace and this dream of yours" he continued with an emotionless face.
"Oh Tobi, you really love your aniki don't you?" Hashirama said in a saccharine voice full of mock and playfulness. "You want to see me making my dreams come true!" he threaten to hug Tobirama, who was about to pop a vein on his forehead. "Hahaha Ok, calm down" he added raising his hands to protect himself as if his brother was about to hit him "I know that if you say this is because you think it's the best for our people, and that we may succeed". That seemed to calm the younger brother, who just sighed.
"Then we must leave to speak with our people" Madara said.
"Will you ladies accompany us?" Hashirama politely asked
"Umm I'm sorry but we prefer not to be associated with any clan" Hikari answered "we'll camp near here"
"Oh no, please allowed me to insist, come with us" the elder Senju asked. As the girls denied again, he tried another strategy "you're not planning on staying here, aren't you?" he asked in disbelief.
"I think it's the best" the elder kunoichi said "we can't go to the Merchant village now; they might be looking for us".
"Then let me build you a small house for you to stay safe, you can hide it with genjutsu" Hashirama pleaded
"Don't worry, we can make a refuge in the treetops" she said, they didn't want to bother him, they actually had no clue what was going to happen nor what to do next, and a house seemed like too much for them. They just wanted to rest, and maybe clean her selves.
"Very well, if you insist" the Senju smiled and they heard rustle above them. They all looked up to the trees and watched in awe how the branches started to move and grow in all directions forming some kind of nest that looked like a dome. It was like a big hornero bird nest. "You have your shelter done, hope it's comfy so you don't need to worry about predators and the weather" Hashirama just beamed brightly. He was so Naruto – alike.
"Thank you Sir, you've outdone yourself" Hikari told him with a bow and giggling as he laughed scratching the back of his head.
"Haruno-San" Madara's deep voice called Sakura. She turned back looking at him with curiosity. He was still with Izuna on his back and he was handing her two small scrolls with his free hand. "I will always be in debt with you for saving my brother's life. Please take these storage scrolls with you, one has some cots you can use, and the other one has food, some clothes and other supplies. I believe you'll want to change your clothes and clean yourselves".
The two kunoichi looked at themselves realizing that they were awfully dirty, they had dry blood all over her since their fight on the merchant village, and from the wounds they tended, also they had dirt mixed with sweat. Their faces burned realizing how they were looking, also that their clothes may not be appropriated for this era.
Sakura extended her arm and took the scrolls. She tried to not pay attention how her heart skipped a beat when Madara´s fingers brushed hers accidentally, but failed miserably blushing harder. Fortunately, the rest of them thought it was from the embarrassment of their looks. Madara felt his cheeks burn a little while their fingers touched. He didn't do that on purpose, but he felt some kind of electricity.
He cleared his throat and said seriously "Don't worry the clothes don't have our Uchiha emblem, they're simply plain clothes" and looked away from Sakura to Hikari, who was eyeing him with amusement.
"Thank you very much Uchiha-Sama" Hikari bowed her ears still a bit red from the shame.
"You can find a river just walking 30 minutes to the north" Takato said to the brunette smiling, it was a cute to see how she looked so embarrassed right now when she had confronted Tobirama so harshly not long ago. He suddenly thought of something and grabbed his katana from his back and handed it to her "I don't know if you have any more weapons, but please take this katana just to know you're safe, bet you know how to use it".
Hikari couldn't believe this guy. He was giving her his katana for extra protection, and he barely know her "I can't accept this, you'll be weaponless, it's too much…" she started.
"It's fine" he interrupted her "I still have some kunai and I'll be travelling with my Aniki, who is the strongest person I know" he said mockingly to Madara to relieve his nervousness. He realized that his aniki felt wired after the exchange with the pink haired medic. He'll talk to him later about that.
"Hn, ok. Thank you again" she grabbed the weapon and put her on her belt.
"Can we leave now Hashirama?" Tobirama interrupted out loud. He was bored of the Uchiha being gentleman with those women. He was a gentleman too but he would not be stripping himself of his supplies and dear weapons. Hashirama would certainly do so, but not him and not for a stranger.
"Oh yes brother, we must go. Can we turn this place like some sort of white zone? A peace zone where we can settle this peace and what will come?" the future Shodaime asked.
"O-of course, you made this place anyway" Sakura said, they couldn't refuse.
"Very well, with that settled, we will come the day after tomorrow in the morning to start planning" Hashirama clapped his hands in joy "Hope you can rest, if anything happens, please spike your chakra and Tobi will feel it"
"Hn" said his bother rolling his eyes, man he could be Sasuke's ancestor! And with that they left.
Madara and Takato bid their goodbyes too and started to run on the opposite direction with Izuna now on the younger's back.
As the girls saw them disappear in the horizon, they sigh in relief.
"What the hell was that" Hikari Said.
"Looks like… wait I don't know. I only hope we go to sleep today and then find that this was only a dream" Sakura complained
"Yeah…" Hikari answered doubtfully, and with that they jumped to their 'nest', not realizing that a pair of white eyes was watching them.
Author's note*****
IT'S FINALLY HERE! The meeting, this is something I had in my head for months. I will start to develop everything, and this might be a long fic, with long chapters (5k+ words gosh!).
We got to see Sakura field medic mode and Hikari's bad temper when she's tired of everything. Also the interaction with the founders. I think some of you would think 'my' Madara is too OOC but this is the way I think he would be if he hadn't experienced loss, and met Zetsu. He was a lovely brat when he met Hashirama. I tried to give Hashirama that joyful aura and Tobi the seriousness we see on the fourth war when he appears in front of Sasuke.
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