Chapter 6: Worst Case Scenario!

(Hashirama Uzumaki)

(Somewhere, Out There!)

"Hashirama, you traitorous scum. A disgrace to the Uzumaki. How could you?" Nagato's voice appeared, raging and mad. Eyes alight with a flame of fury. "We loved her too, but we didn't go ahead and destroy a nation because they planned to move forwards. I loved her in a way unlike yours but just as powerful. I didn't go insane."

"How could you? My parents, our friends, o-our tree. The l-life we were supposed to have together." Kushina's broken voice come afterwards, her eyes glistening with tears. Enraging Nagato further, "She was meant to be your beloved. But now, in the least, I am glad she was never with you."

His face twisting in the intense emotions, his eyes glinting gold. The air picking up, as the redhead boiled in his emotions. "Listen please. Let me talk. I did not want to or mean to kill my people. I love my people."

"Yeah right, like I will believe a word from the bastard who killed all people who I considered family. Every single one, man, woman or child. All brutally mangled beyond recognition."

"Please. I know how wrong that was. But I was being controlled. I wasn't in control. I am trying to get it in control, but in truth, it's like I have an alter-ego."

"Can it. Slimy idiots aren't capable of doing this."

At this point, the only way to calm him down was with my ice-cold glare but that may provoke the situation.

Just as I was about to speak again, Nagato ran at me. "Please, let us speak. I know I am a disgrace to the Uzumaki, I have come to accept that it is impossible to undo what I have done -"

"YOU HAVE COME TO ACCEPT? REALLY, YOU? THE BASTARD THAT KILLED EVRYBODY NEEDS THERAPY. SHUT THE HELL UP AND DIE. THAT IS YOUR ONLY REDEMPTION. FOR THE UZUMAKI!" He roared, with emotion wild in his voice, his hair growing whiter every second.

"ENOUGH!" A bellow escaped me, a kick pushing him to the floor. "THE UZUMAKI HAVE DIED BY MY HAND, EVERY SINGLE ONE, THAT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF ABSOLUTE CARNAGE. DO NOT DARE TO FIGHT ME. I WAS THE CLAN HEIR AND AM NOW THE CLAN HEIR. WHAT HAS HAPPENED HAS HAPPENED, ACCEPT IT." My eyes glowing a furious purple,

"You both shall come with me, and we shall talk, without a fight."

I spoke calmer but my eyes still reflecting cold-fury that I did not really feel. Turning around and beginning to walk, I felt a gust of wind and I turned around and found spiky, raven black hair. Twirling a kunai lazily, Susanoo turned to face me.

"Been a while, Hashi-kun. Miss me?" He drawled, a smirk dominant in his face.

Looking around, I found Nagato on the other side of the street, absolutely furious. Before I could do anything, Susanoo walked forward throwing the kunai in his hand on to the floor next to me and in a yellow flash, Madara-kun was before me.

"Finally! What took you so long?" Madara whined, huffing in annoyance. "I was watching a funny show whilst I was lost on the way of life." He said, a hand raised upwards.

"Can someone explain how you guys knew what happened and how you guys are here?"

"Oh hey, Hashi-kun, what brings you here?"

"You answer first."

"I was here to help Susanoo bring the Uzumaki siblings back and help make them a choice between Hidden Blood and Hidden Leaf."

"Oh, ok, I was here for a cup of tea."

"You came all the way here for a cup of tea."

"Yes."

"You really have nothing to do, huh?"

"Basically."

In a few seconds, Susanoo came back, arms draped around Nagato and Kushina. Laughing like old friends, Kushina tossing back a quip and them all laughing loudly.

"Are you a sorcerer, Susanoo Uchiha?"

"No, why?"

"No, I'm serious."

"No, I am not, seriously what's wrong?"

"He means because I am not mad anymore, and I am laughing with you."

"Yes, Naga-kun but Hashi-kun has no tact or charm?"

Then they all broke in to laughter again, then Kushina spoke up again, "Yeah, remember that time when he was 3 and he was trying to make friends with home-baked cookies."

Then they descended into even more raucous laughter, make incoherent sentences.

Madara and I looked at each other, utterly bewildered before they three moved forwards and Madara chased after them. Three minutes later, Madara returned in their little chain of arms, laughing wit them.

Then it clicked in me, "This must be some kind of genjutsu, yeah, that's right, I looked Susa-kun in the eyes earlier."

After a few attempts of trying to dispel the genjutsu, I started to accept that this was indeed reality. Madara, I could understand he was outgoing, but Susa-kun, that was unexpected.

Chasing after them, I found them sitting at a dango shop. Feasting on the snacks, they were all sharing contented sighs. "Now that you are all done, can we move back to home base and converse about the future."

"You're no fun, Hashi-kun."

"Yes, but I am necessary."

Finally, everyone got up and moved towards my personal Mancave. Quite literally. When we got towards a random assortment of boulders, I charged my hand with chakra and slamming it on the biggest boulder. Before the rocks, moved aside after reacting to my chakra, the hole patching up. Walking down the stairs and along the hall, before we reached my supposed lounge.

When everybody took a seat, the atmosphere was a little tense before I started. I got up and walked towards both Kushina and Nagato and I kneeled before them, my head against the floor. "Forgive me, what was done was unforgiveable. But it was not me, it was my new alter-ego. I suspect it was formed from the trauma I suffered from all the pain I suffered. There is no way to prove it except to unleash him. He refers to himself as Pain and I am learning to control him."

"Let me see the killer then."

"Yes but any damage I still suffer, we share the same body."

"No worries, no damage shall be dealt."

"Very well, give me a second."

I walked over to the middle, sharing a look with Susanoo and Madara and a nod was shared.

And a deep breath built in my mouth and when I released it, my eyes turned full purple, concentric black rings flaring to life when 7 tomoes glared out as the swirled to life. And I lost consciousness.

(Narrator)

It was as if it was another person, which in truth, it was. The cold sneer plastered on the face; the snarl that seemed to be unmoving. The eyes that previously held an undertone of grief, now held only contempt and superiority.

"I am Pain, I believe my counterpart has introduced me."

"You killed the Uzumaki's for what reason?"

"Corruption had begun, it shall be rebuilt." He replied without an ounce of guilt or hesitation.

"You killed off a nation for a slither of corruption that was capable of being fixed with the correct procedures."

"If it had begun, it could begin again."

"As long as there are Uzumaki, they shall be reborn."

Nagato had a scowl on his face once again, but shaking his head, he calmed down, "Why aren't you trying to leave?"

"Madara and Susanoo know the seal to put me back in, and they wouldn't shy from beating me down, just for the sake of it."

"Damn right I wouldn't. You killed off my brothers."

Susanoo's usual face was downright murderous, eyes flaring with power. Sharingan spinning to life, three tomoes spinning threateningly, Nagato took a step back at the intensity of the look that just seemed to just increase each passing second."

"You know you would still get hurt right."

"Yes but you forgot me." Madara's expression matching them, his eyes glowing with power. Just waiting for the moment that Pain would make a move.

Nagato and Kushina could clearly see that this was a battle of legends.

(A/N)

Sorry, this is a little short, but I had a lot to do. And I also made the last one long.