"Dave! Come back with me!" Tobirama shouted, veins popping on his forehead as he glared at his son, who was clearly enjoying himself.
"Ah? Oh, oh, hehe, Tsukimi, see you tomorrow." Dave quickly stood up after hearing his old man's "friendly" shout and smiled at Tsukimi beside him.
"Monkey, Danzo! I'm heading out first!" Dave also waved to Hiruzen and Danzo over there, then left with Tobirama.
"Asshole!! My name's not Danzo like that!!" Danzo stood up angrily and yelled at Dave's back.
"And me!!! I'm not a monkey!!" Hiruzen shouted too.
Anyway, Dave didn't hear the two of them, because the moment he stepped out of the classroom door, his old man whisked him home with the Flying Thunder God Technique...
Dave headed to the family training ground to plant some veggies, while Tobirama went to find his big brother, looking worried.
"Brother!!" Tobirama burst through the door, ignoring the "Hokage's Office" sign.
"Hiss!! Cough, cough, cough... Tobirama... what are you doing here?" Hashirama had been sipping tea leisurely, but Tobirama's roar startled him so much that he spilled the hot, just-boiled tea on his pants.
"Brother! You absolutely can't take Dave to Uchiha Madara again! He's already leading Dave astray—you know that!!!" Tobirama sat next to Hashirama and said seriously.
"Uh... Madara only played with Dave for one afternoon, right...? How did he lead Dave astray?" Hashirama asked, confused.
"Hmph! Dave turned out like this after just one afternoon? If he keeps hanging around Uchiha Madara, Dave will be ruined! I won't even mention the meatball shop incident—Dave's had that personality since he was a kid, and I can't help it! But today in class, he wasn't paying attention at all, and he got really close with a girl from the Uchiha clan! Who knows if those old Uchiha geezers sent her to get close to Dave on purpose? And there must be some of Uchiha Madara's influence in it! This has to be his fault!" Tobirama practically had "I hate Uchiha" written all over his face!
"Cough, cough, cough... Don't always think of the Uchiha as such bad people.
Tobirama, I think Uchiha Madara really likes Dave.
He even took the initiative to find Dave today, and that girl...
Sigh...
Tobirama...
I don't know what to say...
You can investigate it.
If there's really some Uchiha scheme behind it, then you can make Dave cut off contact with that girl.
If not...
I don't want you to interfere... You know about Kokuma's situation..."
Hashirama smiled awkwardly, but when he mentioned the girl, his face grew heavy...
"Brother... don't worry... Kokuma will come back... I'll head out first." Tobirama said in a deep voice and left...
Senju compound.
Dave was idly planting vegetables. He still only had the same four plants. To unlock new ones, he needed more chakra. But he was only five—where was he supposed to get more chakra from?
"Hey, kid, wanna go out for meatballs?" A familiar voice called out.
Dave was thrilled and quickly turned toward the sound. There was Uchiha Madara, lounging on a wall, looking at Dave coolly.
"Uncle Madara! But... my dad's shadow clone is still around..." Dave said, a bit disappointed.
"Hmph, it's just a shadow clone. Even if the real him showed up, I wouldn't be scared. Once we leave, your dad won't know." Madara jumped down from the wall, and Dave excitedly climbed onto his back. In a few leaps, Madara carried Dave away from there.
After Madara and Dave left...
Tobirama returned too. He wanted to talk to Dave about something. When he opened the door, he saw a Pea Shooter shaking and winking at him. Tobirama had a bad feeling.
He quickly summoned his shadow clone, only to see it standing motionless. When he touched it, the clone's memories flooded his mind.
He saw the scarlet Sharingan, then lost consciousness.
"Release!" Tobirama quickly dispelled the genjutsu.
"Damn it! Uchiha! Uchiha Madara!!!!" Tobirama clenched his fists, his face twisted with rage.
At Hashirama's house next door, Mito heard Tobirama's roar and shook her head helplessly.
With her sensing abilities, she'd felt Madara the moment he arrived at the compound, but she hadn't stopped him.
When Mito sensed Madara carrying Dave away, a smile appeared on her face.
At least Madara was starting to interact with people outside his bubble and wasn't shutting himself off anymore—that was a good thing.
As for Tobirama... she, Mito, didn't know a thing...
Meatball shop.
"Uncle Madara, I met a girl at school today. She's really cute," Dave chatted with Madara.
"Oh? What's her name?" Madara asked, puzzled at first.
"Her name's Uchiha Tsukimi—she's so cute," Dave said with a smile.
"An Uchiha? Hahahaha, interesting." Madara was stunned for a second, then burst out laughing. He could already picture Tobirama's face during class.
But Madara wouldn't stop it.
That little girl Tsukimi seemed to be Kagami's sister.
He knew Kagami was a four-year-old genius in the clan, the son of the second elder.
Normally, the Uchiha bloodline wouldn't be allowed to mix outside, but if it was with Dave, that'd be fine.
And Dave was a great kid who knew Wood Release—he'd probably be as strong as him and Hashirama in the future.
He'd have to ask about that little girl when he got back, huh?
Plus, he was curious about how "evil" a child born from the Senju and Uchiha clans would be.
Tsk, tsk, tsk—big shots think big, always looking ahead. It reminded him of that kid...
Imagining the future scene where Senju Tobirama glared at Dave and Tsukimi with a dark face... it had to be priceless. Uchiha Madara felt a spark of anticipation in his heart.
"Kid, do you like that little girl Tsukimi?" Madara looked at Dave and asked.
"Yeah, I like her." Dave blushed for a moment, then admitted.
"Okay, I'll decide for you. Come on, let's head to the Uchiha compound and get you two engaged!" Madara declared, grabbing Dave and dashing toward the clan.
"Huh????" Dave was dumbfounded... Engaged already???