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Title: Hashirama and Madara
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Good fight. That was all I could say. For people of that level to be able to terraform a landscape is already bothering the levels of Gods. Well, Gods in this planet.
From my clone, I found that those two were rather special in the clan back then. A brother and sister from the line of those with my chakra married and gave birth to those two.
Incest. Yeah, I know but isn't that the norm around here? Also, the result was astonishing as those two had and even greater chakra quality and quantity as compared to the rest.
The girls died many years later though, at the ripe age of 123 and 116. Ayaka was buried in Tengoku while Akari came back to Amegakure and was laid to rest there. According to her, she'd like to die where she had one of the best fights if her life.
Anyways, I sent a clone to retrieve a couple samples of their DNA. Never know when it'll come in handy.
Currently, I was sitting atop a familiar mountain for those who had taken their time to watch the flashback on the life of Hashirama and Madara.
This was the place those two would begin their journey as friends and currently, I had taken up habitation atop that mountain.
I built a small cabin that had a normal room, and kitchen with a back door that was locked. This locked door led to my main base back where Rōran will be situated.
From the moment I felt the re-emergence of Indra's and Ashura's chakra, I built this house and it has been roughly 9 years since. Why haven't those brats come up here yet.
I know for a fact that a lot of bloodshed has been she'd by both clans over the past couple years but one thing that never ceases to amaze me was the rate at which these two clans procreate.
No matter how many die in a year, double that amount would be born the next year. How that happens was probably the third wonder of this world.
It took me a lot to restrain myself from actually going down this mountain and abducting those two.
Yup. You heard right. I wanna be the sensei of those two. I cant wait to see the look in Indra's and Ashura's faces when they realise that they have to call me sensei. Ah~ the image of that.
Another year passed with me continuing my routine of wake up, stretch, meditate, check up on my Universe, have a meet up with the girls back at Rōran come back, sit and wait till night fall.
Boring, you might think, but every session of meditation always brings with it new insights on several things. Example being the method I'll be using for the 10,000 year calamity in my Universe.
I had informed those Archangels and Archfiends that I'll be seeing to it so they shouldn't bother themselves with it. They've been doing a great job so far but the strength of the world isn't improving.
Perhaps it's because the world is still to young or something? Nah... Veldanava's world is barely 10,000 years as at that time and he already had Angels and Demons strong enough to... Well, even his world was still young. There was no ultimate skills yet so...
Enough with the rant. As luck would have it, today I finally felt two familiar chakra signature climbing up the mountain as if in a race and smiled. "Finally, those two brats decided to train their chakra control. Umu~. I should better look the character I would like to portray."
Closing my eyes, my figure changed and became like that of an old man. My back hunched over, hairs grew all over my face and a walking stick grew from the ground which I used to support myself.
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Moments after Shun finished his transformation, a loud voice was heard from the edge of the mountain. "Take that Madara. I win."
"That's to be expected... you started before me!" Madara shouted back as they both took in deep breaths.
They both silent as they both looked at the vast sea of greenery from atop the hill. "What a sweeping view of the forest!" Hashirama said.
"Yeah, you can really see far!" Madara agreed. Looking at Hashirama, he continued. "I know my eyesight is just as good as yours, what about a little challenge?"
Hashirama looked confused at this and asked. "What makes you say that all of a sudden? You sound really proud of your eyes."
"Well sure! I have the Sha..." Madara wanted to boast but stopped before he could finish and looked down with a frown.
Hashirama looked at him with furrowed brow and asked. "What's the matter?"
"Nah.. never mind. I guess it's not all that." Madara answered.
"What is it? You're being awful candid for once." Hashirama scoffed and joked.
Madara didn't seem to care and said. "If I were better, my siblings wouldn't be dead. I couldn't even protect them. So I shouldn't.. shouldn't..."
The mood dropped as Madara said that. Hashirama looked at him. "Madara..." He said and fell into deep thoughts.
Looking back at the green forest he fell silent. He thought if the day he held his brother's corpse in his hands as he wept.
"Sorry... I brought back some memories for you too, huh." Madara said.
Hashirama didn't answer and asked. "so.. you don't have anymore siblings?
"No... I have one younger brother left." Clenching his fist, he spoke with determination. "And I will protect him no matter what!" Looking at Hashirama, he asked. "What about you? Any siblings?"
Hashirama nodded. "I have one brother left too. And I intend to protect him too, no matter what." Madara nodded.
"I've decided. Let's build our settlement here" Hashirama suddenly declared.
"Huh?"
"And make it so kids won't have to kill eachother. We'll create a school where kids can train and grow up stronger! Assign missions that fit an individual abilities and strength. Have superiors who can properly assign ranks and commissions! It'll be a place where kids don't have to be sent into harsh battlefronts." Hashirama said with a smile as he imagined that scene.
"You're pretty much the only one spouting nonsense." Madara scoffed.
"Well then, what about you?" Hashirama asked.
"It doesn't sound half bad." Madara answered.
"Then it's decided."
"Yeah... If that settlement gets built here, then I could watch over my little brother and protect him in this place where you can see to no end!" Madara declared.
"Hehe" Hashirama laughed and Madara soon joined as they laughed unaware of the old figure standing lazily behind them.
"That's a nice dream you brats have." Shun said from behind the boys.
"Ah!" They screamed and jumped off the ground to get a look at the person that just spoke.
Unfortunately, they were sitting at the edge of the hill and before they could get their footing, they were already falling. "Damn it."
"Hohoho... Young people these days." Shun laughed and stretched his hands towards them and pulling them up.
"Whoa." Hashirama exclaimed as soon as he landed. "How did you do that old man."
"Shut it, idiot. This person is dangerous." Madara punched Hashirama on the head and berated.
"Ehh? But he looks harmless. Also, he saved us from falling, how could he be that bad." Hashirama argued as he massaged his head.
"He is able to sneak up on us. That's how. If he was an enemy then we would've been dead before we knew what was happening." Madara answered.
"Exactly. If he was an enemy." Hashirama said and then looked at Shun who was shaking as if he would fall the next second. "Look at him, he probably strained himself to save us. Old man come let's get you somewhere to sit." Hashirama offered and held Shun in order to support him.
"Ah, what a nice young man." Shun complimented as he was pulled to a rock.
"Old man, how did you get here? Don't you know it's dangerous out here?" Hashirama asked.
"What are you saying boy, I live here. Look over there, the cabin far back. That's where I live." Shun answered. "Also, my name is Shun, not old man."
Madara scoffed with his hand folded and muttered. "Still and old geezer."
"Hohoho... Young People these days." Shun laughed hollowly as he gave Madara an amused look. "I heard you two as soon as you stepped atop this Mountain, as I was approaching, I heard you two talk about your dreams."
"What, you think we're brats and don't know what we're saying?" Madara asked with a frown. Hashirama also frowned but didn't say anything. 'What a lad.' Shun thought.
"Hoho. Do you both know what you're saying?" Shun asked.
"What?" Madara asked.
"Do you know the meaning behind what you're saying? The implications?" Shun asked again.
"Of course." Hashirama answered this time.
"Oh? And what does that imply?" Shun asked with a smile.
"It implies that we...we.. we're going to unite everyone and end all wars?" Hashirama answered after a moment of confusion.
"Is that so? But you're both weak. You didn't even notice a frail old man like me approaching you. How could you possibly make everyone stop fighting." Shun said in disdain.
"Humph. You were just lucky, you won't be able to do that again." Madara snorted.
"Oh? Is that so?" Shun asked, but this time his voice came from behind Madara whose eyes widened and jumped front while throwing a punch behind him.
The lunch landed and Shun exploded in a puff of smoke. The Shun that has been sitting down, scoffed and said. "What a brat."
Madara's face turned red from both embarrassment and anger. He pointed and Shun. "You! You old geezer!..."
"What? You have a problem with me?" Shun asked as he opened one of his closed eyes.
"Mah. Mah. Shun-oji don't mind Madara, he's just being himself." Hashirama came In-between them. "Also, to answer your question before Shun-oji, were still young now, to achieve our dreams, we just have to get stronger. Strong enough to make everyone stop fighting."
"That's good. That's a good answer Hashi-chan. But what if you are sent to the frontline tomorrow and then you die, who'll protect your little brothers and achieve your dreams. I'll have you know that you're not the first neither will you be the last to have such dreams, unfortunately, no one has ever succeeded. How sure are you that you'll succeed?" Shun asked.
"I'm not sure as I don't know what will happen tomorrow. But I know that now belongs to me. What I decide to do today will determine my tomorrow and that's all that matters." Hashirama said wisely, whether it came out our of his wisdom or out of necessity, no one knew.
Madara even gave Hashirama a bewildered look as hearing such words from Hashirama was totally unprecedented. A moment of silence descended on the mountain as Hashirama kept his gaze on Shun's opened left eye.
"Hahahaha." Shun laughed loudly. "Hahahaha." He continued for over a minute before he finally stopped.
"It has been sometime since I last heard that sentence. Now belongs to me, tomorrow will be determined by what I do today." That's the Original. That's what my little brother once said all those years ago and now you say something similar. Sigh. How time flies." Shun opened his other eye and looked up at the skies.
Hashirama and Madara kept quiet. They thought Shun was mourning the death of his little brother as he might have failed to protect him in this war torn world they were in.
This Futher served to strengthen their resolve to protect their little brothers no matter what.
Shun sighed once again and then looked at the two boys seriously and said. "I've decided. From today, you two will be my students."
"Ehh!?"