Eternal Vow

"I don't understand, why did you bother coming here, Tobirama?"

Hashirama irritably looked at his younger brother who was walking with him. He was just enjoying the view of a calm afternoon with flowing river water before Tobirama dragged him back to their house.

“If you forget, Brother, I will remind you. Today is the clan meeting.”

Hashirama sighed in annoyance. He wasn't a big fan of the topics of the clan meeting. They would just discuss how to kill more Uchiha. It was as if there was nothing else they could talk about. Hashirama hates violence and war. But why does this never end?

Therefore, he would rather walk away to go somewhere than have to go to a meeting he hated. However, his smart little brother obviously wouldn't let him fall so easily, and Tobirama would innocently trace his chakra and retract it.

Ok. He sighed. Hashirama looked at the many cherry blossoms falling and flying in the wind.

"It's spring, Tobirama," His younger brother looked at Hashirama who stopped and stared at the fall of cherry blossom petals. “Can we not talk about sad things when spring looks so beautiful?”

Spring was indeed a season full of beauty. What cold-hearted person wouldn't fall in love with this season?

“That's your responsibility, Brother.”

Oh, he forgot. His little brother was that cold-hearted person. He turned his eyes to Tobirama and looked annoyed at his younger brother.

“Why are you looking at me like that? What's wrong with you, Brother?” Tobirama asked.

"You really are cold-hearted, Tobirama."

Tobirama just looked at his brother. Knew that his little brother thought he was stupid.

“They will talk about your marriage, Brother.”

"What?"

“Remember your age. You're 25 years old, Brother. Get married and they won't force you to marry.”

Tobirama seemed like he was going to say something before suddenly a voice emerged from north of them. They looked at each other. The direction of the sound came from the cherry blossom field.

Immediately they headed towards the source of the sound. They were greeted by cherry blossom petals flying beautifully before their eyes. A bit fascinated, Hashirama almost forgot his purpose here. He was awakened by the screams of his younger brother who was kneeling. Hashirama followed him.

Found the figure of a girl who was somehow there. Hashirama immediately intervened and checked her condition. There were no physical injuries. There's nothing wrong with that girl. She just looked asleep.

"Miss..." Tobirama called.

Tobirama continued to shake the girl's body. But they didn't get any response. The girl was still quiet and sleeping wearing a hakama with a white top with a cherry blossom pattern and a deep blood-red hakama bottom. Come to think of it, this girl was rather unique with hair that was the same color as the flower fields around them.

Hashirama frowned and felt something was wrong. He immediately released healing chakra and aimed it at the girl. There was nothing different from the initial supervision earlier.

"Brother, she is a civilian."

It's definitely certain. Tobirama would not feel a shinobi's chakra in the girl's body. Only a small amount of chakra was never trained by a civilian. The same thing Hashirama felt when examining the girl.

Hashirama was confused. “Why are civilians in the shinobi area? She shouldn't be here."

After a moment of silence in confusion, they both caught the girl's movements. Slowly but surely, the girl's eyes opened. Featuring a pair of bright and clear emerald stone eyes.

Somehow, Hashirama fell and drowned in those two beautiful eyeballs. The longer she looked at him, the more lost Hashirama became. And fell deeper. For Hasirama, those eyes stopped almost everything happening around them.

"Who are you?"

A simple question that the head of the Senju clan was unable to answer.

“We should be the ones asking you, Miss. You're in our territory," Tobirama asked back impolitely. "Who are you?"

Hashirama looked disdainfully at his little brother. “Why are you heartless, Tobirama? This lady is confused.”

Hashirama saw the girl trying to sit up. Suddenly, he helped the girl. The girl seemed to be somewhat conscious. Only after she sat up straight did the girl speak again.

"I'm Sakura," The girl held her head. Maybe in pain. But the girl looked even more confused. "Why isn't my chakra working?"

Hashirama looked at his little brother. They were both confused. This girl didn't have chakra reserves like a shinobi. Shouldn't she understand?

"Let me help you." Hashirama offered and transferred of his medical chakra into the girl's head. “Is it better now?”

The girl nodded slowly. Looked at the surroundings. Those green eyes stopped again and looked at the two of them in turn. “Who are you? Why do you guys look familiar?”

Tobirama snorted. Hashirama nudged Tobirama, reminding him to maintain his teenage politeness. Hashirama showed a friendly smile.

"My name is Hashirama and this is my little brother, Tobirama," Hashirama said. The rule still applies, don't mention your family name.

The girl tilted her head. The face was still confused. Increasingly confused.

“Senju? Senju Hashirama?” The girl asked doubtfully.

Before Hashirama could come out of his confusion, Tobirama had gripped the girl's arm tightly.

"How do you know our names?!" He said angrily. The girl looked scared.

Hashirama suddenly let go of his little brother's hand from her. “TOBIRAMA! What do you do?!" Hashirama immediately placed himself between Tobirama and the girl named Sakura. "Are you okay?"

The girl looked very scared. “This is just a dream. This is not real. It's just that damn Tsukuyomi again,” The girl clenched her fists. “Yes, all of this is just an illusion. This is just that damn Madara's genjutsu .”

Madara?

Hashirama only heard the girl babbling. Hashirama looked at his little brother who had put his hands in front of his chest. Frowning in interest when he saw his older brother still struggling to calm the girl in front of him.

"Are you okay, Miss?" Hashirama asked again.

The girl just nodded weakly. Tobirama grinned. Hashirama was already glaring to stop Tobirama from asking or doing whatever was in his white head.

"Your name is Sakura, right?" The girl nodded back. "Where are you from? Why are you in the Shinobi area? ”

The girl raised her head. “You wouldn't believe about anything that I will say.” She said tiredly.

"Why?"

“Because this doesn't make sense. It's crazy,” she said again.

Tobirama interrupted. “Just try it, Miss. Let's see how crazy you are."

"Tobirama!" Hashirama exclaimed. He returned the gaze to Sakura. "Why do you say that?"

Sakura looked at him frustrated. “Because you should be dead.” Hashirama looked confused at the girl in front of him. What is she talking about? Hashirama couldn't find the words to ask again. “Ah, this is just an illusion. I'm sorry, I shouldn't panic and make you confused. But what do I care, after all, you are not real and just an illusion.”

“Why do you think this is just an illusion?” Hashirama asked quietly. Trying to follow the logical thinking of the girl in front of him.

The girl looked at him again. “Isn't that what it is? Senju Hashirama should be dead. Likewise with his little brother. This is a terrible illusion, why can't I use my chakra? So I can't get out of this stupid illusion.” She said annoyed. “I was supposed to help Naruto win the war. I shouldn't be here."

“Look, Brother! She is completely crazy.” Tobirama said indifferently.

Hashirama just glared at his little brother. “If you make this worse, you better shut up, Tobirama.”

“I am only stating the truth, Brother. This girl is crazy.”

Sakura looked confused at the two of them. Hashirama couldn't guess what was going through the girl's head.

“However,” The girl began. They both focused on him. “If this is eternal Tsukuyomi, why are you two in front of me?”

Tobirama looked like he really wanted to interrupt. However, Hashirama was faster. "What do you mean?"

Sakura looked around her. "That jerk said, eternal Tsukuyomi brings to life the thing its victim longs for or desires," Sakura looked at him. I don't even know you guys except from history books. So why are you two in front of me?”

“Because this is not an illusion, Miss. You're just crazy.” Tobirama said loudly. Hashirama sent a warning glance. “But it doesn't matter, even though you're crazy I like you because you cursed the Uchiha. At least it seems to me that you are sane enough to hate the Uchiha."

"Tobirama!" Hashirama shouted.

"That is the fact. You were just instigated by that Uchiha. Come to your senses, Brother. It's not like you'll run into him at the river again .” Tobirama's fishing rod.

"Tobi..."

"River?" The girl's voice broke the tense atmosphere. Turning it into an atmosphere full of confusion. The girl looked at them confused. “You and Madara met at the river? It’s not in the history books.”

Hashirama watched the girl. What started as confusion turned into panic. Then it changed again in a matter of seconds to a very scared face. The girl clutched her head. Looks like she's in pain.

Hashirama panicked. He tried to release the girl's grip. "Miss, calm down." He said softly.

Sakura looked at him. Those green eyes started to get wet and shed tears which broke Hashirama's heart. Instead of calming down with Hashirama's calming words, the girl only became sadder and more afraid.

The girl was still trying to hit and clutch his head. Maybe thinking is trying to get out of the illusion.

“Miss, calm down!” Hashirama shouted panicked.

Tried to stop the girl by hugging her tightly. The girl just cried in frustration at what had happened to her. The girl gripped tightly to the front of Hashirama's hakama. Hiding her face in the clan head's chest and crying.

Hashirama and Tobirama didn't do anything. They just kept quiet and waited for the girl to stop and become calmer. This was great. Normally, an ordinary person would faint if they cried and struggled like the girl in front of him.

Sakura began to distance herself from Hashirama. Pushed him away. Take a deep breath, even though the remnants of the cry are still there. Because the girl was still sobbing. Tobirama suddenly held out a drinking container that appeared out of nowhere. Hashirama didn't care, just remembered that his little brother had the water element.

Hashirama fed the water, helping the girl to drink. Hoping that the water would make her a little calmer. The girl was still silent.

"Are you better?" he asked slowly. Sakura just nodded slowly.

”So this is not an illusion?” she asked in disbelief and sadness.

The girl looked at his face. Those eyes and face showed that she was desperate and tired. Hashirama now saw it. Those eyes were eyes that were tired of fighting. Just like his eyes when he looked in the mirror in the morning.

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Eternity of Vow

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"Calm down, my child."

"Who are you?"

“Not parents observing their children.”

"Why am I here?"

"And what if you're here?"

“I should have helped my friend win the war.”

"Your fight is done."

“done?”

"Yes."

"Why?"

“There is no reason for that, my child.”

“You can't do that! My friends need me!”

"No. You have your own different path.”

"Why?"

“Because I want you to find happiness.”

“I will not find happiness with my friends suffer from the war."

"You lie."

"No. I'm not lying.”

“…”

"Remember, Sakura. Do whatever will make you happy. Your friends will also be happy to see you happy. Don't get hung up on changing the future. Because it won't have any effect. Choose what your heart has led you to do. You will find happiness in people who love you more than anything or anyone. Share your problems with people you trust. Don't keep everything to yourself. Start a new life."

"Who are you?"

“Only parents want their children to find happiness.”

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Eternity of Vow

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Maybe Hashirama should consider Tobirama's opinion. The girl named Sakura in front of him sounded unreasonable. Just now he said something crazy about... about what? Future?

About the Fourth World War?

What is this?

“Well, Miss. I think you're crazy." Tobirama said.

"I am not lying."

Tobirama looked skeptical. "What proof do you have that you're not lying?"

"If I remember correctly, Lord Hashirama once dreamed of creating a peaceful village with Uchiha Madara."

How did this girl know? That's not something anyone else knows. Only Madara and himself knew about it. Tobirama clearly looked at him. Trying to find the reality of the girl's words. Hashirama didn't say 'yes' or 'no'. However, Tobirama clearly knew what the answer was.

“You're crazy, Brother,” Tobirama said in disbelief.

Hashirama laughed dryly. Scratching his head which didn't itch. "At least you're not going crazy alone, Miss."

Sakura just laughed humorlessly. The girl was starting to calm down. The story was very implausible. Completely unreasonable. However, again. No one knows about the dream he shared with Madara alone.

"So what?" Tobirama asked sounding annoyed. “If this girl is telling the truth, what should we do? Change the future?”

“This girl has a name, Tobirama,” Hashirama said.

Tobirama snorted in annoyance. Very upset. “So, if Miss 'Sakura' is telling the truth, what will we do, Brother? Change the future?”

Hashirama was silent. Can a fourth shinobi war be avoided? If this girl was right, then there would be a big war waiting for them. Unfortunately, Sakura did not want to mention the cause of the war. However, because of her hatred for Madara. It could be that it was caused by his former best friend.

“Sir…” The voice was low.

"Yes, Sakura?" Hashirama answered softly.

"The person who sent me here said that nothing can be done to change the future." She said slowly.

Tobirama snorted disdainfully. “The old man is useless, then.”

“So, there will still be war? Why don't we prevent it?” Hashirama said. Sakura shook her head. Just as clueless as him. Hashirama sighed tiredly. “Okay, we can think about that later. We have to think about what we are going to do with you.”

Sakura looked at him confused. "What do you mean, sir?"

“You can't stay in the cherry blossom field forever. We have to think of ideas for where you can live.” Hashirama said.

"You will help me?" Sakura asked in disbelief.

"Of course. Besides, you said you lost your chakra. I won't be able to leave you alone.”

Hashirama gave her a reassuring smile. Tobirama looked at them strangely. It seemed that a strange idea had appeared in his little brother's head. The younger man gave him an annoying grin.

"You have an odd smile, Tobi," Hashirama said.

"I have an idea."

Sakura looked at Tobirama curiously. Hashirama was a bit skeptical. "What's your idea?"

"Just marry. You two."

Sakura dropped her jaw. Likewise Hashirama. They looked at Tobirama as if Tobirama had kissed Madara passionately.

"You are crazy?!" Hashirama snapped.

Tobirama shrugged his shoulders. “That's a good reason. This girl is from the future. We can't let her get away from us or there will be trouble if anyone finds out. For example, fell into someone else's hands? Enemy? Uchiha? We have to make sure she keeps her mouth shut. Having her live with us just like that, will only give rise to gossip and will damage your reputation as clan head by letting an unmarried girl live with two single men. Besides, they already forced you to get married.”

Hashirama looked at his little brother in disbelief. "You are crazy."

“We've all gone crazy here. Why not add another crazy thing to it?” Tobirama said not caring.

Hashirama sighed tiredly. Still the same dead end as before. Sakura looked thoughtful. “What do you think, Miss?”

"That..." She said thoughtfully. "Makes sense."

Tobirama just gave him a look. “I told you.”

“Miss, marriage is not a random thing. I don't want you to spend your life in regret.” Hashirama persuaded.

Sakura was silent. “Lord Tobirama has made sense arguments. Besides, to be honest, I'm a bit scared to be here,” Sakura looked at her. "My chakra disappeared."

"Now!" Tobirama interrupted again. “You can protect her, Brother. Her chakra is gone."

That smile. Hashirama wanted to punch his little brother's pale face.

"Okay. How about lying to be married?”

"Useless. How long are you going to lie? Still, it would only damage your reputation if it is discovered that you let that girl live with us without any relationship for any reason.”

“Why not you? Why me?"

Sakura also looked at Tobirama confused.

“Don't deny it, Brother. You'll kill me if I offer i will marry her."

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To be Continued

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