Chapter 1
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The war is happening, Naruto’s last letter explains to him some details about it and Iruka finds out that the war was caused because of past pain caused by old wars, which is stupid in Iruka’s mind, cause when will the wheel stop spinning then? If vengeance is always the answer to things.
Iruka is evacuating the children when one of the elders, Koharu Utatane stopped him and asked to come with her.
“I’m now giving this to you because we don’t know if I’m going to survive,” Koharu explains as he was then presented with a document, regarding something that he never thought existed.
A letter from his great-grandfather, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
“How?” Iruka asks Koharu.
“Read and you would understand.”
It was confusing at first until Tobirama got detailed about the Clownfish-jutsu, apparently, he and Izuna were lovers, and that the child that Tobirama was carrying at the time of Izuna’s death was supposed to be the key for peace, and then something controlled Izuna who suddenly accused of Tobirama wounding him fatally, then dying from it. With no one to turn to Tobirama carried the child to term and raised him secretly. Then giving him away to a civilian couple. Only Mito, Touka, Koharu, Kagami, and the Sandaime know about it.
“But Madara did those things?” Iruka started as his thoughts started to fit in “Madara’s war is a lie?”
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The last part of the letter is a jutsu that Iruka was achingly familiar with, and though Iruka is against it, he must do it for the sake of peace. Performing the hand gestures he was then greeted by a familiar face.
Izuna looks like Sasuke, but as Iruka explains what is happening he found out that he might look like Sasuke but he got the loudness like Naruto.
“What do you mean Tobirama killed me?! What do you mean my brother created a world war?!” Izuna screams, as he shakes Iruka. “And what do you mean one of my clan unleashes the Kyuubi that killed my granddaughter?!”
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When they get into the battlefield Iruka was immediately halted by Naruto but a pissed Izuna throws the kid at Kakashi who’s having a verbal fight with Obito.
“The fuck?!” Obito screams.
“Silence, you stupid hormonal brat! I don’t care about your plans or your pain. I don’t care if you’re an Uchiha, I will end you so help me Amaterasu, you killed my granddaughter!” Izuna growls at Obito, who immediately shuts up.
Iruka is still being held by Izuna when he notices Tobirama looking in their direction. The nidaime slowly walks towards them.
“Izuna?” Madara appears in Izuna’s side,
“You! What the fuck are you thinking!” Izuna screams, pushing Madara with his hand, while the other is still holding Iruka who’s silently praying this ends soon.
“Zuzu?” Tobirama calls, a gentle smile appearing on his famous scowling face. Izuna smiled back.
“Don't you dare come near him you demon!” Madara growls at Tobirama, only to be slapped by Izuna.
Izuna flickers and goes to Tobirama’s side confusing Madara “Don’t call him that!”
“Why?!” Madara asks, totally confused, Hashirama appearing beside his friend.
“Cause he’s my wife!” Izuna answers screaming, causing the whole area to focus on them. Izuna then added, “Your stupid plan killed my granddaughter!”
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Killing Zetsu and making sure that the moon is sealed and locked was easy with Madara by their side. It didn’t even take ten minutes to wrap everything up. Everything was moving at a great pace and the injured were being treated on one side.
Everyone was packing up, and with the Edo Tensei being released most are saying goodbyes to their dead relatives. And that is where the shoutings began.
“You're telling me, that this fucker fooled me?!” Madara hisses as he continues to kick the already dead Zetsu. “You think I wouldn’t be able to tell if you’re really dying?”
“Greatest genjutsu user my ass!” Izuna calls out, “Can’t tell if it was a trick or not! I was not dying at that time!”
But before Madara can reply Tobirama’s anger burst.
“You did die! Calling yourself the first user of Mangekyō Sharingan?! And yet you weren’t able to fight a simple trick and you fell for it!” Tobirama snarls at Izuna’s direction, and when Hashirama tries to calm Tobirama he continues.
“And you!” Tobirama pointed at Hashirama, eyes filled with so much hatred, “You discarded me like a piece of rotten meat! You didn’t even finish what I was trying to explain! My partner died. I’m fucking pregnant with his fucking child! And you! The last one that I’ve got shunned me away!”
“I was pregnant with his child!” Tobirma pointed at Izuna as he continues, “And people told me that it was all my fault! That I killed him! The father of my unborn child!”
“I didn’t know!” Hashirama counters, offering his hand to his brother, “If you just told me then I would have helped you! I would’ve gone to Madara and explained things and maybe save Izuna”
“That’s because you didn’t fucking listen! You never listen to what I say!” Tobirama shouted, slapping Hashirama’s hands. “Madara this, Madara that! You didn’t fucking listen to me! Your own fucking brother!”
“I’m sorry!” Hashirama shouted back, “I’m blinded by my dream, If I can turn back time I will! It’s just peace was my dream, I dreamed it for you”, after explaining Hashirama deflated.
“For me?” Tobirama snorted, “Lies. Fucking lies!”
“I’m not-” Hashirama tries to counter but was interrupted by Izuna.
“Tobi.” Izuna calls out, slapping Madara's hand’s on his shoulder, “Tobi, I’m sorry.”
But Tobirama wasn’t listening, he laughs humorlessly and looks at Izuna “I was called a demon by your fucking clan when all I wanna do is fucking mourn for you. But do you know what’s harder? Raising our Iruma alone, with no one but Mito, Touka to support me, I raised him, my son, your son, secretly like a crime. And when Iruma activated his Sharingan I have to rely on my student, a fucking child, Kagami to help him.”
Everyone was quiet, the shoutings have been heard by everyone that is on the field. Sasuke and Itachi who was near Iruka looked at him, he didn’t know what to say so he just waves at them, and they waved back.
Kakashi who’s besides Obito waves at him too, as the latter slaps Kakashi’s head, “Quit it, that’s my, uh, I don’t know, but we’re related. I think?”
Then the shouting was back, this time it was Izuna who looks at both Madara and Hashirama. “It’s your fault we are in this fucking situation!”
Iruka thinking that’s it’s the right time to intervene flickers himself into the scene, putting his self near Tobirama who looks at him and smiles immediately. “Uh, I think we can continue this conversation privately?”
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The talk happened in a private location with some participants present. Tobirama forgives them easily.
Tsunade and Sasuke were plastered in Iruka’s side, as the said talked happens, not that Iruka’s aware, his mind started to wander when they started talking about certain things like the clownfish jutsu and some more.
He was just brought back to the present when both Tobirama and Izuka, whom he hugged back.
Hashirama didn’t get his chance to join when Tsunade glares at his grandfather “Stop, let them have this.”
“But he looked exactly like me!” Hashirama whined.
Izuna quickly looks at Hashirama and snaps “He looked exactly like Tobi! You stupid tree-hugger!”
“No! He looked like me!” Hashirama insisted. “He’s the same color as I am!”
“Tobirama’s an albino you twat!” Izuna shouts back
Iruka snickers still enveloped in Tobirama’s hug. He gasps when Tobirama kisses his forehead, he gently smiles as he relishes the feeling and lets himself be comforted for the first time. He let Tobirama, his great-grandfather take his weight when his other great-grandfather, Izuna comes back to the hug. Iruka notices Madara who’s silently looking at them.
Madara just nodded at him, and he nodded back.
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With the announcement that the Edo Tensei is going to be released Izuna drags his brother away.
“Izuna, I’m sorry.” Madara started.
Izuna eyes his brother “Are you? Really?”
Madara nodded, closes his eyes, and sigh “I am, I truly am, you know that part of my dream is to have a family in times of peace. And I'm seeing that I’ve thrown it away because of vengeance.”
“It was not all you.” Izuna explains, touching his brother’s arm “You were manipulated. And I'm sorry too, I was not strong enough to fight his genjustu towards me.”
“I just wish I have time to know him well. From what I’ve heard he was the major reason why Naruto didn’t become a villain.” Madara says as he looks at where Iruka and Tobirama are. His gaze lingered on Tobirama.
Izuna smiles, “I know you have feelings for him”
“I don’t! All I’ve felt for him in the past was hatred for thinking that he killed you.” Madara quickly counters.
“I didn’t say his name.” Izuna silently snickers, teasing his brother. “I know, and I was already thinking of integrating you into our relationship when Zetsu tricked us all.”
“But- What- Izuna!” Madara screeches as silently as he can. “He’s your wife! Husband? He produces you a son. So Wife!”
“And you're my brother.” Izuna explains, “I know that Uchiha’s culture when it comes to family was erased when our clan gets into the village, but brother, sharing a mate has always been our tradition. What is yours is mine, and what is mine is yours.”
If Madara has a live body he’s sure he’s blushing, but then it paled “But we’re dead, in just minutes where going back to the land of eternal peace.”
“Not everyone.” Izuna smiles, walking slowly as to where his family is “Take care of them for me? And make sure you got a lot of time here before you went back into our resting place, I want many stories from your second chance.”
Madara not knowing what Izuna is talking about just absentmindedly nodded.
And then the Edo Tensei was released.
“Uh? Why are you starting to get warmer?” Iruka asks Tobirama who’s still back hugging him.
Tobirama in confusion looked around them, some bodies are already disappearing, he looked at Itachi who’s still there together with Asuma. And when he turns around he sees Madara, eyes wide, mouth hangs open, hands clenching and unclenching like grasping the air.
Madara and Tobirama, together with a few individuals, instead of turning into ash started to breathe and have a pulse.
“What now?” Tsunade asks.
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Iruka just wants to go home, to his house, that’s maybe tiny but his.
“You’re married to an Uchiha, your place is in here inside the clan compound.” Madara insisted, holding Tobirama’s arms.
“So now I’m suddenly part of this?” Tobirama sarcastically answers as he tries to entangle Madara’s hands on his arms. “No. We will go to Iruka’s house.”
Hearing his name, Iruka immediately stands up but was halted by Madara’s glare “You are not going anywhere young man! Sit down.”
“You want me to atone to my sins, this is me atoning!” Madara shouted, using his other hand to grab Tobirama to face him. “ And I have a say in his life.”
“Don’t you dare!” Tobirama seethed
“I dare! He’s my brother’s pup as much as he’s yours.” Madara pulled Tobirama until their faces almost touches his “You should have read every clause when you married Izuna, an Uchiha. Your mine too.”
That’s where Iruka’s mind wanders again, ignoring the conversation but making sure to look out and be ready to intervene when it becomes physical.
He’s worried about what would happen if they suddenly knew who and what Mizuki did to him.
There was a sudden tap on his shoulders and when he turns back to see both Kakashi and Obito also sitting in the Tatami room. Kakashi scratches his neck, face quite red, while Obito smiles at him pushing a thick binder of paper.
“What is this?” Iruka asks, still trying to look out at Tobirama and Madara who’s suspiciously turn silent, they’re still talking but silently, and more handsy.
“That’s our marriage contract,” Obito explains.
“Ah” Iruka answers, flipping page to page until the words sink in “Wait! What?!”
“Our documents, for our upcoming marriage, you, me, and bakashi.” Obito explains while smiling gleefully like he didn’t just say something that will change Iruka drastically.
“U-us three?” Iruka asks voice as light as a feather.
“Yes! Like what the old man, his brother and Nidaime has.” Obito answers, his happiness is radiating so much that the room is starting to glow.
“I’m excited to see you pregnant Iruka-sensei.” Kakashi teases.
“What?!”
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