Capítulo 25: Everything.
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This chapter is a memory flashback of Hashirama where he recalls his childhood friendship with Madara.
Note that the events in chapter 'Trust' & 'Everything' are occurring in parallel to the events in 'Blurred'
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[Flashback]
Hashirama stared at the calm river water, hoping his feelings would get washed away by the current. Guilt and regret crushed him from inside as he remembered his younger brother's lifeless body once again.
"Hey! Long time no see!"
He recognized the voice that belonged to Madara. But he remained silent.
"Hey... You seem awfully down today. What's wrong?" Madara questioned.
"I'm fine."
"Liar.You can talk to me, you know."
"It's... Nothing" Hashirama murmured, his eyes fixed on the river.
Madara frowned, "you can tell me. It's okay, I will listen to you."
"I'm really fine! It's nothing..." replied a trembling voice.
"Hey, stop dragging this out. I promise I'll listen!"
Hashirama turned his face towards Madara and whimpered while tear streams kept flowing down his cheeks "it's really nothing."
"𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁!" the ravenette finally snapped.
His lips trembled as his eyes kept rolling more tears.
Madara looked at him worriedly, "What's the matter?"
"My little brother... Died." Hashirama sighed as he wiped his tears,"I came to the river... Because I feel like all the haziness in my heart gets washed away as I stare at the water."
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"So that's what happened." Madara mumbled. He didn't look surprised. Hashirama wondered if the boy in front of him had experienced this pain too.
"You... I wonder if you are like me. Do you have any siblings?"
Madara stared at him. His eyes held a depth unknown to him "I'm one of the five.Well... There used to be five of us."
Hashirama's eyes widened "Used to?"
"Yeah...what about you?" he asked, while picking up a stone.
"I have one younger brother left.." Hashirama replied,feeling the heaviness return in his heart.
"You Lost all your brothers?"
Madara looked at him, contemplating something, then replied, "I too have a younger brother left. And ..." then he stopped, hesitating.
"and?"
Madara frowned, "Nothing. And I intend to protect them at all cost."
'Them?'
"Me too. I will protect him no matter what," Hashirama replied, determined.
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Both kept gasping for air as they lay on top of the valley after finishing their race challenge.
"I won." Hashirama murmured in between his gasps.
"That's expected! You started before me!"
Hashirama laughed, then looked ahead at the lush green forest.
"What a sweeping view of the forest!"
"Ha! You have good eyesight, huh? How about I challenge you!" Madara smirked.
"eh? You sound quite proud of your eyesight?"
"Of course! I have sha-" Madara stopped mid-sentence. His face dimmed as he went back into thinking, "No... Never mind."
"What is it? You're being awful candid for once."
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Madara's face contorted painfully, "In the end. I'm not that good... if I were better, my siblings wouldn't be dead...I couldn't even protect them. So I shouldn't... Shouldn't..."
"Hey... Madara.You told me you still have one brother left right? I believe you will definitely protect him," Hashirama replied to cheer him up a bit.
But instead, the boy's frown deepened.
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"I also have a younger sister." Madara mumbled, his eyes still glued to the greenery ahead.
"HUH? You never told me you also had a sister!"
"I... Didn't because... she's not a shinobi," he replied, still hesitant.
"Then, Isn't it good? She won't die in these mindless battles."
His eyes softened for a moment, "She's weak. That's why I'm worried about her."
"That's expected. I bet she's being trained to become a proper wife. That's what most girls in my clan are like." Hashirama sighed, remembering his late mother who used to educate the young girls of his clan.
Madara looked down. He looked frustrated.
Hashirama wanted to make him feel better but didn't know what to say. He didn't have any sisters. He only remembered the name of one older cousin that he had never seen since she got married at 15 and went away to live with her husband.
"What's wrong?"
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Madara looked at him, his eyes looked painfully sad.
"𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
[Flashback ends]
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