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The moment she stepped out of her home, the chill ran down her spine. She could feel that all too familiar chakra looming in the air. She clutched Itsuki to her chest tightly and took off running as a large clawed foot slammed down onto her home. She shook as she turned to look up into the eyes of the large beast. "K-kurama..." she managed as it sniffed at her. "You know my name? Surprising that a human calls me something other than Kyuubi." He spat at her gruffly, only for his gaze to land on the small child in her arms. "Not that it matters." He growled as he swiped at her once more but she jumped to avoid his hit. She took off running, seeing as though there was no talking things through with this Kurama.

She couldn't help the tears that threatened to fall as she ran. She had to protect Itsuki no matter what the cost. She caught sight of a fellow Hyuuga and she grabbed them by their wrist and pulled them along with her. The man just stared at the large beast that was chasing them. "We have to go, don't slow down!" she managed and he nodded, turning his gaze back to face in front of them. "What's your name?" she asked and he looked at her oddly.

"Um... Kosuke..." he said and she nodded. "Kosuke, I need you to take the Hokage's son to a safe place." She said and he stared at her in shock. "You can't fight that!" he managed and she shook her head. "No, I can't, but I can hold him off and protect the village if even only for a moment until Hashirama and the others get here..." she said and he looked down to the baby she had placed in his grasp. "Wait! What is your name?" he asked and she smiled at him.

"Hinata." She said as she urged him forward and turned back to face Kurama once more. He swiped at her once more, but she jumped and ran up his leg only to climb up onto his face. She gripped the hair tightly there and looked him in the eye. "Why are you doing this?" she asked and he narrowed his eyes at her. "Should I have a reason?" he asked and she frowned, she supposed he didn't need one. It seemed he just hated humans after all. He slung her from his head and swung his foot at her once more, but she spun into a rotation to deflect the hit.

Hinata knew she was no match for this creature, she closed her eyes the moment his foot broke through her rotation and sent her flying backwards. She hit the ground a good twenty something feet away, only for him to swipe at her once more and send her flying yet again. He wasn't even trying to kill her yet, she noticed, he was only toying with her. He knew she wasn't a match for him and was just playing with her before he did decide to kill her. She bit her lip and braced herself for yet another hit that sent her flying into a tree. She slid down the tree and just looked up at him, how Naruto had managed to befriend this creature was beyond her, but she knew no matter what he was going to end up having to do it all over again no matter how time changed.

Kurama leaned closer to her, his jaws opening as he got ever closer to her. She could feel his smothering hot breath on her whole form now. She closed her eyes as she knew he was going to eat her, but she wasn't going to go down without letting someone know what happened to her. She took a deep breath and calmed her nerves, she knew she had to make this as loud as she could. She leaned forward and screamed his name as loud as she could, now she could only hope Hashirama had heard her.

"Hashirama! Help me!" she had screamed and Kurama only chuckled as he jolted to snap at her once more. She squeezed her eyes shut, but only heard the cracking of wood and the beast howl. She snapped her eyes open to see Hashirama and Madara standing in front of her, an eerie dark blue glow surrounding them. Madara and Hashirama looked back over their shoulders at her and she couldn't help the tears that escaped her now. "Are you ok?" they asked in unison and the moment she nodded they turned back to face Kurama, who was reeling from the hit he had taken. She struggled to get back to her feet, only to watch as Madara and Hashirama bumped fists and attacked the beast once more.

Hinata turned and rushed to make her way towards where she had sent Kosuke. She caught up with him rather swiftly, as he had taken shelter in a merchant stall with Itsuki in his grasp. She crouched and offered them a hand, but the moment he saw her, his eyes went wide. "You're alive..." was all he could say as she took the crying baby from his hold. "A little worse for wear, but I'm ok..." she said softly and he smiled as he breathed a sigh of relief. "Now I will have stories to tell my children when they get older." He mused and she only offered him a small smile as she sent him on his way to the Hyuuga compound.

Hinata knew she couldn't go to the Inuzuka compound like she had originally planned, seeing how both Kaira and her father held the nine tails chakra she knew they probably couldn't control themselves right now. She couldn't risk putting Itsuki in anymore danger than she already had. The pain from her injuries began setting in and she made her way to the closest place she knew Hashirama would look for them, the hokage tower. When she got there, she cradled Itsuki to her and leaned against the wall and slipped her eyes shut. She needed rest, and so did Itsuki.

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Hashirama scowled at the woman who had made her presence known via golden chains wrapping around the Kyuubi's limbs. "Hashirama..." she greeted softly, but he wasn't going to dignify her with a response. He wasn't too thrilled with her presence at all. This only signified that she had a guilty conscience and the beast attacking had something to do with her family. "I'm here to help." She offered, but he didn't want to hear any of it, he didn't want to be around her. "This does not redeem you." Was all he was going to give her.

"I know, but if I can be of use to you, that is all I desire." She said and he huffed in response. "Are you with her now?" she asked and Madara sent her a glare. "No, they aren't together, today was the first time they had even been in proximity of one another, if you truly must know." Madara snapped at her and he looked to see his friend was seething. She looked from him to Madara and sighed. "I see... forgive me for every doubting you." She said and Hashirama only walked away from her. He had more important things to focus on.

He began dropping the sacred deity gates onto the Kyuubi's tails to pin them to the ground so he couldn't swat at them with them anymore. "What is your plan Mito?" Madara asked and Hashirama sent him a glare. "She plans on sealing the beast within her own body." He said as he continued to pin the giant beast down, despite his struggles and angered roars. Hashirama was making swift work of the beast, the only reason he had known how to handle it so easily is because Hinata had once told him that Madara would have brought the creature to the village. He had been prepared for the day he would have to fight it, but he had been fully prepared to have to take Madara down with it.

Thankfully that was not the case here. He formed the signs for another set of Deity gates, but his eyes widened as the beast's elongated claw rushed at him, only to be sliced off by Madara's Susanoo sword. He turned to nod at his friend, who took out yet another claw the exact same way. Hashirama placed his hand on the fur of kurama's chest only to swiftly make his way over to Mito, who had revealed her stomach and was holding her hands up in a fuuinjutsu sign. He placed his hand on her stomach and chains burst out from her abdomen and began wrapping around the screaming Kyuubi dragging him into her form kicking and screaming angrily.

The moment the wind stopped whipping around them he turned to look at Mito, who had fallen to her knees. He frowned and offered her a hand, which she took gently. "You were wrong in everything you did." He began, only to sigh and frown at her deeply. "But thank you for helping to seal him." He said and she nodded. "Anything for you to forgive me." She said and he shook his head at her. "We can never be what we were before. You may be the mother of my child, but I can't ever think of you that way again." He said and she only nodded at him. "You have to stay here in the village, because if you leave and go home your family will only release him once more." He said and once more she nodded.

She opened her mouth to thank him once more, but he shook his head at her. "Stop thanking me... I didn't do it for you." He said and walked away from her, but he knew she was going to trail behind them. He looked over to Madara who only sighed and folded his arms behind his head as he walked. "You barely even broke a sweat, Hashirama." He commented and he only chuckled at this. "You sweat enough for the both of us." He mused and Madara glared at him.

"Look man, that was one creepy thing there..." he muttered angrily and Hashirama only laughed loudly, causing Madara to scowl at him. Hashirama held up a fist to him and Madara's scowl turned into a smirk as he bumped his fist against his own. "I'm glad to have my friend back." He said and Madara rolled his eyes. "Don't go getting sappy on me now Hashirama." He muttered and Hashirama only smiled at him. Izuna and Tobirama rushed over to them and looked around behind him. "What happened?" they asked and Madara smirked as he jabbed a thumb towards Mito.

"She sealed it within her." was all he said and Izuna nodded. "Where are Hinata and Itsuki?" he asked and Tobirama smiled softly. "They're both safe." He said and Hashirama breathed a sigh of relief. "Why did she scream like that though?" Izuna asked and Hashirama frowned. "She was attempting to stall the beast so we could get there in time." Madara said and Tobirama nodded, only for his eyes to go wide. "Go to her, she needs you more than we do right now." Hashirama assured him and Tobirama took off running towards the Inuzuka compound.

"Ah young love." Madara sighed and Hashirama rolled his eyes at his friend. How he still had the energy to be an idiot was beyond him, but he was grateful for it. "Izuna where are they?" he asked and Izuna pointed for the Hokage tower. He couldn't help the relief that washed over him at this, she knew where to go so they would be found immediately. He rushed over and made his way up the stairs only to open the door and a small smile crossed his lips. Itsuki was clinging to her and she was holding him gently.

He reached and touched Itsuki, only to realize his mistake when her blade was at his neck and she was in a crouched position with his son tucked deftly beneath her. As her tired eyes locked onto him, she lowered the blade and leaned back against the wall. He realized this must have been how Tobirama had felt every time he had done the same. He liked how protective she was of Itsuki, it just showed how kind her heart truly was. He patted her on the head and took his son from her grasp. The moment her tired eyes landed on Mito, he watched as the fear filled her being and she scrambled away from him. "Hinata stop. Please..." he said softly and she continued to stare at the redhead in fear.

Mito frowned as she watched the other woman do her best to get away from him. "I've stayed away from him I promise! I was only trying to help keep your son safe, please don't hit me anymore..." Hinata pleaded softly and Mito's eyes softened as she watched exactly what she had done to her. Hashirama knew that this alone wouldn't be enough to be to show all of the damage she had done to the poor girl, but it was a start. "Hinata... Please calm down and come here..." Hashirama offered, and Hinata only looked from him to Mito.

"Hinata... you can stop." Mito whispered and glowing lavender eyes locked on to the redhead's ebony gaze. "I am not here to keep you away from him. I only came back to protect you all from what my family released on you." Mito said and Hinata's shaky gaze didn't leave the redhead in the slightest. "Hinata..." he called out to her softly only for her to bite her lip and duck her head. "I... can't..." she whispered and Mito made her way over to her and crouched before her. Hinata flinched away from the redheads touch, but she didn't run from her. Hashirama watched as Mito began looking over Hinata with a frown.

"She's injured, that's why she isn't moving too much." Mito said and placed her hands on Hinata's abdomen, only for her eyes to widen slightly as the healing chakra flowed over the dark haired woman. Mito rushed to open her jacket, despite Hinata's struggles to keep her from doing so. Mito looked at the wound, then up to meet Hinata's gaze. "Were you not going to mention how injured you were?" she asked, her voice holding a slight scolding tone to it, but Hashirama focused his presence on her and she cleared that tone up swiftly.

He watched as Mito began pulling twigs and leaves from the wound in Hinata's ribs. Hinata blushed under his intense gaze and he snapped his head to look away upon seeing her embarrassed. "It's always the rips with you, isn't it?" Mito asked, but rather than a scolding tone this one was slightly amused. He didn't like that this amused Mito, right now he really didn't want her anywhere near Hinata but he was grateful to her for healing her all the same. He didn't want her to think she could work her way back in just by being nice, because she couldn't. Not after the stunt she had pulled.

He looked over to see Madara staring intently at the two of them, only to look back and see you could almost see Hinata's full chest due to her wearing fishnets under the black shirt she had been wearing, but Mito had cut it away using chakra. He swatted Madara on the back of the head for being a pervert and his friend only grinned at him sheepishly, his cheeks mirroring the deep red blush of his own cheeks. Hashirama handed Itsuki to Madara and removed the green haori he had been wearing. Only to make his way over and hand it to Hinata who blushed and pulled it on. "S-sorry!" she squeaked and he shook his head at her. "You have nothing to apologize for, I was just trying to be nice." He said softly and Mito looked between the two of them before standing and folding her hands in front of her silently.

"Madara, take Hinata to my compound, I will meet you both there soon enough." He said and Madara nodded as he offered an arm to Hinata, who linked her arm with his. Despite her injuries being healed she was still exhausted. The moment they left the room he turned back to Mito, who only smiled at him sadly. "You really do love her... don't you." She said, she wasn't asking at this point she knew it. He just watched her for any sign she was going to retaliate if he confirmed this, but she gave no indication of this.

"You only have yourself to blame for that." Was all he could say to her, because as angry as he had been with her, he was also grateful to her for pushing him towards Hinata. "Well, I suppose you're right. Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder, they say." She sighed as she sat in the chair Tobirama often frequented. "I wish you no ill will. I know I messed up, I just hope that one day you will allow me to be a friend once more. I only came because I missed you and Itsuki..." she said and he frowned at her.

"I don't know when that day will come, because you are just as cruel and conniving as the fox within you and everyone around me saw it before I did." He sighed and she only smiled at him, no matter how much that smile angered him, he couldn't let her smugness get the better of him. He turned back to the door only to grip the frame and sigh deeply. "Perhaps one day I can begin to forgive you, but that day is not today." He sighed and she only nodded at him.

"Do you have somewhere to go?" he asked and she shook her head. "There's an empty house down the street, follow me." He said and she stood she reached to touch him but he pulled his arm away from her. "Do not touch me. I am being kind because I cannot find it in me to let you sleep on the streets being as you are the mother of my child. Please don't make it harder on yourself." He said and she nodded to him once more. She just had to test his patience it seemed.

He knew she was just trying to see if he truly meant it when he said he was moving on, but she was just an aggravating woman through and through. He showed her to the front steps and she nodded as she walked in, only to stop and look at him once more. He just turned away from her, if he didn't have to keep her close because of that beast within her, he wouldn't be dealing with her little games.

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Tobirama rushed to her land, the route through the village was second nature now. He saw his mother and father holding onto the two Inuzuka tightly the deity gates stacked up around them. "Are you all alright?" he called out and they all looked up at him. "Yes..." His father managed as he broke through all the gates, releasing the four of them once more. "Forgive us, we just wanted to make sure you were both alright before we let you go." Akane said and the two Inuzuka nodded.

Tobirama made his way over to Kaira and fell to his knees before her, his hands finding their way to her cheeks as he looked her in the eyes. "Are Hinata and Itsuki ok?" Kaira asked him softly through her panting and he nodded. "Yes... her home was destroyed, but they are ok. Hashirama is with them now..." he said and she looked up at him and smiled through her ragged breathing. He pressed his forehead against hers and she nuzzled her nose to his.

"I was worried about you, you fool." He said and she only managed to laugh at him. "I'm tough, you know that." She managed and he nodded against her forehead. He grit his teeth and she just stared up at him in wonder. He hated the fact she was so curious about why he was upset. "Kaira... I am going back to the others to make sure they're ok. I gave them quite a scare..." her father said and she grinned. "Ok Pa, see you in a little while." She said and Tobirama smacked his forehead against hers gently. "You idiot..." he grumbled and she only continued smiling at him. "What, you thought you were gonna lose me or something?" she asked but he only glared at her and pressed his lips to hers.

"I suppose that should be an answer enough for you." He bit out and she grinned at him once more as he helped her up. "Aw, look at you getting all worked up over a dirty mutt like me. Not dignified at all." She laughed and her groaned as he looked over to see his parents staring at him in amusement. "Oh, don't worry about us, we are going to go check on Hinata." Akane mused as she grabbed Butsuma's hand and drug him away. She mumbled something to his father but he didn't hear it. Kaira had caught it though, judging by the look on her face. "What did they say?" he asked with a distressed sigh and she only smirked at him as she led him back towards her home.

"Oh, nothing too important." She said and he furrowed his brows as he gripped her wrist and spun her to face him once more. "Oh, you know I like it when you get bossy." She said as she gripped the cloth of his shirt. "I want to know." He said and she just smirked up at him. "Why should I tell you when I could just show you?" she asked and realization dawned on him the moment she untied his hakamas. He swatted her hand away and tied them back all the while grumbling at her sheer audacity.

"Sometimes I hate that you have no sensor in any form of the word." He sighed and she smirked at him. "I'm not sure I want kids with you." He grumbled and she batted her eyes at him and he swallowed softly. "Yet..." he grumbled as her laughed filled the air around them. She knew how to work him like a puzzle and it annoyed him to no end, but honestly, he loved it all the same. He allowed her to lead them into her home and he sighed as she crawled up into the bed and stared at him expectantly. He sighed once more and crawled up into the bed with her, fully expecting her to make a move on him once more, but she didn't.

He watched as she wrapped her arms around him and snuggled up to him. He looked down to meet her blue eyes and couldn't help the small bit of amusement that filled him as she pouted up at him. He couldn't deny he was lucky, she was a beautiful woman. He leaned forward slightly and planted another kiss on her lips, which seemed to be exactly what she wanted as she nuzzled her head into his chest once more. There was a reason he didn't want to have children with her yet, but it wasn't for the reason she probably figured it was.

He wanted to wait until he could ensure this woman was the one who annoyed him for the rest of his life. He sighed inwardly as he realized she was going to get exactly what she demanded from his parents. "You're such an annoying woman." He groaned and she only laughed at him. "Just realized it did you?" she asked as she hugged him tightly. "I knew eventually your annoying ass would give in and want to willingly marry me." She said and he sent a glare down at her.

"I haven't asked you to marry me yet, keep it up and I never will."

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Tsunade sighed as she read over the medical book that held Hinata's picture. She had looked it over so many times and still couldn't believe it. A hand reached over and gripped hers softly, she looked up to meet eyes with Jiraiya. Although many things had changed because of everything Hinata had brought about, others still hadn't. Dan was still gone, but she still had Jiraiya by her side now, so she supposed that was alright. She just kept reading over the passage that determined it was in fact her great aunt who had transported Hinata to her own time.

She looked out her window to see Kakashi and Obito chattering amicably as they walked the streets. Rin Nohara was lingering behind the two as they carried on. She slipped her eyes shut and thought about all the Uchiha that seemed to have wandered in from nowhere. Sasuke had been more than thrilled to see that Itachi and his family were returned to him. It had been increasingly odd as this all happened seemingly overnight. The village had gone to sleep and suddenly the dead were being brought back to life, not a single one of them remembered that they had all died, they had just thought they had been sleeping. It was... odd in every form of the word.

It was like they all knew everything, but at the same time they were all just confused as to why everyone was crying when they had seen them once more. Certain ones like Minato and Kushina remembered sealing the Nine tails within Naruto, but they didn't remember dying from it. Itachi seemed to remember getting the mission to kill his family but was confused as to why. Their memories all seemed to have changed, but that was ok. They didn't need to remember any of these things. They just needed to live in peace once more.

However others, like Neji, kept asking where Hinata was. That one was a little harder to explain because with all the broken memories, Hinata was a multitude of things... ranging from Hinata being her grandfather's wife, to his secretary, even to his best friend other than Madara of course... but it was so odd. Tsunade couldn't tell exactly what the truth was and what wasn't. The one thing all the ones who had recently come back could agree on was the fact that Mito and Hashirama had never gotten married, but they had still had a single child together.

The entire thing was giving her a headache trying to figure out the puzzle that this mess was. Tsunade sighed and looked back at Jiraiya once more. Perhaps only more time could tell her what exactly was going on.

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Hinata sighed as she stared out the window, Hashirama was busy today and she wanted to go talk to him. The night he had let her stay with them at the compound he had sat up and talked to her the rest of the night. She hadn't been happier than she had been in that moment. She wanted nothing more than to spend more time with him, even if all they did was sit and talk about absolutely nothing at all. She looked out the window of her given room and saw Tobirama about to peck on the glass. She smiled and slipped the window open.

"Wanna go get lunch?" he asked and she nodded as she slipped on her shoes. She looked over to see Hashirama's green haori draped across her bed and she snatched it up and slipped her arms though the sleeves. It was massive on her, not because Hashirama was fat but because he had a much larger frame than she did. She closed her eyes as his scent washed over her and she smiled. Tobirama only chuckled upon seeing her wearing it once more.

"Missing him already are we?" he asked and she nodded. "I finally have my friend back and I'm so happy." She whispered as she folded up the sleeves to where her hands could peek out. "Friend... right." He mused and she blushed as she looked up at him. "Hinata I'm not going to tell him that you love him." He said and she squealed and shook her head as she slapped a hand over his mouth. "Shhh! Stop saying that!" she squealed and he only laughed. "What, why are you embarrassed by it? You're wearing his shirt out in public and you refuse to admit you are in love with him." He laughed and she blushed darker.

"Fine... you're right... I do like him..." she muttered softly and he only smirked at her. "Well about damn time you admitted it out loud." Madara's voice came from behind and he draped an arm over her shoulder. "I could only assume you'd look better in nothing but my shirt though." He whispered into her ear and she blushed darkly and swatted him away from her. "S-stop it!" she managed and his deep rumbling laughed made her glare at him. "You know I have to mess with you, I know you're in love with him. I just gotta flirt and double check that every now and then." He said and she huffed at him, the glare not removing itself from him in the slightest.

"So where are we going to eat?" she asked and Tobirama shook his head at her. "You'll see when we get there, I know you'll enjoy it." he said and she sighed, but nodded as she followed along behind him. They arrived at the restaurant, only for her to catch a glimpse of Hashirama through the window. A deep red blush coated her cheeks as she had realized this was yet another setup by Tobirama and Madara. She looked from one to the other, sputtering absolute nonsense to them. They made their way behind her and pushed her into the restaurant and up to Hashirama's table, who only blinked up at them with his mouth full.

Tobirama pulled out a chair while Madara forced her to sit down, only for the both of them to leave not long after. She turned her red face back towards Hashirama, who was just staring at her silently. He blinked at her and her blush just continued to darken as his eyes looked over her. She watched as he swallowed his bite of food and blinked at her. They sat there in silence for a moment before he reached out and touched the sleeve of his haori. "Hinata... is that my shirt?" he asked and her face darkened once more. It had gone back to normal when they had just been sitting there in silence, but now the heat was right back.

She only nodded softly as he watched her, seeming to take in every detail of her. She gulped nervously as she watched him, he wasn't doing anything just staring at her. She bit her lip as his eyes crinkled up and he grinned at her. "I like it! It looks nice on you!" he said happily and her gaze shot down to her hands, where they fiddled with one another nervously. Her mind began to wander from that phrase alone and she didn't think her face could go any darker. Curse Madara for putting such thoughts in her mind. She looked back up to him and she couldn't help but watch him as he ate. His joy beamed a radiance that was matched only by the sun itself.

She looked over what he was eating and as if feeling guilty for eating in front of her he offered all of his food to her. Mixed mushroom soup and vegetable tempura, typical of someone who was so attuned to the woods. She smiled softly as she took some of the tempura and popped it in her mouth. He just grinned at her and she couldn't help but allow herself to be engulfed by his radiance once more. It felt like it had been so long since she had seen him smile so brilliantly.

He reached across the table and she furrowed her brows at him lightly as she tried to figure out what he was doing. His thumb brushed over her lip to wipe something away from her mouth, but his touch returned and he gently lifted her chin with two fingers, that same thumb brushing over her lower lip once more. Her gaze became shaky as her face flushed even darker than before. She could feel herself becoming faint and she cursed herself as she looked him in the eyes once more.

She thought she was over all the fainting nonsense. She blinked and attempted to will herself out of it, but she only fell into his grasp and was nose to nose with her as he caught her from his crouched position next to her now. Her eyes rolled up and she cursed her fainting spells once more. Especially since she hadn't had one in so very long.

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Hashirama sighed as he caught her fully. The two fools that had brought her here were laughing from outside and he shot them a glare. They knew what they were doing when they brought her here already riled up. They had done this to her on purpose and it aggravated him to no end. He had to admit it was cute though, her wearing his green outer haori made him smile so he wasn't going to take it from her. He lifted her up bridal style and motioned for one of the idiots who had amused themselves to this to come pay his bill and pack his food up for him. "And buy me another order of each." He grumbled to Tobirama who only nodded.

He glared at Madara, who only smirked at him as he walked past. "What dirty thought did you put in her poor mind to turn her that red?" he growled and Madara only laughed once more. "I only said that she looked nice in your clothes but would look better in mine." He said and Hashirama deadpanned at him. "You only said that huh? As if that weren't bad enough..." he grumbled only for Madara to laugh once more. "If I weren't carrying her, I would hit you." He grumbled and Madara just patted him on the back. "You'll be just fine." He said and Hashirama rolled his eyes as he looked down at the woman in his grasp.

He could only smile at the pink tint that still lingered on her cheeks. He looked back to see Tobirama running to catch up to him with his food in his hands. They walked home in silence, although he knew Tobirama was amused by Hinata's reaction to him. He glanced back down at her and saw she was clutching herself closer to him now, he couldn't help the small smile that crossed his lips. He longed to touch her lips once more as they were so incredibly soft... that whole thing truly had started off innocently, as he was originally wiping away a crumb... but he couldn't help himself as he felt how soft her lips truly were.

He sighed as they walked up to his front door and made their way inside. Tobirama put his food away and took his leave, which Hashirama was grateful for. Hashirama walked over to his bed and attempted to lay her down on it, but he couldn't get her to release her grip on him. He smiled softly as he laid down next to her and she pulled herself right flush against him, nuzzling her face into the crook of his neck. He supposed he could also use a nap and that Tobirama could run things while he slept.

He wrapped his arms around her and buried his nose in her soft hair as he closed his eyes and smiled. He kissed the top of her head softly as he relaxed and allowed himself to fall asleep.