So should I leave?

"Hm? What happened? Did someone beat Dave up?" Just then, Madara noticed the bruises on Dave's face and asked, deadly killing intent radiating from him.

"It was just children fooling around," Tobirama said, giving Madara a cold look. He was furious. If he could actually beat Madara, he would have sent him off to join his little brother Izuna today.

Why the fuck do you have to be such an asshole? That's my son! My son!! You bastard!

"Who did it?" Madara ignored Tobirama and simply asked who had done it.

"Hey, Madara, it was just children fooling around. You don't have to take it so seriously." Seeing the deadly chill on his best buddy's face, Hashirama hurried over to calm him down.

Madara ignored them both, then used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Dave.

"Kid, tell me. Who beat you up like this today?" Madara asked coldly, ignoring Dave's startled look.

Duy, who was still in Tsukimi's arms, jumped in fright. Holy shit, Uncle Madara, could you please not use that goddamn Body Flicker Technique next time... That's fucking terrifying, okay...

Tsukimi also flushed bright red and hurriedly released Dave from her arms. Ah, how embarrassing! The clan leader saw us himself...

"It's fine, Uncle Madara. I was just going easy on them today. If I'd wanted to, those little brats would've been in the hospital already," Dave said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

Madara simply looked at Dave without saying a word...

Dave smiled, then stepped forward and jumped up to hug Madara. Madara's eyes went blank, and he awkwardly placed his hands on Dave's back.

"Thank you for caring so much about me, Uncle Madara," Dave whispered into Madara's ear.

"..." Madara had no idea what to say or what to do now. All he could do was silently hold Dave.

Behind them, Tsukimi's eyes sparkled at the sight. So the clan leader and Dave are that close?

Up on the school building, Tobirama did not share that sentiment.

"Let go of me! Big brother! I'm going to kill him!! I'm going to kill him!!! You evil Uchiha Clan! You goddamn Madara Uchiha! Stay away from my son!!!" Tobirama was practically steaming with rage at the sight. That's my fucking son!! My son, you bastard!!!

Do you really need to fucking care about him that much!!! He was starting to feel as though Dave was that bastard's son.

"Tobirama! Tobirama! Calm down! Calm down!!! You can't beat Madara!!" Hashirama held his younger brother in a tight grip, stopping him from throwing his life away.

"I don't care! I'm going to make that goddamn bastard Madara pay today!!!!" Tobirama roared furiously. From his teenage years until now, he had never been as angry as he was today—not even when his younger brothers and father had died.

Kawarama, Itama, Butsuma: So should I leave?

Madara naturally noticed Tobirama glaring down from the rooftop as though he wanted to kill him, but paid him no mind. A mere Tobirama isn't worth a ten-thousandth of my Hashirama and Dave! If he had not been Hashirama's younger brother and Dave's father, Madara would have killed him long ago. How else could he have lived this long?

"Hehe, Uncle Madara, don't look so cold all the time. Come on, give me a smile. So handsome. Uncle Madara, I'm heading to class with Tsukimi now!" Duy climbed down from Madara's arms, then reached up with his two little hands and tugged the corners of Madara's mouth outward.

Then he took Tsukimi's hand and went back into the classroom.

With the corners of his mouth still stretched out, Madara silently watched Dave walk away...