Early that morning, birdsong woke Dave from his deep sleep.
Dave struggled to open his eyes. His head hurt... He looked at the woman beside him, smiled softly, and leaned down to kiss Tsukimi's forehead.
Tsukimi opened her eyes like a startled little rabbit and hurriedly pulled up the covers, leaving only her sparkling eyes exposed as she looked at Dave, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Haha, aren't you getting up yet, little bunny?" Dave laughed, slipped back under the covers, and asked softly.
"N-no... You first... You get up first..." Tsukimi shook her head, stammering shyly.
"Hmm~ All right, then. Rest a little longer, little bunny," Dave said with a tender smile.
Dave reached out and gently rubbed Tsukimi's cheek before getting out of bed. Tsukimi pulled the covers even tighter around herself.
Dave got dressed and slowly walked out of the room...
Now that Dave and Tsukimi were married, he obviously couldn't keep living with Tobirama. Hashirama and Tobirama had found a fairly large house in the compound and renovated it as the newlyweds' home.
Looking at the chaos left behind by the wedding outside his door... Dave's head throbbed.
By dusk yesterday, Madara and Hashirama had already had a little too much to drink. Swept up in the wedding's festive atmosphere, they had started dancing...
Uh... Maybe he'd had a little too much himself... He'd actually joined in their nonsense...
"Hey, Uncle Madara... Uncle... Wake up..." Dave walked over and gently patted the two half-naked men sleeping on the ground.
"Hmm... Where's that Sword-Drawing Kid? Tell him to come out and fight me!" Madara's crimson eyes snapped open, and he rose with a shout.
"Ahem... Uncle Madara... Put your clothes on first..." Dave coughed awkwardly at the sight of Madara's bare upper body, its impressively sculpted muscles,