Izuna's revival

Half an hour later, Madara, who had just crossed the Land of Fire's border, heard the news and reached them in just three minutes.

"Uncle Madara, do you have any of Uncle Izuna's hair or anything?" Dave asked Madara, who stood before him.

The Revival Radish had a forty-year cooldown after each use... bullshit. It also required a small physical trace of the person being revived. Hair, sweat, or anything like that would work.

Madara froze... He didn't seem to have anything of Izuna's... He had buried it all...

"I have his blood. Will that work?" Tobirama asked flatly.

"Yes." Dave smiled. Of course it would.

Madara Uchiha immediately released an oppressive aura as he turned toward Tobirama. Don't tell me you robbed his grave after killing him?

"This is the blood left on my sword when I killed him. I've kept it all this time," Tobirama explained, giving Madara a disdainful glance. Grave robbing was beneath him.

"Wood Release: Revival Radish!" Dave said nothing more. He clapped his hands together, and a red, spiral-shaped radish suddenly emerged from the ground.

The moment Dave finished summoning the radish, his face turned deathly pale... Broken as this thing was, it consumed far too much Carat.

"Brat! What the hell are you doing?! Where's my Carat?!!" The Nine-Tails' roar rang out from inside him.

Mito hurriedly caught Dave from behind. After checking his condition, she sighed in relief. He had only exhausted his Carat; he could recover once they got home. If reviving Izuna left Dave with any lasting damage, she would never let Madara off.

"I'm fine, Uncle Madara, Father. I just ran out of Carat. I'll recover once we get home," Dave said, forcing a smile as he lay in Mito's arms.

Madara and Tobirama also breathed sighs of relief. When Dave collapsed, Madara had nearly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Father, pour Uncle Izuna's blood onto the radish's leaves," Dave told Tobirama.

Tobirama nodded, then uncorked the bottle in his hand and poured the blood onto the Revival Radish's leaves.

The Revival Radish's eyes lit up. Then it slowly began to spin, faster and faster, until even Madara's Sharingan couldn't follow its movements. The Revival Radish slowly vanished, leaving a stark-naked figure on the ground.

Mito froze, then hurriedly turned away. Madara quickly stripped off his clothes and draped them over the figure on the ground.

Dave stared at the figure, baffled... Why... does this guy look so much like Sasuke from the original story? Did someone cuckold Fugaku?

The man on the ground slowly opened his eyes...

"Wha... where am I...?" Izuna opened his eyes and slowly surveyed his surroundings.

As Madara watched Izuna wake up, tears spilled from his Kurenai eyes. He rushed forward and pulled him into a tight embrace.

"B... Big brother?" Izuna still had no idea what was happening, but when he saw who had suddenly hugged him, he froze and spoke haltingly.

"Izuna..." Madara smiled through his tears.

Beside them, the touching scene brought tears to Hashirama's eyes as well. He hugged Tobirama and began bawling. For the first time in all these years, he had seen Madara smile from the heart. That smile was so beautiful... so moving...

"Hashirama Senju... Tobirama Senju... Big brother! Run! I'll hold them off!" Izuna froze when he saw Hashirama and Tobirama standing nearby, then hurriedly released Madara and shouted.

"Evil Uchiha Izuna, take a good look at what's going on here," Tobirama said, giving Izuna a cold glance.

"Shut up," Madara snapped, turning a cold stare on Tobirama.

My little brother finally came back to life, and you're snapping at him? What if you scare him? I haven't forgotten that you're his murderer.

Tobirama was furious. Who the hell do you think you're getting cocky with? The one who revived your brother was my son! My son! I'm his Dad! Shouldn't you be thanking me properly? What the hell are you acting so high and mighty for?! Tobirama was just about to curse both their parents when Hashirama noticed and immediately clamped a hand firmly over his mouth.

Tobirama kept making muffled noises, seething inside. Damn the Uchiha Clan! Big brother, why are you taking his side?! I'm your little brother! Your own flesh and blood! You inherently evil Uchiha Clan! I, Tobirama, will never coexist with you!!

"Uncle Madara, the Revival Radish can only bring Uncle Izuna back with his memories up to the moment he died. He probably doesn't know what's happened over the years. You should have a good talk with him first," Dave said with a smile.

"Thank you, kid." Madara gave Dave a look of immense gratitude.

Then Madara picked Izuna up and left with the Body Flicker Technique. He needed to have a good talk with his little brother.

Everyone else dispersed as well.

The next day.

Madara brought Izuna to the Senju Clan Compound.

"What are you two doing here?" Tobirama asked irritably, staring at the two inherently evil Uchiha before him.

"Hmph. Tobirama, sooner or later, I'll pay you back for that sword thrust," Izuna said, looking just as displeased.

This bastard had stabbed me to death and left my big Older Brother alone and heartbroken for all these years. Otherwise, my brother would have been married ages ago! When Izuna heard yesterday that his brother was almost forty and still single, he had nearly exploded with rage. Why did that bastard Tobirama's brother get to marry while mine was still all alone? I wanted a nephew to play with! It was all because of Tobirama that my dream of having a nephew went up in smoke.

Izuna had immediately declared that he would find his Older Brother a wife... Then his brother had lovingly beaten him up...

"Anytime, Izuna. Anytime," Tobirama said disdainfully, narrowing his eyes.

Izuna narrowed his eyes as well and locked gazes with Tobirama. Both men radiated immense pressure.

Madara stood beside them without saying anything. Although his little brother had come back to life, he still couldn't erase that thrust of Tobirama's sword from his mind.

"Oh! Izuna and Madara are here! Come in, come in! I've already asked Mito to make some extra food!" Hashirama emerged from the compound and laughed heartily when he spotted them.

"Mm." Madara nodded. Izuna and Tobirama reined in their auras as well, and they slowly walked into the compound.

"Uncle Izuna! You're so handsome! Just as handsome as Uncle Madara! You're both way more handsome than my eldest uncle!" Dave came out, saw Izuna and Madara, and made the same choice he had when he first met Madara.

"You must be Dave. Thank you! Hahahaha! You've got a good eye, too!" Izuna froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Izuna was different from Madara. Madara was cold through and through, treating everyone with icy indifference. Izuna, however, was only cold toward outsiders; he was gentle with his own people.