Engaged?

"Duy! You're coming home with me!" Tobirama shouted, veins bulging on his forehead as he watched his son thoroughly enjoying himself over there.

"Huh? Oh, okay! Hehe, see you tomorrow, Tsukimi." Hearing his dear old father's affectionate shout, Dave hurriedly stood up and smiled at Tsukimi beside him.

"Monkey, Dan-Dan! I'm heading out!" Dave also called goodbye to Hiruzen and Danzo before leaving with Tobirama.

"You bastard! My name isn't Dan-Dan!" Danzo sprang to his feet in anger and hollered at Dave's retreating back.

"Me too! My name isn't Monkey!" Hiruzen shouted after him.

Duy didn't hear either of them anyway, because the moment he stepped through the classroom door, his dear old father sent him straight home with Flying Thunder God...

Duy went off to plant vegetables for fun at the family's training ground, while Tobirama went to find his older brother with worry written all over his face.

"Brother!" Tobirama barged straight through the door, paying no heed whatsoever to the Hokage Office sign.

"Ah! Cough, cough... Tobirama... what are you doing here?" Hashirama had been slacking off and drinking tea, but Tobirama's roar startled him so badly that he spilled it all over his trousers. That was fucking freshly boiled water.

"Brother! You absolutely cannot take Dave to see Madara Uchiha again! He's already been a bad influence on Dave, do you realize that?!" Tobirama sat beside Hashirama and spoke with utter seriousness.

"Uh... Madara only played with Dave for one afternoon, didn't he...? How has he been a bad influence?" Hashirama asked in confusion.

"Hmph! One afternoon together, and Dave's already like this? If he keeps spending time with Madara Uchiha, he'll be ruined! Never mind what Dave did at the Dango Shop! He's been like that since he was little, and there's nothing I can do about it! But today, not only did he fail to pay attention in class, he even got close to an Uchiha girl! The Uchiha Clan is inherently evil! Who knows whether those old bastards deliberately sent that girl to approach Dave? And Madara Uchiha must have had a hand in it! This is definitely his fault!" Tobirama practically had "I hate the Uchiha" written across his face.

"Cough, cough... Don't always think the worst of the Uchiha, Tobirama. I think Madara Uchiha really likes Dave. He even came looking for him today. And as for that girl... sigh... Tobirama... I don't know what to say... You can investigate. If the Uchiha Clan really is behind it, then have Dave cut ties with her. If not, I don't want you stopping them... You know what happened with Mujian..." Hashirama gave an awkward smile, but when he reached the subject of the girl, his expression grew heavy...

"Brother... don't worry... Mujian will come back... I'll head home now." With those somber words, Tobirama left...

The Senju Compound.

Duy was idly planting vegetables. He still only had those four kinds of plants, and unlocking new ones required increasing his chakra reserves. Fuck, I'm only five! Where am I supposed to get all that chakra?!

"Hey, kid. Want to go out for dango?" Just then, a familiar voice rang out.

Delighted, Dave quickly turned toward the voice and saw Madara Uchiha perched atop a wall, looking down at him with a cool expression.

"Uncle Madara! But... my father's Shadow Clone is still here..." Duy said, looking a little crestfallen.

"Hmph. A mere Shadow Clone. Even if he came himself, I wouldn't be afraid. Let's go. Your father won't know." Madara leaped down from the wall, and Dave excitedly climbed onto his back. With a few bounds, Madara carried him away.

After Madara and Dave left.

Tobirama returned as well. He intended to have a talk with Dave, but when he pushed open the door, he found a Peashooter swaying back and forth and blinking at him. He immediately felt that something was wrong.

He hurriedly summoned his Shadow Clone, only to find it standing motionless. He dispelled it, and its memories flooded into his mind.

The moment he saw that flash of scarlet Sharingan, he lost consciousness.

"Release!" Tobirama hurriedly broke free of the Genjutsu.

"Damn it! Uchiha! Madara Uchiha!" Tobirama clenched both fists and roared, his face brimming with murderous fury.

In Hashirama's house right next door, Mito heard Tobirama's furious shouting and shook her head helplessly.

With her sensory abilities, she had detected Madara the instant he arrived at the compound, but she hadn't stopped him. When she sensed him leaving with Dave on his back, she smiled. At least Madara was starting to interact with other people instead of shutting himself away. That was good. As for Tobirama... she knew absolutely nothing...

The Dango Shop.

"Uncle Madara, I met a girl at school today. She's really cute," Dave said as they chatted.

"Oh? What's her name?" Madara asked curiously.

"Her name's Tsukimi Uchiha. She's so cute," Dave said with a smile.

"An Uchiha? Hahahaha, interesting." Madara paused, then burst out laughing. He could already picture Tobirama's expression during class.

Still, Madara wouldn't interfere. That little girl, Tsukimi, seemed to be Kagami's older sister. He knew Kagami too: the clan's four-year-old prodigy and the Second Elder's son. Normally, the Uchiha Clan would never allow its bloodline to pass outside the clan, but if it was Dave, there would be no problem. He knew Dave was a wonderful child who could even use Wood Release. There was a good chance he would become as powerful as Madara and Hashirama one day.

I'll have to ask that little girl when I get back. Yes.

Besides, he was very curious to see just how monstrously gifted a child born of the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan would be.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Important people really were different. They thought so far ahead that he was already considering their child...

Imagining Tobirama Senju watching Dave and Tsukimi together with a face like thunder, Madara Uchiha felt a little eager. That would certainly be a sight to see.

"Kid, do you like that little girl, Tsukimi?" Madara asked Dave.

"Yeah, I do." Duy blushed before answering.

"Good. I'll settle this for you. Come on, we're going to the Uchiha Clan right now to get you engaged to her!" With that, Madara grabbed Dave and ran toward the Clan Compound.

"Huh????" Duy was utterly dumbfounded... They were jumping straight to an engagement???