I just lost a fight

Inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"You mean... you want Dave to get engaged to my daughter?" The Second Elder felt a headache coming on... He was already fifty and had finally managed to have a daughter and a son, and now someone already had their eye on his damn daughter?

And he did not dare refuse. The damn Clan Leader had come to play matchmaker in person—who could stand up to that...? Besides, the boy was Tobirama's son. Barring any surprises, Tobirama would surely become either the Second or Third Hokage, since Madara might become the Second. Looking at it that way, it was not a bad thing. And judging by how his daughter and the boy acted, there really did seem to be something between them.

Dave was genuinely bewildered. Hadn't he just been trying to find a tactful way to show Uncle Madara that he did not hate the Uchiha Clan like his Old Father did? How the hell had they jumped straight to an engagement???

And seeing Tsukimi's shy expression made Dave feel even more out of sorts. Girl, we only met today. Is that reaction fucking normal??

Sure, things have moved pretty fast between us, but we're going straight to the finish line?

"Well? What do you say?" Madara Uchiha asked coldly. He called it a question, but looking at Madara Uchiha's expression, the Second Elder felt that if he said no, he would instantly be reduced to ashes...

"Yes, yes, of course! I think Dave is a fine boy, too, and he and my daughter like each other. Then it's settled! They'll marry as soon as they come of age at sixteen!" the Second Elder hurriedly declared.

Listening to her father beside them, Tsukimi's face turned so red it was practically steaming...

She knew what her future held. She was not stupid. For a girl from a great clan, the best outcome was a marriage alliance. Besides, her prospective husband was Dave, who had treated her so well today, and Tsukimi liked him very much. She had no objections. Although it felt rather sudden, she thought Dave felt the same way; he had probably been dragged here by the Clan Leader...

But there's still plenty of time. We can get to know each other slowly.

Even after they left the Uchiha Clan Compound, Dave still looked dazed.

I've already got a wife at this age... This... this damned capitalism! I! I love it so much! Hahahaha!

Madara and Dave wandered around the Village a while longer, then Madara dropped Dave off at the compound and left.

The Senju Compound.

"What did you and that bastard Madara do today?" Tobirama asked expressionlessly.

"Uh... well, this happened... and then that..." Dave swallowed and told Tobirama everything that had happened that day...

"Go back to bed. You have class tomorrow," Tobirama said, his face unreadable.

"Okay."

The next day.

"Uh... Father... you??? Who did you get into a fight with??" Dave swallowed as he stared at his kindly Old Father's bruised, swollen face.

"It's nothing. I'll take you to school first. I won't be teaching today; Hiruzen's father, Sasuke Sarutobi, will cover my classes." Of course, Tobirama could not admit that he had gone alone to the Uchiha Clan Compound last night to pick a fight with Madara, only to get beaten up. He could only reply calmly without answering the question.

"Oh... okay..."

"Brother!! You have to make that damned Madara explain himself!! Dave is only five! Five years old, and he's already engaged to that evil Uchiha girl!!" After taking Dave to school with Flying Thunder God, Tobirama ran straight to his older brother's house and shouted at Hashirama.

"Uh... isn't that a good thing...? I think Dave and that little girl like each other, and it'll bring our Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan even closer. What's not to like?" Hashirama said, taken aback.

At the same time, Hashirama felt a twinge of envy. Dave was such a good boy... Not only did he have no objections to an arranged marriage, but he had gotten along so well with that little girl in just one day. Then Hashirama thought of his own troublesome son, Mujian, who had not come back to see his poor Old Father even once in five or six years, and felt a wave of gloom.

"Uh, Tobirama... your face... don't tell me you went to pick a fight with Madara yesterday?" Hashirama asked, amusement flickering in his eyes as he finally noticed Tobirama's pig-like, swollen face.

"That's right. I just lost a fight. Bastard! Once I improve my Flying Thunder God, that bastard won't be able to touch a single hair on my head! Forget that! You have to go have a proper talk with the Uchiha Clan! I absolutely oppose this marriage!!"

"..."

While Tobirama continued venting his pent-up grievances to Hashirama, over at the Ninja Academy...

"Hey, Tsukimi! Good morning!" Seeing Tsukimi sit down beside him, Dave took her little hand and greeted her happily.

"Dave... good morning, Dave..." Tsukimi said, blushing furiously as she saw her little hand held in his.

Sure, we're engaged... but isn't this moving way too fast...? Ah... this is so embarrassing...

"Damn!!! Damn, that's incredible!!! Dave is really amazing!!" Hiruzen watched Dave's move with stars in his eyes, inwardly crying, Bro, teach me!!

"Hmph, what's so amazing about it? I heard from my father last night that the Uchiha Clan Head took Dave to get engaged to Tsukimi. The two of them were already involved, so what's so impressive about this? With Dave acting like this, how is he supposed to Protect Konoha in the future?!" Zang said bitterly.

As a candidate to become the Shimura Clan's next head, he was told by his father whenever anything major happened in the village. News of the engagement between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan had reached the desks of every Clan Leader in Konoha yesterday. He also knew that Dave possessed Wood Release just like the First Hokage, and would surely become very powerful in the future.

Yet with all that talent, instead of studying hard, he was wasting his thoughts on women! How despicable! How could he properly Protect Konoha like this?! He was just like Danzo's best buddy. Danzo shot Hiruzen a disdainful glance. This guy had been caught peeping into the women's bathhouse just a couple of days ago. He was exactly like Dave!

Hmph. Looks like the heavy responsibility of Protect Konoha will have to fall on my shoulders alone!

"That's so amazing... Why doesn't anyone want to get engaged to me...?" Hiruzen said, looking utterly dejected... Of course he knew about it too... But he was jealous!! I'm the next heir to the Sarutobi Clan, so why doesn't anyone want to get engaged to me!!

Danzo glanced at Hiruzen's sleazy expression and badly wanted to say, Look in a Kagami, then compare yourself to Dave, and you'll know why... But he did not want to hurt his buddy's feelings, so he could only keep quiet...