I just wanted you to know that, baby, you're the best

Blackmail material

There was only one copy of that photo and Izuna had been guarding it with ruthless care for three years. It was Hashirama most prized blackmail material, after all, even if he hadn't been the one to capture the moment. The picture showed Madara, twenty-eight at the time, making a silly face, with a big smile, at Inoichi, Shikaku and Choza, not even four years old yet; all three kids had big toothy grins and pink cheeks.

But the most endearing detail was that all four of them were wearing cat ears headbands. The ears were white and fluffy and stood out against the Madara's and Shikaku's dark hair, Inoichi's were lost in his sunshiny mop and Choza's were just drowned in his wild red mane. Choza was captured making paws motion with his small hands, Inoichi tentatively touching one of his fluffy ears while Shikaku was looking with a frown at Madara, who was smiling and at ease.

Hashirama loved that picture and if not for Madara's desire to burn it down and dance on its ashes Hashirama would have it framed. But Madara, every time the photo was mentioned, became snippier and grumpier so Hashirama had just asked Izuna to guard it for him and Izuna had accepted wholeheartedly and teased Madara gently.

Kagami and his squad of mischiefs, the appointed babysitters for that day who had clearly ditched their duty, still owned all the copyrights on that picture.