Second Childhood

Chapter 4- Mito Uzumaki

"Thank you for coming," Tobirama said to the red head in front of him. When he sent the letter to her, she and his brother were going to get married, but now they couldn't. He had sent the seal to her, in hopes she would know a way to reverse it's effects. Unlike Jutsu, seals had the same effect, if written correctly.

"That's fine. I'm guessing these are your children?" Mito asked pointing to the two reading on the small table. She thought the two of them were cute. She also found it strange that their birth parents named them after the founders of the village. "I'm sure it's not healthy for children to be inside all day."

"I'm sure it isn't, but I can't trust them with anyone."

"What about me?"

"Of course. Brother trusted you."

"Father will be meeting you soon. I'll take them for a small walk."

"Of course. However, it's almost time for Madara's nap."

"I'm not tired," Madara pouted putting his book down and crossing him arms. He might be in the body of a small child, but he didn't have to take naps like a baby.

Hashirama poked his check. He had warned him again and again, if Mito's cooing at anything to go by, then she would also pinch or poke his check. A red haired man entered the room, looking at them before looking at his brother, who just nodded.

"Mito can you look after them?" Tobirama asked as he stood up. He hadn't be able to have a council meeting in two weeks, since he needed to keep an eye on them.

"Yes."

"Good, just can you make sure Madara does take his nap?"

"I'll help," Hashirama told them putting away his and Madara's book, before taking his friend hand. While Madara was starting to accept that he could barely do anything on his own, he still tried. That and out of him and Mito, he was sure that his friend would trust him more. "I know where the key is! The one Yuki uses."

"Of course. I'll see you later, Tobirama."

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"So what do you want?" Mito asked the two boys walking next to her. She didn't know what take-out Konah had, so she had to ask Hashirama and Madara. "I could always take you home and make you something, but I don't think you'd trust my cooking."

"No, I trust you," Hashirama told her while Madara just rolled his eyes. He didn't trust her, half the time he didn't trust what Tobirama had given him, the tanned boy always having to take a bite out of his meal before he would eat it. "Don't know about Mada."

"Don't call me that!"

"Someone's tired."

"I'm not tried," Madara muttered trying to get his hand out of Hashirama's, but not being able to since the older boy had both height and weight on him. "I'm not a baby, I don't need a nap."

Mito only looked at the small raven, she had a nephew and a niece. Both of them acted the way he was when they were tired, at least when they were his age and a little older. She sighed, it was close to the time Tobirama had given her for his nap, but he needed to eat first. Or else Hashirama would also have to wait for lunch as well. Looking around she saw a small dango store, smiling as she picked Madara up and put him on her hip.

"Where are we going?" Hashirama asked as Madara looked at him with wide eyes. The only one who picked him up was Tobirama, but that was only when the white haired male thought he was going to fall asleep or at walked to far for someone his age.

"To get some food." Mito only smiled at him as she took his small hand into her own and walked to the small café, where she ordered dango for herself and two sandwiches for the boys, along with some water and tea. Looking at her two new charges, she realised she knew nothing about them and asked, "what do you like to do?"

"I like watching fish and gardening," Hashirama told her a giant smile on his face, while Madara only crossed his arms at being in a high hair... again. It was bad enough that Hashirama's brother put him in one, but now she was as well? He was never going to get away from the thing. "Madara likes to read and write."

"Do you like to play?"

"With what?" Madara asked her. Tobirama has barely had time to buy childish things for them, besides the small toddler beds. He had to get someone to buy them, while he was trying to catch up on paperwork that Hashirama didn't do.

Mito only looked at them before sighing. She was going to have to talk to Tobirama, along with getting some of her friends to tell her what was child friendly, they were going to have a childhood that they didn't get. Sure she would still train them, but just light training, not the insane amount that she had to go through, or any of her male cousins had to go through.

"Sorry about the wait Ma'am," a waitress told her, her green eyes shining brightly as she put their lunch in front of them. "Enjoy your lunch."

"It's alright," Mito said as the girl left. She only smiled as Hashirama took a bite out of Madara's lunch, before eating his own. Madara only looked at him for a few seconds, before eating the same half that Hashirama had bit and ate his lunch.

"Thank you," Hashirama told her a giant smile on his face. He was just cheerful, Mito thought looking at Madara who was falling asleep in his chair.

Guess it's time for his nap, Mito thought looking at the time. He was most likely used to going to sleep at this time, which was way his body was telling him he was tired even if he didn't think he was, it was something she's seen with children, something parents trained them out of, so they didn't feel like sleeping in a middle of a battle.

"Guess it's time to go," she said picking Madara him and leaning his head on her shoulder. Making sure he wouldn't fall out of her grip, she looked at Hashirama she paid and left, planning to put Madara in his bed and talk/play with Hashirama until he woke up, when he did she would just make him join. "Don't worry, Hashirama, we'll have some fun when we get to your place."