Reaching the Other Side ✔

Chapter 19: Love

Tobirama's P.O.V

I watched as large branches appeared all over the battlefield. They were sucking up chakra from the Shinobi.

Yoshima and Naruto were somewhere here.

"Damn it!"

Just then Sarutobi appeared and destroyed the branches finding Naruto.

"Sorry for being late!" He smirked.
"Saru!"

He carried Naruto back to Minato and I. I transported us away from the mess towards Sasuke, his sister and his friend.

"Yoshima is somewhere there!" I muttered.
"I'm here." I watched her appear in front of me.

"Are you alright?" I asked her. I watched her big brown eyes. She had a serious look on her face. She nodded.

"Madara has become second priority. He killed me, and I should kick his butt... But that guy is getting out of control." Yoshima pointed to the 10-tails Jinchuuriki.
"We'll take care of him. Go stop Madara." The young Uchiha boy said crossing his arms.
"I know you will. I believe that Naruto can stop that guy... Not by fighting him, but talking to him."
"Hey! You called me by my name!" Naruto smiled weakly. Yoshima walked towards him and pressed her hands on his shoulders. She was healing him.

"We are in the middle of a war! How are you talking about talking to someone?!" I yelled at her.
"Uchiha treasure love more than anyone else. When that love is gone, they rage... Fighting makes it worse. Naruto has a strong heart, and I can tell he will change the world."

"Madara's going crazy because he lost Shizuko and Izuna." She said. I looked up to the young Uchiha and the young Uchiha girl. I stared intensively at the young Uchiha boy. He lost his brother. I wonder... If..

"Rin... You should go with the other's." Sasuke said to his sister.
"Fine." She jumped away.

"I will stop him. You have my word!" Naruto said smirking and staring at Yoshima. Yoshima smirked back.

"I'll go fight Madara." She stood up.

"Be careful." I said to her.
"Bring Madara back to the dead." Naruto said bringing his fist out. Yoshima gave a confident look and hit her fist with his.

On that note she was gone.

***

Hashirama's P.O.V

"Stop this Madara!"  I yelled as I fell back on the ground.
"No!  I'm about to beat you!"  Madara laughed standing.

Madara was quickly kicked back.

"Hashirama...  This is not your battle anymore.  It's mine."  I looked in front of me to see the feminine figure in front of me.

"Yoshima!  You are fine!"  I yelled smiling.
"You go stop the war."  She said and jumped towards Madara.

Right.  I gotta first inform everyone.

"Is anyone from the Yamanaka clan here?!"  I yelled.
"Y-Yes!"  I blonde girl answered.

"Please connect me to everyone!  There's something I need to explain about that tree and infinite Tsukuyomi!"  I yelled and the girl immediately made her way towards me.  She placed her hand on my forehead.

Yoshima's P.O.V

I listened to Hashirama inform us about the tree.

"We are dead, aren't we my wife?!  Does it matter what's said?!"  Madara yelled and laughed.
"It does matter!  There will be no future for Shinobi-"
"So?"
"There will be no world to rule!"  I yelled at Madara.
"There is in my eyes.  Nothing you do will be able to stop me."  He said and I felt hope slowly slip away.

'I told you..  Not to give up!!'  Hashirama's voice rung through my head.

Madara was about to kick me, but I was pushed away by Tobirama.  "You need to be more aware!"  He yelled and stood in front of me.

I started to think of the past. I always was looking at Tobirama's back. As well as Hashirama's. Some things never change.

Just then visions of a little boy staring at another boy's back filled my head. Getting older, still staring at his back. Sarutobi's Death, another man's death, a little boy laughing with an older man, two reanimations, Sakura holding a dead old woman, a man with blood spilling from his mouth, lastly... Minato and a woman that looked like Mito... I'm guessing that was his wife.

These are Naruto's thoughts. His struggles, his pains... I stared at Naruto. He was different now. He worked his way to get where he is now.

"Tobirama. Don't interfere." I said pushing him back.
"Hmph. So Yoshima, are you finally going to start fighting seriously?" Madara asked crossing his arms and smirking.
"I don't want to fight seriously against you. I love you Madara. Let's stop this before we do things we regret." I stated and he laughed.
"I don't care about you anymore!"

I immediately attacked Madara.

"Hand-to-Hand Combat! Interesting!" I tried to punch him, he caught my fist.
"Very obvious!" I smirked and Madara gave a confused look.

He was quickly kicked away.

"A clone?" Madara got up and stared at me surprised.

The clone disappeared and I stood there with my fist out. "Don't underestimate me." I growled and Madara smirked. "Very Well."

He came at me and I dodged all of his attacks.

"Mangekyou Sharingan!"
"You don't scare me." I said and punched his face. He flew far into a large rock.

I started to take deep breaths. I still feel uneasy about this. He's still my lover no matter how it's put.

"Looks like I'm not needed here." Tobirama said jumping away with a shocked expression.

Confidence roared throughout the battlefield. All the Shinobi were attacking the plant.

I watched Madara tumble onto the ground. "How am I losing to you?!" He growled yelling.
"You didn't hear? I'm your strength, and weakness." I smirked at him.
"You are nothing to me! I hate you and wish you were dead!" Madara yelled disappearing.

He quickly appeared in front of me and stabbed me. He jumped back. I looked down at my stomach to see a black rod through me. I dropped to my knees.

"You still care for me. That means I'm your weakness." Madara said.

I looked down and wrapped my arms around myself. "You know... that... I love you so much to the point it hurts. When you left, I was so lost without you. The remembering you were gone killed me. Kuro always asked, 'When is dad going to be back?' I just smiled it off even though I was broken inside. I told him, 'Don't worry about it.' I always thought, Madara isn't serious, he'll be back. I waited... And waited... And waited... You never came..." I slowly said.
"So? What's your point?" He scoffed he placed two other metal rods inside of me. I couldn't move anymore.
"HOW CAN'T YOU GET IT?! YOU ACTED AND STILL ACT LIKE NO ONE LOVES YOU! YOU THINK BRINGING BACK IZUNA WILL HELP?! IT WONT HELP! KURO LOVED YOU! YUKI LOVED YOU! HASHIRAMA LOVED YOU! MITO LOVE YOU! I LOVED YOU! YOU HAD A NEW FAMILY THAT CHERISHED YOU MADARA!" I yelled as tears fell out of my eyes. He stared at me with his eyes widened.

"The past mattered to you... But the future really wasn't that satisfying, huh? Was falling in love with you a mistake?" I asked as my body leaned forward. A necklace fell in front of me. It was the one Madara gave to me on our one year anniversary.

I looked up at Madara who was once again shocked by the scene in front of him.
"I kept this... I know you kept your bracelet." I said staring at his wrist intensively. I know it's behind his glove.