Shotgun Shells and Hopeless Dreams
5 parts Complete Mature"Tobi! I haven't heard from you in months! How are things going at the school?" Hashirama's voice was loud, even with the volume turned down on Tobirama's phone.
"Everything is going well. I've been accepted into the Master's degree program for Organic Chemistry." He folded the bloody rag he had used to clean his newly-stitched thigh and set it into a worn duffle bag. "I spend most of my time in the lab nowadays so I haven't had much free time to call. I'm sorry, anija." Picking up his shotgun, he started the process of dismantling it on the cheap hotel bed he was sitting on so it could be properly cleaned.
"I may be able to come home sometime this summer, though."
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Tobirama takes a break from hunting for a few weeks to visit his brothers. Secrets are brought to light and he finds that Hashirama's best friend is more of a monster than he thought he was.