[Hashirama/Madara, Tobirama/Izuna] Self-Binding

Original title: A Different Kind of "Playing the Tea Girl," where I wanted to write about certain people deliberately acting sweet and manipulative, but it didn't work out.

Pairings: Hashirama/Madara (early) + Tobirama/Izuna (later)

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At the same time as the Uchiha and Senju formed an alliance, the plan drafted by the Uchiha deputy clan head before his death was put into motion. Everyone was in position, waiting for the Senju brothers to walk into the trap.

Uchiha Madara, tasked with luring the Senju clan head into the trap, fell silent for a long time before saying, "I suppose I'm part of this plan too."

His close friend gripped his hand tightly and kept urging him, "Madara, your position matters."

"Hmph. What can I say? The Uchiha really are something, aren't they?" The Senju deputy clan head sincerely admired and acknowledged his nemesis's clever mind.

But on the day that man was resurrected, he said, "I see no future before me."

"Our fate should always be in our own hands."

◆ The Tobirama/Izuna relationship only gets detailed after Hashirama and Madara get together. From then on, Tobirama/Izuna take center stage, so fans mainly here for Hashirama/Madara can stop reading there.

Theme: Peace has always been their top priority.