(Time Skip a year and a half)

Time seemed to zoom by with everything that happened with the village and at home. Madara still stayed with us most of the nights of the week but he stayed with Izuna other nights to spend time with his little brother. Ami seemed to grow like a weed by the age of eight she stood a few inches taller and her hair now reached her mid back in pony tails.

I woke up with a little groan and rolled into Madara's chest a bit more to block out the sunlight coming through the window

"Don't you have a mission today?" He asked and I groaned again

"Barely a mission" I muttered as I leaned away and looked up at him

"Still a mission" He said with a little chuckle as he pushed me away from him. I made a whining noise and held tighter around his back to stay in the warmth of our bed.

"Come on Naria, you only have to keep watch for a few hours" He said with a little laugh

"Fine fine" I muttered as I let go of him and rolled out of bed.

"What are you up to today?" I asked as I changed into my black long sleeve and sweats

"Just hang out with Ami I guess, Izuna is on a mission" He said with a little smile as he watched me change. I giggled a bit as I crawled onto the bed and hovered over Madara, my hair hanging around my face

"You look so beautiful" He mumbled as he raised his hands to move my hair and cup my cheeks. I smiled as his thumb ran across my cheek and I leaned down to give him a kiss

"I better get going, I should be back around lunch" I said as I leaned up and he smiled

"Sounds good, I will make something with Ami" he said and I grinned down at him. I gave him one more kiss before slipping on my sandals and making my way down the stairs and out of the house. I made my way towards the front gate and when I got there I jumped to the top of the tower where there were two more men, one I knew was a Sarutobi and the other I recognized as a Hyuga.

"Hi" I greeted as I walked up towards the two

"Hello, I'm Hiroto Hyuga" A tall man with long dark brown hair said as he offered me his hand to shake

"And I'm Sho Sarutobi" The shorter man with short, light brown hair said with a smile

"I'm Naria Senju" I said lightly and I saw Sho's eyes widen slightly

"Why are you working the front gate? Aren't you with Madara Uchiha?" he asked

"And basically the sister of Lord Hokage?" Hiroto added

"I like having stuff to do" I said and they both nodded. It was quiet for a bit as we just watched to make sure that there were no threats to the village.

"Can I ask something?" Hiroto asked and I glanced over at him, trying not to stare at his pale eyes

"Yea sure" I said

"Is Madara as scary as he looks?" He asked and I chuckled

"I'm pretty sure he wants me to tell people that he is, but no he is actually very kind" I said lightly. Suddenly a familiar chakra appeared and I smiled as I jumped down from the wall to welcome back our team. My smile immediately vanished when I saw a figure limping weakly towards us.

"Izuna" I muttered as I ran up to him and caught him right as he started to fall forward, a small pool of blood collecting at our feet

"Oh good, Naria" He muttered weakly and I felt my heart hurt as I straightened him up

"Izuna what happened?" I asked as I looked over his bloodied body, he had a deep gash in his torso that tore all the way down his chest to his stomach and the front of his robe was caked in wet blood. I laid him back on the earth and looked down at him, my body starting to tremble

"Ambush..." he choked out and felt my heart pounding out of my chest as I started to heal what I could. I reached my hand inside his torso and felt the warmth surround my hands as I worked on his lungs first, trying to stop the blood from suffocating him

"Naria.." He muttered weakly and I felt tears spring to my eyes at the sound of his weak voice

"Don't talk..I won't let you die" I said as I pushed my chakra into him.. Some part of me knew it was too late and that the wound was too severe.. Even if I did manage to heal his organs he didn't have enough blood left to make it back to the hospital.. There just wasn't enough time and I felt the world freeze around me as I tried to save him

"It's too late.... We both know that..." he muttered harshly as he raised one bloodied hand to grab my wrist

"No! I can't let you die" I said as I focused on healing, a few tears dropping into the wound on his chest

"Naria, please keep.. taking care of my brother...you make.. him so happy" He said hoarsely and I looked into his dark eyes as they started to close

"No no no Izuna" I cried as I pushed more chakra into him trying to get him to stay awake

"I-Izuna please" I whispered as more tears dripped from my eyes and into his wound. I let out a sob and I felt his heart stop beating in my hand as I tried to pump it for him and heard the last ragged breath come from his lips as they collapsed. I felt as though walls were coming down around me as I looked as Izuna's limp body.. I had dinner with him not two days ago before his mission to talk about Tobirama.. And now here he was dead at my feet, his still warm blood coating my shaking hands

"Naria?" I heard Sho question behind me, followed by quick footsteps. I pulled my hands from Izuna's chest and looked at my trembling and bloody hands as I got to my feet. I stumbled back a few steps and looked around wildly

"S-sho.. Take the body away and inform Hashirama...I have to go tell his brother" I said hoarsely and he nodded quickly. I darted off through the streets, ignoring all the odd looks I got and when I got to my house I nearly fell through the front door. Madara and Ami were sitting at the table facing each other but as soon as I got there they both looked at me with wide eyes.

"Naria?!" Madara nearly yelled as he appeared in front of me, his hands on my shaking shoulders

"What happened?" he asked quickly but I kept my eyes on his chest, not able to look up into his as tears fell down my cheeks. I looked down at the ground and closed my eyes tight, trying to make the image of Izuna vanish but it only seemed to get more vivid.

"Mom.. who died?" I heard Ami's softer voice as she walked up next to us

"How do you know someone died?" Madara asked quickly, looking down at her

"She never cries" Ami said sadly and I felt a finger on my chin as Madara lifted my face to look in my eyes

"Naria?" He questioned and I closed my eyes tighter and let out a little whimper

"I'm so sorry Madara.. I.. I tried but he lost so much blood.." I choked out quietly, a few more hot tears slipping down my cheeks. I felt his hands tighten on my shoulders before they completely let go

"Uncle Izuna?" Ami asked quietly and I felt wind brush against my side as Madara quickly darted out the door without another word

"I'm sorry" I whispered again even though he was long gone.

"Aw mom.." Ami said as she walked over to me, I fell to my knees in front of her and felt her wrap her small arms around my neck. I bundled her up in my arms and let my forehead fall onto her shoulder as I hugged her close to me.

"We should go tell Uncle Tobi" Ami said and I nodded and pushed up to my feet. We walked outside together and I felt comfort in gripping her tiny hand as I knocked on Tobirama's door. It opened a moment later and Tobirama immediately looked at me with worry in his eyes

"What happened?" He asked quickly and I felt my lip tremble slightly as I opened my mouth

"Izuna" I said simply and I saw his eyes widen as he took a step back from the door frame

"Are you sure?" He asked, his cool tone wavering slightly and I nodded and looked down at my blood soaked shirt

"I tried Tobirama..." I said quietly and he nodded stiffly

"Where is he?" he whispered

"Probably a-at the hospital" I said hoarsely

"Madara?" He asked and I frowned

"Already told him" I said quietly, another tear rolling down my cheek. Tobirama nodded again and raised his arms for a hug. I immediately stepped forward and leaned into him, wrapping my arms around his waist

"I'm sorry Tobirama" I said quietly

"I am just glad he was in the company of a friend" He said

"You should get cleaned up, I don't know how Madara deals with grief but I am sure being covered in blood will not be helpful" he said and I nodded

"Yeah you're right.." I said pulling away from him. I felt Ami's hand in mine again and we both walked quietly back to our house where I immediately went upstairs to wash myself of Izuna's blood. I took a warm shower, scrubbing off all the blood before changing my clothes and walking back downstairs.

"Are we going to go check on Madara?" She asked and I nodded. We were mostly silent on the way to the hospital but the whole time she hugged close to my side and weather it be for her own comfort or for mine I appreciated it. When we got there we were led to a room where family could see him and I wasn't that surprised when I saw Madara sitting in the chair on the other side of the room, glaring at the ground.

"Madara?" I called softly but he didn't move. Ami let go of me and she stepped forward to wrap her arms around his neck. I saw him shift to accommodate for her and he wrapped his arms loosely around her form. When he looked up at me over her shoulder I saw his Sharingan was activated but his Mangekyo was different then it had been before

"You took them?" I asked as I stepped forward and he closed his eyes

"We agreed to.." he said hoarsely and I frowned hearing the sadness coating in his voice. I stepped forward and got on my knees in front of Madara next to Ami, placing one hand on his knee softly

"He was thinking about you" I said quietly, looking up into his dark eyes

"What did he say?" He asked

"He said to take care of you.. Because we make you happy" I said quietly and he nodded his head

"And I will.. Anything you need I will get you" I said quickly... it was silent for a moment before he looked up at me again

"I would like to be alone for a bit" He said and I nodded and got to my feet

"If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask" I said as I gave him a kiss on the forehead, cupping the back of his head with my hand. He stayed silent as Ami and I left and we slowly made our way back home

"Are you alright mom?" She asked once we got through the door

"Uh.. not really.. But more importantly how are you?" I asked looking down at her. She gave me a little shrug but I saw her lip tremble slightly

"Aw baby you don't have to act tough for me" I said as I scooped her up in my arms and walked over to the couch. I felt her chest heave against mine as she let out a quiet sob into my shoulder and I sat down as I rubbed my palm on her back.

"I-I was supposed to show hi-him how to properly make dumplings when h-he got back" She choked out in between her cries and I kissed the side of her head and hugged her a bit closer

"I'm sorry baby" I said quietly as she fisted her hands in the back of my shirt. I looked over when I heard the door creak open and I saw Hashirama walk through with a grim look on his face.

"Hey you two" he said quietly as he walked over and sat next to me, putting on hand at the back of Ami's head comfortingly

"How is Madara?" He asked me quietly and I frowned

"He asked to be alone" I said and he nodded

"How are you doing?" he asked sadly and I frowned

"I just wish I had gotten to him a bit sooner.." I said bitterly

"From what I heard there wasn't much you could have done" he said and I shrugged sadly

"Uncle Hashiii" Ami whined as she moved to wrap her arms around him. He carefully lifted her from my lap and pulled her to his chest

"I know Ami" he whispered as he moved slightly from side to side. Eventually she cried herself to sleep and I looked sadly at her form slumped against Hashirama's chest

"This is the first real friends death she's dealt with" I muttered as I put some of her hair behind her ear and Hashirama hummed sadly as he stood up. He carefully carried her to her room and put her to sleep while I stayed put and looked at the wall opposite of me

"I have to get back but let me know if you two need anything alright?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around me

"Yeah of course.. You should go check on Tobirama on your way back, he may want some brother love" I said quietly and he nodded as he pulled away. After he left I made my way back up to my room and curled up under the blankets, I wasn't really tired but I didn't want to do anything other than sleep and forget about everything.

(Three days later)

I was making breakfast when I heard soft footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Hey mom?" Ami questioned and I turned to look at her

"Has Madara said anything?" She asked quietly and I shook my head

"No but being alone may just be his coping mechanism.. He will come to us if he needs anything" I said and she nodded

"Can you teach me about poisons?" she asked as I put eggs on two plates and brought them to the table

"Sure but why the sudden interest?" I asked

"I want to make sure that I can heal anyone who is injured... I don't want anyone else I care about die" She said firmly and I smiled

"That is the best reason" I said and I started to explain the difference between different poisons. After I cleared off the dishes I walked over and laid on the couch and brought her to the side

"Okay so heavy metal poisons have four tell tale signs, the first is if the person's eyes don't dilate properly, the second is if their saliva is thick or mucousy, and if the person has a heart murmur. The last one which can be hard to detect is if you just run look for any traces of metal in their system simply using medical ninjutsu" I explained and she nodded once

"So this holds true for me and Hashirama and it should hold true for you as well but herb based poisons which is most poisons used by shinobi, don't affect us.. Only heavy metal based poisons do" I said as a little side note and she nodded thoughtfully

"That is really helpful" She said and I nodded

"Okay so check me over like you would if you were checking a person for heavy metal poison" I said, straightening out my body. She checked my eyes with the little flashlight she had with her then checked my spit, all properly done. Then she pressed her ear to my chest to listen to my heart and finally I felt warmth radiate through my torso as she used medical ninjutsu.

"I should take you in to work with Akemi one of these days, just to get a feel for what this stuff really looks like" I said absently then realized she had a confused look on her face

"Mom you feel weird" She said and I frowned slightly

"What do you mean?" I asked as I placed my hand over hers. I choked on some air and had to roll to my side and cough to clear my airway of the spit I had accidentally inhaled

"What is it? Are you dying?" She asked worriedly as I coughed

"No I'm pregnant.." I muttered, looking at the wood floor in disbelief

"Wait really?" Ami asked and I nodded as I sat up and looked at her. She immediately wrapped her arms around my neck and bounced slightly in excitement. I hugged her back tightly and got up with her still in my arms

"Do you mind staying here for a bit? I think I should tell Madara by myself" I asked and I felt her nod against my shoulder

"I agree with that, don't worry about me" She said and I gave her a kiss on the cheek before darting out of the house.

"Holy shit I'm gonna have another kid.." I whispered to myself as I neared the Uchiha houses. I walked up to his door and knocked but when he didn't answer I opened the door quietly.

"Hey Madara?" I called as I closed the door behind me

"I know you wanted to be alone but it's really important" I called as I walked up to the table. When I got there my heart caught in my throat when I saw the shard of paper that was laying in the middle. I carefully picked it up and looked at the torn picture that we took on his birthday a while back. My hands started to shake as I darted up to his room and opened the door... his weapons and armor were gone. I felt my breaths come quicker and quicker as I jumped out of his window and quickly made my way to the Hokage tower. When I got into Hashirama's office Tobirama was with him at his desk and they both looked gloomy.

"What happened?" I asked quickly and Hashirama frowned

"He's gone.." he said and with those two simple words I felt the walls slowly crumble around me

"Naria?" Tobirama asked worriedly as he stepped forward from the desk

"Did he say why or where or..or if he was coming back or anything?" I asked quickly and Hashirama's frown deepened

"I think Izuna's death made him snap.. He just left" Tobirama said and I took in a deep, shaky breath

"It seems as though I have a thing for making men vanish as soon as I find out I'm pregnant" I muttered and Hashirama quickly stood up

"Are you serious?" He asked quickly and I nodded, swallowing the sob that wanted to rip through my body

"We will get him back don't worry about it Naria" Hashirama said swiftly and I nodded again

"Can we all keep this from Ami.. I don't want to make her sad when he may just come back on his own in a little bit.. Can you just say you sent him on a mission" I asked quietly and they both nodded

"Also can one of you take her tonight?" I asked and Tobirama quickly stepped forward

"No problem.. Are you alright?" he asked as he reached a hand towards me

"Yeah, just wanna clear my head" I mumbled as I shrugged off his hand and went through the door. I made my way out of the building and wandered to the outskirts of the village, I soon found myself surrounded by trees and just sat down in the middle of a small clearing.

"Second time in a row.." I said quietly as I picked at some of the grass. I felt a few tears roll down my cheeks and closed my eyes as I pulled my knees to my chest and set my chin on my knees. I started to focus my chakra around me and watched as flowers sprouted and trees grew. It was past midnight before I went home and when I did I just flopped down in my bed and curled up around Madara's pillow.