𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗛𝗔'𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 || u. madara

Chapter 7

The journey back home was engulfed in silence and before long the sky had darkened and night had fallen on the forest. You were almost lulled to a short slumber while you were inside the palanquin. You guessed it was the scent the palanquin exudes that lulled you to sleep.

It was a familiar scent yet you couldn't put your mind to it. It was a fragrant scent that calms you down, and perhaps the exhaustion from the journey and the incident with the bandits earlier had caught up to you as well.

But before you arrived at the Senju Clan territory, you were pulled back from your slumber, opening your eyes before rubbing them to clear your vision. You felt the palanquin stop before it was slowly put down and you opened the door.

"Tobirama, Y/n!" Hashirama's voice welcomed you as he stood in front and your older brother held your hand as you stepped outside the palanquin. "I'm glad you returned safely."

"Safely," Tobirama muttered with a scoff and you gave his hand a squeeze as if to tell him not to say anything to your eldest brother before letting go of his hand.

"We've returned, onii-sama," you said, inclining your head before you lifted it up to see your eldest brother approaching you.

Perhaps it was because of the lack of lighting, but when you thought Hashirama didn't mind the small wound on your cheek, it was only because he didn't see it right away until he stopped in front of you.

"Y/n, is that a cut on your cheek?" he asked, sounding worried yet there's a hint of anger in his voice as you avert your eyes to the side.

"Onii-sama, it was just a scratch."

"A scratch?! Ever since you were born, your older brothers never let you get a single scratch on your body," he said before he continued. "And now I took my eyes off you for a day and you returned with a wound."

You let your hair cascade to the side of your face that had the cut, in an attempt to hide it before you mutter. "Well, if you haven't noticed yet, Tobirama-nii is also wounded."

Hashirama tore his eyes from you and looked at Tobirama until he saw his injured shoulder. His worry turned to anger as he clenched his teeth. But before he could say anything Tobirama looked at the men and dismissed them.

"Let's go inside, ani-ja, it's cold out here," Tobirama said and you found the perfect opportunity to excuse yourself.

"If you'll excuse me, I'll retire for the night."

Surprisingly, your older brothers let you go as you headed inside first while your handmaiden greeted you. She looked surprised to see the small cut on your face but she didn't say anything, inclining her head as she followed you through the corridor and to your quarters.