I woke up to an odd chill and when I opened my eyes I noticed it was because Madara wasn't next to me.

"Must have had a meeting or something" I mumbled to myself as I leaned up and stretched my arms over my head. After I rolled out of bed I took a quick shower then walked downstairs to make breakfast. When I was halfway done I felt arms wind around my waist and watched as gloved hands rested on my stomach.

"Hey Madara" I said as I leaned back into his firm chest, taking in the smell of fire that seemed to always be around him. I had to suppress a giggle as he buried his face in my neck, his hot breath fanning across my skin

"Morning" He mumbled and I laughed quietly hearing his tired voice in my ear

"You seem sleepy.. Why did you get up so early?" I asked as I raised on hand to run through the thick black hair that had fallen over my shoulder

"Hashirama called for me, we have a mission" He mumbled and I briefly mused that the head of the Uchiha clan was a terrible morning person

"Just the two of us?" I asked trying to conceal my excitement at finally going on a mission with Madara

"No, Ami too" he said and I smiled down at the food I was cooking

"When do we have to leave?" I asked and he leaned into me more, pushing me against the counter

"Hashirama said as soon as possible" he said and I smiled

"Why don't you take a nap while I get Ami ready?" I asked and I watched him move one hand from around my waist to turn off the stove

"Stopping breakfast wont help" I said with a laugh as he picked me up and brought be back with him, out of the kitchen. I landed with my back to his chest as he brought us both down on the couch with a small groan. I giggled as I rolled myself over so I could look at the sleepy man under me. His hair was slightly more disheveled than usual and his eyes were half shut but he had a small smile on his face as he moved a bit of my hair behind my ear.

"I don't understand how you wake up so easily after what we do" He murmured and I felt my cheeks grow hot as I let my face fall against his chest. A deep chuckle rumbled through his chest as he ran his fingers through my hair, the tips of his gloves rubbing against my scalp pleasantly

"It's interesting how innocent you act during the day when at night, you can be more lewd than me" He said lightly and buried my face deeper into the fabric of his shirt half to hide my blush, half to hide my grin. It always felt like an accomplishment when I could weaken Madara, especially considering he was one of the strongest shinobi in the world.

"Do I tire you out that much Madara? Is the almighty Uchiha leader succumbing to a woman's power" I muffled into his chest and I felt it rise with a little chuckle

"I'm convinced you suck chakra out of.. Morning Ami" Madara said, quickly stopping himself just as the last stair squeaked

"What are you two doing?" She asked sleepily and I turned my head to look at her

"Cuddling" I said and she rolled her eyes as she walked over and sat down on my back

"We have a mission together Ami" I said and I felt her bounce up and down making me let out a little squeak

"What are we doing?" She asked

"There has been sightings of a group of shinobi coming toward our village, no headbands to a specific village and no clan armor or robes" Madara said and I frowned slightly

"How do we know they are shinobi then?" I asked curiously

"They were spotted burning down a small town" He said and I pushed myself up off of him to look into his eyes

"You could have said that sooner, we should leave as soon as possible then" I said as Ami hopped off my back and made her way back up the stairs. I pressed my palm to the middle of Madara's chest and infused some of my chakra into him to hopefully wake him up more.

"I can pack our stuff if you want to grab some food" I said and he nodded once. I hopped off of him and went upstairs, pulling my pack from the hook near the door. I stuffed in a extra pair of clothing for both of us as well as our toothbrushes in case we stayed out for the night. When I went back downstairs there were three bento boxes on the counter Madara was leaning against. I stuck two of them in my pack before closing it up and slinging it over my shoulders. Soon enough Ami joined us and once she grabbed her food we left the house and made our way to the front gate. It was fairly quiet.. Madara and Ami were both too tired to start a conversation and I was just enjoying the chill in the air that signified the nearing winter. Madara was a few paces in front of me and Ami and I appreciated how his long spiky hair flowed behind him with each jump he took from branches.

"Hey Madara?" I questioned and I heard him hum in acknowledgement as he slowed down slightly to listen

"Whens your birthday?" I asked and I could almost sense his eyes rolling

"December 24th" He said and I smiled

"Uuuu uuu thats soon" Ami cheered next to me

"Do you want anything special?" I asked and I saw him shrug

"Never really celebrated my birthday, you don't have to do anything for it" He said and I glanced over at Ami who gave me a stupid grin back

"Okay whatever you say" I said, concealing the smile in my voice

"I smell smoke" I said after another hour of running

"Me too" Madara said as we all quickened our pace. Soon enough we came upon a small village that was completely destroyed from fire. I quickly did a few handsigns and shot water from my mouth to kill the flames that were still dancing around the wrecked village

"If this is the same group of people then don't you think we would have passed them on their way to our village?" Ami asked as she looked around

"Unless they went way out of the way to avoid us.." I said but Madara shook his head

"No I would have sensed them.. They must have just come near the Leaf to get this village and turned around once it was burnt" He said

"We should still go after them" I said and he nodded

"Let's go I can still sense faint chakra signatures nearby" He said, taking off through the burnt buildings. Ami and I followed quickly and within the hour I could sense them too. It was nightfall when they stopped moving, no doubt to set up camp. We all lowered our chakra and slowed our pace as we moved through the trees. There were nine men sitting around a fire eating food when we caught up to them... when I glanced over to Madara to see what he was planning I noticed his Sharingan was activated as he looked down at the group. Suddenly there was a kunai whizzing right towards me and before I could do anything to stop it Madara reached out, grabbed it and hurled it right back at the man who had thrown it. The kunai lodged itself right in the man's heart and pushed him off the log he was sitting on with the force of Madara's throw. All of the men turned to face us and four of them had a fire jutsu prepared. Ami and I quickly made hand signs and formed a water wall strong enough to block their attack. While we held the wall up Madara prepared a fire jutsu of his own. When we lowered the wall he opened his mouth and a wave of fire spilled from his mouth completely destroying everything near us. My eyes widened in surprise seeing how powerful his jutsu was and I prepared to move back with Ami to avoid getting burnt but before I could, blue chakra surrounded both of us. I listened to the screaming of the men but paid more attention to their chakras slowly fading into nothingness. By the time Madara had stopped his jutsu the area surrounding us was completely destroyed by his jutsu. Madara let his chakra die down and his Susanoo vanished from around us

"That seemed a bit excessive" I said

"I don't like people threatening your safety" He said cooly and I smiled and leaned up to give him a kiss

"Hey what about me" Ami whined

"If the kunai had almost hit you they would have died in a much more painful way" he said and I laughed as he gave her a pat on the head. After we had regrown trees and grass we started our journey home. After a few hours we decided to stop and I sat watch while Madara and Ami slept, although I wasn't sure how much Madara actually slept. Soon enough we were back on the move and it was nearly nightfall again by the time we got back to the village. Once we had told Hashirama what happened we went home and I almost immediately fell asleep when my head hit my pillow. A few hours later I woke up to a lurch of my stomach and I quickly detangled myself from Madara to stumble towards the bathroom, I got their just in time to lean over the toilet and throw up. I heard footsteps but ignored them until I felt some of my hair being pulled from my face and a firm hand on my back. When I leaned back, done with emptying my stomach for the moment, Madara was crouching at my side looking at me worriedly

"Are you alright?" He asked and I scrunched up my nose but then my eyes widened. I quickly moved a slightly shaking hand to my stomach, infusing chakra to my hand.

"Not pregnant.. Must just be sick.." I said and he nodded, his face still contorted with worry

"Do you want me to help you back to bed or do you want to stay here?" He asked

"Bed please" I said and he nodded, getting to his feet and offering me his hand. I took it and let him help me to my feet and lead me to the sink to brush my teeth. Once I was done he picked me up and carried my to bed, laying me gingerly down under the covers.

"How often do you get sick?" He asked as he walked to the other side of the bed

"Not often... I don't think I have ever actually been sick" I muttered as I wiped my slightly sweaty forehead with the back of my hand. Madara slid under the sheets next to me and I felt him lean his forehead against the side of my head and give me a soft kiss on my jaw

"Wake me if you need anything" He said and I nodded, leaning slightly into him. I tried to go back to sleep but I felt the room grow progressively hotter and my breaths came slower and slower. I wriggled my way out of my shirt and choked on air when I saw the smallest of scratches on my shoulder. While the scratch itself was small the skin around it was dark purple. I quickly moved to shake Madara but was surprised with how much my hand shook as I laid it over his strong shoulder

"Madara... I need Hashirama" I muttered as his eyes opened slowly, they widened as he looked at me and I figured I must not look good. He got up on his hands and knees and looked down at me worriedly pressing his palm to my forehead

"Your burning up" he said and I furrowed my brows slightly trying to figure out why I was reacting the way I was.. Even if I had been poisoned I was immune to most of the known poisons used by shinobi

"Hashirama" I whispered

"I'll be quick" He said as he jumped straight out the window, not bothering to change or put on shoes

Madara's Pov:

I moved quickly through the street to the Hokage building in which Hashirama was living. I ran up the side and hopped straight through the open window at the very top, right into Hashirama's bedroom. As soon as I got there both he and Mito were sitting up in bed and ready to attack if need be but Hashirama's dark eyes softened when he saw me

"What is it?" he asked

"Naria" I said simply and he swung his legs over the bed instantly getting up

"What's wrong with her?" he asked and I shook my head slightly, I was never good with medical ninjutsu, I didn't study it as a child and I still didn't care much to look into it... I mean worst comes to worst I could always go to Naria if I needed anything

"Shes sick and it is only getting worse" I said and he nodded

"Let's go" He said as he jumped out the window. I followed suit and we quickly ran through the street back to Naria. When we got there Ami was sitting on her knees next to Naria who was glistening with sweat as her chest heaved with each labored breath she took. Hashirama quickly moved over to the side of the bed and as soon as he ran his hands over her stomach she opened her eyes

"Poison" She whispered in a hoarse voice and I saw Hashirama frown

"You are immune to poison like me" He said slightly confused and I saw her shift uncomfortably on the bed

"Most poisons... this is metal based" She she said in a pained voice that made my chest tighten slightly. I moved to the side Ami was at and put my hand on her thigh and moved my thumb across the fabric of her sweats, trying to sooth her in any way I could. I activated my Sharingan and was surprised to see how disturbed her chakra was as it moved throughout her body.

"Hashirama do you know what you're doing?" I asked, probably a little more harshly than necessary

"Yes.. I have never had to do it because you Uchiha never really used poisons but I know what to do" He said as he formed a ball of water in his palm.

"Hold her down" He said, glancing up at us. Ami moved to hold down her shoulders while I moved my hands to hold down her other thighs as Hashirama pushed the ball of water into her chest. She immediately arched her back against the mattress and let out a hoarse scream of pain as Hashirama did his work. I felt something odd when I watched her writhe in pain and I wanted nothing more than to cause immeasurable pain to the people who made this happen. When Hashirama pulled his hand back there was a dark silver ball in the center of the water bubble and he stood to his feet to drop it out the window before coming back and forming another ball of water in his palm.

"How much is left in her?" I asked and he frowned

"There isn't necessarily a lot of it, it's just all over" he said and I nodded as forced the ball into her stomach. An hour later Naria passed out from either exhaustion or pain and Hashirama let us release our hold on her

"I got it all out but she will likely be weak for the next few days" he said as he stood up and looked at Ami

"You should take her to see Akemi tomorrow just to make sure she is alright" He said and she nodded

"Thanks Uncle Hashi" she said as she got up and gave him a hug

"I'm just glad I remembered what to do" he said a little awkwardly

"When did she get poisoned?" he asked glancing at me and I frowned

"I don't know.." I muttered slightly ashamedly..I hadn't told anyone but my vision was starting to fade and while I could sense everything around me easily and I could still make out shapes, it was difficult to see smaller details. Hashirama seemed to notice something off because he straightened up at my words

"Are you okay Madara? You don't just miss things" He said and I narrowed my eyes at him feeling a spark of anger at the surprised tone to his voice

"I'm fine" I snapped and he nodded

"Alright, well I better get back to Mito she is probably worried" he said in an odd voice and I watched as he disappeared out of the door

"It looks like the poison came from a senbon" Ami said pointing to her shoulder that had a small scratch and a dark bruise

"Maybe the kunai was a distraction while he also threw a senbon" She offered and I nodded absently, scolding myself for missing such a simple shinobi trick

"Most likely.." I mumbled and I felt Ami move to wrap her small arms around my neck

"Don't worry about it she's okay, it's not your fault" She said and I frowned slightly as I wrapped one arm around her

"I am going to go back to sleep but if anything happens come wake me up" She said sleepily and I nodded, letting go of her so she could pad out of the room. Once she was gone I looked back at Naria and my frown deepened as I moved some of her sweaty hair from her forehead.

"I won't let that happen again.." I murmured to her sleeping form as I laid back down next to her and wrapped one arm over her waist protectively... after about an hour I fell back into the dark abyss of sleep.

Naria's Pov:

I woke up with an ache throughout my body and I let out a quiet groan when I opened my eyes.

"How are you feeling?" I heard Madara's deep voice next to me. I turned my head to look into his dark eyes and I pouted childishly at him

"Achey, but alive so can't complain" I said as I tried to sit up but fell back against my pillows with a little grunt

"Hashirama said to take you to Akemi today" Madara said and I groaned pointedly

"She is just gonna make fun of me for getting poisoned" I whined and I Madara chuckled

"Either way I would like to know for certain that the poison is gone" He said and I felt my chest swell slightly at his words

"You are so sweet" I muttered and I saw him roll his eyes but smile as he leaned down to kiss the top of my head. Once we were all dressed we made our way to the hospital, me leaning against Madara's side with my arm wrapped around his waist for support. Once we got the the hospital I wasn't surprised to see Akemi working the main desk in the front and as soon as she saw us she jumped over the desk with surprising agility and poked me in the chest

"Whatever happened to you, you probably deserved it" She muttered and I chuckled as Madara tensed with surprise next to me

"Nice to see you too" I said with a smile as she narrowed her blue eyes at me

"Nice to see me? You finally come around to visit me and you expect me to be happy? It's been months since I've seen you" She muttered and I shrugged the best I could with Madara's heavy arm wrapped around my shoulders

"Been busy" I said and she moved to smack me upside the head but Madara pulled me out the the way

"I would appreciate if you didn't" He said cooly and I giggled

"Look I got the head of the Uchiha to protect me from your vicious attacks" I said with a grin at her annoyed face

"Keep it up and I'll tell him what you used to say about him when you were younger" She threatened and my eyes widened when I remembered that I talked about Madara to Akemi at great length as a child

"Have I ever told you how much I love and appreciate you Akemi, you are basically a mother to me" I said in the sweetest voice I could muster and I heard Ami laugh loudly next to me.

"What you used to say about me?" Madara questioned from my other side and I felt my cheeks grow hot

"Akemi I was poisoned and I really need you to make sure I'm okay" I said quickly and she laughed

"Are you sure you're just not pregnant again?" She asked as she led us down the white hall

"Yeah, I checked" I murmured as we followed,we ended up in a room that had one futon in it and Madara carefully laid me down.

"I can't believe you let yourself get poisoned, I thought you were supposed to be the best female Senju around" She said lightly and I rolled my eyes

"See, I told you she would make fun of me" I pouted to Madara who just chuckled from his spot, standing beside Ami

"Did Hashirama already take a look at you?" She asked and I nodded

"Well that boy did good, I don't see a trace of poison left in you" She said and I smiled slightly

"Good" I said relaxing against the cushion beneath me

"So how has life been other than avoiding me?" She asked and I smiled

"Great, how has it been being a grouchy old woman?" I asked with a grin and she smacked me upside the head

"Madara, she used to say" She said, turning to face Madara and I quickly launched myself forward at her. She laughed as she dodged my weak attempt to tackle her and stood to her feet.

"She thought you were the most adorable" She continued, dodging away from my flailing arms