Konoha. Senju Compound. A clear, sunny day.
The Senju residence was peaceful as usual.
Mizuna was in the courtyard refining Chakra, Tobirama sat at the dining table reading the newspaper and eating breakfast, and Mito was busy in the kitchen.
Suddenly, a hurried voice broke the silence.
"Mito! Tobi-rama! Mizuna! Something good happened! A joyous occasion!"
Mizuna opened his eyes and walked from the courtyard to the dining room.
Hearing her husband's voice, Mito hurried out of the kitchen and asked:
"What happened, Hashirama?"
Tobirama put down his newspaper and looked at his older brother.
"Anija? What's going on? Why are you so flustered?"
Hashirama scratched his head and laughed.
"Sumimasen~ Sumimasen~ I got too excited~"
Everyone was confused.
Although Hashirama got excited over small things, he had never been like this before. So they all asked what happened.
Hashirama smiled and held up the letter in his hand.
"Look! A letter from Mokuma! He invited us to his and Tamako's wedding!" (Note: "Mokuma" means "Space between trees" - a pun on Hashirama's name).
Hearing this, Mito became happy too.
"That's wonderful, Hashirama! It seems Mokuma has forgiven you!"
Hearing this, Hashirama looked a bit dejected.
Everyone rarely saw Hashirama with such an expression.
Mito realized she misspoke and quickly comforted him:
"It's okay, Hashirama... You had no choice for the sake of the village... I'm sure Mokuma doesn't blame you."
Mizuna was confused.
"What exactly happened?"
Mizuna was very confused because there was no information about this in his body's memories. The original owner was either in the casino or wandering around aimlessly, never doing anything productive at such a young age...
Seeing Mizuna ask about that incident, Tobirama quickly interrupted.
"Enough, Mizuna! That's all in the past. There's no need to ask."
Mizuna obediently shut his mouth.
Seeing Mizuna so curious, Hashirama said:
"Tobirama, there are some things Mizuna needs to know..." Hashirama said seriously.
Seeing his brother so serious, Tobirama had to give up.
Hashirama recalled the past.
"It was 8 years ago..."
Mizuna thought:
Holy crap! No wonder I didn't know... How old was I back then...
Mizuna realized he was also a child born to his "father" in his old age...
Thinking of that rotten place (Uzumaki Clan), Mizuna felt angry.
Back to Hashirama.
"That was the biggest mistake I ever made..."
Flashback to 8 Years Ago.
Konoha had just been founded, and everything was unstable. At this time, the Daimyo (Feudal Lord) offered assistance, but at a price.
The price was that Hashirama's son had to marry the Daimyo's daughter.
Hashirama wanted to refuse, but the Daimyo gave him no chance.
He claimed that if Hashirama didn't agree, he would withdraw all aid.
Hashirama was distressed and told his son, who was only 14 at the time.
Mokuma resisted strongly, claiming he already had a girl he liked.
(Note: Ninjas mature early. Maturity level: MAX).
But faced with a choice between the village and his family, Hashirama ultimately chose the village.
He sent his 14-year-old son to the Daimyo to be a Child Groom (Matrilocal marriage).
Before leaving, Mokuma declared that he would never acknowledge Hashirama as his father again.
This was a pain Hashirama carried to this day.
However, even knowing it was wrong, Hashirama didn't regret doing it.
Because for the village, Hashirama could sacrifice everything—even his only son, Mokuma Senju.
Mizuna was speechless hearing this.
"I didn't expect such things to happen in the Ninja World... Two people in love, but unable to be together..."
Mizuna didn't sympathize with Hashirama much, because this was fundamentally Hashirama's fault...
"Brother-in-law, haven't you thought about reconciling with Brother Mokuma?"
Hashirama explained dejectedly:
"I have, but ever since that incident, Mokuma cut off all contact with the family. Even the letters I wrote were returned unopened..."
Tobirama added:
"Yes, even the money he sends back every month is explicitly for Sister-in-law and me. He never mentions a single word about Anija."
Hashirama lowered his head, black lines covering his face.
Mizuna realized this was a difficult situation, but he had an idea.
Hashirama's eyes lit up with hope.
"Really?! Little brother-in-law?"
Seeing Hashirama's desperate face, Mizuna's eye twitched helplessly.
He told Hashirama his plan.
He claimed he would prepare formal attire and gifts for everyone, and when the time came, they should just go with the flow.
Before leaving, Mizuna asked for the specific wedding date and the address of Brother Mokuma's old flame.
The wedding was in 7 days.
The journey would take about 2 days.
After getting the info, Mizuna went out.
First, he went to find Brother Mokuma's old flame. Mizuna learned she was a commoner named Naida (Placeholder), currently living at No. 38 Konoha Street.
While walking, Mizuna ran into Hiruzen and Danzo, who were wandering around.
"Mizuna? What are you doing?" Hiruzen asked.
Mizuna briefly explained the situation to them. They also found it troublesome.
"This kind of thing is indeed complicated. Lord Hokage lacked consideration..." Danzo said.
"I think that Mokuma Senju doesn't know how good he has it!" Hiruzen said indignantly.
Seeing the two look at him, Hiruzen continued:
"Think about it! The Daimyo's daughter must be beautiful! Plus, she's rich! That's a high branch most men can't climb in a lifetime! If it were me, I'd go happily! And that Mokuma Senju is complaining about it!" Hiruzen argued logically.
Danzo and Mizuna looked at Hiruzen with expressions reserved for scum, then walked away without saying a word.
Seeing them leave him behind, Hiruzen was stunned.
"Hey! Hey! Why aren't you guys talking? Wait for me!"
---
No. 38 Konoha Street.
The three arrived.
Mizuna knocked on the door with a heavy heart.
"Hello, is anyone home?"
Sounds came from inside. Someone approached. As the door opened, they saw a middle-aged woman, extremely obese, with a mole under her mouth, and a hair fluttering from the mole...
"Who are you looking for?" The woman asked in a shrill voice.
The three froze.
Hiruzen spoke: "Did that Mokuma... have such heavy tastes?"
Danzo and Mizuna remained silent.
Mizuna hesitated but asked:
"Hello... are you Miss Naida?"
The woman paused.
"Little Naida? You mean her... She moved away a long time ago. She lives at No. 64 Konoha Street now."
The group sighed in relief.
"Thank you, beauti... Big... Sister..."
Mizuna forced himself to say the sentence.
The woman laughed happily.
"No problem! Come play at Big Sister's place sometime!"
The group left and finally arrived at No. 64.
After the previous encounter, Mizuna was even more nervous. His palms were sweating. He knocked on the door with trembling hands.
"H... Hello... Is anyone home?"
"Coming!"
A pleasant voice came from inside.
When the door opened, everyone was surprised.
A woman with very correct features, even beautiful, stood at the door.
"Hello, children. Is something the matter?"
Mizuna snapped out of it. Suddenly, he looked at the little kid standing by the woman's leg. He looked about 5 years old.
Mizuna froze. He didn't know how to speak. She already had a child; could he still bring up the ex?
At this moment, the Living God Hiruzen suddenly spoke:
"Big Sister, I know you! You and Mizuna's brother used to date!" (Note: Were in a relationship).
A man who had just walked halfway out of the room froze.
The little kid and the woman froze.
Even Mizuna and Danzo froze.
Everyone: "......"
Hiruzen: ???(?˙?˙?)???
......