Could i get some everyone lives and some hands and tongues.... my exiled guy and my guy isolating himself for other reasons <3
Offerings today: a bunch of abandonned bananas, and one Sample (unpolished)
A Sample of What..........
"Of course I want to meet them!" She says, concerns about either of their deaths immediately discarded..
Kou sighs, but smiles. This is what he gets, he supposes, for never having spoken of them before now. "Alright then, pack your bags. We're going to Konoha for an extended stay."
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They go with a caravan full of merchants looking to trade with the new village, letter from Kou sent ahead. Now that the dam has been opened, Kei wants to hear nothing but stories about her uncles. Kou, unfortunately, has very few to give about most of them. He had hardly paid any attention to Madara or Izuna when he was younger, had seen no point in it until they got older and stronger.
He's still trapped in the compound for now, though, so Hashirama is the only person he has access to. He was hostile enough before that it's easier to let his indifference come across as him becoming more friendly and his questions about the village as a wavering of his belief that it shouldn't exist. Izuna is much more thoughtful these days, or so he lets everyone believe.
He does recover, and faster than he knows he should, annoyingly enough. Hashirama is only ever delighted with his progress. He treats Izuna so damn warmly now, despite the fact that Izuna has been keeping him at the same distance one would an unliked acquaintance.