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TobiIzu AU where Butsuma and his Hatake wife have an arranged marriage - one that was arranged to keep the Hatake-Senju alliance strong after a retaliation battle broke out after several years of failed negotiations/resource sharing.

That is what his mom tells him, at least, that to prevent the Senju from fighting a battle on two fronts and the Hatake from losing any more members of their dwindling clan they agreed to marry the two eldest of the clans together.

Except that Tobirama’s parents have a habit of being downright mean and argumentative when in the same room, only to then turn around tell their children how much they admire and respect each other, not only as spouses but as warriors.

Tobirama, ever the inquisitive one, asks his mom how she can respect dad if they can never be in the same room without arguing?

Her answer consists of a long winded explanation that basically says they speak with swords and actions, then words - that when they argue or spar, especially back when their clans were tempting each other into fights at their borders, that they were getting to know the other and it’s why, despite it being an arranged marriage, she loves her husband and finds him worthy of her hand and their children.

Little Tobirama takes all this in and comes to the logical conclusion that fighting the Uchiha must be a mating ritual of sorts and that the fight continues because no one has found a compatible match yet.

Naturally he seeks to rectify this. He does so by scribbling down his plan in a blank scroll that his brother gave him for his 4th birthday. The plans consists of several very important steps:

1 - get stronger

2 - get sent to the battlefield to meet potential suitors

3 - engage with several of them, preferably his age or up to Anija's age (who's 4 years older than him)

4 - single out one Uchiha who's fighting style he enjoys and respects, and who in turn seems to respect his fighting style.

5 - commence courtship via multiple battles/skirmishes until both parties are satisfied with the skills they've seen and then

6 - get married and stop the war

Not bad for a four year old child and his Anija seems to agree with his plan (mostly because he was only half listening and heard - peace with Uchiha and nothing else)

And so he goes, little Tobirama trains long and hard to acquire the necessary skills to become strong and get sent to the battlefield. When he losses his younger siblings to the Uchiha, it just makes him more determined to go and find his match to end this stupid war.

His first encounter with the Uchiha, of course, is at the river where he crosses blades with Izuna Uchiha. The boy is a bit whiny and he worships his weird, spiky haired older brother that Anija is enamoured with, but he stance is strong. And when he gets home, thoughts swirling about Izuna and he catches his expression in the mirror, he recognizes the same face his mom would make when thinking about their father.

Ah, he thinks then, A potential candidate for him to consider.

Next time they meet is on the actual battlefield. And despite trying to find other Uchiha to fight, in order to widen his sample size, Izuna appears before him and steals his attention. Meets him blow for blow, anticipates his moves and keeps his attention until someone calls a retreat. Tobirama finds it only a bit annoying, but at the same time can appreciate a potential suitor who is secure in what they want.

After 3 or 4 failed attempts at fighting someone else, Tobirama decides that Izuna must truly be serious about pursuing a courtship with him. And Tobirama, in turn, is touched that someone wants to court him so much after only meeting him a handful of times. It would feel insulting to not return Izuna's courtship with the same seriousness - so he does.

Tobirama spends hours training and inventing jutsus just to fight Izuna. When he meets him on the battlefield he praises the other's skill, compliments him on any new jutsus or tactics he brings to the field, and once even comments on how the way Izuna uses his Sharingan is truly masterful.

Needless to say, Izuna is confused as to why his self-proclaimed rival who he hates is saying all these things to him. And worse, why he's kind of into it. Which, of course, just makes him train even harder to catch Tobirama off guard. He will defeat the White Demon! For his clan and for his sanity!

Of course every new advancement brings forth more praise and admiration from Tobirama. Especially when Izuna brings out his new lightening based technique and lands, a severe hit on Tobirama. Not enough to be fatal, but enough that Hashirama calls a retreat. And instead of anger or fear, Tobirama looks up at Izuna with a fondness that has Izuna seriously questioning the man's sanity.

Lying on the infirmary bed while Anija fixes him, Tobirama decides that the injury must be Izuna's way of proposing. And he should answer in kind. Thus, the hiraishin is born. A whole new untapped branch of ninjutsu, invented by a man in love. At least, that's how Tobirama views it. And he's nothing if not a perfectionist.

The last battle of the Uchiha vs Senju happens (not that anyone but Tobirama is aware it will be the last) and Tobirama uses Hiraishin on his beloved. There is a brief moment of panic in his chest when he realizes that if Izuna dies then he won't be able to marry him and it increases when Izuna refuses Hashirama's help. But, Tobirama quickly settles that mental conundrum by assuming that it means Izuna only wants Tobirama to heal him.

So, Tobirama, a man in love, breaks into the Uchiha compound and sets about fixing up his fiance. Which is what he tells Madara, his soon to be brother-in-law, when he finds him as he's finishing up the procedure.

Izuna wakes up to a healed side, the news that his fiance is resting in the guest room and an interrogation from his older brother asking why he never bothered to mention he was courting the White Demon? When had his obsession turned into romantic feelings? Did you at least explain to him that he'd have to marry in?

All Izuna can say is: What?

Both brothers. after a short conversation, realize that neither of them have any idea what Tobirama is talking about. However, Madara is not above using this to get a ceasefire and Izuna is morbidly curious to see what he can get away with if his so-called fiance is so in love with him.

In the end, they do get a ceasefire and they do get married, and no one has the courage to inform Tobirama that is perception of the war was way off base. All the while, Tobirama is patting himself on the back for a job well done.

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