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Breathless

Summary:

Forced to abandon their friendship due to the endless war raging between Senju and Uchiha, Hashirama and Madara are now facing each other on the battlefield as leaders of their clans.

In one reality Madara has to mourn his last remaining brother, before being ultimately defeated by the Senju leader and losing the trust of his people.

In another one, the odds are even worse.

However, when Madara faints on the battlefield, Hashirama finds himself unable to kill the man he once considered his best friend. With Madara on the verge of dying, Hashirama decides to take matters into his own hands. And maybe, a single change is enough to steer fate into a different direction.

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Chapter 1: Prologue

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The metallic clash of swords echoed far in the early morning air. The smell of blood in his nostrils, the enemy’s face in front of him… except… “Madara! It’s not too late! We can still make peace! We can end this senseless slaughtering!”

The Uchiha dragged in a rattling breath, before he forced himself to speak. “It was too late… before we were even aware, Hashirama!” The grip around his Gunbai’s handle tightening even further, the Uchiha leader charged towards Hashirama once more.