Multiple Uchiha-Senju truce attempts

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They had been through this twice before already, once when Hashirama had first succeeded his father (and the amused disbelief on Tou-sama’s face when he received that letter was permanently etched into Madara’s mind as much as the unholy glee that followed as he called in patrol leads to determine how they could best exploit the opening handed to them by the Senju’s new, apparently softheaded, clan head). The second time had been after Madara had taken power but before he realized how deeply attached some of his elders were to the idea that true peace required an unquestionable show of superiority so none of their enemies or rivals would dare to move against them again.

 

That ceasefire didn’t survive the night.



note: Hashirama’s not stupid – this was a test and he was well prepared for Tajima to exploit the opening he gave him, which is why the Senju elders didn’t sabotage the attempt because they thought it was a feint all along. Hashirama wasn’t really surprised either… but he would have liked to be wrong.


Maybe this version of events will fit better in the Friendship Conspiracy AU