After meeting that weirdo boy at the river Madara maybe didn 't handle the situation as smoothly as a top notch shinobi should have. Instead of completing his daily training routines as he was supposed to the next few days he went through a few simple taijutsu kata, sticking with it just long enough for his father to be convinced of his dedication and leave him be, then he dashed off through the forest to meet with Hashirama again.

Having a friend was new and exciting and not just because keeping it all to himself felt delightfully naughty. It was nice to have someone he could share his thoughts with and not worry about having them judge him for being whimsical. There were no reprimands to be mindful of his position as heir, no expectations for how he

should