Reborn in Naruto As Madara's Grandson

Chapter 643: Happiness and Sorrow

"You still dare to chicken out?!" Many angry female voice echoes in Izuna's ears, frightening him.

Ahem…

Izuna clears his throat and extends his hand towards Tsunade.

"Tsunade Senju, the Lady Hokage. Will you marry me?"

Ah…

A pin-drop silence spreads across the already silent world. Every shinobi, be it from Konoha or any other nation, stares silently at Izuna with their mouth agape.

Tsunade calmly glances at Izuna. The corner of her lips slowly turns into a grin. However, she extends her hand towards Izuna.

"It's happening!" Kushina, Aiko, and the other ladies silently cheer for Izuna.

However, Tsunade's hand crosses Izuna's extended hand and moves towards his face. She clenches her palm in a fist.

'I deserve it!'

A few seconds pass by, the expected fist doesn't make contact with his face.

'What happened? Did ascending to Godhood give me a thick face?' Izuna touches his face and slowly opens one eye.

"BAKA!"

Tsunade grabs Izuna's neck with her hand and pulls him closer to her chest. She hugs him in between her mountains and tears overflow from her eyes.

"I… I have been waiting for you to say that for so long. I knew that our relationship was a forbidden one. We aren't even from the same generation and I am even several decades older than you. You are already a married man with a family and kids… and… perhaps I shouldn't have such indecent thoughts towards my students. But… but… you… you… you have long stolen my heart. Now… I can't even think about love for someone else.

I was conflicted over my emotions for several years. I even mistook them for an obsession of my heart and even shut down my feelings, discarding them as my fantasies. But… but these past few years and this war… made me realize my true feelings. And now, I can't get over it." Tsunade breaks down in tears.

"Tsuna!" Hashirama raises his hand, but Mito pats his shoulder and shakes her head.

Tsunade separates Izuna from her hug and grabs his collar with both hands. She stares into his eyes with tears on her face.

"You have to take responsibility! You have to take responsibility for all the emotional distress you caused me. You have to take responsibility for my heart and the feelings inside it. And… and I won't let go of you forever. Even if I die, I will become a ghost and haunt you." Tsunade also confesses her feelings.

"No!" Izuna opens his mouth.

The expression of everyone around him changes. A murderous aura rises from Hashirama's body. Cracks appear on the surrounding ground. However, Mito holds him back.

"Let me go, Mito! I want to break this kid's bones. Tsuna… she… she!"

"Let me finish first!" Mito shakes her head.

"No! Not even death will do us part!" Izuna stares into Tsunade's eyes.

"Is that a promise?" Tsunade mumbles.

"No, promises are too fragile and break easily." Izuna shakes his head.

"It's an oath. An oath from the bottom of my heart!" Izuna's clear eyes glimmers.

"An Oath of a god!" Seiryū mumbles as he notices the change in the surroundings.

Cough… cough…

Madara coughs slightly to remind the couple of the other's presence.

AH!

Tsunade and Izuna quickly separate from each other with a red face. However, Izuna clasps her waist in his left hand.

"Mei!" He beckons Mei.

Mei walks toward him along with the kids with a shy expression. Izuna wraps his right hand around Mei's waist and pulls her closer.

The two kids jump on his shoulder.

"Hehe… See, I have enough space to shoulder even more responsibilities!" Izuna cracks a dad joke.

"…"

The audience rolls their eyes.

BAM…

Two fists plunge into his stomach, making him bend forward a little. Mei and Tsunade glare at him with a smile, which is not a smile.

"I was joking! Just joking!" Sweat trickles down Izuna's forehead.

'I didn't make a mistake. Definitely not! As a man, I have to accept everything that comes my way.' Izuna puffs into his chest and stands straight.

Madara turns to Hashirama. At this moment, Hashirama's eyes also meet the latter.

"Looks like this is how we reconcile our differences."

"From a foe to friend to back to being a foe and now relatives. Life sure is full of twists." Madara sighs.

"Hashirama, is this the future you envisioned?"

"Haha… Madara… our era is long gone. The future rests in the hands of our descendants. We had our share of struggles and they will have theirs. However, this is how life works. We are shinobis. We persevere and move forward." Hashirama chuckles and walks towards Madara.

He supports Madara to stand up.

"You are right! Our era is long gone! So, as the ghosts of the past, we shall leave the future to the next generation. Also, I owe you something."

Madara makes a hand seal.

Hmm…

Hashirama is slightly startled. However, he recognizes the hand seal as the seal of reconciliation.

"You are right! You do owe me one!" Hashirama also reciprocates the gesture with his own seal of reconciliation.

"From now on, we are relatives!"

Kazumi and Mito silently stand behind the two and glance at each other. Behind them, Tsunade and Izuna's parents also look at each other with a smile.

The couple walks towards their elders to take their blessing.

"Onee-san, I am so happy for you?" Tears stream down from Nawaki's soul.

'A soul is crying in happiness!' Seiryū is startled to see this phenomenon.

It's common for souls to cry in pain and suffering. The Soul tears are a very important ingredient for several forging and fuinjutsu formations. However, the tears of happiness are a different rarity altogether.

Seiryū even holds his urge to collect them on the spot.

Izuna and Tsunade turn towards each other with a solemn face.

"With heavens, earth, my family, and the Almighty GOD as a witness, I take a vow to take Tsunade Senju, the woman I love as my wife." Izuna takes a solemn vow.

'Almighty GOD?!' A few questions arise in Seiryū's mind.

'Isn't he a God himself? And also, he hates all three Supreme Gods and even their incarnations with a passion. So, who is the Almighty GOD in his vow?' However, before Seiryū can think further, a strange power influences him and makes him forget the matter.

"With heavens, earth, my family, and the Almighty GOD as a witness, I take a vow to take Izuna Uchiha, the man I love as my husband." Tsunade also repeats after Izuna.

Of course, the Almighty GOD in Izuna's vow is the GOD who reincarnated him in the Shinobi world. Only, he is considered a true GOD in Izuna's mind.

The rest of the people clap to congratulate them.

"The Fourth Shinobi War is over with the victory of the Allied Shinobi force!" Izuna declares.

"The war is over, but the world!"

Everyone's expression changes at the thought of the loss they suffered. The sweet taste of victory turns sour from the mourning of the sacrifice everyone made.

"This war!"

Several shinobi sighs with grief, sorrow, pain, loss, and various other grim emotions.

Sigh…

The few Kages and commander sigh, unable to find words to calm the emotions of their people. The culprit of this incident is in front of them, but they don't have the heart to take revenge, especially on a dying man.

Hmm…

Izuna notices the fluctuating emotions of the people in front of him.

He nods at Tsunade and Mei and hands over Tatsuya and Kanna to them.

Izuna walks in front of the group with several emotions in his heart.

'These feelings and emotions of fear, agony, distress, hatred, grief, sorrow, pain, rage, and even guilt.' As a God, he can see the hearts of mortals in front of him.

Yes, mortals! After his ascension to godhood, his existence has changed. He is now a higher form of life compared to the rest.

Now, he can witness more things than others. But this power also dulls the feelings and emotions in his heart.

'Now I have to embrace it. After all, even I was a lowly, powerless mortal once. How can I allow this bit of power to cloud my mind and judgment?'

"Everyone!" Izuna speaks, drawing everyone's attention.

"This isn't the end of everything!"

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