No, he wouldn’t lie to his brother. Because contrary to what some people thought, Hashirama was not an idiot. He could be frightfully insightful when he chose to be. And there were just too many questions lingering around Izuna’s sudden resurrection for his brother to not start to question things.
“You…created a jutsu that resurrects the dead?” Hashirama repeated slowly as though he couldn’t quite believe his own ears.
Tobirama looked decidedly uncomfortable and fought the urge to look away.
“That’s correct, I—“ And then Izuna was interrupting with his rather bitchy comments and the albino ninja slanted a rather irritated look his way. “I created the jutsu and brought Izuna back because I’d hoped it might give Madara a reason to stay in the village. I had no idea he was going to defect when he did.” If he had…would he have ever brought Izuna back? He didn’t know and that scared him.
“Tobirama…you can’t just go screwing around with the balance of life and death like that! I know the two of you have a history and all but going around resurrecting your dead …” The Hokage trailed off suddenly but the damage had been done. Tobirama looked wary now as uncertainty curled through him in a sickening wave.
If Izuna had thought it was uncomfortable before, he was about to learn the true meaning of the word.
“You knew?” The albino ninja asked softly. “You knew about us the whole time?”
“Not the whole time but come off it, I’m not an idiot. You disappeared for hours or even a day at a time and you didn’t think I’d be worried? Once I figured out what you two were up to…” Now Hashirama was the one who looked uncomfortable. And Izuna didn’t make things any less uncomfortable with his little speech either. The Hokage looked stricken in the face of those manipulative words but Tobirama was the one who spoke up sharply and coldly.
“Izuna! It’s bad enough you manipulated me but you’re not going to manipulate my brother like that. This was a mistake, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you back.” A grimly determined light entered those red eyes. He started to form the seals necessary to release the technique.
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“You…created a jutsu that resurrects the dead?” Hashirama repeated slowly as though he couldn’t quite believe his own ears.
Tobirama looked decidedly uncomfortable and fought the urge to look away.
“That’s correct, I—“ And then Izuna was interrupting with his rather bitchy comments and the albino ninja slanted a rather irritated look his way. “I created the jutsu and brought Izuna back because I’d hoped it might give Madara a reason to stay in the village. I had no idea he was going to defect when he did.” If he had…would he have ever brought Izuna back? He didn’t know and that scared him.
“Tobirama…you can’t just go screwing around with the balance of life and death like that! I know the two of you have a history and all but going around resurrecting your dead …” The Hokage trailed off suddenly but the damage had been done. Tobirama looked wary now as uncertainty curled through him in a sickening wave.
If Izuna had thought it was uncomfortable before, he was about to learn the true meaning of the word.
“You knew?” The albino ninja asked softly. “You knew about us the whole time?”
“Not the whole time but come off it, I’m not an idiot. You disappeared for hours or even a day at a time and you didn’t think I’d be worried? Once I figured out what you two were up to…” Now Hashirama was the one who looked uncomfortable. And Izuna didn’t make things any less uncomfortable with his little speech either. The Hokage looked stricken in the face of those manipulative words but Tobirama was the one who spoke up sharply and coldly.
“Izuna! It’s bad enough you manipulated me but you’re not going to manipulate my brother like that. This was a mistake, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you back.” A grimly determined light entered those red eyes. He started to form the seals necessary to release the technique.