Unknown to all this, two boys were a having pleasant time riding their bicycles towards the river.
Madara on his new bicycle, pushing himself faster with intense determination, the world around him is lush and quite the breeze. The speed makes him feel calm. Just as he reached the river he saw a boy of around the same age as him .
Hashirama also on a bicycle appeared from the other direction. Their eyes locked for a moment, both cautious, both intrigued.
Hashirama made a few cheeky comments about Madara's riding form. Madara who was proud, responded with a sharp barb. Their banter escalates into a challenge.
They decide to race along the river path to the big boulder at a distance. Stakes are vague but understood. Neither of them would accept losing.
The two boys position themselves on the packed-dirt path beside the river. The big boulder lies far at a distance. Hashirama counts down dramatically, while Madara stays deathly focused, gripping the handlebars like a bullet to be shot out of gun at any instance.
At the sound of "Go!", Hashirama rides ahead laughing aloud, kicking up gravel. Madara is slower to start but gaining speed with precision. He rides like he's reading the terrain as a battle map, eyes flicking between pebbles and patches of mud.
As the boulder appears within site, they both are side by side. Sweat dripping down from their faces. Hashirama is breathing hard but still smiling. Madara's jaw is clenched tight with the will to not lose.
Madara lifts himself off his seat, putting all of his strength into the pedals. Hashirama shouts, "No way!" and tries to surge ahead again. But Madara who was riding like a wild beast edges across the invisible finish line at the big boulder first.
Hashirama: "I let you win."
Madara: Just smirks without answering "What's your name?"
They finally exchange first names but both avoided any talk related to their clans. Both had sensed the other's secret, but said nothing.
Hashirama: "I should go. My brothers worry when I vanish."
Madara:"Same."
Hashirama: Brushing off pants, "Same race next week?"
Madara: "Only if you promise to lose slower."
Tobirama and Izuna who were following their brothers, lost them mid way and returned back home without finding them.
Unknown to them all of this was captured by the drone flying high in the sky and reported back to Leo by CNS monitoring team.
Uchiha's Central Monitoring Room
Leo who was watching this thought to himself "so they have finally met each other, fate is playing its roll"
Leo: "There is no need to report this to father, ignore it for now"
CNS 001: "Yes!!, Young master"
Uchiha Ancestral Hall — Evening
Leo: Bows slightly, "I appreciate your time, I have called this meeting to show you all my new invention the future tool for war"
Leo walks to the center of the hall where a huge table is placed, He lifts the cloth. what comes into view are several strange device. sleek metal hilts with polished handgrips black and crimson.
Leo lifts one. Holds it high.
Leo: "This here is a blade my new invention"
Everyone started to whisper how can this be a blade?, they have seen so many blades. have fought on battlefield with swords and you say this is a blade.
Leo: "Hahahahahah not a blade made of steel. It is a weapon forged with electromagnetic..... Ignore the details, I call it—the Chakra Saber."
Leo channeled his chakra into the handle. With a soft hum, the hilt ignited and a solid bar of red energy came into view
Leo did some sword moves and a buzzing sound came like a hornet nest in silence. The light caught everyone's eyes.
Elder Kuro: "That's no katana. What is this? The form?"
Leo: "Even a noob ninja who has learned to inject chakra can easily operate this saber. It cuts through iron and other metal swords like butter, Can easily deflect kunai and shuriken and in the right hands it is can do wonders. All you need is chakra!"
A silence passes. All members and elders watching silently.
Leo: "These are prototypes. The first of many. I've made ten, enough for the council and our Clan leader. The rest….. will come."
After a pause. Tajima came forward and picked one chakra saber and injected his chakra, soon a solid bar of red energy came out, the light from saber dyed his face red and something glints in his eyes.
One by one, the elders examined them and picked one each and started testing them.