Madara was leaning on an oak, staring at a girl, no more than fifteen. No doubt about it, she was definitely an Uchiha. He had been on his way to terrorize a village when he saw this interesting sight. She was stumbling alone on some forest path, nervous and twitchy.

Did Obito and Itachi really leave behind another Uchiha? He thought. She looked too skinny and weak to be of any use to him. When he got back he would definitely scold Obito for failing to kill this last one. Perhaps it would be a little better if she actually seemed like a competent shinobi, but it was apparent that if kept alive, this girl would only humiliate the Uchiha name. He was about to step forward to finish off the small Uchiha when he sensed three shinobi coming from the west. They should be powerful enough to finish her off for me. He decided to take a quick break from his mission to watch the scene unfold.

But the battle was too painful to watch. Not sensing that the shinobi were behind her until too late, she ended up taking a kunai to the knee. Madara decided to leave. Why on earth would fate bring me here, to the last female Uchiha, just to watch her die? Maybe when my Eye of the Moon project is complete, I will turn her into a worthy Uchiha.

Before he could take one step however, he could sense an enormous flow of chakra coming from behind him. It was pushing stones and uprooting trees, and Madara had to anchor himself by sending his own chakra to his feet. Staring up at him, above the canopies, was a perfect Susanoo.

You've got to be kidding me, he thought as he jumped out of the way of one of its powerful attacks. Madara readied his mangekyo sharingan for his own Susanoo, hoping that the girl would get caught off guard by seeing her own attack being used against her, but for some reason was unable to materialize it. Dam it.

Luckily for him though, the girl's Susanoo stopped its rampage as soon as the three shinobi chakras disappeared. Did he go undetected?

No.

"Madara Uchiha!" boomed a loud, deep voice which echoed throughout the whole forest. Was it coming from the Susanoo? "I never expected to see you here," said the voice again, and the Susanoo lowered its mighty head to Madara's position in the trees.

"Who is speaking to me?" Madara asked, arms folded. He had seen many things in his life time, and even in death, but he had never heard of a talking Susanoo, and he would not be taken for a fool.

"It is I," yelled the giant head, grinning in front of him, "The god Susanoo."

Madara squinted his eyes. The god Susanoo? Was there such thing? But it continued talking. "I am Susanoo who came to the first Uchiha that was able to activate the mangekyo sharingan. I signed a contract with the man, lending him and any other Uchiha who was as powerful as him, some of my powers. The only condition is that the Uchiha bloodline be kept alive and kept pure."

That's a weird condition, thought Madara, but he didn't interrupt.

" Seeing as there are only three of you left now, because Itachi just died and you are dead anyway so you don't count, I have come to guard this girl to make sure she survives long enough to bear children. Since you are here, you are to help me protect her."

Thinking hard, Madara realized it would be best to go along with the Susanoo's demands. Although he might be able to keep going and realize his eye of the moon plan without the power to materialize his own Susanoo, it would be a lot easier to do so with it on his side.

"I am willing to accept Susanoo," he said to the deep green chakra. "And I won't just protect her, but I propose that I will help her to find a suitable partner. But only if you do something for me in return."

The Susanoo starred back at the legendary Uchiha.

"I will help if you if you give me your full powers."

It was the Susanoo's turn to squint his eyes. He did not trust this Uchiha, and didn't know what the man could be plotting.

"My guess is that you've bound some of your chakra to this girl," continued Madara. "And when you sense that she is in danger, you come to her aid. But that takes a toll on her doesn't it?" he asked, pointing to the little patch of grass at the base of the Susanoo where she was, crumpled into a heap and unconscious. "If you lend me access to your powers, I'll be able to protect her and you won't have to be bothered to come and save her yourself."

The Susanoo nodded and acknowledged that it was very taxing on both him and the girl for him to summon himself from the spirit world every time she needed help. It would be much easier to divide up a portion of his powers and allot it to a skilled shinobi instead.

"Very well," consented the Susanoo. "But if I find out that this girl has been hurt in any way, or that you are not protecting her properly, I will revoke my powers from you. Forever."

Seemingly not phased by this, Madara nodded and said, "It's a deal then."

Besides, how hard could babysitting a brat be?