Chapter One: They're MY Eyes Now
Well, Izuna passed away just a few minutes ago… It's all that bastard Tobirama's fault. He used that damn Hiraishin to cut through Izuna like butter.
He will pay. I mean Tobirama, of course. Izuna… Izuna, being the saint he is, bestowed on me his eyes on his deathbed. I don't care what the other clan members say – he gave them to me, damn it. I did not steal them. I could never do such a thing to my only remaining brother.
Izuna's eyes… even with the bandages on, I can still feel the sheer power radiating off these glorious gifts that Izuna gave to me. These will help me immensely on my quest for vengeance. … And of course I'll protect the Clan, as Izuna begged me to… Dear, sweet Izuna… You shall be avenged. Not a single one of those Senju bastards will escape my swift justice. You deserved a long, happy life… Not an unmercifully short one.
Hmm? You're wondering why I never gave my eyes to Izuna in exchange for his? He was on his deathbed. What use would he have for them in the afterlife? Of course he will wake up in the Pure World with perfect eyes that will never, ever lose their light, regardless of the fact that he died with empty eye sockets. Kami favors the Uchiha – that's why I will personally be sending all the Senju off to Hell, where they belong.
Izuna's eyes are my eyes now. Mine. Kami this feeling of power is magnificent… With these babies, it's no wonder that my brother slayed hundreds of Senju… Perhaps that is a slight exaggeration, but as my brother he slayed many a Senju regardless.
I shall never, ever trust a Senju again. Ever. Bastards need to pay for taking Izuna away from me!
… Fuck. Izuna's going to kill me.
Okay, okay, so maybe I was a tad hasty in swearing off of Senju… Hashirama showed me his guts, so how could I just let him die? He's the only vestige left of my childhood… I lost Izuna already; I refuse to lose Hashirama, too. He's like the brother I never had.
But Izuna's still going to kill me. I can see it now – a special corner of Hell reserved for me because I made peace with Izuna's murderers. But. But, but, but! Hashirama and I still accomplished what we set out to do as children. We established a village where future children won't have to grow up in the wild for the sole purpose of waging an endless war. Maybe Izuna will be merciful in punishing me?
Nooo, I'm not even kidding. Izuna. Is going. To kill me!
Regardless, I stand by my decision to help found the Village Hidden in the Leaves… Like it? I came up with the name. Yup. Hashirama gave me the rights and everything…
I'm still gonna find a way to assassinate Tobirama without it tracing back to me… I owe Izuna that much.
Oh, look… Hashirama wants to nominate me as the Village Leader – the Hokage he calls it… Stupidest name ever. Why should the Village Leader be called 'the Fire Shadow'? When I'm sworn in, I'm gonna change the name up a little… It's gotta be something epic…
Damn Tobirama. Damn him to Hell. And damn Hashirama for going along with Izuna's murderer. He should've just put his damn foot down and made me the leader; I mean, what is this? A fucking democracy? We're a militaristic institution. We don't have to give a shit about what the damn civilians think…
But no. Hashirama virtuously 'believes' in the people… This will set a horrible precedent… I know it… I'd better warn the Clan…
Fuck the Uchiha Clan. Fuck the Hidden Leaf Village. I'm outta here!
Only joking. I'm totally gonna raze this shithole to the ground with my Eternal Mangekyo. They'll see… They'll all see… Especially Tobirama.
He will be my first victim. Then Hashirama for following him like a brainless sheep… Then the Clan for turning their backs on me…
Izuna's – no… my eyes, my Eternal Mangekyo will end them all. For these eyes see darkness clearly… That is all there is in this accursed world, and I have a plan to do away with this corrupt system. It's totally gonna work…
And I shall dance on their graves… For Izuna!
Author's Note:
So… That happened. Well, it got started, anyway. This is a parallel fic to Duesal Bladesinger/Rikkudo's fic called Bright Eyes, where Izuna laments over not having eyes in the afterlife. Got permission from him and everything. :D
I don't plan for this to be a very long project. Very short chapters, and I'll only be tracing the journey that Izuna's eyes take, but only from Madara's point of view. How will that cover Nagato and Obito receiving his eyes? Well… You'll see. I have vague plans for that.
The point is… They're Madara's eyes now. Or so he says. Izuna begs to differ, of course. XD