So I edited and changed this chapter. It will affect the plot a little bit, so you will need to reread.


"Aniki, come on, let's play something! I'm bored!" Izuna whined as he latched onto his elder brother's shirt, attempting to move him on his feet. As Madara finally turned to look at Izuna as opposed to his book, he pulled off his signature puppy eyes. "Please." It wasn't a question. He already knew that his brother could never say no to him.

Madara yanked a dandelion out of the ground and marked the page in his book with the weed. He snapped it shut, placing it beside him. "Fine. What do you want to play?" he asked. He pushed himself off of the ground and dusted the dirt from his pants.

"Tag!" Izuna said, placing his hand on Madara's forearm. "And you're it!" He ran off in the opposite direction, not giving Madara time to reply.

"Remember to not go outside of the fence!" he yelled off into the distance, hoping that his little brother would hear- or rather pay attention- to him. Their father was Tajima Uchiha, the leader of the Uchiha clan. He had warned them countless times to never stray beyond the fence. The Uchihas were currently at war with the Senju clan, and all three of their elder brothers had been killed in the fearsome battles. He couldn't bare the thought of his otouto being harmed; he had to protect him, no matter what the cost.

Izuna obviously hadn't heard his warning because the fence was exactly where he was heading full speed at. A thought passed in his mind if he should go retrieve his father, but if he did that, both of them would be scolded. No, he could do this by himself. It couldn't be that hard to just catch up to him and bring him back, would it? When Izuna left the security of their camp, Madara didn't hesitate even a second to follow him. "Izuna! Wait! Stop! We're not allowed beyond the fence!"

He trailed after Izuna into the forest until he tripped over some foliage, falling flat on his face. They were pretty deep into the forest, and he made sure to stay mostly straight so that he knew that the Uchiha camp was directly behind them. Mostly straight being the keywords, but if they kept walking, they had to reach a point where the forest didn't go any further, right? He assured himself with false hope before crouching down next to Izuna.

"Otouto, are you alright?" he asked. He held out a hand for him to latch onto.

"I'm fine, aniki. I just cut my knee a little bit," Izuna replied as he stood up.

"We need to go back. You know it is forbidden for us to stray from the fence!" Madara scolded.

"But you followed me, so.."

"Because I couldn't let you go alone! Let's go, okay? I can bandage your knee when we get back."

"Don't lie, you were just as curious as me to see what lied beyond the fence. Besides, how hard could it be to just walk back."

"The season is about to change, so the sun will go down much faster now. We need to hurry unless you want to be walking in the dark," Madara muttered.

Izuna hanged on Madara's arm like glue to paper as if he were afraid that he would lose him.

After they had been walking for almost an hour, Madara figured that they were definitely lost. He wouldn't admit this to his baby brother, but he figured that he knew this fact without him saying anything.

As some foliage rustled and five men stepped out in the open. "Look what we have here. Two Uchiha brats prowling around after dark, huh?" the largest of the five spoke up.

Madara pushed Izuna behind him and backed up slowly figuring that it would be best to not speak. Izuna grabbed the back of Madara's shirt and clutched on to it.

"Not much of a speaker, are we," he continued. "So is Tajima allowing children on patrols, or are you a couple of strays?"

"We are not strays. I don't wish any trouble," Madara spoke up.

"So you're not mute! Good. You just might be useful to us after all. I am Butsuma Senju," he said, yanking Madara by his collar. "Your name?"

"Does it honestly matter? You don't actually care, and I could care less about you," Madara said. What he didn't expect was when Butsuma punched him hard enough to make him fall backwards on the ground.

"Aniki!" Izuna cried out. Madara silenced him with a look.

"I don't tolerate disrespect. You will do well to learn that now rather than later." Butsuma glanced over at Izuna. "So this is your younger brother, then? It would be a shame if something happened to him, wouldn't it?" The threat was apparent is his voice, it made him uneasy. "So, remind me. What is your name?"

"*+-I am Madara Uchiha."

"Well then, Madara," the way he said his name sent chills down his spine, "I'll make a deal with you. I'll let your brother go if you come with me. If you refuse, I'll kill him and still take you."

"Aniki, no! Don't even consider it!"

"I accept your offer. Just don't hurt him." Madara didn't even have to think about his answer, he immediately knew what he would do. No matter what, he had to keep his little brother out of harm's way. If it meant that he had to die, then so be it.

"You heard him. Leave before I decide to take back my offer," Butsuma said.

"Go, otouto. It's alright." Madara keeps the eye contact for only a moment more before Izuna runs off. Butsuma takes him by the hair and forces him to stand on his tiptoes.

"After him," he ordered. Two of the men disappeared after him.

"You lying Senju! We made a deal!"

"I said I would let him go, and I did. I didn't specify in what condition."

"Why you-!" Madara didn't get to finish his insult before being hit on the back of his neck. Everything went black, and the last thing he felt was falling to the ground.

Butsuma crouched down next to Madara's and whispered in his eart. "Be grateful I have use for you, or that would be your fate as well, Uchiha brat."