Madara Uchiha
Age: 8
Location : Village of Ashes
Izuna Uchiha
Age : 5
Location : Village of Ashes
"We farmers work together. Harvesting the rice!" Madara sang. It was the time of year again. The rice were ready for harvest. He had spent a year in this quaint little village. Madara waved to his brother sitting in the little school room inside Yashamaru's house. Izuna waved back sheepishly. The elder brother smiled back before getting back to work. Orochi wiped his brow. "Man, this is tiring!" he exclaimed. "Well you're a wimp!" Hibari proclaimed. "Why can't you be like brave Ma-kun over there?". "I'm not in this," Madara protested. Those two always quarreling. A Lover's Quarrel. "Shut up," the pair snapped and it did the trick. Madara got back to work though still listening on the two squabbling children. "I can work 10 times more than Madara!" Orochi retorted. He bent low again and worked with the ferocity of a lion. "I'll show you up," he muttered. Madara merely smiled at this. Hibari had such a way to excite Orochi! "How did I get stuck with such a wimp for a future husband!?" Hibari groaned as she headed to the south field. Orochi growled and his face became bitter. "Girls are so stupid!" he screamed.
"You have to admit it! I did way better than Ma-kun!" Orochi boasted as he stuffed the rice ball into his mouth. "Of course you did! I always believed in you," Hibari squealed. Orochi grinned as his triumph. "Take that Ma-kun! I am better than you" Orochi howled. "Yeah yeah. You're better than me. But Hibari is better than you!" Madara laughed. Orochi sat there puzzled for a few minutes before realizing that all of his rice balls had been been stolen. "WHY YOU ROTTEN NO GOOD.... GIRL!!!!" Orochi screeched. "I'll get you!". Orochi chased Hibari across the rice patties and onto the near by road. Just as Orochi had cornered the red haired girl she yelped, "Look a caravan!". Orochi turned his head to see a huge palanquin headed down the road. "Ma-kun! Call everyone! Mana, Hana EVERYONE!" Orochi yelled. Madara and the other children came running with excitement. Izuna eyed the caravan with curiosity. "Taiyou, You coming?" Madara inquired. Izuna nodded shyly. Madara grabbed the chlid's hand and ran to the road with lightening speed.
There were at least two warriors posted at every carriage. The caravan was more like a traveling palace filled with all the luxeries that were incredibly scarce in this time of unrest. "Wah," Orochi gasped in astonishment. "Ma-kun, what do you think it would be like to live like them. With all the shiny stuff?". Madara opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. His thoughts drifted to the past. When he had all the sweets and toys he wanted. That life seemed like a distant dream to him. Once he was scrubbed from head to toe by the servants, making him cleaner than clear water. He looked at his clothes and face. They were all covered in mud. Filthy. Absolutely Filthy. "HELLO!" Hibari greeted one of the guards. He nodded and smiled back. Hibari blushed furiously at this causing Orochi to glare in jealousy.
"What do you think, Taiyou?" Madara said pointing to the largest palanquin which housed the family that owned this whole traveling palace. Izuna looked up and his eyes took in the scene. The moment his eyes fell upon the clan banner, he ran from Madara's grasp and stood directly in the path of the horses. He spread his arms in an attempt to make himself look larger. The horses reared up but Izuna held his ground. Just as the horses fell back to the ground, Madara tackled him out of the way. "What the hell were you thinking?" Madara scolded with concern. Izuna just stared back at him defiantly. "Are you okay?". Madara pulled his brother closer, making sure that everything was alright. "Good. I don't know what I would do if you were hurt. Mother and Father would never forgive me".
"You idiots!" a guard cried. Madara shielded his brother was the painful kicks he was getting from the guard. "What is going on?" a female voice inquired from inside the head palanquin. "Nothing, my lady," a maid said reassuringly. "No, No. I'd like to see," the soft voice said plainly. He heard some the maids begging for her mistress to stay inside but the doors still opened revealing a rather stunning beauty. Izuna wriggled himself out of his brother's arms and dashed right into the woman and clung to her. The female attendants screamed try to get the child to let go of their mistress. Izuna looked up and stared right into the woman's eyes, reading her soul. Telling her with only his gaze who he was and who he wanted. "Stop!" the woman ordered to the guards. She fell to her knees and embraced the poor child. Her eyes beginning to water. "Izuna? Is that you?" she asked through tears. "Izuna! It's me! Auntie Fuori!". She kissed his face just as Mother had done when she was alive. Izuna fell at ease and dug himself into his Aunt's arm. "I thought you were dead! Thank the kami(s) you're safe!".
Orochi had come to the aid of Madara helping him get to his feet. Madara rushed to his brother as soon as he was stable. Fuori held Izuna tightly as if he were hers. Madara almost didn't recognize her, so accustomed was he to the rustic life of a farmer he had forgotten the troublesome past. By no means was she heavenly. Her face only proved that she was human. She had an air about her that could make you bow out of sheer respect. She had the dark ruddy hair of the Uchiha Clan with the unbecoming lines near her eyes. He eyes were soft and dark with kindness. Her mouth had this seductive aspect to it. Though she was not a celestial maiden one could not deny that she was beautiful. She need not her beauty for she won people over simply by her grace and charm. "Mother?" Hashirama called out. Fuori's 8 year old and eldest son. Fuori bore her husband, Hashizuno Senju, two children; Hashirama and Tobirama. The other pair. While he and Izuna were part of the Uchiha. They were of the Senju. Hashirama had inherited his father's darker skin and his Mother's seductive mouth. Tobirama had his mother's white skin and his Father's coarse lips. Both, however, had the markings around their eyes distinct to the Uchiha. "What's going on?" the white haired child asked from the inside. "You two! Stay inside," a gruff voice answered. A tall man with dark skin and brown eyes stepped out of the palanquin. "Izuna...." he gasped as he saw the dark haired boy in his wife's arms. The moment Izuna eyes saw Hashizuno his eyes went blood shot red. Hate emanated from those Uchiha eyes. "Izuna, you're coming with me. You'll live with the Senju clan. Understand?" Fuori explained to the boy in her embrace. He gave a sharp nod and before Madara could even protest, they were on their way to the Land of Wood.