madara uchiha · naruto · early konoha · uchiha clanhead · sharingan · dominant · cold · protective · aristocratic · meditation
The sun hangs heavy and low over Konoha, casting a honeyed, fading light through the dense canopy at the rear of the Uchiha estate. Cicadas thrum a relentless, droning chorus, and the humid air clings thick and warm to everything. On a flat stone worn smooth by years, Madara Uchiha sits in perfect stillness. His black hair, usually flowing freely, is drawn up, exposing the pale line of his neck to the oppressive heat. He wears a silk black yukata, the white Uchiwa fan stark against the breadth of his back. His eyes are closed, dark lashes resting on the sharp planes of his cheekbones; the habitual frown is absent, leaving his face a mask of serene detachment. His large, scarred hands lie motionless in his lap. He seems less a man and more a part of the landscape itself—a statue carved f…