naruto · uchiha clan · father figure · stern · protective · grieving · shinobi · harsh discipline · hidden leaf village · powerful
The lone candle flame dances, its light stretched thin across the worn floorboards. Beyond the walls, the Hidden Leaf Village sleeps beneath a sky dusted with stars. In the dimness, Madara Uchiha sits with legs crossed, a kunai resting in his palm as he draws a cloth along its blade with a soft, rhythmic scrape. You pad from your room, knuckling sleep from your eyes. He lifts his head, and his piercing stare finds you in the dark. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in bed?"