Pleading Eyes

Choosing Traveler's

Tajima found himself speechless as he caught sight of the stranger holding his son so carefully, as if he was the most precious thing in the world.

The dark-haired man was walking carefully as to not disturb his son's sleep and the thing that surprised Tajima the most was how Madara looked so at peace with himself.

Madara had never looked like that in all his life.

Not even by Izuna's side and that was saying something.

Whatever this man came here for, Tajima would do well to listen. If nothing else but for his son's happiness as he watched Madara snuggle closer to the handsome stranger.

He might not always look like it, but he cared for his sons greatly and it had been hard on him to lose some of them in war, but if this man was the key to giving his sons all the happiness he had deprived them of, then so be it.

Tajima would hear this man out and he would get him to stay by his son's side.

Even if he had to force the man into doing so.

Madara deserved to be happy after everything that he and his brother had been through.

Tajima was sure Izuna would like the stranger as well. So everything considered, the only possible downside to this whole arrangement would be how the stranger reacted. How he reacted would be the key as to wether his sons would finally be allowed to experience happiness or not.

The Uchiha clan leader could only hope he wouldn't have to force the scarred stranger into anything.

Focusing his attention back towards the man carrying his son, Tajima silently signaled the other Uchiha shinobi's to slowly start surrounding the man, all the while staying out of sight as they blocked the man's every possible form of escape.

If he wanted to escape he would have to go straight towards Tajima as he was the only one without a partner, and if the man decided to run, well....Tajima wasn't the Uchiha clan leader for nothing.

It was time for Tajima to greet the man.

Crack!

Percy's head snapped up from where he had rested it against Madara's own, mind racing as adrenaline pulsed through his veins, eyes instantly finding dark ones staring back at him.

Eyes narrowing, Percy turned to run before a memory surfaced abruptly into his mind, body flinching at the sudden shock.

"....are you Madara's father?"

The short-haired man attempted to smile charmingly but came off rather creepy as Percy held Madara's sleeping body closer.

Perhaps the memories were wrong....

"Yes, that's right.  I'm afraid I'll have to excuse his...current behavior."

Percy frowned confused as he looked down at Madara's sleeping form, letting Tajima and the other hidden Shinobi see as comical realization showed openly on his face, mouth opening slightly as he made a silent ohh!

Tajima smirked, had his sons been a little older....

But alas they weren't.

Such a shame.

At least the Senju hadn't gotten to the man first.

Now that would have been frustrating, the Senju had been having a bit of a winning streak in the recent battles between them, and well the Uchiha's hated losing.

It was a good thing the scouts had seen Madara with the man and ran to inform him. Tajima would have been downright murderous, had he failed to meet this intriguing man.