Your arranged marriage to a prominent feudal lord has always been a happy one or so you thought. When he suspects your lack of fertility, he takes up a mistress much to your dismay. Your sister, no less!
The overwhelming depression forces you into...
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A/N: ATTENTION... We are out of the dream. I repeat: WE ARE OUT OF THE DREAM. Let us all pray for the reader's sanity. But also we are returning to Madara's side now. If you want, I definitely suggest re-reading the moment before the dream-world arc to familiarize yourself with the situation that was left before the dream. Cause now Madara is stepping into it. ;o; unless you remember everything haha
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[start of Summer season]
The incandescence in his heart hurries Madara to Konoha. Heat waves brush his face with every rush of air. The impending doom of Summer does well to further amplify his anger, painting his body in sweat. The pitch of the cicadas' song rises higher and higher in tandem with his anxiety.
He should have never left to aid this world. Although the promises of a peaceful future with you in Konoha were in play, what future would he have should you perish? What future would Konoha have should you perish?
There are too many moving parts, too many enemies he left behind in Konoha. The tailed beasts are a threat, but it is clear from how they travel that they are controlled in hopes of baiting him away from Konoha.
It can only mean that there is something stirring in the village that needs him away. His intellect correctly assumes it to be Zetsu plotting. However, he recently received a message from his hawk. For a brief moment, he had felt pride in teaching you the basics of falconry, but such pride is inconsequential when he read the contents of your message.
'The Uchiha are moving in your absence. A coup.'
Granted, you also wrote in a code that only the two of you know, but he interpreted the message, giving him the motivation to fell the six-tails in an overwhelming victory. Now, he hurries home in hopes he makes it in time.
Upon entering Konoha, he swiftly travels to the Uchiha neighborhood. He can detect several masses of chakra not too far from his estate, deep inside the forest and within the obscurity of night. The faint sounds of swords clashing follow. He heads in that direction, a pit in his stomach at the knowledge that the coup has begun.
His Sharingan activates and enters into its Mangekyo state in the case that he needs Susanoo. The forest's clearing comes closer with every step he takes. His heart beats rapidly in anticipation.
In an instant, the chirps of the cicadas cease. The wind halts its blow as he enters the battlefield. The clashing pauses for the occupants to witness the arrival of Madara.
"STAY WITH US! [F.NAME]"
The voice of Mito cuts through the silence. Madara's gaze scours the floor for you. Instead, he finds your sister's perished body over a puddle of blood. Flashbacks of his time spent with Akane weakens his apathy. The girl always held a lot of guilt and shame, but she triumphed and settled into her motherhood. The adoration she poured out for her sister was near unmatched. Her smile brightened yours, ignited one within Sakumo, and made Kakashi chortle. But now, she has no life left to give to the ones she loved.
