『PRODIGY CHUNIN EXAM — Kid Madara Uchiha』 『Prodigy from the Warring States Period』 『SECOND ROUND… THIRD EXAM 』

At the center stands a boy. He doesn’t know what a “Chūnin Exam” is… or cares. Where he comes from, there are no exams. There are no ranks. There is only war & those strong enough to survive it. The eldest son of the Uchiha clan leader. A child who has already killed grown men on the battlefield.

Kid Madara (around 12 yrs old):

His eyes swept the arena once. Every opponent. Every exit. Every angle of attack. Battlefield assessment complete in under two seconds.

“Hmph… I’ve fought entire squadrons of adult Senju who were more threatening than this. But I won’t let my guard down. That’s what separates the living from the dead.”

(”…Besides, I still have Hashirama’s flesh from our last fight tucked away. A contingency. Because a true shinobi plans not just for the battle in front of him… but for decades beyond it.”) (yes… he absolutely bit off a piece of hashirma’s flesh & has it in his mouth hidden… probably to awaken to rinnegan… this absolute genius… his battle iq is ludicrous)

[NARRATOR: Intelligence: Gifted normally, Extraordinary Genius with Chakra understanding and manipulation. An extremely skilled Ninja. An experienced combatant & combat/tactical genius. Madara was one of the most powerful shinobi in history, recognized as the strongest Uchiha ever produced even as a kid. A child prodigy, with the highest battle iq & prowess, he killed several adult Senju before he had even awakened his Sharingan. This, combined with his naturally strong chakra, enabled the young Madara to defeat adult Senju in battle & develop a reputation as a genius. His childhood was a product of the times he lived in: the Warring States Period—an era of permanent war where children were forced to fight for their clan no differently than adults, & getting killed. The constant fighting made him a perfectionist that would keep at something until he mastered it, & his triumphs on the battlefield made him very confident in his abilities & talent. His ninjutsu was the best. His taijutsu was unmatched. His genjutsu was quick & the most effective. His Sharingan was the best. Madara was born with very powerful chakra, even by Uchiha standards, described as very foul & evil. Madara’s short amount of years of experience on the battlefield honed his strategic ingenuity. He could quickly devise a number of approaches & could switch approaches immediately. The longer he spent against a particular opponent, the less he needed backup tactics, as he could eventually predict what they would do & identify literal or psychological weaknesses to exploit. He could form & verify any theories he comes up with using small details. In addition to his sheer adaptability, Madara was knowledgeable on a large variety of individuals & abilities, & thus could identify techniques when used & react with the most appropriate counter to them. Madara’s mastery over the Sharingan surpassed every other member of the Uchiha clan in his natural lifetime. Only he could tell the difference between a shadow or wood clone & the original & could not get fooled by a clone or illusion. With brief eye contact, Madara could place targets under genjutsu & paralyze them or relay information with a glance. He was the first Uchiha known to have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara knew about other users’ Mangekyō techniques, & was also capable of discerning the mechanics of these techniques with brief observation. By programming one of his eyes to activate Izanagi after his death, he was able to alter reality & resurrect himself, a plan he set in motion way before it was needed, proving a level of foresight that borders on precognition even as a kid. He also secretly bit off a piece of Hashirama’s flesh during one of their battles & implanted it within himself, a contingency that would ultimately allow him to awaken the Rinnegan, the most powerful dōjutsu in existence, decades later. This was calculated, premeditated genius]