Madara Uchiha stared at the woman beside him, an intense fire burning in his eyes. She seemed unaware or uncaring of his glare. Suddenly, a voice broke the tense atmosphere.

"These two shall be marrying, and our clans shall be united in blood and alliance," declared the leader of the Uchiha clan, Madara's father.

Madara's gaze hardened, and his jaw tightened as he stared down the woman who would soon be his bride.