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| - Long before his birth, Heiwa's existence was heralded with anger and scorn by the villagers of Kirigakure. Even during the pregnancy of Maki Uchiha, his mother, one of Kiri's infamous civil wars had surfaced, with the intentions of ridding themselves of his accursed lineage. This civil war took the efforts of the Mizukage, Chōjūrō, and Heiwa's own father, Utsuro Uchiha. Despite the treacherous chaos being quelled, the scars would never disappear as many were filled with disgust at the unborn baby, which would taint the already stained history of Kiri even more. However, the problems for him had just began. Utsuro had a deep darkness which he had been fighting within, a battle he deemed himself incapable of emerging victorious from. In an act of desperation, he sealed his own goodness and nobility to his son, before he was overcome with this darkness. The Utsuro his wife and others knew had been gone, only remaining a shell of his being and the legacy imprinted into his son. In his birth, Utsuro had been gone, presumably on a "mission". However, the man orchestrated a riot against the birth of the child, with the villagers intent on killing Heiwa on his behalf. When Maki was discharged, she was approached by these people, who attempted to kill both the mother and child. Maki, however, would not allow such a treacherous deed to happen whilst she still lived, and bravely fought against them despite her fatigued state. She defeated nearly all of them. All but one, before she fell unconscious from fatigue. The remaining shinobi wielded a kunai, intent on ridding his village of the accursed Uchiha. However, when he stepped closer, he saw the child's eyes, miraculously imprinted with the coveted dōjutsu of his clan: the Sharingan, before he fell unconscious a few moments later. Utsuro arrived to see his wife awake and the child in the hands of Chōjūrō, after the Mizukage arrived to the horrible scene. With Maki rejuvinated and Heiwa alive and well, the darkness that controlled Utsuro had failed to kill his kin. However, this darkness had a cunning mind of it's own. With Heiwa forever protected by the remnants of Utsuro's will, it had sought another heir in which it would groom to serve him. This beast, in control of Utsuro, impregnated Maki once more after the birth of Heiwa. It imprinted it's darkness into the unborn child, sparking the inevitable opposition between the two children. After the birth of the second child, Raiku Uchiha, the plan of this darkness had begun to come into fruition. In midnight, where the stars were visible in the blue starry sky, this being began its plan, to escape with Heiwa and remove the hold of Utsuro, as it saw that the older child had more potential. The dark soul of Utsuro was intercepted, however, by Maki at the outskirts of the village. The woman, confused at what Utsuro was doing, received no answer. Utsuro engaged her in combat, intent on killing her for interfering in his plans. Maki, distraught by how her loving husband could do such a thing, wept. Her world crumbled apart, only sustained by endless thoughts. She thought about Utsuro's betrayal. She thought about the well-being of her first-born. Her mind was filled with questions, yet no answers. Tears began to turn into blood, dripping from her face and flowing into the ground. In a state of complete depression, her eyes took on a new form. Maki had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and she went to assault Utsuro once more, despite expecting defeat like before. Maki managed to take her child out of Utsuro's grasp and into her comforting hands. Utsuro attempted to take Heiwa again, however, Maki's own emotions of fear, depression and anger, led to her eyes finaly acting into her situation, triggering an ability bestowed to her by the gods. In an instant, a vortex appeared before Maki, vaccuming her and Heiwa into her own dimension. Utsuro was outraged and tried to find the signature of Maki, but could not. The woman was trapped into a world of her own creation, along with her son. Utsuro tried to go to Kiri to take the younger one, before being surrounded by an endless squad of shinobi, with Chōjūrō leading them. He had no chance but to retreat, declaring that he would one day return to claim what is rightfully his. The following week was an utter nightmare for Heiwa and Maki. Trapped in the caverns of her alternate dimension, she had begun to succumb to hunger. She tried to breastfeed the infant, which he utterly refused. Maki had longed for social interaction, and not knowing whether or not his younger child was in the clutches of a demented Utsuro was driving her further and further into insanity with every passing second. Maki looked into Heiwa, tears dripping upon her face. The will of Utsuro, however, lived on in Heiwa's own being. The child's sharingan flashed into existence once again, capturing Maki into an illusion. In this illusion, she met with Utsuro. He greeted her wife, whom he loved with all his heart. Maki was even more distraught, and Utsuro tried to comfort her, but it all fell on deaf ears. Utsuro relayed all the information into her, informing her of the true darkness dwelling into what was her husband, and his last act of desperation. After the brief conversation, Utsuro pleaded with her to forgive him one day, and to protect their children from the darkness that had consumed him. The chakra that had sustained the man's will within Heiwa had diminished and the genjutsu ended. Maki rose with vigor, determined to raise her children to be good people like their father, and she focused. Her eyes took on a familiar pattern, before a vortex was formed, sending her and Heiwa right into her home. Anxious, she barged into the Mizukage residence to ask Chōjūrō to brief her on the situation. She found the Kage with Raiku in his hands, taking care of him and keeping him in luxury fit for a child. Maki thanked the Kage for her kindness, and he requested the blue-haired Mizukage to be the godfather of her child, which he gladly accepted. Maki took good care of her child, however, they spent most of their younger years in the hands of Chōjūrō. Maki even moved into the Kage's residence with the children, and left them in Chōjūrō's care during missions. Sometimes, her missions collided with Chōjūrō's own duties and he would still take care of her children whilst performing them, taking them into meetings with elders amongst other things. The children grew up knowing him and Maki as the two people who took care of them, going so far as to call Chōjūrō "father" when referring to him. Maki however, still kept Utsuro's words about Heiwa at the back of her mind. She knew that she would need to get her ready for the dark soul that lied within Utsuro. At the age of five, she began to train Heiwa in secrecy, honing his sharingan as well as other skills. Raiku would often sneak of to watch in secrecy, and it would start his jealousy as well as their sibling rivalry. At the age of seven, Heiwa was entered into the academy along with his little brother, where their rivalry seemingly increased. Heiwa, on the other hand, saw Raiku as his little brother and thus he was overprotective of him, which only angered the young child even more. Heiwa's talents were nothing short of breath-taking, and despite Raiku being also quite skilled, he was a far cry away from reaching Heiwa's level of prowess. This only increased Raiku's anger and jealousy, which was matched only by Heiwa's ignorance. Both brothers' skills also garnered the hatred and jealousy of the other children, inherited from their parents. The fact that the duo lived in the residence of the Kage also added fuel to the flame, and thus they could not make any friends, with the exception of Toramaru Uzumaki, who soon became the best friend of Raiku. This friendship also seemed to ease Raiku's jealousy over his brother. During their graduation, which was only after a single year, Heiwa made a compelling speech to his classmates, declaring his own dreams and how he would make them come true despite the challenges and obstacles he would face. This speech was captivating for the instructors, and their peers were moved, many wishing to be like him. After graduation, Heiwa and Raiku were teamed alongside Toramaru. However, problems soon rose again as no jōnin was willing to tutor those carrying Uchiha blood inside of them. Maki volunteered to teach the team herself, as it would allow her to be closer to her two children and protect them in case Utsuro still lurked in the shadows. Under the tutelage of Maki, Heiwa flourished as a shinobi. She taught him all that she knew during the first year as the genin. During this time, Heiwa had also grew out of his ignorance and noticed his little brother's desire to surpass him. The duo began to bond over their countless training sessions and battles, latter of which Heiwa had constantly won. Unbenknownst to him and Maki, the darkness sealed within Raiku would soon begin to manifest. However, in contrast to when it overwhelmed Utsuro, it was subtle and slow, making its detection impossible. Raiku still remained in Heiwa's shadow, as the older brother gained more fame amongst the other children, the females and perhaps even the elders' respect. Heiwa, however, still remained oblivious to the hatred that overwhelmed his younger brother, and lived life as usual. One day, whilst Heiwa meditated alone, a voice surfaced in his head, yearning to be freed from it's confines. Heiwa soon saw himself in a jungle. Endless trees followed his sight to the horizon. From the centre of the forest, a massive white tiger, dwarfing him multiple times in size, appeared to be binded by blue chains, yelling and pleading to be released from it's confines. Heiwa arrived to it's location, terrified of the size of its stature. It transcended reality to be that large, atleast in Heiwa's perspective. The beast lay down defeated as usual, too tired to attempt escape the chains that deprive it of it's freedom. In a fleeting moment, the beast's golden eyes widened, as it felt the chains that bind it's limbs loosen. Waking up, the white tiger saw the young man in the giant lock. Heiwa expected gratitude, yet he recieved none. The beast was still angry, presuming him to be responsible for confining it. It attacked Heiwa viciously, and he managed to evade it's attacks. Claws charged at him, and his life flashed before his eyes, before he barely managed to evade it's blows. Through the use of the Sharingan, Heiwa managed to paralyze and subdue it. Whilst motionless, Heiwa asked the gigantic beast about what it was and why it was in his mind. Puzzled, the beast told Heiwa of it's name, Raikama, and how it also did not remember. However, after succumbing to the genjutsu, fragments of his memories began to unravel, leaving him with more questions than answers. The duo became acquainted and engaged in conversations for hours. Heiwa awakened once again from his own meditations, and from that day onwards, he would usually engage in conversations with the beast, and it would remember events of it's past with time, sharing it's knowledge of history and wisdom with Heiwa. The young Uchiha began to recognise himself as a jinchūriki and accepting himself. Infact, he saw it as a blessing to bear such a powerful entity, though he kept it a secret, forever known only to himself. Another day, he went to his old home to find a special necklace his mother, Maki, left there. In his quest, he discovered a drawing on the main door, which was a circle a spirallint eight-pointed pinwheel inside. Heiwa continued with his quest, and found the necklace he was told to obtain. Heiwa returned the necklace to his mother, much to Maki's joy. He redrew the mark to show Maki, who immediately remembered the mark, scolding Heiwa for doing such a thing. Calming down his redirected anger towards the darkness that controlled Utsuro, Maki apologized to Heiwa, telling him about the mark and it's true use. He retained this information in his mind, and sought to recreate it's function. As a blessed Uchiha, he was able to quickly catch on to the functions of the technique. A year later, the young man attended the chūnin exams held in Iwagakure. The team easily passed the first and second round, and word spread of the team's talent. On the knockout phase, Heiwa easily defeated his own adversaries with little effort. In the final bout, Heiwa faced off against Raiku in a grassy area containing a few trees, which Heiwa noted to be impressive considering the plain, rocky environments of Iwagakure. The two teammates and brothers had garnered fans and interest from even the Tsuchikage during their course in their battles, and their final duel was set to be a duel for the ages. Raiku was also determined to be victorious, setting their friendship aside and seeing Heiwa as just an obstacle in his way. Their battle ravaged the area, and ultimately, Heiwa was victorious. This battle served as a catalyst for Raiku, who thought that he would never beat Heiwa. He began to fall deeper into the darkness, with Heiwa not able to see nor help his brother fall into the bottomless pit of darkness.
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