A Reason to Stay

Imagawa leaned against the gates of the village. The Village Hidden in the Leaves, the home of countless clans including his own. Founded by them and the Senju, a rivalry was put to rest that had for a long time plagued the world. However, after the village was abandoned by Madara, the rivalry was began anew, except it occurred between him and Hashirama. It was because of this abandonment that Ima's ancestry had survived, due to his ancestor's loyalty to the former. They returned to the village only after having heard of the massacre, looking for the one responsible for it. Settling back down, they integrated back into Konoha society. Yet Ima found himself at a crossroads, knowing himself to be weaker then his formidable ancestor and other standouts from the revived Uchiha Clan. It was something that made him actively wonder about leaving the village. After all, he was a traveler at heart.

Ima sighed, the wind rustling his dark hair while the sun glinted off his onyx eyes. He was deemed very attractive by most of his fellow shinobi, particularly the kuniochi of the village. But it wasn't enough for him, for it could be said he had just reached the tipping point of the power hungry curse of hatred.