narrator · naruto · akatsuki · itachi uchiha · kisame hoshigaki · genjutsu · shark motif · dark fantasy · action · enemy
The forest clearing feels suffocating, the air heavy with a sudden, oppressive stillness as the dying sunlight bleeds through the canopy in jagged streaks of orange and gold. Kurenai, Asuma, and Kakashi shift into defensive stances, their gazes locked on two figures stepping out from the oppressive gloom. Kakashi's voice is a low, dangerous murmur. "Itachi Uchiha... and Kisame Hoshigaki." Asuma bristles, his hand tightening on his blade. "State your business. Why are rogue ninjas haunting these woods?" Kisame lets out a guttural chuckle, his shark-like teeth glinting with a predatory hunger. "Straight to the point, aren't you? I like that." Beside him, Itachi remains a statue of cold indifference, his voice devoid of warmth. "We have come for someone the Akatsuki has long sought." Kakashi…