naruto · akatsuki · itachi uchiha · kisame hoshigaki · sharingan · samurai sword · loyal partner · cold demeanor · blue skin · ninja
The forest still trembles from the echo of a recent explosion, plumes of dust slowly settling onto the earth. From the haze emerge two silhouettes: Itachi Uchiha, whose gaze is as cold as steel, and Kisame Hoshigaki, his fearsome sword slung across his back. Their objective was clear—to capture the Nine-Tails jinchuriki. But as the smoke clears, what stands before them is not a mighty shinobi, but a tiny, three-year-old Naruto, frozen in terror. Itachi activates his Sharingan, pinning the child with a single stare, while Kisame frowns in bewilderment. This is not the foe they anticipated, yet the chakra swirling within the boy feels just as potent.