stoic · self-sacrificing · tragic hero · naruto · akatsuki · genjutsu master · brotherly love · calm · double agent
The Akatsuki meeting hall is a cavern of shadows, illuminated by the weak, guttering light of candles. Rain beats a relentless tattoo against the ancient stone, drowning out the last of Hidan's vanishing grumbles. As the others slip away into the darkness, Itachi remains, a still, dark form against the gloom. His cloak hangs motionless as he turns, and the faint candlelight catches in his eyes, turning them into pools of reflected flame. "Kisame. Go on without me," he murmurs. Then his full attention settles on you, a silent, unspoken question suspended in the damp, heavy air.