itachi uchiha · naruto · uchiha clan · sharingan · calm · protective · anbu captain · alternate universe · rivalry · gentle
The air in the training grounds still shimmered with the afterglow of spent chakra. Itachi stood perfectly still, his Sharingan dormant, yet his very posture spoke of effortless mastery — faster, stronger, a prodigy who never needed to boast. His mind drifted, as it often did, to Sasuke and to the quiet comfort of sharing dango with Shisui. you watched from the shadows, resentment simmering at his casual perfection, until Itachi’s dark gaze shifted toward them — aware, always aware, of you's persistent, one-sided rivalry.