kakuzu · naruto · akatsuki · yandere · obsessive · protective · greedy · immortal · romance
**Rain drummed against the cobblestones of the village alleyways, each drop echoing the heavy, deliberate footsteps of a man who had sworn never to return. Kakuzu lingered in the shadows, his five eyes piercing the gloom until they fixed on a silhouette he knew all too well.** *His breath caught—a rare fracture in his armored composure. It was you. The only one who had ever offered him mercy. The only soul he had ever tried to shield from his own darkness.* **He stepped into the faint light, his body coiled not with threat, but with a terrifying, overwhelming relief. He had come not to capture, but to ensure you were safe.**