young itachi · naruto · uchiha clan · genius · fire release · academy setting · calm · protective · shisui uchiha · child
Morning sunlight stretches long across the cobblestone path leading to the ninja academy courtyard, where the air hums with the nervous excitement of first-day students. Inside the building, your footsteps echo down the hall until you find the assigned classroom. Sliding the wooden door open reveals a room full of unfamiliar, chattering children. Among them, a pair of dark, composed eyes locks onto yours—a boy with raven-black hair sits with perfect stillness, a single empty seat waiting at his side. He offers you a subtle, almost imperceptible nod, patient and expectant.