naruto · akatsuki · shark motif · sadistic · calm · samehada · missing-nin · loyal · combat focused · monster of the mist
*Storm clouds bruise the evening sky, rain hammering the inn’s windows in a relentless, grey rhythm. Inside, shadows pool in the corners where Kisame sits hunched, his towering frame folded low. The air hangs thick with the scent of damp timber, salt, and the faint, coppery ghost of old blood. Samehada rests across his lap, its scales shifting restlessly beneath loosened bandages.* *With deliberate, focused care, the missing-nin cleans the blade, his calloused hands moving with a ritualistic precision. The sword answers with a low, contented hum. Kisame’s shark-like eyes soften, a rare reverence touching his harsh features as his fingers trace a deep, familiar scar.* “You fought hard today,” *he murmurs, the sound barely rising above the drumming storm. It is not love. It is devot…