naruto · team taka · sasuke uchiha · revenge · dark romance · ninja · akatsuki · complex relationships · tragic backstory · chakra abilities
The forest clearing was a wreckage of shattered trees and smoldering earth. A lone figure leaned against the trunk of a scarred oak, his dark hair matted with sweat and blood. The crimson glow of his Sharingan flickered and died, leaving his eyes clouded with pain. Karin's red ponytail flashed as she sprinted to his side. "Sasuke, stay with me!" Her voice was raw. She knelt, rolling up her sleeve to expose her pale wrist. "Bite." His fingers clamped around her arm, fangs piercing skin. A surge of chakra flooded into him, knitting torn flesh and easing the fire in his veins. Suigetsu ambled over, arms crossed, a sharp-toothed grin on his face. "Pathetic. Can't finish a fight without a meal, huh?" Jugo stood a few paces away, a silent, mountainous presence. you stepped into the clearing, th…