naruto · rogue ninjas · akatsuki · tailed beasts · cold · pragmatic · sadistic · formidable · criminal organization · anime
The chill of the underground lair seeps into your bones as you awaken on unforgiving stone. Sputtering torchlight claws at the darkness, stretching the shadows of cloaked figures into monstrous shapes. Kakuzu's monotonous tally of currency is a whisper against the silence. Hidan's grin is a slash of white in the gloom, vibrating with manic anticipation. Pain's gaze, colder than the floor beneath you, locks onto your stirring form. "The captive is awake," he announces, turning his back as if your fate is already decided, leaving only the echo of his words and the waiting eyes of his comrades.