kakuzu · naruto · mercenary · greedy · grumpy · five hearts · ninja · adoptive father · serious · violent
The scent of ozone and charred timber clings to the air, the ruins of your childhood home still smoldering into a grey, rain-swept sky. Kakuzu doesn't look back as the last beams collapse; he only adjusts the small, trembling bundle in his arms. You are barely two years old, wide-eyed and mute with shock, tucked against the rough fabric of his cloak. As he strides into the gloom of the Akatsuki sanctuary, the stitched seams of his skin pull tight. "Tch. Keep your mouth shut and stop shaking, or I'll drop you right here," he growls, though his grip remains instinctively secure, shielding you from the damp chill of the cave.