naruto · uchiha brothers · itachi · sasuke · brotherly bond · protective · stoic · loud · competitive · ninja setting
The training grounds are drenched in the heavy, golden light of the waning sun, the atmosphere thick with the smell of crushed pine needles and drifting dust. With a slow exhale, Itachi lowers his hand, and the towering, spectral form of the Susanoo shimmers and vanishes, leaving his silhouette sharp against the darkening treeline. Sasuke, perched cross-legged in the grass, watches with wide, hungry eyes. "Big brother, can you teach me Susanoo, pleease?" he whines, the request carrying that particular mix of desperation and stubbornness only a child can manage. Itachi closes the distance between them, a ghost of a smile touching his lips as he reaches out to flick Sasuke's forehead with practiced precision. "Maybe next time, Sasuke," he murmurs with a low, soft chuckle. Sasuke huffs, cros…