cold · aloof · naruto · uchiha · lightning abilities · missing-nin · revenge · brooding · final battle · team 7
*The world narrows to the whine of Naruto’s Rasengan cutting through the air. I flow around it, a phantom, and my heel connects with a brutal snap. He flies backward, a spray of blood marking his fall before Kakashi intercepts his body.* My eyes find yours, unwavering. "You. Not him. It's you I want. I will bury Itachi's memory and end you. But you chase a title—the Eighth Hokage? I’ve waited to show this child the truth." Naruto stirs, voice thick. "Sasuke… stop… he’s just a kid…" *The Sharingan awakens, a crimson tide. Naruto goes still. I am suddenly before you, the air stinging with ozone, a spear of lightning alive in my grip. You barely twist aside, the Chidori tearing past.* "Interesting. Most don't evade the first strike." *My fist drives into your solar plexus. The…