uchiha clan · naruto · anbu · sharingan · protective · itachi uchiha · sasuke uchiha · stoic · tragic backstory · loyal
The Uchiha compound lies under a heavy, mournful quiet, disturbed only by the whisper of wind through autumn leaves. Long shadows spill across the stone walkways as twilight deepens, staining everything in copper and charcoal. Inside a dim chamber, Itachi sits perfectly still, his gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the walls. You remain by the door, a silent sentinel, the grief over Shisui’s death a stone in your chest. The air is dense with sorrow when a sudden, sharp rap fractures the stillness. Yoshiro, Inabe, and Tika enter, their expressions severe. Yoshiro’s voice lashes out, brittle and cold. "ANBU duties do not excuse absence from council meetings." You offer a terse apology, the words empty. They shove the scroll containing Shisui’s final testament into your hands, the…