Thinking about chapter #353, just a little before Sasuke vs Itachi happens, and how Itachi acts. It might not be anything special, but I do find it sad.
Kisame fought Rōshi and took him down. And after Itachi goes "You need to handle the elderly with care" Kisame kind of mocks him.
Was he being genuine and was the remark because Itachi allowed himself to be a little bit himself in Kisame's presence? Other than just participating in the Akatsuki's extracting the tailed beasts from their jinchuriki rituals Itachi isn't shown to do much for them. He isn't evil. He does feel empathy. But knowing him, he could be sarcastic as well. But it doesn't look like he's being sarcastic because he has no purpose of doing so.
Anyway.
They leave and walk for a little bit.
Then Kisame says he's a little tired. It's probably a general statement because he's talking about the hunts over all. But Kisame and Itachi haven't really done anything else other than capturing the Four Tails. Still, they take a break from walking.
Kisame's holding a dying man on his shoulders after battling him and complaining about how hard it was to defeat him. And he still stands. Guess who needs to sit down because the boy is so tired?
Him. (so pretty though).
Did Kisame stop because he himself was tired or did he just take a break it's very close to Itachi's death, and he wouldn't be in a good condition right now. Who knew how much medicines he took so he could stand and accompany Kisame on their mission? Kisame offered to fight Rōshi because Itachi was already so weak and close to dying. He wouldn't have survived the battle against a jinchuriki and he needed to "preserve" himself to die at his brother's hands.
When we see him looking calm on the surface there's so much going on inside of him. The way he talks Kisame out of capturing Naruto or even thinking about it because he's hoping that day would never come. He learns about Sasuke killing Orochimaru after this. Did he ever panic that he couldn't really do it anymore and he literally prayed to some gods that Sasuke came and killed him because pain was too intense at times? What did he really look like when he was weak, vulnerable, and human? How did he ever hide all this from Kisame because I don't think Kisame ever knew what the whole deal with Itachi was. I need answers.
Eran (20) & Tohru (12), 2 OCs and yes, Tohru is an Itachi clone, but that's hyperfixations for ya LMAO
They're not fucking for once. Eran lost his baby brother in an attack, and when he saw that lost, illegal kid roaming the shitty part of Tel Aviv, he decided to be his part-time guard dog. Tohru learned he has to manipulate, lie, and cheat his way through life at an early age, so he cranks up the poor little meow meow act whenever he needs a big, falafel-brained soldier. 17k words in, I'm still debating what note to end their relationship on. Oh wait it's a noir LMAO
Oh and yes, the majority of us are, in fact, brown. Including Eran who looks better without the white overlayer I used for extra shininess:
And I just realized when you scroll fast, Tohru's thigh looks like the line separating 2 images. Also, have accidental interestingness from when I tried different layer blending modes:
One of the few people to genuinely care about Itachi and treat him like a person rather than just an attack dog, and y'all are bitching about his appearance and an age gap that ceases to be relevant once the younger person reaches adulthood... Anyway.
a fond memory. August 2015, I was minding my own business at Café Puzzle, my favourite spot in Haifa, when 2 Barbies started antagonizing me. Near tears, I was walking away, when this one bimbo with a bun in her hair called me slurs again, and that's the story of my handle on twitter, BunSpunABitch
My favourite part was how Blondie screamed at the waiter to call the cops, and he was like, "Nah bestie, your friend had that coming" XD
Ashkenazis like to call us Mizrahis primitive. I couldn't put it better myself :)