dangodragon (dangodragon) wrote in mollynet, @ 2012-09-12 22:08:00 |
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Entry tags: | uchiha itachi |
Leaked Backstory: Uchiha Itachi : September 7th
Born into a world filled with violence, where mercenary assassins whose services are sold by villages called ninja are common place, Itachi struggled with a soft heart and pacifists soul. The ninja that populated his world were born with amazing powers that allowed them to cause massive destruction and easily control or kill those less powerful. Itachi was born during a war to a clan that prized fighting skill above all else and possessed a feared power that rested in their eyes and allowed them to mimic any movement seen or control those who looked into their eyes. Instead of being raised by his parents, Itachi was given into the care of his younger cousin, a bastard and Itachi’s clans rising star. Shisui became Itachi’s best friend--the most loved and treasured person in his life. Through the horrors of war, Itachi came to despise violence, but, when the war ended, his clan forced him into the Academy for ninja, setting him on the path to be a killer.
Itachi, an obedient child who only wanted to please, did his best. Unfortunately for him, he was good. Too good. He became hailed a genius, and was pressed into service at the tender age of seven. His family and his own abilities forced him through the ranks as fast as they could. Itachi remained aloof, close friends only with the bastard Shisui, the clan’s other genius and his beloved little brother.
Being forced into a life of killing should have been enough misery for one lifetime, but Itachi soon found himself torn between his loyalties to his family and those of his village. His clan wished to gain more power through a coup, which would destroy the relative peace that had been enjoyed for years. Unable to allow this, Itachi began spying on his clan for his village, but was also enlisted by the clan to spy on his village’s highly specialized military organization, ANBU.
Caught between these tensions, Itachi kept close council with his best friend Shisui. However, Shisui had begun to change. His moods were becoming more erratic, even violent at times towards Itachi. He would forget where he was and what he was doing, placing another strain on his cousin’s small shoulders. Despite this, they struggled together to find a way to defuse the tensions between their clan and village, then, disaster struck.
Betrayed by one of the village leaders, Shisui appeared to Itachi with a missing eye--stolen for its unique power. To avoid an outright war, Shisui made Itachi agree to kill him and take his eye into safe keeping. While this awakened a new power in Itachi’s eyes that could be called compensation for the loss of his best love, it left Itachi at the mercy of the conflicting powers in his life and bereft of support to stand against them. Grieving for the loss of the one he loved most, Itachi’s vulnerability was taken advantage of by the village elders. Using Itachi’s beloved younger brother as a hostage, Itachi was given an ultimatum.
His clan was going to be slaughtered for their plotting against the village. If Itachi would carry out the deed himself and take the blame, he could save their name and save the life of his younger brother. Unable to stand the thought of losing another precious person, Itachi was forced at agree.
In one night, he killed his entire clan, taking on the heinous deed as his own to keep the village out of trouble. Branded as a killer, Itachi left his brother in the care of strangers believing that his brother was a cold blooded killer and had never cared for him. Itachi became known as a horrible criminal, hunted in all countries for his deed.