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CHARACTER

Name: Itachi Uchiha
Canon: Naruto
Gender: male
Age: 21 upon death
Wing Color: black

Canon Point: Post death and revival by the reanimation jutsu. After he releases everyone from said jutsu.
Canon Point Explanation: It's the most recent canon point, for one, but more importantly it means that Itachi's been given a little more closure than he has at the point I have him from currently. He's up to speed on things, and he goes back to the afterlife thinking he's done all he can and that things are in Naruto's hands now.

History: Naruto Wiki

The newer information will be down where it says "part II" past "Confining the Jinchūriki Arc". As I draw only from the manga, the anime filler arc mentioned above it does not come into play.

Personality: It's said in the manga that, having seen a great many atrocities at the end of the second ninja war, Itachi had the wisdom of a Hokage (the leaders of their village) by the age of seven. While this may be a bit of a stretch, it's true that he's always been mature beyond his years, as seen by how quickly he progressed through the ranks. He was aware of the dark nature inherent in his clan and the eye techniques they inherited and actually feared for the safety of the whole village because of this. He was more capable of seeing the bigger picture.

Unfortunately it was because of this that he ended up getting drawn into the situation that he did. In the end, he chose the safety of the entire village over that of his clan, and thus was instrumental in their demise.

He loved his brother more than anything, which is why his condition for murdering his own kin was that Sasuke alone got to live. He thought that by filling his brother with hatred for him that he could become the villain and their family's name wouldn't be tarnished in his eyes. Once Sasuke completed his revenge, he would return to the village and start the clan anew.

This isn't how it happened, of course, as his brother's hatred was easily manipulated so that he followed a darker path, deciding to destroy the village instead. Though Itachi's words to him after his resurrection have him at an impasse (so not all hope is lost there) Itachi counts this whole matter as a failure and leaves the task of saving his brother to Naruto, who he thinks is more capable.

His problem, as he later admits, is that he took everything into his own hands and didn't trust others to help him see it through. He took every precaution imaginable, but in the end his method was based around shallow lies that were easily later uncovered and he had no one to back him up should something go wrong. He blames this decision on arrogance, and the belief that he was strong enough to handle anything. Itachi warns Naruto, when it appears as though the boy is trying to take everything on his own shoulders as well, that this path will only lead to failure, and that he should rely on those who believe in him to help as well.

Throughout the series, we see Itachi as a soft-spoken but cold individual. He easily overpowers Naruto, Sasuke, and the others on every encounter, and yet in the end has an odd way of leaving them alive despite the fact that he could have killed them easily if necessary. This was mostly so that he could continue to foster hatred in his brother, but also served as a method of testing out the strengths of his friends just in case. The possibility that things would not go as he'd planned wasn't lost on him, which is why he would later leave a genjutsu in Naruto that was meant to stop his brother from attacking the village as a last resort. (Though this would then be used to stop him instead, which was probably for the best as this way Sasuke can make the decision not to attack the Leaf Village on his own, rather than being ordered to through genjutsu.)

Although Itachi was the sort of person who strongly wanted peace, he was also aware that in the world of ninja they currently lived in it couldn't be won without fighting. That doesn't mean he is above talking matters out instead, and the generally calm nature of Luceti doesn't sit poorly with him. He had, in fact, come to enjoy many things about the village while he was there. He was (and is) in a relationship with Trafalgar Law, and this shouldn't change after his return. The pirate (and others) helped him to open up a little over his time spent there. Upon his return, having settled some matters that still bothered him over his time there, he will be even more at ease in the setting. Some of the loose threads he was worried about in his home world are now tied up, and he trusts Naruto to see things through with his brother. Sasuke remains the most important thing to him, of course, but he does hope to not have to make another hard choice between those he loves in the future.

Strengths

Physical: Itachi is an incredibly capable ninja with a wide array of techniques at his disposal. Most involve the use of his Sharingan, an eye technique inherent to his particular clan that makes them incredibly powerful and can only be unlocked through strong emotions (generally hatred). Without this, he is also able to use both fire and water elemental attacks. A full list of his abilities is shown on the right bar of the page linked in his history earlier. This is actually a buff up from the way he was originally brought into Luceti, as he was restored to full power upon being resurrected.

The main reason I'm doing things this way isn't so much to give him a bunch of new powers to work with, but so that I have a better scale when it comes to dampening them as opposed to the vagueness I left myself with before.

Mental: The ninja is particularly strong willed, moreso than even the usual training allows for. He's also exceptionally clever, and good at planning for many possibilities in advance.

Emotional: Unlike others in his clan, Itachi was aware of the way emotions could impact himself and his techniques. To this end, he became quite good at sealing his own away. This doesn't mean he can't show them, of course, and his ability to control his anger means he isn't as easily trolled as some.

Weaknesses

Physical: Because of an illness Itachi suffered from later in his life, his stamina is not particularly high. Even after his resurrection I plan on keeping this much (on top of the usual power restrictions). Apart from this, using a powerful technique on Kabuto in order to end the Impure Resurrection jutsu left him blind in one eye. This wasn't all that important to him at the time, as he knew he would die again with the others, but it will carry over into Luceti. This means he will only be able to activate the Sharingan with one eye.

When I apped originally, I said that Itachi would be completely blind without his eye techniques. Then I proceeded to forget I'd said that and went with it as best as we get in canon - which is to say that his eyesight is only particularly bad but not completely gone. It's not a huge change, but I'll be going with this as far as his right eye is concerned. Given that one eye will be blind and the other mostly blind, this isn't too much of an improvement.

Mental: I admit there's not a lot to list as an actual "weakness" in the mental category. Such is the nature of his character. The Sharingan is just a little too powerful when it comes to protecting from psychic-type attacks, though having said that I don't believe he would be completely immune. Also, while he's one of the most intelligent characters in the series, most of his training revolved around jutsu and everything ninja. The technology of their world is not quite up to the standards of ours, so while he might be quick to learn he wouldn't start out with much knowledge in that field or anything else outside of what is used there.

Emotional: Itachi cares a lot, though he doesn't always show it. He's made some hard decisions in the past involving those close to him and if need be he'll do it again in the future. At the same time, he can come across as rather detached, and isn't easy to get close to because of it. Though he'll be better about this now, he still won't be the sort of person who easily speaks out about his problems with others. It would also not be too difficult to use his love for his brother and his partner against him.

Anything else?: I'm assuming that Itachi will be given a living body upon his return, just as it would be if he'd died normally. Bringing him into Luceti as an undead reincarnation would not be preferable.

SAMPLES

First Person:
If you could go back in time - only within the span of your lifetime, mind you - and change one thing, would you do it? Do you think you'd have the right, knowing how the choices you've currently made affected your life and that of those around you? Do you think it would be as simple as making one decision differently, or do you think outside factors had too much of an influence in the long run?

...I apologize. I'm not usually the sort to come forward with these sorts of existential questions. Perhaps it's because I've been here long enough to see how commonplace they are as a means of filling time.

I don't want exact details. Your personal lives are your own. But sometimes we all have to ponder what we'd do if we had such an opportunity, and how much things would change should we use it. It doesn't seem so impossible now, does it? Given all we've experienced here.

Or perhaps it's best not to think on it too much at all, as we might get our hopes up for something that will never come to pass.

Third Person:
Here. He should have known that, after all of that, he'd be here again. He should have known, but Luceti was particularly good at making one forget they'd ever been there once they'd left. And in reality, it was for the best. If Itachi had remembered this place, things might have gone differently in his own world, and he believed even now that the way it had gone was the best he could have asked for given the circumstances.

It was also good to know for certain that the time spent here by Naruto and his brother would not effect anything that happened on their eventual return. ...Even if that meant anything he said to Sasuke here would be forgotten as well. He'd said all he could when he could, and he'd just have to hope for the best now.

It was a little cold out, but nothing he couldn't stand. The soreness in his wings was familiar, and he gave them an uncomfortable twitch as he rose to his feet. Doing so was more difficult than he thought it would be, but it shouldn't have been entirely unexpected given the sort of body he'd just been ripped from. He felt alive and yet restricted at the same time. This left his footsteps faltering and unsteady as he readjusted, but Itachi had always been good at hiding weakness, so this merely slowed his trek through the woods some.

This stretch of forest felt familiar. Perhaps he'd been dropped off there before.

A jarring realization hit him as he was walking. He didn't know how long he'd been gone. Law wouldn't react well to his disappearance, he didn't think. And on that note, who could even say if his partner was still in Luceti at all? That was more troubling to him than he once would have thought, and he found himself speeding up his careful footsteps as he made his way toward civilization. He'd need to find out if their home was still occupied by the same people, or if he'd need to find somewhere else to go.

...And perhaps somewhere to think for a while.