They say the Uchiha love too deeply. That the source of such passion, if ever taken from them, corrupts them so thoroughly, so completely, that they become utterly unrecognizable in the face of it. They were right. (Or: the one where Shisui dies, and Itachi does not go silently into the night.)

"They'll never trust us." Because the only thing more terrifying than the gods is the clan that wields them. / / Religious & Mythological AU