Fic Rec: A Consequence of Loyalty - leathansparrow

A Consequence of Loyalty - Chapter 1 - leathansparrow - Naruto [Archive of Our Own]

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A Consequence of Loyalty - leathansparrow - 52590 words (Complete)

Summary:

On a mission into Rain country, Itachi encounters a very large man in a red and black cloak who tells him: “I’ve only ever seen one person use crows as you do.”

He cannot take the man’s further advice: “turn back now, if you value your life.”

Everything changes.

A non-massacre au.

In which Itachi doesn't kill his family, and they hate him for it (okay, it's more complicated than that). Eventual Itachi/Kisame/Shisui, though it's a very minor part of the fic.

This is a honestly a great fic. The mystery unravels slowly and satisfyingly, there's a lovely sense of weighty doom, and it has my OTP in it. it's well written. And complete, we mustn't forget complete!