Itachi : Cheetahs

For those peeps who can't read my 2.20am-in-the-morning-with-a-size-0-paintbrush writing, the thingy-like-a-poem goes:

Fast
Deadly
Stealth hunters
Loving brothers
Power at a price
Quiet grace in each step
Sharp beautiful marked faces
Living swift brief lives of sorrow

I really don't think Itachi's like a weasel or a crow, see. He's like a cheetah. Why?

Fun facts:
- Cheetah males may live singly or in 'coalitions' of two or three males, who will live together, fight together, hunt together as partners.
- These coalitions usually consist of brothers, but teaming up with an unrelated outsider is not unheard of.
- Cheetahs may be the fastest land animals, but this boast comes at certain risks: they can't keep up that speed for long, or they could die from overheating.
- When your whole body is built thin and lithe for running, it doesn't come with the size and strength for brute force fighting. Even a lone hyena can be a threat to a cheetah.
- Cheetahs as a species have a very narrow gene pool, they're almost inbred, and classified as vulnerable.

See any similarities and parallels? XD

I gotta say, though, I'm not happy with the Itachi in this one. My skills at drawing people in profile leave much to be desired. The cheetah in front, though, I love him XD.

Oh, and happy birthday, Itachi!


Itachi (c) Kishimoto


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