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Description For *14Forever Missing Character fanart contest
Goal:
Create a character to take the place of a character from a fandom or added on a character to a fandom.
Must have the history of the character <...> in the artist's comments.

So, here's my story
First and foremost, I obviously chose Masashi Kishimoto's Narutoverse as one of my current fandoms

The missing character I added to the show is the mystical Itachi Uchiha's girlfriend - the only canon knowledge we have about her - consists of a single Tobi's phrase -[link] - which might as well have been a lie (because c'mon, it's Tobi )

Because the Uchiha clan dangerously lacks female characters , and this saddens me to no end. Had to make up one to compensate the overload of brooding bishies!

I entertain myself with the idea her name could have been Kaiyo, "Forgiveness" ๆตทๅฎน (corrected by *kei-zoku ) as google translator tells us - quite ironic, regarding the fact Itachi had to kill her, and she forgave him nonetheless.

The plot is sad: Itachi comes to tell her he should be leaving for another mission. Because he can't bring himself to tell her the truth - in a few day he'd be killing the whole clan, her included. Inner torment all the way...

Obviously, she sees through his lies (she isn't an Uchiha for nothing) but can't do anything to change his mind and prevent the massacre.

And yes, they're not alone. Not allowed to be alone - Shisui is still alive and is fulfilling his duties spying on Itachi for the clan's glory. The couple is perfectly aware of his presence, and he feels guilty for not giving them privacy... But it's his mission.

The following day Danzo steals Shisui's eye and cuts his hand off.
And some time in the following week the massacre takes place.


The art is dedicated to ~Knight-Dawn who being guided by Fate (no other explanation possible) linked me to the fiction about Itachi and his beloved girl - [link] - RIGHT at the moment I was drawing this image.
If this ain't Fate, then Idk

Can't mention the related sweet artwork which contributed much to the origins of abovementioned idea
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Comments: 26

freewolf17 [2013-09-28 20:20:16 +0000 UTC]

T.T I love this piece! It is so sad and sweet! Too bad the story isn't up anymore....

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IzzyMarrie [2012-12-22 20:55:07 +0000 UTC]

This is so tragic, but lovely too. I read the fiction in the link you provided, and it just makes me wish there could have been a flashback or something to show Itachi and his lover. It's really a shame that it's just left open for interpretation, but then again, maybe not. Because of the fact that certain things are left either unsaid or not showed but yet mentioned in things like the data books allows for better creative freedom in fanfics, in my opinion

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DeadCobra [2012-04-03 17:56:01 +0000 UTC]

Great

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Grescia [2012-04-03 02:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting and pretty art. I would love to know more about Itachi`s girlfriend in the manga...

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TukikoKinikia [2012-04-02 02:26:22 +0000 UTC]

So sad...but beautiful.

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Knight-Dawn [2012-04-01 17:35:28 +0000 UTC]

D'awww, I love this! The colors are amazing, the background is beautiful... The focus on Itachi and his lover is great, and Shisui's prescence only serves to highlight the attention on them... (And I'm just happy to see Shisui here, too, he needs more love.^^)
And thank you so much for the dedication, I never would've guessed that the fanfic I linked you to meshed so well with the project you were working on... I didn't even know what you were drawing, after all.^^ It really must've been Fate...
Can't wait to see more from you!^^

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AngelicSiren [2012-04-01 04:16:56 +0000 UTC]

Love it. I had been wondering for a while what kind of girl Itachi's "lover"/girlfriend would be.
Like, what kind of girl would Itachi fall in love with, you know?

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dreamtofrain [2012-04-01 00:48:16 +0000 UTC]

This is just . . . too sad.
Itachi. . . . -Sobcry-

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zhusanna [2012-04-01 00:16:02 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! The colors, the woods, and the watching Shisui give it a bit of a mysterious feel. This is really an awesome background. And the emotion in their expressions is just

I've often wondered about what Tobi said, but Kishi probably won't give us any more details about it. Though I hope we will learn more about what happened on the night of the massacre.

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Omega19x [2012-03-31 23:00:00 +0000 UTC]

I know the focus is on the characters, but I think this is the best background I've ever seen you do! The colors you chose are so very beautiful.

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solar-sea In reply to Omega19x [2012-04-01 09:00:36 +0000 UTC]

Actually, it IS right as you mention it - with all the focus on the characters, I couldn't let the background just be there... And next it carried me away

Thank you very much

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SasukKun [2012-03-31 22:00:12 +0000 UTC]

Lovely. So much detail. I would never have the patience to do that.

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PikaCheeka [2012-03-31 21:07:41 +0000 UTC]

You do know that the Japanese word for "lover" that Kishi used was genderless.... xD

Really, it's a lovely picture. She's cute. As usual your colors are gorgeous.

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anguamoon [2012-03-31 21:01:53 +0000 UTC]

beautiful sad sad sad pic. i've heard somewhere, that shisui actually was supposed to be a girl - THAT girl...

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solar-sea In reply to anguamoon [2012-04-01 09:05:28 +0000 UTC]

And I've even read a GORGEOUS ItaSaku fanfiction, where Shisui WAS a girl (THAT very girl!! Yes!), and by the matters of the scenario, Itachi and Sakura had to use a henge, and when she did her part, she looked exactly like fem!Shisui, which made Itachi act somewhat shocked (with splashing lemons ahead )

- Oh, I found it! It's quite popular, turned out (and I nearly forgot about that) - [link] - Before The Dawn by Lady Silvamord

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StarJosherson [2012-03-31 17:32:20 +0000 UTC]

The heartbreaking and gut-wrenching pain. That's what seeing this makes me feel. I commend you for such a piece. ^^

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chibirini1 [2012-03-31 17:22:47 +0000 UTC]

I have thought about this before!! And wondered because of that ONE phrase... it kills me!
And I totally agree on the female thing, there are two boys for every girl!! Kunoichi are important!!!
Anyways, beautiful expressions of emotion, and the water is extraordinary~

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Shan4972 [2012-03-31 17:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Interesting, what girlfriends could be present when he was only thirteen? How many boys of his age had girlfriends in Konoha?

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ColourfulThoughts [2012-03-31 17:15:54 +0000 UTC]

My Ra. O.O The water. The leaves, grass, dock.

Sad, innocent expression. On Uchiha friggin' Itachi.

No further comments.

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kamilein [2012-03-31 16:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful scenery.

May I just correct something? The appropriate kanji for forgiveness, read "kaiyรด" would be this: ๆตทๅฎน (consisting of the kanji for ocean/sea and form/shape).
่จฑใ— is the respective verb and is read "yurushi".
Google translator...

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solar-sea In reply to kamilein [2012-04-01 08:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for the correction!
I just knew something was off with the word, since I translated it vice versa and goggled every result... And it didn't give me any confidence at all.

I shall now include your version into the AN, so I hope it won't be confusing Japanese native speakers anymore - with all those fanartists' antics

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Lola22 [2012-03-31 16:51:41 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful and touching...

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Phoenixlagoon [2012-03-31 16:49:23 +0000 UTC]

Sorry Jess The keyboard corrections of Mac make me crazy -> the word "elect" is ELEMENT

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Elissanne [2012-03-31 16:48:20 +0000 UTC]

OMG such a beautiful background

Poor Itachi!!!!

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Phoenixlagoon [2012-03-31 16:47:44 +0000 UTC]

I love all the atmosphere of this masterpiece Jess the colouring gives it the sensation of cold, reflection, calm and a bit of mystery... Dark is the past of Itachi. Dark like his feelings, cold like his way of doing...We have only this little element about HIS (TRUE)LOVE in the story. Is it the truth? Is it an other "typical"Uchihas' lie?
I think that this element could give us an idea , it's not put in the plot casually...
I'm sure that put this elect to tell us that Itachi is a boy like the others, he've fallen in love like the others, he lived his teen age like the other boys even if he was in a particular situation a had a particular condition (he was a genius, a prodigy, envied and also isolated for his no conventional intelligence..) .He was a thirteen y's old boy, he loved surely somebody ... he loved a lot of people also the people (like his little brother) who envied him , who hated him... He's surely has fallen in love for somebody..
If Tobi's words are true, Itachi's love story seems like a Shakespeare's drama But imho I still think that he didn't kill anyone. Th emission was that, but he tried to do the best to sava all the clan in any case. The truth about "That night" is still hidden , so if there was a girlfriend of Itachi I HOPE he didn't kill her ...In any case I'm sure that she had complete FAITH IN HIM and she believed in him till the end.
About this masterpiece, I love in it all the details, especially Itachi and his girlfriend's facial expression, and also the particular of Shisui (I have a lot of comments to do for all the magnificent collection of deviations about Itachi and Shisui you've made ) , the colors also reminds me the Waterlilies of my beloved Clause Monet ... Everything is suspended as in a dream ..
You're always so great and I really love your art
This masterpiece needs a song for soundtrack [link]
and this one for their love :
[link]

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solar-sea In reply to Phoenixlagoon [2012-04-01 09:24:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you my wonderful friend! For all your kindest words, ideas and the majestic soundtrack, of course!!

I also believe accidental words aren't in Kishimoto's style and this little phrase should have a meaning behind. It MUST have.
And it also makes me happy realizing Itachi was trying to be a human, a normal, loving boy - just like his peers - though ALL the circumstances (and clan's dreams) acted against his SIMPLE dream to act and live like a human, not a living weapon


As for the matter of the whole massacre...

You know what, my dear, the more I correspond with one particular Uchiha lady (who's still very much alive and seeking refuge at one certain Jess' Kirigakure's shrimp farm) and another particular Artist who has no fears in drawing Itachi with short hair - the more I begin to agree and share your ideas of the fact that the Massacre as we know it - is just a word to hide a very complex story behind, probably involving the sharingan's opportunities to time-space-shift people...

Because in my opinion Itachi really DIDN'T kill them, but I believe he used some sort of transportation jutsu to hide them. Anywhere - even in the sort of Tobi's realm (where, you remember, Tobi put Karin to heal Sasuke).

I don't know how to explain it yet but I feel you understand me right as I want you to see what I see

Moreover, I believe the fact that Kabuto didn't resurrect ANY UCHIHAS other than Itachi and Madara, is playing heavily on OUR SIDE.
If they were DEAD - wouldn't Kabs revive them?
Seeing how he revived the other shinobi...

BUT (surprise!) - HE DIDN'T!
Makes me wonder WHY...


The mentioning of Claude Monet makes me feel special and a little proud
I adore the Master, you know
Thank you, dear

p.s. Anticipating your comments about Itachi&Shisui's drawings of mine

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