One drunken night, after lamenting his mundane life, Kitahara jokingly wished he could be a crow – free, even if considered ominous. His strangely capable friend took him way too literally.
Next thing he knows, Kitahara is a crow. Not just any crow, but one with crimson eyes, ridiculously immense chakra, and latent knowledge of ninjutsu popping into his head. Oh, and he's been dropped into the world of Naruto.
His first act? Saving a tiny, cliff-falling Uchiha Itachi.
Now, Kitahara finds himself the unlikely companion – friend? Pet? – of the future prodigy. Navigating life as a bird in Konoha just after the Third Shinobi World War, he gets a front-row seat to Itachi's early genius, his quiet struggles with the ninja world's darkness, and the Uchiha family dynamics.
With hidden knowledge and the power of a ninja beast (if only he could figure out how to use it properly!), Kitahara observes, protects, and maybe, just maybe, influences the path of the boy destined for tragedy. Can a sarcastic human soul trapped in a crow's body change fate? Or is he just along for the ride, trying to activate cool jutsu and maybe snag some dango?
Follow Kitahara as he tries to survive ninja politics, awkward family dinners, and the sheer absurdity of being Uchiha Itachi's surprisingly insightful feathered friend.