Akatsuki Fundraising Idea #29


"I don't believe it."

"It's amazing!"

"He could do better."

Kisame shot his partner a glare before turning back to his performers. Two sharks were swimming lazily around the tank, each one passing through a series of connected rings that Kisame was manipulating. "That's right. Sharks are very intelligent creatures but they have never been trained to perform before now."

"If you call that performing." Itachi muttered.

"You want to step out here and try it, Itachi?" Kisame snarled, "Is that what you want?"

Itachi rolled his eyes, a gesture lost on everyone as it was hidden by the still present sunglasses, and turned and walked away.

"You have to admit, though; it won't be a very interesting show from above." One of the aquarium workers pointed out. "Maybe if the audience was watching from below…"

"But come on!" Another trainer interrupted, "They're just going through some hoops. That's not interesting enough for a crowd."

"What are you saying?" Kisame growled, still manoeuvring the hoops through the water as the sharks continued to swim through them.

"There's no showmanship. No flashy acrobatics. No pizzazz."

"What to you want them to do?" The first trainer asked, "Jump out of the water like a dolphin? You know that sharks don't do that."

The second trainer shrugged and stepped up to the tank. "All I'm saying is, this isn't enough for a show."

Kisame's eyes narrowed and an evil grin spread across his face as both trainers stared down at his animal performers.

"Perhaps this is more to your liking?"

The two men looked up in confusion as Kisame clicked his fingers. Both sharks suddenly rose from the water, mouths gaping wide; their many rows of sharp, serrated teeth on display as they lunged at the doubters. The two men fell back in shock, narrowly avoiding slipping into the pool where they would have undoubtedly ended up as lunch.


Training sharks for an aquarium performance: Success