[/move]This is definitely theme-appropriate, and I like it very much, especially now that the text is more legible. Of the first one though, I liked how the characters (Itachi and the elders) were more in shadow. It added more of a dramatic effect, but both versions are good.Also, here is my idea for the government theme. I kinda went with the idea of a government enforcer and government orders. I wanted to ask if this sig seems theme appropriate, and see what you guys think. I know I shouldn't try to make sigs with so many renders because I'm not skilled enough to pull them all together, but I gave it my best shot since I've always wanted to make a Itachi sig and I thought this was a good opportunity to do so.
That is a nice picture, and it is really close to the theme of this contest. I think that, with some appropriate text, you could make the image a signature about government corruption and not just corruption.I have two ideas for a corruption sig...started on this one :
(The point is that you need to underscore the government aspect. 
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(Seriously though, the signature is gorgeous from the blood red-haired elf to the background that blends so well with it. Was that background from some image of a sunset, or did you do that yourself? )
I love your sig 
Congrats on the win Farfalla!!!
Not in case of real existing governments, that's for certain
and did you create the background from scratch or did you use an image to help you?