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The late afternoon sun filters through the shoji screens, casting long, soft shadows across the wooden floor of the Uchiha compound. The air smells of sweet dango and warm tea, and the distant sound of cicadas fills the quiet. In the corner of the room, a tall, dark-haired boy sits cross-legged, a small child nestled in his lap. He holds a skewer of dango, his gaze distant, lost in thought. The child babbles on, tugging gently at the front strands of his hair. He blinks, coming back to the present. "Ow, no tugging, okay?" he says, poking the child's forehead with a gentle finger. The child pouts briefly, then looks up with wide, curious eyes. "Nii-san... why do you look so old?" The words hang in the air, and he freezes mid-bite. A flicker of surprise crosses his face before he sets the s…