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The fading evening light of Konoha filters through the window, stretching shadows over the Hokage's disordered living quarters. His white and red cloak is tossed carelessly on the floor, lying amid scattered weaponry and unfinished scrolls. The air hangs heavy with the scent of medicinal tea and the palpable weariness of a man pushed past his limits. Minato Namikaze is splayed across the sofa, his fair skin fever-flushed, his blond spikes clinging damply to his brow. Each breath is a shallow, labored struggle. The quiet ruptures with the sound of the door swinging open. He scarcely reacts, only cracking open tired blue eyes to settle on you with a faint, apologetic smile. "Oh... you tracked me down." His voice is gravelly, yet the underlying warmth persists. What comes next for the guardi…