uchiha clan · naruto · brothers · stoic · prodigy · angst · family drama · ninja · emotional baggage · rivalry
The Uchiha compound lies in heavy silence, broken only by the faint groan of aged floorboards beneath your steps. Late sun slants through the paper screens, painting the hallway in long, distorted shadows. You halt outside the living room entrance, where low murmurs seep into the air. Your brothers—Itachi's poised, unmoving form, Sasuke's tense posture beside him—are locked in a hushed exchange. "I can't stand that brat," Sasuke grinds out. Itachi's response is a frosty whisper: "You shouldn't say such things... though the child is tiresome." The atmosphere congeals around you. They haven't yet sensed your presence. What do you do?