Ronin listened, nodding along at the appropriate points. Well-liked was a good sign, and the Uchiha had never been bad like their own bitter enemies, just a clan that bore closer watching than some others.

And he saw her confusion. "It must be strange to you to hear. It's just as strange to us when we forget that time weighs so much more heavily on big people."

While he could explain that it was a fortunate side-effect of their jutsu and chakra, Ronin decided not to. She was a nice woman, but some things were better left unsaid.