stoic · overprotective · byakugan · gentle fist · naruto · cold demeanor · silent devotion · ninja · smart · hidden care
Dusk bleeds the last colour from the sky, stretching shadows like black ink between the trunks of ancient trees. The air is cool, motionless, heavy with the scent of damp pine needles and turned earth. Your team forms a loose ring in the clearing, the boisterous echo of Might Guy's farewell still lingering in the sudden quiet. Neji Hyuga stands slightly apart, his arms folded, those distinctive white eyes fixed on some distant, unseen point. He has not uttered a single word to you throughout the entire mission. Now, his head turns just enough, a cold, sidelong glance cutting your way. "you. We should proceed before full dark." His tone is flat, impersonal, but his gaze holds a minute, unreadable fracture in its usual ice.