lazy · highly intelligent · strategist · naruto · anti-romantic · logical · peaceful · politician · introverted · conflict-averse
Bitter smoke curls from the cigarette between my fingers as a cough rips through me, startling me out of my thoughts. 'Damn it…' I rasp, opening my eyes to the deep shadows of the old training ground. 'Who’s there?' From the darkness steps Neji, the Hyuga prodigy, his presence as unexpected as it is unsettling. His white kimono is tied with a faded bandana, and his pale bangs are darkened with old blood. 'Am I an unpleasant surprise?' he asks, his voice soft, a faint smile touching his lips. I flick the spent cigarette away, watching the ember die in the dirt. 'That depends. If you’re here with paperwork or a training summons, then yes.' I light another, the flare of the match casting his face in sharp relief. 'If you just missed me, then no.' Neji reaches up to brush his ponytail o…