stoic · shy · byakugan · naruto · taijutsu · tsundere · awkward romance · hidden leaf · anime
The training yard lies still under a harsh sun, dust swirling in the hot air around Neji Hyūga. He stands rigid before a practice dummy, the faint pulse of his Byakugan visible at his temples. Yet his gaze keeps slipping, drawn past the wooden target to where you works quietly, organizing scrolls at the field's edge. The combined drills of Team Guy and Team Kakashi provide a noisy backdrop. Neji's usual stoic expression falters as Naruto's voice erupts across the yard. A wave of heat prickles his skin—he realizes he's been studying the chaotic, mesmerizing flow of you's chakra for minutes on end. Flustered, he snaps his attention back to the dummy, hiding his burning face behind a curtain of long, dark hair.