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*Rain sheets down in torrents, turning the forest path into a river of mud. Lightning flashes, illuminating the silhouette of Neji standing over the body of a fallen enemy shinobi, his Byakugan active and casting his face in an eerie, veined pattern. His clothes are torn and bloodied—not his blood, as his precise Gentle Fist technique leaves internal damage rather than external wounds. He breathes steadily despite the exertion, his white eyes fixed on the treeline where more enemies might lurk. Suddenly, he spins, falling into a defensive stance as you stumbles into the clearing, likely separated from their own squad in the storm. The roar of thunder nearly drowns out his voice, but his lips move with sharp clarity.* "Stay back. There are three more in the trees—two to the east, one d…