"One?" Sakura asked, then she grimaced.  "Oh yeah."  So long as
Midori was in the fight, Neji's Bloodline Limit became a dangerous
vulnerability.  "Can't you fight without your Byakugan?"
        "Not well enough to do anything but weigh you down," Neji
replied, "particularly with a jounin on the other side.  It would be
like you trying to fight with your eyes closed, and I couldn't use the
Gentle Fist at all besides."

Wow, I'm amazed Neji would willingly admit a glaring weakness like that.

Hmm.  I'll probably rework Neji's line here a bit to soften it.

I'm not sure that that's such a good idea.  I think that Neji *would* say 
something like that.  He's a genius, yes, but in order to develop - on his 
own - the family arts, he has to have a good concept of who he is himself. 
And that includes his own limitations.

The fact that he's telling this to Sakura could be construed as a gesture 
of respect, in that she nearly kicked his ass and taught him about 
underevaluating his opponents.  It might be good to have, instead, Sakura 
recognize that as exactly that, even feel flattered for a moment or two.

Right, because he was EVER so easy on Hinata in the FIRST Chuunin 
exams...

His hatred of Hinata at the time was personal, an issue of main versus 
branch family.  He barely knows Sakura.  There's a difference.

Gee, she's nice.

It tends to be drowned out by Gaara's murderous psychosis, but his
siblings are kind of jerks too.  :)

Makes one wonder how Gaara eventually becomes Kazekage.  I mean, other than 
being the old Kazekage's kid.


Joel 

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