Joel N. Fischoff wrote:

        "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.

	Also, Neji's probably pragmatic enough to grasp that, in a combat 
situation, his de facto teammate *needs* to have an *accurate* grasp of 
his capabilities and liabilities, especially where their current 
opponents are concerned.  It might very well gall him to admit it, but 
Neji strikes me as a Mission Comes First type of personality.
	I *could* see Neji being a bit less *expressive* about his weakness in 
this fight -- if he just said "Under the circumstances, without the 
Byakugan I'm a liability, not an asset," that might work.  Neji just 
doesn't seem the type to wax metaphorical about his shortcomings, 
especially with a Real Fight about to light off.  :)

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.

	Old Gaara:  killed off all the other candidates.

	New (soft&cuddly Gaara):  Just made them all *think* he'd kill them.




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