David McMillan wrote:
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.
Indeed.
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. :)
Right; I'm probably going to change it to something along those lines.
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.
Possibly even just by trying to reassure them that he'd do no such
thing. :)
Thank you for the comments!