[With Neji, and the moment she thinks it, she flinches, entirely unaware. Gods, all she can see when she thinks of him is his dying form draped in Naruto's arms, and her too far away, unable to help... not that it would have mattered had she been closer. Healing wounds such as those would have taken all the might of multiple healers, and in a battle, one person could not be afforded such attention.
Not that it makes the guilt any less. The lives of her companions are in her hands, and she's already failed one...
But she doesn't want to let Lee know. So she tries to play it off with a laugh, even if it sounds patently artificial and strained to her ears.]
Haha, well, that won't be necessary, I wouldn't want to get in the way of the three of you!
Maybe... [Deep breath. She doesn't totally know if she wants to do this, but a spar between comrades is a good way to mend bridges...] Maybe the two of us, sometime?
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[With Neji, and the moment she thinks it, she flinches, entirely unaware. Gods, all she can see when she thinks of him is his dying form draped in Naruto's arms, and her too far away, unable to help... not that it would have mattered had she been closer. Healing wounds such as those would have taken all the might of multiple healers, and in a battle, one person could not be afforded such attention.
Not that it makes the guilt any less. The lives of her companions are in her hands, and she's already failed one...
But she doesn't want to let Lee know. So she tries to play it off with a laugh, even if it sounds patently artificial and strained to her ears.]
Haha, well, that won't be necessary, I wouldn't want to get in the way of the three of you!
Maybe... [Deep breath. She doesn't totally know if she wants to do this, but a spar between comrades is a good way to mend bridges...] Maybe the two of us, sometime?