"Byakugan!" yelled Kara and Neji, activating their Kekkai Genkai.
"Eight Trigrams - 16 Palms!"
"Eight Trigrams - 32 Palms!"
"Eight Trigrams - 64 Palms!"
Kara and Neji were trying to press each other's chakra points, but it was extremely difficult - when Neji went to attack, Kara moved position to attack him, and vice versa.
Finally, the twins broke away, panting. The Byakugan was deactivated; they had both used up most of their chakra.
"Good... try..." panted Neji, smiling at his sister. "But it... was destiny... for... us two to... fail..."
"Yeah, it... was..." Kara was mirroring Neji, smiling exactly like him.
"I... think that's... enough for to... day... Kara..."
"Neji..." Kara nodded in agreement. She was too exhausted to do anything else, so they headed back.
When they got back to the main part of Konoha, Kara smiled at Neji at the door. "Neji...? I'm just going to see Hinata-sama... I'll be back soon, okay...? Bye...!" Kara waved at her brother, and then began to walk up to the main family's house.
"Hinata-sama, Neji is really amazing," grinned Kara to Hinata, who smiled back in response. "Hinata-sama, he is. He works so hard, training for you. Every day... And me? I'm just a pawn - not as good as Neji. I'm better outside of the battlefield, as a Medical-nin. But, of course, I have to protect yo-"
"Kara-san, don't! I feel so bad that you're working so hard for me - Neji too! Please, please don't!"
"Yes, of course. Sorry, Hinata-sama, I didn't mean to. But really, Neji has mastered the Gentle Fist technique while training just between us two!"
Hinata smiled weakly, and Kara suddenly felt her pain. A lonely, selfless girl who was part of a well-known and respected family, and had two people at her side to protect her.
"H-Hinata-sama... Are you okay?" Kara asked, and, once again, Hinata replied with a strained smile. "Yes, Kara-san. I'm fine. Oh, look at the time! Shouldn't you be getting back?"
"Oh, yes. Neji will be wondering where I am... In fact, he's probably away training already. Always pushing himself too hard..." Kara shook her head with a little giggle, then stood up. "Well, I need to go. See you tomorrow, Hinata-sama!" Kara was just approaching the door when she heard Hinata's "Goodbye, Kara-san!"
As suspected, Neji wasn't home when Kara came back. "He must be training again..." A hint of worry crept into Kara's voice. She raced out of the door again. "If he pushes himself way to far, it's only destiny that he'll end up consuming all his chakra up..."
Kara reached the forest - Neji and her training grounds - rather quickly, but Neji was nowhere to be found. "Ne... Neji...?" she asked, wandering around. "Neji?" she called, louder now. "Neji!" she yelled, running around frantically, searching for her brother.
She eventually found him - unconscious. Fearing the worst, Kara activated her Byakugan to see his chakra level.
Neji wasn't dead, but he wasn't exactly doing well either. He had drained most of his chakra in trying to complete the '128 Palms' technique by himself.
"Well, that's nearly impossible..." muttered Kara, pouring as much of her chakra in him as she could. The Third Hokage would need to know about this, Kara knew. But either way, she had to restore Neji's chakra first.
Two days later, they were back at training.
"At least you're alive, Neji. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Many Karas began running towards Neji, ready for the attack. But they disappeared quickly, what with Neji's Gentle Fist.
"Yeah. But if I died, you'd protect Hinata-sama, wouldn't you...?" Neji finally slowed down, stopping. Kara nodded, but a look of worry creeped upon her face. "Yes, Neji, I would, but... but you can't die." At this outrageous claim, Neji chuckled a little. "The end will come for us all one day, Kara..." A moment of silence crept between the two, until Kara broke it.
"Look, it's getting dark. Want to come back tomorrow, early, and we'll train then?" Neji nodded, and the twins set off.
That night, Kara crept out the house. A sleeping, unaware Neji was still lying in his bed as his sister was running through the woods. She ran almost outside of Konoha, when she stopped. Suddenly, a circle of light surrounded her from the ground.
"Byakugan Rosū!"