'How did I get myself into this?' Neji thought as he felt Ino relentlessly shoving him in the direction of her favorite club.
"C'mon," she spoke from behind him, "We're almost there."
"I don't recall agreeing to this, you know" He responded, carefully hanging onto his calm demeanor.
"Yeah, but you have to admit it's a brilliant plan!" she chirped.
Neji highly disagreed with that sentiment.
"I am not using my byakugan to help you find a boyfriend!" he stated firmly, or as firmly as was possible for someone being pushed down a street despite having ground their heels into the dirt. Maybe he should consider anchoring himself with chakra.
"But why not," she asked, grunting a little with the effort of keeping them moving forward, "You'll be able to tell all the things I want to know! How strong they are, if the have any diseases, how many weapons they conceal on a friendly outing..."
"My ancestors would turn over in their graves." Neji said flatly, hoping against hope that she would begin to see this his way.
"Well then tell them to start rolling baby!" she effectively dashed his hopes, "Because Ino needs a man!"
Neji sincerely wished at this moment that he had cultivated Hinata's talent for passing out at opportune moments. At least he hoped that would get him out of this. With the way his day was going he would probably wake up propped in a corner of the club with a line of potential boyfriends lined up for him to check.
"You realize that I have no desire to check out a bunch of guys for you right." He asked, shuddering at the thought of inspecting the anatomy of other males for any trace of venereal disease.
"Oh get over it you big baby." Ino replied, "After years of missions with other guys, I'm sure its nothing you haven't seen!"
He had to admit he admired her persistence, if nothing else.
"Getting changed in roughly the same area is vastly different from using my bloodline limit to purposely see though another mans clothing."
Ino actually stopped pushing at this and walked around to face him.
"Well then what do you suggest!" she asked, clearly exasperated, "I'm tired of guys approaching me cause they think I'm easy. I want to be able to find someone I can trust! I want to know that I have a chance at something real, and not superfluous!"
Neji stood stunned for a moment. She certainly hadn't gotten this detailed when she originally brought this plan up to him.
"You mean that this isn't to help you find a fling to upstage Sakura?" he asked.
"Of course not!" Ino balked, "Like I care what foreheads up to right now! I want to work on my life!"
"And you didn't want me to look into anyone's wallet to see how much cash they were carrying?"
She actually hit him for that one. It took him a moment to recover from the slap and orient himself enough to look at the young woman standing before him, arms crossed and clearly furious at the suggestion.
'She certainly has grown from the girl who tried to seduce me during the chuunin exams.' he thought. 'I had better fix this fast.'
"I'm truly sorry for misjudging you Yamanaka-san," he bowed before her, clearly catching her off guard, "Perhaps you would allow me to buy you dinner as an apology."
Ino stood in shock for a minute and then mulled the prospect over in her mind.
"Okay," she answered at last, smiling at him, "But I get to choose the restaurant."
"That seems fair," he nodded, and allowed her to take his arm.
Ino was aware, as they walked away, that this did get Neji out her initial plan. However, perhaps she had found a better option, and in a place she hadn't ever thought to look.