I am weak. I tried harder than I ever thought I could, using all my power and he beat me. He has always been stronger than me. I try to be strong to show father that I'm not worthless but he doesn't care. I am never good enough. I never will be. Neji is the genius, and should carry on the family name. He is of the second branch but he is stronger than me and my sister. Father trains my sister hard and works her to exhaustion. I should be angry at the attention she gets but all I can feel is pity for her. Father doesn't know it but some nights I would find her sobbing, shaking so hard until her body stops moving. I try to help but she pushes me away. She is like father. To them, I am nothing. I am the failure of the family. Neji told me that. He hates me more than anyone. I don't know why or when he started but it seems he has hated me since the moment I was born. He tried to kill me. During the Chunin exam after I accused him of being afraid of his own destiny. His eyes burst into flames and I couldn't beat him. All I remember is the flash of movement from his attack and the blast of pain the occurred in every part of my body; inside and out. I don't know why I'm not dead now. I remember Naruto though too. He….cheered for me. He believed in me. No one has ever done that for me. Oh Naruto. I wish I had the courage to tell him, or at least to talk to him. When Father heard what happened, he seemed more concerned about Neji than about my condition. Neji, my own cousin, tried to kill me and was close to succeeding yet father goes to him. I was left alone in that room. My teammates; Shino isn't the talkative type and has spoken very little to me and Kiba I think would have been there if he hadn't gotten hurt from the match with Naruto. Kurenai Sensei came but only for a moment. She has by my guardian ever since Father disowned me. I feel closer to her than to anyone but I can't tell her or act like that. She cares for me but she makes sure I understand that she isn't my mother, only my sensei and friend. Kiba and I went to see the final rounds. The match between Naruto and Neji was so skilled. Naruto fought strong and beat Neji. I don't remember much after that because the coughs started hurting too bad. Kiba said that Kabuto, disguised in an Anbu black-ops mask healed me. I wish I could have seen Neji's face. His whole theory about being born a failure hit hard, not only to me but Naruto especially was affected. Neji can't help his nature though. He was raised to believe he was inferior and that the Head branch got everything. I feel his suffering and wish I could understand his thinking. Neji and I will never be close. He will always see me as that spoiled little girl, and will not acknowledge how much I want to change. Blood is the only thing that keeps us connected, the only thing he cannot break.

This is my first post so it may not be that good. Any feedback is much appreciated :)