A/N: Some thoughts on Neji's mind at 614 and last part is.. uhm.. how tenten looked in the manga. :p

Just Enough
by ninbokkaku

For some death comes like a pinprick of a needle; swift, clean and almost painless. For Neji it came with two sharp woods boring holes in his body. Although the moment itself lasted for a few seconds, the feeling of his insides being torn apart and opened seemed like it lasted for a whole stretched hour.

It was all bloody the painful. Hyuuga Neji hated being messy.

Although he couldn't anymore use his byakugan, before everything else faded, he could see clearly the image of a brown haired kunoichi with her back turned to him, she was in a middle of a fight, and he could feel himself smile at the site of her fighting. He tried calling out to her but he couldn't make any sound.

It was almost as if his tongue descended to his throat. Hyuuga Neji disliked being ignored.

When he threw his body in the way to save hinata and naruto, he was decided then that he would accept whatever the consequence would be. He was prepared to cut short his life and die for them.

But at the motion of her head as she finally turn as if to face him, he felt himself protest at his current state and he thought, if only...

Hyuuga Neji hated asking for favors but for this moment he wished he had more time,

not much but just enough...

Because even though he hated being messy he doesn't mind his hair becoming unkempt if it meant Tenten would offer brushing it. And as much as he doesn't like being ignored, he's grateful that Tenten don't mind his hand holding hers whenever the two of them are alone together. So as much as he hate asking favors in his mind he couldn't stop asking..

Isn't there enough time to say goodbye?

And as Naruto tried his best to comprehend what just happened, being the genius that he is Neji knew the answer to his own question.

And just like that.. Hyuuga Neji died.

Everything else faded, even her face.