Recently, Hinata Hyuuga was found missing. It turned out that she somehow ended up in Earthland with Naruto and Sasuke, and later, Sakura, so she was ok. However, her other teammate, Kiba Inuzuka was gone.

"Me?" Neji asked, Kakashi.

"Yes. Your Byakugan can see Chakra Points, long distances, and even through walls. Your duty is to protect Hinata Hyuuga, and she wouldn't be happy if she found out her teammate was missing, so I decided that you were the best person for the job," Kakashi explained.

"How long has he been gone?"

"He disappeared around the same time as her. One theory is that they were attacked and each were thrown into the other world, but separated. Another is that Hinata was sent away and Kiba was captured and taken somewhere within the Elemental Nations. Either that, or he was killed and his body is hidden somewhere."

"So, you just want me to scan the village to see if I find something?"

"Anything that seems suspicious. Now, I expect a report soon, so be on your way."

"Ok."

Neji left the Hokage tower and soon ended up wandering the village. People of all different shapes and sizes were scattered. Shopkeepers tried to get his attention, but he ignored them.

'Byakugan!'

The surrounding area was scanned and nothing irregular was found. Neji hopped on a building further down and used his Byakugan again. He repeated this throughout all of Konoha. Eventually, he started to feel a bit tired, since he was constantly using his Chakra.

"This is the last one," he muttered on one of the tallest roofs, to no one in particular.

'Byakugan!'

"Neji!"

Neji looked up and saw Rock Lee land near him. He stopped letting the Chakra flow into his body and his eyes went back to normal.

"I'm busy," Neji huffed. "Isn't Tenten around?"

"She's training with Gai-sensei and sensei said that I should go challenge my biggest rival to show off my power of youth!"

"Can we do this later? I'm kind of in the middle of something here," Neji said.

"What, are you spying on girls?" Lee asked, looking around.

"What?! No! I'm just doing my job as a ninja!"

"By being a pervert? That's what the Hokage would do! For the honor of women, I will take you down!" Lee yelled, striking a pose.

Lee ran towards him and Neji sighed, getting in a fighting stance. He was low on Chakra, so he decided that he would finish this quickly.

Neji let some Chakra surround his hands and prepared to hit Lee in the chest. Then, Lee disappeared and ended up behind him, attempting to send a kick to Neji's neck, only for Neji to duck and kick Lee in the arm. Lee backflipped a few times and landed on a roof posts that was a few feet tall.

"You are strong. I am glad to see that even though a time of peace has come, that your flaming spirit hasn't diminished!"

'I told him I was busy, but it looks like he isn't going to back down. Looks like I'm going to have to do this the hard way.'

"Since you are a formidable foe, I guess I can show you more of my power."

Lee let out a scream and some green Chakra surrounded his body. His attacks sped up and Nejj had to focus more to block them. He was even using his Byakugan to help see Lee's Chakra points, despite the ability to use it already being drained.

Neji saw Lee in one spot for a second, and he ran up to attack, only for Lee to move away quickly. Lee managed to land a kick to Neji's back, and then a second one, making Neji grunt. Luckily, he was able to catch Lee's foot before it smashed into his chest.

Next, Lee appeared out of nowhere and aimed for Neji's face. Neji caught Lee's ankle and let some Chakra surround his hand, damaging the Chakra points in it. Then, Lee backflipped and the light green Chakra around him vanished.

"Not bad! But, this torch isn't out yet!" Lee declared.

Lee tossed a kunai, which Neji caught. Then, Neji looked down and saw a paper bomb attached and was barely able to throw it away before the explosion. Neji tossed some shuriken, which Lee avoided with ease. Then, Lee spun around in the air and tossed some kunai. They landed in a small circle around Neji and Neji immediately noted that they all had paper bombs.

Neji bolted forward seconds before the explosion. He tried to chop Lee in the chest, only for him to vanish and reappear behind Neji. Then, Neji spun around and dealt a blow to his chest, which was covered in Chakra. Lee gasped and struggled to stay up.

"Are you done?" Neji asked.

"Not... yet..."

Lee staggered and raised his fist, only for Neji to grab it and squeeze his arm, which was covered in bandages.

"You cannot beat me without your Chakra, but I must admit, that you held out pretty well."

"Really?" Lee asked, after Neji slightly released the grip on his arm.

"I'm sure that if you used what you truly had early on, you could've done much more."

Then, Neji's foot crashed into Lee's chest, sending him tumbling back a few feet, collapsing on the rooftop.

After retreating and resting a bit, Neji managed to use his Byakugan on the rest of Konoha. He discovered that Kiba was no where in the village and had to report the ill news to the Hokage.

"Thank you, Neji. Your findings are proof that more work needs to be done. You have done well. Until your next mission, feel free to do whatever you want."

"Thank you, sir," Neji said.

"Just call me Kakashi," Kakashi stated.

Neji nodded, and headed out of the room. He was going to find Gai. Since Lee actually got close to beating him, he really needed to train and step up his game. Then, he exited the Hokage tower.

A/N I definitely think that Lee and Neji needed a rematch, since Lee has improved a lot since the beginning of the series. Oh, this happened shortly after Hinata's disappearance, but it didn't get reported to Ino until later, because they wanted to do more of their own investigations first. I will probably upload the next chapter this weekend, or Monday or Tuesday. See you next time!