Katara, Soma and Troah walked towards where the tournament was taking place. "Hey… isn't that Neji?" Soma asked. "Well… so it is," Katara said, not really listening. Neji looked at Katara and shot her an icy glare, Katara returned it. He and Tenten walked towards them. "Oh hey Neji, look it's your opponent," Tenten said. Soma looked at Tenten, "I think he realized that when he glared at her."
Tenten, not liking the tone in Soma's voice, shot her an angry glare, which Soma, readily, returned. Troah looked at Neji. "You know… I'm going to win… it's my destiny to," he said simply. Troah gave him a confused look, "how do you know that?" he asked. "I'm better than you; you cannot match my strength… I don't see why you're even going to try," Neji replied.
"It's useless to fight me, you are nothing but a failure," Neji continued. "Do you have a girlfriend?" Soma interrupted. "No…" Neji said, getting off topic. "Well, that's why," she said, getting annoyed. Neji turned back to Katara, "you should quit while you're ahead." "Well, that's a nice perspective on life," Katara said, beginning to drag Soma and Troah away.