Mika the Dark princess : Because Kagome is dating Neji ^^
Later...
"There's one thing I'd like to advise you of, before the battle begins, Hinata-sama." Neji said, calmly. "As Kagome's friend, I ask you to withdraw."
Hinata's face looked shocked as she looked up at him.
"You are not fit to be a shinobi. You are too kind."
"Oi, that's mean Koi-sama..." Kagome muttered under her breath from her place next to Lee. Naruto glanced over at her, recognizing her by both the nick name and her smell. She was the girl that had been with Neji that day.
"You wish for harmony and to avoid conflict, you're open to the going with thinking of others. And, you have no confidence in yourself. You always feel inferior, you thought it was a good idea to stay Genin. However, you can't register for the Chuunin exam without three members. So you could not refuse when Kiba and the other proposed it, and the truth is you entered the exam reluctantly. Is that wrong?"
"Th-that's wrong!" Hinata said, and Kagome gripped the railing tight.
"Kagome-san, everything will be alright." Lee said, looking down at the two Hyuuga. "Neji-san needs this."
"Do you think I don't know that?" She shot back, baring her teeth at him. He didn't flinch at the slit pupils, nor the fangs. He had become use to them over time.
"I think you needed reminding." Lee said, smiling at her kindly. "Because you care for them both very much, Kagome-san."
"Tch!" She turned her head away from him, narrowing her eyes.
"I only wanted to change that about myself. So I promised myself..." She trailed off, clenching her fists in front of her.
Kagome closed her eyes. She didn't want to see this. She didn't want to see her friend hurt. She was going to be mad at Neji...
Hinata looked away from Neji, and when Kagome opened her eyes she could see Hinata was holding back tears. She had known this was coming, as Hinata's father had said cruel things about her. She wanted nothing more than to make her father proud, and for the one she set her heart on to see her.
"Hinata-sama, you are a spoiled child from the head of the family." Neji continued.
"Enough!" Kagome said just loud enough for Neji to hear. He didn't pay her any mind.
"People can never change what they are! A failure will always be a failure. That personality and strength won't change.
Naruto ground his teeth. That guy...
"Since people don't change there are differences among them..."
"Stop!" Kagome's voice rang out, but he barely glanced at her. Naruto looked at her, confused. Why wasn't she on his side?
"...and expressions like "elite" and "failure" are born. Everyone judges and are judged based on the value of their face and brain, ability and body type, good and bad points of their personalities. People have to suffer and live within the means of their elements that can not change."
Kagome whimpered, letting out a low, small, pitiful mewl as if she were in physical pain. Lee placed a hand on hers for comfort.
"Just like how I was born to a branch family, and you to the main family, these things can not change. I've seen everything with this Byakugan. That's why I understand. You're just talking tough. You're thinking that you'd like to run from this place."
"Th-That's wrong! I really..."
Sakura turned towards Kakashi. "Byakugan?" She asked, and Kagome was the one to answer.
"You know the Uchiha bloodline trait well enough, as you've Sasuke Uchiha on your team, if you trace the clan history the clan's ability has its source in the Hyuuga clan." Her eyes drifted to Gin who sat innocently enough near by as if she were a stray. They shot back to the two Hyuuga in the ring, then. "It is one of the Hyuuga clan's Kekkei Genkai, a Visual Jutsu similar to the Sharingan."
"Who are you to know about that?" Sakura shot at her. Kagome looked at her with animal-like eyes.
"It is common for those of elite clans to pair one of their own with another elite, strengthening both bonds and the bloodline." Her eyes narrowed at Sakura. "Unlike you I don't go snooping for information, I study properly so that I may be a bride to be proud of."
"What do you mean by that?" Sakura snapped and Kagome tossed her hair.
"If the Uchiha massacre hadn't have happened I would have been paired with Sasuke Uchiha, I was, in fact, told this by my own mother at a young age. Sadly, Sasuke there was too young, and had no knowledge of the betrothal, and so it was called off." She waved her hand. "Not that I would have favored him over my current fiance, I'm quite happy with him."
"Eh? YOU'RE LYING!" Sakura snapped, pointing at her. Kagome rolled her eyes, and Sasuke let out a snort.
"It's not unreasonable to believe that, Itachi had a betrothed at a young age as well." Sasuke said, looking over to Kagome. "Why did your family not come to me with this information?"
Kagome shrugged. "I don't know, and I personally don't care. Like I said, I'm pretty happy with Neji."
Everyone but Lee and Naruto seemed to choke.
"You're marrying a Hyuuga?" Sasuke growled out and Kagome smirked at him.
"Better than a bitter jerk like you, Uchiha." She said, looking back down to the Hyuuga cousins. "He'll treat me right."
Neji looked up suddenly. "Byakugan!" Kagome frowned as Hinata froze, as if she were staring at her worst fear.
"I'm going to cheer for both Neji-kun and Hinata-chan!"
"Oi! Shouldn't you be cheering on Neji?" Naruto asked and Kagome smiled happily.
"Koi-sama is my special person, but Hinata-chan is my friend! I'll cheer them both on!" Kagome said, then she paused, tapping her chin. "Y'know, he was rather mean to her. I'm going to just cheer for Hinata-chan this time!"
Lee laughed at her mood swing. "Youthful as ever, Kagome-san!"
"You bet!" Kagome said, flexing a muscle playfully.
"My eyes can not be deceived!" Neji said, narrowing his eyes. "Just now from my pressure, your line of sight was pushed to the upper left. This is a sign you are recalling a memory, a past experience. Your bitter past. Soon after that your eyes moved to the bottom right, this is a sign you are imagining physical and mental suffering. That means you're picturing your old self. And from all of your experiences up until now, you're imagining the result of this battle. The image of you losing."
"I'm going to kick your ass for this later, Neji!" Kagome yelled, angry. Neji nodded, but didn't lose the anger in his face, nor did he look away from Hinata.
Naruto began to growl lowly, so that only Kagome and Gin could hear it among them.
"Even the act of propping your arms up in front of your body is telling me you want to build a wall between us and keep distant. And that reflects you do not wish for any more of your deepest feelings raided. This is because everything I've said is right on the mark, right?"
Naruto's eyes widened, and his pupils dilated a little bit. Kagome watched him carefully. This was not typical behavior for a human, usually, when angry, a human's eyes narrow into slits.
This distinctly reminded her of some types of demons she had come across while on duty.
"That finger on your lip, a self familiarizing act that represents panic. It represents a defense instinct, you want to alleviate the tension and unease. In other words, deep in your heart you know it is true, right? Changing yourself is something you absolutely can't-"
"SURE SHE CAN!" Naruto shouted suddenly, and Kagome nodded, moving to stand beside him, glaring down at Neji from her place between Naruto and Lee. "You don't have the right to decide what a person is like, baka! Give it to him, Hinata!"
Kagome watched as Hinata calmed a bit, staring at Naruto as if he just saved her.
"Hinata! Don't just take it! Argue back! I'm getting irritated watching this!" He yelled, and Kagome nodded.
"Each of us are entitled our own opinion, to choose what defines us to ourselves!" Kagome added, a hand sweeping out to the side. "I am Inuzuka Kagome, the Tigress of the Inuzuka clan! I am Hyuuga Neji's future wife! Who are you, Hinata?"
"I-I..." Hinata began.
"Louder!"
Hinata steeled herself. "I-I am Hyuuga Hinata, heir to the Hyuuga clan!" Hinata yelled, her fists clenched, and she looked at Neji, a courage seeping into her eyes.
"So you're not going to withdraw?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at her. "I'm not taking responsibility for what happens."
"Hell yes you are, Neji Hyuuga." Kagome's voice hissed out from beside Naruto.
"Your boyfriend is an ass." Naruto growled and Kagome nodded.
"He usually isn't, there are things between the branch family and the head family you do not understand. I do not understand." She turned her eyes to Naruto. "However, I could say the same of you, unless you two were wrestling."
Sasuke and Naruto choked. "YOU'RE CRAZY! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" Naruto yelled at her. Sasuke sneered.
"For once I agree with the dobe."
Kagome shrugged. "I don't particularly care what you say, my nose is telling me you two have been doing something that required you touch."
Naruto blushed. "Not like that!"
Hinata wove hand signs almost elegantly. "Byakugan!" She fell into a battle stance, one all too familiar to Kagome. "Neji-san. I challenge you!"
Neji fell into the same stance. "Fine."