Neji leaned him back against his own chest. He put his hands on Shikamaru's lower back, hands light as a feather. Neji suddenly froze. As he went down Shikamaru's back looking for damage that he didn't see, Neji felt something out of place. He gently searched with his fingertips gently probing and felt something jagged against Shikamaru's skin. "How dare they." said Neji. In a low voice. Hiashi watched all this in hidden amazement. He couldn't believe his nephew knew that type of jutsu. It was probably why he didn't have any injuries on him after missions. Hiashi snapped out of it when he heard Neji's exclamation. " Whats wrong Neji?" asked Hiashi. " His vertebrae is cracked." said Neji.
Shikamaru shook violently. "Do you hate me?" asked Shikamaru. Quietly. " No, why on earth would I?" asked Neji. " Because, I'm the one that supposed taking care of you." said Shikamaru. " Enough, I can't watch you do this. Your not alone anymore." said Neji. Angrily. Neji rested his head on Shikamaru's shoulder. Neji slipped his hand into Shikamaru's hair and gently ran his fingers through.
" What happened after I left?" asked Shikamaru. "He wanted to know what I was doing with you." said Neji. " What happened when you left?" asked Neji. " I went to my team's training ground. Ino demanded to know where I was. Asuma chastised me for being late. Than Ino attacked me, wanting to know what I had to do." said Shikamaru.
" SHE DID WHAT?!" both Hyuugas screamed simultaneously " I need to leave." said Shikamaru.
" Where?" asked Neji. " Forest." said Shikamaru. As he winked at Neji. "Oh." said Neji. Shikamaru stood and gave Neji a hand up. Shikamaru put a hand on Neji's shoulder. " Where are you two going?" asked Hiashi. Suddenly a wild burst of chakra surged though the room. Hiashi tried using Byakugan to see through it but couldn't. It was somehow like their training grounds. Behind the concealing wall of chakra, Neji flew through thirty five hand signs at a blurring speed. They were gone in a puff of smoke.
They reappeared in the dense forest. Once there Shikamaru dropped the henge. Neji noticed as he removed his headband, that the katana was completely hidden underneath the two cloaks. It was in such a way that if required he could grab it at a seconds notice. Neji's headband fell to the ground. Suddenly a blurring motion caught Neji's eye. And not a moment too soon, because seconds later, Neji barely avoided a sharp plunge to the neck.
Neji soon realized that he would have to fall back on his normal speed. Shikamaru went for a harsh blow. He threw the katana straight up into the air. He caught by the blade and lobbed it at Neji like he would a dagger. Neji threw himself backwards and balanced on his hands. He flung himself to the tree behind him. He bent his knees and sprung at Shikamaru like a cat pouncing from a tree.
Neji landed on Shikamaru. Because of the momentum, it force them into an uncontrolled roll. As they tussled with each other, Shikamaru gained the upper hand by elbowing Neji in the chest. He went flying. Neji flipped himself and bent his knees to absorb the impact. As they circled each other, Neji wondered what other abilities Shikamaru was forced to hide. They lunged at at each other simultaneously. Neji fell back into the Hyuuga style but soon realized Shikamaru was as flexible as any Hyuuga.
Then suddenly, Shikamaru froze and fell to his knees. He had tears streaming down his face. Neji came out of his stance and walked over to where Shikamaru was knelt. He knelt down and embraced him.
" What happened?" asked Neji. Softly. " Asuma hates me. He didn't even stop her from hurting me. He just stood there. And than when I finally landed by him, he kicked me into a tree." said Shikamaru. Neji's arms tightened around Shikamaru. Neji was appalled. He couldn't believe Shikamaru's sensei could do this to a student who looked up to him.