[In front of himself, like that spear is some impenetrable barrier. For now, it might as well be. Neji's careful to keep his gaze off it and off the lifeless body. Both were equally dangerous.

He does seem... confused, though, for a fleeting second.] I would have thought it'd be all the more enraging that they're hiding from us.

[But the last thing anybody would want in this situation were thoughts. Neji tries again.] Seeing you here has only made me more confident my own-- hn. [No, can't say it. And the revelation of is an honest shock, so give him another second to

How embarrassing.] The incidents are remarkably similar. That isn't a coincidence, not coming from someone who knows how to use the weapon they're now holding against me.