"You and Neji-kun are both idiots," Hinata replied. "He through ignorance and you through loyalty."
Hinata felt her feet and hands itch to move into the Gentle Fist stance, but held back. Tenten-san shouldn't be attacked for doing what Hinata herself would do for Neji-nii-san. "I will let you know something, Tenten-san, that you may share with your Neji-kun. My uncle gave up his life to keep my father safe, by his own will. My father was willing to sacrifice himself to protect me. But so was my uncle, and to protect the clan. Since you are not a member of the Hyuuga clan, you probably don't understand what that means, but Neji will."
"My father told that to Neji-nii-san and then saw to it that Neji-nii-san was accepted by the rest of the clan, even though he was a member of the Branch family. In fact, Neji-nii-san was more important that I was to him." She stepped closer to Tenten, using her greater height and stature to advantage, as she'd seen Tsunade-sama do on more than one occasion. "It may be my fault that Neji-kun knows that he is going to die, but it is not mine that Neji-nii-san does. I was willing to die to keep Neji-nii-san and Naruto-kun safe from harm. Only they mattered to me, but he pushed me out of the way to keep me safe. For some reason, I believe he loves me, as I do him."
"So, you will now leave me alone." The 'or else' wasn't necessary.
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Hinata felt her feet and hands itch to move into the Gentle Fist stance, but held back. Tenten-san shouldn't be attacked for doing what Hinata herself would do for Neji-nii-san. "I will let you know something, Tenten-san, that you may share with your Neji-kun. My uncle gave up his life to keep my father safe, by his own will. My father was willing to sacrifice himself to protect me. But so was my uncle, and to protect the clan. Since you are not a member of the Hyuuga clan, you probably don't understand what that means, but Neji will."
"My father told that to Neji-nii-san and then saw to it that Neji-nii-san was accepted by the rest of the clan, even though he was a member of the Branch family. In fact, Neji-nii-san was more important that I was to him." She stepped closer to Tenten, using her greater height and stature to advantage, as she'd seen Tsunade-sama do on more than one occasion. "It may be my fault that Neji-kun knows that he is going to die, but it is not mine that Neji-nii-san does. I was willing to die to keep Neji-nii-san and Naruto-kun safe from harm. Only they mattered to me, but he pushed me out of the way to keep me safe. For some reason, I believe he loves me, as I do him."
"So, you will now leave me alone." The 'or else' wasn't necessary.