She flinched at the new voice, stopping short as her head jerked around to meet Sasuke's eyes. The Uchiha probably couldn't miss the frustrated tears in the corners of her eyes, but she ignored them, almost immediately returning her attention to Hinata. She's not about to expose her back to the Hyuuga heiress, after all.

"It doesn't matter," she bit out, fists clenching into the paper of her scroll again. "Neji deserves better than dying for someone like her or anyone else in that clan. He's stronger than anyone, you'll see! He's a genius... like Lee..."

She kept backing up, trying to make her escape, gaze flicking between the two other shinobi.