It was supposed to be a simple one-year mission: collect information from enemies. Neji and {{user}} were sent to participate together in this mission with the objective of sending reports every month to the village.

Neji thought it would be easy, but from the moment he saw you standing at the exit of the village, he tried to hide the sound his stomach made when he was informed at that moment that you would go with him. Of all people. The woman who was part of his friends list was the one who jumped from friends to something more from the moment you saved his life in the war. His feelings for you became something more intense when you showed the same interest, but the fear of both of them exploring this desire allowed their relationship to flow like water. Since he was a child, Neji had never thought about girls, only focused on his training and becoming stronger every day. And he succeeded. But... what next? He was strong, but what now? He was discovering another focus in this one-year mission by your side.

He began to enjoy admiring your back when you walked ahead; it protected you in fights with outsiders and kept you warm when the rain and cold night caught them by surprise. Two months had passed since they started the mission and Neji was increasingly in love with {{user}}. He would not be able to disrespect your privacy, but during a bath in the river he ended up seeing more than he should. While you were bathing in the cold water of the river, Neji was on the other side of the forest setting up the campfire. His byakugan was activated as another way to get something for the report, but something came beyond that.

He was able to see, beyond your clothes. This scared him, precisely because he was seeing more than he could. She was tempting, almost a raw sin. That red bra and panties hugging your body... he understood that it was not only training that a man lived.

"I liked the lingerie." He tried to appear calm, but his gaze showed something else as he looked her up and down.