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[Naruto] White Lies
fandom Naruto
characters Neji, Gaara, Naruto
for drabble_trade


One ordinary evening in Konoha, Neji opens his door to find Gaara standing outside.

“Kazekage-sama,” Neji says with a polite nod.

“I didn’t think I’d need to knock,” Gaara says.

“Can I help you with something?” Neji asks. His face is blank and his voice is calm; at the back of his mind, he wonders if he should be concerned that Gaara knows his address.

“I’m looking for Naruto,” Gaara replies, and Neji isn’t surprised by his answer at all.

“Naruto lives in the west block--”

“I know where he lives,” Gaara states, and Neji isn’t surprised by this, either. Gaara’s eyes are cold and assessing, and Neji wonders if this is how other people must feel when he looks right through them with his byakugan.

He stares back at Gaara without flinching. “I’m not sure how I can help you, then.”

Gaara is silent. Then, just as suddenly as he arrived, he turns and walks away.

Neji closes the door and locks it, then releases a deep breath that he didn’t realise he’s been holding.

“Who was that?” Naruto asks, sticking his head out of the bathroom; water drips from his hair and onto Neji’s clean wooden floorboards.

Neji shrugs, a tiny movement of his shoulders. “Just somebody who thought you’d be here.”

“That’s weird,” Naruto says, scrunching up his nose. “I dunno why everyone thinks that we’re always together or something.” He shrugs too, and ducks back into the bathroom to finish his shower.

“Weird,” Neji murmurs, and slides the bolt shut as well.


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