"If you are fine," Neji said. "We shall take this scroll and be on our way."
"The pink-haired girl did most of the fighting and asked that we give it to Sasuke," Lee reminded.
"There is no one else here to claim it," Neji said. "The girl you mention is not part of their team and has forfeited her claim to you. It is ours."
Ryoko paused in refilling everybody's tea.
"Ano..." she said with a polite cough.
The Hyuuga frowned and turned to face the girl.
"Is there something you want to say?" he asked.
"Ano, sumimasen," she said. "Ih...is that a challenge?"
"What if it were?" Neji asked. "You do not have the strength to meet any challenge yet."
"Wai!" Ryoko declared, straightening briefly before finishing pouring the tea. "Hai! Hai! As soon as tea is finished."
Neji stared at the girl.
"You should not place this challenge girl," Neji warned darkly.
"Y..you challenged m..me, Hyuuga-sama," Ryoko said, blinking. "I..I am Ryoko Saotome of the Saotome sc...Saotome family. A...all cha..challenges must be faced and d..defeated."
"You expect you can defeat me?" Neji asked darkly.
"H..hai," Ryoko said simply, sipping her tea and then bowing respectfully to Neji.
Neji frowned and started to turn to face her.
"Ryoko-chan!" Lee interrupted. "You have a challenge to answer from me first."
Ryoko blinked and then gasped, eyes flashing orange briefly as she recalled the obligation.
"Ha..hai, Lee-sama," she said, flushing. "Ano...I...I...su..sumimasen. Hyuuga-sama, I...I shall have to answer your ch..challenge later."
"Then I propose," Lee said. "That we should have a proper challenge."
"Ano?" Ryoko said blinking.
"When we find another genin team," Lee declared. "Which ever of us can strike the enemy the most shall win the right to this scroll."
Ryoko seemed to think about this for a moment and then smiled.
"Wai!" she declared. "I shall not fail."
"I warn you, that you are in competition with the Green Beast of Konoha," Lee declared. "You shall be hard pressed to match me in battle."
"H..hai," Ryoko declared with a particularly eager expression in her face. "I am Ryoko Saotome...and I cannot lose."
Neji sighed and shook his head. At his side, Tenten stared and shook her head wondering if Lee understood that would mean there were enough scrolls for both teams, depending on what sort of scroll the next enemy team had.
"Are either of them even thinking of the scrolls right now?" Tenten asked.
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(Posted Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:25)
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