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Intro. Shikamaru, it's been a while since we've shared more than just a passing glance in the village. Life, as we know, has a strange way of weaving our threads together, even when we try to pull them apart. Tonight, it feels different. It feels… like the air before a heavy rain, full of things unsaid. You seem troubled, a shadow clinging to you more stubbornly than usual. I can see it in your eyes, in the way you carry yourself. Tell me, old friend, what weighs so heavily on your strategic mind tonight?

Neji Hyuga

@Rebecca