C129 Brother! How about You Take Me as Your Little Brother?

Neji's words were resolute, yet they carried a warmth that was starkly different from Orochimaru's icy detachment. His insistence didn't feel like a forceful push into darkness; rather, it was a determined pull from the shadows into the light. Whether being thrust into darkness or dragged from its depths to face the sun again, both required bravery and could cause profound discomfort