Neji glanced up, feeling a frisson of nerves although he knew it was Lee. He imagined this was how a Kage might feel, with shinobi walking through the office door to report and receive further instructions. He'd managed to complete and set aside a small stack of papers before Lee arrived outside the door.

Catching sight of the bruise forming on Lee's cheek, his partner didn't seem otherwise injured.

"You'll be my Second, of course, if everything happens this way," he said after a moment, leaning back "One of them, at least. Since you'll often be absent along with me as my partner, we'll need someone else to handle the Watch while we're on missions."