Neji's smile warmed, thoughts spiraling down a similar vein. They were truly equals, now. He'd thought as much about his Jounin promotion, but he hadn't known about his father's ANBU status then. So unless Hizashi was also an ANBU Captain.. But even this was enough. They fought for the same things, in the same ways. They may never be a real team, but it felt like that in a looser sense now. Even Hyuuga..

"Yes," he agreed with a mild tip of his head. To his amusement, their eavesdropper had suddenly found somewhere else she needed to be. "And that's why I won't be home much for what appears to be around three more weeks. I've been staying at my small apartment in the Jounin Station."

There wasn't really a hard age set on when a person could move out after all, and was more dependent on what they could afford. As a Jounin, affording a tiny apartment at the Station was hardly an issue, but he didn't intend to move out altogether. Not so long as his father remained tethered to the compound, because it wasn't what anyone would call a relaxing atmosphere and he'd long since started to see the hints of strain in his father over the years. And he doubted Hizashi even had a spot in the Station, with how often he was needed at the compound as Hiashi's aid.

"You're free to come by, of course. I'd like to talk further about the different style you've taken on for field use, as I'll need to begin focusing on my own once my studies are over with."