Wearing the same smug grin on his face that he'd shown at the ceremony, he looked at Naruto and said, "Neji suggested you because he knows how much my daughter cares for you, but my reasons had nothing to do with that. I knew your sense of honor and self-sacrifice wouldn't allow you to let Hinata be tossed out on the street so I played the fool, letting everyone believe that I was acting in my daughter's best interest when in fact I was acting in the best interest of the clan."

He shrugged and finished, "And now the dance is done. You married Hinata, I can marry Hanabi off to Lord Isamu and no one can stop me from doing so."

Looking at each other, Naruto and Neji realized they'd both been deceived the entire time. Neji was sure Naruto had a plan to fix this and nodded as if to say, whatever you have in mind, you have my full support.