Caged Birds

A blog dedicated to the Neji/Hinata ship and characters from Naruto. Nothing on this blog belongs to me unless otherwise stated. This is NOT a spoiler-free zone! There are also some NSFW images, but they are tagged as such. If you know the source of any of the images and they are uncredited, please let me know. sidebar and avatar by: 粉子

[nejihinata]

[uchiha-itachi-amaterasu]

New Official Art - Naruto Cardgame

[selinascatnip]

Bunch of NejiHina studies inspired by @birdpkart (thank you for your service 🙏)

[sunriseverse]

can’t go wrong with pining while fucking as a trope. truly it has it all. pining. awkward sexual situations. weapons grade insecurity for all parties involved. the desperation as they inevitably fall further and further while hating themselves for being unable to stick to the contract of no strings attached. etc. you understand

[birdpkart]

HBD lord Neji!!

[birdpkart]

That one meme

[birdpkart]

- Dance -

[birdpkart]

Some loving njhn

[pandoraimperatrix]

She hides her face in his neck to say softly in his ear, "m-make love t-to me." 

Neji swallows hard and tips her chin up, holding her gaze, looking for any sign that she doesn't really mean what she is asking, but finds only flushed cheeks and fluttering eyelids. 

"I know you are aware of the consequences if we go through this." 

"Y-yes..." 

And it's true that there is no way in hell she is marrying anyone but him, but this, now, will not make the headache they have to sort out in the morning any easier. Neji sighs and moves his whole body towards Hinata, half-pressing her into the bed. To be completely honest with himself, this is not how he wants their first time to go. Despite his behaviour in the past months, and his rebellious feelings towards the way things are done in their clan, he sees himself more on the traditional side when it comes to dating. Seducing Hinata, playing with her, challenging Naruto... Those things had the purpose of making Hinata realise her feelings and accept his, not to take advantage of her... 

But now he is shirtless on her bed and Hinata's little foot is sliding up his inner thigh. 

Fuck. 

"You are thinking really hard," she notes after licking the seal of his lips. She almost sounds concerned, but then she is taking his free hand and leading it to her chest. He lets her, and cups her right breast, noticing there is nothing under the cotton top. Damn. "Don't.

Read the FINAL chapter of Rebel Heart on AO3

[pandoraimperatrix]

"I... I never thought..." She let out a shaky breath. "I didn't think you really meant it..." 

"Hinata-sama," he said with exasperation, "I almost killed myself for you, didn't I? You of all people should know what that entailed." 

"You've... You've been in captivity for all your life," she still insisted. "What if d-death was your way out? What if you t-tried to justify to yourself believing to be in l-love with me, someone you actually hate-" 

He ruffed in annoyance. 

"Why are you being so difficult? Why is it so hard for you to accept my feelings?" The hurt in his voice stung and she winced. "I do not hate you, Hinata-sama. I can't, because I love you,” he said honestly and prayed she finally believed it, “I made my peace with that a long time ago. I adore you, I..." he trailed off, feeling the exhaustion of the mission and that conversation weigh down his whole body. "I don't know what else to say or do to make you believe me." 

And then, when his hope was almost drying completely, her trembling hand reached for his face. He leaned into the touch, wishing with all his body and soul that this was finally enough, that he was finally enough. 

"Kiss me," her voice was barely a whisper. 

"Hinata-sama..." 

"Please." 

[mournfulroses]

Paul Verlaine, from a poem titled "Lover's Chat", featured in 100 and One Poems by Paul Verlaine

[uchiha-itachi-amaterasu]

New Official Art [cleaned by me]

[nejisunflower]

He used to think labubus are dumb until...

[birdpkart]

Nejihina Romeo and Juliet AU (in Neji's head) ❤️

[birdpkart]

Ref :

[pandoraimperatrix]

"Look at me," he asked in a strained voice and slowly let go of the bars. 

Hinata gasped, and he answered that with a proud grin that was mostly a grimace. 

"You can do it!" Her voice, though low, was embedded with fervour. 

He was standing! Finally! And without having to hold onto anything either! Euphoria running through his veins, Neji then decided to push progress forward and raised his right foot, taking a first tiny step. 

"You're walking, nii-san! You are so amazing! I'm so happy!" 

He was happy too. He didn't want to die anymore. He could win this if he had her there, in front of him, lovely moonlit eyes gleaming with pure joy, for him, he could win over any battle. Neji reached towards her face, and instead of retracting or looking confused, Hinata just smiled as his pink gloved hand cupped her face. Her smile was so big she was squinting, and he took another vacillating step forward. They were very close now. Neji's whole body was shaking and it wasn't only because of the colossal effort he needed to stand. She opened her eyes, smile melting into something else. It wasn't the first time she looked at him like that, but it was still hard to believe it was true. Her gaze dropped to his lips and Neji let out a little tortured sound from the back of his throat. He leaned forward, he was considerably taller than her and had managed to grow a few inches even in sickness. They were so close now. He tried another step, but this time, his knee betrayed him, giving in. But before he could fall over, Hinata hugged him, keeping him standing. 

"I've got you, I've got you," she promised in a firm but gentle voice. 

Shame burnt in Neji's chest, but when he raised his head from her neck, all he could pay attention to was how she felt pressed against him like that. He searched for her eyes and found no pity in there. Instead, she looked like a cat that had just swallowed a very plump canary, white pupils blown, rosy cheeks, slightly parted lips. 

Oh... 

Since the war he had dared to hope but that... 

Neji had no fear then, not anymore. Forget walking, he was ready to take a leap.

chapter 9/10? 11? of Rebel Heart

[nejihinata]

Hi guys!!! The Weibo and Baidu NejiHina community are holding an event tomorrow and the day after (05/25/2026 to 05/26/2026) in which for 48hours they will be posting NejiHina fanworks.

I'm sharing with you the promoting images and the original link in Chinese here and a automatic translation of the event's post:

╳╳╳╳╳ White Night · Twin Mirrors ╳╳╳╳╳ —— NejiHina Day 48-Hour Fanwork Relay ——

「 Where Day and Night overlap, Inside the gap between parallel worlds, We act as each other's mirrors, Shattering the cage of destiny together. 」

Event Tag: #2026宁雏日48H产粮接力# Event Time: May 25 – May 26, 2026 Event Platforms: Weibo and Baidu

The 2026 NejiHina Day Fanwork Relay has been upgraded to a 48-round relay, starting at midnight! Thank you everyone for your participation and support 💜 ╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳╳

Main Planner & Promotional Image: @丁丁做事叮叮当w

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If there's someone from those communities who still visit tumblr, we would LOVE to learn more about this event and see the works you guys will be sharing. I will be lurking on weibo and baidu, but I don't know if I'll be able to share anything here, because of copyright, I'm not sure of the etiquette regarding these events and not speaking Chinese is a hindrance 🥲

Anyway, it is a joy to learn the NejiHina is alive and well in some corners of the internet :)