I have been rereading some manga chapters n I just don't understand why neji had to die he was one of my favorite characters couldn't he just take hinata or sakura insteadh:
Well it must have been hard or easy for Kishi to kill Neji. And this death helped lead towards the holding hands thing. And that's why. Just for a stupid NaruHina moment. And Naruto and Hinata forgot neji's dead body. No respect for neji. >.<