I also like how Chitose's colour scheme is completely reversed to that of Mashiro, right down to the eyes and hair (except the skin, because that would be a bit hard for the readers to discern the facial expressions in b/w print, and also extra shading work).
Aaaa finally we're kicking it into high gear! Now we just wait to see how much time they spend kicking the can down the road before admitting/recognizing their obvious feelings. Knowing Neji we're also almost definitely going to go through a part where they think they have to go their separate ways and never see each other again, but it'll probably turn out fine.
Just read the entire thing so far, really enjoyed it!
Like another poster here I thought Bazu's mask was a plague doctor thing but turns out she was an actual crow.
Chitose is fun too! nice to see she gets to stay around.