Question: how does neji die in shippuden?
Answer: Neji Hyūga dies in episode 364 , The Ties That Bind, and chapter 614, By You, by the hand of the Ten Tails trying to deflect some heavy object. As Neji watches Hinata cry for him, Naruto questions why Neji would give his life for him, to which Neji responds that it is because Naruto once called him a "genius".