章節 102: Chapter 102 Attacking and Defending Different Positions
"Please make way, I need to come in." Naruto said as he stood at the doorway.
"Pervert." Temari still blocked the entrance, not letting him in.
"Whatever, think what you want." Naruto glanced at Temari, then looked to the inside of the room through her back.
Through the white sandalwood door, the room appeared spacious, with sheer curtains billowing gently in the breeze. Sunlight poured in through the large bay windows, casting swaths of light over the down comforter and an expensive carpet that Naruto couldn't name.
"I'm here as a representative of Konoha to negotiate with you from Sunagakure. If this is your attitude, I don't see any reason to continue."
Temari's expression was anything but pleasant, but after a moment, she stepped aside warily, allowing him to pass.
Naruto strode in and immediately sat down on a chair facing the large bay window. He turned to look at Temari, then stretched out lazily in the sunlight, letting out a brief groan.
"Don't make such weird noises." Temari muttered, her face darkening as she approached Naruto. Her long white legs were covered with fishing nets and she sat opposite him.
All the curtains in the room were drawn back, and the door was wide open, allowing light to flood in.
Although Tsunade had played a trick on Sunagakure, it was Sunagakure who was at fault first, and it was Temari's inferior skills that caused her to lose her fan. Now, if Sunagakure wanted it back, they could only swallow their pride.
Even so, Sunagakure, and particularly Temari, maintained a strong stance.
She recalled the moment during the Chunin Exams when she was overpowered by the young man in front of her. The memory made her grit her teeth in frustration.
"Are you trembling?" Naruto's gaze drifted down to Temari's legs, "Sunagakure and Konoha have already made peace. I'm a law-abiding citizen of Konoha, so there's no need for you to be scared."
"You!" Temari shot Naruto a fierce glare, turning her face away as she squeezed the words through gritted teeth, "Give me back my fan, and you can leave."
"What fan?"
"My fan, the Three Star Fan, you stole it." Temari was on the verge of losing her composure.
"I forgot where I put it." Naruto replied seriously, "Maybe I tossed it somewhere, or maybe I used it to prop up a table leg."
"Stop with the nonsense and give me back my fan!"
"Why?" Naruto suddenly asked.
Temari's expression showed both anger and nervousness, and she sat down five meters away from Naruto.
From the moment she entered the room, Temari had tried to maintain a strong attitude, hoping to exert some pressure on Naruto. But her legs were tightly pressed together, betraying her unease.
"Because it's my fan."
"But it's mine now." Naruto said nonchalantly, "I took it fair and square. If you want it back, you'll have to take it from me."
"Konoha and Sunagakure have already established diplomatic relations." Temari took a deep breath and said, trying to suppress her anger.
"It doesn't matter. Personal grudges should not be elevated to the village level." Naruto replied slowly, his eyes scanning Temari, who shuddered violently under his gaze.
"Can you stop staring at me like that?"
"You actually noticed?"
"That kind of blatant staring isn't exactly subtle, okay?" Temari gritted her teeth, wondering what the hell was wrong with this person.
'He's utterly shameless and infuriating.'
'Is he really a Shinobi from Konoha? He feels more like a villain straight out of a movie.'
"So what?" Naruto's face suddenly turned indifferent, his eyes fixed on Temari as he said, "You intended to kill me back then, didn't you?"
"…. War is..." Temari was caught off guard, stammering and unable to form a coherent response.
War is just like that. Genin can only carry out decisions made by the higher-ups. As a Genin, you are a soldier once you go to the battlefield. There's no time to think about anything else in a life-or-death struggle.
But in that moment, Temari's mind went blank, and she couldn't come up with a response.
"Putting the war aside, you wanted to kill me, but in the end, you and your two brothers both survived. That's a fact." Naruto interrupted her thoughts.
He lifted his head, staring intently into Temari's eyes, his voice carrying a sense of pressure.
"Yes or no?"
"… Yes." Temari replied, sweat beginning to form on her forehead.
(Silence)
Tap.
Tap.
Naruto drummed his fingers on the edge of the chair, his eyes like a deep sea, staring at Temari expressionlessly without saying a word.
"Uh…" Temari couldn't stand this feeling of oppression and turned her head away. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes due to the tension.
The nervous tears swam in her eyes. She wanted to reach out and wipe them away, but under Naruto's sharp, hook-like gaze, she couldn't muster the courage.
She thought that, in hindsight, she should have drawn the curtains, closed the door, and driven out all the sunlight, returning the room to darkness.
In this way, she could openly be afraid, scared, tremble and shed tears in the shadows.
Showing weakness isn't a right everyone is born with, especially not for her, the eldest princess of Sunagakure. Her father is dead, and the village's higher-ups had already decided to groom Gaara as the next Kazekage.
But Gaara was inexperienced, having grown up isolated and withdrawn since childhood. Because of this, it is difficult for him to grow into a respected and qualified Kazekage.
Even though the village's higher-ups had agreed on the decision, the actual process of training him wouldn't be easy.
She had to shoulder the responsibility as the elder sister, allowing her two younger brothers to rely on her. No matter what, she had to get her fan back, and Sunagakure couldn't afford to make further concessions to Konoha.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to break the silence, the other party spoke first.
"Tell me, how do you plan on getting the fan back?"
Temari swallowed hard and opened her mouth for a long time before speaking. Her momentum was obviously much lower than before, "Please give it back to me, I'll pay you."
"Money?" Naruto didn't even furrow his brow, "I don't need such thing. You wanted to kill me at that time, but I still let you go."
"And now, you're asking for the fan back?"
Tsunade had given him the task of returning the fan, ending the matter. But Naruto knew that if he simply handed it back without a word, he'd be in for a lecture when he returned.
He had no desire to write that mission report. Sasuke had already run off, so what was there to review? Should he write in the report that he killed four of the Five Otogakure's Shinobi, and then returned after running out of Chakra?
That definitely wouldn't fly. The report had to be written according to the Konoha's regulations. Originally, only the team leader needed to write one, but who knew what Tsunade was planning?
Not only did Shikamaru have to write a mission report as the team leader, but all the other five who participated in intercepting Sasuke's defection had to write one too, which led to that scene earlier this morning.
'Instead of going back to write a report, I might as well stay here a little longer.'
'Also, was she about to cry?'
'Interesting.' Naruto grinned.
"B-but you electrocuted me back then…" Temari said, barely holding back her shame, "That should have made us even."
"That's because you insist on being stubborn." Naruto countered, "If you'd surrendered earlier, you wouldn't have suffered as much."
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章節 103: Chapter 103 Too Much Threat
"Beg for mercy? How can I beg for mercy!" Temari's spirit suddenly flared up again, as if she had recalled something infuriating, "You really are a complete pervert!"
"This is just a common Shinobi tactic. There is nothing wrong with interrogating the enemy on the battlefield with torture. I would do the same no matter who it is." Naruto was not panicked at all and lied without hesitation.
"You're lying." Temari glared at Naruto.
That incident was the most humiliating experience of her life.
"I'm not lying. Besides, you weren't the first to be interrogated by me. During the Chunin Exams…"
"Stop! I don't want to listen to your perverted self-narration!" Temari took a deep breath.
"Interrogated? Back then, you didn't even ask me anything! You were just satisfying your sick tastes!" Temari retorted, her emotions flaring up as if she wanted to shove Naruto into the nearest sewer right away.
"What was there to ask?" Naruto smiled playfully, "Should I have asked how many people you sent to invade Konoha? What does that have to do with me?"
"You're the Sunagakure's princess, I couldn't kill you, and you refused to surrender. What else could I do besides 'interrogate' you?"
"Besides, I already held back a lot. It's a different era now. Who still uses conventional Ninjutsu routines?"
Temari knew she was in the wrong and did not insist any further.
"The fan…" She asked.
"That depends on how you behave." Naruto suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards Temari.
"What are you doing?" Temari panicked. She was genuinely frightened by this person in front of her, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"
"What are you afraid of?" Naruto stopped just two meters away from her.
"Nothing." Temari shook her head in denial.
"Are you afraid of me?" Naruto asked with expressionless face, looking down at Temari who was sitting in the chair, "Aren't you?"
The latter tried to stand up, but he stopped her.
"Sit."
"I'm not." Temari's muscles tensed, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"From the moment you walked in, you've been extremely agitated. I can tell you hate me, but," Naruto said slowly, "You know you're not in the right, so you're just trying to cover your fear with anger."
"Your body remembers the pain, and that fear has grown. Tell me, am I right, Hime-sama?"
Temari's nails were almost digging into her flesh, but she lowered her head and said nothing.
The two stared at each other in silence until Temari's body began to tremble slowly. Finally, she looked up sharply and shouted through gritted teeth, "You, you bastard! What do you want?"
"The next Kazekage should be Gaara, right?" Naruto suddenly brought up a completely unrelated topic.
Temari froze when she heard this.
"Why are you asking about that?"
"A war between Jinchuriki is inevitable, so of course I'll find an opportunity to beat him up." Naruto said, "Although there is some kind of agreement, I'm the best at taking advantage of loopholes."
"Why are you doing this?" Temari couldn't hold back her anger anymore and said angrily, "It's just a fan, why..."
"Why?" Naruto's eyes suddenly turned cold as he closed in on Temari, standing right in front of her, "You're asking me why? Then why should I give you the fan?"
"I took that fan fair and square. Why should I return it to you just because of some trivial village interest?"
"It seems you don't understand something. I am me, and the village is the village."
"I am the Kyubi's Jinchuriki. Right now, my personal authority is almost on par with the village's. As long as it's not too extreme, there's nothing the village can do to stop me."
"… I…" Temari was terrified.
She knew that even with the fan in her hand she was no match for the man in front of her. So now, facing the aggressive Naruto, she found herself at a loss for the first time.
"From the moment you walked in, you haven't shown me any respect. What do you think I am?" Naruto leaned forward slightly and stared straight into Temari's eyes.
"Three months ago, I was nothing in Konoha, but now, even if I did something horrible to you here, no one would dare to kill me."
"What do you think I am? Someone who would apologize just because you act spoiled, and then act like some naive, gentle boy?"
"I could have killed you back then, I can do it now, and I can do it in the future too."
Naruto's voice became louder and louder, nearly becoming a roar. His pupils gleamed with a sinister red hue, and slowly changed shapes. The two are so close, one standing, the other sitting.
"I've already told you, you were born into privilege, but don't think everyone has to bow to you. This isn't some friendly Shinobi game. I could kill you and your brothers anytime."
"Now tell me, what are you going to do?"
Temari was almost frightened to tears by the overflowing killing intent that filled the room. Her chattered as she recalled the terrifying feeling of being completely dominated by fear.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Woo woo woo." Temari's psychological defenses crumbled entirely. She was terrified, realizing that even as a big sister, she wasn't invincible.
Her muffled sobs echoed in the large room, tears streaming down her face like a bullied child. Her pale, smooth skin glistened with tears.
Seeing this, Naruto thought to himself, 'It should be enough to scare her to this extent. I could go back and report to Tsunade without problem. Now, it's time to ease up and stop.'
Naruto had no intention of straining the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure too much. He did this purely to help his leader (Tsunade) to regain some standing with Sunagakure.
It was a simple task, as making Temari cry is something that he gets used to after doing it the second time. It's not that difficult.
Now that his objective has been achieved, Naruto decided to stop scaring her.
"Alright, alright, since you've realized your mistake, and considering Tsunade-sama repeatedly advised me not to act impulsively…" Naruto looked at Temari, who was sobbing with her head down.
"Stop crying. I'll give you back the fan."
"Woo woo woo"
"I said stop crying, I'll give it back to you."
"Woo woo woo."
The more Naruto spoke, the harder Temari cried. She seemed to be unable to suppress her tears. Her eyes were like a fountain, with tears flowing uncontrollably.
"If you keep crying, I'll attack you." Naruto skillfully reached out and patted Temari's head as if comforting a cat, "Stop it already. What's there to cry about?"
"You are a pervert! Woo woo woo…" The stress Temari had been under recently exploded at that moment, and in her overwhelming sense of injustice, she didn't care who was in front of her. She clung to the 'devil' and sobbed loudly.
Naruto was startled, and his clothes were instantly soaked with tears, sticking to his stomach.
He thought to himself, 'It seemed I've gone too far. I have accidentally pushed Temari past her breaking point. Some psychological effect, whether it was the 'hangover effect' or the 'imprinting effect', had caused her to cling to me tightly. She didn't want to let me go at all.'
After a while, Temari's sobbing gradually subsided and she seemed to regain her composure, though for some reason, she still didn't let Naruto go.
"I should go now," Naruto said coldly.
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