Went Too Far with the Scare

"Beg for mercy? How could I possibly beg for mercy!" Temari's momentum suddenly surged again, as if she had thought of something infuriating. "You really are a complete pervert!"

"This is just a standard ninja tactic. Torturing the enemy on the battlefield is perfectly acceptable, and I would do the same for anyone." Naruto remained completely calm, and the lie came out of his mouth effortlessly.

"You're lying." Temari intently at Naruto; that incident was a lifelong disgrace to her.

"I'm not lying, and you weren't the first to be tortured during the Chunin Ninja Exams."

"Stop! I don't want to hear your twisted self-narration!" Temari took a deep breath.

"Torture? You should have asked him then! You were just satisfying your damn freakish desires!" She was slightly agitated, looking like she wanted to shove Naruto down the drain right away.

"What's there to ask?" Naruto smiled knowingly. "Ask how many people you sent to invade Konohagakure? What does that have to do with me?"

"You are the eldest princess Sand, I can't kill you, and you won't even yield. What else can I do besides torture you?"

"Besides, I've already toned it down a lot. What era are we living in? Who still uses conventional Ninjutsu techniques these days?"

Temari knew she was in the wrong and didn't press the matter further.

"A fan," she asked.

"It depends on your performance." Naruto suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards Temari.

"What are you doing?" Temari panicked; she was completely terrified of this man. "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

"What are you afraid of?" Naruto stopped just two meters away from Temari.

"There's nothing there," Temari, denying it.

"Are you afraid of me?" Naruto asked expressionlessly, looking down at Temari sitting in the chair. "Aren't you?"

The latter tried to stand up but was stopped.

"Sit down."

"I didn't." Temari's muscles tensed. "I don't know what you're talking about?"

"You've been very agitated since you came in. It's clear you hate me, but," Naruto said slowly, "You know you're in the wrong, so you're just trying to use anger to cover up your fear."

"Your body has remembered the pain, and it has also given rise to fear. Am I right, Your eldest princess?"

Temari's fingernails were almost digging into her flesh, and she kept her head down without saying a word.

The two remained facing each other in silence until Temari's body began to tremble slowly. Finally, she suddenly raised her head, gritted her teeth, and shouted.

"You bastard, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Shouldn't Gaara be the next Kazekage?" Naruto suddenly brought up a topic that had nothing to do with the present.

Temari froze.

Why are you asking this?

"A war between Jinchuriki is inevitable, so of course we'll find an opportunity to beat him up," Naruto said. "Although there's some kind of agreement, I'm best at finding loopholes."

"Why did you do this?" Temari could no longer contain herself and angrily questioned, "It's just a fan, you..."

"Why?" Naruto's eyes suddenly turned cold as he approached Temari and stood in front of her. "You ask me why? Then why should I give you the fan?"

"Why should I return the fan that I stole with my own abilities just because of some trivial claim about the village's interests?"

"You seem to have misunderstood one thing: I am me, and the village is the village."

"I am the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Now my personal authority is almost equal to that of the village. As long as it's not too outrageous, the village can't do anything to me."

"... Me." Temari was startled.

Knowing that even with her fan in hand, she was no match for the person in front of her, she felt somewhat at a loss for the first time in the face of the aggressive Naruto.

"You've never respected me since you walked in. Who do you think I am?" Naruto leaned forward slightly, staring intently into Temari's eyes.

"Three months ago I was nothing in Konohagakure, but now even if I kill you here, no one will dare to kill me."

"What do you take me for? Someone who will apologize to you and act like a naive, innocent boy just because you're being willful?"

"I could kill you then, and I can do it now, and I can do it again in the future."

Naruto's voice grew louder and louder, almost a growl. His pupils glowed an eerie crimson, and their shapes slowly changed. The two, one standing and one sitting, were extremely close together.

"I've told you before, you were born into a good family, but don't think everyone has to give in to you. This isn't a cozy ninja game; I can kill you two siblings anytime."

"Now tell me what you should do?"

Temari was almost brought to tears by the overwhelming murderous aura, and her teeth chattered as she heard the last sentence, reliving the feeling of being dominated by fear.

"I'm so sorry! Waaah." Temari's mental defenses completely crumbled. She was filled with fear, realizing that even her older sister wasn't omnipotent.

Temari's suppressed sobs echoed in the large room, tears streaming down her face like a child who had been severely bullied. Her fair and smooth skin glistened with tears.

Seeing this, Naruto secretly thought that scaring her to this extent should be enough; he should be able to go back and report to Tsunade. One good whack, and then it's time to stop.

Naruto couldn't possibly really make the relationship between Konohagakure and Sand too strained; this whole thing was purely to help his leader regain some face with Sand.

It's just a small favor anyway. Making Temari is something you get used to after a few tries, so it's not too difficult.

Now that his goal had been achieved, Naruto stopped trying to scare Temari.

"Alright, alright, since you've realized your mistake, and considering that Lord Tsunade repeatedly advised me against acting impulsively," Naruto, looking at Temari was sobbing with her head down.

"Don't cry, here's your fan back."

"Waaaaah"

"Don't cry, here you go."

"Waaaaah."

The more Naruto spoke, the harder Temari cried, almost bursting into tears. Her eyes were like fountains, the tears just wouldn't stop.

"If you cry again, I'm going to hit you." Naruto skillfully reached out and patted Temari's head as if petting a cat from a past life. "Stop crying, what's there to cry about?"

"You're a pervert! Waaaaah!" The pressure Temari had been under recently exploded at this moment. She didn't care who was standing in front of her anymore and hugged the devil, crying loudly.

Naruto was startled, and his clothes were instantly soaked with tears, sticking to his stomach.

He thought to himself that he had messed things up and that he must have accidentally broken Temari's rationality. Whether it was the hanging effect or the fledgling effect, Temari clung to Naruto tightly and wouldn't let go.

After a while, Temari's sobs gradually subsided, and she seemed to have regained her senses. For some reason, she didn't let go.

"I should go," Naruto said coldly.

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