At those words, Yumeno's face instantly turned bright red. Embarrassed and furious, she raised her hand and slapped Sen across the face.
"Dream on! Even if the village wanted to use you to preserve your bloodline, they'd lock you up like a stud boar! You shameless lecher—have you been watching me ever since you woke up?"
"I'll kill you!"
"Think about it carefully. Am I wrong?" Sen said rapidly, ignoring the pain in his face. "If I really became your village's 'breeding tool,' wouldn't young, beautiful kunoichi like you be the first to suffer?
"Unless you're some great clan's heiress!"
Sen had hit the nail right on the head.
"So what if I am? I'd give everything for the village!" Yumeno snapped through gritted teeth.
But her evasive eyes and furrowed brows had already betrayed what she was really thinking.
"If you agree, then why did your face turn red when I looked at you just now?" Sen pressed her relentlessly. "Why not let me take a good look right now?"
"I'll kill you, you bastard!" Yumeno drew her kunai.
"Wait!" Sen hurriedly changed tack. "I have a plan that'll let you complete your mission and keep you from becoming a 'test subject'!"
Yumeno stopped moving. Only then did she realize that her breathing had gone completely ragged.
She took several deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down. "I'm a medical ninja, a valuable asset to the village. I'm not going to do something like that."
"But what if I specifically asked for you, Yumeno?" Sen cut straight to the point, his gaze almost flirtatious.
The veins on Yumeno's forehead bulged. "You really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
"No. I'm just telling you we have a better option." Sen's gaze flicked to the small bed behind her. "The leaves