"No!" Uchiha Chen refused without hesitation.
"Is that so? Then what do you mean...?"
Pakura asked, her gaze dark and profound, though inwardly she was not surprised.
After all, as a high-ranking figure from an enemy nation who had now fallen into enemy hands, how could she possibly leave unharmed without paying some price?
She had long been prepared for this. Whether faced with deliberate humiliation or forced to agree to all sorts of unreasonable demands, she intended to go along with them for now.
As long as she could successfully escape and return to the village, Sunagakure would naturally step in afterward to negotiate with the other side.
Pakura's supposedly clever little scheme was crystal clear to Uchiha Chen, laid bare before his eyes.
She was like a helpless little sheep, trying to gain freedom by making all sorts of promises to a hungry wolf.
She naively believed that as long as the vicious wolf spared her, she could regain her freedom.
But a truly cruel and greedy hungry wolf would never care about a lamb's sweet words.
The only thing that interested it was tearing apart and devouring the plump, tender lamb before it, leaving not even a single bone behind.
At this moment, Pakura was nothing more than a lamb without the slightest ability to resist before Uchiha Chen, at his mercy.
Since such a delicious piece of meat had already fallen into his hands, why not simply eat it clean?
Under Pakura's utterly stunned gaze, Uchiha Chen's lips curved slightly into a perfect smile. Then, in a slow and suggestive tone, he spoke words that struck straight at her heart:
"My demand is simple. I want—you!"
Pakura: "..."
"Eh—!!!"
Pakura's eyes widened. She had been secretly contemplating all the possible tortures that might await her.
Yet