Who Taught You to Use Tsukuyomi Like This?

Tsukuyomi! Fun and harmless!

"You shameless beast!" Pakura weakly berated him.

"Call me whatever you want. I got mine. Didn't you?" Uchiha Gen wore a shameless grin.

"You! Get over here!" Pakura's face flushed red.

"What for? To hit me? I'm not falling for that!" Uchiha Gen thought warily, watching Pakura slump to the ground in confusion.

"I'm not in a position to... Take off your clothes and give them to me!" Pakura finally said after much hesitation. Uchiha Gen had taken the shortest path to a woman's heart countless times. Though it had happened in a genjutsu space, the sensations were no different from reality. They were so intense that Pakura's body had reacted involuntarily.

Seeing Pakura's flushed face, Uchiha Gen suddenly remembered how she had acted in the genjutsu space. Realizing what was going on, he hurriedly took off his coat and stepped forward to wrap it around her waist.

Pakura wrapped Uchiha Gen's coat around herself and immediately ran home. He couldn't be bothered to chase after her. The deed was done, after all.

The next day, Namikaze Minato and the others formally bid farewell to Sunagakure's leadership, with the fully recovered Kushina in tow. Pakura was among the crowd.

Looking at Pakura in the crowd, Uchiha Gen suddenly remembered that, in the original story, Sunagakure would betray her and get her killed around this time. No way. I'm the only one who gets to bully my woman!

Tsukuyomi!

Genjutsu space!

"What are you trying to do now? There are so many people outside. Aren't you afraid of getting killed, you beast?" Pakura looked around at the familiar surroundings, her face stricken with alarm.

"You're so naughty! I never expected you to be that kind of person, Pakura! I only wanted to talk about something serious, but the first thing you asked was what I wanted to do!" Uchiha Gen gave her a wicked smile.

"Ah!" Pakura blushed.

"All right, I'll keep it short. I got word that the price of peace talks between Kirigakure and Sunagakure is your life. So if Sunagakure's leadership sends you to negotiate with Kirigakure, you'd better watch out. They may have already sold you out!" Uchiha Gen told her frankly.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I've served Sunagakure and shed blood for it. The leadership would never do this to me. Are you trying to drive a wedge between us? I won't fall for it so easily!" Pakura said, unconvinced.

"Come on, why don't you believe me when I'm telling the truth? You know what we are to each other. Would I really hurt you? And even if I wanted to, you couldn't beat me. Why would I need to resort to some other method?" Uchiha Gen looked at her helplessly.

"Hmph!" Pakura closed her eyes and said nothing, either unwilling to listen or unwilling to believe the truth.

"Fine. I won't say any more. You'll believe me once you experience it for yourself. You really have to hit a wall before you turn back. If Sunagakure's leadership gives you a mission like that, let me know. I can go along and watch your back, right?" Uchiha Gen said.

"Ha! So there's your true motive. You just want to sabotage peace talks between Sunagakure and Kirigakure, don't you?" Pakura turned to look at him.

"I give up. I'm your man, for crying out loud. Would I hurt you? Looks like talking this out won't work. Let me give you another round of my unbeatable, dazzling Awei Eighteen Styles as a farewell match. We don't even know if you'll still be alive the next time we meet, so I'd better make the most of it. You can do whatever you want!" As he spoke, Uchiha Gen started taking off his clothes again.

"Wait, hold on! I believe you! I believe you, all right?" Pakura's face blanched at his beastly behavior.

"You really believe me?" Uchiha Gen asked suspiciously, holding up his pants.

"I really do!" Pakura said earnestly.

"Fine, then. Remember to send me word ahead of time so I can come save you. If I find out you're messing with me, I'll strip you naked and hang you over the gates of Sunagakure!" Uchiha Gen said seriously as he pulled up his pants.

"You..." Pakura stared at him in shock. She was a well-known shinobi who had lived through the Third Great Ninja War. She'd seen all kinds of things, but this was the first time she'd met anyone as shameless as Uchiha Gen. How had Konoha produced such a weirdo?

"Stop saying 'you' this and 'you' that. I'm doing this for your own good. I wouldn't bother caring whether anyone else lived or died. But what can I do? You're my woman!" Uchiha Gen declared righteously.

"Who's your woman? Even if you've got my body, you'll never have my heart!" Pakura snapped furiously.

"Ha! I'm a shallow, vulgar man. Having your body is enough for me! Oh, right. Do you know who the condemned prisoner is that Sunagakure's leadership picked to use One's Own Life Reincarnation?" He licked his lips suggestively.

"Hmph. I don't know, and I'm not interested!" Pakura didn't want to deal with the beast in front of her.

"If you don't know, find out. And while you're at it, collect some of his hair for me. That shouldn't be hard, right? He probably isn't anyone important." Uchiha Gen secretly plotted.

"He's just an ordinary Special Jōnin. What do you want his hair for?" Pakura asked in confusion. There were ways to extract information from the dead in the Ninja World, but that required searching the deceased's brain. What could a few strands of hair do? They'd be enough to track his scent, sure—but the target was dead! What was the point of tracking a dead person?

"You don't need to know. As your man, can't you do me this little favor? I'm not asking you to betray Sunagakure or steal any secrets. It's just a few strands of hair. Surely that won't be too hard for Lady Pakura?" Uchiha Gen didn't explain further.

"Hmph. 'Your man,' he says. You've got some nerve. But a few strands of hair shouldn't be difficult. Leave it to me. I'll bring them next time we meet!" Pakura hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

"Good, thanks for that. That's all for today. I've said what I needed to say. I look forward to seeing you again." As the space around them shattered, Uchiha Gen voluntarily released Tsukuyomi, and the two returned to the outside world.

"Gen, stop spacing out. We're leaving!" Kushina urged him from the side.

"Oh, coming!" Uchiha Gen hurried to catch up.

"Why do you keep staring at that Sand shinobi? Is something wrong with her?" Kushina came over and asked.

"Hmm? That's Pakura of the Scorch Release?" Namikaze Minato followed Kushina's gaze.

"Nothing's wrong. I just thought she was pretty, so I took a moment to admire her." Uchiha Gen turned his head and explained.

"Hmm? Is that so? You're sixteen this year, Gen. It's about time you found a girlfriend. But someone from Sunagakure might not be a good choice, given the relationship between our villages," Namikaze Minato advised.

"How about I introduce you to someone? Konoha has plenty of pretty kunoichi." Kushina chimed in mischievously. She was very grateful to the boy who had saved her. If not for him, she would probably have lost her family by now, and poor little Naruto would have grown up without a mother.