Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

"Misleading? What did Sasuke misunderstand?"

He stopped talking and seemed to want to keep silent again. I moved closer to him and asked curiously, "What about Sasuke? Is Sasuke still an 'innocent' child?"

"If you want to know about your Sasuke, don't worry. At that time, my mind was full of revenge and becoming stronger. With Orochimaru by my side, there was no way for me to find out about these things."

"Why should I be assured of this?" I asked puzzledly, "But thank you for telling me these things about yourself. But I am asking about you now."

"…During my travels, I met many people and encountered many things. Compared to when I knew nothing, I now know a little bit more."

"I roughly understand something? What do you mean 'what'?"

"..."

"Oh, sorry, I just remembered that Mei Terumi told me that I shouldn't ask others about their experience directly like this. It's very offensive and rude... I'm sorry! I didn't mean anything else, I was just curious... It doesn't matter whether there is any or not!"

He asked in confusion: "What can it be?"

I ran off the bed, grabbed the atlas on the table in my arms, then went back to Sasuke and handed it to him: "I want to do this with you."

He was obviously stunned: "What...do you mean?"

"Ah? Didn't I express myself clearly enough? I want to do the things shown here with you... well... I want to hug you!"

"Do you understand the meaning of what you said?"

"Of course I understand." I lowered my eyes and touched the cover of the atlas. "I have made up my mind that I can die at any time, so before that, I want to experience as many things as possible - especially this. This matter seems to be very special and important to human beings. I think it is one of the life experiences that cannot be missed."

Sasuke was silent for a long time before he said, "…Why, me?"

"Senior Terumi Mei has taught me a lot about the growth of women. She said that when choosing a partner, the most important thing is to find someone with good character, trustworthiness, and a kind and gentle heart. Appearance is also important, but if the soul is noble, then the conditions can be relaxed appropriately."

"..."

"Originally, I thought that Neji and Gaara would be trustworthy people, but Mei Terumi said that it's best not to attack people around you easily, because the relationship is easy to change, and you may never be able to be companions again, so I have been hesitating... and mainly, the timing is right now! You see, I don't know when I will leave this world, and after I go back, I will have to take action... So, I don't have much time to experience this. We have the time and the place tonight... I don't know what will happen tomorrow..."

"..."

I looked at Sasuke sincerely, "To sum up, I think you are the best candidate, and tonight is the best time!"

Sasuke covered his forehead and sighed tiredly: "I really need to rest."

I was a little disappointed to see that he disagreed, but Senior Terumi Mei also said that this kind of thing cannot be forced, and both parties must agree. "...Okay then."

"Wait a minute," Sasuke lay on the bed, his hand on his forehead, his eyes closed, looking a little sick and weak: "If I refuse, are you going to find someone else?"

"You can't ask people directly like this. It's offensive and disrespectful."

"..."

He opened his eyes and looked at me, "You're looking for Naruto?"

I looked away: "I didn't say that."

"Since you won't prioritize Neji and Gaara, and you have to choose someone you can trust, and time is tight, then the only ones you can choose are the people you have come into contact with since arriving in this world. Naruto, Shikamaru, Sai... But no matter how familiar you are with each other in the other world, Shikamaru and Sai won't let down their guard so easily in this world. It's impossible for them to only have Naruto after this."

"You don't have to use your intelligence analysis skills here..." I muttered, "How about you help me analyze it again, do you think Sakura will agree?"

"…What? Who's with whom?"

"Me and Sakura." I tilted my head: "Aren't you curious about the difference between the feelings of the same sex and the opposite sex?"

"Mei Terumi..." Sasuke covered his forehead, looking very uncomfortable: "What did I teach you?"

"It's nothing. She said that many people will have an experience of exploring their sexual orientation during adolescence. It's okay as long as you make sure the person you're with is a good person." I reached out to him a little worriedly, wanting to test the temperature of his forehead: "Sasuke, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

But he turned his face away, avoiding my hand, and lowered his eyes, refusing to look at me: "What if you regret it?"

"regret?"

"For this kind of thing to work, the two people must like each other, right?"

"If we simply talk about 'happening', the body and the feelings can be separated. But... Terumi Mei said that if there is no special feeling, it is not a 'human' way, but an 'animal' way. As for your regrets... I don't think I will regret it, because I chose you."

Sasuke was slightly stunned, and I looked at him with a smile: "Didn't I tell you? The person must be trustworthy. Not just anyone can do it, but it's because you are Sasuke that you can do it."

"…Then will you hide it from 'your' Sasuke?"

"What does this have to do with him? Isn't this something between us?"

"What if he gets angry if he finds out? What will you do?"

“Why is he angry?” I asked confusedly. “This is my body, my experience, my life. I control my own destiny. I get everything I want without anyone’s permission.”

"Aren't you afraid that he'll be sad?"

"I don't think I did anything wrong, so if he's sad, it must be his own problem."

Sasuke frowned, "Do you really like him?"

I looked at him and suddenly understood: "You mean, is my feeling towards Sasuke the love of a lover? The exclusivity, irreplaceability, possessiveness of a lover...?"

"...You're not?"

I shook my head in amazement, not understanding why he felt that way: "Of course not."

"You don't have a lover?"

"No." I widened my eyes: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would look for someone else when I have a lover?!"

"Who knows about that kind of thing..." Sasuke whispered, "Your train of thought is harder to understand than Naruto..."

"Stop talking nonsense! I can communicate normally with others!"

Seeing that he kept his head down and didn't look up at me, I didn't want to embarrass him: "It's okay if you don't want to. Then I'll go to keep watch, you can rest."

I turned around to put the atlas back on the table, but Sasuke held me back again.

I looked down at his hand: "You have held me three times tonight, including this time... Is Sheren coming again?"

"I don't want 'animals'."

"Eh?"

Sasuke still turned his head away and refused to look at me: "If it is an 'animal', then what am I? A tool used for experiments and can be thrown away after use?"

"what?"

"To you..." He finally raised his eyes and looked at me: "Apart from the good timing, am I special? As long as you answer this question, I will agree to it."

"I'm not asking you to agree."

I pulled away and tried to leave, but Sasuke held my hand tightly and wouldn't let go.

He neither agreed nor let me go, so I had no choice but to stand there helplessly, thinking: "Of course you are very special! But even if I say so, will you really believe it?"

"Do not believe."

"I knew it." I thought about it, "Well, Mei Terumi said that the ways of 'humans' and 'animals' can be reflected in the body."

"Ah."

"She said that 'animals' only care about venting, and they won't hug, kiss, or touch each other during the process. So -"

"Ah."

"What do you mean?"

He looked at me. “So what?”

"So - didn't I just hug you? That means I have feelings for you!"

"That doesn't even come close to proving anything."

"Then next," I put the album aside, gently rubbed his cheek with the back of my hand, reached out to hold his face, and asked, "Can I kiss you?"