"Meaningful," Ino begrudgingly answers.
"He knows two things about you," Kurenai interrupts. "One, you don't love him, and two, you were drugged when you were with him, which to him, is the equivalent of being tricked.
Before he learned the truth, he hoped that you might actually have feelings for him," Kurenai shares with the surprised blond.
Ino has long since lost all barring when it comes to Naruto. She doesn't hate him or even dislike him as she used to.
He seems to be a good, strong person, Kurenai seems to have a good opinion of him, and add to that he can make her feel really really good, it leaves Ino with deep and prolonged confusion.
She never thought she would ever think of Naruto in a romantic way, but he's giving her less and less reasons not to.
'Plus more sex,' her vagina happily thinks as Kurenai continues. "When I explained to him you didn't have romantic feelings for him, he was genuinely hurt. Bonds matter a great deal to him and it hurts him that much more when he learns a connection he thought he made was actually a trick.
When you were with Naruto earlier, if you had said you wanted to stop, no matter how aroused he was, do you believe he would've?"
"hai."
"Despite what led to it, you both shared something incredibly personal. Asking him to be that level of intimate with you, someone he cares about, while telling him his feelings will not be returned I don't like that any more than what happened to you."
"So" Ino can't believe she's asking this. "So, what? You want me to date him? Even though I don't love him?"
Kurenai sincerely responds, "I want him to completely understand what it is he would be agreeing to and I want you to respect his decision if he decides not to go through that."
Ino recalls how he asked if she was drugged despite her lecherous display and she becomes morose at the thought that he might say no.
And if you're so naive to think the Hokage, simply because he's a shinobi, than remember, daughter, he serves at the pleasure of our Daimy."
"But the Daimy can't be the Daimy without the Hokage," Tenten tries to point out.
"Violence is paid with Ryo to maintain power," Dny exasperatedly tells his daughter. "I thought I taught you better than this. Violence is always used to protect sources of money.
Remember this well because I don't want to keep repeating myself: this world is not built on the backs of shinobi, but on trade. Ryo can make people disappear or it can build great things. The Hokage represents violence, nothing more, so please, stop.
Is that understood?" Slowly, with clear sadness, Tenten nods to her father before he continues. "Now, rather than your reeducation, we need to discuss what to do about the Demon-Boy. There has to be something he wants."
Though upset by her father's staunch views on the world, Tenten sets her frustrations aside for the target range later, and focuses on trying to acquire Kubikiribch now. "It would have to be something big like giving him the store-"
"Please do not joke at a time like this," Dny huffs. "My old friend has a line on a potential buyer and is willing to facilitate the sale for us at a neutral location for only 12.5 percent, which is an absolute steal! All we have to do is give it to him and he gives us the ryo. Simple."
"I think I should do more recon on Naruto-kun," Tenten suggests. Even if the subject matter, in this case, is weak and boring, Tenten has always loved investigating. She easily recalls angering Neji when she uncovered, not only his seal, but the circumstances around it.
No matter how many times she apologized, he didn't talk to her for a whole month and even now, two years later, he can still be very chilly towards her.
"We should also consider an alternate plan of action should he be unwilling to part with Kubikiribch amicably."
Tenten's eyebrows raise surprised as she cautiously asks, "what kind of backup plan?"
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