"Beg for mercy? How can I beg for mercy!" Temari's spirit suddenly flared up again, as if she had recalled something infuriating, "You really are a complete pervert!"
"This is just a common Shinobi tactic. There is nothing wrong with interrogating the enemy on the battlefield with torture. I would do the same no matter who it is." Naruto was not panicked at all and lied without hesitation.
"You're lying." Temari glared at Naruto.
That incident was the most humiliating experience of her life.
"I'm not lying. Besides, you weren't the first to be interrogated by me. During the Chunin Exams…"
"Stop! I don't want to listen to your perverted self-narration!" Temari took a deep breath.
"Interrogated? Back then, you didn't even ask me anything! You were just satisfying your sick tastes!" Temari retorted, her emotions flaring up as if she wanted to shove Naruto into the nearest sewer right away.
"What was there to ask?" Naruto smiled playfully, "Should I have asked how many people you sent to invade Konoha? What does that have to do with me?"
"You're the Sunagakure's princess, I couldn't kill you, and you refused to surrender. What else could I do besides 'interrogate' you?"
"Besides, I already held back a lot. It's a different era now. Who still uses conventional Ninjutsu routines?"
Temari knew she was in the wrong and did not insist any further.
"The fan…" She asked.
"That depends on how you behave." Naruto suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards Temari.
"What are you doing?" Temari panicked. She was genuinely frightened by this person in front of her, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"
"What are you afraid of?" Naruto stopped just two meters away from her.
"Nothing." Temari shook her head in denial.
"Are you afraid of me?" Naruto asked with expressionless face, looking down at Temari who was sitting in the chair, "Aren't you?"
The latter tried to stand up, but he stopped her.
"Sit."
"I'm not." Temari's muscles tensed, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"From the moment you walked in, you've been extremely agitated. I can tell you hate me, but," Naruto said slowly, "You know you're not in the right, so you're just trying to cover your fear with anger."
"Your body remembers the pain, and that fear has grown. Tell me, am I right, Hime-sama?"
Temari's nails were almost digging into her flesh, but she lowered her head and said nothing.
The two stared at each other in silence until Temari's body began to tremble slowly. Finally, she looked up sharply and shouted through gritted teeth, "You, you bastard! What do you want?"
"The next Kazekage should be Gaara, right?" Naruto suddenly brought up a completely unrelated topic.
Temari froze when she heard this.
"Why are you asking about that?"
"A war between Jinchuriki is inevitable, so of course I'll find an opportunity to beat him up." Naruto said, "Although there is some kind of agreement, I'm the best at taking advantage of loopholes."
"Why are you doing this?" Temari couldn't hold back her anger anymore and said angrily, "It's just a fan, why..."
"Why?" Naruto's eyes suddenly turned cold as he closed in on Temari, standing right in front of her, "You're asking me why? Then why should I give you the fan?"
"I took that fan fair and square. Why should I return it to you just because of some trivial village interest?"
"It seems you don't understand something. I am me, and the village is the village."
"I am the Kyubi's Jinchuriki. Right now, my personal authority is almost on par with the village's. As long as it's not too extreme, there's nothing the village can do to stop me."
"… I…" Temari was terrified.
She knew that even with the fan in her hand she was no match for the man in front of her. So now, facing the aggressive Naruto, she found herself at a loss for the first time.
"From the moment you walked in, you haven't shown me any respect. What do you think I am?" Naruto leaned forward slightly and stared straight into Temari's eyes.
"Three months ago, I was nothing in Konoha, but now, even if I did something horrible to you here, no one would dare to kill me."
"What do you think I am? Someone who would apologize just because you act spoiled, and then act like some naive, gentle boy?"
"I could have killed you back then, I can do it now, and I can do it in the future too."
Naruto's voice became louder and louder, nearly becoming a roar. His pupils gleamed with a sinister red hue, and slowly changed shapes. The two are so close, one standing, the other sitting.
"I've already told you, you were born into privilege, but don't think everyone has to bow to you. This isn't some friendly Shinobi game. I could kill you and your brothers anytime."
"Now tell me, what are you going to do?"
Temari was almost frightened to tears by the overflowing killing intent that filled the room. Her chattered as she recalled the terrifying feeling of being completely dominated by fear.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Woo woo woo." Temari's psychological defenses crumbled entirely. She was terrified, realizing that even as a big sister, she wasn't invincible.
Her muffled sobs echoed in the large room, tears streaming down her face like a bullied child. Her pale, smooth skin glistened with tears.
Seeing this, Naruto thought to himself, 'It should be enough to scare her to this extent. I could go back and report to Tsunade without problem. Now, it's time to ease up and stop.'
Naruto had no intention of straining the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure too much. He did this purely to help his leader (Tsunade) to regain some standing with Sunagakure.
It was a simple task, as making Temari cry is something that he gets used to after doing it the second time. It's not that difficult.
Now that his objective has been achieved, Naruto decided to stop scaring her.
"Alright, alright, since you've realized your mistake, and considering Tsunade-sama repeatedly advised me not to act impulsively…" Naruto looked at Temari, who was sobbing with her head down.
"Stop crying. I'll give you back the fan."
"Woo woo woo"
"I said stop crying, I'll give it back to you."
"Woo woo woo."
The more Naruto spoke, the harder Temari cried. She seemed to be unable to suppress her tears. Her eyes were like a fountain, with tears flowing uncontrollably.
"If you keep crying, I'll attack you." Naruto skillfully reached out and patted Temari's head as if comforting a cat, "Stop it already. What's there to cry about?"
"You are a pervert! Woo woo woo…" The stress Temari had been under recently exploded at that moment, and in her overwhelming sense of injustice, she didn't care who was in front of her. She clung to the 'devil' and sobbed loudly.
Naruto was startled, and his clothes were instantly soaked with tears, sticking to his stomach.
He thought to himself, 'It seemed I've gone too far. I have accidentally pushed Temari past her breaking point. Some psychological effect, whether it was the 'hangover effect' or the 'imprinting effect', had caused her to cling to me tightly. She didn't want to let me go at all.'
After a while, Temari's sobbing gradually subsided and she seemed to regain her composure, though for some reason, she still didn't let Naruto go.
"I should go now," Naruto said coldly.