At this moment, Iwasaki Shige’s consciousness had already begun to blur.
‘Something’s not right…
Wasn’t I carrying out a secret mission at the border of the Land of Fire?’
“Mmm~ Lord Iwasaki Shige, you haven’t visited us for quite a while~”
As she spoke, a woman leaned against his body, pressing her soft red lips close to his.
‘No…
I was on a mission…
the border…
the Land of Fire…’
Amid his chaotic thoughts, he vaguely remembered that he was supposed to be carrying out a top secret mission along the border.
Yet everything before him felt so real, the intoxicating scent that stirred desire, the woman’s flirtatious moans, the warmth of the skin beneath his palm…
In the end, after gritting his teeth and struggling against it, his reason prevailed.
“Wind Release: Wind Cutter!”
Iwasaki Shige let out a low roar.
As chakra surged, a blade of wind quickly formed in his hand before he hurled it directly at the woman in front of him.
However, the illusion shattering as he had expected never happened.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The woman who had just been moaning seductively in his arms was instantly pierced through by the wind blade.
Iwasaki Shige froze where he stood, staring blankly at the blood covering his palm.
The metallic scent of blood entered his nose and quickly spread throughout the entire room.
“M…
Murder!”
“The ninja has gone crazy again!”
Chaotic footsteps, terrified screams, the crashing of overturned furniture…
The private room was instantly thrown into chaos.
The women who had been surrounding him fled in panic.
Within moments, they had all rushed out of the room while shouting even louder.
Their cries quickly caused an uproar throughout the tavern.
“What happened?”
A cold female voice cut through the noise.
Soon, a female ninja dressed in shinobi attire walked into the room.
She was tall with a seductive figure, wearing a Sunagakure uniform, but the top three buttons of her shirt were undone, revealing part of her ample curves.
Her gaze swept across the room before finally settling on Iwasaki Shige’s face.
“You killed one of our girls.”
“I…
I thought it was a genjutsu…”
Iwasaki Shige stammered.
In the end, he could only explain everything from how he had been carrying out a mission at the border of the Land of Fire.
The female ninja listened carefully, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed softly.
“So it’s another case of someone mistaking dreams for reality because of mission related mental stress…
We’ve had quite a few cases like this recently.”
She stepped closer and looked directly into his eyes.
“Do you still remember the details of your mission?
Who assigned it to you?
What were your teammates’ names?”
Iwasaki Shige opened his mouth, only to discover that his mind was completely blank.
He tried desperately to remember, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t recall a single detail about the mission.
The mission itself, the person who assigned it, the names of his companions…
everything was as elusive as smoke.
“Then…
was everything before really just a dream?”
“It seems your mind is severely exhausted.”
The female ninja’s tone softened.
“Many ninja experience this after staying under extreme pressure for too long.
Perhaps…
what you need is to completely relax.”
Iwasaki Shige knew she was right.
He had indeed heard of similar cases before, ninja who had remained under constant pressure for extended periods would suddenly suffer mental breakdowns once they finally relaxed, mistaking dreams or hallucinations for reality.
He had even seen a Chunin in a tavern who had gone insane, insisting he was carrying out a secret mission before eventually being taken away by the Medical Corps.
Back then, he had laughed at those ninja.
He never imagined he would become one of them so soon.
“But…
it all felt so real…”
Iwasaki Shige muttered.
“That’s exactly what makes hallucinations so terrifying.
They feel completely real.”
The female ninja spoke softly as her fingers absentmindedly traced across his chest.
“That’s the life of a ninja.
Losing ourselves from time to time is perfectly normal.”
“I often find a few male ninja to go wild with after finishing a mission myself.”
As she spoke, her tongue lightly licked across her lips while she looked at Iwasaki Shige with a meaningful gaze.
Her fingertips slowly slid down his chest, leaving behind a faint ticklish sensation.
Just as Iwasaki Shige thought she was about to continue lower, the female ninja suddenly chuckled and handed him a piece of paper.
“Although I sympathize with you, you’ll have to pay the compensation first.”
“Huh?
C…
Compensation?”
“Of course.
Our tavern invested a great deal in training her, posture training, etiquette lessons, special bedroom techniques…”
With a heavy expression, Iwasaki Shige accepted the bill, only to discover that it totaled just one hundred thousand ryō.
He immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
“Phew…
Thank goodness.
That’s only the reward for a C Rank mission.”
Thinking about the S Rank mission he had just completed, which had earned him a full one million ryō, he relaxed completely and paid without hesitation.
The female ninja put away the receipt, and her voice became gentle once more.
“Money can buy many things here.
As long as you can afford it, you can have any woman you want.”
As she spoke, she leaned close to Iwasaki Shige’s ear and gently blew a breath against it.
The tingling sensation against his ear completely relaxed him.
The desire burning inside him had already been thoroughly ignited by this female ninja.
His aggressive gaze swept over her alluring, curvaceous body.
“Really?
Even you?”
As he spoke, his hands had already begun to wander.
The female ninja giggled, then leaned forward and pressed her soft lips against his.
Only after a long while did the two separate.
“Of course~ If it’s you, I wouldn’t even charge you~”
She panted softly as she undid another button on her shirt.
The last trace of reason inside Iwasaki Shige finally snapped.
With a low growl, he suddenly flipped over and pinned the female ninja beneath him.
Not only did she offer no resistance, she smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and entwined her legs around his waist.