"Watch out, Sakura!" Sasuke suddenly shouted.
He stretched out his arm to stop Sakura from taking another step, just as a kunai planted itself in the ground before them…
Munyu.
…and his fingers closed on something incredibly soft. Lightning seemed to travel the length of his arm and down his spine. He shuddered, fingers trembling as his instincts roared at him to squeeze, while his brain screamed at him to stop.
"Oi, you bastard!" Naruto shouted furiously. "What'd you think you're doing, taking advantage of Sakura like that, you know!?"
Sasuke drew back his hand and cradled it, as if stung.
And at last, they all remembered they were under attack, so they positioned themselves around Doctor Shinnō and his apprentice Amaru, scanning their surroundings for any sign of enemy activity.
"Sakura, a word, please?"
Sakura nearly jumped out of her skin as Tenten materialised in front of her with a popping sound, grabbing her arm. The world twisted into a swirl of colours, and before Sakura knew it, she was back on firm ground, hands on her knees, dry heaving.
"What do you think you're doing?" said Tenten crossly.
Sakura looked up. Tenten was glaring at her, hands planted on her hips. And from the looks of it, they were about two kilometres away from where she'd been rather rudely abducted, on someone's roof in the town centre.
"What does it look like to you?" Sakura muttered, irritation prickling at her voice. "Space-Time Ninjutsu make my stomach twist itself into knots. I'm trying to keep my breakfast down."
"Do you have any idea who you've just brought into our village?" Tenten said pointedly.
"Er… a doctor who can treat Lady Tsunade?"
Tenten closely examined Sakura's bewildered and queasy expression. It seemed like she truly had no idea she'd just invited a tiger into their home, which meant… she truly wasn't a returner. Tenten had always had her doubts, as Sakura always somehow seemed to be responsible for the greatest changes to the timeline that she knew, but it seemed as though her time-travelling assistant had been right all along.
"What, is there something wrong with him?" asked Sakura worriedly. "Do you know something, Tenten?"
The truth was that Doctor Shinnō was secretly the leader of the Land of Sky, a country that had dared to challenge the Five Great Countries, only to be destroyed as a result of their arrogance. But once again, this was all happening too early! The aerial bombardment of Konoha ought to be coming a month from now!
"Oh, no!" said Sakura, paling. "I've got to warn everyone, then!"
If Tsunade was assassinated by the fake doctor, then she, Naruto and Sasuke would get blamed, since they had brought back the man on their own initiative!
"No, wait! That's not what I meant!" said Tenten hurriedly. "Shinnō-sensei truly is an excellent doctor! I have no doubt he'll have Lady Tsunade back on her feet in no time!"
Sakura peered at Tenten suspiciously.
"Then why did you say all that?" Sakura asked, narrowing her eyes. "Do you know something I don't?"
Tenten shook her head vigorously, which only made Sakura more suspicious.
Sakura could definitely tell Tenten knew something that she was refusing to share. Seeing Sakura grow increasingly wary of her intentions, Tenten felt she would have to mislead her to ensure Tsunade got her life-saving treatment. She would have to throw Sakura… a tasty bone.
"I-it's nothing," Tenten said quickly, glancing around furtively, as if worried someone might be eavesdropping on them. "I shouldn't say any more. It wouldn't be right."
Reverse psychology worked like a charm, and Sakura's interest was piqued.
"You know you can tell me anything," Sakura cooed softly in Tenten's ear, brushing up against her side and sliding her arm between her soft breasts. "I won't tell anyone…"
Sakura didn't go so far as to cast a Genjutsu on Tenten, yet that certainly didn't stop her from lacing her words with hypnotic undertones hidden in her voice. Tenten, who prided herself on her steadfast heterosexuality, glanced down at the arm lost in a valley of cleavage with a bemused frown, before looking back up at Sakura rather awkwardly.
"I'm so jealous…" said Tenten somewhat stiffly, suppressing a shudder. "Wowie… so big…"
"I'll let you squeeze them," said Sakura softly, "if you tell me Doctor Shinnō's secret…"
I'd really rather not, Tenten thought to herself. Squeeze them, that is.
Then again, it was her own fault for bringing up this Shinnō business.
Had she not interfered, Sakura would already have taken Doctor Shinnō to Lady Tsunade, and the latter would probably already be on her feet. Tenten was certain that Doctor Shinnō would perform the operation flawlessly, for she knew his true intentions. Yet if she revealed the truth to Sakura, there would be no chance she would entrust her mentor's life to such a man…
After all, sometimes, truth was indeed stranger than fiction…
"Well, it's rumoured that the famous Doctor Shinnō was once a renowned shinobi in his youth," Tenten said conspiratorially. "They say he developed a divine medical ninjutsu that allows those with exceptional chakra control to control their bodies as easily as snapping one's fingers, but that he sealed the technique away when he became a doctor and swore never to harm another living being again…"
Tenten adeptly mixed truth with fiction, weaving a believable narrative. Who knew what was true and what was a lie?
"What's this technique called?" asked Sakura excitedly.
Wasn't this exactly what her lazy arse needed? A shortcut to growing bigger breasts and avoid having to train her muscles to support them, and that only required chakra control to practise? Jackpot!
"I knew you'd be interested, which is why I tried to hide it from you at first," Tenten sighed melodramatically. "It wouldn't be right— stealing from such a virtuous doctor, who's come all this way to cure Lady Tsunade… and it would be particularly thoughtless of me to mention that Shinnō-sensei keeps a certain secret scroll on his person at all times… the very scroll that teaches one how to perform the Body Revival Jutsu!"
Sakura stuck out her chest, proffering it for the squeezing as promised. Tenten received her reward and gave Sakura's breasts a light squeeze, an act which she found oddly relaxing, and not at all as repulsive as she'd initially imagined...
Honk, honk.