The loneliness was surreal, and I ended up cherishing every single conversation I ever managed to have.

“But now, I am going to die without ever truly smiling once in my entire life.”

Except, I woke up again.

But when I woke up, I was in a different place. It looked like a hospital, but one straight out of a sci-fi movie.

Apparently, three whole years had passed since the mission failed.

My arms were somehow back to normal, and my body felt… great.

It was a second chance at life, and I swore I wasn’t going to hold back anymore.

I heard the sad news about the rest of the Talents, especially concerning Nagisa-chan.

Only Tanaka-chan was fine at the time. Benimaru and Rei were still stuck in the ICU.

Shame ate away at me…

I had failed to give them proper direction, and dragged them all to their untimely deaths.

And yet here I was, actually daring to want to enjoy my own survival.

But that was a weight I decided I’d just have to carry.

I spent more time with Tanaka.

Though he always adamantly refused to show me what sex felt like, so I ended up meeting strangers for that part.

Still, for the first time I wasn’t “acting” anymore. I was just being as free as I could be, and in that freedom, I was happy to be alive again.

Two years slipped by.

When we got the news that Nagisa-chan was finally going to wake up soon, I was glad for her, but by then, whatever romantic interest I had was... gone.

Benimaru and Rei had gotten better, and we discovered that we all somehow had strange abilities that were nothing like normal Ninpō.

Though, it took me years to figure mine out, while Benimaru and the others caught on to theirs way faster.

Then came the day we went to see Nagisa-chan in one of Demon Fox’s hidden labs.

The moment I laid eyes on her, I used every ounce of strength not to cry… but in the end, I broke down.

We all did.

Only her head remained human. The rest of her body had been rebuilt into a hulking mass of blue steel.

Nagisa-chan was alive, but her life would never be the same again.

We swore never to treat her differently, to always act like she was the same old Nagisa.

And, surprisingly, she adapted quickly to her new cybernetic body, fitting right into that life.

Everything was going fine… until I couldn’t lie to myself anymore.

…It so turned out… I was still in love with Nagisa-chan.

***

As we had agreed before, I was supposed to have sex with her, but I hadn’t thought much about it—at least not until she turned into this ridiculously hot android.

And the best part? She actually had holes now.

Not to mention the information I had just learned: Nagisa-chan was still a virgin... Or did her virginity return upon a new body?

No matter.

I couldn’t stop breathing hard, sweat dripping down my skin.

I slowly spread her legs apart.

She was too flustered to do anything other than cover her face with her hand.

“Nagisa-chan, you’re so cute,” I whispered, kissing her smooth legs with starved energy. “Let me show you true pleasure now. Be brave for me, okay?”

She said nothing and only trembled slightly. It was so adorable I thought I might actually die from a nosebleed.

I laid down opposite to her on the bed, then slipped off the last piece of clothing I had left.

I could more or less understand Nagisa-chan’s silence.

She was a virgin, someone who had never experienced anything like this before, so she was just letting me take the lead and show her.

I figured I should be gentle after all.

And when I was finished, she would be unable to think of anything besides me and my body.

I started softly, grinding our crotch against each other in slow, deliberate movements.

The low lips kissed and clung to one another in a wet, slurping spree.

When Nagisa-chan seemed to relax more, even starting to subtly shake her own hips against mine, I realized it was time to really go at it.

I increased the intensity.

Our breaths filled the room, mixing with the slurping sound of our lower lips and the steady creak and shake of the bed.

Before I knew it, I was slobbering, my eyes almost rolling inward from the overwhelming heat.

Nagisa-chan’s moans and squeals were pure music to my ears, only fueling me to move harder, faster, and wilder.

I reached out, grabbing her hand tightly.

“N… Nagisa-chan…” I called out, my eyes locked on her flushed, erotic face. “Let’s do it… Let’s cum together, okay?”

She tightened her grip in response and bit down on her lips, few tears trailing down.

Her hair was messy, strands clinging to her sweaty cheeks (Ah, she sweats?), and her boobs jiggled with every thrust of our hips.

When climax was about to crash down on me, I pulled her into my arms and held her tight.

Together, we hit the peak, exploding in shared ecstasy, splashing in our own love nectar.

Wh-what the hell… I still had so much to learn about sex. 

Who knew that doing it with the one you actually loved could feel this completely enrapturing?

Right now, I was just happy to be alive.

In my excitement, I pulled Nagisa-chan in for a tongue kiss, wet and passionate.

“So…?” I said, catching my breath, “How did your first time fee—”

“B…”

Hm?

She was mumbling something under her breath. I leaned in closer to hear—

“BAKA!”

She shoved me so hard I flew across the room and slammed against the wall.

Her power had returned, and apparently so had her senses.

She swung the door open and ran outside, using the bed sheet to wrap around her naked body.

…What was that about?

I thought she was… enjoying it the whole time…

Did I do something wrong?

Hmph... Screw her then.

***

A few minutes later, Kiyoshi-chan walked in.

I was still crouched near the door where she had shoved me.

“You went too far…” he said flatly.

The moment those words left his mouth, I seriously wanted to end his life.

“…You better shut the hell up, Kiyoshi-chan,” I muttered, keeping my head low.

“Or what? You’ll kill me?” he shot back, moving to the study chair in the room and sitting down.

He continued, ignoring my nudity, “Nagisa is outside. She refused to talk to me, but I think you should still go and apologize.”

“APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT?!” I yelled before I could stop myself. “Did I do anything wrong here?!”

“If you really think what you just did was okay,” Kiyoshi said, shrugging off my bloodlust like it was nothing, “then maybe you shouldn’t be seeing Nagisa anymore.”

“…”

Anger. Fear. Sadness… Confusion…

Who gave him the right to talk to me like that?

I am above every Chūnin in the clan.

I am a special elite Shinobi!

Does he even have the authority to separate me and Nagisa from each other…?

…But still...