"Sakura," he began, dropping the affectionate surname he usually had for her. "I think it's time we start your training for this mission."
She wanted to groan in frustration. They hadn't even been traveling for an hour and he was already prepared to humiliate her. Then again, she supposed she shouldn't have been all that surprised. He had always been something of a hardass instructor.
"Kakashi, we're traveling at full speed," she said irritably. "I don't think that's exactly ideal conditions for me taking my clothes off."
Well, that was a great way to start the mission. She was already on the defensive and they hadn't even begun.
"I wasn't going to ask that of you," he said patiently, keeping his eyes ahead as well so as not to miss the next branch. "I simply want to talk with you and get you mentally prepared for what you will face. Please understand that I don't want to embarrass you but it is my duty to prepare you for future challenges. Even if it's difficult, I expect a positive attitude from you otherwise this will be much harder than it needs to be. Got it?" he said in a stern tone he hadn't had to use on her for years.
His lecture seemed to take some of the fight out of her and her voice was slightly less harsh when she answered.
"Yeah, I got it."
"Good. Now, when you are dancing, chances are, several men will offer you large amounts of money to take them into the back and give them some…er…private attention," he said, trying to find the least graphic way to put it. "In these situations, it is essential you maintain control, otherwise they will almost certainly attempt to take advantage of you."
Sakura nodded impatiently as she sprung into the air from a moss covered branch.
"I know that, but I can keep them in line."
Kakashi fought to keep from sighing. Sakura was acting every part of the typical stubborn teenager but he would have to get this information through her thick head somehow.
"That's just the thing Sakura. You can't you use brute force to get them to behave. You will have to use sensuality and cunning to control them because not only do you want them to keep their hands to themselves, but this will also be the best opportunity to get information from anyone we deem suspicious."
"Ok, so I just have to be sexy while I ask the questions," she said flatly, making it apparent she was only having this conversation because it was required and wasn't enjoying it one bit.
"No, there's more to it," he said. "You can't just throw out random questions and expect to get what you need. While some men will be brainless thugs, others will be smart and keep their guard up even when alone with you. You'll have to make small talk with them and lull them into a false sense of security, asking trivial questions while sneaking in ones that matter."
He glanced over at the pink haired woman to make sure she was listening, and while her eyes were still fixed on the trees in front of her, she was nodding in response to what he was saying. Apparently she had dropped the defensive act for a bit.
"However," he continued, "the most important thing is to be completely confident in yourself, both while dancing on stage and in the back rooms. Men are like animals and can tell when you're scared or insecure and you must not let yourself be intimidated."
That was something Sakura had learned long ago in battle and it made sense that it would apply here as well. But asking her to be fearless while so utterly exposed wouldn't be so simple.
"That will be easier said than done," she said sourly. "I would like to see you put on a G-string and act like you're perfectly comfortable."
Kakashi frowned, trying to dispel from his head both the frightening image of himself in a throng and the strangely foreign one of Sakura in similar attire.
"Being an exotic dancer means you have to be completely comfortable in your own skin," he continued, "I don't care what it takes for you to achieve that but it's something you have to do. Modesty is something you can't afford to have while you're working and the men you seduce will pounce on you if you show signs of weakness in front of them."
Sakura nodded, her trepidation heightened by his speech rather than eased. She seldom looked at herself naked in the mirror unless it was purely for assessment.
She had never been one to dance around her room alone, exploring her own sensuality as Ino had claimed once to do. She was started to wish she had even though she knew she would feel utterly foolish doing so.
"You also need to be in touch with your own sensuality and sexuality. These will be your too greatest weapons and they need to be sharply honed."
Kakashi never thought he would be having this conversation with a former student, especially a female and the conversation was growing increasingly awkward.
What had once been purely a teacher to student relationship was being thrown out of whack since he was now obligated to teach her about the much more mature subject of sex, a task he had never asked for and did not desire.
Yet here he was, wracking his brain for the right words to say to enlighten Sakura in the least graphic way.
The kunoichi scoffed at his previous remark and he could hear the slight bitterness that crept into her voice.
"That might be a little hard for me. I don't have any sensuality."
Kakashi chuckled softly as he watched her lips form a pout.
"Sure you do. Every woman has the potential to be sensual, they just have to find it, though each is wholly unique," he said, remembering quite vividly certain encounters he'd had when women carrying several extra pounds or having faces that were less than beautiful had still managed to ooze appeal, attracting men by how they moved and spoke.
If a pretty thing like Sakura could master her own way of drawing men to her, it could be quite possible that she could have her pick of any man she wanted to bring into that back room, which was exactly what they wanted for this mission to run smoothly.
"Well…even if that's true, I certainly don't have any of the second one," Sakura said softly enough that the rushing wind almost carried her words away. "I haven't even had..."
Sakura trailed off but the Jounin was pretty sure he already knew the rest of the sentence.
"Haven't had sex?"
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