Still, it would be hard to end up in a situation where saving someone meant death in such a peaceful time. Shinobi risked their lives all the time, but she had great faith in Shisui's skills. He'd make it to retirement age. She has less faith in his froofy hair.

It's really pointless to try to get her to do it. Many things about her were harder than they maybe could have been, but one thing that certainly would never change about her was her compassion. Try to kill him knowing he'd survive? Yes. Ensnaring him in genjutsu, yes. Making him face his darkest nightmares like the genjutsu she was currently practicing? No.

But she did want to show it off. She just wasn't sure how. One had to experience it to fully appreciate it. And no one really should want to do that.

She offered him an amused smile over her own cup. "Old shinobi who exert themselves often end up in the hospital, don't they?"

...That said, his admonishment was taken with lowered eyes, and she set down her cup without drinking, quietly. "I won't hold back, Shishou...but I don't want to use a genjutsu that makes someone suffer when it's my friend underneath the enemy."

Hey, maybe it's time to share what her genjutsu is! That would be a smokescreen to avoid the fact that her genjutsu training technique is unprofessional. "I came up with a new one! I'm still practicing it, but...Ino gave me the idea. It's supposed to read a person's mind and then subject them to their darkest fear. It would leave a person compromised in battle even if the genjutsu were broken or released by someone else."