Kaito lay flat on his back, staring up at the sky.
His mind was still processing what just happened.
Face. Between. Hinata's. Thighs.
Soft… smooth… warm…
"AHHHHHH!"
Kaito slapped his own face, trying to erase the memory.
"Get it together!" he hissed. "You're gonna get yourself killed!"
The Eye of Lust was out of control. Two accidental activations in one day, and he barely avoided disaster both times.
But fate wasn't done with him yet.
"Oi, kid."
Kaito's heart stopped.
That voice.
"Hmm?" Kaito blinked and turned his head.
Jiraiya.
The legendary white-haired sage stood nearby, arms crossed, with a grin that screamed "I know something."
"Oh… no."
"Interesting technique you've got there."
Kaito's stomach dropped.
"W-What technique?" Kaito asked, trying to keep his voice steady.
Jiraiya crouched down, his grin growing wider.
"That thing you pulled with Hinata just now…"
Kaito's throat went dry.
"Wasn't that just… bad luck?"
Kaito froze.
"Crap. He noticed."
"N-No!" Kaito blurted out. "I just… tripped!"
Jiraiya's eyes narrowed, his grin never fading.
"Tripped, huh?"
Kaito's mind raced.
He doesn't know. He can't know.
Jiraiya suddenly burst out laughing.
"PFFT—Hahahahaha!"
Kaito blinked, confused.
"W-What's so funny?"
Jiraiya wiped a tear from his eye, still chuckling.
"Kid…" He shook his head, his grin widening. "You've got it."
"…Got what?"
Jiraiya leaned in closer, eyes twinkling with amusement.
"Pervert's luck."
Kaito's brain short-circuited.
"…Pervert's… what?!"
"Pervert's luck," Jiraiya repeated, nodding sagely as if he was explaining the mysteries of the universe.
"Some guys… they're just blessed."
Kaito blinked.
"Blessed?"
Jiraiya gave him a knowing grin.
"Yeah. Blessed with unnatural luck when it comes to women. The kind of luck where you accidentally fall into… interesting situations."
Kaito's eye twitched.
"You've got to be kidding me."
"Kid…" Jiraiya placed a hand on his shoulder, his tone almost fatherly.
"I've been around the block. I know pervert's luck when I see it."
Kaito was speechless.
"This guy seriously thinks it's just… luck?!"
Jiraiya gave him a conspiratorial wink.
"You're one of the lucky ones."
Kaito felt like crying.
"Seriously," Jiraiya said, grinning like a madman. "First Ino… then Sakura… and now Hinata?"
Kaito's face burned.
"IT WASN'T LIKE THAT!"
Jiraiya wagged a finger at him.
"Denial, huh? Classic symptom."
Kaito groaned, covering his face with his hands.
"Why is this happening to me?"
"I mean…" Jiraiya smirked. "Landing face first between a girl's thighs? That's textbook pervert's luck, kid."
Kaito wished the ground would swallow him whole.
"It was an accident…" he mumbled weakly.
"Sure it was." Jiraiya winked.
"Why me…" Kaito muttered, dragging his hands down his face.
Jiraiya just laughed harder.
"Relax, kid," he said, giving Kaito a playful slap on the back. "I'm just messing with you."
Kaito blinked.
"…Huh?"
Jiraiya grinned.
"Don't worry. I'm not gonna spread rumors or anything." He gave Kaito another wink. "But if you keep this up…"
Kaito's heart skipped a beat.
"…You might make me proud."
Kaito stared at him, horrified.
"Proud…?!"
Jiraiya stood up, hands on his hips, looking way too satisfied.
"Anyway," he said, stretching. "I'll leave you to it."
Kaito blinked in confusion.
"…That's it?"
"Yup!" Jiraiya turned to leave, whistling to himself. "Just keep that luck in check, kid. You wouldn't want to give me too much competition."
"This guy…"
As Jiraiya walked away, humming to himself, Kaito finally let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding.
He doesn't know.
To everyone else, his eyes looked perfectly normal. And Jiraiya…
Thinks it's just pervert's luck.
Kaito slumped against a tree, exhaling in relief.
"I'm safe… for now."
But deep down, he knew…
"This isn't over."
The Eye of Lust was unpredictable. And if he didn't learn how to control it soon…
Disaster was only a glance away.