Author's Notes: Alright, so this chapter gave me a bit of a hard time, especially with the flashback scene.
So, in case anyone missed it, last chapter we got to see none other then Jiraiya being a perverted cheap skate using a rather dirty tactic to ensure a movie gets made for his book series. Being a spy master in charge of a massive network, it wouldn't be hard for him to intercept the letter that was intended for Naruto, even if he doesn't know it yet, and slip in and take the deal for himself. Also, being the spy master it wouldn't be hard for him to know Yukie Fujikaze is actually Koyuki Kazahana,
Too bad Hiruzen unintentionally will be sending the author of the Demon Heart book series to aid the film crew. Though, I will say this. Hiuzen has no knowledge of Jiraiya's actions of tampering with the movie deal.
Also, we got to see Hayate make another appearance, who had roped Kakashi into being his wing man, and rightly get knocked down a few pegs by Naruto, as our young hanyou flexing some of his political muscle.
Lastly, the much requested Izumi had made her introduction into the story, and big thanks to RebelDragonWolf, CrimsonStarBlade, and YeagerMeister31 for their suggestions for Izumi's back story. Some of which will be shown in this chapter.
Now, as some of you may have seen, I have changed the voting poll to a blind poll. This is so it can be a surprise when the event happens. That being said, here are the top 5, in no particular order.
Sakura, Ino
Hinata, Hanabi
Anko, Kurenai
Mei, Anko
Kurenai, Hinata
Again, these are only the top 5, and are placed in no particular order as to who is winning the votes.
Review Corner
CrimsonStarBlade – When I looked her up, it said that Queen Sara was from a Nintendo Wii game. Still, I need a means for Naruto to be able to meet with her and a rough time frame on when it can happen. Also, some good suggestions for some Omake's in the future.
HyperA2019 – As much as I love Rosario+Vampire, this harem is strictly Naruto-verse only. Though I do have a story in the pipes that will be a large cross over, though the size of the harem will be significantly smaller.
Iamfreakingout – Oh, I have plans for our perverted old toad. Some good, some bad, but all fun. Well at least for us. And you can bet that Jiraiya will get caught peeping on Naruto's girls and it will not end well for him.
Insanemaelstorm – I figured it would be good for Naruto flex a little political muscle to get Hayate to back off, at least for now. As for Jiraiya, well let's just say when he sees the film he is going to be upset and jealous at the same time. Not to mention a fitting punishment that the future Snow/Spring Daimyo will inflict upon him.
Harem – Ameyuri, Anko, Ayame, Fem!Haku, Fem!Hidan, Fem!Jashin, Fem!Kyuubi, Fu, Fuka, Hana, Hanabi, Hinata, Hokuto, Ino, Izumi, Karin, Karui, Kin, Konan, Koyuki, Kurenai, Kurotsuchi, Kushina, Mei, Mikoto, Natsuhi, Pakura, Rin, Ryuzetsu, Sakura, Samui, Shion, Shizuka, Shizune, Tayuya, Tenten, Temari, Tsume, Tsunade, Tsunami, Yakumo, Yukata, Yugao, and Yugito
Now, on with the show!
Darkness Falls
Chapter 21
Kakashi could only sigh in annoyance at the sight that played out before him, while the last Uchiha fumed in anger. The source of his frustration and the emo king's anger sat two rows in front of them.
What he had intended as a simple training exercise for his team had quickly been derailed by his blonde student. Not out of malicious intent or anything to sabotage his team mates training, no. When the masked jonin had instructed them to sneak into a particular theater to view the recent 'Princess Gale' movie, Naruto had refused. Citing that he would not rip off one of the few people who had treated him well growing up, and a citizen of the village. Which the silver haired jonin had to concede to, as it would set a bad precedent for his team if word got out that he had his team sneak into a business within the village.
Though when they arrived to the theater building, that was when Kakashi's headache began. In the form of Haku and Hana, as the two girls had also decided to see the same movie that his team was going to view. The former earning a heated glare for Sasuke, still remembering his embarrassing defeat at the ice user's hands. Thankfully, the boy knew better then to attempt anything in the open, especially with her now being a Konoha kunochi.
It also came to a shock to both the Uchiha and Kakashi when the young Inuzuka woman greeted the blonde with an affectionate kiss on the lips, followed by one from Haku, and a friendly hug to Sakura. While the silver haired jonin had already known that Haku was involved with Naruto, it came as a surprise to learn that Hana was also dating him. Since the young Inuzuka had turned down all suitors in the past, even himself at one point when he had asked her out on a date a few years back. Many had thought that they would have made a great match, due to her clans pack like tendencies, and his dog summoning contract. Which brought forth a small bit of jealousy to see the young woman who had rejected him show such affection to the young blonde.
Now the three girls, and two Naruto's sat a few rows before them, as the young blonde had created a Shadow Clone so that he could be beside all of his girls, making sure none of them felt left out. It made it all the better for the girls, as Naruto had ensured only he knew which one was a Shadow Clone. Though unknown to either Sasuke or Kakashi, was that the blonde had created a third clone, that was seated behind them. To make sure that the emo duck butt didn't attempt anything during the film.
The one thing that the silver haired jonin was thankful for, was that at least they were behaving, with each girl content with claiming a shoulder of the blonde to lean their heads on. With a kiss here and there shared between Naruto and the girls. The last thing he wanted to deal with was two of his students going on one of their escapades in the middle of the theater. Letting out one last sigh, the silver haired man tuned his attention back to the large screen in the front of the room.
Meanwhile, the last Uchiha seethed in hatred and anger as he stared at the back of the couples heads. Incensed that the blonde loser had the audacity to be affectionate with that ice bitch in front of him. It only served to infuriate him further to see Kiba's older sister, Hana, also leaning on the blonde. Sasuke had recognized her as one of the clan females that the worthless elders had promised him. The fools couldn't even give him one worthy girl. The older Inuzuka sibling could have birthed strong children for the last Uchiha as soon as he forced her to toss out her pathetic mutts. If it wasn't for that blonde dobe, he would have had both that ice bitch and the mutt on their knees before him.
Reluctantly, the brooding Uchiha turned his attention back to the movie playing. Though still seething on the inside, glad that he removed himself of that farce that was the Clan Restoration Act if they allowed losers like Naruto to be involved.
Meanwhile with Izumi
The fallen Uchiha woman glowered as she sat in one of the back rows to watch her target interact with the women that were clearly romantically involved with him. Something she could report back to Danzo for more avenues to get at the blonde jinchuriki. Though as she continued to monitor her target, old memories that she had once thought buried began to resurface.
A life before her service to Danzo, before the Uchiha clan was wiped out. A life where one Itachi Uchiha had shown her love when others had scorned her due to her only being half Uchiha, on her mother's side. Due to her heritage, she was not considered part of the clan itself, with many of the clan members turning their nose up at her, or fixing her with scowls.
However, Itachi was different from the rest of his clan. He didn't blame her for her mother's choice to leave the clan to marry her father. Instead, he took her under his wing, so to speak, and helped her grow as a kunoichi. He was there for her when both her mother and father died, giving her a shoulder to cry on while she grieved. He loved her, or so she thought.
Flashback no Jutsu
Izumi couldn't believe her ears as she looked up at the taller Uchiha prodigy. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Wha-what did you say?" She asked, trembling.
"I asked if you would like to get something to eat with me tonight, Izumi-chan." Itachi repeated, giving her a soft smile.
'A date, he is asking me out on a date!' Izumi thought excitedly.
"I-I would love to." She stammered, earning a soft chuckle from the Uchiha prodigy.
However, before the two could continue to make plans for the evening, a swirl of leaves caught their attention as a Boar masked ANBU appeared. Knowing what was about to happen, the older Uchiha let out a small sigh before turning fully to greet the newly arrived ANBU.
"Forgive me for intruding on your day off, Itachi-san." The man apologized. "But the Hokage has requested your presence."
"Very well." Itachi stated before turning back to Izumi. "I will see you later tonight."
Being one of few words, Itachi merely turned and nodded to the ANBU before they both disappeared in a swirl of leaves, leaving behind an excited and heavily blushing girl. Smiling, Izumi turned on her heel and began skipping away as she wondered what she would wear this evening for her date.
A Few Hours Later
Izumi was still on an emotional high as darkness fell over the village and the moon illuminated the streets. Though, as the evening hours crept closer, she also began to feel anxious and nervous, giving her an ominous feeling that something horrible was going to happen, and soon. She did her best to ignore the nagging feeling, as she wandered around her small apartment that was located on the very edge of the Uchiha district. However, every time she would pause, the feeling would return with greater force.
A knock at the door quickly shook her out of her musing as she felt a rush of excitement wash over her. Swiftly, she moved to the door and opened it, to reveal Itachi standing before her with a small smile on his face.
"Itachi-kun, I am gla-urk…." A wave of coldness washed over her body as she shakingly looked down to see the Uchiha prodigy's sword impaled into the left side of her chest where her heart would be. Slowly, she slumped to her knees as the blade was ripped out of her body. "Wh-why?"
"Foolish Izumi." Itachi smirked. "Did you really think I would care for you? You were a means to an end."
Izumi could only watch as darkness began to claim her vision as the older Uchiha's right eye shifted to a more evolved state, known as the Mangekyuo Sharingan. With a tri bladed shurikan like appearance, each point bending so that he held a scythe like appearance. Each tip connected to the body of the 'shurikan' by a small line that protruded from the tip.
That was the last thing she saw before darkness finally claimed her.
Flashback no Jutsu Dispel
Upon snapping out of her memories, her hand immediately shot to her chest where she had been stabbed, breathing heavily. Only surviving due to a rare medical condition that placed her heart on the right side of her chest. A single tear running down her cheek at the memory.
"Are you alright, miss?" A voice softly spoke from her left.
Waving her hand in a dismissive fashion, she turned to look at the concerned individual next to her, only to freeze in shock and even a small amount of fear as she stared into the deep blue eyes of her blonde target. However, in those eyes she could see a trace amount of amusement and knowing, but underneath all of that, she saw true concern.
"I'm fine." She managed to choke out before looking to the front of here where her target was still seated with his girls. Which made her question where this third one came from. "Just bad memories is all."
'He knows I am following him, but how?' She thought to herself. 'Perhaps I should report this to Danzo-sama… no, he would deem the mission a failure then. I must succeed!'
"I see." The blonde nodded as he turned his attention back to the screen. "The past always does like to sneak up on us, when we haven't settled it."
"Cut the crap, how did you know?" She harshly whispered, shooting a glare at her target.
"Straight to business then, huh?" He sighed. "I swear, you Root type are no fun. But, to answer your question. Your chakra signature was unique and was constantly within range of my sensory capabilities. In other words, you were too complacent."
Izumi only scowled in response, though before she could voice her protest a dim light shined upon the two of them. Looking over, she could make out the outfit of the usher of the establishment, causing her to seize up as she had snuck in and had no ticket to allow her to be here, thus jeopardizing her mission further.
"Sorry to disturb you, but it was reported that someone had snuck into the viewing. May I see your tickets?"
Izumi was about to make a break for it, when Naruto had gently placed his hand over hears, preventing her from leaving, much to her shock. With his free hand, he produced two tickets to show the usher.
"Here you go." The blonde smiled.
The usher looked over the tickets, and confirmed they were for the seats the two were seated in, before nodding and handing the tickets back.
"Sorry for disturbing your date." The man replied, earning a slight blush from Izumi at the misconception, before moving on to the next row.
"You can let go of my hand now, Uzumaki." The Uchiha girl softly growled, earning a chuckle from the blonde as he removed his hand from hers. "Why did you do that?"
"Two reasons, one, I knew you snuck in. Two, I won't allow anyone to rip off a friend of mine if I can do anything about it." He smirked. "And to answer your unasked question, I knew you would sit here because I purposely tilted the tickets for my hime's and myself in your direction so you could see."
'He maneuvered me to be in the position he wanted me to be in.' Izumi thought to herself in embarrassment of being so easily manipulated by her target.
"So, once I knew you would make your move, I bought these two tickets for these seats."
"Then I really have failed my mission." She commented with a frown. "I will have to report my failure to Danzo-sama."
"Or, you could continue on with your mission." The blonde offered, earning a look of confusion from the Root member.
"No doubt, if you report that you failed, you will be punished." Naruto explained. "I also wouldn't be surprised that once you are of no use to Danzo, he will dispose of you. Besides, your more fun then the other ROOT he sends my way. Always with the 'Danzo-sama requires your presence' or 'You will submit to Danzo-sama'."
Despite herself, Izumi couldn't help but chuckle at the blondes spot on impersonation of most of the Root members.
"What's this? A Root member that can laugh?" The blonde teased, earning a scowl from the woman.
"At any rate, I suspect your mission is to gather information on me, and no doubt subdue or eliminate me." It was more of an observation then a question, still Izumi nodded in confirmation. Knowing it was useless to hide it, as her target already discovered her anyways. "Then I highly recommend you continue with your mission, though your secondary objective is well out of your reach."
"What do you mean?" Izumi inquired, feeling insulted that the young blonde would imply that she lacked the skill to fight him.
"What I mean, is that what Danzo-teme knows of me isn't even a fraction of what I am truly capable of." He stated, looking the Uchiha girl in the eyes, causing her to flinch slightly. "And I know far more about my bloodline then I let on."
Izumi didn't doubt his words. The look in his eyes told her everything she needed to know.
"Or," He continued. "You can return to your master, report your failure and be severely punished."
Deciding enough had been said, Naruto stood up as the movie ended, following his team and mates as they vacated the theater. Leaving behind a conflicted fallen Uchiha to digest over his words.
With Team 7
"Have a good date, Naruto-kun?" Sakura teased after Haku and Hana had separated from the group to go about their day, though not before giving their blonde mate another deep kiss.
"It was enjoyable." The blonde smirked. "So, looking forward to meeting Yukie Fujikaze?"
"What do you mean?" The pinkette asked, wondering where this question came from. Though she did love the actresses movies, she pondered what the connection between the movie they had just watched had with meeting the actress. Then it dawned on her. "Our next mission will involve her, won't it?"
"Good chance it will." Naruto nodded. "Why else would we come to see her latest film as a team?"
Nodding in agreement, the pinkette walked alongside her blonde mate to meet up with Kakashi and Sasuke, mentally chuckling at the look of jealousy in the eyes of both Sharingan users. Though to the silver haired jonin's credit, his was more controlled then his raven haired counter parts.
"Now that Naruto has finished his date." The masked jonin chastised, prompting the blonde hanyou to merely roll his eyes in response. Which Kakashi paid no mind to as he produced a mission scroll. "Our next mission is to the Land of Snow. We will protecting the famed actress, Yukie Fujikaze. Be ready to leave early tomorrow morning."
Having given his instructions, the silver haired jonin disappeared in a swirl of leaves, leaving behind his three students. Both Naruto and Sakura merely shrugged, ignoring the glare the last Uchiha was sending their way, before walking off towards the compound to pack for the mission and bid farewell to their loved ones. As was customary between the hanyou lovers whenever they were sent on long missions outside of the village.
Tetsu no Kuni, A Week and a Half Later
Team 7 had wasted no time in arriving to the sleepy coastal town within the Land of Iron to rendezvous with the film crew and director that had hired their services. As they approached the film crew, a middle aged man with glasses greeted them.
"You must be the Leaf Shinobi we hired." The man greeted. "I am Sandayu Asama, producer for the Princess Gale films."
"Nice to meet you." Kakashi responded. "We are Team 7. This is Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto Uzumaki, and I am Kakashi Hatake."
Sasuke merely grunted in response, whilst Sakura and Naruto nodded their heads when their names were spoken.
"A pleasure." Sandayu stated as he invited the shinobi to walk with him. As he did so, he proceeded to give the masked jonin a light run down of what the mission would involve. Though it was mostly the usual. Keep the actress and crew safe from bandits and other threats, as they were planning to film in a hostile environment.
Hearing the mission parameters, Naruto couldn't help but feel something was off. As if the man had a hidden agenda as to why he insisted they film in the Land of Snow, which was surprising considering the movie they were set to start filming. Icha Icha Paradise. The blonde hanyou couldn't help but frown at that. To see a respected actress take up such a role seemed too far out of her character from her standard heroine princess roles. However, he was broken out of his thoughts as an out of breath assistant ran towards the group.
"Sandayu-san!" The assistant gasped as he stopped before the group. "It's Yukie-sama. She ran away again!"
The producer let out a frustrated sigh upon hearing the news.
"I apologize, Yukie has been like this since she learned the movie she would be starring in this time around." Sandayu gave a short explanation. "Could you please search for her and bring her back."
Nodding, the silver haired jonin turned to his team. "Alright you three, fan out and find Yukie Fujikaze and bring her back here, safely and unharmed."
With a quick affirmative, the three split off into different directions to comb through the town to spot the wayward actress. Though, it wasn't too hard to track down the actress as a large crowd of people had gathered around the tavern she was in. As the three genins regrouped and entered the tavern, they were able to quickly spot the actress sitting at the bar with a saucer of sake. Surrounded by a small crowd of adamant fans, begging for her autograph, pictures and such.
Seeing her irritated state, both Naruto and Sakura nodded to each other coming to the same conclusion. Yukie was a flight risk, and was no doubt going to take off at the first opening. Quietly, Naruto navigated his way through the crowd, whilst the last Uchiha forced his way through towards the actress, earning a number of vocal protests towards the arrogant boy. Once he was within range, the blonde hanyou flicked his fingers in the direction of the actress, allowing small black splotches to stain her dress, leaving her completely unaware.
"Yukie Fujikaze, the director and film crew want you now." The Uchiha stated as he grabbed her arm to force her to come, earning a glare from the young woman as she pulled her arm out of his grip. This of course prompted the raven haired boy to growl in annoyance.
"Do not touch me!" She retorted, before going back to her drink.
"Forgive my team mate." Naruto spoke from the other side of her, catching her by surprise. "He has the social grace of a dying llama."
Sakura couldn't help but to giggle at the raven haired boys expense. This of course earned the two of them a hard glare from the last Uchiha.
"Sandayu-san requested that we escort you back to the film crew."
Yukie looked at the blonde for a handful of seconds as she weighed her options. Turning back to her sake, she let out a soft sigh as she weighed her options. They haven't even begun filming, and already she absolutely detested this film. Especially with that stipulation the bastard had insisted upon.
'She's about to run.' Inner Sakura stated.
'Yup.' The pinkette agreed. 'Though Naruto-kun has already got that covered.'
"I'll be there after I finish my drink." She finally responded. Not looking up from her sake.
"Enough, you're coming now." Sasuke exclaimed as he reached to grab her arm once more. However, it did not turn out as the Uchiha had planned.
Without hesitation, the actress quickly activated what appeared to be a self defense ring of some kind one her right hand and sprayed a pepper like spray into the vaunted Uchiha's eyes, causing him to cry out in pain. Without wasting any time, she placed a well aimed kick into his groin before shoving him down to the ground and taking off out of the tavern, pushing bystanders out of the way.
"FUCKING BITCH!" Sasuke seethed in agony as he cradled his bruised jewels, tears leaking from his eyes.
"I think I'm in love." Naruto stated with a grin that told his pink haired mate that he was joking.
Despite herself, Sakura couldn't help but to get a good chuckle out of the scene that played out before her. Though the blondes joke didn't help ease her laughter any, prompting to fallen Uchiha to attempt to glare at her, though being unable to see made him look far more ridiculous then intimidating, prompting her to laugh even harder.
"Do what you can to help him, I'll go after Yukie-san." Naruto instructed as he left the embarrassed Uchiha in the capable hands of his mate.
Upon exiting the tavern, he caught the glimpse of the actress tearing down the road on a white horse, causing him to raise an eye brow, clearly impressed by her physical capabilities. However, some sniffling off to the side caught his attention, turning, he saw two young children starting to cry.
"What's wrong?" He asked, as he knelt down beside the two.
"We-we wanted an autograph from Yukie, but she was rude and ran off." The young girl sniffled.
"I understand, she's an amazing actress." The blonde nodded. "But please forgive her, she's had a stressful day with the new movie she is working on. I mean, how would you like to be constantly surrounded by strangers asking the same thing over and over again?"
"I-I wouldn't like it very much."
"That is what Yukie-san has to deal with every day." The blonde continued as the two children began to dry their eyes. "So please, forgive her for having a bad day."
"We will." The boy answered, receiving a nod from his friend.
"Alright, I have to go and make sure she stays safe."
With that, Naruto took a step back and disappeared into the shadows, prompting the two kids to exclaim how cool shinobi's were, starting to dream up of becoming shinobi themselves on day.
With Yukie Fujikaze
The young actress sped down the road way out of the town upon the horse she rode upon. A small part of her loving the feeling of the breeze flowing through her air, and over all the illusion of freedom it symbolized. Though she wasn't naive. She knew they would catch up to her soon and force her back. Still, she was determined to enjoy what freedom she could.
Of course, that feeling didn't last long as she suddenly felt a light pressure on her back, and a pair of strong arms gently wrap around her mid section, forcing her to look over her shoulder, surprised to see the young blonde from earlier.
"You're a very skilled rider, Yukie-san." Naruto complimented as he gently took the reigns from her hands and subtly commanded the horse to slow down to a more peaceful pace.
"So what now, going to take me back?" She huffed, annoyed her freedom ended so quickly. 'And how the hell did he catch up to me?'
"Boat doesn't leave until tomorrow, so we have time." He idly replied with a shrug, showing he was in no hurry to drag her back.
The two rode in tandem for nearly a half hour before the blonde stirred the horse towards a small lake. Bringing the horse to a halt, Naruto softly dismounted and held out his hand to offer aid to the young women. Scoffing, she brushed his hand away and dismounted on her own with flawless ease.
"I don't need your help."
"Perhaps not, but etiquette dictates that I at least offer."
Yukie only rolled her eyes and walked towards the shoreline. Picking up a handful of rocks, she began tossing them into the water. Watching as the ripples traveled along the surface.
"What's on your mind, Yukie-san?" Naruto asked as he followed suit and began to skip some of the smoother rocks across the surface of the lake. "Your producer commented that you've been like this ever since you learned what the movie your making is."
"Why do you care…."
"Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki."
"Why do you care?" She glared at the blonde, refusing to use his name.
"Because this seems out of character for you. In your previous movies, it was obvious you loved doing what you did, as you fully embraced the character you were cast to play. Even going as far as to learn how to ride a horse, shoot a bow, and even wield a sword to a degree that would give most chuunin level shinobi a run for their money." He explained.
For her part, Yukie faintly blushed at the compliment.
"You're right." She sighed as she squat down near the waters edge. "I don't want to do this movie. I absolutely hate it, and the source material it came from."
"So why do it at all?"
"Because I am contractually obligated to fulfill my end of the contract." She scoffed. "The studio insisted on doing a movie based off a popular book series."
This got the young blondes attention.
"Popular book series?"
"The studio originally sent out a request to N.U. Kitsune, but they never heard anything back." She continued. "Then that damned perverted old man showed up and offered his smut, and that damned stipulation."
"What stipulation would that be?"
"I-I have to be completely nude for 60% of the movie." She blushed, clearly embarrassed and upset over the fact. This of course prompted the blonde hanyou to narrow his eyes in disgust.
'Figures that damnable pervert that is my godfather would demand that.' He thought, earning a growl from Ahri.
'Very convenient he shows up to get the movie deal, since you never received any type of request.' The kitsune growled.
'Agreed, I have a feeling he is responsible.'
"He wanted more too." She continued, snapping the blonde out of his thoughts. "He wanted me to have actual sex on camera, but Sandayu refused, saying it was going too far."
"It had already gone too far by demanding you appear nude." Naruto stated, showing his disgust in his godfathers demand. "Is there any way out of this contract?"
"Short of actually running into Kitsune and getting his permission for his books, nothing." She replied, tears of frustration threatening to spill from her eyes. "Sandayu-san had negotiated that the contract be open ended in the event we were able to meet with Kitsune or that he replied."
"Why do you think Kitsune is male?" Naruto decided to ask, grinning slightly at the young actress.
"Well, I suppose…." Yukie pondered her answer. "It's the way he writes. It feels like it is from a male perspective."
"I can see where you're coming from." The blonde nodded.
"You read his books?" Yukie cocked an eyebrow, as the book series was widely popular among women,, since it was considered a romance/adventure novel series.
"You could say that." He chuckled.
"Have you read the third book yet?" She asked, feeling a bit more relaxed being around someone who sympathized with her situation, and at least shared a minor similarity.
"Yup, my favorite so far." The blonde answered. "You?"
"No, I haven't been able to get a copy yet." Yukie sighed.
Chuckling slightly, Naruto proceeded to reach into his coat and unsealed a copy of his third book.
"Here." He said, catching her attention as he handed her a freshly printed copy of the third volume.
Yukie could feel her breath hitch as she took the book into her hands.
"When did your studio send the request to Kitsune?"
"About two weeks ago, why?" She replied, scrunching her eye brows in confusion.
"And when did Jiraiya show up to pitch his deal for his smut?"
"About a week ago, what does this have to do with anything?"
"Everything." Naruto replied, turning to look at the young actress. "I find it highly suspicious that he shows up so soon after a request is sent out. Not to mention, Jiraiya has an entire spy network at his disposal, so it wouldn't be hard for him to intercept the letter addressed to Kitsune."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because." Naruto smiled. "I never received any letter from your studio.
Yukie's eyes widened to comical proportions upon the revelation.
"Now, how about we have a private talk with your producer and director, and get you out of this trashy smut movie, and get you into a movie you want to do?" The blonde asked as he extended his hands towards her.
Slowly, Yukie accepted his hand and stood up, not trusting her own voice for the moment and merely nodded in acceptance. A flood of relief washing over her like a tidal wave, knowing she no longer had to bare herself in front of the camera and could finally commit to a role she really wanted to do.
After all, who wouldn't want to play the role of the Demon Queen.
Additional Authors Notes: Finally, finished this chapter!
This chapter gave me a bit of a hard time, especially the bit with Izumi and her flash back scene. But, I also wanted to set up the interaction between her and Naruto. Also, I should let it be known that in this story, Yukie (Koyuki) loves her career as an actor. Though she will still be reluctant to face her past in the Land of Snow. Not to mention, it was a pain to refer to Koyuki as her alias name all throughout the chapter while wanting to use her real name.
Also, poor poor Sasuke. Gets maced and then gets a kick to the mommy and daddy buttons for good measure.
Now, on to Naruto. He clearly knows that Jiraiya is his godfather, and the old pervert doesn't hide the fact he writes the Icha Icha books, and he is renowned to be Konoha's spy master, so naturally Naruto would know about him. Speaking of the old pervert, he is going to be upset when he learns that his movie will no longer be made.
One final note, in the next chapter I am going to be breaking up the list of harem girls. Separating the ones who are already in a relationship with our blonde hanyou, and the ones he has yet to meet. The girls that are marked will also be clearly labeled as well.
With that being said, I hope everyone enjoyed this update, and I will see you on the far side.
