Looking down at her beautiful village, the sky was clear and sun was shining brightly. The people from the Land of snow were enjoying the weather and the kids were playing with each other. Koyuki felt happy, the sight of peace across her village brought absolute joy to her. It wasn't until she saw a massive thunder storm approaching.
"What is this?" she asked as she backed up slightly. In her line of vision, a massive fox with nine tails was racing towards the village. "No! Get away!" Koyuki cried out until she suddenly woke up from her nightmare.
"Are you alright?" asked Kitsune. He was sitting on the edge of her desk with a scroll in his hand.
Koyuki didn't respond, she quickly ran over to the window and felt relieved that a fox wasn't there and wasn't attacking the village. "I'm fine. Just a bad dream." Koyuki said.
"I see. Would you like some tea?" asked Kitsune.
Thinking this would get him away from her for a few seconds, she nodded. "Yes, some tea would be nice." the girl said.
"Okay, Lady Kazahana." Kitsune said and a copy of him was created. "You have your oders." Kitsune said.
"What did you just do?" asked the girl in confusion.
"Shadow clones. It makes doing things, such as watching you, a hundred times easier." Kitsune said.
"Don't you sleep?" asked Koyuki.
"No, not really. Maybe once or twice a month. It depends how busy I am or if I'm on a misison." Kitsune explained. "What was your dream about?" asked the masked man.
"Nothing. I don't want to talk about it." the girl said as she laid on her back and rubbed her eyes. "Why did I have such a dream? Why a fox with nine tails?" she mentally asked herself and jumped when the anbu appeared next to her. "What are you doing?" the girl asked.
"Your tea." Kitsune said as he placed it down on her nightstand and dispelled. In that moment, Kitsune created four more. "One of you, alert Lord Kazahana, the other two, investigate the bottom floor." Kitsune ordered.
"What is going on?" Koyuki asked.
"Don't worry about it. However, grab all your clothing and anything sentimental to you." Kitsune ordered.
"Why?" Koyuki asked.
"Your house has been invaded. I sent a clone to your father. You need to get all your stuff together." Kitsune ordered with a bit more urgency.
"Are you going to create clones to carry all my bags?" Koyuki asked.
Kitsune sighed. "No, I don't have time for your games. Curse at me, roll your eyes, do what you need to do. In five minutes, we're leaving. Make the most of your time." Kitsune ordered as he drew his katana. Koyuki went to pack her bags and suddenly, her bedroom door was kicked open. Standing in front of the two, a large man in a strange, silver suit with armor appeared.
"Hello, Koyuki. You're coming with us." the man said.
"Huh? Mizore? Why are you here?" asked Koyuki.
"I've come to take you to your uncle. He's tired of your father's rule. It's over." said the man.
"Not going to happen. You'll have to get through me." Kitsune declared as he started leaking some of his killing intent. Though Mizore was affect, so was Koyuki. "Shadow clone jutsu." Kitsune said. "Grab all her stuff. Eight trigrams seal." Kitsune ordered his clones as he kicked the ninja into the hallway.
Mizore growled as he got up and prepared to strike back. But he found himself kicked in the gut, once more. Kitsune continued delivering a barrage of punches and kicks. "What the hell are you?" asked the snow ninja. "Explosion Release - Ice Mountain Destruction!" shouted Mizore.
In that moment, the entire castle beganc rumbiling down. Kitsune threw a kunai in Koyuki's direction and used the Hiraishin to get to her. "Are you alright?" the boy asked. Remaining in shock, Koyuki could only nod. Seeing that all of her stuff was properly sealed away, Kitsune put her on his back and dashed inside the hall. "Let me be in time." Kitsune silently thought.
Sosetsu's room
"Why? Why are you betraying me?" asked Sosetsu as he dropped to one knee.
"It's nothing personal. Lord Doto just believes he can do a better job." said the purple haired woman.
"I will not be taken out so easily. Prepare yourself." Sosetsu said while drawing a sword.
"Too easy. Ice Release - Ice Prison!" the woman shouted but found that it was a log that froze. "What the hell?" asked the girl as she was kicked into the wall.
"Kitsune, Koyuki? What is going on?" asked Sosetsu.
"I knew my gut was right. It seems your brother has gotten tired of playing second fiddle. No worries, I'll deal with these guys myself." Kitsune said as he created a few shadow clones. "Escort them to the harbor." Kitsune ordered his clones.
As Sosetsu and Koyuki left, Kitsune tossed them a kunai. "Throw this when you arrive. I'll get to you. I need to deal with these guys." Kitsune said as he revealed a burst of crimson chakras around his body.
"What the hell is that?" asked Koyuki. Before she could get an answer, her and her father were taken away.
Mizore and the girl known as Fubuki approached the masked boy. "You're going to die, do you know that?" asked the ice woman.
Kitsune glared at the two. "Storm Release - Black Lightning Flash!" Kitsune shouted and a burst of black lightning struck both Mizore and Fubuki. Their screams could be heard by the others from the castle. When the jutsu ended, they laid on the ground, lifeless.
"Not bad. Mizore and Fubuki were quite powerful. It seems I'll need to get serious." said a man with green eyes and long purple hair in the shape of a ponytail.
"I take it your the boss?" asked Kitsune.
"That's right. Whatever accomplishment you're prasing yourself for, it means nothing." the man said.
"What is your name?" Kitsune asked.
"Nadare Roga, and yours?" asked Nadare.
"Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Kitsune of the Cold Mask." Kitsune said.
"So, you're that boy. Sixteen years old, anbu elite of konoha. You know, many villages have an engage with caution, kill on sight order. I wonder how much I can get for your head?" Nadare asked himself. "Ice Release - Tearing Dragon Fierce Tiger!" Nadare shouted.
A massive tiger made of ice charged at the blond. "Wind Release - Triple Cyclone Jutsu!" Naruto shouted and his body was protected by the three tornados as the frozen tiger was dispelled. Nadare looked confused until a kunai was throw at him. Before the man could deflect the weapon, Naruto shouted, "Hiraishin Release - Flying Thunder God, Second Step - The Orange Flash!" Naruto shouted as he kicked the man into the wall.
"What the hell is that?" asked Nadare.
"That was the Hiraishin, the jutsu developed by the second hokage and mastered by the fourth hokage, Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze." Naruto said.
"Wait, you're the son of Minato?" asked Nadare who was getting cold feet.
"That's right." Naruto said as he appeared behind the man and cut his head off. "Nadare Roga, A rank ninja in my bingo book. Such a joke." Kitsune thought as he sealed the man's head along with the other two heads he cut off.
With Koyuki and Sosetsu
The two were walking toward the harbor with the shadow clones. "Father, what happened?" asked Koyuki whi was fearful.
"It seems that our friend's gut was right. I can only imagine what would have happened had he not been in the room with you. I certainly would have been killed." Sosetsu said.
"No worries, you'll be dead soon enough." said the voice a large and thick man.
"Doto? What the hell is going on?" asked Sosetsu.
"Not much. I've just decided that I'm tired of this weakness our village is showing. We should be taking down shinobi villages. It's how we'll receive more clients along with more money!" Koto shouted.
"You're a fool! How could you betray us like this?" Sosetsu asked. Before he could react, Doto charged at his brother and punched the man and sent him flying.
"Now, Koyuki. Come with your uncle. The two of us can rule this place." Doto said with a sinister smirk.
"No! Father!" Koyuki shouted but calmed herself once she remembered the kunai. As her uncle walked towards her, Koyuki threw the kunai at him. However, it failed as he caught it.
"Did you really think this would work?" Doto asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes." said a voice behind the large man. when Doto turned around, he was met with a kick across his face. "You'll pay for what you did." Kitsune threatend while remaining calm and emotionless.
"Who the hell are you and where the hell is my team?" asked Doto.
"Sealed away in this scroll. I could use the extra bounty money." Kitsune said.
"Ice Release - Black Dragon Blizzard!" shouted Doto as a massive dragon made of black ice appeared. The dragon charged at the boy and began releasing a barrage of ice chakra. Everywhere, needles were being shot and Kitsune ordered for the Kazahana's to get down.
"Swift Release - Vanishing Flash!" Kitsune muttered as he vanished and charged toward Doto's ice dragon. He managed to dodge each of the attacks counter with his Uzumaki Release - Adamantine chains. The chains subdued the dragon while Kitsune followed up with the Lightning Release - Deadly Thunder. At once, the dragon was destroyed.
"Not bad! Boy, tell me your name?" asked Doto with a cocky smirk.
"Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Kitsune of the Cold Mask." Naruto declared.
Doto, Koyuki, and Sosetsu's eyes went wide at the revelation. The boy they heard rumors about was the one protecting them with his life. "I see... Minato, you truly are something else. Sending your own son to see that we are safe." Sosetsu silently thought.
"I've always wanted to see what the hype about some young prodigy was. I must say, I'm impressed! I'll take pride in killing you! Ice Release - Twin Dragon Blizzard!" Doto shouted and suddenly, two dragons of ice appeared and they were three times as big as the black dragon.
"Damn, it looks like I need to go all out for this one." Naruto thought as he began channeling his chakra. It wasn't until he noticed the barrage of ice needles being target around. Sensing Koyuki and Sosetsu's life in danger, he quickl made his way over and took a barrage of needles in his back. Koyuki was fine but Sosetsu had received a needle through his heart.
"Lord Kazahana!" Kitsune said as he showed the first bit of emotion since he arrived.
"Daddy!" cried Koyuki.
"It's okay, baby. It's okay... Naruto, I'm good friends with your father. Please, please take care of my princess. Make me a promise of a lifetime... Please, remove your mask and promise me." Sosetsu said as he was slowly fading away.
Naruto removed his mask and pulled down his face cover. Koyuki noticed the scars on his face along with a particular look in her eyes. "He's alone..." Koyuki silently thought.
"Naruto, promise me that you'll protect my Yuki. I beg of you." Sosetsu begged.
"Yes, Lord Kazahana. I will protect Lady Koyuki with my life, even if it kills me." Naruto said.
"Thank you, son." Sosetsu said as his soul crossed the threshold. Koyuki grabbed her father's lifeless body as she cried her eyes out.
"I've had enough. It's scum like you that truly make me angry." Naruto muttered as he gained another tail of crimson chakra. "I'm going to kill you!" Naruto roared as he charged as the two dragons. Koyuki looked up and couldn't believe the raw strength Naruto was displaying as he punched each dragon.
"What's this? How? My jutsu cannot be defeated!" Doto shouted.
Naruto finished his barrage of punches and kicks. "Wind Release - Rasen Shuriken!" shouted Naruto as the Rasengan formed in his hand with a white blade spinning around the blue orb. The jutsu raced at speeds faster than what the naked eye could see. In that moment, Doto no longer felt his lower body as he fell in the snow.
"Impossible... How, how could I be beaten so easily?" asked Doto as he tried to breath normally.
Naruto walked over to the man and without hesitation, cut the man's head off and sealed it away. Breathing heavily, Naruto gave himself a soldier pill before walking over to Koyuki. "Are you alright?" asked the blond.
Koyuki looked up at the boy. She saw the beautiful cerulean eyes, the emptiness, the pain that could be seen. "Yes... What are we going to do?" asked Koyuki.
"Your father was sending you to Konoha for this reason. He suspected your uncle was up to something. It seems that he was right. It's only been a day and we can't leave your home without a proper leader." Naruto said.
"Why do you care? It isn't your home." Koyuki said.
"It doesn't matter if it's the Land of Snow, Earth, Lightning, Wind, or Water. We're all human beings and if the world is ever going to become peaceful, we must set aside the differences we have bettwen different lands. Now, come on. Let's go find a hotel. Once you have rested, we'll move from there." Naruto said as he pulled his face mask and put his fox mask on.
"What happened to your face?" asked Koyuki.
Kitsune looked at the woman. "I'll tell you another time. Now, come on." Kitsune said as he began walking. When he realized that he was the only in motion, he saw that Koyuki had a needle through her knee. "Great." Kitsune thought. He walked and inspected the needle.
"Can you take it out?" asked Koyuki.
"Yes, but let's do this at the hotel. I don't want to risk you getting an infection." Kitsune said and carried Koyuki bridal style. While her blush was clearly evident, behind his two masked, a small shade of pink could be seen on the blond's face. It didn't take them long to arrive and because of Koyuki's status, they were given a top of the line room.
Kitsune set the girl on the bed down and pulled a scroll from his arm. "What is that?" asked Koyuki.
"It's a storage scroll inside of a storage seal. It's how I pack for long missions." Kitsune said as he grabbed the proper tools. "Fire Release - Fireball Jutsu." Kitsune muttered and the metal rod heated. He then grabbed the neddle and pulled it out before placing the hot needle.
The small operation didn't go as easy as Kitsune would like. Koyuki was angry from the hot metal. "Relax, it's a special material that will dissolve. I put this in here because I'm unable to produce standard medical ninjutsu." Kitsune explained.
"Why not? I thought you were this super strong shinobi?" asked Koyuki in a slight mocking tone.
Kitsune sighed. "I'm good in some areas while I struggle in other areas. I'm not perfect and I'll never claim to be. Now, take a nap. I must inform my kage about the events that took place." Kitsune said as he summoned a small toad.
"Yo, Naruto!" said the toad but was quickly hit in the head.
"Gamakeichi, what have I told you about calling me that? You know I'm anbu." Kitsune growled.
"Yeah, yeah. Woah! Who is the chick? Is she your new girlfriend?" asked the toad. This made Koyuki blush, though, she quickly fixed it.
"No! That emotionless asshole is not my boyfriend!" shouted Koyuki.
"Gamakeichi, I need you to bring Lord fourth this scroll. Can you do it?" asked Kitsune.
"Yeah boss, I got you. Do you have any snacks?" asked the toad.
"No, but I'll have some the next time you come." Kitsune said and Gamakechi vanished. "I told you to sleep." Kitsune said as he walked around the room and placed seals on every wall.
"What are you doing?" asked the woman.
"Placing secruity and privacy seals. I'm tired. I used more chakra than I intended to on this mission. Even I need sleep." Kitsune said as he sat against the wall that was neck to the door and closed his eyes.
Koyuki saw this and removed her jacket and shoes. She then pulled the blankets over herself and fell into a deep sleep.
