Well, hope you all had happy holidays. Please read and review.
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It was Sandayuu who fell last. Koyuki had watched each of the samurai fall to the ground in groups until only he was left. Yet, for some reason, as she watched him fall face first onto the blood soaked snow time seemed to slow down. It was as if some sick god was mocking her by slowing down time to savior the pain.
Then, without any warning, Haku finishing going through hand signs which resulted in an avalanche of snow and ice that hit the train cars hard. Fearing for the evil rulers' safety, the conductor ordered that the train move forward onto a bridge that was just up ahead. Yet as soon as the train was halfway across, the exploding notes that had been placed on several of the main beams exploded causing it to lose support and the train to change its heading to the bottom of the cliff with everyone inside. Got to love karma!
However, now the shinobi from Konohagakure had to tend to the dead and wounded. Rin was going from person to person, seeing if there was anything she could do. Even if it was only to ease their pain in their final moment. Naruto and Haku did their best to help out as well with moving the bodies and bringing those that needed it water.
"Now do you see?" asked Koyuki as she stood in the mist of all that was happening. "They would have lived if only they had just kept quit and didn't oppose Doto. This is what happens when you fight back in a battle you can't win." Naruto would have said something, but at that moment Sandayuu was brought before his princess.
Now Koyuki stood before Sandayuu as he lay on the ground dying. In one hand was a dagger with her eye drops on them. He looked at her with a small smile on his bloody face. If she felt anything for this poor man's fate it wasn't present on her face. She stared at Sandayuu with a cold, emotionless face that could freeze hellfire for could turn a hot summer's day into a blizzard.
"My princess," said Sandayuu slowly. He knew these would be his last words so he forced himself to say what he felt in his heart, hoping they would get through to her. "Please forgive me for getting you…involved in all of this. But, the only…reason that we were able to get through all the hard times was because we believed…in you. Back when you were just a little girl and even now you are still…our purest hope. So please…don't…cry." And with that, Sandayuu left the world of the living having said what he needed to say.
"Baka," said Koyuki. "I cannot cry because you still have my eye drops." With that Koyuki got up, turned around, and began to walk away. "Are you all satisfied now? If so, let's go. Doto will be here soon and we'll be in danger. Let's just go home." With that, Koyuki began to walk away.
"Go home to where?" demanded Naruto. Koyuki turned around and faced Naruto who had a pissed off look. "I thought that this was your home? Aren't you the only one who can set things right? Your place is here so face Doto-teme and put this place back in order!"
"You know nothing," said Koyuki. "Spring doesn't come to this country. Our tears have frozen and our hearts have become hardened with the cold."
"But are you the only person who can change that?" asked Rin. "Sandayuu-san believed that till the very end. Are you just going to leave it like this?"
"Don't you get it?" she said without any emotion. "He won a long time ago. A stupid baka like you could never understand that."
"Hey!" yelled Naruto. "Don't talk to her that way!" Koyuki just sighed.
"I'm leaving," was all she said. Naruto apparently didn't like that answer for he ran over to her and grabbed her arm. For a moment they both stared at each other. The hate and anger in their eyes were clear even from a distance. For a moment, Naruto was tempted to use his Rasengan on her in hopes that it would knock some sense into her.
That's when it happened. Rising from over the ledge of the cliff was a zeppelin with the main car looking a lot like Doto's box car. The door opened and there was Mizore with his metal gauntlet pointing at Koyuki. It launched at her and in half a second grabbed her. As it began to reel her in Fubuki flew overhead and began to throw kunai with blue balls tied to the ends of each one. When they hit the ground, they exploded and created large ice spikes that would either block the enemy's path or make a nice shinobi cabob.
"Damn it," swore Rin as she watched Fubuki get away. "Next time I'll clip her wings. Is everyone all right?"
"I think so," said Haku. He then looked around. "Where are Naruto and Hisame?" Rin groaned, having a good idea where they might find the two.
At the end of Doto's box car was some kind of rope that looked like a person's spinal cord. During the confusion, Naruto had used his Tessenka no Mai: Tsuru to latch onto the railing. He hoped to sneak aboard and then get Koyuki with the element of surprise. However thing rarely ever go as planned for Hisame had decided to join him.
"Would you let go?" demanded Naruto as he tried to climb up his own removed spine.
"I need her alive for just a little longer," yelled Hisame. "I can't risk letting you goons getting her killed!" Not waiting for Naruto to reply, she began to crawl up the bone chain whip. Naruto was about to yell an insult at her when he looked up and saw her panties through the shark girls see through clothing.
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"It's so good to see you again," said Doto with an unpleasant smile. Both he and Koyuki were in the box car turned zeppelin. Koyuki was sitting in front of a small table with a glass of wine in front of her. Doto was standing near his seat as he looked down on her. All around them were his shinobi who were operating his transportation. All of them were listening in on the conversation between their ruler and the actress.
"Cut the crap," said Koyuki. "I know you didn't kidnap me just so we could have a family reunion. If you think that I came here to try and reclaim this land then you're mistaken. They forced me to come to this hell hole."
"I know," said Doto. "I have no desire to kill you. You see, after I 'liberated' this country from by dear brother I planned to make this country more powerful than the five great nations. And in order to do that I need our clan's treasure so I can built up on our military. Sadly, after everything was all said and done I found out that the clan fortune was completely gone. I have searched all these years to find out where your father hid it and just recently I discovered its location in the Rainbow Glaciers. However, I need a certain key in order to open it and it just so happens to be hanging around your neck." As soon as Doto said that, Koyuki's hand flew to the crystal tied around her neck. Then…
"HENTAI!" came a roar from outside the door. A half second later Naruto came shooting out through the door and landed in the middle of the room. Hisame then stormed in and preceded to anime stomp him. "That's what happens when you look up at my panties!"
"Who are you?" demanded Doto as his three personal shinobi appeared behind him. Hisame blinked as she now realized the situation she was in. The element of surprise was gone and the only person who could help her right now hand spirals in both eyes. Thankfully for her, she knew one way out of this situation: lie like there was no tomorrow.
"I'm Hisame and I would like to join your shinobi village," she said. Hisame then pointed at Naruto who lay motionless on the ground. "I got this guy for you as a present. He's one of the shinobi that came with Koyuki-san. No need to thank me." Doto looked like he was about to say something, but Nadare grabbed his shoulder and moved to whisper in his ear.
"Doto-sama," said Nadare in a hushed voice. "That's the gaki we told you about. The one who has jutsus that can pierce through our chakra armor. We should collect some samples so that we can finish that armor."
Doto blinked and then began to stare at the boy. In his opinion the boy didn't seem special at all. However, if there was one thing he had learned during his time with shinobi was that you should never judge them by appearances. Besides, if they were telling the truth then his scientists could make the adjustments needed for his chakra armor.
"Very well," said Doto. "We can also use him to test that on him."
Nadare let out a small grin of understanding. He then looked at a Yuki-nin across the room and signaled him to get the special device. The nameless grunt nodded and went over to the back end of the room. He pressed a hidden button on the wall and a secret compartment opened up to reveal the device in question. It was shaped like a gear and about one inch thick. In the middle of it was a red and blue yin-yang. The shinobi walked up to Nadare and gave him the device. Then Nadare wordlessly walked over to Naruto, undid the bottom, and pressed it against his chest. Once he had done that, sparking tentacles shoot out of its sides and went right into Naruto's skin causing him to scream in pain.
"What's happening to him?" asked Koyuki in a voice that sounded like she might be worried. That or she was afraid that he would explode and get her coat covered in blood. One of the two.
"This is a variation of our chakra armor," said Doto. "Right now all his chakra is being compressed and then cased in a shell. And if we are right about this, he'll never be able to break it."
"In other words he's no longer a shinobi," said Mizore as he went over and kicked Naruto in the gut. "That's for all the trouble you caused."
"Now back to business," said Doto as he turned his attention back to his niece. "The crystal please." Koyuki nodded as she took it off and then placed it in Doto's outstretched hand. For a moment, the evil dictator looked at it with glee. He finally had the last piece needed to begin his plans for greatness. Then he realized something that caused his mood to do a complete one eighty. It wasn't the real crystal! Quickly he grabbed Koyuki by her coat and lifted her up with one hand. "Are you trying to fuck with me?! Where is it?"
"But I thought…," began Koyuki slowly. Then, she remembered something she had thought to be part of a dream. It was Haku in her room while holding her necklace. "That girly boy," she said slowly.
"Must be Haku," said Nadare. "He was trained by Zabuza after all. No doubt he figured out what we were after."
"Shall we go after him?" asked Fubuki.
"No need," said Hisame. "Those Konoha rats will come to you as long as you have the right bait." Doto let out a small grin as he set down Koyuki.
"Hisame was it?" he asked. "Very well, you're in."
"Thank you very much," said Hisame as she bowed. This is PERFECT, she thought. Not only do I have the Kyuubi in my sights, but he's powerless as well. Now all I have to do is finish collecting the remaining items I need from Koyuki-san and then I can make a break for it with the prize that not even Itachi could get. And if I take along more of those chakra suppressors then it might make our work that much easier and Leader-sama will praise me!
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When Naruto woke up, he found himself in a cell. He was hanging from the ceiling with his arms and legs chained. The first thing he did, after he stopped swearing, was to break free with brute force. Sadly, the second he tried to draw on his chakra he received an electric shock from the device on his chest. Once the shock ended, Naruto decided to try his second option. He began to curl his body until his mouth was next to his sandals and grabbed the metal file he had hidden there with his teeth.
Naruto was about to begin cutting through the chains when he heard footsteps. Thinking quickly, Naruto managed to get the file into his mouth and then lowered his head. Soon, Koyuki and two Yuki-nins appeared in front of the cell across from his. The two nins guided her in, locked the door, and left.
"Looks like you finally ended up where you belong," said Naruto after they left.
"I could say the same about you," she replied. Koyuki then looked over at Naruto who had taken the file out of his mouth, lifted himself up, and was now shaking his head back and forth in an attempt to cut through his chains. "Just give up. It'll never work." A few second later, the file slipped out of Naruto's mouth and landed on the ground. "Told you." With that, Koyuki began to stare at her feet.
"Spring never comes," said Naruto, causing Koyuki to look at him once more. "What did you mean by that?"
"It was something my father used to talk about," she replied with a sigh. "Back when he was alive, he told me that spring was like running through a field of flowers on a warm, sunny day. He told me that if I believed in it, one day it would happen. But the only thing that happened was Doto taking over this land. I guess it was then I realized that no matter how much you believe in something, reality will always be there to get in the way. So it's better to just give up and never try. If you try to fight then you will die." For a moment, there was silence.
"It's easy isn't it," said Naruto after awhile. "For the longest time, no one cared about me. I tried to blow it off and act like it didn't bother me. But it did. I felt like there was no real place for me." With that, Naruto once again tried to reach his chakra and received an electric shock. "I kept working at it and soon I made friends. I was reunited with my mother. I was able to fall in love. The more I kept at it, the more good things happened. The moment you give up is the moment your dreams DIE!" Naruto again tried to break through his chains and like before he received a powerful shock. However, this time he didn't give up and thus the shocking continued.
"Stop it!" yelled Koyuki as she stood up.
"I'm going to show you that your father and Sandayuu were right," said Naruto as he gritted his teeth. "I'll show you that they weren't wrong!" With that, Naruto finally broke his chains and fell to the ground. Slowly he rose to his feet, panting all the way, and made his way to his cell door. However, the moment he touched the door he was given yet another electric shock thanks to the tag on the other side. Koyuki watched as Naruto fell to the ground creating a loud thump.
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For the next several hours everything was quite. Not a creature was stirring, not even the guards that were on duty. That was until several large explosions woke everybody up. Once all the Yuki-nins hid their nightcaps and teddy bears they began to search for the intruders. Two such guards were running down the cell block as they checked on the prisoners.
"How the hell did he get loose?" asked one of the guards as they stopped in front of Naruto's cell. The other one didn't answer, he just took off the tag and the two of them opened the cell. Naruto waited until they were both close enough before he opened his eyes, got up, did a leg sweep, and punched them both in the guts the moment they hit the ground. He then took their keys and undid his restraints. Once they were all off him he went to Koyuki's cell and let her out as well.
"Come on," said Naruto as he grabbed her arm. The two of them began to run down the hallway until it ended at a railing. Before they could make it halfway a Yuki-nin appeared out of nowhere. Naruto didn't hesitate to try and punch his opponent but the enemy shinobi jumped back just in time.
"Wait Naruto it's me," came the voice of Haku. A moment later the Yuki-nin was replaced by the overly feminine looking shinobi.
"Naruto-kun," cried Rin as she appeared from behind Haku. She ran over to Naruto to hug him which he returned. "I'm so glad you're alright. But," she said as he eyes narrowed and her voice held a hint of danger. She then let go of the hug, grabbed her boyfriend by his shoulders, and began to shake him back and forth. "Don't ever make me worry about you like that again!"
While this was going on, Koyuki walked over to Haku and held out her hand.
"Give it back," she demanded.
"Just wanted to make sure this didn't fall into the wrong hands," said Haku as he gave her back the real necklace.
"Alright," said Koyuki once she pocketed the crystal. "Follow me, I know the way out." She then turned and began to run forward. Haku followed her and so did Rin and Naruto after Rin finally got done shaking Naruto. The Konoha-nins followed Koyuki for several minutes until she led them into a large room that happened to be Doto's thrown room. Koyuki ran up the stairs and then stood next to Doto. She then took out the necklace and handed it to him. "As I promised."
"What are you doing?!" yelled Rin.
"She played us," said Haku.
"Of course I did," said Koyuki. "I am an actress after all."
"And there you have it," said Doto as he held up the crystal like a trophy. "Another brilliant performance by Fujikaze Yukie."
"Yes," said Koyuki as she pulled out Sandayuu's dagger which she had taken earlier. "It was all an act!" She then spun around and stabbed Doto in his side.
"Why you little…" said Doto as he grabbed Koyuki by the neck.
"I told you I was an actress," said Koyuki. "I always knew that if I ever came back here I would die. But at least this way, I can take you down with me! This is for my father and for Sandayuu!" With that, she managed to push them both off the platform and they fell several feet until they hit the ground.
The Konoha shinobi began to rush over to her until they saw something that caused them to stop. Doto stood up and wiped himself off. With a smirk, he undid his sash and took off his robe to reveal that he was wearing chakra armor. Unlike the others, this one was black and looked brand new.
"Thanks to the blond rat, we were finally able to perfect this new chakra armor," said Doto. "Soon, all of my shinobi will have armor like this and nothing will be able to harm them. The perfect armor that can stop ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu." He then reached down and grabbed Koyuki. "Shall we go now to the Rainbow Glaciers?" All of a sudden, bat like wings appeared from his back and he began to take off. Fortuneately, he gained an extra passenger when Naruto grabbed his leg. Before any of them knew it they had broken through the ceiling window and were now flying over the woodlands.
"Let her go," demanded Naruto.
"Get off of me," demanded Doto as he tried to shake Naruto off. When that didn't work, he slammed his feet together so hard that Naruto let go out of pain.
"Naruto!" screamed Koyuki as she watched Naruto fall towards the earth.
Has anyone ever wondered what it's like to free fall to the earth without a parachute? Or how about to land on a pine tree on your way down? And then land on branch after branch? Well if you don't know what that's like then you should ask Naruto because that was what happened to him. Yet all that didn't slow him down. As soon as he was done falling, he got up and began to run as fast as his tired and bruised body would allow. Which, sadly, wasn't very fast.
"You think I'll let you get away?" demanded Naruto as he began to pant. "If I have to I'll follow you to the ends of the earth." Just then, two people Naruto never expected to see appeared in front of him on a snowmobile. It was the director and his assistant.
"Hop on," said the director. "We have a happy ending to shoot."
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Back at the fortress, Mizore was getting ready to leave. Fubuki and Nadare had already gone ahead since he had to use the little shinobi room. He was racing down the hallway when he spotted Hisame standing in the middle. So in order to avoid running her over he stopped in his tracks a few feet in front of her.
"What's happening?" asked Hisame.
"Trouble," said Mizore. "That Konoha gaki got away along with the rest of his team. We must make sure that they don't cause any problems for Doto-sama."
"So, my target escaped," said Hisame in a cold tone as she walked towards Mizore. Mizore, who was very confused, decided that he should get going. He began to run again, but as soon as he passed Hisame a blade pierced right through his chest. After he coughed up some blood, Mizore turned his head and saw Hisame holding the other end of the sword.
"Why?" he asked.
"I give you guy's one job," she said. "Keep Uzumaki Naruto locked up until I was ready to take him to Leader-sama. But since you couldn't ever do that, I don't have any need for you." Mizore's eyes widened. She was like a completely different person than she was when he first met her in the zeppelin.
What happened next was even more of a shocker. Hisame pulled out her other sword and then shoved it into a light bulb socket. Using her chakra, Hisame controlled the path of the current through her sword, into her body, and then into the other sword. While the armor did protect the wearer from most jutsus, this wasn't one of them. Mizore screamed in pain as thousands of volts of electricity surged through his body until his heart was fried.
Once Hisame was sure Mizore was dead, she pulled her swords out of him and the light bulb socket. Once she had put them away, she then pulled out the blue prints to the chakra restriction device. It may not have been what she was hoping for, but it was the next best thing.
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Fubuki was flying through the air as she threw her special kunai at Rin. Rin was easily avoiding the kunai, but the real problem was what happened when they hit the ground or a tree. Each time they did, large spikes of ice were created.
Damn it, thought Rin. If this were any other opponent I would have been able to take her weapons by now. But even if I could her armor would block it. And even if I had any mid to long range jutsus they would be useless. And I can't use taijutsu because she's in the air and… That's when an idea came to her. Rin then stopped in her tracks and then jumped into the nearest tree as Fubuki passed right by her.
"Hiding won't help you now," taunted Fubuki as turned around. As she passed by the tree Rin was hiding in, Rin jumped out and latched onto Fubuki's leg.
"Jutsus might not work on you," said Rin with a gleam in her eye. She then yelled "Sen'eijashu!" and a single snake shot out of her sleeve towards a nearby tree that was ahead of them. The snake then seemed to wrap around the trunk and then bit itself. Once it did that, the snake seemed to transform into a rope that was tied to the tree. "But they will work on everything else," finished Rin as she let go of Fubuki. Then next thing Fubuki felt was a tug after she had passed the tree and then a pulling sensation. Soon, she was circling the tree and each time she did a loop the tree seemed to be closer. Fubuki turned her head back and saw that the other end of the rope was tied to her leg! And that was the last thing she saw as she went head first into the tree.
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"It seems like it's just you and me," said Nadare to Haku. They were both standing on a narrow pass on a mountain side. A cold wind blew through their hair and chilled them to the bone.
"It seems so," said Haku calmly. "But I won't lose to some wannabe ice user."
"Then let's see who's the real ice master," said Nadare as he ran through several hand signs. He then yelled out "Hyōton: Rōga Nadare no Jutsu!" and then, coming down the slope of the mountain, were at least a dozen giant red eyed wolves made of snow. Haku raced towards Nadare and then jumped into the air to avoid being bitten by his attack. Haku then yelled out, "Makyō Hyōshō!" Soon, Nadare was completely surrounded by twenty one ice mirrors with an image of Haku in each one.
"There is no escaping me now," said Haku as he tightened his fists.
"Please," said Nadare. "I saw this trick the last time you were here. You just hide in your little mirrors while you throw your little needles at your opponent. But you seem to forget that my armor will protect me from them. Also, it takes a large amount of your chakra to keep this jutsu up. So all I have to do is wait for you to run out of juice and I've won!" Nadare then threw his head back and began to laugh.
"That might have been true back then," said Haku quietly. "But ever since I fought Rin back then, I have been working on new ways to use this jutsu." The next thing Nadare felt was pain. It was like a rapid succession of punches aimed at different parts of his body. First he got punched in the face, then his back, then his right leg, then his back, then his left kneecap, and lastly he got an axe kick at the top of his head. Nadare's eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell to the ground. "Remember," said Haku as he undid his jutsu, "a good shinobi knows at least several ways to use his jutsus to his advantage."
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The moment had finally arrived. Doto and Koyuki were at the Rainbow Glaciers. Doto stood in front of a device that held the key slot. In a quick motion, Doto inserted the crystal into the slot and turned it. The device began to hum and purple lights seemed to flow from the machine, into the ice, and into the glaciers. Doto grinned madly as he waited for a door to appear or for the money to magically appear before him.
But that never happened. In fact, he stood there for awhile as he waited for anything to happen. The only difference he ever noticed was that it was getting a little warmer.
"I don't see it," said Doto as he began to panic. "Where is it? Where is the treasure?" Then, without warning, a large burst of steam shot out of some snow banks. The rocks began to thaw out and stream rose from them. Soon there was a small stream of water flowing towards a frozen lake that surrounded them.
"It's so warm," said Koyuki in amazement.
"This is it?!" demanded Doto. "This is what my brother spent the clan fortune on? A heat generator?"
"Koyuki!" yelled Naruto. Doto and Koyuki turned their heads and saw Naruto jumping off the snowmobile. Naruto began to run right at them at full speed, his fist raised.
Doto saw this and grinned. The boys timing was perfect, he needed some way to let out his stress and he found killing people to be the perfect way to do just that. Doto made several hand signs and then yelled out, "Hyōton: Kokuryū Bōfusetsu!" A black dragon of ice with red eyes shot towards Naruto and hit him, sending the blond haired shinobi into the air. A few moments later Naruto landed on the ice, hard. Before he could move or do anything, Doto appeared above him and with one blow sent Naruto into the icy waters below him.
The director and his assistant continued to film as Koyuki screamed out Naruto's name as she cried for the first time in years. Why, she thought. Why did he come here? He had hope of winning, but he still came to save me. Even after everything I did to him, after everything I said to him. NARUTO!'
Naruto's eyes were open as he sank to the bottom of the lake. Slowly, all the color faded until he was in a world of nothingness. There was no warmth or cold. There was no up or down. His limbs felt heavy and hard to move. Then he saw it, the line of light that seemed to cut the darkness in half. It was the same one he saw when he fought Sasuke. With all of his might, Naruto reached out for it.
Back on the surface of the ice, Doto was walking away from the hole. Right now he was feeling pretty good. Killing the blond shinobi had helped him sooth his nerves. Now, Doto was planning on what to do with this heat generator. Perhaps he could tear it apart and sell it piece by piece. Then this wouldn't have been a total financial loss.
Just then, there was an explosion on water from behind him. Doto turned around and saw shocked to see Naruto standing in front of the hole staring at him with yellow eyes and some kind of dark energy seeping out of his body. But the shock he was feeling now was nothing compared to what happened next. Naruto raised a hand over his face and all hell broke loose. Suddenly the black energy began to move and concentrate itself around Naruto's face. The dark energy shot out a few times like lightning, striking that ice and glaciers. Doto watched in horror as the device on Naruto's chest seemed to explode. Soon after that, Doto saw Naruto lower his hand to reveal that he was now wearing a mask that looked like it was made from bones. Its shape reminded him of a fox bearing its fangs at him. On the upper right side was a marking that looked like a blue spiral. And staring out of those narrow eye holes were yellow eyes with black sclera.
"Damn you," swore Doto as he began to make several hand signs. This time he yelled "Hyōton: Sōryū Bōfusetsu!" as two black ice dragons shot at Naruto. Naruto didn't seem to show any signs of worry. He simply pulled out a shoulder blade and held it in front of him. Then, just before the attack was about to hit him, Naruto slashed at it while yelling "Tobi Izuna!" Doto's attack was cut in half by Naruto's vacuum attack and canceled out. "Impossible!"
Naruto said nothing as he continued to stare at Doto. Suddenly, one of his arms became covered in bones and soon took the shape of a large drill. Koyuki watched in amazement as Naruto got his footing just right for one of his strongest taijutsu.
"Naruto," yelled Koyuki. "I believe in you! You are by far the strongest shinobi I have ever seen!"
"Was there ever any doubt?" asked Naruto. "Gatotsu!" With that, Naruto shot toward Doto as snow shot up behind him. It was at that moment his teammates arrived and the sun began to rise. The suns light hit the glaciers and were then bounced off of them causing the snow to reflect their rainbow colors that the glaciers were known to produce. It was as if Naruto was being launched by the same rainbow chakra that Koyuki's character had in her movies.
Naruto hit Doto in the chest. At first, Doto's armor seemed to be blocking the attack. That was until his core shattered, causing both armors defenses to fail as well as a small explosion. Not wanting to lose any momentum, Naruto forced his drill to shatter so that only his fist remained. Naruto hit Doto so hard that the man was thrown into the air and sailed until he hit one of the glaciers causing it to crack.
In an instant, the surrounds changed. All the snow seemed to melt and the area became a grass covered valley. There were ever flowers here and there. Also, the ice Naruto was standing on vanished instantly causing him to fall into the water as his masked shattered.
"Dear Kami," cried the director. "That device sent us to an alternative world!"
Suddenly, above the lake appeared a hologram of a ten year old girl. Koyuki gasped as she realized who it was, herself.
"Koyuki," said the voice of her father, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" The ten year old version of her looked thoughtful for a moment before she answered.
"A princess," said the young girl in a sweet voice.
"What kind of princess?" asked her father.
"A strong one, a kind one," she replied. Koyuki watched as the image of her father stepped into view. Tears began to flow down her face as he tied the necklace she had always worn around her neck for the first time.
"Well, as long as you believe in the future, your dreams will come true," he said with a gentle smile.
"There is something else I want to be," said the ten year old Koyuki.
"What is that?" asked her father
"An actress," said the little girl. At this everyone laughed.
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"Alright everyone," said Hisame once she got back to the Akatsuki hideout. "It took awhile but I got everyone what they wanted."
"We want her toe nail clippings," said both sides of Zetsu. Hisame tossed him a small baggie, which he opened and then began to consume the clippings. After that, Hisame tossed her uncle the bra he wanted and then handed Pein and Itachi enough pictures of Koyuki undressing to make a flip book. In fact, they were flipping through them just to see her come to life.
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Naruto and his teammates were at a big celebration in honor of the new ruler of Yuki no Kuni. It had been just over a week since they had fought Doto and it seemed to be as if it happened another lifetime ago. Naruto had spent some time in the hospital due to Rin nearly killing him for going off on his own again. She made up for this by being the one to nurse him back to health. And being alone in the hospital most of the time did have its advantages for them to have some alone time. Haku had spent the week looking over scrolls so he could add to his jutsu collection. He had gotten the hang of a couple and those he still wanted to learn he wrote down on a scroll so he could work on them later.
"So is it going to stay like this?" asked Rin.
"Sadly the generator isn't finished yet," said Koyuki. "My scientists believe that some of Naruto's chakra got into the generator and caused it to go into overdrive. Soon the snow will return. But don't worry; we'll be working on it until spring lasts all year round."
"I don't know," said Haku. "You could help bust the economy by setting up ski resorts and wither related events. And where will we hold the Shinobi Winter Olympics if there's no winter here?" At that everyone sweat dropped.
"It is a pity to see you leave behind your acting career," said Rin as she tried to change the subject. "I mean, you're really famous. I bet your fans are disappointed."
"Are you kidding me?" said Koyuki as she held up a script for her next movie. "I've already made a deal to star in a movie based on one of my favorite book by Jiraiya-sama. Well, I got to go." With that, Koyuki left them only to stop and start signing autographs for some kids which she did with a smile.
"Oh man," whined Naruto. "I left my autograph book back at home."
"So I guess you're a fan of hers again," teased Rin causing Naruto's face to turn red. Rin then handed him an envelope which he opened to find a picture. It was him asleep in the hospital bed with Rin kissing one cheek and Koyuki kissing the other. At the lower corner was Koyuki's signature with a message saying it was for the future Hokage.
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Omake: The Mirror part 4
"I'M HOME!" yelled Naruto as he sank to his knees. This Naruto was wearing a white trench coat and a white cowboy hat. (At this point, he hasn't married Mai yet so please keep that in mind.) "I never thought I'd see this place again. But where's Mai-chan? The last thing I remember was that we getting ready to go see a play and then I'm here."
"Come on Naruto hurry up," came Sakura's voice from around a corner. This caused Naruto's heart to skip a beat. In a rush, Naruto dashed around the corner and saw his childhood crush. Standing next to her was a pale skinned boy who looked a little like Sasuke and…
"Why are you here Uyko," demanded the Kitsune-Sennin as he pointed at the real Naruto. All the members of Team Kakashi blinked. Then Sakura sighed.
"Naruto, this isn't the time for jokes," she scolded as she walked over to the other Naruto. "We're on a mission to find out what those light are and you're in enough trouble with Tsunade-sama as it is so cut it out." As she said that, she gave what she thought was a kage bunshin a punch in the gut. But it didn't vanish. In fact, he didn't even look fazed by it. He just kept staring at the other Naruto.
"Time to die Uyko-teme!" he yelled.