-Mountain Ambush-

After spending one more night rocking the boat and talking to Tsunade, Rias, Hikari, Hashi and Arashir for the rest of the night, Naruto awoke and met with the local samurai. He was amused to see Sandayu shed his fancy producer clothes and slide back into his samurai getup. He refrained from commenting in respect for his warrior spirit, but that did stop Kurama from ribbing him through the mental link. It took another whole day to rouse the samurai loyalist and they set out in a caravan moving through the mountains towards Doto's castle.

As they walked, Naruto remained in Sage mode level one constantly to make sure that the area near him was clear. He passed the time talking with Koyuki and the other samurai. The camera crew and their equipment moved slowly on horseback through the mountain passes that we covered in almost a foot of snow. They were pretty much a sitting target for any competent shinobi, but Naruto was counting on that mindset.

As they set up camp on the first night, Naruto pulled his team in for a meeting with Sandayu and the Samurai captain. The samurai were incredulous at Naruto's plan, but it was Sandayu that convinced him to follow along with the plan after sharing how they decimated Nadaire and the 'elite' squad that was with him.

"So, Lord Senju, you wish for us to wait for your queue to charge? Then, you expect us to take shelter behind walls that your shinobi will erect?" The samurai captain asked.

Naruto nodded, "Yes, this is part of the ambush. My scout clones have seen the enemy loading up their train with kunai launchers. According to the maps, we will have to pass through a mountain pass that has a train track running through it. This is the most likely point of ambush. I will kill their scouts and I want the samurai set up on either side of the track along with my team. Half will be with team 9 and the other half will go with Kurama and Shizuka. Both squads will have a couple wood clones. I will accompany the princess along with my girls."

Chomei chimed in through the link in the seal, "Naruto, can you let me out? I can help too?"

Naruto pondered it for a bit before deciding and thinking back, "Cho-Cho, I am not against you inhabiting a wood clone. I will need you not to transform it though. Also, none of your unique ninjutsu or yokai. I don't want to reveal you yet."

Chomei buzzed excitedly, "Sure thing, Ruto. I am excited to participate in this battle."

Naruto chuckled internally, "You bet, Cho-Cho."

Sandayu was nodding along, more and more convinced that Naruto's plan would work. He was fixed looking at a spot on the map, "Then we should head out now with the cover of darkness. We do not want their scouts to see us."

Naruto suppressed a laugh and looked seriously at Sandayu, "I have already neutralized all of the scouts along our path. The only thing we have to worry about is the blimp, but it is not airborne yet."

Sandayu and the samurai captain looked at him with their jaws on the map before Kurama let out a hearty laugh. "Ha. Ha. Ha. I recommend you quit underestimating my partner!"

Guy slapped Naruto on the back and answered Kyu's hearty laugh with one of his own, but he added a flashy smile and a thumbs up. "Indeed, Naruto is most youthful!"

Naruto chuckled sheepishly, "Guy, before you go, I will get you a transformation seal. Your character is supposed to be dead at this point in the movie. If you want to play an eccentric veteran, I will make the henge a samurai so that you can blend with them."

Guy nodded, "I trust you and your hip attitude to make me look hip too. I wish to put on a good performance so that Mei will be proud to watch the movie with me!"

Kurama patted Guy on the back, "Your first scene turned out well. You Mizukage girlfriend will have no choice but to be proud of you."

Guy blushed and turned sheepishly toward Kurama, "You think so?"

Naruto backed up Kurama, "Sure thing, Guy. The genuine Might Guy is something special. Far cooler than any of his masked eternal rivals."

This comment lit a fire in Guy's eyes, and he wrapped Naruto in a bone crunching hug. "Thank you, Naruto. I owe it to you!" Kurama watched the goofy scene with a proud smirk on his face, but he couldn't help himself from thinking the same thing. Closing his eyes, Kurama offered his gratitude to Kami, an occurrence that was becoming more and more frequent.

Kurama heard Kami respond, "You are welcome, Foxy-Kun. Look after him for me." Kurama simply nodded and returned his attention to the meeting.

Naruto grew serious again and issued his orders, "Sandayu, get your men ready to move out. Make sure they have their cold weather gear and are ready for a cold night. Guy, ask Ten-Ten to make some temperature control tags for them. Remember, during the battle, Koyuki will be by my side, and she will be transformed. My clone will look like Koyuki, so if you see anything happen to her, don't freak out."

Sandayu, Guy and the samurai captain nodded before leaving the tent. Kurama put a hand on Naruto's shoulder, "I will look after them. You keep these people safe."

"Sure thing, Kyu. I will see you tomorrow. Let's see if this plays out the same as well." Naruto said.

-Doto's Castle -

While the movie crew and the Konoha group were camping out, Doto was in a state of rage within his castle as Nadaire reported back to him.

"You are telling me that a mere squad of Konoha shinobi were able to best my elite squad and killed three of them!" Doto shouted at the one-armed Nadaire.

Nadaire bowed, "Yes, my Lord. They were ready for us. It is the team led by Might Guy and they had a fifth member, a black-haired girl."

Doto was enraged, but this wasn't a complete loss. "And you are sure they had no other backup?"

Nadaire frowned, "Well, there was likely someone back with the ship and princess. Knowing Konoha, that would most likely mean another squad. We should expect eight shinobi at the most."

Doto pondered over the new information before issuing orders. "Get our forces ready. We will deploy from the train and blimp and hit them in Evergreen Pass near the train tracks. We will need the parachutes ready so that we can surprise them from above."

Nadaire nodded, "My Lord, why not wait for them to make it to the castle? Surely, they cant penetrate our defenses."

"I will not give shinobi, especially Leaf shinobi, a chance to snoop around my castle. I am not proud enough to believe that we can keep them from infiltrating the castle. No, we will hit them where they are vulnerable and immobile. We will snatch the princess during the confusion and our forces should be sufficient to eliminate the Konoha group." Doto answered confidently.

"And watch of the armored corps?" Nadaire asked.

"We will deploy them. We have four squads fitted with the first version of the armor. It is not as good as ours, but it will give them the advantage." Doto answered. "Now, get moving! We will move at first light."

-Evergreen Pass – 1pm Next Day-

Naruto had just made it through the tunnel with the camera crew when he sensed the train moving in. He looked up on the hill and was able to sense the samurai waiting and he locked eyes with Guy's transformation and team 9. He nodded slightly to them and flashed the hand signals for 'train, coming, five, minutes'. Guy gave him a thumbs up and Naruto saw him informing the hundred or so samurai that were camouflaged in the snow. Naruto also communicated with Kurama, who had already sensed the incoming train due to the racket it made.

"Princess, it is about to go down. You will remain with me and the camera crew inside the barrier I erect. Do not panic, okay?" Naruto said calmly.

Koyuki was inspired by his calming presence and nodded, "Thank you, Naruto. I appreciate what you are doing for my nation."

Naruto cocked an eyebrow at her and shot her a wry smile, "Oh, thinking of it as your nation already?"

Koyuki answered his wry smile with one of her own. "How else will I be worthy of you?"

Naruto suppressed his groan and he had to put in extra effort when he heard his girls giggling behind him. He coughed into his hand before answering Koyuki, "Look, Princess, I am honored, but I already have three wives."

Koyuki smiled innocently at him, "And you are going to be a Daimyo, and last of your line at that. Surely you know the laws that are in place for such men." Her tone was sly and confident.

Naruto fidgeted nervously before coughing into his hand again. "No, I can't say I do. Anyway, we can deal with that another time. Now, we need to get ready." Naruto then raised his voice and addressed the camera crew and created clones that were securing the camera harnesses. "Alright, everyone, the battle is coming. Cameras up and stay cool. Remember, stay within 50-feet of me and nothing will happen to you. I will erect an invisible barrier and my team will deal with the fighting."

"Yes, Lord Senju!" Was the response of many voices within the camera crew.

Naruto sighed; he really hated the Lord nonsense. "Alright, let's settle down here and make sure the there is enough distance between us and the railroad tracks."

As the group was shuffling off the tracks and into a tree line of evergreen trees that Naruto grew, everyone heard the train horn echoing out of the tunnel. Naruto remembered how confused he was the first time he dealt with this, and he shook his head at the memories of all the samurai dying. He firmed his resolve to make sure that this wouldn't happen this time around.

A yellow light illuminated the tunnel entrance and the train horn blared loudly as it exited the tunnel. Naruto was standing on the train tracks about 300-meters from the tunnel exit and the train's brakes screeched as the train came to a halt. He gave the signal with his hands and the samurai on either side of the train rose up and gave a battle cry as they began to charge.

Naruto heard orders issued from within the train and the doors on the sides of the train all lowered and exposed kunai launchers that were pointed up and down the hill. Shinobi in chakra armor began to hop on top of the train and Naruto saw one of them swing his arm downward before volleys of kunai launched at high speeds toward the samurai. The air filled with iron as the kunais tore through the thin mountain air.

The samurai on either side of the train halted and Naruto saw his squad step in front of them. With team 9, Naruto's clone that was controlled by Chomei erected a massive earthen dome that easily halted all inbound kunai. On the other side, Kurama stepped forward and erected a wall of intense flame that melted the snow on his side of the track and turned the kunai to slag. Show off.

After the initial volleys were dealt with, the wall of stone and flame lowered and gave way to the samurai's charge. The train was being enclosed on both sides and the Konoha shinobi were now leading the charge. The shinobi on top of the train and within, along with the samurai of Snow country, began to pour out to meet the charge. Naruto's sharp eyes were able to see about fifteen individuals wearing chakra armor and he sent clones transformed as samurai to back up his allies.

Kurama was mighty proud of his 'kitsune technique – flame wall' and the results it gave. He was sure that it would prove to be an amazing cinematic. Now, he was charging alongside the humans, and he wanted to show off some more. He jumped into the air above the charge, and he spewed a volley of fireballs, much like the human jutsu 'mythical fire flower'; however, Kurama's fireballs were each the size of an Uchiha great fireball jutsu. The results were devastating as fireballs plowed through walls of ice and melted them into puddles before they set nearly 30 samurai and a couple shinobi ablaze.

Chomei saw Kurama showing off and she decided to stick with the earth jutsu that she used earlier. She jumped into the air ahead of the samurai and used the 'earth style – heavy boulder jtusu' to vastly increase her weight and harden her defenses, which was her specialty. She landed on the train in a mighty creak of steel as the train buckled in on itself before the ground under the train exploded in a shower of rock. The halves of the train were sent skidding away from the impact site and the enemy formation was in shambles.

Ten-Ten was like a squad of marines on range day. She was letting loose accurate steel as she ran, and she was only sad that her opponents were so inferior. She bit back the remorse that was rising in her chest and kept the steel flying over the heads of her allies and into the enemy ranks. When Chomei landed, she stopped her long-range assault, whistled in appreciation, and unsealed her katana to join the samurai charge.

Guy was holding back his speed to make sure he wasn't too far ahead of the samurai charge. He saw a camera clone running alongside him and he locked eyes with it. As he closed within 50-feet of the shattered enemy formation, he let out a mighty battle cry that echoed around the mountains. The camera clone whistled in appreciation as Guy charged with his katana held high and disappeared in a blur of speed.

Guy dodged through kunai and shuriken as he zipped in between enemy shinobi and samurai alike. His speed was godly as steel flashed only to be followed by spurts and gouts of blood moments later. Guy knew that what he was doing was necessary and the faster he dealt with the enemy, the fewer of his allied would die. Thus, he charged at four shinobi in bulkier versions of the chakra armor with zero hesitation.

The camera clone knew that he was only a clone of his boss, but he was still impressed by the devastating speed and efficiency of Might Guy. It was honestly unfair to equip Guy with a proper sword because it made the insane speed completely lethal. The camera clone did its best to keep the camera trained on Guy, but it proved difficult. The clone simply kept the camera stable and caught as much of the raw and authentic footage as it could.

During the charge, Neji was unleashing multi-shots of arrows at the enemies lined up along the train. His skill and technique with the bow shined as his arrows found their way around ice walls and into the skulls of his enemies. He counted at least two shinobi in chakra armor that met an early end due to highspeed arrows in their eye sockets. Now, as the ranks clashed against one another, Neji worked alongside Lee to cover his back from the many shinobi. This number exceeded what Naruto had told them and he was picking up newcomers to the battle.

After a couple minutes of fighting, Neji noticed that shinobi were falling from the sky in parachutes. To make matters worse, they were throwing kunai with paper bombs on their way down. Neji took action immediately and he focused chakra to his hands before he began punching forward rapidly. He called out, 'Eight Trigrams – Successive Gale Palms', and sent waves of compressed air at the incoming kunai.

As he kept at it, Neji shouted, "Enemy from above!"

Naruto sensed the enemy and he saw the kunai dropping from the air and he noticed the explosive tags on them. Each of Naruto's clones, Chomei, Kurama and Shizuka created space in their battles, weaved through hand signs and sent powerful wind ninjutsu into the sky. The air was filled with a 'divine breakthrough', 'great breakthrough', 'Gale palms' and massive fireballs from Kurama. The fireballs from Kurama fused with a couple of the wind jutsu and a screen of intense flame raced hundreds of feet into the air and melted or burned everything that it came in contact with.

Naruto winced as the flames continued past the falling kunai and set men and parachutes ablaze. It was a morbid sight, watching burning men fall from the sky and slam into the ground. Naruto was sure that his clones were capturing it, but it was probably too gruesome to use in the film because nobody wants to think about burning alive. Regardless, the show must go on and the battle was still ongoing.

Koyuki, or at least the Naruto clone transformed as Koyuki, wandered aimlessly down the railroad tracks with its hands clasped dramatically over its mouth. The camera clone, veiled in the chameleon jutsu, walked backwards ahead of it. Clone Koyuki let tears fall from its eyes and kept a faraway look on its face as it walked towards the battlefield. The emotional scene was interrupted by a big, metal claw that came down from the sky and secured the princess snuggly in its claws. With a dramatic scream, clone Koyuki was dragged into the sky and up into the blimp.

The samurai were distracted by the feminine scream, and they roared out in surprise and anger as their princess was dragged up toward the blimp. The Konoha group had to work extra hard to prevent their deaths in the ongoing battle, but they did so, nonetheless. Kurama just pushed a samurai out of the way of a killing blow and caught the sword in his right hand. The blade melted into slag and Kurama punched a flame fist through the Snow samurai's chest. He reveled in the bloody death and failed to suppress the pleased smirk that worked its way onto his face.

Guy knew that Naruto's clone would be just fine, so he kept up his frantic pace. He was honestly surprised that so many men could fit into the train, and he grew tired of taking so many lives. He had sheathed his sword and he was now committed to incapacitating the Snow shinobi and samurai alike. He left crumpled bodies in his wake before he caught a kunai that was headed for an ally and threw it back to its original owner on instinct. The blade sunk hilt deep into the center of the Snow shinobi's head in between his eyes.

Up in the air, the retractable claw was finished reeling the princess in, or so Doto thought. He was waiting with a devilish smirk on his face along with Nadaire at the point where the princess would be brought aboard. He was infuriated by the massive losses that he was taking, but with the princess, he would have access to the weapon that his brother, Sosetsu Kazahana, left behind.

"Be ready, Nadaire, once we have the amulet, we will head directly to the cache on Mount Freya." Nadaire said through his smirk.

"Yes, my Lord. I hope it is worth the lives lost today." Nadaire said despondently. He couldn't believe the losses they were taking for his leader's obsession.

Doto scowled, "This will be the greatest weapon ever made. My foolish brother invested so much of Snow country's money into it for years before I killed him. That runaway princess held the key to unleashing it and now I will have it."

Before Doto could break into an evil laugh, the bay doors opened and Koyuki was wriggling within her bindings. The transformed Naruto clone put on its best performance, making a show of struggling. It really wanted to see the look on Doto's face when his moment of victory was turned into defeat.

"Let me go, you bastard!" Koyuki screamed as she kicked her legs.

Doto now let out his evil laugh, "Foolish little girl! I will send you to meet your father once I have that pretty little necklace he gave you."

Nadaire moved forward and freed the princess from the claw before grabbing her by the scuff of her yukata. "Don't struggle, princess. Play nice and we will treat you nice."

The clone put on a confused look and glared at Doto, "Why do you want my pendant? My father gave it to me, and it is the only thing I have left from him."

Doto scowled, "Ignorant girl, you don't even know what you hold. Your father built a weapon that would put Snow country on top and he gave you the key. With that pendant, I will use that weapon to bring Snow country to greatness!" Doto started chuckling evilly as Nadaire pushed Koyuki to him.

"Oh, foolish uncle, traitors should just die." Koyuki was grinning devilishly before she headbutt Doto. The already massive nose of Doto was shattered by the blow and he stumbled backwards and fell into the wall of the bay. Before Doto or Nadaire could act, the princess made a hand sign and started glowing blue. "As one of my old enemies used to say, art is an explosion!"

The visage of Koyuki glowed a brilliant blue before an explosion rocked the blimp that was hovering over the battlefield. Doto and Nadaire were nearly blown out of the blimp that was now billowing smoke as it wavered shakily in the sky. There were holes blown into the walls of the bay and the blimp's skeleton was showing on multiple spots.

On the ground, the battle was pretty much over, and all eyes turned to the skies at the sight of the explosion. Some of the samurai fell to their knees in despair at the supposed death of the princess. At least, that was the case until the princess walked alongside Naruto and in front of the camera crew towards the gory remains of the battle. Koyuki winced in guilt and discomfort at the sight of dead men that were forced into a battle for no reason.

She distracted herself by looking into the sky and watching the blimp limp away, back towards the castle. It left a smoke trail in the sky, and it looked like a bumpy ride as it made it way through the air. She pulled her eyes back down and looked at the bloody samurai and shinobi that were formed up in front of her. Behind her, Ino, Temari and Samui took up their positions as her guards and attendants. She took a deep breath and remembered her lines and role as an actor.

Koyuki firmed her gaze and addressed the men that risked their lives for her. "Men, today we have won a great victory!" She thrust her fist into the air and earned a victory shout from her men, yes, they were her men now. "I thank you for risking your lives for a valiant and just cause. You have fought alongside my hero's party and there is only one thing left to do. We will march! We will take the fight to the coward that has retreated to his castle to lick his wounds! We will win! And we will free the people from his unjust reign!"

The samurai had all gathered around and they were raising their swords and shouting at the top of their lungs. Their victory cry made for an inspiring scene and Kurama stepped forward from the samurai formation and took a knee in front of Naruto and Koyuki.

"My Lord and Lady, we have brought victory to you this day. It is my honor to serve you and we will free the people of Snow Mountain and bring peace to these lands under your just rule." Kurama bowed his head in an honorable and dignified way.

Naruto stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder, "Rise, Ambrose, my fire mage. Your contributions on this day will not go unrewarded." Naruto then looked out over the samurai and spoke in a bold tone. "Men, let us tend to the wounded, secure our prisoners and prepare for the battle to come. The coward has retreated to his castle and the time for our Lady's reign draws near!" Another roar from the samurai, accompanied by a rattle of swords, answered Naruto's call.

-The Fall of Doto-

"Holy shit, Ruto, I didn't think we could pull that off, but it turned out to be totally epic!" Ten-Ten shouted excitedly in the main tent as the group reviewed footage of the battle.

"Indeed, while many lives were lost in making this, it was a most youthful battle. Plus, we get to fight for the fiery flames of youth in honor of Princess Koyuki!" Lee said animatedly.

Neji sighed, "Lee, too many lives were lost for that statement. Those men were following the orders of their leader. It is tragic that they died for such a frivolous cause."

Lee's attitude sobered and Naruto put a reassuring hand on his shoulder, "You did nothing wrong, Lee. You are right, we are fighting for a just cause. That being said, Neji is also right and it is regrettable that so many had to die today."

"Says the man that turned a real battle into a movie…" Ino taunted.

Naruto sighed, "Yeah, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time… I didn't expect them to send so many though."

Temari embraced Naruto from behind and rested her chin on his shoulder. "It will be alright, Ruto. It is a sad truth that those men chose their side. They died pointless deaths fighting for an evil man. That is not your fault. If you didn't step in, then Sandayu would have lost more than five of his men. They all would have been dead."

Naruto nodded tiredly, "Yeah, you're right. Well, I hope that nobody else needs to die, except Doto and that Nadaire guy."

Sandayu spoke up, "We are grateful for your assistance. I know it doesn't alleviate all of the death, but we managed to capture 43 of their men. If they are willing to change their ways, that is 43 people that could support Koyuki in her reign."

Naruto nodded, "What was the final count of the fallen? I honestly didn't expect them to send so many."

"156 enemy fell at our blades." Sandayu answered.

Kurama let out a low whistle, "Wow, how did they fit that many people in that tiny train?"

Naruto shrugged and yawned, "Doesn't matter. Everyone, get some rest. We will be moving out in the morning."

Naruto awoke the next morning with the rising sun and walked through the camp. He saw samurai strapping on their armor, polishing their swords and doing final checks on their equipment. He got smiles, nods and salutes with hands over hearts as he walked through the camp. It was a surreal feeling leading men like this into battle. Men he had met less than a week ago, but they were men that trusted him implicitly with their lives. It was a strange sensation for the blonde hero, but he felt strangely comfortable with the responsibility.

Naruto saw Kurama swapping stories over breakfast with a couple of the samurai and Naruto slid into the conversation. The samurai were commenting on Kurama red cloak and travelling robe that made him look more like a wizard than a warrior. Kurama was laughing and informed the men that it was his role in Naruto's movie. It was difficult for the serious and traditional samurai to swallow the fact that a movie was being shot as they fought on the field of battle.

"Well, my good men, if my partner and I were to get serious, then you would have no opportunity to fight for your own freedom. Tell me, my good fellows, would your sense of honor allow such a thing?" Kurama had ceased his laughter and asked the serious question.

The men's heads fell, and they all looked into the fire before one of them got serious and answered Kurama's question. "Lord Kurama, I understand where you are coming from. I am grateful for the opportunity to right the wrongs done by Doto. I served Lord Sosetsu Kazahana in my youth and it was always one of my greatest regrets that we failed in our duty." Kurama nodding understandingly and the man's eyes gained a fire that emitted from the depth of his soul. "Now, I finally have the opportunity to cleanse my soul of my past failure. You are right, I would not be okay with foreigners handling everything. I am grateful to fight alongside you, acting or not."

Kurama smirked and put a hand on the middle-aged samurai's shoulder. "Take heart, my friend. By the end of the day, your ledger will be clear, and you will be serving the proper ruler of Snow Country."

"Don't you mean Snow Mountain?" One of the Samurai joked and earned a round of chuckles from those gathered around the fire.

"Hey, I wrote the book, and I took inspiration from Snow Country. I thought the name fit." Naruto entered the conversation with a pout.

The samurai all bowed their heads before one spoke up, "Lord Senju, when you wrote this book, how did you get the inspiration? It is honestly scary how well it fits into our current situation."

Naruto chuckled, "Well, I was learning about all of the countries in the Elemental Nations when I was a kid and I started writing this book when I was ten. When I read about the coup and Doto's reign, I thought he would make a good villain with his advanced technology. Then, all I had to do was write in the lost princess of Snow country. I guess fate has a sense of humor because said princess came looking for me a couple years after I published the book."

The samurai chuckled before the oldest of them stood up. "Well, Lord Senju, it would appear that it was fated by Lady Kami. I pray that we meet good fortune like the men of your novel." This statement earned a round of cheers.

The rebel forces surrounded the camera crew and moved out around 9am. They had five miles to the fort, and it would be a long day of trekking through the snow to get there. As the caravan was travelling, team 9 and a Naruto clone went ahead to scout the castle and get a better idea of troop formations. This left Naruto and his girls to protect the camera crew and samurai. During the walk, Naruto was in an animated conversation with Sandayu, Claude, Koyuki and his girls.

"Do you really need the fort? I don't think it is a good place to reign from." Naruto was pouting since they were trying to talk him out of destroying the fort.

Koyuki agreed with Naruto, "I agree, I do not wish to rule from some military base. From the pictures, the base is barbaric and serves no purpose other than war."

"But Milady, if we destroy the base, then where will we fall back to in the event of invasion?" Sandayu said.

Koyuki scoffed, "If we are threatened with invasion, we will call on the services of Lord Senju."

Temari couldn't help but enter the conversation, "Yeah, you could do that, or you could raise your own shinobi force and properly defend yourself. I am sure Ruto would be willing to help, but it is important for any nation to be self-sufficient."

Koyuki hung her head and Sandayu came to her defense, "We will be self-sufficient, but it will take us a while to recover. Doto has drained the people and resources of this land substantially."

Naruto decided to solve the problem, "What if I build you a new city? I can erect a city out of wood that you would only need to furbish and do the more advanced plumbing and electrical."

Claude was a foreign film director, but he couldn't believe such a thing. "My Lord, I admit that you are powerful, but surely you are jesting…" Claude's jaw proceeded to fall as Naruto weaved through hand seals, jumped to the side of the road and erected a three-story mansion in less than a minute. The wood looked regal and the building itself was elegant. Through practice and repeat use, Naruto had developed his wooden constructs to match the finest artisans.

Naruto jumped back to the group with a laugh at the dumbstruck looks of the caravan. He landed and cocked an eyebrow at Claude and Sandayu, "Well?"

"Drop the damned castle. I want a house like that." Koyuki said animatedly, making the decision for Sandayu.

Claude coughed to clear his throat and snap himself back to reality. "Well, if we are going to do this, then we should get shots from every angle. Also, to fit the book, how do you plan on sacking the castle?"

Naruto laughed, "Right, well, in the book there was a battle. We will have to film that after the fact, unless they refuse to surrender. Also, in the book, it was Doto that self-destructed the castle. If we want to change that…" Naruto adopted a pensive look.

Ino, being the biggest fan of the books in the Senju family, chimed in, "Why don't we say that after the princess was rescued, that the hero was enraged by her treatment. This awoke the demon in him, and he ordered his party to bring the castle down."

Claude was nodding animatedly, "Yes, yes, that could work. So, what, umm, jutsus … is that the word for it? What jutsus will you use to bring it down?"

Naruto shrugged, "We have earth, wind, fire and water specialists. What do you think would look best on camera?"

Kurama shouted, "Fire, obviously."

Temari scoffed, "It should be a wind storm."

Ino was contemplative, "Well, the hero's mage is a fire type. The hero himself is a wind mage and swordsman. The princess is supposed to be gifted with water. The party also has earth magic, so why don't we use all of those?"

Claude raised an eyebrow, "Care to elaborate?"

Ino thought it out and answered, "Start with a fire attack powered by a wind jutsu. Then, Temari can perform her sickle weasel storm and we will add water and fire to that for cinematic effect. Really makes me wish we had a lightning user…"

Samui cleared her throat and put her hands on her hips, "Did everyone just up and forget about me? I mean, c'mon, I have been part of the family for over a year now."

Naruto chuckled sheepishly, "Must be the cold getting to my brain. Okay, so we evacuate, open with a volley of fire and then do a multi-elemental storm. While that is happening, I will use some earth jutsu to bring down the fort and drop it into the gorge."

Kurama clapped his hands together and wringed them excitedly, "Oh, I can't wait. So, we want the explosive stuff for the opening act, right?"

Naruto nodded, "I think that would be the flashiest. What will you add to the storm though?"

Kurama chuckled evilly, "Oh, I may hate Madara, but that 'Majestic Flame Annihilation' was a badass move. When it gets added to the tornadoes, it should be quite the sight."

Samui was looking thoughtful, "Ruto, I don't have a jutsu that could match up to that."

"What if I powered you up with Kyu's chakra and you overcharged an 'Electromagnetic Murder'?" Naruto asked.

Samui pouted, "That's what I was thinking, but that would go through the ground. It wouldn't be that flashy."

Temari laughed, "Yeah, that is until it rips through the walls of the fort. Plus, wind and lightning never mixed very well anyways."

Chomei giggled/clicked within Naruto's seal, "Your mates are wild, Naruto. I enjoy them greatly. I can't wait to see the show."

Five hours later, Doto scowled as he looked down upon the insurgents that stood outside his castle walls. It was embarrassing enough that he had burns on his face and a broken nose from the exploding clone that he brought into his blimp. It was galling to look at the crippled frame of the once majestic blimp. He was further enraged by the loss of 200 men. All in all, Doto was beyond pissed off and he wanted to rain down death on the intruders that were in formation at the base of the hill in front of his castle.

He was on the castle wall with the remainder of his forces, roughly 300men. He only had a handful of shinobi remaining and the rest were the samurai sort, although they were weaker than those that he had sent to Evergreen Pass. Regardless, his castle had a multitude of kunai launchers, catapults and other defensive items that would make a head-on charge suicide for the attacking force. Plus, there was only one narrow pathway up to the castle.

Doto scowled as he listened to the projected voice of the Konoha shinobi. "Doto, your foul reign ends today. Your unjust regime will no longer be tolerated. I represent Princess Koyuki Kazahana, daughter of Sosetsu Kazahana, the brother you murdered to usurp the throne. Surrender now and your men's lives will be spared."

Doto couldn't help himself, he barked out an evil laugh that echoed around the mountains. The sun was beginning its descent behind the mountain peaks and filled the valley in a reddish-orange light. "Intruders, you are not welcome in Snow country! Hand over the princess and leave these lands or your lives are forfeit!"

Naruto sighed and looked toward Kurama, "Hey, Kyu, I sense that the top of the tower has been evacuated. Think your fireball could reach there if I gave it some wind?"

Kurama chuckled, "It would be my pleasure, Ruto."

Doto saw two individuals step forward and they rose above the formation on an earthen pillar. The pillar of earth rose higher than the mountain outpost and then Doto's eyes widened as a chakra surge preceded a fireball that was empowered by a wind jutsu. The massive and potent fireball glowed white hot as it sailed over Doto's head. Doto was frozen in panic despite the heat licking at his neck and melting the snow and ice that covered the lower portion of the castle. Doto ignored the shouts of panic as the fireball impacted with the top of his castle and he brought his hands in front of his face as the fireball exploded in a fearsome display of fire and power.

After Doto lowered his arms and recovered from the blast, his jaw hung open as the top third of his castle was obliterated and the walls below were melted. He watched as chunks of heated stone and flickers of fire descended from the peak of the castle. He was broken from his state of stunned disbelief at the sound of the front gate being lowered. He roared in anger and frustration as some of his men were walking down the hill with their hands held up over their heads.

Doto jumped into action and began weaving hand seals. Traitors would die, that is the only punishment fit for them. Doto finished his seals and called out 'ice style – black ice dragon'. The black dragon made of ice weaved around Doto's form before it roared and sailed toward the traitors below. His sick satisfaction was shattered when a wooden wall rose in front of the black dragon and absorbed the impact of the powerful ice jutsu.

Naruto wasn't surprised to see the surrendering forces, that was why he put on the show with Kurama. He was surprised by the act of anger and desperation by Doto though, but that didn't stop him from protecting them from the ice dragon. He remembered that jutsu, but this time around he wasn't intimidated by it. Naruto appeared amidst the Snow forces and erected two wood walls that rose in a half-sphere over them and halted the ice dragon's assault.

"Go, keep your hands up and surrender to the samurai. You made the right choice and I promise you fair treatment upon your surrender." Naruto said firmly to the stunned men that now surrounded him.

"T-thank y-you." One of the men said before running down the narrow path with his hands waving wildly above him.

Naruto lowered the wall and glared at Doto, "You who remain in the castle, do you wish to serve such a tyrant? Do you value your lives so little that you would lay them down to protect a usurper that killed his own brother? I offer you one more chance to stand down and surrender. If you refuse this offer, the only thing that awaits you this day is death." Naruto's voice carried over the walls and down the mountain.

Naruto heard shouting, conflict and other signs of battle echoing from within the walls and he restrained himself from vaulting over the walls and throwing himself into the melee. However, he did jump in front of the 15 or so men that were running away from their own allies as they ran down the narrow path. He was forced to protect them and block a volley of knife shaped icicles that rained down from the ramparts. He fought a defensive battle as he backed down the slope and he was soon joined by his party.

"Give them hell, guys." Naruto growled out. He was frustrated with the stupidity of Doto and his men and he was ready to break them now.

Temari unsealed her big battle fan and opened it to five sickles before beginning her dance. As she was spinning, Ino and Kurama flipped through hand signs for their fire techniques. Simultaneously, Samui joined them and was amassing chakra for her 'Electromagnetic Murder' technique. Temari completed her dance that she used as a substitute for hands signs, and she leveled her glowing fan perpendicular to the ground before she unleashed a massive tornado upon the fortress.

The tornado started parallel to the ground as it raced out of her fan, and it turned vertically into the air before forming a tornado nearly 300-feet tall and 150-feet wide. Kurama and Ino let out their fire techniques that merged with the tornado. Naruto added water jutsu, 'water style – raging storm' to the mix and the results were terrifying. The fire boiled the water, the water turned to steam and joined the fray. The winds whipped blades and globs of water at high speed around in a frenzy. The maelstrom that ensued crashed into the walls of the fortress and decimated ice walls that were erected by the remaining shinobi.

As the tornado crashed into the walls, lightning ran up the narrow path and exploded as it impacted the gate. The gate shattered into splinters under its influence and fire found a new entrance into the fort's courtyard. The storm held its shape as Temari kept chakra pouring into the technique and the violent maelstrom was nearly self-sustaining as the jutsu tore the walls asunder.

After contributing the water jutsu, Naruto disappeared from the path of approach and flashed into GSM. He gathered an abundant amount of chakra and infused the ground around the fort and into the walls of the gorge. Naruto kept his eyes closed and his concentration on the earth as he weaved calmly through hand seals before he placed his hands on the frozen earth. Moments later, a massive earth dragon nearly 800-feet long and 90-feet wide rose up from behind the base, climbed into the air nearly 900-feet before it dove headfirst into the manmade construct that was formed on the edge of a gorge.

The colossal sound roared over the canyon as every eye watched the godly display in stunned amazement that was saturated with fear. The back half of the base crumpled as the ground from below gave out and then the dragon finished the job by ripping the fort in half and plunging massive volumes of earth into the canyon. The result, the back half of the base that wasn't torn to shreds crumpled down the wall of the gorge in a massive and noisy mudslide.

As the storm assaulted the base front the front and the earth dragon tore it asunder from the back, Koyuki and her loyal samurai watched on in amazement and the film director nearly jazzed in his pants. Every camera was active and capturing the godly display while the camera men did their best to stay steady after their jaws clattered on the ground. It took just under seven minutes for the terrifying display of power to halt abruptly, which left an eerie silence over the valley.

Doto rose out of the command room that he had reinforced with ice jutsu with Nadaire and a few of his loyal followers at his side. He shoulders slumped and his mind blanked when he saw the devastation that used to be his fortress. The front walls were shattered, the back half of the base now gave way to a full view of the gorge and his remaining forces were in shambles. Of the 250 men he had at the beginning of the day, there were fewer than 20 men remaining as they stumbled around shattered remains of the base.

Then, Doto saw two men leading the charge of samurai and Konoha shinobi into the fortress and he decided that it would be better to flee and survive another day. He saw one of the men carrying some contraption while the redhead in a strange uniform glared right at him as he ran up. Before Doto's wings even expanded, the redhead launched himself into the air and shot a fireball at Doto. Doto smirked and held his hands out in front of him and absorbed the chakra of the jutsu. Despite the chakra absorption, he grew hot, and his hands burned. His armor blared a warning ping that it was over capacity on chakra.

Seeing that he couldn't break away without vanquishing this intruder, Doto rerouted the overloaded chakra armor and shouted, 'Twin Black Ice Dragons'. As Kurama was falling through the air, the black ice dragons roared and readied themselves to intercept the falling kitsune. Kurama smirked devilishly and took a deep breath before a wave of dark red fire escaped his lips and rushed to meet its challengers. The intense flames crashed against the black dragons and every Konoha ninja was surprised to see how long the stalemate lasted before the flames finally ate the dragons away. Despite the momentary victory, Kurama was enraged to see that his jutsu was halted.

Kurama's descent was completed and as soon as his feet touch the ground, he coated his body in fire before dashing towards Doto. A crimson fist embedded itself in his gut, but his premium chakra armor absorbed the chakra on the fist and rerouted that chakra to heal him. Doto recovered quickly from the blow and lashed out with a spin kick into an uppercut. Kurama scoffed as he easily dodged the attack, and he elongated his claws before he set into his 'rampaging fox' taijutsu style.

Doto squared off against Kurama and engaged him in a fearsome taijutsu battle that he was clearly losing. Sure, his chakra armor absorbed most of the impact and kept him in the fight, but he had yet to land a decisive blow on the redheaded opponent. Doto decided to change strategy after a couple minutes and leaped back onto a pile of rubble before ice needles formed in the air and rushed toward Kurama. Kurama countered with a wall of flame that evaporated the icicles and through the wall of flame a volley of super-heated fireballs rushed toward Doto.

Doto panicked as his armor began ringing the alarm as the core overheated. It was unbelievable that each jutsu was able to overload his armor and the repeated overloading was really stressing the core. Doto immediately released the chakra by creating an ice storm around him. He noticed that it was thinner than normal because the damnable fire jutsus were melting the ice around the base. He clicked his teeth and sent the ice storm toward Kurama, who simply used a 'Majestic Flame Destroyer'.

The flame spread 180 degrees out of Kurama's mouth and easily melted the impromptu blizzard as well as the surrounding snow. He idly noted that he caught two unsuspecting samurai in the fiery blast, and he also made a note to no longer use area of effect jutsu because his allies were entering the fort now. After dealing with the blizzard, Kurama scowled as Doto flew into the sky. The coward was retreating, and Kurama was denied his kill.

Kurama turned to the camera clone, "Damned coward, I shouldn't be surprised that such a man retreated. Oh well, Lord Naru will be the one to handle him now."

The Naruto clone made a cut signal with his hand and smirked at Kurama, "Thanks for holding back. If you cut loose, then our friends would have been caught in the collateral damage."

Kurama clicked his teeth, "Sure thing, Ruto. That was supposed to be your fight anyway. I just wanted to punish the coward for attacking his own men when they surrendered."

Naruto paused and looked toward the far side of the base, "Well, looks like the boss got revenge for Naru's sensei's death." The clone had a devilish smirk on his face.

Kurama belted out a laugh, "How much did he play with that fool before ending it?"

The clone shrugged, "Dunno. I could sense it, but I was more focused on your battle."

With the real Naruto, he had his target and he needed this for the movie scene. It would be really hard to get another shot like this with all of the genuine destruction and chaos in the background. He saw Nadaire running away from Kurama's flame attacks, and he caught him as he was running up an external staircase toward what remained of the castle. The uneven ground was the destined place for the fight as Naruto appeared in front of Nadaire and planted him into the wall with a chakra reinforced fist.

Nadaire shook off the cobwebs and held up one hand, the only remaining hand he had, while the fresh nub of the other forearm was held down. "Damned Leaf demon, you ruined everything!"

Naruto fixed his face into a visage of rage, and he slowly unsheathed the katana from his back as he glared at Nadaire. In a low growl he said, "And you killed my sensei. You robbed me of the man that saved me and brought purpose back to my life. With his sword, I will send you to the underworld." The low and menacing tone sent shivers up Nadaire's spine and Naruto hoped it would have the same effect on his future audience.

Nadaire broke out into a sick cackle of laughter before saying, "That is the best news I have heard all day! The fool that took my arm is dead! Gahehehehe!"

Naruto snarled and lunged forward, restricting his speed so that the cameras could capture his movements. Nadaire blocked the first strike, howled it pain at the second strike that lanced across his abdomen and the gurgled as the third strike severed his neck and caused blood to pour out of his throat and mouth. Naruto put the long katana into the ground and bowed his head. "Rest is peace, Sensei."

"And cut. Damn, boss. That was hardcore. It gave me the shivers." Naruto's camera clone said.

Naruto immediately snapped out of it and shot a smile at his clone, "Did it? Good, that was what I was going for. This will fit right into the movie as well."

Kurama appeared by Naruto's side, "Hey, Kit, the flying prick got away."

Naruto shrugged, "This isn't a big country. I can find him easy enough and I already have an idea of where he will go."

Kurama chuckled and shook his head, "Yeah, not your first rodeo, eh?"

Naruto laughed briefly at that, "Haha, yeah, I have my advantages. Did you have a fun fight?"

Kurama growled, "That damned armor absorbed my attacks. It is a truly marvelous invention, but I could tell I was burning him through the armor, so I will call it even. Looks like thing are wrapping up down there, was there another scene needed?"

Naruto sighed, "Yeah, we gotta do the victory scene, which means another speech. Shit."

-Snow Mountain – One Night After Sacking Doto's Fort-

The capture and cleanup of Doto's remaining forces went smoothly after the fall of Nadaire and Doto's escape. Princess Koyuki helped Naruto with the victory address and then the cleanup began. It was an extremely one-sided affair, and the good guys didn't lose a single man during the assault. The medics were busy tending to wounded throughout the night, but they did so from the comfort of a warm wooden lodge that Naruto constructed for them.

The following day, Sandayu performed cleanup and search operations and salvaged what they could from the castle. Naruto and the Konoha contingent focused on building a temporary base and stabilizing the situation. By afternoon, Naruto was ready to search for the traitor and get the culminating scene of the movie out of the way. He hoped Doto wouldn't ruin it by spouting off at the mouth, but even if he did a quick clone transformation could give him the scene he wanted.

After a brief round of meditation, Naruto homed in on a particularly intense bundle of hate, anger and frustration. It stuck out like a beacon, and he informed the group that Doto was waiting for them on Snow Mountain.

"He probably thinks that the princess will go there to claim what her father left her." Sandayu shared his thoughts with the group.

Temari scoffed, "What a fool. As if he could surprise us and take it for himself."

"The foolish man is one who indulges in pride and revels in the pain and oppression of the less fortunate." Koyuki whispered under her breath. "Such a man is blind to the world around him and is unable to see the truth."

Naruto cocked his head at the princess, "Good quote, who came up with it?"

Koyuki turned her eyes to the ground and fought back tears. "My father."

Naruto put a comforting hand on her shoulder, "Well, your father was a wise man. Regardless, if he thinks he can ambush us, then he is sorely mistaken. What do you say to confronting him, wrapping this whole mess up and getting the inheritance your father left behind for you?"

Koyuki's eyes sparkled with unshed tears as she looked into the deep azure depths of Naruto. She nodded with a small smile on her face, "Let's do it."

The journey to Snow Mountain went quickly since it was just the Konoha group and Naruto carried Koyuki. He knew that she needed to be there to get closure and he also needed this scene in the movie. It was such a monumental event of his previous life, and he wrote it as the capstone of his first book. Setting aside his qualms of using such a personal event for the sake of a movie, Naruto blurred across the snowy terrain and was able to reach the base of Snow Mountain at 5pm.

By the time they cleared the peak into the flat top of the mountain, it was 6pm and the sun was beginning is descent into the shadows of the night. The group slowly approached three black monoliths with engravings that rose out of the mountain nearly 100-feet a piece. In between the three monoliths, there appeared to be a console of sorts and the group approached the console. They had all been warned that Doto was waiting behind one of the monoliths, but Naruto wanted to spring this trap and get his scene.

As they were 50-feet away, the ice gave out under the Konoha group, but the layer of ice was immediately replaced by a wooden platform that caught the group. After thwarting Doto's first trap, the man appeared from around the base of the left monolith. He glared at the group and held out his hand, as if expecting something.

"Give me the amulet and I will allow you and the princess to escape with your lives. This is the final offer of mercy I will give you." Doto said in false bravado.

The whole Konoha group laughed, but Naruto stepped forward. "Doto, you are a delusional and vile cretin of a man. You believe you could best my party?" Naruto raised an incredulous eyebrow into his hairline. He couldn't believe how delusional this man was.

Doto barked out an evil laugh, "Ask Red there, I was able to absorb his most powerful jutsu. I am wearing the newest and best model of the chakra armor. There is nothing you can do to me!"

Koyuki took charge here, "You are nothing but an evil man that stole from the people of my country after usurping the throne. My hero and his party will vanquish you and we will bring Snow Mountain into an age of prosperity."

Before Doto could spout off and ruin the scene, Naruto stepped forward. He made a show of handing his cloak off to Neji before he turned and faced Doto. "Doto, I, Naru Maki, challenge you to single combat. If you can best me, we will hand over the amulet."

Doto scoffed at that, "And if you best me?"

Naruto chuckled in a gallant way, "Then you will be dead, and Snow Mountain will be cleansed of your taint."

Doto growled at the insult, but he puffed his chest out and shouted, "Very well, I accept your challenge."

Naruto turned and locked eyes with Koyuki briefly. The way her eyes sparkled in the sunset was something special and unique. He leaned down and placed a passionate kiss on her lips. He felt the twinge of jealousy from his girls, and he suppressed the bite of remorse from showing on his face. After breaking the lip lock, he brushed a caring thumb across her cheek and turned to face Doto.

"Let's do this." Naruto growled before dashing toward Doto. Doto launched the first attack by blowing a giant and sharp icicle out of his mouth. Naruto countered this by dodging to the side and severing it down the middle by a swing of his wind-coated katana. He maintained his speed and closed the remaining distance to Doto. He was mildly surprised when the dual ice swords stopped his katana, but Naruto didn't hesitate. He launched into his Whirling Tides kenjutsu style and showed off for the cameras. It was a beautiful dance and a mesmerizing display of kenjutsu that chipped away at the ice blades and dented the chakra armor.

Every time the katana clashed against the chakra armor, the chakra absorbed the chakra coating, but Naruto immediately replenished the wind chakra. Doto was being pressed as quickly realized that he would not win a kenjutsu battle. He ducked under a horizontal slash and dashed away from Naruto to create space. Doto used the break to weave through hand signs and the snow on the mountain peak rose into the air.

Doto called out 'ice style – violent blizzard' and turned the mountain peak into a fearsome winter storm that had ice shards flying around like millions of blades. Naruto answered this by sinking into the ground, he had already sensed that the others were protected by a barrier, so he didn't have to worry about them any longer. After a minute, Naruto rose from the ground and cast a 'wind style – divine breakthrough' at Doto.

The wind blew away the impromptu winter storm and slammed into Doto's position in a roar of ice, wind and stone. As the dust cleared, Doto was standing with his arms crossed protectively in front of his face and his armor appeared to be glowing. Doto finished his hands signed and called out 'ice style – twin black dragons'. Two dragons made of black ice formed around Doto and roared as they charged towards Naruto.

Naruto answered with two earth dragons of his own, knowing that the earth dragons would likely lose. Sure enough, after a brief and violent clash midair, the ice dragons won out and slammed into Naruto, who skidded back towards his group and lay flat on his back. Koyuki screamed out with her hands clutched over her mouth and tears trickling down her eyes.

"Naru, my love!" The desperation in her voice rang true to all those on the mountain.

Naruto staggered to his feet and wiped the blood from his forehead, "Don't worry, my love. I will not lose to such a man. It is time I call on the power of your lands."

Naruto rose to his feet, laughing internally at the fact that he had to take a hit from such a jutsu. Sure, it was strong, but it would never be enough to lay him out. He closed his eyes and called on the natural energy of the earth. He simultaneously pulled on Kurama's chakra and flashed into KSM. It was an on-the-fly decision, but he figured it would look cool in the movie.

The camera caught the serious look on Naruto's face as his golden form appeared like a beacon in the setting sun. Naruto easily dealt with the next ice dragon that Doto sent his way by countering with a much larger earth dragon. This time, he focused on maintaining the chakra in the technique and the senjutsu empowered earth dragon decimated the ice dragon midair. He let the technique crash into Doto's position and he disappeared in a golden blur.

Doto landed from his dodge and looked around for his opponent. By the time he located Naruto above him, it was far to later to dodge or counter. Doto raised his arms defensively in front of his chest and he braced himself against the mighty jutsu. Naruto roared out, "Rasengan" as he thrust the bright orange Rasengan at Doto. The swirling ball of hyper-dense chakra tore through Doto's arms like a kid through wrapping paper. The jutsu continued undeterred by the draining effects of the chakra armor and it ripped through Doto's chest. Naruto let the Rasengan destabilize and hopped back a safe distance.

The orange and golden explosion of chakra light illuminated the mountain peak in the fading light. The jutsu left a 40-foot crater in the base of the peak near the monoliths and Naruto made a show of huffing and puffing. He let the chakra cloak fade because he needed to at least act like it was an intense battle. His party ran up and joined him as they moved forward slowly to confirm Doto's death.

Once Doto's death was confirmed, the group stood behind Naruto and the princess as the scene played out. Koyuki embraced Naruto in a passionate hug and cried over his injuries. Naruto comforted her by rubbing her back before separating and looking into her eyes. He rubbed the tears off of her cheeks and gave her a magnificent smile.

"It is over, my love." He said weakly, as if he were tired.

Koyuki sniffled and stifled her tears. "Yes, Naru, it is over. You were victorious, my hero."

"The forces of heaven and hell combined would never be enough to stop me from returning to your embrace." Naruto answered in a soft, yet husky, tone.

"Shut up and kiss me." Koyuki said before lunging forward and claiming Naruto's lips in a passionate kiss.

Naruto took control of the kiss and poured a decent amount of passion and chakra into the act. Unfortunately, Koyuki wasn't ready for the tingling of the senjutsu chakra, the amorous lip lock nor the chakra coated touch of Naruto's hands as they traced down her sides. She shivered visibly and her legs gave out as the honorable princess of Snow country had an orgasm on camera. Naruto suppressed his laughter and caught her in his arms before she could slump to the ground.

Ino watched on with a massive fit of jealousy. Sure, that was the idea behind this scene. This scene was to be the first glimpse of the passion between the princess and hero. It was designed to soak the panties of every woman in the Elemental Nations, and it may have worked too well. If she was this jealous from just watching the two kiss, then how would she tolerate the love making scene that would be shot later? Ino shook off her jealousy and decided to enjoy the show. She giggled as she watched Koyuki give into the pleasure of the kiss until Temari nudged her in the side.

For Temari's part, she was on the same page as Ino. She had loved Ruto and only Ruto for her whole life. Sure, she had some memories of the previous life, but those weren't truly her own. This was her man, and she was already sharing him with two admittedly amazing women. She suppressed the growl that wanted to escape her throat and plastered a smile on her face.

Up in Kami's realm, she went from giggling like a schoolgirl at the show Naruto played out to blowing up and recreating the TV three times in less than ten seconds. Minato and Kushina stifled their giggles and focused on safeguarding their thoughts. Kami had grown quite temperamental recently. Whenever Naruto was doing something good, she was happy and content, which made her realm glow. When Naruto was acting flirtatiously with Koyuki, rapid-onset storms erupted in her realm. It was a fickle situation and Kami's feelings were probably the worst kept secret in her realm.

Back on Snow Mountain, Koyuki was putting her amulet into a groove on the console in between the monoliths. A hum began emanating out of the monoliths and a warmth flooded the mountain peak. After a minute, the console flashed with seals and markings before a holographic image appeared in between two of the monoliths. Koyuki had sparkling tears flowing freely as she watched the final message from her father.

The whole group watched in reverent silence as the scene of a little girl talking to her father played out in holographic form. The camera captured the moments and focused in on the princess, who was being embraced supportively from behind by Naruto. It was a touching moment as the girly voice of Koyuki proclaimed that she wanted to be an actor to bring joy to the people of her country. As the hologram faded, as respectful silence settled over the group, and everyone waited for Koyuki to speak.

"Thank you, Naru, thank you for all of this." She whispered as she pulled his hands tighter around her.

Naruto rested his chin on top of her head, "This is just the beginning, my love." Koyuki's head fell back into his chest and the two enjoyed a comfortable silence.

Lee, playing a part of the hero's party, stepped forward, "My Lord, these monoliths are warming the surrounding area and melting the snow. It has almost completely melted the snow around Snow Mountain."

This broke Koyuki out of her trance and she looked around the peak of the mountain. Sure enough, the snow there was now water and the ice that covered the lake was cracking and giving way to icy waters. She looked around as she walked to the edge of the basin that served as the mountain peaked and she gasped when she saw the landscape melting and thawing out. He father's creation was going to bring life to Snow country.

-A Steamy Second Chance at Life and Love-

It took two weeks to cleanup the remains of the fort, march to the capitol and announce the return of Princess Koyuki Kazahana. The announcement was met with happiness from her people and their happiness was enhanced by the thawing of Snow country. As Naruto went, he created orchards, farms and housing for the people they encountered. He didn't charge the princess for his efforts; everything was pro bono because he wanted to help the people of Snow Country. New and fancy wooden houses lined the streets of villages and new forests emerged that provided shelter for new life to take roots in the recently thawed landscape.

As they entered the capitol, news had already reached, and the fanfare was next level. White banners and winter-themed decorations filled the streets and there were many people that were elated by the return of the princess. The Konoha group accompanied her the whole way, along with the samurai that helped her reclaim her throne. Two weeks after the fall of Doto, Koyuki addressed her people after being sworn in as the new Daimyo of Snow Country.

"My people, I thank you for the warm welcome into the capitol. It is good to be home once more. Before I share my plans with you, I wish to inform you that it was Konoha and the Senju family that aided me in freeing our country from Doto. It was Naruto Senju that has been building new homes and farms for our people. It was Sandayu and the samurai loyal to my father that inspired me to fight for my home and country. I thank all of these people from the bottom of my heart." Koyuki turned and bowed to her entourage, which earned a massive cheer from the collection of citizens. She turned back to address her populace. "Moving forward, I am putting forth legislation to change our name. It is time for us to move into the warmth of the future. In honor of this change, I wish to rename our country into Spring Country. I wish to use our technology to bring prosperity to my people. I wish to join our new allies in a peaceful and prosperous future."

Koyuki's address continued for a bit after that before the group was moved into the Daimyo's castle. Naruto flashed team Guy back to Konoha and let Guy handle the verbal report. He still had a month of filming to do, and he wanted some time to help rebuild Spring Country. This embedded him into the good graces of the people and made the subsequent treaty a given. Naruto's biggest issue was finding a realistic and reasonable way to decline the marriage proposal that was embedded into the treaty. He really didn't want to deal with Kami's wrath, and he couldn't fathom how bad his punishment would be this time around.

That thought leads to three weeks later when it was finally time for Koyuki and Naruto to shoot the steamy scene. The girls had negotiated almost every aspect of this scene and Naruto made it clear that they had final say. Ultimately, Naruto would be stripped naked during the scene and Koyuki would she some skimpy nightwear. Naked bodies clashing was inevitable and the only thing separating them would be some flesh-colored fabric on her womanhood.

-Koyuki's Favorite Movie Scene-

The princess and her party left the ship they used to travel across the oceans, and she took her first tentative step into her home country. Naru came up behind her and wrapped her in a tender embrace. His warmth offered her the strength to take the next step and she took his hand as she followed the samurai general to their lodgings. The scene fades to show the two sharing a dinner for two on a bear rug in front of the fireplace.

"Naru, I … I am scared…" Akari said sheepishly while looking down at the bear rug.

Naru moved the plates aside and cradled her face with his right hand. He answered her fear by tenderly stroking her cheek. "Don't fear, my love. There is nothing in this world that can stop me from finding my way back to you."

Akari looked up with watery eyes that glistened in the firelight. The fear of losing Naru caused twitches of anticipation and she spoke softly once more as she leaned into the embrace of her lover's hand. "I don't know … we don't know what tomorrow will bring. Anything can happen in battle, my love. I want … I want …" Akari blushed a fiery red.

Naru lifted the princess' chin and placed a tender kiss on her lips. "What do you want, my love? I will give you anything within my power…"

Akari leaned forward and crashed her lips into Naru's. "I want you. I want you in me. I want to give every bit of myself to you. I want you to take strength from my love to help you in the fights to come…"

Naru smile softly at her and pecked her on the lips. "If that is what you want, then I give it to you freely."

Naru removed his wool traveling cloak and slid closer to Akari. He kissed her passionately as he undid her travelling cloak and helped her remove her blouse. He guided her down gently until her back was laying on the rug and she was locked in a passionate kiss. The hero broke the kiss after a minute and removed his own shirt to expose an extremely toned chest and abdomen. The princess hands raked down his chest and explored the godly body of her hero. Naru lowers back into a kiss and lets his hand explore the womanly peek of her left breast. The princess moans loudly into the kiss and sounds of passion echo across the room.

Scene cut, the next scene has Akari and Naru naked on the bed. It is the moment before the hero claims his woman and Akari is still back down on the bear rug. The two locked eyes in a loving fashion and Akari nods her head weakly. Naru plunges his hips forward and the princess gasped in pleasure and pain. For the first time in her life, she was one with a man. She was one with her man.

After a moment, Naru begins thrusting animatedly and the camera captures the intimate act. Flashes of flesh, hands running up toned legs and cupping butt cheeks. A mouth encasing a nipple and the tender moans of the princess echo across the minds of the audience, which caused every woman watching to moan with jealousy and pinch their legs together to calm their rising ecstasy. The love scene played out for five minutes and during that time, Akari was seen on film having genuine orgasms.

"And cut!" Claude shouted as he believed he had enough to choose from. Claude stood, adjusted his erection in his pants and continued. "We will now move to the cuddling scene. Please get the princess her night gown!"

As the attendants scrambled to do that, Naruto dawned some briefs and walked over to his girls. He tried to give Temari a kiss, but she stopped him with three fingers and a sassy look.

"Uh, uh, uh, I don't think so my love. I don't mind following up on one of my sister-wives, but you will need to brush your teeth before I kiss you again." She said in a mock and sassy fashion.

Ino grabbed Naruto's head and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Once the kiss was broken, she whispered, "Now that you got me all revved up, you owe me, mister."

Samui pulled his head to her and placed a chaste kiss on his lips, "I agree with Ino. You owe me, mister. That scene was super cool, and it got me all tingly."

Temari scoffed, "You two are okay with him making another woman cum?"

Ino shrugged, "It's the Ruto effect. How many times did he make you cum before you even did it with him?"

Temari blushed furiously and averted her eyes, "Plenty."

Ino snapped her fingers, "My point exactly. We gave him permission to do this, so we have no reason to be mad at him. We get him for the rest of our lives, so no biggie."

Samui blushed at her thoughts of her times with Naruto. "Yeah, the rest of our lives. So, the princess isn't joining the club?"

Naruto formed an X with his arms, "No, no, no. I am not risking Kami's wrath again."

Up in Kami's realm, the goddess had watched the love scene with pursed lips and clamped fists. She had a lot of time to think about what she had been feeling and she was shocked to realize it was jealousy. She had initiated talks with some of the female goddesses that she trusted, but she had yet to resolve her feelings or know what to do. Amaterasu told her to just go for it. The Shinigami, yes, the Shinigami is a woman, told her to take a mortal form and take a vacation. Izanami told her that humans, even an especially pure human, would never be worthy of her. All in all, Kami's thoughts were a mess.

That being said, Kami watched the scene and couldn't suppress the fits of jealousy and longing that she felt. The skies of her realm were painted with a lightning storm that was beautiful and terrifying at the same time. Black lightning flashing across clear and golden skies was a truly unique scene for the souls residing in Kami's realm. When the scene ended, she felt a warmth in her goddesshood and she shifted in her seat to clamp her legs together. Finally, when she heard Naruto's answer, a small smile graced her face.

She had refrained from joining the public watch party and she had watched this scene in her private office. She wouldn't be able to deal with Minato and Kushina's open thoughts for a while. She continued to idly watch the television as she returned to her work and began forming a plan. She would no longer deny herself; she would find a way around the rules she set, and she would join the man she loved in mortality.