"Good, all the annoying ones are gone. Yuki, it's time to hand over the crystal key on your neck, isn't it?"
Kazahana Doto's eyes turned back to Yuki, his gaze carrying an undeniable threat.
"Put me down," Yuki said flatly, lying on Naruto's shoulder without the slightest emotion.
"Hold onto my neck."
Naruto ignored her request, gave a short command, and leapt into the air.
Startled, Yuki instinctively clung tightly to him. "What are you doing?"
Naruto still didn't answer her. His thumbs and index fingers pressed together, his face calm.
"Yasakani no Magatama!!"
In an instant, countless orbs of light formed between Naruto's hands, then shot toward Kazahana Doto.
"What?!"
Kazahana Doto couldn't believe that this young-looking ninja could unleash such a powerful jutsu—
and without even making hand signs!
He tried to form signs to fight back, but the light bullets were too fast. Before he could finish, he was swallowed by the storm of glowing projectiles!
With a deafening crash, Kazahana Doto and his armored train were completely destroyed!
Naruto floated down from the sky, firmly holding Yuki's legs to keep her steady on his back.
"Let's go. Finish your movie. If you behave and see it through, I'll give you a reward."
"That's the treasure your father left for you."
Naruto spoke as they walked.
"My father's treasure?"
Yuki muttered, staring at Naruto with confused eyes. "Who… exactly are you?"
"Just a passing Konoha ninja," Naruto said calmly.
Looking at his handsome, composed face, Yuki felt her heart tremble a little.
She had never cared much about Konoha ninjas before. Back then, all they did was take her away from the Land of Snow.
But now—seeing Kazahana Doto, who had easily taken over the Land of Snow, defeated Konoha shinobi, and killed Sandayu, die so quickly at the hands of this boy—
she finally saw him for what he was. A mysterious boy who couldn't be ignored.
"What's your name?"
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"How old are you?"
"Twelve."
"You're so young… how are you so strong?"
"Talent."
"What do you… like to eat?"
"…Are you checking my family register?"
"S-sorry."
Yuki's cheeks turned red.
With Kazahana Doto's death, the walls around her heart began to crumble. Words spilled out, and for the first time, she became talkative.
Naruto glanced at her, noticing her flushed face, and felt strangely unsettled.
This cold woman could actually say sorry?
During the entire mission, she had been cold to everyone, barely speaking, even to her manager Sandayu.
And now, she could blush? Apologize?
Women really are strange…
Thinking this, Naruto casually replied, "I don't have a favorite food. As long as it won't kill me, I'll eat anything."
"Mm…" Yuki nodded lightly, then said softly, "Actually, Yuki isn't my real name. It's just my stage name, the name I used to hide in Konoha. My real name is Fūka Koyuki."
"Oh."
Naruto didn't care what her real name was.
Koyuki or Yuki, whatever.
Doesn't matter!
Yuki saw that Naruto wasn't very interested in talking, so she stopped speaking too.
Not long after, they ran into the film crew.
"Miss Yuki, where did you go?"
"Really, filming a movie and you keep running off, it gives us a headache!"
"Sandayu just rushed off in a hurry, no idea where he went."
The director, the script supervisor, and the actors all started talking over each other.
Yuki… but Kazahana Koyuki suddenly cut them off, "Sandayu is dead."
The whole place went quiet.
The script supervisor laughed and said, "Haha, that's a joke, right? How could Sandayu just suddenly die?"
"He's dead. Killed by Kazahana Doto. But Kazahana Doto has already been killed by the ninja from Konoha standing before me, so you don't need to worry about your safety."
"From now on, I won't run away. I'll finish shooting this movie."
She said this with no expression on her face, then softly added to Naruto, "Could I trouble you to take me back to the car to rest, Lord Naruto?"
Lord Naruto?
Naruto was puzzled, but didn't ask further. He escorted her back to the snow vehicle.
After a short while,
he walked out alone and told the stunned film crew, "Sandayu's death isn't the important thing. The most important thing is for you to finish the film. Also, your lead actress got injured in a fall and will probably need a day of rest. Make sure to bring her some food and hot water, so she can recover faster and work with you better on set."
The crew knew their job.
Even though they felt sorry about Sandayu's death, they still had to give themselves to the art, so they immediately got busy.
Meanwhile, Naruto left his unique "Ultra signature" in the sky to notify Kakashi and the others to regroup here!
Since Kazahana Koyuki had run off, Kakashi and his team had split up to look for her, and by now they had already gone quite far.
Ten minutes later,
Kakashi and the others returned to the convoy one after another.
Naruto told the three of them everything that had happened, then went alone into the vehicle to rest.
None of them would have guessed that Naruto had just gone off to pee, yet not only brought back the runaway lead actress, but also took down the final boss of the mission!
Like a max-level player farming weak mobs?
After that, the filming went on without any more incidents, running on a tight schedule.
Kazahana Koyuki also kept her word and didn't try to run away again!
The whole shoot wrapped up smoothly thanks to her excellent acting.
Even the crying scenes that used to need eye drops were now done easily!
This sudden improvement in her acting made some people in the crew suspect it was because of Sandayu's death.
But there were two guesses about what caused it.
One was that Koyuki was too sad about Sandayu's death, so she finally learned how to cry.
The other was that, free from Sandayu's pressure, she was in a lighter mood, which made her acting more natural and relaxed.
But the truth might be… both.
A month later, filming was finished.
The Princess Gale's Great Adventure reached its final chapter!
"Lord Naruto, I finished the filming just as you asked. Now, can you tell me about the reward you promised? What did my father leave for me?" Kazahana Koyuki clutched at her clothes and looked out into the endless snowstorm, asking Naruto.
"You'll know soon. Come with me."
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Morning, brothers, this chapter isn't the end yet, so the title was a bit of a bait.
Quick question—would you be interested if Naruto ends up becoming the king of the Land of Snow?
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