In the cabin, Kakashi found Sandayu and the still trembling Kazahana Koyuki, and said:
"Regarding this sudden change, can Mr. Sandayu explain it? If we don't understand the information about the person we're protecting, we'll have a headache."
Sandayu bowed slightly and said, "I apologize for concealing part of my identity. In fact, I was once a minister of the Land of Snow, following Princess Koyuki's father, Lord Kazahana Hayate."
Then Sandayu recounted how the previous ruler of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Hayate, was extremely interested in mechanisms. Because he was obsessed with building spectacles, the finances became difficult to support. Then his younger brother, Kazahana Dotō, hired Snow Ninja to launch a rebellion one day ten years ago, forcibly seizing the Land of Snow, and Princess Kazahana Koyuki disappeared.
Sandayu and some who were loyal to the previous ruler were lucky enough to survive.
One day, Sandayu accidentally discovered that the actress Fujikaze Yukie was actually their princess, so he painstakingly became the princess's manager.
Because Kazahana Koyuki was still young when she fled, she had no impression of Sandayu and did not recognize him.
After that, Sandayu looked for an opportunity to plan this return to the Land of Snow, wanting to defeat Kazahana Dotō and help the princess restore her country.
It sounds inspiring, but a rational analysis makes this seem a bit off.
It seems that the previous ruler, Kazahana Hayate, squandered money, and then was overthrown by the exasperated Kazahana Dotō. Now Hayate's remnants want to support Hayate's descendants to restore the country, but this descendant obviously doesn't seem to have any fighting spirit.
And Kazahana Dotō wants to obtain Koyuki's Hexagonal Crystal to open the Kazahana family's treasure, develop military power, and seek to make the Land of Snow on par with the five great nations.
Ah, this, who exactly is the villain?
Or rather, is there really no good or bad side to this kind of thing?
Naruto was greatly moved after hearing the story—this might require more money, so he directly asked, "So, is our escort mission going to become a restoration mission?"
After revealing his identity, Sandayu's speaking style changed: "No, you only need to protect the princess, I will take care of the other matters."
Sandayu's tone was decisive: "A total of 50 Samurai, including myself, will definitely be able to defeat Kazahana Dotō and retake the Land of Snow."
This guy is quite principled, but are you sure that a restoration war can be solved with 50 people? That's not even enough for a round of Kunai fire, right?
In the old society, the farmers of China fought for water for their fields, and there were more people in theBrawl (xie dou: armed fights) between two villages than this, okay?
Your restoration plan is too hasty, do you want to learn my Marxist Philosophy?
Sandayu was full of confidence: "Princess, I, Sandayu, will spare no effort to assist you in becoming the new ruler!"
"I refuse, don't joke around." Kazahana Koyuki said that she had no choice before, but now she just wants to be an actress.
"We have been waiting too long for the princess to return!"
"That has nothing to do with me, give up, like a fool, no matter how hard you try, you can't defeat Dotō!"
Naruto found these words familiar, the script guidance should be Tazuna's grandson, Inari.
"But the people of the Land of Snow..."
The events of ten years ago were just childhood trauma for Kazahana Koyuki, and she didn't want to recall the scene of the fire at home and her father's death again: "Sandayu, don't you care about my feelings? And the director and the others don't want to continue, right!"
The director, who didn't know when he came in, said excitedly: "Of course we have to continue! I didn't expect that one day I would be able to have a real Princess play a Princess in my movie, this movie will definitely become a miracle in film history!"
"The Princess only needs to wait for the news of our victory!"
"I don't want to go back to that nightmarish place at all!"
...
When the two were stalemated, Kakashi stepped forward and dealt Kazahana Koyuki a fatal blow: "Actually, when Kazahana Dotō knew you were Kazahana Koyuki, you no longer had a choice."
Now that her identity had been exposed, Kazahana Dotō would definitely continue to send people to hunt her down, relentlessly. Whether it was for the Hexagonal Crystal or to eliminate future troubles.
Kazahana Koyuki helplessly shrank into the corner, hugging her knees and wrapping herself tightly in the blanket. In this era of cold indifference, only the bedsheet could give her a trace of warmth.
She knew there was no turning back, but she still had to be afraid.
Everyone retreated, leaving her alone to calm down.
As for the mission, of course, it had to continue. Originally, it was to protect her to the Land of Snow to complete the filming of the movie. Now, although the protection target had an additional Princess identity, her movie was still being filmed, wasn't it?
It's just that this drama has become a documentary, and if it's not filmed well, they'll die.
So, after filming some additional scenes on the glacier, the crew's large ship bypassed the glacier and continued to advance towards the Land of Snow.
A day later, the ship docked, and the group followed Sandayu to their secret base, traveling in a Steam-Powered Sleigh whose principles Naruto couldn't understand...
Black technology, just get used to it.
It didn't take long to reach the mountainside of a small mountain. Sandayu gave some kind of signal, and soon someone opened a well-hidden door.
After entering, Naruto looked around. The small cave was quite unique. To describe it, it should be said that at first it was extremely narrow, barely allowing one person to pass, but after walking dozens of steps, it suddenly opened up.
Inside, dozens of people were wearing Samurai Armor, some with swords at their waists, and some with spears in their hands. It's just that their ages seemed a bit old.
"Mr. Sandayu!"
"That's... Princess Koyuki!"
The group saluted sparsely, looking like a disorganized rabble...
Naruto couldn't help but ask Sandayu, "What do you plan to do?"
Sandayu said with mysterious confidence, "Now the momentum is like a rainbow. We just need to break through the city gate, kill Kazahana Dotō, and enthrone the Princess!"
Hiss... You don't have a numerical advantage, nor an equipment advantage. I thought you had some tactics, but that's it? How are you going to kill Kazahana Dotō!
Naruto whispered, "Kakashi-sensei, do you think they're reliable?"
Kakashi sighed, "They have absolutely no chance of winning."
Naruto was relieved. It seemed that it wasn't that he was abnormal, nor that this world was abnormal, but that Sandayu and his group had something wrong with their brains.
Naruto thought for a while and said, "How about we help them a little?"
Kakashi remembered the last Tazuna mission and asked, "Do you want to add money?"
"...You guessed it, but that's not the point. I, Naruto, don't mince words, I'm greedy for their technology."
Kakashi didn't know why Naruto was so obsessed with the Land of Snow's technology and asked, "How do you want to help?"
Naruto conjured a feather fan from somewhere, shook it twice, and said, "I have Three Strategies: Upper, Middle, and Lower. Which one do you want to hear?"
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