Naruto: Rinnegan Chronicles

Whispers

Snow Country: Film Ship / Ocean

The room was dark onboard the film ship where Yukie...Koyuki slept in bed. Naruto stood next to the window and kept on looking between both her and the necklace she wore which was now on the table beside the bed. The feeling he got from it was cold yet refreshing instead of the Shodaime's necklace which felt warm.

...Two of six...

Naruto looked around upon hearing the voice but found no one other than him and Koyuki.

...Tail...moon...split...sage...necklace...

'That's not Kyuubi,' Naruto thought since he didn't feel any demonic presence.

...Senju...Uchiha...legacy...Child of Prophecy...

'What the hell are you talking about? I don't understand you,' Naruto asked in thought but got no reply.

Naruto turned and stared at the necklace for a good ten more seconds before he made a hand-seal and whispered a few choice words. A second later a single shadow clone appeared in the room and transformed into a copy of the necklace. A second later he switched the two and placed Koyuki's necklace in his pocket.

Greetings Princess Koyuki, I do hope you're still carrying around the Hex Crystal.

'What's so damn important about this crystal?' Naruto asked in thought as he remembered the Yuki nin saying those words.

There was a knock on the door before it slid open slightly allowing Sandayu to look in. "The ship pulled into dock a moment ago, everyone else is waiting in the conference room," he spoke simply.

Naruto nodded, "yeah you've got some explaining to do". Sandayu nodded and the two walked to the conference room making sure to close the door behind them.

"Naruto; what did that snow guy mean when he called out 'Prince?' Why would he call you that," Sakura asked though it sounded more like a demand.

Yugito shot her an annoyed look, "why do you think pinkie? It's because he's the heir to the Whirlpool Country's throne and the only child of Uzumaki Kushina".

Naruto sighed, "It's true".

"Why didn't you tell us?" Sakura asked in surprise and almost a little hurt.

"Would you have believed me? I was the dead-last of our class Sakura; even if I'd known about it back then no one would have believed me. Besides I only found out recently so it really doesn't matter at the moment," Naruto responded.

Sasuke remained quiet as he watched him with narrowed eyes, "..."

"What I want to know is what's up with Yukie; if that's really her name," Yugito said as she leaned against the wall near the window.

"Sandayu-san...explanation, a good one, now," Naruto said with a hardened tone which surprised Sakura and Sasuke.

The manager calmed himself and sighed, "Alright". He took a deep breath and began, "Fujikaze Yukie is only an alias; your actually guarding Princess Kazahana Koyuki. The rightful heir to Snow Country's throne," he stated.

"I'm sorry, what?" Naruto snapped. "And when the hell were you going to tell us this?"

"I-I didn't think they would come after her so soon," the manager stammered out. "I'm a former resident of Snow Country so I know her," Sandayu continued unable to meet their gaze.

Yugito cast a look over at Naruto, 'she's just like Naruto'.

"I served the princess's father, the former Daimyo of Snow Country; Sosetsu-sama. Then ten years ago Sosetsu-sama's younger brother Doto hired a group of Yuki nins and started a coup d'état. The Kazahana Palace was burned to the ground and Sosetsu-sama was killed. I thought the same fate befell the princess but she was saved by Hatake Kakashi," Sandayu explained.