Darkness Falls

Chapter 20

Unknown Location

Threads of light filtered into the old darkened storage room through the cracks in the boards that blocked out the windows, preventing those outside from seeing inside the darkened room. Off to the side, a large man with white haired leaned up against the wall. Waiting. The man seemed anxious, almost giddy with anticipation.

He didn't have to wait long as another figure entered the room, whispering for his attention.

"Did you get it?" The large man inquired as he turned to greet the new arrival.

"Yes." The other, smaller man answered, offering a rolled up scroll that still had the wax seal on it, proving it hadn't been tampered with.

Without a word, the larger man took the scroll and broke the seal, unrolling it to read it's contents, which read as follows.

N.U. Kitsune,

We humbly ask for your expressed permission to use your intellectual property,, as the studio is eager to do a movie based off a popular book series, and yours is at the top of the list. It is with great excitement that we contact you with this offer to film a movie based off of your wonderful book series, Demon Heart. You should know that the lead actress herself, Yukie Fujikaze, is an avid fan of your stories and is eagerly looking forward in staring in the film.

Please contact us at your earliest convenience so that we may negotiate a fair deal for all involved.

With regards,

Sandayu Asama

"So their studio is looking to make a movie based off a popular book series." The larger man grinned. "I'll give them just the book series that would make the perfect movie."

"If you say so, I don't really care." The smaller man commented with a shrug, not really caring about the movie industry in the slightest. He just wanted to get paid and go on about his day.

"Ha! You say that now, but with the stipulations I will be adding to my contract, you will soon see the true meaning of art, and a body like Princess Koyuki's, is truly be artistic." The larger man replied with a lecherous grin.

"What ever." The other man shrugged again. "My pay?"

"Pfft, you have no respect for art." The larger man commented before tossing the smaller individual a small sack filled with coin. "Here."

In a quick motion, the smaller of the two caught the sack and proceeded to open it and count how much money was in it, a scowl coming across his face as he saw it was far less then he was expecting.

"Hey, this isn't the amount we agreed upon!" He exclaimed in anger.

"I paid you what the mission was worth." The white haired man stated matter of factually. "It's not like you had to go behind enemy lines or anything. No all you had to do was intercept a single letter."

The smaller man only scoffed and left the room, knowing there was no arguing with the larger man. The larger man stayed silent as he watched the other left, smirking to himself before turning his attention back to the scroll in his hand.

"Sorry Kitsune, you already have too much success." He smirked. "Now it's time for Icha Icha to reclaim it's throne, and a movie starring none other then the lost Princess of Yuki no Kuni is just the thing to ensure my books get put back on top where they belong."

Konoha, The Next Morning

It was quiet in the Uzumaki compound. Mostly because the only ones still within the property was Naruto and Yakumo, as the others had left to go about their days, as all of them had the day off. Sakura had left earlier to keep up appearances with her mother, whilst Anko and Haku had accompanied Yugao to run some errands around the village.