Darkness Falls

Chapter 26

 Koyuki glared defiantly at the two men standing before her. Doto with a smug expression that he had captured her while her protection detail were distracted with the attacking forces he had sent to ambush them. Meanwhile, Nadare had a lecherous grin as he eyed the princess up and down, causing her to shiver in disgust.

"Mizore was killed, and there has been no word from Fubuki, so best to assume she was either captured or killed." Nadare reported with a slight shrug, not caring in the slightest for his two team mates. He never liked the big brute, and he was beyond frustrated that the sole female of the team would constantly refuse his advances.

"If she has been captured, then she will be executed for failing her objective." Doto stated with authority as he focused his attention on the princess. "Aww, why the angry expression Koyuki-hime. You should be happy for this family reunion."

"You ceased to be my uncle when you murdered my father and usurped his throne." She spat as she narrowed her eyes.

"My pathetic brother was weak." Doto sneered as he moved towards the princess, lowering his face so he could look her in the eyes. "The fool built a weapon that could be used to keep the country in line, but he never used it."

"My father never built any weapons."

"Shows just how naive you really are, Koyuki-hime." The tyrant chuckled, quickly reaching out and grabbing the necklace that was around the princesses neck before ripping it off of her. "Your father spent an exorbitant about of time and money on his ultimate project. A creation so awe inspiring, it would shake the very foundation of Yuki no Kuni."

Turning, Doto began to walk away before he froze. Staring at the necklace in his hand before he clenched his fist around it. Shattering it within his hand.

"It's a fake!" He exclaimed as he swiftly turned around, his eyes mad with rage.

Hearing this, Koyuki couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock at the revelation. Her mind quickly racing to think of when it could happen. Briefly she wondered if Naruto could have switched it, but quickly shook that thought away as the blonde had been forth coming with all of his plans and what he had intended to do. Her thoughts then shifted to when she retired to her room the morning Kakashi assigned the duck ass to protect her. She vaguely recalled seeing him inside her room while she slept that afternoon, causing her eyes to narrow in realization.

"She is of no use to us anymore, kill her." Doto ordered as he turned to leave the room.

"Doto-sama, would it be...."

"You can have your fun with her, just kill her afterwards." Was all the tyrant said before leaving the room, slamming the door shut behind him in a fit of rage.

"Well, you heard Doto-sama, I get to have you all to myself." Nadare grinned as he slowly began to approach the princess, his hands working to loosen his pants. "Don't worry, I'll enjoy every minute of it."

"Naruto-kun will come for me." Koyuki stated with defiance.

"You mean that blonde brat?" The lilac haired man laughed. "By the time he finds you, I will have already fucked you and left your corpse to rot."

"Are you sure about that?" Came a distorted voice from behind the snow shinobi.

Just as Nadare turned to see who spoke, a sudden wave of coldness washed over his body as he felt a slight pressure in his neck. Unable to move his head, he looked out of the corner of his eyes to see Naruto holding a black blade in a reverse grip position with the edge of the blade going through the snow shinobi's throat. Though what stood out was that the blonde had a rather feral look about him. The whisker marks that adorned his cheeks were far more defined, his pupils had become slits, with an eerily yellow glow around them. The finger nails on his hands had elongated into what appeared to be claws, and his canines had become more pronounced.