Fujikaze Yukie

The Great Adventure of Princess Gale had a very cliched plot and no twists. Even though Naruto had seen plenty through Awen's memories, he still watched with rapt attention. Especially when Princess Gale appeared, his eyes sparkled with excitement, shining brightly. Even after the movie ended, he was still reluctant to leave.

"Wow, Princess Gale is so cool and beautiful!" Naruto looked utterly infatuated, while the woman beside him remained in her seat, quietly waiting for all the audience members to leave.

Sakura waved and called, "Hey, Naruto, the movie's over!"

"Oh, coming!" Snapping back to his senses, Naruto hurriedly stood up. Sakura and Sasuke were both waiting for him.

Outside the theater, Naruto still looked excited. "That was so cool! Princess Gale was absolutely amazing."

Sakura said in surprise, "I never thought you were the type to idolize celebrities, Naruto!"

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm..." Naruto nodded repeatedly, his face flushed red as he said excitedly, "The plot wasn't much, but Princess Gale was seriously awesome. She's beautiful and cool. Ah... if only I could get Princess Gale's autograph."

Sasuke kept his hands in his pockets and said, "Boring. It was just a movie."

As the crowd dispersed, the disguised woman emerged from the theater wearing sunglasses. Naruto noticed her and froze, falling into thought as he muttered, "Weird, she feels so familiar!"

"Who is that? Do you know her, Naruto?" Sakura asked.

Naruto gently shook his head. "No, but she looks so familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before, but I can't remember where."

Sasuke pointed at the movie poster beside them and calmly reminded him, "She looks a lot like the female lead in that movie. If she's a celebrity, that's why she's disguised herself like that."

"Ah, a celebrity—she's Fujikaze Yukie!" Naruto and Sakura cried out in surprise.

Naruto finally understood why she had seemed familiar. He immediately ran in the direction the woman had gone, shouting as he ran, "Wait, Fujikaze Yukie! Give me an autograph!"

Sakura stood there blankly and softly called, "Naruto!"

Sasuke rubbed his forehead. "That dead last. Sakura, let's hurry after him. That idiot might get misunderstood if he goes alone."

"Okay!" Sakura quickly nodded and followed Sasuke after Naruto.

At that moment, the disguised Fujikaze Yukie noticed someone chasing her from behind. When she looked back, she saw it was the blond boy who had been sitting beside her in the theater.

After taking off her mask, Fujikaze Yukie hurried around a corner. The sun was already close to setting, and the corner led into a dead end. Naruto caught up and blocked her inside.

Naruto was panting heavily, with Sasuke and Sakura close behind him.

"You're the famous Fujikaze Yukie, right? My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm your biggest fan. I'm going to become Hokage someday. Please give me your autograph." Naruto pulled out a Princess Gale poster and a pen, eagerly handing them to her.

Fujikaze Yukie took off her sunglasses. Her elegant, cold face showed not the slightest emotion. With her chin slightly raised as though looking down on others, her long black hair hanging loosely over her shoulders, she was the very image of an ice-cold beauty.

Seeing Fujikaze Yukie reveal her true face, Sakura gasped. "It really is her! Fujikaze Yukie, the famous star! Please give me an autograph too."

Sasuke remained as indifferent as ever, without the slightest change in expression.

Fujikaze Yukie took Naruto's Princess Gale poster and tore it apart. The smiles on Naruto and Sakura's faces slowly vanished, and they froze in place.

She was not done. After tossing the shredded scraps onto the ground, Fujikaze Yukie slapped the pen from Naruto's hand straight onto the floor.

Fujikaze Yukie said coldly, "I'm not Princess Gale. Enough already. Would getting my autograph really make you that happy? In the end, you'd just forget it in some corner and let it gather dust. Isn't something so meaningless utterly boring? Like an idiot!"

With that, she stepped forward and crushed the pen beneath her foot. After passing Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, she put her sunglasses back on and disappeared.

Watching Fujikaze Yukie leave, Sakura said angrily, "What was that? She's just a celebrity. What's so great about her? She gets a little famous and starts acting like such a diva. How awful. I never thought Fujikaze Yukie was that kind of person in private."

Sasuke looked at Naruto and said, "That's why it was just a movie. It's getting late, and the Chunin Ninja Exams are tomorrow. I'm going back to rest."

"Ah, right, right, Naruto, the Chunin Ninja Exams are tomorrow! It was just a movie, wasn't it? Don't treat the characters in a movie like they're real!" Sakura tried to comfort Naruto as well.

Of course, Fujikaze Yukie's attitude had not affected Naruto too much, though he was still a little hurt.

"Someday, I'll definitely get Princess Gale's autograph. I'm going to hang her signed poster on my wall. I'm different from those people."

Naruto's words made Sakura's face fall. It seemed she had worried for nothing about this optimist.

Seeing that Naruto was fine, Sasuke left in relief.

Fujikaze Yukie arrived at an inn in Konoha. A bespectacled man in a black suit, already sporting some stubble, smiled and said, "Welcome back, Miss Yukie. The director and the others are waiting for you."

"Does the director still want to film in the Land of Snow, Sandayu?" Fujikaze Yukie asked.

Sandayu gently shook his head. "The director is considering filming elsewhere. Please do not worry, Miss Yukie. The director is currently looking into other locations. The filming location will not truly be decided until four months from now. After all, this is the final chapter of Princess Gale, and the director wants to make the finale even better."

Fujikaze Yukie said firmly, "Even if the location were a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, I still wouldn't go to the Land of Snow. Sandayu, please make my position clear to the director. I absolutely will not go to the Land of Snow."

"I will certainly pass that along. You must be tired after being out for so long, Miss Yukie. Please rest in your room." Sandayu bowed deeply and respectfully.

Fujikaze Yukie did not answer. She returned to her room, while Sandayu remained in the corridor with a complicated expression, though his gaze was resolute.

"I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I have no choice but to do this. As long as you go to the Land of Snow, we still have hope..."