Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

The aircraft was still gaining altitude. Cold wind blew into her sleeves, and Yukie's body swayed slightly under the grip of the mechanical arm.

Naruto's fingers gripped her ankle tightly, the airflow from the speed of the aircraft making his blond hair a mess.

"Let go." Yukie looked down at him, her voice hoarse.

"Not loose."

Naruto's face was pinned down by her other foot, the pattern of the shoe sole imprinted on his nose.

He turned his head, revealing half of his face from the side of that foot, his blue eyes staring straight at her.

You are clearly afraid.

Yukie's toes curled up slightly inside her boot.

"I wasn't afraid," she said, her tone like she was reciting a line.

Your hands are shaking.

Yuki-e fell silent.

The leader, a snow ninja, stood on the upper level of the aircraft, glanced down at the two people being dragged under the mechanical arm, and then began to chat and laugh with her companions.

"Hey! Why did you go to such lengths to kidnap her?!"

The other two ignored Naruto, but the snow ninja on the left walked up to them and squatted down.

"Because she is a princess," he said, his tone calm and matter-of-fact. "The Snow Kingdom needs her."

"Do you need her?"

"That's right, Princess Xiaoxue should have told you, right? As long as Lord Nutao and Princess Xiaoxue unite, they can gain power—the power to unify the ninja world!"

Yukishino lay sprawled on the ground, gazing fervently at the snow-covered Mount Fuji below. "A power that can save us from freezing in this damn snowy weather, making us superior beings!"

Fujiyama Yukie lowered her head and gritted her teeth, her expression unreadable to either of them.

"So, that's why," Naruto's voice pulled her back to reality.

Naruto said, "I understand what you're saying."

He took a deep breath and spoke so loudly it almost drowned out the roar of the engine.

"You don't treat her like a human being at all!"

None of the three snow ninjas replied.

The aircraft continued flying northeast.

The leader of the snow ninja noticed the situation and walked over, looking down at Naruto.

"You brat from Konoha, do you even know what the Land of Snow looks like?"

He pointed to the snow-covered land below, saying, "The Land of Snow is covered in snow all year round, and countless people freeze and starve to death every year."

"Great powers, including your Konoha, have stood idly by. Lord Kazahana Hayate is a good man, but he cannot make the Land of Snow strong."

"During Lord Raging Waves' reign, the Snow Kingdom has seen significant improvements in both its food supply and climate."

"How do you think these things were accomplished?"

"Power, Lord Raging Waves' power! As long as Lord Raging Waves obtains Princess Little Snow, the Snow Kingdom can be reborn! For this, even if Lady Kazeka Hayayuki were still alive, I would agree!"

Yukie closed her eyes.

"So Naruto, let go. This is your responsibility as a princess."

Naruto tightened his grip even more.

"How will you treat her!"

"The fusion of royal blood will create power, but Lord Raging Waves won't tell us the specifics."

The leader, a snow ninja, scoffed, "So, kid from Konoha, are you really going to stop us?"

"Naruto, let go! Why are you controlling me? I don't care about myself, can't you just let me die?!"

Suddenly, Yukie Fujiyama shouted, overwhelmed by the words from Yukinobu and the experiences of hiding over the years.

"You meddlesome bastard! Do you think you're better than my dad? Do you think you're everyone's savior? This is clearly enough to make everyone happy, what more do you want?!"

Naruto felt a cool sensation on his face and looked up to see that Yukie's face was covered in tears.

"Did your father say that? Your father is wrong."

Yuki was stunned.

"You said you wanted everyone to be happy. Does 'everyone' here include you, beautiful Yukie-san~?"

A flippant voice rang out from above Naruto.