Koyuki Kazahana

Koyuki Kazahana ( 風花小雪 , Kazahana Koyuki ) is a famous movie actress, primarily known for portraying Princess Gale ( 風雲姫 , Fūun-hime ). She is the only child of Sōsetsu Kazahana , the former daimyō of the Land of Snow . As an actress, she is known under the stage name Yukie Fujikaze ( 富士風雪絵 , Fujikaze Yukie ).

## Background [ ]

As a child, her father would tell her about "spring", a season that did not exist in the perpetual-wintered Land of Snow. She would happily await her father's project in bringing spring to the land, and was given a key for that "treasure". However, her paternal uncle Dotō Kazahana staged a coup d'état and killed her father for his treasure, leaving Koyuki emotionally scarred for ten years. She was saved by Kakashi Hatake during his early days as an Anbu and fled from the region.

Ever since, she changed her name to Yukie Fujikaze and eventually became a famous actress with a cold and melancholic personality whose other emotions are merely "an act". She became increasingly popular within the Land of Fire .

## Personality [ ]

At first, she appeared to be apathetic as seen when children asked for her autograph, but later on, she shows a kinder and warmer nature. Due to being emotionally scarred, she was cold and melancholic, with other emotions being merely "an act"; she eventually regained her true emotions of a kind and dutiful individual some time after she met Naruto .

## Appearance [ ]

Koyuki has long black hair with bangs that swept on each side of her face and violet-blue eyes. During her filming, she was shown to wear makeup such as pink eye shadow and red lipstick. She wore a green blouse over a pink jacket with brown gloves. As a child, her short hair was tied in two low ponytails. She wore a dress with an obi just below her chest and a headdress wrapped around her forehead.

## Abilities [ ]

Koyuki is a talented actress who became famous throughout the ninja world after her film “Princess Gale.” Her skills can easily deceive friend and foe alike. Aside from her profession, Koyuki has a number of other skills like horse-back riding and some skill with a short blade. She also had pepper spray concealed within her earrings.

## Plot Overview [ ]

She returns to her home in the Land of Snow for a movie, only to encounter her uncle, Dotō again. She is targeted for her crystal necklace, the key to her father's treasure. While imprisoned, Naruto Uzumaki (who happens to be one of her biggest fans) tells her of his devastating past and how he overcame it. After escaping from prison with the help of Team 7 , Koyuki gives Dotō her necklace saying that being imprisoned was only a false act to lure them on Dotō's trap. However, wherein truth, she attempts to stab Dotō. She is then kidnapped by Dotō, as he discovers the treasure is a generator to change the Land of Snow into the Land of Spring. Naruto ultimately defeats Dotō with his Rasengan , among the encouragement of Koyuki who remembers her father as she looks out to his achieved dream, the Land of Spring, and sheds tears of joy and truly smiles for the first time after ten years.

With her film complete, Koyuki explains that the heat generator isn't fully developed yet but with further research, the Land of Snow can become the Land of Spring. After proudly announcing that she will continue her acting career along with taking up the role of daimyō, she went off to sign several fans' autographs, something she originally scoffed at. She walks off holding a script for Icha Icha , to Kakashi's delight. She also has Sasuke Uchiha present an autograph to Naruto from her. In the autograph, Naruto finds a picture of him recovering in the hospital, being kissed tenderly by Koyuki.

## Trivia [ ]

- " Kazahana " means " snowflake " while " Koyuki " means " a light or powdered snow ."
- " Fūun " can be written as " fūun " ( 風雲 ), which is translated as "clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow", as "winds and clouds; nature; the elements", or as "situation; state of affairs".
- According to Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets, Koyuki was 6 years old (6才) during the flashback ten years prior, when she was rescued by Kakashi Hatake .
- Her character is very similar to Toki and Haruna . All three of them are daimyō, were in disguise, their fathers were assassinated, and endured a tragedy which made them act cold towards other people until meeting Naruto. All three seemed to grow fond of him as well.
- The letters in the bottom-right of the autograph, あきらめずに火影になってね ( Akiramezu ni Hokage ni natte ne ), translate to "You'll become the Hokage not giving up".
- Koyuki is revealed to have an Icha Icha book, implying that she will play a part in the Icha Icha Paradise movie.

## Quotes [ ]

- (To Naruto ) " Don’t fool around! Reality is different from the movie. There is no such thing as a happy ending anywhere in this world! "
- " It would have been better if I had died that day… Even if I am still alive, my heart is already dead. Ever since that incident, my tears have dried up. "
- (To Naruto) " There is no spring in this country. It’s a place where your tears freeze and your heart will turn to stone! "
- (To her father ) " Father, you liar, there is no such thing as spring here. "
- (To Sandayū ) " I cannot cry, because you have the eyedrops. "