[Naruto] I Will Never Fall for a Beauty's Trap

[Blurb One]

As the branches tremble beneath drops of dew, she stands alone in the chilly dawn, holding fallen snow in her hands. She gives a faint smile, as innocent as a child. "Listen, the pear blossoms are about to bloom." But when the heavy night seeps into the house, a keen blade reflects her soft, cloudlike face. "Peace begins with death."

The sun blazes over the mountaintop. A free-spirited boy in black darts through the dense woods. "Here, the red fruit from this tree is the sweetest. Try not to eat so many you lose your teeth." But the wind is cruel and cold, his tight sleeves hide wounds all over his body. The handsome boy in bright clothes has red-rimmed eyes, yet speaks as lightly as ever. "Have a little faith in your big brother. I'm a hero who can hold up the sky. So I won't let the people who hurt you stay standing."

Corpses litter the ground, and the dead wail. The beautiful woman smiles as she makes her promise. "Don't be afraid. I'm here." Drip, drip. A jade finger slowly and precisely settles beside Yaoguang's eye. "You should understand. You are a vessel of mine."

Fireflies glow beneath the moon. The blue-clad beloved reads poems, surrounded by the stillness of all things. Then the red moon eclipses the sky, and his eyes turn a burning scarlet too.

A rugged stone stands alone in a vast desert. Tempered by countless blows, it becomes the purest, sharpest blade, quietly accompanying a fearless young girl who travels far and wide. With a candy in her mouth, she laughs with confidence. "Don't forget, my blade and I are right here."

[Blurb Two]

During the Warring States period, the Qixing clan was led by Qixing Tianxuan. He opened trade routes, emphasized swordsmanship, and allied with shinobi clans, allowing the Qixing clan to survive in the Shinobi World. Later, Qixing Tianxuan was surrounded and killed by tens of thousands of shinobi. The clan then came under Qixing Tianquan's leadership and joined Konoha...

Qixing Yaoguang flips through her clan's history, unable to help imagining what kind of earthshaking achievements she would make once she led the clan herself.

Being the most famous clan in Konoha isn't quite enough, is it? The most powerful clan in the whole Shinobi World? The most powerful clan leader in the whole Shinobi World? Yeah, that sounds great.

Then she'll go to Xingyuan and hire a few beauties, famous for their stunning looks, to keep her company. Hahaha.

But when she watches the young man's lonely figure disappear into the distance, the dream in her heart begins to waver: I want to help him find a place to belong.

Because Qixing Yaoguang looks like her ancestor, the entire clan dotes on her, feeding her confidence until it goes to her head. Wherever she goes, chaos follows, and Konoha is thrown into an uproar. But everyone in Konoha, from the old women to the little children, seems to adore her. So the little tyrant of Konoha, Qixing Yaoguang, can only endure the miserable life of causing trouble without a care in the world. If there is one thing she feels is unfair, Yaoguang stares blankly at the sky.

That lonely, chilly figure beneath the moon became an obsession she would carry for the rest of her life.

Pairing: Itachi. A little Naruto sweet treat. This is the author's first story, so feel free to point out any timeline inconsistencies.

I'll post a chapter once I've saved up two thousand words. Updates will resume a year from now, after the author finishes the college entrance exam. Slice of life.

Theme: Hold on to hope