manynovel 225. Arrival at the venue
225. Arrival at the venue
The Kingdom of Iron is not far from Kirigakure Village. Just across the sea to the west, it is on a peninsula in the north.
Hundreds of meters above the ground, Kisame was wearing a dark blue suit, carrying broad and heavy Samehada muscles.A pair of black wings spread out behind him, allowing him to gallop all the way, reaching the Kingdom of Iron in one day.
Early winter in November.
Winter has just entered in other places in the Ninja World, and the temperature has dropped and is a bit cold at best, but in the Iron Country it is already snowing heavily and the wind is biting.
Looking around, there is only a vast expanse of white left between heaven and earth.
In fact, just as it rains all year round in the Rain Country, the Iron Country is a very cold country with snow falling all year round.Long before winter comes, it is covered with snow.
After Kisame entered the Iron Country, he landed on the ground and deliberately slowed down.
There are still three days left before the deadline for the Five Shadows Conference, but if everyone from each village comes, the meeting will be held and ended early.
It took exactly three days for Ye Cang's team to arrive at Yuyin Village.
According to Kisame's orders, they will launch an operation in the Hidden Rain Village at the same time as the Five Shadows Conference is held to find four Jinchūriki.
Therefore, in order to buy time for Ye Cang and others, Kisame swayed and walked slowly towards the venue.
three days later.
Crunch.Crunch.
Kisame walked among the pine forests covered with white snow, leaving a series of deep footprints on the snow.After walking out of a forest, the view ahead suddenly opened up.
Not far away, three big mountains appeared, like three wolf heads looking up and roaring at the sky, standing quietly in the wind and snow.
There is Sanlang Mountain, the base camp of the Kingdom of Iron.
For hundreds of years, the Iron Country has been based in the ninja world as the "only neutral country". It has its own independent culture, independent authority and considerable military power.
A long time ago, ninjas from various countries made an agreement with each other: no matter what kind of wars and conflicts occur, they will not take action against the Kingdom of Iron, because this country does not have a single ninja, but is guarded by a fighting group called the Samurai.
During the Warring States Period, when the ninja group had not yet risen, samurai were the most prestigious group of people, employed and trusted by famous governments in various countries.
Although the samurai were later eliminated by the ninja and exited the stage of history, this does not mean that they were a group of soft persimmons who were allowed to be bullied.
The last warriors gathered together and came to the Kingdom of Iron.Tired of war, they established a country here that was independent of the world.
The number of warriors in the Iron Country currently number in the thousands, which is no less than the number of ninjas in any great ninja village. They are definitely a force that cannot be underestimated.
It is precisely with the combination of strong physical strength, declared neutral attitude, and natural environment of ice and snow and lack of resources that all countries have no interest in attacking the Iron Kingdom.
Therefore, the Iron Kingdom has been able to maintain its status as a neutral country from beginning to end, and has escaped the ninja wars one after another unharmed, and remains standing.
Kisame walked through the snow and arrived at the outer entrance of Sanlang Mountain.
The place is heavily guarded, with burly warriors patrolling and standing guard everywhere, not even a fly can fly in.Of course, there are no flies in this world of ice and snow.
Kisame noticed that the samurai of the Iron Country wore standard silver laminated armor, metal masks or helmets, and each of them wore more than two katana swords around his waist.
Although they are not ninjas, they have also learned how ninjas use chakra. They are good at focusing chakra on katana swords and combining them with sharp sword skills to defeat enemies.
It is a fighting method similar to nintaijutsu.
"stop!"
There was a sharp shout, and the two samurai put their hands on the handles of their swords at their waists, approaching Kisame, a stranger.
Kisame calmly took out the blue Mizukage hat and put it on his head, and told the two of them: "I am the fifth Mizukage Gigangaki Kisame. I am here to participate in the Five Kage Conference. Please lead the way."
Huh?
After the two confirmed Kisame's identity, they lifted their guard. One of them said to him in a deep voice: "Mizukage-sama, please come with me."
Under the watchful eyes of many warriors around him, Kisame walked into Sanlang Mountain and soon arrived at the venue.
Outside the gate of the venue, the general of the Iron Kingdom and his two deputies stood in the wind and snow, seemingly waiting for a long time.
"Respected demigod of the ninja world and sage of the land of water, the fifth Mizukage Kisame Kisame has been famous for a long time. It is a great honor to finally meet him in person today."
When the general saw Kisame, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to greet him. He extended a hand to the latter and introduced himself, "I am Kogoro, the general of the Iron Kingdom, and I am also the host of this Five Kage Conference. , on behalf of all Iron Kingdom warriors, I would like to warmly welcome you."
Oh?
When Kisame heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked casually without shaking Kogoro's hand:
"If I remember correctly, isn't the general of the Iron Kingdom Mifune? When did you usurp the throne?"
Mifune is a long-famous master in the Kingdom of Iron. In the Second Ninja War, he fought against Hanzo, the demigod of the Ninja World at that time. In the original work, he presided over the Five Shadows Conference, and later served as the Ninja Alliance Commander. Captain of the [-]th Special Combat Forces.
As for the Kogoro in front of him, Kisame had no impression at all.
"Ha ha."
Faced with Kisame's slightly arrogant attitude, Kogoro first smiled awkwardly, took back his hand, and then explained, "Mifune-sama is ill and is in bed recuperating, so he asked me to temporarily take over the post of general to receive everyone. The shadow of the Great Ninja Village, and host this conference well."
"Lord Kogoro is right."
The two lieutenants behind him also echoed.The two men are named Okisuke and Satokaku. They are both Mifune's subordinates and usually help manage the samurai.
"Oh, I see."
Kisame suddenly realized it, and seemed to believe what Kogoro and the others said, but in the depths of his eyes, an imperceptible light flashed.
In his memory, Mifune was not only a powerful samurai, but also a man who adhered to principles and was full of honor and belief.
For such an important figure, he happened to be absent from the Five Kage Conference due to illness, which made Kisame smell the smell of conspiracy.
But he just doesn't care.
"Lord Mizukage, it's cold. Stop standing outside and enter the venue with me. The Kages from other villages have already arrived and are waiting for you in the conference room."
Kogoro turned sideways and made an inviting gesture to Kisame.
"Row."
Kisame nodded, and strode in as Okisuke and Satokaku opened the door.
Looking at Kisame's back, the corners of Kogoro's mouth curled up into a silent sneer.
After entering the gate, you have to go through an outer hall and a long corridor before finally arriving at the venue of the inner hall.
Kisame put his hands in his pockets and looked around casually as he walked. He quietly observed the samurai standing guard and patrolling in the temple, and soon discovered many clues.
Those people seemed to be performing their own tasks, but many of them had their eyes locked on Kisame intentionally or unintentionally, and they also had... a murderous aura.
It seems that the enemy's dragnet has been laid.
Kisame didn't panic. Instead, he smiled and even whistled, looking forward to what was going to happen.
After a while, the group walked through the corridor and finally arrived at the hinterland of Sanlang Mountain.
In front of you is a tall spire-shaped building, which is even more densely guarded. Hundreds of elite warriors holding katana swords occupy every position and corner.
A scene of chilling.
Kisame walked towards the gate of the venue.However, when he came to the door, he was suddenly stopped by two warriors.
"According to regulations, no one is allowed to bring weapons inside."
One of them said sternly, not giving any face to Kisame, the Mizukage, and ordered him to hand over the big sword Samehada behind his back.
"Is there such a rule? Why didn't I know?"
Kisame crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes, showing resistance.
"Lord Mizukage, this was proposed by Lord Nagato, the Son of Prophecy, because he hopes that the Five Shadows Conference can be held in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. This suggestion has also been agreed by the other three shadows. Since you came relatively late, So I don’t know about it.”
Kogoro walked up and explained to Kisame.
"What if I don't want to hand over my weapon? What can you do to me?"
Kisame turned his head, looked at Kogoro with a half-smile, and asked in a joking tone.
The voice just fell.
Clang clang!
The surrounding samurai, without exception, all drew out the katana from their waists, injected chakra into it, and pointed the tip of the sword at Kisame.
Entered combat status immediately.
"Lord Mizukage, I hope you won't make things difficult for me. We in the Iron Kingdom uphold an attitude of absolute neutrality and will not favor any party or target any party. We will treat everyone equally. Therefore, please temporarily hand over the weapon to We’ll keep it, please.”
Kogoro signaled his men not to take action yet, and persuaded Kisame Akatsuki to use emotion instead of reason.
Absolutely neutral?
"Ha ha ha ha."
When Kisame heard these words, he suddenly laughed, leaving Kogoro and others confused.
However, just when Kogoro's face turned ugly, Kisame said again: "Okay, just hand over the weapon, no problem."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took off the sword Samehada from his back and threw it towards the samurai standing in front of him, reminding him: "It's a bit heavy, catch it."
The man quickly reached out to catch Samehada, but he obviously underestimated its weight and failed to catch it for a moment, letting Samehada slip and fall to the ground.
boom.
Samehada landed on the ground with a dull sound, cracking the floor tiles.
"Huh?" Kisame frowned when he saw this scene, showing an unhappy expression, and he was about to take the opportunity to find trouble.
"Hurry up and pick up Mizukage-sama's sword."
When Kogoro saw this, he yelled angrily and asked the two samurai to work together to lift Samehada up.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
The same shark's muscles that fell to the ground suddenly swelled sharply, and finally the bandages wrapped around the body collapsed with a "pop" sound, revealing his true body.
It was a fat-headed monster fish covered with thorns all over its body.
"What is this?"
The two warriors were startled and looked horrified.Before they could recover, Samehada opened his big mouth and bit one of them on the arm.
"what!"
The man suddenly let out a scream, and the chakra in his body was greedily sucked away by Samehada. In just a few seconds, he became haggard, as if he had been drained dry.
After sucking the man dry, Samehada jumped up again, swallowed the upper body of another samurai in one gulp, and licked it with his tongue while the latter screamed.
boom!boom!
In the end, the two fell to the ground one after another, falling into coma like dehydrated mummies.
But Samehada was still not satisfied, and saw it ejecting and rushing into the surrounding crowd like lightning. It opened its bloody mouth and bit indiscriminately, causing the samurai to fly.
"Kill this monster to death!"
They all panicked and raised the blades in their hands, injected chakra, and slashed towards Samehada's body.However, except for bursts of sparks that clashed with gold and iron, there was no way to break through the thorny defenses on its body.
Hundreds of elite warriors from the Iron Kingdom were unable to do anything with a ninja sword, and were chased by it in a panic.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Kisame laughed when he saw this scene, admiring the ugliness of these samurai.
Since he got the weapon Samehada, because it is not a dead thing like other ninja tools, but a living monster fish, he luckily avoided the fate of being swallowed by Kisame.
But Kisame is used to fighting using his body as a weapon, so he rarely uses Samehada and puts it on the shelf most of the time.
Until not long ago, when Kisame was bored, he suddenly took out the same muscle on a whim and started experimenting with it.
He fed it a bunch of weirdo cells.
Facts have proved that Samehada did not disappoint Kisame.
After it swallowed the weirdo cells, it successfully evolved. Not only did its own abilities have been strengthened in all aspects, but its intelligence had also been greatly improved, and it had wisdom no less than that of humans.
Now it is actually no different from a ninja.
Kisame can even give orders to Samehada to let him act alone to complete some special tasks.
"What's going on with this knife...?"
Kogoro looked horrified, dumbfounded as he watched Samehada wreak havoc on the crowd, destroying the majesty of the Iron Country warriors.He came back to his senses and quickly ordered to the two lieutenants, "Okisuke, Satokaku, quickly take action to subdue that strange fish, don't let it continue to misbehave!"
"Yes."
Hearing this, the two of them drew their samurai swords one after another, with sharp eyes ready to take action.
However, at this moment-
"return."
Kisame suddenly shouted softly and stretched out a big hand.When Samehada in the crowd heard this, they immediately turned their heads, jumped all the way towards him, and finally returned to Kisame.
Zhiwuzixi.
Like a puppy, it licked Kisame's palm affectionately, transferring all the chakra it had just swallowed into his body.
"Mizukage-sama, by attacking our Iron Kingdom samurai in this way, are you planning to destroy the Five Kage Conference and become a public enemy of the entire ninja world?"
Kogoro said sternly, launching an attack on Kisame.
"It's not my fault."
Kisame shrugged and sneered, "It's obvious that your samurai didn't catch Samehada and let it fall to the ground, so it lost its temper. The poor little guy must have hurt a lot from the fall."
As he spoke, he touched Samehada's muscles and pretended to be distressed.
"Wuwuwu." Samehada also cooperated with Kisame's performance and let out a whimper.
"..."
When Kogoro and others saw this scene, they couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths, and they could only suffer the loss in frustration.