"Northern scenery, a thousand li of ice sealed over, ten thousand li of drifting snow..."
"You can't see snowy scenery in the Land of Fire, can you, Hashirama, Tobirama?"
"That's right, Second Grandfather," Tobirama said. "But let's hurry on our way. We're going to be late..."
"Tobirama, why are you getting more and more boring..." Masahiko sighed.
Masahiko, Hashirama, and Tobirama were hurrying toward the Land of Iron. The first Five Kage Summit was being held there.
After traveling a little farther, all the three of them could see was an endless expanse of white snow and ice.
The Land of Iron was a special country. Long ago, the shinobi had agreed that this nation would not wage war against any other shinobi country and would remain neutral. It was a nation ruled by samurai, a neutral country with its own culture, authority, and military strength.
After shinobi became the mainstream, it was the last remaining sanctuary for samurai. When Hashirama proposed holding the Five Kage Summit, the other Four Kage all agreed to hold the first Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.
Hashirama was attending as the Hokage, while Tobirama was attending as the Hokage's guard. As for Masahiko, he had another purpose for coming to the Land of Iron...
After arriving in the Land of Iron, no one came out to receive them. The Land of Iron was still in chaos at the moment. Warlords divided the land, feudal lords fought for dominance, and as for the Five Kage holding talks here, they merely did not oppose it out of adherence to neutrality. Expecting anyone to welcome them, let alone preside over the Five Kage talks, was simply wishful thinking.
After sending Hashirama and Tobirama to the room where the talks would be held, Masahiko left