Land of Iron.
This place was blanketed in ice and snow year-round, and even the air carried a cold metallic scent of rust.
The Land of Iron was a neutral country. It did not take part in the conflicts between shinobi villages and was protected by samurai who wielded chakra blades. It had been chosen as the site of the Five Kage Summit before the Fourth Shinobi World War.
And now, at the turning point of the Second Shinobi World War, this Five Kage Summit was likewise being held in the Land of Iron.
As it happened, the host of this Five Kage Summit—the leader of the samurai—was Mifune, the very samurai who had hosted the Five Kage Summit during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story.
[Mifune]: [Access Denied] [Ōnoki]: [Access Denied] [A]: [Access Denied] [Kitsuchi]: [Access Denied]
Hiroki silently followed behind the Third, sizing these people up.
Ōnoki floated in the air. Of the two people behind him, one appeared to be his son, Kitsuchi, while Hiroki did not recognize the other. Even his name was unfamiliar.
Behind the Third Raikage stood not the B of his generation, but another young man also named A, along with a smiling B wearing sunglasses.
The most eye-catching one, however, was Sasori. Sitting in the Fourth Kazekage's seat with a calm expression, he wore neither the Kazekage hat nor ceremonial robes. Instead, he stared carelessly at his puppets, while Chiyo and Pakura stood behind him.
At a glance, Chiyo and Pakura looked more like the ones making the decisions.
"Heh!? Is this the Five Kage Summit!? Anyone who didn't know better would think this was a kindergarten!" Ōnoki sneered from midair.
"Hmph~ Looks to me like Iwagakure is the one with