Five Great Nations in the entire ninja world, in terms of geographical environment, physical resources and ninjutsu strength, Land of Fire can be said to be the leader. However, in addition to Five Great Nations, there are some countries. Although these countries are small in area and population, they are very powerful. Land of Iron is one of them.
Land of Iron, is close to Land of Earth and Land of Lightning, and borders Land of Fire, Land of Waterfalls and Land of Sound.
Land of Iron is actually a samurai country that has always been neutral in the ninja world. Although it does not have the chakra of the ninjas, it has long implemented the spirit of bushido, is strict with itself, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
At this moment, seven samurai were sitting in a heavily guarded attic in the snow-covered samurai city.
Sitting at the head was a middle-aged man with a long beard on his mouth and chin, and his head wrapped in a turban.
In Land of Iron Samurai City, there is only one person dressed like this, that is General Land of Iron and samurai leader Mifune.
"Everyone, everyone should know something big recently. The country next to us, Land of Waterfalls, was annexed by Hidden Village."
Glancing at the other warriors, Mifune said in a low voice.
"Yeah!"
Hearing this, the other six warriors nodded.
Although Land of Iron is a neutral country in the ninja world, they will pay attention to what happens in all countries in the ninja world. What's more, Land of Waterfalls is their neighbor, so they naturally know the news about the merger of Takigakure into Hidden Village.
"This Hidden Village is not simple! It annexed Takigakure in less than a year of development, and even defeated Kirigakure in the war!"
After a moment of silence, Mifune suddenly sighed.
"Sir, it is said that Uchiha Clan was the one who established Hidden Village. Their expansion is so great because they want to fight against Konoha. We also need to be careful!"
Staring at Mifune, Rokkaku reminded.
"Rokkaku, what are you worried about?"
Hearing Rokkaku's reminder, Mifune frowned and asked in confusion.
"Sir, although Hidden Village has gained some strength after annexing Takigakure, I think they will not be satisfied and may continue to invade surrounding countries!"
Without hesitation, Rokkaku responded quickly.
"You mean Hidden Village might take action against us?"
Hearing this, an old man said in a trembling voice with a pale face.
After the old man said this, everyone in the conference room, including Mifune, was very shocked.
"We are a neutral country, Hidden Village shouldn't attack us, right?"
After the silence continued in the conference room for a while, a voice finally sounded.
"I do hope that Hidden Village won't start a war with me," Rokkaku continued with a bitter smile, "But according to the map, if Hidden Village wants to expand further, it must capture us first."
"Because behind us, there are two pieces of fat, Land of Rice Fields and Land of Hot Water."
After listening to Rikkaku's analysis, Okisuke, a famous Iai slayer master in the Iron Kingdom with a very calm personality, agreed, "I think Rikkaku is right, we must be vigilant."
"Yes, Hidden Village is too ambitious!"
Several other warriors also nodded.
"In this case, let us immediately send people to Hidden Village to inquire about the information. If Hidden Village really wants to invade Land of Iron, then we must not let them succeed!"
After thinking about it carefully, Mifune's eyes flashed and he said in an indifferent voice.
"Yes!"
Hearing the determination in Mifune's words, everyone responded in support.
Time is like sand. In the blink of an eye, more than six months have passed.
During these six months, many things happened to Hidden Village, the most sensational of which was the death of She Yue, the former leader of Takigakure, due to illness.
However, after the death of She Yue, the former ninjas and villagers of Takigakure did not act except for being a little sad. Under the arrangements of the new leader Uchiha Fugaku, they lived a more stable life in Hidden Village.
Hidden Village, the empty forest.
"Drink!"
A figure moved like a tiger, and with the waving of its arms, it made the dead leaves on the ground dance.
"Bang bang bang!"
The figure stepped forward quickly, and struck the big tree in front of him with a fierce blow. The strong force directly shook the big tree out of the soil, flew out upside down, stirred up a lot of mud, and finally fell to the ground.
"Kimimaro, so awesome!"
Not far from the clearing, Karin, wearing a white shirt, smiled immediately when he saw the fallen tree.
"Karin, come on!"
When they saw Karin, Kimimaro stopped practicing and walked over, then smiled.
It has been six months since I came to Hidden Village. Kimimaro has made many friends in Hidden Village. Because I often perform tasks with Sasuke, I am naturally very familiar with Karin and Kimimaro who are pestering Sasuke.
"Kimimaro, you have been working so hard lately! You are practicing every moment!"
Looking at the panting Kimimaro, Karin joked.
"There is no other way. Our village may start a war against Land of Iron in a few days. I must practice hard to protect Sasuke."
With a wry smile, Kimimaro opened his mouth to explain.
"Launching war against Land of Iron? Is it confirmed?"
Hearing this, Karin was startled, and then asked.
"I heard from Sasuke, what he said should be very accurate!"
Staring at Karin, Kimimaro responded with a smile.
"That's it, oh, by the way, why haven't you seen Sasuke?"
After Kimimaro finished speaking, Karin glanced around and asked suddenly.
"Sasuke is practicing in the training ground over there. I will take you to find him!"
Knowing the purpose of Karin's trip, Kimimaro whispered.
"Okay!"
Karin nodded, and then followed Kimimaro to the training ground where Sasuke was.
There are many densely packed boulders on the training ground. Sasuke is sitting cross-legged on a certain stone pier with his eyes closed. There are faint stains of sweat on his body. He must have just undergone intense exercise.
After recovering for a while, he jumped down from the stone pier. Sasuke's body was as straight as a spear, his face was solemn, and his hands slowly made a complicated handprint in front of him.
As this hand seal was formed, a special aura suddenly seemed to spread out.
Sasuke's handprints changed rapidly. In just a few breaths, several complex seals were transformed one after another. When the seals changed, the chakra in the meridians in the body also rapidly flowed throughout the body at this moment.
"Chidori Stream!"
As the handprint was completed, a sharp shout suddenly came from Sasuke's mouth.
"Tsk!"
As the shout fell, dazzling thunder and lightning flashed around Sasuke's body, and then the boulders around him split open in an instant, sending stone chips everywhere.
Sasuke was breathing heavily, looking at the almost completely exploded stone pier with a red face, and uncontrollable ecstasy in his eyes. After several months of hard training, he finally succeeded in using Chidori Stream...