"Arrogant!"
Mifune's expression immediately darkened.
The Land of Iron's lofty standing as a permanently neutral nation was arguably unique in this world ruled by shinobi.
It was also what Mifune took the greatest pride in.
The Third Raikage's words had undoubtedly trampled his dignity, and that of the entire Land of Iron, into the mud.
How could he possibly tolerate that?!
Not only Mifune, but Chūkai and Rikaku beside him also looked utterly furious.
No further words were needed. The Land of Iron now had no reason to keep watching from the sidelines.
"The Third Raikage has openly torn up the Land of Iron's neutrality agreement. As its current supreme general, I must defend the Land of Iron's honor!"
Mifune pressed his right hand against his scabbard and said coldly, "Attack!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Fully armed samurai from the Land of Iron leaped down from Three Wolves Castle one after another, crashing heavily into the snow and throwing up flurries that obscured everyone's vision.
Through the swirling snow, dozens of dark figures could faintly be seen standing on the snow-covered ground, each holding a sword in one hand, exuding a pressure entirely different from that of shinobi.
With a rush of air, the Land of Iron's samurai tore through the scattered snow and charged fearlessly into the Kumogakure forces fighting Uchiha Shingen!
Uchiha Shingen casually sent out a slash of flaming sword energy, forcing back an attacking Kumogakure Jonin. Taking advantage of the brief opening, he turned toward the charging samurai and murmured, "Fierce, fearless, moving in groups, with traces of military formations in their advance. In a head-on battle, shinobi troops might not be a match for these samurai."
"As the samurai's last bastion in the Shinobi World, the Land of Iron does have something to show for itself."