The far northern snowfields are completely buried by howling ice and snow all year round.
This is the coldest and most isolated and dangerous place on the entire Shinobi World continent—the permanently neutral Land of Iron!
"Whoosh--! Whoosh--!!"
The biting white wind tore through the blizzard, and the temperature had already plummeted to below minus thirty degrees Celsius.
Before the Three Wolves Pass, the most treacherous strategic pass on the border of the Land of Iron.
On the towering ice stone city tower, which is tens of meters high, hundreds of guards are clad in heavy, cold-weather armor.
Wearing full-face breathing masks and gripping their steel samurai swords tightly, they warily scanned the vast snowfield below the checkpoint.
Even the air you exhale freezes into ice crystals the instant it leaves your lips.
Over the past few days.
The most powerful figures in the entire Shinobi World have already passed through this icy and snowy pass discreetly.
Onoki Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Iwagakure, was carefully pushed through the gate in a wheelchair by his granddaughters Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, wearing a heavy cotton robe with three layers of fabric. His wrinkled old face was blue from the cold, and he kept groaning about his aching back.
Gaara, the new Jinchūriki of Sunagakure, along with Temari and Kankuro, all wrapped in airtight windproof hooded robes, rode their hardy snow camels silently through the wind and snow.
The Fourth Raikage A, who had the most violent and volatile temper, was only wearing a thin vest-like battle suit.
But he was only accompanied by two trusted guards, Hsi and Darui, as they hurried through the snow and storm on foot, their faces solemn and grave.
Facing this Five Kage Summit, which would determine the fate of the entire Shinobi World.
All the leaders of the great powers and the powerful figures at the Kage Level approached the Asura battlefield with caution, keeping a low profile for fear of revealing their tactical secrets before entering the pass.
A suffocating, chilling atmosphere perpetually enveloped the area in front of the Three Wolves Pass.
However.
Just when the gatekeepers thought all the delegations had arrived.
"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"
A dull, violent thud, like the stomping of earth, suddenly boomed from the edge of the southern snowstorm!
The sound was like the engine of a deep-sea submarine running at full speed underground.
The shock caused the entire thick, ice-stone city wall, tens of meters high, to tremble and shake violently!
Large swaths of snow collapsed and tumbled off the city walls!
"Enemy attack?! Or an avalanche?!"
The commander of the Three Wolves Pass pressed his hand against the Chakra sword at his waist, his pupils suddenly shrinking to the size of pinpoints!
Under the horrified gazes of hundreds of samurai.
Ahead, the snowy sky was torn open by a violent and tyrannical shockwave, creating a vacuum avenue hundreds of meters wide!
"Roar--!!"
Accompanied by four terrifying roars that shattered the heavens!
Four enormous polar behemoths, each as large as a heavy armored vehicle and covered in black alloy bulletproof plates.
It shattered thousands of acres of thick ice, charging and roaring with overwhelming Haki!
And following behind those four armored behemoths were...
It was a super heavy-duty land cruiser, over twenty meters long, entirely constructed of pure black ironwood, resembling a mobile black palace!
The outer armor of the chariot gleamed with a deep, cold, dark gold light, and its black iron keel was as thick as a mountain range.
It roared and whistled through the blizzard, not even a single Flower Capital could land on its smooth, cold armor surface!
And on both sides of the top of the chariot.
One banner features a domineering black " Iron Fist " logo, while the other is a deep blue "Begonia Mizukage " banner.
They danced side by side in the howling blizzard, tearing the sky apart!
"Stop! Stop it!!"
The garrison commander was so frightened that his voice changed, and he frantically drew his sword and roared:
"This... who is this emperor's procession?! This spectacle is even more impressive than the Land of Fire Daimyo's tour!!"
Hundreds of heavily armed samurai tumbled and crawled down the city wall, wielding Chakra swords, and cautiously formed a defensive line.
"Laugh--!!"
The enormous, black iron behemoth chariot came to a steady stop in the thick snow less than three meters from the warriors' defensive line!
Two waves of snow, each tens of meters long, roared up from both sides of the wheels, obscuring the sky like two white curtains.
The raging blizzard paused for half a second.
The garrison commander wiped the cold sweat from his mask, picked up his sword, and cautiously stepped forward.
"This... this is a neutral fortress of the Land of Iron! Who goes there? Please present your Five Kage Summit pass immediately..."
Before he could finish speaking...
"Click, hiss--"
The riot control door on the side of the black iron chariot, half a foot thick, slid open slowly with a soft hiss of a pneumatic valve.
The moment the door opened.
A warm, thick smokeless fireplace wafts through the air, carrying the aroma of roasted premium seafood and the subtle sweetness of fine red wine.
It felt like spring had arrived, suddenly bursting out from the warm, spring-like carriage!
The fumes completely stunned the dozens of guards outside the gate, who were shivering from the cold and had blue lips!
The samurai instinctively craned their necks to look inside the carriage.
I only glanced at it.
Everyone's brains immediately went completely blank!
Inside the luxurious carriage, which stretched for twenty meters, was a breathtaking sight.
The floor was covered with a thick, soft, cloud-like pure wool long-pile carpet from the Western Regions.
A warm crystal chandelier emitting a soft yellow light hangs from the roof of the car.
The newly appointed Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, wore a deep blue off-the-shoulder, high-slit silk dress.
Her long, slender, snow-white legs were elegantly crossed, and she was lounging lazily on the soft leather sofa.
She held a tall, glass-like vessel in one delicate hand, gently swirling the scarlet, top-quality wine. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with captivating charm!
Zabuza Momochi, wearing a black vest, was polishing his several-ton black iron greatsword with a whetstone in one hand.
Bai, wearing a clean white apron, was busy adding fresh sea cucumbers to a boiling copper pot in the small kitchen in the corner of the carriage!
Are they here to participate in the Five Kage War, whose fate is uncertain?!
This is clearly a vacation and leisure trip for the entire mobile harem on the far northern snowfield!
However, what truly shattered the samurai leader's worldview was...
It was the man sitting in the main seat in the very center of the carriage.
Senju Kenya's bare, thick, and powerful arms swung wildly, and he wore a pair of faded flip-flops.
He wore large brown sunglasses and had a white jade pipe between his teeth.
Not only were they not wearing winter clothes, but they were also not wearing any.
He was actually holding a deep-sea red fruit ice cream specially made by Bai using Ice Release, and he was chewing it with his mouth full of ice shards making a crunching sound!
Eating popsicles in floral shorts in front of a blizzard-swept fortress at minus 30 degrees Celsius?!
This has taken showing off and prestige to the absolute pinnacle of the universe!
Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron, accompanied by several great swordsmen, rushed out from the depths of the fortress. Upon seeing this scene, even the famous blade of his sword trembled uncontrollably.