Chapter 214: , some people are born to be protagonists

Following the guiding samurai, Ryosuke's group had arrived inside the so-called "Samurai Hall," an institution similar to the Mizukage Building, which could be considered the core of the Land of Iron.

Upon entering, Ryosuke couldn't help but look around, his eyes full of curiosity.

It had to be said that under the sky of the ninja world, the samurai of the Land of Iron were truly a breath of fresh air.

As soon as one entered the hall, the huge characters for "Loyalty" and "Righteousness" hung on the wall; beyond that, the surroundings were covered with clauses similar to "Samurai Codes" and "Rules of Conduct."

Any single one of them would make a ninja feel outmatched.

For example: prohibition of theft and deception, prohibition of indiscriminate killing of the innocent, and prohibition of involving civilians.

These clauses, which seemed somewhat impractical to Ryosuke, were displayed right at the main entrance of the Samurai Hall.

It seemed that violating these clauses would result in losing the qualification to be a samurai.

Thinking of this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head inwardly.

For ninjas, poisoning, assassination, and doing whatever it took for a mission were already daily routines.

Throughout the ninja world, there wasn't a single ninja who dared to say their hands were completely clean.

In the dark environment of the ninja world, only the old schemers could survive to the end; the more righteous a ninja appeared, the more miserably they died.

In the original story, the few ninjas with positive images, such as Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya, died more miserably than the last.

And the old schemers of the ninja world, such as Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Onoki, lived more comfortably than the last.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen eventually died from Orochimaru's backstabbing, you have to know that at over seventy years old, having been the Hokage for decades, Sarutobi Hiruzen was already luckier than who knows how many other ninjas.

Daring to openly take "Loyalty and Righteousness" as a creed was simply fearing one wouldn't die fast enough.

But after some careful thought, Ryosuke understood.

It wasn't because of anything else; it was purely because the superior conditions of the Land of Iron had "spoiled" them.

Just one point: they were rich.

In other words, they hadn't been beaten by the harsh realities of the ninja world.

Having lived peaceful days for too long, they didn't know how cruel the real world was.

During the time Mizunuki Ryosuke was lost in thought, the group had arrived in a spacious room.

Before entering, a samurai blocked Suishi Tatsuo's path.

"My lord, you can bring at most one guard inside."

"I hope you will forgive me."

Hearing this, Suishi Tatsuo frowned.

This time, he did not look back to observe Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression, but slowly raised a hand and waved it.

Immediately, the other four Mist Ninjas, who served as guards and "pageantry," were dismissed, leaving only Mizunuki Ryosuke to follow behind Suishi Tatsuo.

Seeing this, Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction; Suishi Tatsuo had truly made great progress this time.

"Please enter!"

Seeing this, the samurai opened the door meticulously, and the two entered.

The room was circular, with a huge round table placed in the center.

Besides the Land of Iron's General, Mifune, who was already sitting in the main seat, there were seven or eight other seats.

Seeing this room, Ryosuke had a familiar feeling.

Thinking slightly, he immediately realized that this room was the very same one used for the Five Kage Summit later on!

Thinking of this, a flash of realization crossed Ryosuke's eyes.

After entering the room, Suishi Tatsuo just exchanged a glance with Mifune in the main seat; their auras clashed briefly in the air, and then they nodded to each other in greeting.

The brief clash made both realize that the other was a master, so they stopped at that.

"As expected of the General of the Land of Iron!"

"As expected of the envoy of a great nation!"

Both sighed inwardly.

"Please sit."

"Please wait a moment; once everyone has arrived, we will begin officially."

Mifune said slowly, perhaps because of the strength Suishi Tatsuo had just displayed, Mifune appeared very polite.

Seeing this, Suishi Tatsuo didn't think much and picked a random seat to sit in.

After all, on this trip, he was just a facade; the one who would truly dictate the outcome was Mizunuki Ryosuke behind him.

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke had a wry smile on his face; he seemed to understand what kind of medicine was in the Land of Iron's gourd.

No wonder he felt everything was a bit strange; the problem lay here.

But since he was here, he would stay; Ryosuke didn't point anything out, just stood quietly behind Suishi Tatsuo, looking exactly like the most loyal guard.

Before long, six or seven ninjas with different characteristics entered the room one after another.

These people seemed accustomed to this scene, and without saying a word, they all found seats.

But when this group saw the headbands worn by Mizunuki Ryosuke and Suishi Tatsuo, a flash of wariness crossed their eyes, and they tacitly chose to stay away from Suishi Tatsuo's position.

The reason was simple: these ninjas were all from small nations!

Just by looking at the headbands, Suishi Tatsuo recognized them: there were Waterfall Ninjas from the Land of Waterfalls, Hot Spring Ninjas from the Land of Hot Springs, Snow Ninjas from the Land of Snow, Grass Ninjas from the Land of Grass...

And so on; being able to gather so many ninjas from small nations could be considered a rare spectacle.

Soon after, two more ninjas entered; judging by the style of their headbands, they were also from small nations.

These two came from the Land of Insects and the Land of Birds, respectively.

As soon as the two entered, a contradictory aura erupted; both sides looked at each other with disdain, their eyes flashing with hatred.

Finally, the two chose seats as far away from each other as possible.

Even after sitting down, the hateful glares between the two sides did not disappear, yet the surrounding ninjas all appeared unfazed.

Such a phenomenon looked strange, but it was also laughable to talk about...

The Land of Insects and the Land of Birds, two small nations located in the buffer zone between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, were mortal enemies who hated and slandered each other.

To this day, the reason why the two countries were hostile and hated each other to the bone was untraceable.

The only thing everyone knew was that before the ninja world formed the one-country-one-village system, the wars between the Land of Insects and the Land of Birds had never ceased.

The wars between the two countries had lasted for thousands of years, never stopping.

The funny thing was that both sides had even developed a tacit understanding; after every major battle, both sides would tacitly choose to recover and develop their combat power, then start another major battle.

Just like that, these two countries became the most bizarre countries in the ninja world.

The seats were mostly filled, but Mifune still showed no sign of starting, instead waiting quietly.

"Hey, Mifune!"

"We've all arrived, why haven't we started yet?"

The representative of the Land of Insects said with great dissatisfaction, his tone not only lacking any respect for the samurai General Mifune but instead full of arrogance.

"Start quickly."

"I really don't want to stay in the same room as that stinky bug over there."

To this, the representative of the Land of Birds said with equal disdain, seemingly not putting the other countries present in his eyes at all.

Hearing this, everyone frowned slightly.

"Bang!"

"What! I think you're the one who wants to die!"

Hearing this, the representative of the Land of Insects was furious and slammed a palm onto the table in front of him.

"Hmph, I don't know who should be dying, stinky bug."

The other side did not show weakness.

Soon, the two actually wanted to fight right here.

Even among the small nations, the Land of Insects and the Land of Birds were at the bottom of the barrel; it was only because no one wanted to provoke these two mad dogs that they had developed such an arrogant and insufferable style.

Plus, the host here was the Land of Iron; wouldn't acting rashly make Mifune look bad?

Who knew that regarding the provocation from the Land of Insects and the Land of Birds, Mifune, besides having a somewhat ugly expression, didn't say much, just gave a low shout.

"Quiet!"

Afterward, Mifune said nothing more, seemingly waiting quietly for something.

"Tch."

Seeing this, the two arrogant small-nation representatives sat down sensibly.

Even so, their ugly behavior still caused dissatisfaction among the others.

Even Suishi Tatsuo frowned; one had to know that the Kaguya clan's short temper in the Land of Water was famous.

He swore that if Mizunuki Ryosuke weren't behind him, he would definitely crush these two stinky bugs who didn't know life from death!

But since his leader was present, he didn't dare to be presumptuous without Ryosuke's word.

Suddenly, a shadow dressed in a white kimono stepped into the room, and seeing the person, Mifune finally relaxed his brow.

Everyone turned their eyes to look, and in an instant, they saw a figure as noble and dazzling as the sun.

At this moment, everyone knew why some people were born to be protagonists.