Chapter 285

"Hoo."

Hearing this, the dark-skinned young man took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

And opposite him, the young man named Mizuki unceremoniously picked up an ice-blue shrimp, put it on his plate, skillfully shelled it, dipped it in sauce, and put it in his mouth, revealing an admiring expression.

"Really good!"

Mizuki swallowed the sweet shrimp meat and said with endless praise.

This is the Land of Frost, a small country unknown in the ninja world.

If, among the small countries of the ninja world, countries like the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain, which are sandwiched between great powers, belong to "hell difficulty" starts.

Then a country like the Land of Frost undoubtedly started in "heaven mode."

The Land of Frost faces the sea to the north, borders the Land of Waterfall, the hegemon among small countries, to the east, and borders the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Moon to the west.

The only great power it borders is the Land of Fire to the south.

Therefore, the Land of Frost will never face the awkward situation of being sandwiched between two great powers.

The Land of Frost also saw this clearly and did not engage in unrealistic things like "independence" or "neutrality."

Instead, it directly bowed to Konoha and recognized its status as a little brother.

Although it would be exploited by great powers, it was better than being frequently involved in inexplicable wars between great powers.

Therefore, this country had always been in a relatively "invisible" state in the ninja world.

It was even so transparent that it rarely appeared on the table of negotiations between great powers.

Half of the Land of Frost borders the sea, so the domestic fishing industry is extremely developed. As a country, the most famous thing about it is actually some of the special seafood it produces.

Besides that, the vast Land of Frost has nothing else worth mentioning.

Although the resources of the Land of Frost are not rich, they are enough for the citizens of the country to live.

Neither rich nor barren.

And although there is a ninja village in the Land of Frost, it has never been famous for its combat power in the ninja world. In other words, this country named the Land of Frost is a real "weakling" in the ninja world.

In fact, in the turbulent ninja world, sometimes being unknown is not a bad thing.

"The musk deer dies because of its scent," "the deer dies because of its antlers," an innocent man is guilty of his own treasure.

In an environment like the ninja world, the anonymity brought to the Land of Frost is instead a peace that is unattainable.

This is not a bad thing; it can even be said to be a great thing.

The Land of Frost lacks resources worth mentioning, so it will never attract the covetousness of great powers.

The weak combat power of the Frost Ninja Village also indirectly shows that this country does not need powerful military and violent institutions to maintain stability.

What's wrong with that?

Peace is sometimes something that some countries dream of but cannot reach.

Also because of the above reasons, Bee was extremely confused at this moment.

He did not understand why, at this moment, as a core member of the Cloud, he would inexplicably appear in this country that was incompatible with him.

Undoubtedly, starting from the Mist in the Land of Water and reaching the Land of Moon, the center of the war between the Rock and the Cloud, requires a long journey.

If this journey were completed in a normal way, even if a ninja rushed at full speed, it would take two weeks.

Even if Mizunuki Ryosuke and the others had the Ice Dragon King for transport, it would conservatively take more than a day of continuous flight.

The scenery on the back of the Ice Dragon King is indeed magnificent, but if you see too much, it is inevitable to have aesthetic fatigue.

So, after a while, Bee and Troy both chose to "close their eyes and rest."

Facts have proven that so-called "closing eyes and resting" is mostly just a reasonable excuse to find a nap.

Gradually, some cold snowflakes appeared in the high altitude, and these snowflakes also hit the faces of Bee and Samui with the rapid advance of the Ice Dragon King.

The slight stinging sensation on their cheeks made Bee and Troy open their eyes again, but this time they had arrived on a pale land.

At first, Bee mistakenly thought they had arrived at the Land of Iron between the Land of Moon and the Land of Hot Water, but as a town in the distance came into view, he gradually realized something was wrong.

Bee had visited the Land of Iron before, and he still had fresh memories of the towns within the Land of Iron.

The towns in the Land of Iron are always full of chimneys made of steel and bursts of thick smoke because of the blacksmith activities in the towns, but the town before him looked wrong no matter how he looked at it.

As the town ahead came into view, the Ice Dragon King also chose to land slowly.

Several people jumped off the back of the Ice Dragon King, and Mizunuki Ryosuke gently stroked the head of the Ice Dragon King.

Subsequently, the Ice Dragon King stretched its body, and its huge and hideous body shattered into ice chips all over the sky on the pale land.

In the snowy scenery of the Land of Frost, the Ice Dragon King, which made a shocking appearance, contributed a slightly dreamy exit.

"Mizukage-sama, where have we arrived?"

Bee asked Mizunuki Ryosuke directly.

"Hmm? Isn't this obvious?"

A strange luster flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

Seeing this, Kaguya Yuta beside him changed his expression; he knew that whenever Ryosuke showed such an expression, it meant his bad taste was acting up and he was going to tease someone again.

"This..."

Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke's answer, Bee was a bit silent; he opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer.

He did not choose to keep asking; since Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't want to answer, then it would be meaningless for him to keep asking too much. Anyway, after entering the town in a while, he would sooner or later know where this was.

"Then what are we stopping here for?"

Bee simply changed the way he asked.

"Of course, to eat."

Mizunuki Ryosuke revealed an expression that it was a matter of course.

Hearing this, Bee did not raise any objections, just nodded slowly.

After a long journey, they indeed should have a full meal.

It was just that what Bee didn't notice was that Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes revealed a strange look.

So, after a period of time, looking at Mizunuki Ryosuke who had started the "Young Master's Outing" mode, the corners of Bee's eyes began to twitch constantly.

After entering the town, looking at the "Frost" flags that could be seen everywhere, Bee naturally knew that they had crossed the Land of Moon and arrived at the Land of Frost between the Land of Moon and the Land of Earth.

This country that has always been characterized by "transparency."

Bee couldn't understand why they would come to the land of the Land of Frost.

It couldn't be like taking a bus and missing the stop, right?

"Mizuki" was the pseudonym Mizunuki Ryosuke used after entering the Land of Frost.

After entering this town in the Land of Frost, Mizunuki Ryosuke demanded that everyone not use their real names, but instead use pseudonyms.

Mizunuki Ryosuke became "Mizuki."

Kaguya Yuta became "Taiichi."

And although Bee felt very stifled in his heart, under Mizunuki Ryosuke's strong request, he changed his name from "Bee" to "Arthur C."

Ryosuke, while enjoying the seafood specialties of the Land of Frost, kept commenting and evaluating.

He looked just like a food critic out for a visit.

I'm afraid no one could imagine that such a person was still going to rush to the battlefield of the Rock and the Cloud at all costs in the Mist Village a day ago.

"Mr. Mizuki, what exactly are you planning to do?"

If it were before, for Mizunuki Ryosuke's unreliable behavior, Bee would definitely disdain it and turn around to leave the Land of Frost for the battlefield of the Land of Moon immediately.

But after experiencing a series of previous events, Bee dared not underestimate this Fourth Mizukage at all.

This unfathomable Fourth Mizukage seemed to have deep meaning in every move he made.