Chapter 514: , Neutral Country

When Hanzo of the Salamander stepped onto this endless snowfield, he rubbed his face, which was a bit stiff from the cold, in discomfort.

In the depths of the snowfield, one could faintly see a village full of chimneys and thick smoke.

And that was the final destination of Hanzo of the Salamander’s trip.

A few days ago, after a secret conversation with Mizunuki Ryosuke, Hanzo hesitated again and again, but finally decided to start his journey and chose to come to this white land alone.

"Hoo."

Hanzo first exhaled a hot breath, which rapidly cooled and condensed into a white mist in the air.

Feeling the biting cold wind in his ears, a trace of reminiscence flashed in Hanzo of the Salamander’s eyes. He scanned the surroundings again, and the endless white snowfield evoked some memories in his heart.

Speaking of which, he had a little-known sordid history with this vast land.

Time flew by, and many years passed. At this moment in the ninja world, almost everyone knew the fame of Hanzo of the Salamander as the "Demigod of the Ninja World."

But who knew how much he had gone through when he was still unknown and leading the weak Rain Shinobi?

And on this snowfield, there was a segment of experience that accumulated the fame of Hanzo of the Salamander as a "Demigod."

Back then, Hanzo of the Salamander was just a fledgling who had just inherited the identity of the Rain Shinobi leader not long ago. Although he enjoyed a certain reputation in the Land of Rain and its surroundings, he couldn't compare to the "Demigod of the Ninja World" who was famous in the ninja world today.

Once, the Rain Shinobi squad led by Hanzo infiltrated the Land of Iron to perform a mission.

During the mission, due to some unexpected factors, Hanzo had to lead his subordinates to engage in a fierce battle with the local indigenous forces in the Land of Iron.

And in this fierce battle, Hanzo met an opponent who left a fresh memory—a samurai who was very similar to him in some aspects.

There was a reason why the "Demigod" was a Demigod.

At that time, although Hanzo’s fame and strength had not reached today’s level, even the young Hanzo’s strength was far beyond ordinary people, so naturally, the Rain Shinobi led by Hanzo won in the end.

Perhaps seeing his own shadow in that samurai, Hanzo generously let go of that samurai and his companions. Many years passed, and now thinking about it, he just felt a bit emotional.

To this day, Hanzo had long forgotten the name of that samurai. But he could be sure that if that samurai hadn't died back then, he would definitely have achieved something today.

The reason was simple; with Hanzo of the Salamander’s eyes, he could never have misjudged.

Thinking of this, Hanzo felt a bit emotional again. Who could have imagined that after many years, when he stepped onto this land again, it would be for such a reason.

Subsequently, Hanzo shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Next, there was a major matter waiting for him to handle.

I suppose that Mizukage putting the venue in the Land of Iron was quite painstaking.

Thinking of this, Hanzo sighed in his heart and took steps in the snowfield, walking toward the distant town full of chimneys.

"Su, su."

Hanzo’s pace was not fast, his footsteps sounded heavy, making sounds as he stepped on the snowfield.

He didn't walk far before he suddenly stopped, his brows, which were a bit stiff from the cold, furrowed, looking a bit stiff.

Used to staying in the hot and humid Land of Rain, suddenly coming to the cold and gloomy Land of Iron made it difficult for Hanzo of the Salamander to adapt for a while.

But this did not mean that the surrounding environment would cause too much interference to this top-tier figure in the ninja world today.

The strong are strong wherever they go.

The reason Hanzo stopped was because he had already sensed that there was a group of people with extremely strong chakra aura hundreds of meters in front of him.

The other party had no intention of hiding, and the aura on their bodies was exposed on the snowfield.

Soon, the other party seemed to have sensed the arrival of Hanzo of the Salamander, and the aura began to approach Hanzo rapidly.

Hanzo of the Salamander’s furrowed brows suddenly relaxed a bit, and some doubts in his heart were dispelled a bit.

Before coming, he had been skeptical about what Mizunuki Ryosuke had said. Because everything the other party said was indeed too unbelievable, so he had always been skeptical.

Hanzo even suspected that Mizunuki Ryosuke wanted to trick him into leaving the Land of Rain and then take the opportunity to act against him.

But no matter how he thought about it, he felt that doing so would not benefit the Mist; furthermore, the most important thing was that he was confident in his own strength.

So he finally made up his mind to trust Mizunuki Ryosuke one more time and come to the Land of Iron to gamble everything.

And at this moment, the other party was so blatant, which instead made Hanzo’s mind relax a bit.

After all, approaching so openly didn't look like they were going to stab him in the back. So he simply waited for the other party to arrive on the spot.

A moment later, more than a dozen powerful figures arrived in front of Hanzo of the Salamander.

"It’s him!"

Looking at the leading figure, a trace of surprise flashed in Hanzo’s eyes.

Mifune knew that the Land of Iron had once again welcomed its test, a life-and-death test.

Everyone in the ninja world knew that the Land of Iron had a very special status in the ninja world, which was that the Land of Iron was the only permanently neutral country in the ninja world.

This unique status had allowed the Land of Iron to remain stable for decades as one of the most peaceful countries in the ninja world, peacefully acting as the number one arms dealer in the ninja world.

Such a status naturally didn't fall from the sky.

The reason was also very simple—that was, at a critical moment, the Land of Iron stood on the right side.

Decades ago, the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, tried to convene a ninja world conference to divide the Tailed Beasts, using this as a check and balance to open a peaceful situation for the ninja world.

Senju Hashirama hoped to convene this ninja world conference in the Land of Iron, a neutral location outside the Five Great Nations.

Logically speaking, this matter had nothing to do with the samurai group of the Land of Iron, and no matter how you looked at it, they should stay out of it.

After all, that was your ninja business; what did it have to do with us samurai?

But the fact was that the samurai leader at the time relied on his own vision to overcome all opposition and forcibly supported Senju Hashirama’s proposal, finally making the ninja world conference convene in the Land of Iron as scheduled.

Thanks to the foresight of the samurai leader of the Land of Iron and his support for Senju Hashirama at a critical moment, the Land of Iron had always been protected by Senju Hashirama and maintained a neutral status while the God of Shinobi was alive.

And after Senju Hashirama passed away, the custom of the Land of Iron’s neutrality gradually became a tradition, and the Five Great Nations checked and balanced each other, defaulting to the neutral status of the Land of Iron.

It was precisely because of this historical reason that the Land of Iron was able to exist as a neutral country in the ninja world in the years after the ninja world conference was convened.