Chapter 969

Once, a Rain Ninja squad led by Hanzo infiltrated the Land of Iron to carry out a mission.

In the process of carrying out 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 he remembered vividly—a samurai who was very similar to him in some aspects.

There was naturally 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 what ordinary people could reach, so naturally, the Rain Ninja led by Hanzo won the victory.

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

To this day, Hanzo had long forgotten the samurai's name. But he could be sure that if that samurai had not 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; there was still a matter of great importance waiting for him to deal with.

Thinking that the Mizukage put the venue in the Land of Iron, it could be considered painstaking.

Thinking of this, Hanzo sighed lightly in his heart, then stepped out on the snowfield and walked toward the town full of chimneys in the distance.

"Su, su."

Hanzo's pace was not fast, his footsteps seemed a bit heavy, making sounds as he stepped on the snowfield.

Not long after walking, he suddenly stopped, his brows, which were frozen somewhat stiff, wrinkled, looking somewhat stiff.

Used to staying in the hot and humid Land of Rain, suddenly coming to the dry, 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 the strong wherever they go.

The reason Hanzo stopped was because he had already sensed that there was a group of existences 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 just like that.

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

Hanzo of the Salamander's wrinkled brows suddenly relaxed a bit, and some of the doubts in his heart were also dispelled a little.

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

·· ····Seeking flowers··· ····

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 being so blatant actually made Hanzo's mind relax a little.

After all, approaching so openly didn't look like they were going to stab him in the back at all. 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 flash of surprise crossed 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 as one of the most peaceful countries in the Ninja World for decades, safely acting as the number one arms dealer in the Ninja World.

Such a status naturally did not fall from the sky like a pie.

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 at a neutral location outside the Five Great Nations, the Land of Iron.

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 have stayed out of it.

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

But the fact was that the samurai leader at the time, relying on his own vision, overcame all opposition and forcibly supported Senju Hashirama's proposal, finally allowing the Ninja World conference to be held 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 Land of Iron's neutral status.

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 held. ===== CHAPTER 971 =====