Time flies, and unknowingly, Yamanaka Ryo and Shikamaru have left Konoha for more than half a year.
In the past six months, in addition to returning to the Orochimaru base every month to replenish Xiaolin's natural energy, and visiting Sasuke by the way, the group of four traveled through the small half of the ninja world.
Shikamaru and the three were eye-opening with all kinds of things they had never seen before.
Today they came to the Iron Country, the last stop of this trip.
The Kingdom of Iron is not within the Five Kingdoms, it is closer to the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder, and borders the Kingdom of Fire, Taki and Tian.
There are no ninjas in the Iron Country. There is a profession called samurai. During the first Naruto period, the Iron Country and the Five Great Ninja Villages reached an agreement to remain neutral. The coveted technology complied with the request of the Iron Nation. ,
Because of this, the Kingdom of Iron has escaped the three wars of the ninja world, and the Kingdom of Iron has been quietly developing and maintaining itself while the war is raging outside.
As soon as Yamanaka Ryo and his party stepped into the country of iron, they found that the people here, both civilians and samurai, were wearing katana swords, and some people even had several knives on their waists.
Not to mention Shikamaru and the others, Yamanaka Ryo was also a little curious when he saw such a scene for the first time.
Just as everyone looked left and right, a loud voice sounded behind them: "Yo! Everyone, is this the first time to come to the Iron Country?"
Yamanaka Ryo glanced back at the tall, bald-headed man who was talking and showed a harmless smile: "Well, we are Konoha ninjas who came to play in the country of iron."
"Oh, so it's Konoha's honored guest. My name is Mifune Lang. You can just call me Lang."
Yamanaka Ryo frowned when he heard the surname Mifune, he remembered that the ruler of the Iron Country called Mifune here.
Mifune Lang saw Shan Zhongyuan's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Guests don't have to worry, the surname Mifune is very common in the country of iron, and there are at least several hundred people in this street with the surname Mifune. Your Excellency has something to do with it, the Iron Country has long been messed up."
"Haha, that's what it is. I'm sorry I've been overthinking it. My name is Shan Zhongyuan, and the three of them are my junior."
When Mifune Lang heard Yamanaka Ryo's name, the smile on his face froze, and his expression became a little uncomfortable.
Shikamaru glanced at Mifune Lang's expression, a hint of vigilance raised in his heart, and at the same time he looked at Yamanaka Ryo in confusion. He didn't understand why he would say his real name directly
No matter where they went for more than half a year, they all pretended to be civilians, and their names were not revealed. Why is it so abnormal today
But since Yamanaka Ryo has revealed his real name, they have nothing to hide. Shikamaru took the lead and said, "Hello, my name is Nara Shikamaru."
"Hello, I'm Yamanaka Ino."
"Well, I'm Choji Tsukudo."
Mifunami's expression became even more rigid, and after a long time he said a little embarrassedly: "Sukamaru, Yamanaka, Qiu Dao? Konoha's three clans of pigs, deer and butterflies? It seems that they are really distinguished guests! I don't know that the four came to the country of iron. Is something wrong?"
"It's okay, we have been traveling in the Ninja world recently, and today we passed through the country of iron, so let's take a look." Yamanaka Ryo said.
Ran Mifune relaxed a bit after hearing the words, and then said, "That's right, I thought you were also here to participate in the Iron Country's Blacksmithing Festival!"
"Forging Festival? What festival is this?" Shikamaru asked.
"Huh? Don't the guests know?"
The group of four looked at each other, then shook their heads.
"Then let me explain it to everyone! The Blacksmithing Festival is a festival that our country of iron has held for hundreds of years. In this country, the famous forging masters in the country of iron will show up and compete in the central square of the country of iron.
At the same time, blacksmiths in other parts of the country will also open their furnaces to forge weapons on this day. As long as you have precious materials and money, you can harvest the most suitable weapons at the forging festival. "
Yamanaka Ryo nodded: "So that's the case, then it seems that we have really caught up with the good times. Speaking of which, I really want to build something."
"Haha, the Blacksmithing Festival is just three days away. Please wait patiently. I have something to do, so I will leave first. There are both hotels and restaurants on the street in front of the hotel. I wish you all a happy time in the Iron Country." Lang turned and ran away.
As soon as Mifune Lang left, Shikamaru asked Yamanaka Ryo: "Uncle Yuan, why didn't you hide your identity in the Iron Country? The guy just had a problem with his reaction after hearing your name, should we be careful? Some?"
"The reason why I say my real name is actually very simple, because the Iron Country is a neutral country and will not be hostile to any Ninja Village, and the identity of Mifune Lang is not simple, I deliberately revealed my identity just to let him report it to Three ships."
"Uncle Yuan, how do you know Mifune Lang's identity is unusual?" Ino asked curiously.
"Do you know Shikamaru?" Yamanaka Ryo didn't answer, but asked Shikamaru.
"Probably because of the calluses on his hands, and Chakra!"
"The calluses on the hands? Do you mean the calluses left by practicing swords? But everyone in the Iron Country has a samurai sword on their waist, so it's not surprising that there are calluses on their hands!"
Yamanaka Ryo shook his head and said, "This is not necessarily true, Ino, if you carefully observe the passers-by, you will find that most of these people's hands are very clean, and only a few have calluses.
As for people with cocoons, using your secret technique to perceive them, you should find that there is basically no chakra, so those with cocoons on their hands and chakra fluctuations on their bodies are in all probability the subordinates of the leader of the Iron Country, Mifune. "
Ino was still a little unconvinced, tried as Yamanaka Ryo said, and found that it was indeed the case.
"Uncle Yuan, why do you want Mifune to know that you are in the Iron Country?" Ino then asked.
"It's very simple, because I have something to do with him, but after learning about this blacksmithing festival, it doesn't matter if I see him or not.
Well, don't be so nervous, the three of you, come on, let's taste the food of the Iron Country as before. After saying that, Yamanaka Ryo took the lead and walked towards the street where Mifune Nani mentioned earlier that there are hotels and restaurants.
At the same time, in an attic in the center of the country of iron, Mifune Nangzheng and Mifune sitting on the main seat were reporting things about Yamanaka Ryo.
After listening to the report, Mifune looked very serious. Yamanaka Ryo's reputation in the country of iron is also very loud. Especially recently, the five major ninja villages have acquiesced that Yamanaka Ryo is the strongest in the ninja world.
When such a person came to the country of iron, Sanchuan could not be nervous, after a moment of hesitation, Sanchuan said to Sanchuan Lang: "Lang, you order me to go down, no one should disturb Shan Zhongyuan, don't follow, don't monitor, and don't have anything to do with him. Conflict, according to what you just said, he should just want to forge something at the forging festival."