"Hey, are you still alive?"
In a house abandoned because of the war, Hiei looked at the tied Konoha ninja and gently patted his shoulder.
"Let me go quickly! I'm going to find that guy Zhisui and ask for an explanation!"
Tachibana Raizo's original weak expression suddenly turned into anger after this, and the extreme expression distorted his face, making him look a bit ferocious.
He really didn't expect that his best friend would betray him at a critical moment. At that time, it was clear that as long as he extended his hand, he and his team could return to Konoha...
"Don't be excited, don't be excited... Look, he's vomiting blood again." Ace came in from the door, carrying the corpses of several ninjas on his hands. When he saw Hiei, who had prepared the seal scroll, he directly put the corpses on the ground.
"We didn't rescue you from the Kumo ninja just for such a superficial thing as asking you to seek revenge on Uchiha Shisui."
"Superficial?!" Raizo Tachibana raised his eyebrows. He was about to speak but then thought of the current situation and had to remain silent.
"Actually, I don't understand your ninja's logic. It's obvious that a killed b, and then b was abandoned by c, but why does b always want to seek revenge from c?"
"that is because… "
"Forget it, forget it, I'm not interested." Ace sat next to Tachibana Raizo, staring at him with both eyes.
"What...are you going to do?!" Tachibana Raizo shouted with his face flushed.
"Sorry, sorry, I just want to see how the talent that the boss personally requested is different from ordinary people." After saying that, he turned to look at Fei Ying and said with a relaxed expression, "It doesn't look like there's anything special about him. Well."
"There's nothing special about it!" Raizo Tachibana's voice gradually became calmer. "And you're talking about a boss? Will someone as powerful as you have a boss?"
"Gathering information? It doesn't matter. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you can't go back to Konoha and tell you. Although our Shichibukai is just a loose small organization, the seven main members are theoretically equal in terms of status, but who can There is a guy who is too strong, so I have to accept him as the boss."
Seeing that Ace wanted to continue talking, Feiying directly interrupted the conversation, "Stop gossiping. The two of us have stayed outside for long enough, and it's time to go back."
"That's right." Ace was stunned, then nodded and said to Lei Zang, "Kid, let me ask you something next."
"Let me go first."
"I will let go, but not now." Ace stretched out a finger and his tone became deeper, "Do you... want to gain power?"
Tachibana Raizo's eyes instantly turned into beans, and he seemed to be confused. Fortunately, he quickly came to his senses and shook his head vigorously, "I want to become stronger, but I will never become your lackey!"
"The word lackey is too ugly. For some reason, one of our companions is leaving the organization, so the boss sees your potential and wants you to become the new Shichibukai. Although you are a little weaker now, it doesn't matter. Someone will Train you to become a qualified Shichibukai."
"...Okay, even if I say I don't want to look like you won't let me go, I agree. Where are you taking me?"
"Of course we're going back to base."
After that, Raizo felt his head sink, the world began to spin, and then there was a dull darkness.
Ace left with the unconscious Raizo and Hiei. They are currently still on the border of the Kingdom of Thunder, while Uesugi Koshi has already gone to the east of the Kingdom of Water to look for uninhabited islands. Calculate the time and wait until they arrive at the Kingdom of Water. That’s pretty much what the country is looking for.
If an ordinary person goes from the Kingdom of Thunder to the Kingdom of Water, it is quite a long distance, but if the target is a ninja, it is nothing, and for a master like Ace Hiei, this distance is even more. It can be reached in five or six days.
In addition, the two of them were not in a hurry, so they almost reached the middle of the Iron Country after walking for a day.
The Kingdom of Iron is a neutral country. The ninjas agreed a long time ago not to attack this country, so they have avoided the three ninja wars so far.
Therefore, there are definitely not a few civilians who choose to flee to the Iron Country for refuge. So when the two arrived at the Kingdom of Iron, they were shocked to find that all the hotels were already full of people.
"Forget it, let's spend one night in the wild." Hiei turned his head and said to Ace, who was carrying Tachibana Raizo.
"I don't care. But do you want to deal with the little bug behind us?" Ace shrugged and pointed behind him with his thumb.
In a patch of grass there, a middle-aged man pushed aside the grass to reveal his figure.
The middle-aged man has a long beard on his mouth and chin, and his head is wrapped in a bandage. Wearing green laminated armor and a samurai sword, he is a standard samurai image.
The middle-aged man performed a standard samurai salute, held the handle of the knife with one hand, and said cautiously
"You must be a ninja. As a ninja, you are haunting the Kingdom of Iron. And..." His eyes stayed on the Konoha forehead protector on Tachibana Raizo's head. "What do you want to do by arresting the Konoha people here?" ?”
Hiei was silent for a moment, and then pointed at Mifune's right hand holding the katana, "You don't need to be so nervous, the two of us have no ill intentions. The reason why we came to the Iron Kingdom is just to take advantage of the way. We will be there as soon as daybreak." leave."
Hiei had already figured out the identity of the middle-aged man. Mifune, the general of the Iron Kingdom, performed well in the future Fourth Ninja War. If possible, he did not want to face Mifune here.
"The Kingdom of Iron is a country of samurai. It is against the rules for ninjas to enter. I hope you can leave as soon as possible." Mifune said coldly
Ace raised his eyebrows and then said, "It is indeed against the rules for ninjas to enter the Kingdom of Iron if they have nothing to do. But first of all, we are not ninjas. Secondly, in addition to coming to the Kingdom of Iron to borrow a way, we were entrusted by our friends to go to our hometown to find a person." Famous heir."
"Friends and... descendants?" Mifune asked doubtfully. As for Ace saying that he was not a ninja, he didn't care. It's not that someone who says he is not a ninja really isn't.
He has been secretly following the whereabouts of these two people since they entered the Iron Kingdom for a long time. He first confirmed that the two were not samurai because they did not wear swords, so only ninjas were left.
His interest lies in the friends the two said. The Kingdom of Iron can be said to be quite closed in the ninja world, because the Kingdom of Iron is the only country that does not have ninjas, but has a group of fighting groups called "Samurai" Protect the country. He has an independent culture, independent authority, and independent combat power. He is a strange flower among all countries.
With different cultures, different systems, and different power systems, communication between the Iron Kingdom and the outside world is also very difficult. Although there is no specific plan to implement a closed country, the current situation is similar.
Would anyone really make friends with outside ninjas under such circumstances
Mifune wasn't sure, so he asked.
It was Hiei who answered him, "His name is Higu Seijuro. He is a samurai with very superb swordsmanship. Haven't you heard of him?"
Hiko Seijuro
Is there such a person in the Iron Kingdom
And he is also a very powerful warrior
Although he didn't know the strength of the two people in front of him, Mifune could vaguely feel the powerful energy of the two. I'm afraid they were masters on the same level as him. And there are probably only a handful of warriors in the Iron Country who can be praised by both of them as powerful warriors.
Is it just a casual remark to excuse you
In less than a second Mifune denied this statement. There is no point in doing so, and judging from their tone, it doesn't seem like they are lying. At least it is true that there is a samurai in the world who is better than Ko Seijuro.
"No... I have never heard of such a samurai..."
He answered honestly
"Reputation value from Mifune +229."