Naruto: Six Paths of the Senju Family

In the afternoon, the sea east of the Kingdom of Iron.

The originally calm sea surface in the leeward area suddenly surged with waves. The clouds in the sky seemed to be pushed by the sudden chilling air from the junction of sea and sky, slowly covering the sun in the sky.

General Mifune of the Iron Country stood on the shadowed coast with a group of elite warriors, silently watching the dozens of warships that gradually appeared on the sea level.

"Sure enough, it's here!"

Standing aside, Nara Shikaku looked at the faintly visible sign of Kumogakure Village on the warship, and his heart began to lift quietly.

"Mifune-dono!"

"About the Iron Country uniting Konoha and Kirigakure to fight against Kumogakure"

Mifune was silent for a while, and finally shook his head.

"Lord Antlers!"

"Since the establishment of the Iron Kingdom, it has always adhered to the principle of neutrality."

"To make room for the troops of Konoha and Kirigakure to garrison, this is the limit of what I can do."

"If we join forces with you two again to target Kumogakure, the Iron Kingdom will deviate from its principle of neutrality and even be involved in the disputes between the five major nations."

"The Kingdom of Iron cannot afford that kind of consequences!"

"As a general, I must consider the people of the Iron Kingdom!"

"Sorry!"

Nara Shikaku's expression darkened, he didn't expect Mifune to refuse so simply. Just as he was about to say something more, a chuckle suddenly came from the coast on the right.

"Ah!"

"The Kingdom of Iron is not prepared to stop Kumogakure's team. Does it mean that it wants to let Kumogakure's army march straight into the heart of the Fire Country?"

"This seemingly inconsistent approach may bring greater trouble to the Iron Kingdom?"

"What do you think, Mr. Lujiao?"

The third Mizukage stood proudly on the bow of the ship, looking down at the three ships below with a hint of amusement in his slightly narrowed eyes.

Nara Shikaku naturally understood the meaning of the Third Mizukage's words, but when it came to Hokage-sama's future decisions on the Iron Kingdom, as a subordinate, he really couldn't express his position at this time.

Mifune's eyes narrowed and he stared at the sudden arrival of the Third Mizukage with an ugly expression.

"Mizukage-dono, please be careful what you say!"

"The Iron Kingdom just wants to stick to its neutrality philosophy!"

"Why do you two have to fight each other so hard?"

The Third Mizukage shook his head and laughed, gently waving his hand to the Kirigakure Village ninja standing behind him.

"Leave the ship here!"

"Leave some hands to watch the ship, others"

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

The Third Mizukage moved his gaze to Nara Shikaku, nodded slightly and said:

"Lord Shikaku, the people of Konoha should be ready, right?"

Nara Shikaku was a little confused about the Third Mizukage's thoughts, so he nodded after hearing this.

"I would also like to thank Mr. Mizukage for informing Konoha Kumogakure of the news, so that we would not be disrupted by Kumogakure's sudden appearance."

"On behalf of the Fourth Hokage, I accept the kindness of Kirigakure Village!"

The Third Mizukage nodded with a smile on his face.

“It’s just a little effort!”

"Since Mr. Lujiao has made all the arrangements, why don't we get on board and talk about it?"

"After all, this is the first cooperation between Konoha and Kirigakure. It would be better to discuss some details!"

Nara Shikaku hesitated for a moment, then jumped onto the Third Mizukage's warship.

"Mifune-dono, what do you think the Kumogakure people think of the Iron Kingdom when they see our three teams gathered here?"

"Oh! Even if we only have ninjas from Kirigakure and Konoha here, how much of the Iron Country's credibility as a neutral country will be left in the eyes of the reckless people?"

"Hehehe..."

The Third Mizukage finished speaking casually, and then got into the cabin with Nara Shikaku.

Mifune's expression changed instantly, and he looked at the two people's backs angrily.

"hateful!"

"This third generation Mizukage suddenly appeared here just to force the Iron Country to take sides!"

"This is really troublesome!"

"If the people of Kumogakure use this incident as an excuse, I'm afraid the Kingdom of Iron will never have peace in the future!"

"Sure enough, none of the leaders of these big countries are good!"

…

Troy looked at the Kirigakure ship floating on the coast and the figures shaking on it, and jumped off the mast with an ugly expression.

"Lord Raikage!"

"That guy hiding in the water turned out to be a spy sent by Kirigakure Village!"

"damn it!"

"The people in Kirigakure knew that we were coming and deliberately parked the ship here. They must have no good intentions."

There was a sneer on the corner of Ai's mouth, and he said disdainfully:

"Don't worry!"

"No matter what Kirigakure's plan is, just go up to it!"

"They're just a group of soft-legged shrimps that landed ashore. As long as I'm here, they can't make waves!"

Troy's expression did not improve, but he touched the document hidden in his arms with a worried expression.

"The ninjas of Kirigakure alone will naturally not cause trouble to Lord Raikage!"

"But since Kirigakure's people appear here, my subordinates are worried..."

"The Kingdom of Iron has united with Kirigakure to stop us from entering the Kingdom of Fire."

"If it attracts Konoha's attention again at this time, I'm afraid things will be in trouble!"

Ai Leng snorted and said:

"There are many people who are eyeing this fat piece of Fire Country!"

"As long as Konoha dares to mobilize its troops here to deal with me, other defense lines will definitely fall into the dilemma of insufficient manpower!"

"Sunagakure will never miss this great opportunity to counterattack Konoha!"

"When the time comes, Konoha will inevitably fall into the siege of the Three Kingdoms. With their so-called alliance with the Country of Rain alone, the result waiting for them can only be failure!"

Listening to the Third Raikage's confident words, Troy thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, and the look on his face couldn't help but relax a little.

…

"Mifune-sama, what should we do?"

Seeing the Kumogakure fleet getting closer and closer, the young samurai standing next to Mifune couldn't restrain their panic and looked at their general nervously.

There was a look of struggle in Mifune's eyes, his thumb kept rubbing the hilt of the katana named Kurosawa hanging on his waist, and he sighed slowly.

"Inform all warriors to exercise restraint and not to conflict with any party!"

"I'm going to negotiate with the commander of Kumogakure and express the attitude of the Iron Kingdom!"

"No matter what, the Iron Kingdom's reputation as a neutral country cannot be lost."

The young samurai was relieved for no reason when he saw that Mifune had no intention of leading them to fight to the death.

Hearing again that Mifune was going to negotiate with Kumogakure in person, he suddenly became worried and said:

"Mifune-sama, the people of Konoha and Kirigakure are gathered here now. If the people of Kirigakure misunderstand that we have joined forces with them..."

Mifune shook his head with melancholy.

"The situation has developed to this point, and I have a responsibility that I cannot shirk."

"I must explain clearly to the people of Kumogakure that the Kingdom of Iron has no interest in anything related to Konoha and Kirigakure!"

The young samurai was not optimistic about the outcome of Mifune's trip and asked hesitantly:

"With Kumogakure's style in the ninja world, what if their commander doesn't listen to our explanation?"

Mifune's eyes fluctuated for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Then leave this beach to them!"