Chapter 57: The Betrothed

"Is this the Land of Iron? It's a really bad environment. Serena looked at the snowflakes that kept flying

Hearing this, Qixu looked at Serena with disdain: "Didn't you say that you like to enjoy the snow?" How did I get here and start complaining. ”

"It's true that I like snow scenes, but we've been walking for an hour, and anyone will get tired of watching the snow scenery for an hour, Princess Qixu, when will we be able to get to the capital of the Iron Country."

"I'm about to arrive, and I see the three huge peaks in front of me, that is, the famous mountain of the Iron Country, the 'Three Wolves' Mountain, and the capital of the Iron Country is built on top of the peaks."

"Three Wolf Mountain? Doesn't it look like a wolf? It's a strange name, but I'm finally in the capital of Iron Country, and I'm tired of the hellish weather that keeps snowing, so let's go. Serena pulled up Qixu and ran in the direction of the Three Wolves Mountain.

"Hey! Serena, you... " Qixu was grabbed by Serena's jade hand, his face was slightly red, but he didn't struggle, and followed Serena towards the Three Wolves Mountain.

"It's finally here!" Serena came to the foot of the Three Wolves Mountain and looked excitedly at the city built on the mountain, "Is that the capital of the Iron Country?" With that, Serena headed for the place where the city was.

Nanao, who was pulled by Serena and ran for a distance, saw that Serena was about to move forward, and gasped and said, "Wait... Serena ...

Serena walked forward excitedly, and a sword aura suddenly attacked him, and Serena hurriedly stepped back when he saw this, "Who dares to sneak attack me?" ”

Serena looked in the direction where the sword qi was attacking, and found three samurai wearing heavy armor appearing in front of him, and the samurai led by him said: "The capital of the Iron Country is forbidden for ninjas to enter, so leave quickly." ”

"Not only did he sneak up on me, but he also used this tone to talk to me, today I have to teach you a lesson and let you know how good I am!" Serena burst into flames, and his right hand clenched into a fist.

"Stop!" Qixu saw that Serena was about to make a move, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop it, and walked from behind Serena to the front.

"Princess!" When the three samurai saw Nanao, they immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"Get up, you go on your patrols, and I'll take him to my father." After Qixu finished speaking, he took Serena and walked towards the capital.

"There are actually ninjas who will come to the capital of Iron Country, is that the boy be..."

"It's not our turn to ask about this kind of thing, you two and I will continue to patrol." The samurai led by the two continued to patrol.

"Hey! Nanachi, isn't your capital open to ninjas? ”

"That's right, because the Iron Country has always maintained neutrality, ninjas from other countries are forbidden to enter the capital of the Iron Country."

"Then why did you bring me in? I'm a ninja of Konoha . ”

"You're different, when you meet my father, you'll naturally understand why I brought you in."

Hearing this, Serena fell into deep thought, "Actually let me enter the capital, and I have to meet the leader of the Iron Country, it is really not a simple escort mission, could it be that Konoha and the Iron Country have a secret deal?" What exactly is an S-Class mission? ”

"Princess, you're back, Mifune-sama is practicing swords in the kendo room." Serena came to his senses from his contemplation and looked at the person who spoke to see that it was a middle-aged samurai.

"I know, Uncle Okisuke, I'll take Serena over." Hearing this, Nanao took Serena to the kendo room.

Kendo room

Nanao sat down with Serena on the side, and Serena looked towards the center of the kendo room and found an old man in his 50s dancing a sword, wearing heavy armor, his head wrapped in bandages, and his mouth and chin with a long beard.

After the old man finished practicing his sword, he put his sword into the sheath and sat opposite the two of Serena, "The first time we met, the contemptible man is Mifune, the general of the Iron Country, and the little girl has been taken care of by you along the way." ”

"Mifune-sama is polite, it is my task to escort Princess Nano, and I should do my best, but since I have already met Mifune-sama, I also ask Mifune-sama to tell me the true content of my S-class mission."

Hearing this, Mifune looked at Serena suspiciously, "S-class mission? What do you mean by that? ”

"I received an S-class mission, and this level of mission will not be as simple as escorting the princess back home. There should be real content, right? ”

Hearing this, Mifune said, "Didn't the Hokage of Konoha tell you anything?" ”

"No, that's why I'm asking you about the contents of the S-Class mission."

"There are no S-class missions at all, some are just an agreement between the two families."

Serena was curious when she heard this: "Promise? What conventions? Could this be the reason why I was named to escort the princess back home? ”

"That's right, Serena, you should know the family history of the Qimu family."

Serena said: "I once looked through books with family history, and it seems that the Qimu family used to be the great clan of the Iron Country, and in order to find the family's lost famous sword, the Budu Imperial Spirit will join Konoha, but I don't know much about the specific situation." ”

Mifune recalled: "The Budu Imperial Soul is the saber of the Thunder God, a sword that kills the gods, and has always been enshrined in the shrines of the Iron Country, and it is the treasure of the Iron Country, and the original person in charge of guarding the Budu Imperial Soul is the Qimu clan." However, the Budu Imperial Soul was stolen by someone, and at that time, there were only two people who were able to pass through the strong defense of the Qimu clan and quietly steal the Budu Imperial Soul, and that was Senju Pillar and Uchiha Madara! At the beginning, Konoha Village had not yet been established, and in order to track down the whereabouts of the Fudu Imperial Soul, the Hagi clan joined the ninja organization led by the Thousand Hands Pillar. ”

Hearing this, Serena wondered, "Why did you join the ninja organization led by the Thousand Hands Pillars, and the original Hokage-sama, who is known as the god of the ninja world, shouldn't do such a thing as stealing?" ”

"Listen to me, Serena, the reason why I joined the Thousand Hands Clan in the first place was because of the sword used in the Thousand Hands Gate, but after investigation, the Sword of Thunder God is only a copy of the Budu Imperial Soul, and it does not have the power that the Budu Imperial Soul should have. However, the Thousand Hands must have seen the real Budu Imperial Spirit, in order to gain the trust of the Thousand Hands Clan, the Qimu Clan followed the Thousand Hands Pillar to fight in the north and south, and made great contributions to the establishment of Konoha Village, during which I don't know how many people died in other places. After the establishment of Konoha, the Qimu clan finally knew that the Budu Imperial Soul was in the hands of the Uchiha Madara, but the Uchiha Madara at that time was too powerful, and it was impossible for the Qimu clan to get back the Budu Imperial Soul from him, and the head of the Qimu clan at that time could only confess to the first Hokage, hoping that the original Hokage could come forward to help the Qimu clan get back the Budu Imperial Soul, at the cost that the Qimu clan would always protect Konoha and never give up. However, at that time, Senju Tsuruma and Madara Uchiha had already had a disagreement over the governance of Ninja Village, and the request for the Bundu Imperial Soul became the fuse for the complete break between the two, which soon led to the Battle of the Valley of the End. The Battle of the Valley of the End is over, and with the death of Madara Uchiha, the Bundu Imperial Soul has also disappeared, although the Budu Imperial Soul has not been recovered, but the Hagi clan still abides by the original agreement with the first Hokage, and continues to stay in Konoha and protect Konoha Village for generations. ”

After hearing a qiē, Serena looked at Mifune suspiciously, "Lord Mifune, does this have anything to do with the agreement you said?" ”

Mifune explained, "The reason why the Hachiki clan left the Iron Country was that they were expelled from the Iron Country because of dereliction of duty and poor treasure protection, and it was my grandfather who gave this order in the first place. However, my grandfather and the Qimu family made an agreement in private, and that was the marriage contract! ”

Hearing this, Serena stammered: "Marriage, marriage!" ”

"That's right, the marriage contract, as long as you enter into a marriage contract with the general of the Iron Country, even if the Qimu clan does not find the soul of Budu, they can return to their homeland."

The corners of Serena's mouth twitched when she heard this, "This... This is also too, so what happened to the clansmen that my father had secretly sent to the Iron Country?" ”

"This is the point I want to say, after receiving your father's letter, my father knew that the Qimu clan had reached the point where it was about to be wiped out, and my father welcomed the people of the Qimu clan into the Iron Country, and announced the agreement of the year to the public, and now everyone in the Iron Country knows that the general and the Qimu clan have a marriage contract."

Serena interrupts Mifune, "Wait... Let me calm down!" Why me? And not Kakashi? ”

"That's why the little girl went to Konoha, and the fact that she brought you back shows that she chose you among your two brothers. So, you can marry the little girl, and I will inform the people of the Iron Country, after all, this is a great event. ”

"Wait... I'm not going to agree to this engagement."

Hearing this, Mifune held the hilt of the knife in his right hand and looked at Serena angrily, "What did you say?" You actually refused this marriage. Boy, I need an explanation. ”

"I already have someone I like, and I won't marry a princess."

"It's just that there is someone you like, isn't it not that you are not married? Could it be that the other party will be better than my daughter? ”

Hearing this, Serena recalled the bits and pieces with Hongdou, and said: "She is indeed not as beautiful and moving as Princess Qixu, let alone the noble temperament of Princess Qixu, and her personality is very impulsive. However, I like her, I like her happy expression when she eats meatballs, I like her cute appearance when she pranks, and I like her lively and active personality, so I will not agree to this marriage. ”

Hearing this, Mifune angrily pulled out his sword, "Boy, the samurai is very promised, my father has already announced to the entire Iron Country, and I have also promised my father that I will definitely promote this matter, if you don't want to get married, you must be ready to go to war with the entire Iron Country." ”

Hearing this, Serena flashed thunder and lightning all over her body, stared at Mifune and said, "You old stubborn, let your daughter marry someone who doesn't love her, will she be happy?" ”

"Elder give! Unspeakable! She'll take it. ”

"You're really stubborn, your thinking is still so backward, now is not the period of samurai rule."

"Enough! Father, it's not that I don't want him to marry, he doesn't look down on me, I don't like him yet! Qixu looked at the two people who were facing each other, suddenly stood up, left a word, and left the kendo room angrily.

"Nanachi!" Mifune stared at Serena angrily, "Boy, you actually made Nanao sad, if Nanao didn't have a good impression of you, would he bring you back to the Iron Country?" ”

Serena saw Nanao leaving, ignored Mifune, and left the kendo room alone, not knowing where he went?

Mifune reluctantly put the knife back into the sheath and showed a bitter smile, "Nanachi, your vision is really good, Serena will definitely become a top powerhouse in the future, but if you want to get together with him, you can only rely on yourself." ”