Chapter 62: Conspiracy in the Palace
Snow Country, a country close to the polar regions and covered in snow and ice all year round.
Departing from Konoha Village, Kakashi followed Asama Santaio and others all the way north, relying on horses, large ships, and trains, and finally expected to arrive at the royal palace of the Snow Country in one day.
Due to the harsh living environment, the country has developed a fairly developed heavy industry technology.
At this time, Kakashi was sitting on the train, one of the scientific and technological achievements of heavy industry in the Land of Snow.
Asama's introduction of this is a railcar that relies on coal combustion as the driving force, and can go at full speed even faster than a ninja, which is an eye-opener for Kakashi.
Sitting by the window of the train, Kakashi looked out the window at the endless expanse of snow.
This kind of scenery is not common in Konoha Village, because Konoha Village is in the subtropics, and the average temperature in winter is also above 0 degrees, with occasional light snow, but it is not too cold, and a sweater and a scarf can survive the winter with the physique of a ninja.
As soon as he stepped into the land of the Snow Country, Kakashi immediately added a sweater and two scarves to his body.
According to Asama Santai, this is already the warmest place in the land of snow.
The Far North Frozen Land, which is classified as a forbidden area in the Snow Country, is where even the people of the Snow Country, who live in winter all year round, will be killed by the cold there, and this mission is located there.
Shifting his head away from the scenery outside the window back into the carriage, Kakashi asks Asama about what kind of guys Yukinobi are in the Land of Snow.
"They..."
"They are a ninja family that migrated to the Snow Country a long time ago, and the previous king of the Snow Country took them in and allowed them to build their own ninja village here, and the Snow Ninja at that time was still very obedient to the Snow Country."
"However, the current snow ninja is becoming more and more disobedient to the management of the Snow Country, and he is very close to His Royal Highness Wind Flower Fury."
"What's the storm?" Kakashi heard the man's name for the first time.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot to explain that Wind and Blossom is the younger brother of His Royal Highness the King, and he is a man who greatly admires force."
"The current Snow Ninja Village has developed something called Chakra Armor, which is said to greatly increase the chakra strength of ninjas, which may be the reason why they are becoming more and more disobedient to Snow Country."
Kakashi's face moved slightly, and he thought to himself.
Chakra armor that can increase the strength of chakra, and ice escape ninjutsu that has never been seen before.
It's a bit tricky.
...
The speed of the train continued to slow down, and with a screeching sound of metal grinding, the train finally reached its destination.
Stepping off the train, Kakashi saw the Snow King's Palace, which was built against the mountain, red and white, interspersed with countless steps, all of which had to be climbed to reach the place where the Snow King's residence was.
These steps weren't much to Kakashi, they were just a pain for Asama and his retinue.
After more than half an hour of climbing, the group finally arrived at the king's residence.
From the outside, the royal palace of Snow Country looks very solemn, but the place where the king lives is actually a Japanese courtyard.
Kakashi was taken to a tatami room by Asama to wait, and then went to inform the king of Snow Country.
Kakashi, who was sitting quietly on a tatami mat with his eyes closed, was suddenly interrupted by the sound of startled deer in the courtyard.
Turning his head, a little black-haired girl in a kimono was lying next to the sliding door, looking timidly at Kakashi.
Seeing Kakashi like this, the little girl was so frightened that she immediately turned around and ran.
Kakashi knew that his mask might have scared the little girl, so he tried to reach out and hold on to it.
But before he could get up, there was a cry of "oops" and the sound of someone falling.
"Xiaoxue, what are you doing here?"
"I..."
"You go back to your room first, Dad is going to meet the guests."
The commotion in the hallway soon ended, and a slightly chubby man with round-framed eyes and a peaceful face walked in, followed by Asama Santai.
"This is the king of the Snow Country, His Highness Fenghua Zayuki."
"This is a ninja from Konoha Village, Kakashi Hagi."
"Hello, Your Highness."
Kakashi Hachiki made a bow, expressing the number of salutes he deserved.
"Where, where, my daughter just now disturbed you, I'm sorry."
is the same as the face, although he is the lord of a country, but this Fenghua Zaoxue has no king frame at all.
Without a word of greeting, Fenghua Zayuki suddenly bowed down and said solemnly, "Your Excellency Kakashi of Konoha Village, please save my retainers!" ”
This action really shocked Kakashi, because he didn't expect the king to bow to an outsider for the sake of his retainers.
Kakashi hurriedly helped Kazukashi's body up, and then said, "I will definitely do my best, because this is the mission of my trip." ”
Hearing Kakashi's affirmative answer, Kazuka sat down again.
"That's good, the death of the fourth prince of Asama and others this time is all because of my personal whim, and I, as the monarch, must do everything I can to rescue my people."
"So Lord Kakashi, the ninjas who went to the rescue this time are not only Your Excellency, but also the Yukishinobi of your own country."
"Come out, Avalanche."
Outside the room, a white figure kneeling on one knee suddenly appeared.
It was an emaciated man with long light purple hair in a single ponytail and a strange piece of metal armor.
"His Royal Highness."
"Hmm." Kazeka Hayuki nodded, "This is the Yukishinobi recommended to me by my younger brother, and his strength is also very good. ”
"Let's let him join the rescue team with Lord Kakashi, who has come from afar."
"It's not early, Lord Kakashi will rest for the night today, and then set off tomorrow to rescue."
After saying that, Fenghua got up and left.
Kakashi glanced at Asama Santai, Asama Santai made a helpless expression, it seemed that he had just learned that there was still Yukishinobu in the rescue team.
Although it is said that there is no room for two tigers, especially after learning that Yukishinobi may have rebel intentions, Kakashi feels that the course of this mission will be very unpredictable.
But now that Kazeka Sayuki, as the king, has already decided the matter, it will be difficult for others to change, so Kakashi can only accept this matter.
...
In the middle of the night, a tall man stood in the middle of the palace, and the wolf-tooth avalanche of the daytime was kneeling beside him.
"Your Highness Nu Tao, I heard that the ninja who came from Konoha Village this time is only 15 years old, and the ninja level is only a medium ninja."
"Hmph." The strong man snorted contemptuously and said, "I didn't expect Asama Santaifu to hire such a second-rate ninja from Konoha Village. ”
"However, Asama Santaifu would rather hire ninjas from outside than turn to us for help, which means that he has become suspicious of us."
"What does Your Highness mean?"
"We must do it as soon as possible before the eldest brother realizes my intentions, as long as we kill the eldest brother and I inherit the throne, it will all be a foregone conclusion."
"So when your mission is over, I'm going to start our plan and take the Snow Country in one fell swoop."
"But before that, I want you to find a way to eliminate that Konoha ninja on the way to the mission, and don't let him ruin my plans."
"Yes!"
The Avalanche of Wolf Teeth weighed his head a little heavier, because it would be a piece of cake for him to torture a shinobi.