Naruto: On the Night of the Nine-Tails, I Resurrected the Previous Hokage

The Land of Iron.

This is a country that is covered by snow all year round.

Along both sides of the road, you can see pine trees with their branches bent over by the weight of the snow.

A one-armed young man wearing a straw hat and with a katana hanging at his waist walked among them.

"Lord Sada, would you like to have your severed arm restored?"

A somewhat hoarse voice came from behind, and the young man called Sada frowned and stopped in his tracks, looking at the tall, slender man in front of him who was also wearing a straw hat.

This person is none other than Orochimaru, who infiltrated the Land of Iron.

"Heh, not interested." With that curt remark, Sada lowered the brim of his hat and walked past Orochimaru on his way.

"In your current state, you are simply incapable of taking revenge, and it's even uncertain whether you can survive Mifune's real sword duel."

Orochimaru smiled slightly and spoke as Sata brushed past him.

Upon hearing this, Sada's expression instantly turned ugly.

The entire samurai class of the Land of Iron knew that they would be participating in a real sword duel before the Great Sage next month.

This was also the opportunity for revenge he had been waiting for for five years!

five years ago.

The Third Shinobi World War is still raging in the shinobi world. The Shogun of the Land of Iron is not Mifune.

In the Iron Country at that time, the samurai were divided into two factions.

One is a traditional school that relies purely on swordsmanship and physical skills, while the other is a new school that cultivates chakra.

At that time, Mifune was just a rising star samurai from the Land of Iron who had made some contributions during the Second Shinobi World War!

Mifune's ideology was to maintain the Land of Iron's neutrality in the ninja war and to promote the method of combining chakra with swordsmanship throughout the Land of Iron.

Because of the disastrous defeat of the Land of Iron in the Second Shinobi World War, the samurai realized that if they did not train their chakra, they would truly be eliminated by the ninjas, and at that time they might not even be able to preserve an independent and sovereign country.

Therefore, the Land of Iron also underwent a reform.

Mifune also became the Great Shogun of the Land of Iron thanks to his great strength and advanced ideas.

However, every reform is a blow to the vested interests of the old system.

Sada's original kendo dojo had suffered from this attack.

Sada's master, Mitsuki, was a traditional samurai who relied solely on physical strength and swordsmanship training. He was also one of the three renowned swordsmanship instructors who served the shogun at the time.

During that reform in the Land of Iron, Sata's master refused to accept the changes, stubbornly believing that the skills passed down by the samurai for thousands of years were superior to the chakra of the ninjas.

Because of his master's kindness in raising him, Sada chose to stand on the same side as his master, Mitsuki.

Mifune naturally did not want his three swordsmanship instructors to be traditionalist samurai, as this would hinder him from promoting his own ideas and could potentially undermine his rule.

Therefore, they found Kuroda, a fellow disciple of Sada, who was also adopted by Sada's master.

Kuroda has always wanted to inherit his master Sanmoku's swordsmanship dojo, and even the position of Sanmoku's swordsmanship instructor.

That's a position second only to the emperor in the Land of Iron!

In fact, in Sanmu's heart, he also thought more highly of Kuroda, because he was more capable and more ruthless.

In comparison, Sada is like a "newbie".

Although both possessed outstanding talent, the three eyes clearly—

If the succession of the Sanmu Dojo is handed over to Sada, the Sanmu Dojo will not go any further.

However, maintaining the samurai tradition is the bottom line for the three goals.

Therefore, he agreed to General Mifune's request and had a real sword fight with Kuroda.

As a result, Kuroda, who had trained in chakra and was empowered by it, defeated the Three-Eyed.

Sanmu was stripped of his status as a high-ranking samurai, and was executed by Mifune.

Kuroda naturally became the new swordsmanship instructor of the Land of Iron.

With the death of the Three-Eyed Dojo, its reputation in the Land of Iron plummeted.

The Three Eyes Dojo, with its swordsmanship instructor Three Eyes, naturally had its disciples arrogant and superior, which earned the dojo many enemies.

As the dojo declined, enemies naturally came knocking. The dojo's disciples either died or fled. Sada's right arm was also severed by his enemies during a battle.

Later, in order to avenge Kuroda, Sada also embraced the ideas of the new faction and trained in chakra.

Mifune may have been making fun of Sada, or perhaps he was trying to show off his magnanimity, which gave Sada a chance to turn things around.

That's the real sword trial that's going to take place next month!

However, with only one arm missing, Sada could never be a match for Kuroda.

Among the current samurai class of the Land of Iron, this is considered nothing more than a formality, done to give Sada face.

It was also Mifune's way of eliminating the last remaining traditionalist forces!

After Orochimaru set his sights on the iron mines of the Land of Iron, he began to gather intelligence about the Land of Iron.

The Land of Iron is a country that is extremely hostile to ninjas, and the original work doesn't describe it much.

However, thanks to the white snake's convenience, Orochimaru still managed to uncover this information.

It was only after Orochimaru gathered this information that he learned what Mifune had gone through after being defeated by Hanzo of the Salamander in the Second Shinobi World War.

It can be said that one person elevated the Land of Iron to its current status!

Today, apart from the Five Great Nations, the Land of Iron's national strength is absolutely unmatched in the ninja world.

Orochimaru set his sights on Sata because his former master, Sanmoku, was not only the swordsmanship instructor of the Land of Iron, but also the one who controlled the entire iron mines of the Land of Iron.

This might explain why Mifune insisted on removing Mitsume and replacing him with Kuroda, who shared his ideals.

There was no other way; iron ore was simply too important to the Land of Iron.

The swords of the warriors of the Land of Iron and their layered armor that covers their entire bodies are inseparable from iron ore.

Moreover, they also need to cooperate with the Land of Lightning to export some of their iron ore overseas.

Maintaining good relations with the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village is also an important strategy for the Land of Iron!

This is why Orochimaru waited until chakra prosthetics and the next generation of scientific ninja tools were mature before coming to the Land of Iron.

The Land of Iron is a country that is very hostile to ninjas. Apart from the ninjas of Kumogakure, it is difficult for other ninjas to cooperate with them and obtain iron ore.

Unless Orochimaru launches a war against the Land of Iron, completely defeats them, and then plunders their resources.

However, given the current situation in Konoha, this is not realistic.

That's why Orochimaru found Sada.

Two new technologies are enough to help Sada defeat Kuroda.

The reason Mifune was willing to give Sada a chance was largely because Sada had given up the traditional path of cultivation and was considered one of their own.

Moreover, judging from Kuroda's willingness to turn against his master without hesitation, Kuroda is also a very ambitious person, and Mifune must also have some dissatisfaction with Kuroda.

Therefore, as long as he secretly assists Sada in rising to power and becoming the swordsmanship instructor of the Land of Iron, he could very well control the entire iron mine of the Land of Iron.

Orochimaru turned his head slightly to look at Sada, who had just passed him but stopped when he heard "True Sword Trial," and quietly waited for the other's reply.

However, Sada's expression only changed for a moment, then he quickly drew his katana and slashed at Orochimaru.