Chapter 170 Katana
The Country of Iron is located directly north of the Country of Fire, adjacent to the Country of Taki and the Country of Sound. It is a neutral country where warriors are the masters!
Because it is close to the polar ocean, the temperature in the Iron Kingdom is very low. It is below freezing for nearly one-third of the year, with heavy snowfall, and hovers below 20 degrees the rest of the time.
Hanfeng and his group of five people set out from Konoha and spent about a week entering the Kingdom of Iron with stops and stops along the way.
During this period, Kikuchi Shuichi introduced Hanfeng and the others about the customs and customs of the Iron Country from time to time, as well as some interesting things about his business, inadvertently building a relationship between the two parties, and his emotional intelligence was very high.
Of course, Aburame Shiguro also did not forget to teach the three body arts, as well as anti-tracking, trap setting and other skills, making Hanfeng and the others' life extremely fulfilling!
After entering the Land of Iron, Kikuchi Shuichi stopped riding horses because the temperature here was a bit low.
It is now late June. In the Land of Fire, it will be a hot summer, but in the Land of Iron, it seems that winter has just passed and the temperature has not yet exceeded ten degrees.
Kikuchi Shuichi is an ordinary person, but there is no way he can gallop in such weather.
As a result, the traveling speed of the group of five people suddenly slowed down to a turtle's pace. It was not until they bought a carriage in a border city of the Iron Kingdom the next day that the traveling speed gradually recovered.
Kikuchi Shuichi's destination is not the capital of the Iron Kingdom, but a city called Iron City, a city that prospered due to a nearby iron ore vein. Many businessmen and even ninjas will come here to purchase high-quality iron ore!
"To avoid trouble, should we disguise ourselves?" Hanfeng suggested cautiously.
Although the Iron Country is a neutral country, if enemy ninjas meet and fight here, the Iron Country will not be able to control you.
Therefore, you should still follow your heart.
Zhisui nodded in agreement: "I agree! The Kingdom of Iron, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Thunder are very close. It is very likely that these two countries will send people to keep an eye on this place. We still have to be careful."
Later, the four of them, including Shiguro Aburame, and Hanfeng took off their ninja forehead protectors, put on ordinary clothes, and pretended to be members of Shuichi Kikuchi's family.
Shuichi Kikuchi naturally had no objection either.
That afternoon, a group of five people officially arrived at Iron City.
At the gate of Iron City, there were seven or eight samurai wearing iron armor and samurai swords at their waists.
This was Hanfeng's first time seeing a living warrior, and he couldn't help but take a second look.
When Shu Kikuchi saw it, he thought Hanfeng was worried about their identities being discovered, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, the duties of these samurai are equivalent to the police force of our village, responsible for maintaining order. As long as they don't cause trouble, they will not
Interrogating passing businessmen."
Hanfeng was stunned, then smiled and did not explain anything.
When a group of five people entered the city, the warriors glanced at them and did not step forward to intercept and question them.
After entering the City of Iron, the cold wind made me feel uncomfortable. Everywhere in this city was filled with a faint smell of iron rust, which was somewhat like the smell of blood, and the smell was very unpleasant.
Shisui and Yui also frowned, not liking the smell.
When Osamu Kikuchi saw their appearance, he smiled and said: "The smell here is indeed not very good, but everyone can just hold on for a day."
Shisui asked in surprise: "Mr. Kikuchi, can you purchase enough iron ore in just one day?"
Kikuchi Shuichi smiled: "One day is enough."
The iron ore veins near Iron City are very large, and the mining rights are jointly occupied by more than a dozen samurai families. Then these samurai families contract the mining areas under their names to businessmen for mining and sales, and the samurai families take a large share of the money sold.
Those businessmen can only drink broth. In order to maximize their own interests, those businessmen often adulterate the iron ore they sell with defective products.
Therefore, if you come to this city for the first time to purchase iron ore, you have to compare the quality and price of the iron ore. You will not be able to buy it for ten days and a half.
Therefore, Kikuchi Shuichi's target was not these iron mines, but the iron armors and worn-out samurai swords that had been eliminated by a dozen samurai families.
Of course, the cost of acquiring these items must be much higher than purchasing iron ore directly. Add in the cost of dissolving them and recasting ninja tools, and the cost will increase by at least three times!
Normally, Kikuchi Shuichi would not dare to play like this, but now is the war period, and the price of ninja tools is constantly rising, so even if the cost of acquisition, dissolution, and recasting is high, he can still make a profit!
After the group of five people found a place to stay, Shuichi Kikuchi was ready to go out to discuss business.
"Everyone, you don't have to follow me for the next day. You can take a stroll here. The katana swords here are quite good. So, I'll leave first."
After Kikuchi Shuichi went out, Shisui looked at Aburame Shiguro with some worry.
"Teacher Shiguro, should we follow him?"
"Don't worry, the Iron Country is a neutral country, and the security here is still very good. Besides, this is the employer's request." Shiguro Aburame said with a smile, "It's rare to come to the Iron Country, so everyone should follow Mr. Kikuchi's advice.
Let’s go shopping.”
"Teacher Shiguro, can I buy special weapons here that can perfectly transmit chakra?"
Han Feng thought that it was a rare trip and he really couldn't leave empty-handed.
Aburame Shiguro glanced at him sideways and said, "Even if there is, you can't afford it."
Look down on people, right?
After all, I am a petty bourgeoisie with a net worth of 600,000+, so I can’t afford a special samurai sword?
Hanfeng was about to retort, but then he thought about it and it seemed like it was true.
The sword in Hanfeng's cheap dad Moonlight Hoshino's hand is called Qiushui, and it is a sharp blade that can perfectly transfer chakra. Moreover, the dad said that there are few swords like this in the entire Moonlight clan.
You must know that as a jounin, Gekko Hoshino can earn five to six hundred thousand by just taking on an A-level mission, and there are four or five special jonins in the Gekko clan. If this kind of sword is really so 'cheap', it will cost six
It can be bought for one hundred thousand. With the earning power of jounin and special jounin, the Moonlight clan can buy as many swords as there are. How could there be a situation where even the Moonlight clan doesn't have a few swords?
Therefore, 600,000 yuan is really not affordable.
Hanfeng sighed, thinking that he was rich, but he didn't expect that he was still poor.
But you still have to go shopping on the streets you should go shopping.
A group of four people left the hotel where they stayed, and soon saw a ninja shop, no, it was a samurai sword shop.
The shop is very large, with two walls covered with samurai swords. The long ones include tachi and katana, and the short ones include wakizashi and tanto.
Hanfeng casually picked up a short knife. Although it was short, it was still longer than an ordinary kunai.
"Kanfeng, the short sword in your hand is specially used by samurai to commit seppuku." Shiguro Aburame glanced at it and said in a moderate tone.
Hanfeng's face twitched slightly and he coughed dryly: "Of course I know."
Then he made a gesture of committing seppuku for you to watch. Needless to say, it was really easy.
Then Hanfeng put the short sword back and continued to look at the other katana swords on the wall.
Next to him, Shisui also grabbed a tachi and made a few chopping movements, but then he shook his head. Although the tachi felt good, it was not suitable for him.
Yui didn't even touch her.
"Hanfeng, are you going to buy a katana?" Shisui looked around briefly before coming to Hanfeng's side.
Hanfeng nodded: "You may not believe it when I tell you. Recently, when I was practicing Konoha-style swordsmanship, I clearly felt that the seven orifices were connected to the six orifices. I believe that I will make rapid progress in swordsmanship soon, and then inherit the Konoha-style swordsmanship.
Reach the pinnacle of life!"
"But Hanfeng, I think your Ninjutsu talent is better than Konoha-style swordsmanship talent." Shisui said.
What nonsense are you talking about in front of adults?
Hanfeng looked at him with a reproachful look.
Chapter completed!