We boarded a cruise ship from the port of the Land of Fire, followed the sea around the straits of the Land of Wind, and drifted for three or four days before finally arriving at the port of the Land of Snow.

cold.

This is Kakashi's first impression of the Snow Country.

Most of the territory of this country is covered with pale ice and snow, and snowflakes are falling all year round.

In a sense, this is a traditional small country that is similar to the Land of Rain, where it rains all year round.

Frozen mountains and woods can be seen everywhere, and thick white snow accumulates on the mountains and branches, adding to the chill.

After Kakashi disembarked at the port of Snow Country, he did not take the official road to Fenghua Castle, the capital of Snow Country. Instead, he followed the snow-covered path in the forest and arrived at Fenghua Castle secretly.

Although he was somewhat unhappy that his vacation plan was ruined, when the task came to him, he still had to carry it out beautifully.

There is nothing that can be done about it. There is basically no one under the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato who can be used. The Anbu recruitment plan has not been effective for a long time. There is always a powerful force that is blocking it invisibly.

But this has nothing to do with Kakashi, because this is a dispute between high-level personnel. He is only a Jonin and part-time ANBU team leader, and he is not yet able to participate in such a political struggle.

After all, even the Sannin were retreating, and it was useless for him to intervene.

Jiraiya pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool, neither helping Minato nor his mentor, the Sandaime Hokage, Tsunade left Konoha for other reasons than business, and there had been no news from Orochimaru for several months.

This shows that the situation within Konoha is chaotic.

And the mission that Minato sent him to the Land of Snow this time was no simple mission either.

A few days ago, a bloody coup took place within the Kingdom of Snow.

Fenghua Routo, the younger brother of the Snow Country daimyo Kazaka Hayuki, summoned a large number of ninjas to assassinate his brother Kazuka Hayuki, and swung a ruthless butcher knife against the noble officials within the Snow Country who opposed his rise to the position of daimyo.

He simply and crudely brought the Country of Snow under his rule.

Although this method of coup will bring great instability to one's own regime, relying on the rule of terror and violence, as long as it survives the period of instability, the Kingdom of Snow will surely become the winner of the storm.

It is currently unknown what the reason why Fenghua Furumao launched a coup and killed his brother Fenghua Hayuki, but Kakashi's mission is not to save the Snow Country and turn the tide.

Instead, he secretly took away Fenghua Koyuki, the daughter of the Snow Country daimyo Kaze Hanayuki, and brought the only heir of the Snow Country daimyo out of the Snow Country safely and found a safe place to settle down.

As for what happens next, it has nothing to do with Kakashi.

Originally, it was not easy for Konoha to intervene in this kind of thing, but unfortunately, the deceased daimyo of Snow Country, Kazehana Hayayuki, gave Konoha too much reward.

Konoha, which is slowly recovering its strength after the Ninja World War, is lacking sufficient funds for development. As long as the assistance from the Country of Snow can solve Konoha's urgent needs, it will be enough for Minato, the Hokage, to relent.

Based on the above things, it is logical for Kakashi to come here.

The only unhappy part was that his leisurely vacation plan was ruined.

According to the intelligence, Fenghua Xiaoxue was secretly sent out of the castle during the coup, and is currently hidden in a corner of Fenghua City, protected by Fenghua Xiaoxue's cronies.

It's just that the rebel Fenghua Raging Wave has sent his snow ninjas to blockade the entire Fenghua City and start searching the city for any traces of the princess Fenghua Xiaoxue.

Kakashi didn't know when Fenghua Koyuki would be found by Fenghua Furumao. Judging from the current situation, he had to act quickly.

Before Fenghua Raging Waves finds Fenghua Xiaoxue, he must successfully rescue the target and take him away from the country of snow.

Once Fenghua Xiaoxue is caught by Fenghua Raging Waves, the difficulty of the task will change from A level to S level.

Minato's order to Kakashi is that if Fenghua Koyuki is caught by the enemy, he can abandon the mission depending on the situation.

The Country of Snow is a small country without ninja villages, but the absence of ninja villages does not mean that there are no ninjas.

The ninjas in the Land of Snow are called snow ninjas. They are not affiliated with the ninja village, but are an army trained by the daimyo.

However, in this generation, most of the management rights of the snow ninja fell into the hands of Fenghua Furutao, which fueled the other party's ambition and gave birth to the idea of ​​replacing his brother Fenghua Hayuki and becoming the new daimyo of the Snow Country.

After traveling for several hours, the sky has darkened and Fenghua City is right in front of us.

It was a majestic city built on the mountainside. Under the night, cold snowflakes fell from the sky.

The city wall is tall and thick. For ordinary people, it is undoubtedly a dream to climb such a wall. But for a Jonin like Kakashi, such a tall city wall is just a decoration.

Easily climbing over the wall of Fenghua Castle, Kakashi avoided the guarding soldiers and quietly entered Fenghua Castle.

In the letter sent to Konoha, it mentioned the hidden location of Princess Fenghua Koyuki in Fenghua Castle, and Kakashi rushed there quickly.

It was a dilapidated private house. After avoiding the snow ninjas who were searching for something in the city, Kakashi revealed his figure and watched the snow ninjas go away.

The number of snow ninjas searching in the city was more than Kakashi expected, and those snow ninjas were wearing a kind of heavy blue and white armor, with core devices like gems inlaid on their chests, giving Kakashi an unusual feeling.

Wonderful feeling.

Generally speaking, wearing that kind of bulky armor will slow down the speed of ninjas, but the movements of those snow ninjas do not give people a bulky feeling at all. Instead, they move quickly. It is probably a kind of special armor that can increase physical skills.

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Therefore, it is definitely not a good idea to go head-to-head with these snow ninjas.

Fortunately, Kakashi does not need to fight these snow ninja head-on, he only needs to escort the target to leave the country of snow safely.

Stepping into a dark alley, Kakashi entered the innermost private house.

It was dark inside, but there was a strange musty smell, and it was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.

Kakashi groped for the secret compartment in the dark, and remembered that it was in an inconspicuous alcove behind the cabinet. When he pressed the switch in the alcove, he heard a click, the sound of rolling stone slabs, and the stone slab next to him was cut open.

Looking with the help of moonlight, it is a hidden road leading underground.

Kakashi walked down the darkness for about a minute before reaching the bottom.

The bottom is still pitch black, but Kakashi can know how many people are hiding here and where they are hiding through his perception ninjutsu.

I only knocked on the door twice.

Kakashi stood in the darkness, waiting for the person on the other side of the door to open the door.

Without letting Kakashi wait too long, the door was opened, and the light inside reflected through the crack in the door, shining right on Kakashi's body.

It was a snow ninja like the ones outside, wearing special blue and white armor and a forehead protector engraved with snowflake marks.

Unlike the snow ninjas outside, these snow ninjas were close followers of the late Snow Country great name Kazehana Hayuki.

Without them, Fenghua Xiaoxue would not have been able to escape from the castle in Fenghua City, and she has not been found by anyone from Fenghua Raging Waves.

The snow ninja looked obviously relieved when he saw Kakashi's attire and the Konoha forehead protector he wore on his forehead.

Kakashi was not looked down upon because of his age.

With the mask, the short sword behind him, and his silver hair, even ninjas from the remote Land of Snow have heard of Kakashi's name.

The son of Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumoge, a student of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, and a Konoha genius Jonin who shone brightly in the previous Ninja World War.

When Konoha sent such a person here, it was obvious that they were serious about their country of snow, rather than just sending a ninja here to fool them.

Kakashi took out the letter and gave it to the snow ninja to read.

"Please come in."

Recognizing that Kakashi was not a man in disguise, the snow ninja opened the door wider and let Kakashi in.

This was a small stone room. Apart from the snow ninja, there was only a little girl in Chinese clothes living in it.

The other party was looking at Kakashi, a stranger, with a look of fear and nervousness.

The identity of the other party is self-evident. She is the daughter of the late Snow Country daimyo Fouhana Hayuki, and the Snow Country princess Fouhua Koyuki.

"Your Highness Xiaoyuki, please don't be afraid. This is Lord Hatake Kakashi from Konoha. He is here to protect you, Your Highness."

After hearing Snow Ninja's explanation, Fenghua Xiaoxue nodded, and the tension and anxiety on her face receded a little.

"So, what's the situation now?"

Kakashi nodded to Princess Koyuki, then looked at the snow ninja guard and asked about the current situation in Fenghua City.

"Most of the power in Fenghua City is controlled by the traitor Fenghua Furious Tao. Officials who disobey Fenghua Furious Tao should be cleared out by now."

The snow ninja guard sighed softly.

This also means that it is only a matter of time before Feng Hua Furao becomes the new daimyo of the Land of Snow.

Fenghua's declaration to the outside world also claimed that his brother Fenghua Zaoyue died of illness and that the Snow Country could not be without an owner for a day, and then used this turmoil to promote himself to become a famous name in the Snow Country.

It can be said that without the intervention of a strong external force, the miserable princess Fenghua Xiaoxue would not be able to defeat the usurping Fenghua Ragao and take back her own power.

But it's too early to say this now. The most important thing at the moment is to send Princess Xiaoxue out of the Land of Snow and escape this disaster.

Just thinking that the originally peaceful Snow Country fell into a bloody storm due to the turbulent ambitions, made me feel helpless.

"The situation is more serious than imagined. So, how do we send His Highness Xiaoxue out of Fenghua City?"

Kakashi wanted to hear the arrangements of this snow ninja. The other party was a ninja from the country of snow. He was very familiar with Fenghua Castle and the country of snow. He must have had a plan in advance.

"We will attract the firepower, and you will take His Highness Xiaoxue to leave Fenghua City and escape from the Kingdom of Snow."

"you?"

Snow Ninja nodded and said: "Yes, we. Although there are not many people, we are enough to cause chaos and attract people from Fenghua Ragao. At that time, it is the best time to take His Highness Xiaoxue to leave Fenghua City. As long as we leave Fenghua City

In Huacheng, the wind and flowers have not yet mastered the full power of the Kingdom of Snow, so the pursuit power will be greatly weakened."

Although simple, it is effective enough.

Moreover, there is not much time to make any detailed plans now.
To be continued...