The climate of the Shinobi World is strange. Judging by latitude, the Land of Iron is located similarly to Cloud Village and Iwagakure, yet its climate resembles that of the Land of Snow, cold enough to restore a husky's normal intelligence.
Temari and Kankuro were still wearing their desert attire, summer clothes with cloaks, suitable for sun and sand protection, but not warm enough.
The two shivered in the cold wind. This was only because they were ninja; ordinary people might have already collapsed.
Gaara didn't show much reaction, probably because he usually wore long robes and trousers, plus an extra layer of Sand Armor.
Actually, if Temari and Kankuro weren't concerned about getting dirty, Gaara wouldn't mind giving them a Sand Armor as well.
Naruto and the others were fine, having prepared well, changing into thin cotton-padded clothes and windproof cloaks, so they didn't feel particularly cold even when advancing against the wind and snow.
Due to wearing a conical hat, Minato didn't put on his hood.
So, Naruto stealthily made a snowball and stuffed it into the back of Minato's collar.
"Hiss~ So cold!" Minato was completely unprepared for Naruto's sneak attack, but quickly reacted, taking out the not-yet-completely-melted snowball.
Facing his son's prank, Minato smiled slightly, and the next second the snowball was already inside Naruto's clothes.
"Hey hey hey? That's too much! You're even using the Flying Thunder God for pranks!" Naruto shivered, shouting and jumping as he lifted the hem of his top, shaking the snow out of his clothes.
The icy snow absorbed body heat and quickly turned into water, flowing down his body. That kind of refreshing feeling was really unpleasant.
"Haha..." Minato and Shisui laughed heartlessly as they watched Naruto hopping around.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura, who were observing in secret, were also secretly laughing. Perhaps only his own Old Dad could deal with this guy.
If I were next to him, that snowball would probably be stuffed into my collar. Kakashi and Sasuke thought in unison.
Naruto was angry and decided to pretend to have a cold when he got home, saying he was tricked by Old Dad!
Minato felt a chill down his back, probably because Naruto had stuffed a snowball in there, but he didn't pay much attention.
It seemed the further north they went, the heavier the wind and snow became, and the colder the weather. Naruto finally saw the appearance of their destination.
It was a very peculiar mountain, with cliffs extending in three directions. Due to the constant snowfall, icicles had formed below the cliffs, looking like the upper jaw of a crocodile from a distance.
And the huge cave below the cliff was the location of this Five Kage Summit.
Unlike other dark and damp caves, this huge cave was very well-maintained, with even exquisite carvings on the walls.
Walking all the way to the innermost part of the cave, it suddenly opened up, and it turned out to be an open-air square. Snowflakes fell from above, covering the eaves of a pyramid-shaped building.
"We have been waiting for you." A Samurai whose position in the Land of Iron was equivalent to Izumo and Kotetsu stepped forward to greet them.
There were more than a dozen Samurai standing guard at the entrance, each wearing full armor, helmets, and... gas masks?
Perhaps Mifune had a psychological shadow from being poisoned by Salamander Hanzo back then, so now all the Samurai wore something like gas masks.
Each one was tightly covered, and the armor plates on their bodies made metallic collision sounds when they moved, like unpainted armored warriors.
"Thank you for your hard work." Minato greeted them. These people did look quite tired, with a thick layer of snow on their helmets and shoulder armor.
Naruto recalled a line, "The cold iron clothes of the protector are hard to wear," which probably described this kind of weather.
"It is our duty, please follow me." The Samurai turned around, gently brushed the snow off his body, and led the three into the meeting room. As for Kakashi and the others, they could only stand guard outside.
Minato took off his cloak and handed it to Naruto, politely asking, "May I ask how many people have arrived?"
The samurai replied, "Lord Raikage and Lord Mizukage have already arrived, and the leader of the Hidden Waterfall Village has also arrived."
Naruto also took off his cloak, shook it together with Minato's cloak, and then put it away, "It seems we're not too late. I wonder who came from Cloud Village, and if any of them have been beaten by me."
Shisui patted Naruto's shoulder and said, "Naruto, it's best not to mention this later."
"Oh, I understand." Naruto nodded, and quickly added, "But the people from Kirigakure might have been beaten by you, Shisui Bro."
"Uh..." Shisui scratched his cheek a little awkwardly. That was quite possible, after all, the Kirigakure battlefield was where he made his name as Shisui of the Body Flicker. Not everyone he fought was killed by him, so the people who came today might have really been beaten by him.
Naruto comforted him, "Actually, it's not a big deal, my Old Dad beat the Raikage too!"
Shisui didn't know how to respond to that.
Even the samurai leading the way was breaking out in cold sweat. This kid really dared to say anything. The Raikage didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
Minato turned his head and said, "Don't be silly, Naruto. Strictly speaking, I didn't really defeat the AB Brothers, so don't go around saying things like that."
"Oh, have you ever met the leader of the Hidden Waterfall Village before?" Naruto obediently changed the subject.
Minato said, "I haven't. The Hidden Waterfall Village is even more mysterious than Kirigakure in some ways, but haven't you met some Hidden Waterfall Village examinees?"
"Yeah, I'm on pretty good terms with Fu." Naruto remembered the green-haired girl. The big bag of personal items she sent last time was still with Hinata. He wondered if there was anything strange in it, and if Hinata had thrown it away.
Naruto thought for a moment and added, "Actually, Fu is alright, but her two teammates are quite shameless. They're clearly Jonin, but they pretended to be Genin to participate in the Chunin Exams, yuck~"
Especially since those two were ugly, Naruto showed a disgusted expression.
Speak of the devil, Fu fluttered out of the conference room with her two pairs of small wings, pouncing on Naruto's head and hanging on him—a true flying pounce.
Fu happily shouted, "Naruto! Long time no see!"
"Get down first." Naruto put his hands on Fu's shoulders and pulled her off.
He felt a slight pain in his nose from the impact. How come this girl was like Sakura Bro, not growing up at all after so long? He really liked Hinata the most.
"Hey, you promised to come to the village to play, but you haven't visited even once in so long!" Fu crossed her arms, expressing her dissatisfaction slightly.
"Well... I'm always busy..." Actually, when he had time, he went to play with Hinata. Going to the Hidden Waterfall Village was quite troublesome. Naruto guiltily looked away.
As a result, he saw Kagen and Yoro behind Fu with embarrassed expressions. Naruto felt even more embarrassed than them. After all, he had just said they were shameless, and judging by their expressions, they must have heard everything clearly.
He really shouldn't talk bad about people behind their backs!
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