Naruto: The Hidden Protector

Chapter 16

In the capital of the Land of Iron where life is filled with snow and samurais a meeting was being held. Unlike the meeting held by the elemental nations where everyone was like going to the battle field here is different. 

In the center of the room there is a  round table that is large enough to accommodate 15 people. And on that table there are various screens that would be used for sharing reports and evidence to everyone present. And in front these screens sat 14 people. 

Although the climate of the Land of Iron is quite cold these people didn’t seem to mind the cold as they all wore light clothing. Their attire resembled that of what someone would wear in the Sengoku period. 

But it isn’t like these people are extremely and resilient to the cold weather to an abnormal degree.  It’s just that this room and almost every building in the land of iron is equipped with an indoor heater. They just need someone to put some charcoal and pour in a bit of their chakra to start the machine. And since the chakra capacity to run the machine is very low even an ordinary person could use it. Since this machine is a necessity for the land of iron it is sold at a low price. Even a beggar can afford it if they really tried. 

Of course like the other villages there are orphans and homeless kids in the land of iron too. But these kids are often recruited to do the security department , public service departments and factories that offer them some money in exchange for doing some chores. 

It is unknown who implemented this policy because as long as the residents in the land of iron remembers this was always like this even before the creation of ninja villages. So residents always followed this teaching. And it’s not like they hate this policy. Many orphans who were helped by these actions later achieved great things. 

As the saying goes ‘there are no useless talents it's just there are no good people who can use it ‘. 

The meeting room which was quite lively suddenly stopped after a messenger barged into the room. Normally he wouldn’t dare do such a disrespectful thing as inside the room everyone has a high status. But he couldn’t help it. The news is that important. 

He ran towards their daimyo who was also present in this room. Unlike in the other lands the daimyo of the land of Iron is  someone who is respected for her strength and intellect. In fact the daimyo family could be considered a family of powerful swordsmen. Every successor must pass the trial placed by the captains of each corp and  earn their vote and loyalty. If there are two  successors one will be appointed as the daimyo while the other as the captain commander. 

In the land of Iron there are no shinobi. So they have samurais who act as security personnel. The most elite of these samurais chosen to form a group that is called the Demon Slayer corp.  In their eyes the ones who harm their own even in this dire situation are just demons. If you have so much energy why don’t you go help an elder who is unable to go outside just to get his medicine. The demon slayer corp has the responsibility of protecting those innocent victims so most if not all members have their own teams manage the territory they are in charge of. So even if someone from the demon slayer corp is unable to be everywhere his team members would be able to handle the situation. What’s special about this corp is that each member has mastered a breathing technique. 

Breathing techniques are something samurai constantly use. Due to their inability in using chakra, breathing techniques are very valuable to them. Of course due to their importance there are copies of breathing techniques in the library. If you enter the army or need a way to increase your fighting power you are allowed to see these techniques under the supervision of a training advisor. 

The Demon Slayer corp has about 500 members. And the top of top members are called team leaders or Hashira’s. To become a hashira one must create their own breathing technique or succeed in becoming a successor for another Hashira. After the Hasira retires you could have his or her mantle. 

Currently there are 5 hashiras who are active. They are the Flame Hashira Shinjuro Rengoku , the Water Hashira Sakonji Urokodaki , the Thunder Hashira Jigoro Kuwajima , the Stone Hashira Tengen Uzui and lastly the Moon Hashira Luna Rushifa who is also the daimyo of the Land of Iron. 

Luna took the message scroll  from her exhausted messenger and began to read it. After reading she began to tremble. The other Hashiras looked at her with worried and serious expressions. And just when they were about to ask about the message Luna stood up from her seat and began to dance happily. 

Everyone was confused by her actions even more so when she started yelling , “ yes yes yes she is finally coming here. Yes, today is the best day ever. “ 

“ Hey come on lad tell us why are you so happy, and please stop doing that your dance is horrible “ said Jigoro as he couldn’t bear it anymore. 

Hearing his words Luna froze and in the next second she began to sit down as this whole situation didn’t happen. 

Coughing  slightly she said, “  ehem sorry about that, well you we will have a guest arriving at the capital in a few days so I want all of you to relay this message to your subordinates clearly, ‘ respect the guest who would come here like they respect me , no give her a higher respect than me . And anyone who would antagonise her or disrespect her would be punished heavily without any questions asked. ‘ Do you understand? “ At the end of her words her aura began to rise as she pressured everyone in the room with her aura. 

“ Pardon my rudeness but may I ask who is visiting us “ the stone Hashira asked with a hand raised.

Luna smiled and said, “Our honoured guest is the 1st Hashira and the creator of the breathing techniques and finally the one who founded the demon slayer corp the Nature hashira Izanami Otsutsuki “ 

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