Heart of Steel Half-Morph Sword Saint, Madara is willing to call me the strongest

In the shocked eyes of Ishii Shunya, the knife flashed.

A long wound appeared on his abdomen, and blood immediately flowed out, staining his clothes red.

"How dare a mere Genin..."

Ishii Shunya's face was filled with disbelief and anger.

In the distance, Hatake Sakumo, who was fighting with the Kirigakure people, also noticed this scene, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes.

Originally, he thought that it was already very impressive that Uchiha Yi could kill a Kirigakure Chunin in seconds without any expectation.

But now, Uchiha Yi actually held back a Kirigakure jonin, and made this Kirigakure jonin injured and bleeding!

Almost unbelievable!

Uchiha Yi...is just a Genin who just graduated not long ago after all!

His opponent is Kirigakure, who is famous for his ruthlessness and brutality!

Ishii Shunya covered the wound on his abdomen, and his anger gradually calmed down.

"Very good. It seems that I underestimated you. You should be proud of yourself for being able to hurt me."

"Then I won't give you any more chances!"

Ishii Shunya roared, and the chakra in his body surged continuously. Then he launched an overwhelming attack, and each blow was given with all his strength.

Uchiha Yi struggled hard under this violent attack. His left hand was pierced by the long sword and was bleeding profusely. His shoulders and feet were also cut by the wind blades. Blood dripped down his toes and merged with the muddy dust under his feet.

Just when the situation was extremely critical, a silver-haired figure suddenly intervened in the fight between the two.

"Teacher Sakumo, you're finally here!"

Uchiha Yi, who had been struggling for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He dodged sideways and rolled to a banyan tree, gasping for breath.

The appearance of Hatake Sakumo immediately changed the offensive and defensive situation. In his hand was only a seemingly ordinary dagger. Under the light of the blade, everything seemed to be nothingness.

His eyes were sharp, and he swung the dagger lightly, silently cutting across the throat of the Kirigakure Jonin. In just a moment, the battle was over.

In another area not far away, the ground was littered with corpses of Kirigakure ninjas, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

"Ahem, Yi, are you okay with your injury?"

Hatake Sakumo walked in front of Uchiha Yi and coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassedly.

"Teacher Sakumo, didn't you say that you would be the one to handle all the jonin in Kirigakure?!"

Uchiha Yi, who was leaning against a tree stump, said unhappily: "Teacher, you are too unreliable even though you are known as the White Fang of Konoha."

"Ah, haha, it was my fault this time. I was accidentally trapped by the Kirigakure's water prison technique and was unable to help you in time. There will never be such an accident again in the future."

With an awkward smile on his face, Hatake Sakumo gently squatted down and carried Uchiha Yi on his back. Then, in a flash, the two of them disappeared from the spot.

……

Konoha 46, May.

The weather gradually became hot and irritable.

At the same time, the situation on the Konoha front is still not optimistic. Faced with the joint attack of the four major ninja villages, even the strongest Konoha is finding it difficult to sustain.

It has been three months since Uchiha Yi graduated. During this time, he and the team have maintained a high frequency of missions.

During this period, their team encountered a total of seven battles, including hostile ninjas from the three major ninja villages of Kirigakure, Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

Fortunately, apart from the Kirigakure's raiding force, Uchiha Yi has not encountered any Jonin-level enemies again.

Most of the time, the mission was led by Uchiha Yi, and Hatake Sakumo hardly took any action, just giving instructions from the side.

As the number of battles increased, the combat experience of Uchiha Yi and the other two was rapidly improving, and their coordination with each other became more and more proficient.

At the same time, Uchiha Yi's level was successfully upgraded to level three, and he learned the Sword Master's E skill, Wuji Swordsmanship.

This skill is very simple, it allows Yi's attacks to cause additional true damage, which lasts for 5 seconds.

Simply put, when facing an enemy with extremely strong defense capabilities, you can ignore the defense and cause additional damage.

On this day, after completing a mission, Hatake Sakumo left Uchiha Yi alone.

"Yi, come with me."

"Yes, Sakumo-sensei."

Following Hatake Sakumo, the two came to an empty training ground in the back mountain.

This is the private training ground of the Hatake family. There are many standard swords placed on the side and a lush banyan forest around it.

"Yi, attack me without holding back, use your strongest attack!"

Hatake Sakumo stood two meters in front of Uchiha Yi and nodded at him.

The strongest attack?

Uchiha Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart. He felt that even if Hatake Sakumo stood still, he could not pose any threat to him at all.

But the next moment, Uchiha Yi still concentrated his mind, and a light of eagerness flashed in his eyes.

Facing the Konoha White Fang, Uchiha Yi Ke had no intention of holding back and went all out when he attacked.

All the chakra in his body instantly condensed in his body. Uchiha Yi's movements were very swift. The chakra dagger in his hand reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight and stabbed straight at Hatake Sakumo's vitals.

"Whoosh——"

However, Hatake Sakumo's figure was as elusive as a ghost, and he easily dodged every attack that came towards him. He even found a gap in Yi's attack, used his finger as a blade, and lightly tapped the back of Yi's blade, bringing his attack to an abrupt end.

"stop."

Hatake Sakumo's voice sounded.

"Yi, your strength and speed are already outstanding among your peers, but physical skills and swordsmanship are not just a competition of strength and speed."

He slowly walked to Yi's side, patted his shoulder, and slowly pointed out the problems Yi had.

"Most of your attacks are in the form of straight slashes, which are too direct. Although your blade is powerful, it is easy to predict in actual combat. You can try to add more variables to your attacks, such as using the environment, or incorporating elements of other ninjutsu to make the enemy unpredictable."

"Also, pay attention to your opponent's movements. Every time I dodge, there is a trace to follow, but you are too focused on your own attack and neglect to perceive the surrounding environment."

“Remember, a real fight is not only a contest of skills, but also a battle of psychology and strategy.”

Uchiha Yi felt a surge of enlightenment as he listened to these words. Every suggestion from Mr. Sakumo hit the point directly and made him see areas that he had never touched before.

For a moment, Uchiha Yi felt as if he had suddenly become enlightened.

"Try to integrate chakra into the blade to increase its hardness and toughness. When you strike out with the sword, control the chakra attached to the blade to attack."

As he spoke, Sakumo pulled out a seemingly ordinary short sword from his waist. As he injected chakra into it, the blade began to glow faintly silver-white.

"Next, I will teach you the inherited swordsmanship of the Hatake clan!"