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

In the afternoon, at the entrance of Konoha Village.

On the open space beside.

The three members of Uchiha Yi's team are already ready to go, with their bags filled with equipment, rations and medicines.

Next to the three of them, Kakashi, wearing a mask and with a stern face, stood there, while Nohara Rin, with a gentle smile, was whispering with Hinata Shiori under the shade of a tree.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Obito come yet? Kakashi, why don't you take care of him?"

Inuzukagawa glared at Kakashi beside him with obvious dissatisfaction on his face.

"Wang! Wang! Wang!"

At Inuzuka River's left foot, a sturdy white ninja dog was pacing back and forth, and also barked at Kakashi a few times.

Unlike the puppy that followed Inuzukagawa two years ago, Kenta is now a lot bigger in size, and his snow-white fur shines silver in the sunlight, making him look very majestic.

"I can't control this guy Obito."

Kakashi rubbed his wrist and shook his head impatiently.

Ten minutes later, Uchiha Obito's figure finally appeared not far away.

"Idiot, why are you late again?!"

Kakashi stood under the shade of a tree, covering his forehead, and looked at Obito who was running towards him speechlessly.

Uchiha Obito ran all the way over, still panting, and quickly explained: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, I'm sorry, I met an old lady on the road..."

"Who do you think will believe your nonsense? Idiot!"

Inuzukagawa glared at Obito with a 'are you kidding me' expression, and scolded him unhappily: "Obito, you've graduated for two years, why are you still acting like an idiot? Can you come up with a more normal excuse next time?"

"What I said is true. If you don't believe me, ask Yi. By the way... Inuzuka Chuan, what qualifications do you have to scold me!"

Obito pulled his neck and shouted: "You are the idiot! Inuzuka River, if it weren't for your hateful white dog, do you think I would be afraid of you?!"

"Just you? If you don't agree, let's compete now."

"Humph, who's afraid of who?!"

Seeing that Inuzukagawa and Obito were about to fight, Uchiha Yi, who was standing by, waved his hands helplessly and said, "Okay, stop it, you two. This mission is of great importance. Be serious!"

After hearing Uchiha Yi speak, Inuzukagawa and Obito finally calmed down, but both of them still had a look of unwillingness to admit defeat.

Looking at this scene, Kakashi covered his forehead.

Under the shade of the tree, Hinata Shiori and Nohara Rin were speechless for a moment.

"But why is Mr. Minato late today? He has always been very punctual." Nohara Rin had a puzzled look on his face.

"It's a bit strange." Kakashi also frowned.

"Minato-sensei is also late, huh, you just know how to blame me." Obito snorted, looking dissatisfied.

As time passed, another half hour passed.

There was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and Minato Namikaze finally appeared in the sight of several people.

After taking a look from a distance, Uchiha Yi's expression changed slightly.

Behind Minato Namikaze followed four masked Root ninjas.

Minato Namikaze walked quickly in front of everyone with an apologetic smile on his face.

"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

Namikaze Minato nodded slightly to Uchiha Yi. The two of them were the captain and deputy captain of this operation.

"Just now, Lord Danzo asked me to go to the Root. These four Root ninjas will also join this mission."

Following Minato's signal, four Root Ninjas dressed in black ninja attire nodded to everyone.

They wore strange masks of various shapes, and their eyes outside the masks were as cold as machines.

"Hello, I'm Uchiha Obito. Nice to meet you. Thank you for your guidance."

Obito grinned widely and extended his right hand in a friendly manner towards the four Root Ninjas.

The four Root ninjas stood in a row, motionless, just staring at Obito in front of them indifferently.

"Uh……"

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Obito smiled awkwardly and carefully withdrew his right hand.

The scene became silent for a moment and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato patted Obito's shoulder and said gently: "The Root Ninjas have special discipline requirements, you don't have to care about them."

"Okay, everyone come and gather together. There are some things that need to be explained in advance."

Namikaze Minato waved his hand, and when everyone gathered together, he solemnly said: "I want to emphasize again the importance of this mission. Everyone must act carefully and obey my orders. If I am not here, Yi will take command."

"Obito."

"Yes, Minato-sensei."

"During this operation, no matter what happens, you must obey orders and never act on your own again. Do you understand?"

There are seven people in the group this time. Namikaze Minato is very confident about the three members of Uchiha Yi's team, as well as Kakashi and Nohara Rin in his own team. The only thing that worries him is Obito.

When carrying out missions in the past, Obito would often cause trouble.

This mission was of great importance, so Minato Namikaze deliberately informed Obito in advance and absolutely would not let him mess around again.

This was the first time that Obito saw Minato-sensei look so serious. He immediately looked stern and nodded quickly, assuring loudly: "I know, Minato-sensei, don't worry!"

Then, Minato gave a few instructions to the three members of Uchiha Yi's team, concerning the command, coordination, positioning and other aspects of the two teams.

An hour later, everything was ready and two teams of seven people walked out of the village gate.

The action officially begins.

Behind them, about a kilometer away, were four Root ninjas.

……

The team consisted of seven people. They set out from Konoha at around 1:00 p.m. and continued to attack for several hours.

By the evening, the sky was gradually getting dark. It would take at least a few more hours to reach the border of Tian Country.

As night falls, the sky turns completely dark and one can only rely on the starlight to find the way.

Following Minato Namikaze's decision, the team found a sparse woodland on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Fields and set up their tents.

Rest here for one night, and then set off again early the next morning. You should be able to reach the territory of the Land of Fields by noon.

After setting up the tents, the team members sat around the fire and ate the simple food they brought with them. Their tired bodies finally got a brief respite.

In the team, except for Minato Namikaze, the other six people are classmates and are very familiar with each other.

Inuzukagawa and Hinata Shiori were also very excited about carrying out the mission together with the "Yellow Flash". Although they had no previous encounter with Namikaze Minato, they were already familiar with his name.

Namikaze Minato always had a warm smile on his face, and after a few words, he easily resolved the awkwardness and strangeness between him and Hinata Shiori and Inuzukagawa.

As the night deepened, the team members began to prepare to sleep and rest, and several of them took turns to keep watch as arranged.

Uchiha Yi and Inuzukagawa are responsible for the first half of the night, while Kakashi and Obito are responsible for the second half.

The night deepened and it was gradually reaching midnight.

Uchiha Yi leaned against a maple tree, his eyes occasionally sweeping across the surrounding shade.

It's almost time, it's the next group's turn to keep watch.

As a familiar sound of footsteps approached, Uchiha Yi saw the person who was coming to take over from him.

"Kakashi?"

"Yi, let's talk."

Kakashi slowly walked in front of Yi, with a hint of complicated emotions in his eyes.

Uchiha Yi raised his head and looked at Kakashi, then patted his side and motioned for him to sit down.