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

Kakashi walked over to Yi and sat down next to him.

As the night deepened, there was silence all around, with no other sounds except the occasional chirping of insects.

Uchiha Yi looked up at the moon in the night sky, and his mood gradually calmed down.

After a long silence, Kakashi said softly: "I heard about your performance on the battlefield of Iwagakure."

He paused, an indescribable emotion flashing in his eyes, "It's really surprising, I didn't expect you to be able to do this."

Uchiha Yi smiled and said casually, "It's not as exaggerated as the rumors say. They underestimated the enemy at the beginning, and the really powerful Iwagakure jonin were all killed by Orochimaru."

Kakashi shook his head, his expression noncommittal, and continued: "In the past two years, I have been working hard to practice, and I thought I had grown a lot, but compared to you, it is nothing. The gap between us is already so big..."

"Now it seems that what my father said was right. I am indeed not as good as you."

"Maybe I can't meet his expectations at all..."

Uchiha Yi fell silent. When mentioning Hatake Sakumo, his mind thought of the handsome uncle who always had a gentle smile on his face, and a feeling of sadness involuntarily welled up in his heart.

"Kakashi."

Uchiha Yi spoke slowly, "In our class, you are the most talented ninja. As for me... my situation is rather special, so don't compare yourself with me."

I don't know if Kakashi listened to it or not. He stared straight at Uchiha Yi, as if looking for an answer. "Two years ago, you mentioned something about my father... You said that his death was manipulated by someone behind the scenes."

Kakashi paused, his voice filled with suppressed uneasiness, "Now, can you tell me the truth?"

When Uchiha Yi mentioned the suicide of teacher Sakumo, his pupils shrank slightly.

He is also responsible for this matter. He thought it was too simple at the beginning, and things happened too quickly, so he missed the opportunity to change everything.

However, with his strength at that time, it would be difficult to change the final outcome. After all, the people who manipulated this incident behind the scenes were the village’s real core leaders.

Uchiha Yi took a deep breath, his voice sounded a little low, "Kakashi, Mr. Sakumo's death was definitely not a simple suicide. The driving force behind it was the village's top leaders."

"The village's top brass?"

Kakashi's face changed, and he frowned, with an expression of disbelief, "Who are you talking about? Why, why would they do this?"

"Things are far more complicated than you think. The interests involved affect the position of the next Hokage."

Uchiha Yi's expression gradually became serious. "With Mr. Sakumo's strength and prestige, he was originally the most favorable candidate for the next Hokage, but some people in the village's upper echelons were unwilling to..."

"who is it?!"

"What is clear is that Danzo is definitely involved, and his subordinates are the ones spreading the rumors."

"The Root? Danzo? Why doesn't Hokage-sama stop them?"

Uchiha Yi shook his head and did not answer Kakashi's question. Some things did not need to be made too clear.

"I understand... Damn it!!"

Kakashi's voice trembled, and the violent emotions in his heart were like fine ice cracks on glaze, spreading all over his body in an instant, making it difficult to calm down.

Uchiha Yi stood up, stretched his slightly stiff legs, and then patted Kakashi's shoulder gently.

"Keep working hard to become stronger, Kakashi. Only when you are strong enough can you pursue the truth and change everything."

After saying this, Uchiha Yi turned and left, his back gradually blurred in the night.

In the silent night, Kakashi was the only one left.

"Father……"

A tear rolled down Kakashi's cheek and he closed his eyes, letting the tears flow.

After a long time, when he opened his eyes again, there was no confusion in them.

……

The night passed and nothing happened.

In the early morning of the second day, the group of seven set off again after a simple breakfast.

After a morning of travel, at noon the team began to enter the territory of Tian Country.

The Land of Rice is a small country bordering Konoha. It currently does not even have a ninja village organization. Although the Daimyo of the Land of Rice has also recruited a group of guard ninjas, in the eyes of the five major countries, they are just a mob.

With the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War, the Daimyo of the Land of Rice made the wise choice to retreat to the capital and adopted a laissez-faire strategy towards other territories.

Minato Namikaze and his group easily sneaked into the territory of the Land of Rice without encountering any hindrance.

By around two o'clock in the afternoon, the team had approached the gathering point of the Kirigakure ninja according to the Root intelligence.

Namikaze Minato signaled everyone to rest on the spot. After waiting for more than ten minutes, the four Root ninjas appeared in everyone's sight.

After a short rest, Minato waved his hand to gather everyone and began to deploy the action plan.

The leader of the Root Ninja wore a colorful mask, had gray hair, and was a slightly burly figure. He led the other three and stood opposite Minato and his group.

"According to Danzo-sama's plan."

The gray-haired Root ninja spoke up and said in a deep voice: "Our Root's mission is to sneak into the Kirigakure ninja camp, collect intelligence, and try to capture a Kirigakure high-ranking ninja alive."

"And you, Lord Namikaze Minato, your team will act as bait to attract the attention of Kirigakure. When necessary, you will take the initiative to provide cover for our actions."

Namikaze Minato nodded upon hearing this, his golden hair fluttering gently in the breeze, "I understand, we will make sure to complete the mission."

The leading Root Ninja nodded and added, "If we encounter difficulties in our operation, I will fire a red flare. Once you see the signal, you must act immediately to create an opportunity for our evacuation."

"Flare?"

Namikaze Minato frowned slightly and cast his eyes towards the leader of the Root, "Sending a flare will make too much noise. If it attracts too many Kirigakure ninjas, our situation may become very dangerous."

The gray-haired Root Ninja heard this and raised his lips in an imperceptible arc, "Minato-sama, according to intelligence, there are only a few dozen Kirigakure Ninja stationed in the Land of Rice. We believe that you are strong enough to deal with them. I think this is why the Hokage sent you on this mission."

After hearing this, Minato Namikaze was silent for a moment and finally nodded.

"Then let's act according to this plan."

As soon as he finished speaking, with a whoosh, the four Root ninjas disappeared from the spot.

"Everyone follow me, and be careful not to make any noise!"

"Yes!"

The other six members of the team murmured in response.

The action begins.

Minato Namikaze led the team and approached the Kirigakure camp quietly. Under the cover of a cliff, several people observed the camp below.

As the distance shortened, the scene in front of us became clearer. The layout of the Wuyin camp was rigorous, the tents were neatly arranged, and the fortifications were solid. It was obviously carefully planned and not a temporary structure.

The scene before him made Uchiha Yi feel that something was not right. His intuition told him that things were not simple.

Those four Root members only take orders from Danzo, and the so-called intelligence was also provided by Danzo. Who knows what that old guy is planning.

"Minato-senpai."

Uchiha Yi lowered his voice, his eyes solemn, "The architectural layout and fortifications of this camp were obviously built in advance. This group of Kirigakure ninjas seem to have a very careful battle plan."

Minato Namikaze nodded slightly. He was equally observant and had already noticed this.

"That's right. And I've observed that most of these Kirigakure ninjas are already adults. They should be the elite troops of Kirigakure."