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

After a two-hour long march, the four members of Sakumo's team paused at the foot of a mountain near the border of the Fire Country.

"Stop! We are not far from the target location. Let's take a rest here first."

Hatake Sakumo, who was at the front of the team, issued the order. Now that they were on a mission, the emphasis was on absolute obedience to the orders of their superiors.

As the captain, Hatake Sakumo's orders must be obeyed unconditionally by the other three.

After stopping, several people either squatted or stood, and quickly took advantage of the break to replenish their energy.

"It is very likely that a battle will break out soon. I want to emphasize once again the coordination between the teams."

Hatake Sakumo's eyes became fierce. "Shiori is our medical ninja, standing behind us. We must not let her be threatened. I will be responsible for the next operation, and I will be responsible for the reconnaissance. Kawa and Kenta will cooperate with me. As for Yi..."

"Stay in the middle of the team and be ready to support us or protect Shiori at any time!"

"do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Hearing the three people's unanimous answer, Hatake Sakumo nodded and scanned their faces with a sharp gaze.

Although Hinata Shiori tried to remain calm, her slightly trembling hands revealed her nervousness. Inuzuka Gawa seemed a little excited, and his breathing was noticeably faster.

As for Uchiha Yi, there was no expression on his face and he seemed unusually calm.

The performance of Hinata Shiori and Inuzukagawa was within Hatake Sakumo's expectations, but Uchiha Yi's calmness beyond his age surprised him a little.

After resting for half an hour, Hatake Sakumo signaled the three to continue.

……

The border between the Fire Kingdom and the Iron Kingdom is relatively flat and covered with a large area of ​​forest.

On a small path in the forest, a caravan of eight people was heading deep into the interior of the Fire Country. This caravan looked very ordinary, with eight people, four horses, and two carriages. No one looked unusual, and from their clothes they all seemed to be ordinary people.

Two hundred meters away from the caravan, four figures were following quietly.

"Teacher Sakumo, there are three people in the caravan with obvious chakra fluctuations in their bodies, and there are suspected to be a large number of ninja weapons on the carriage."

Hinata Shiori has already opened her Byakugan and is observing the situation a hundred meters away.

"On the battlefield, Byakugan is really a cheat."

Uchiha Yi was positioned between Hatake Sakumo and Hinata Shiori, his right hand tightly gripping the short sword at his waist, seemingly ready to strike at any time.

But the other party's pretense is a bit too fake. Now is the time of a multi-national war. How could a caravan not hire ninjas to protect it?

It is obviously abnormal to do business in the Land of Fire without notifying and hiring the ninjas of Konoha Village in advance.

The more this caravan pretends to be ordinary, the more abnormal it becomes.

"The Iron Country is a neutral country. The only force that can penetrate the border between the Iron Country and the Fire Country is the Hidden Mist Village in the Water Country. The other party is very likely to be the Hidden Mist Ninja. Everyone, be careful."

Hatake Sakumo turned around and reminded the three people behind him, then suddenly quickened his pace, and the three people behind him also hurriedly quickened to catch up.

Two minutes later, the team of four people and one dog was only a hundred meters away from the caravan.

"Teacher Sakumo, what should we do next? Should we just take action?"

Inuzukagawa clenched his fists, suppressed the tension in his heart, and asked Mr. Sakumo in front of him.

"Oh!"

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo, who was at the front of the four-man team, suddenly stiffened, and with a "bang", he turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared on the spot.

"Ah! What's going on? Where's Mr. Sakumo?"

Inuzukagawa's pupils suddenly shrank and his face turned pale in an instant. The reason why he didn't feel any worries or fears before was because he knew that as long as Hatake Sakumo was there, they would definitely not be in danger in this operation.

But now his greatest reliance has disappeared.

Swallowing hard, Inuzukagawa turned to look at the two people behind him and said in a hoarse voice: "Yi, Shiori, Mr. Sakumo is missing, what should we do?"

"I...I don't know either."

Hinata Shiori obviously had not anticipated the situation before her. Her slender fingers kept twisting the corners of her clothes, and her slightly pale face looked extremely nervous.

"Don't panic, follow the plan!"

Uchiha Yi was unusually calm, it was obvious that this was a test from Hatake Sakumo to the three of them.

But this is only the first mission after all.

Letting three ten-year-old children face a whole team of unidentified ninjas alone, this is a bit too much...

"Shall we continue to follow them?"

"Maintain the tracking distance for now. I'll see if there's a chance to stop them."

"I can let Kenta get their attention first."

"Wait, no need."

"why?"

"They've spotted us."

"Ah...wait! What did you say?!"

Inuzukagawa couldn't help but scream, his face turned so frightened that his arms began to tremble slightly.

"Didn't you notice that their positions have obviously changed?"

A helpless expression appeared on Uchiha Yi's face.

At this moment, right in front of the three of them, the caravan had stopped, and the team that was originally walking in a straight line gradually gathered together and formed a circle.

One of them had a stern gaze looking directly at the direction behind them, which was where Uchiha Yi and the other two were.

"Yi Jun, what should we do?"

Under Hinata Shiori's observation, she had already discovered that something was wrong with the other party.

"Since we've been exposed, there's no need to hide anymore. You two stay behind me and support me at any time. I'll go up and take a look at the situation first."

"Whoosh!"

Uchiha Yi's figure accelerated instantly and jumped down from the tree.

"Hey! Yi, wait!"

Before Inuzukagawa could react, Uchiha Yi had already landed right in front of the caravan.

Uchiha Yi's actions instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"A little Genin? Is he a ninja from Konoha? It seems he has been discovered."

"There are two more brats behind us. Are there only three of you? You really underestimate us."

"Captain, let me deal with this guy."

The eight people disguised as a caravan no longer hid their identities. They all cancelled their transformation techniques and revealed their true faces. Judging from their standard combat uniforms, they were obviously Kirigakure ninjas, including five Chunins and three Genins.

A tall and thin young man with short white hair walked out of the caravan, with a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"Whoosh!"

The tall and thin young man suddenly stomped the ground with his right foot, almost turning into an afterimage, and instantly accelerated towards Uchiha Yi.

Uchiha Yi stared at the man rushing towards him with a slightly cold gaze. Judging from his uniform, this man should be a Chunin from the Mist Village.

"boom!"

The fists of Uchiha Yi and the Kirigakure Chunin collided, making a dull sound.

The figure of the Kirigakure Chunin flashed, and his left fist suddenly attacked Uchiha Yi's temple. If this punch hit, it would definitely cause serious damage to his head.

Uchiha Yi looked calm, with a hint of calmness in his eyes. A stream of chakra instantly gathered in his left palm and he slammed the left fist of the Kirigakure Chunin.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two men used their fists and legs together, and dozens of moves were exchanged in the blink of an eye.

"This kid's taijutsu is not simple."

The Kirigakure Chunin took a few steps back and pulled out a giant long sword from his back. At the same time, Uchiha Yi also drew out the chakra short sword from his waist.

"Shh!"

A huge, oppressive sword suddenly chopped towards Uchiha Yi's chest, and the fierce blow through the air made a whistling sound.

"Suffer death, kid!"