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

Uchiha Yi hid in the dark, looking for an opportunity to strike.

With the sound of subtle footsteps, two defenseless guards in black entered his attack range.

"Whoosh-"

In an instant, a black shadow flashed in the candlelight.

The ninja sword in Uchiha Yi's hand accurately took the life of a black-clad guard.

"Who?!"

Another guard in black noticed the movement beside him and glanced at the black shadow with a serious expression.

In his eyes, all he could see was a pair of scarlet pupils, and a strong feeling of dizziness suddenly swept over him, as if the whole world was shaking.

His body trembled involuntarily, and then his expression became numb and dull.

Seeing that the illusion was successful, Uchiha Yi exerted force on his wrist without hesitation and threw out a shuriken.

"call out!"

The shuriken hit the black-clad guard accurately and cut through his neck directly, and a rain of blood spilled out instantly.

Blood spurted out of his mouth almost at the same time, and then he fell to the ground helplessly, unable to stand up again.

"what happened?"

"What's the noise?"

Although Uchiha Yi killed two guards instantly, it was difficult not to make any noise in this silent underground altar.

The remaining two guards noticed something unusual and immediately approached Uchiha Yi's position.

However, for Uchiha Yi who possesses the Sharingan, their movements had already been predicted.

Before they could react, Uchiha Yi's figure shuttled through the darkness like a ghost. His moves were extremely precise, without a single unnecessary movement.

The two guards fell silently before they even realized what was happening.

After clearing the obstacles, Uchiha Yi began to search carefully in every corner of the altar.

He used his Sharingan to scan every inch of the surrounding area, not missing any details.

In the center of the underground altar, there is a rune array embedded in the stone wall. These runes flicker with a faint blue light.

Uchiha Yi stretched out his right hand and gently touched the runes engraved on the stone wall. As he slowly injected chakra into the runes, the runes suddenly burst out with a dazzling light.

Then, a huge door made of rock slowly rose up, revealing a passage leading to the interior.

At the end of the passage, a black sword was quietly placed on a stone table.

Uchiha Yi took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, and lightly touched the hilt of the sword with his fingertips.

"laugh!"

A strong sense of electric current instantly flowed through his body, but he did not feel any pain. On the contrary, the magatama in his Sharingan seemed to be more active because of this power.

He gripped the hilt tightly and pulled the black sword out from the stone platform.

In an instant, a dazzling white edge flashed on the blade of the Kusanagi sword, and a murderous intent that seemed to penetrate the sky and the earth instantly spread.

The sharpness of the sword seemed to be able to cut off everything and tear the void!

Uchiha Yi took a deep breath, and suddenly, he turned his body, and the Kusanagi sword drew a perfect arc in his hand. The tip of the sword touched the ground, and then he suddenly swung upwards, and a dazzling edge burst out instantly.

Wherever the edge passed, the space seemed to be cut apart, and even tiny cracks were left in the air.

"This is the Kusanagi sword! It is indeed a divine weapon!"

Uchiha Yi gently stroked the Kusanagi sword in his hand, feeling extremely satisfied.

"Let's give you a name, Shadow Blade! But you can't reveal yourself for now..."

Uchiha Yi flashed to the body of a black-clad guard. He tore off a piece of black cloth to wrap the Kusanagi sword in his hand, and then put it on his waist.

After successfully achieving his goal and obtaining the Kusanagi sword, Uchiha Yi destroyed the bodies of several guards and wiped off all the footprints left behind.

Then his figure disappeared into the underground altar.

……

At this moment, the news that Konoha's raiding force had captured the capital of the Land of Earth had spread throughout the five major countries.

In the Iwagakure front command post, the person sitting at the top is the Iwagakure front commander-in-chief, Masazo Ishioka.

At this moment, a stern look appeared on his face.

The other positions were filled with Iwagakure's elite jonin, all of whom were high-ranking members of the Iwagakure.

"We have received intelligence that the guards in the capital of the Land of Earth have been completely wiped out. It was done by the assault force led by Orochimaru."

Ishioka Masazo's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water was about to drip from it.

On his left, a Iwagakure jonin asked in a deep voice, "Didn't they say that the Daimyo was fine? What's the news from the village? Does Lord Tsuchikage have any instructions?"

"Lord Tsuchikage ordered me to lead all ninjas back to the Land of Earth immediately to guard the capital!"

Ishioka Zhengzang's cold voice echoed in the hotel.

"All return to the Land of Earth? What about the territories of the Land of Fire that we have occupied? Are we going to waste all our efforts over the years just because of the Daimyo's safety?"

A Iwagakure jonin showed dissatisfaction on his face.

"It's not just because the capital was attacked. There's news that Kumogakure has also sent a team of several hundred people, and they've already arrived at the border!"

Ishioka Masazo's expression became serious. He looked at everyone in the command post quietly. After a long silence, he said in a heavy tone:

"For now we can only give up attacking the Fire Nation's territory, but the war is far from over. We will come back sooner or later!"

"Pass the order down, everyone prepare immediately and return to the capital!"

"Yes!"

Everyone in the command post stood up and began to execute the retreat order.

……

Two days later.

Uchiha Yi followed the Konoha raiding force back to the camp on the border of the Land of Fire.

Of the nearly eighty people who set out, only about fifty returned to the camp.

There is no doubt that the raid was a great success.

According to Uchiha Yi's information, Konoha successfully found the Daimyo of the Land of Earth in a warehouse.

The Konoha troops did not harm the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, but sent him back to the palace.

After Konoha's combat troops retreated, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, who had been frightened for a long time, immediately held the Iwagakure Village accountable and forced the Tsuchikage to withdraw all the front-line troops back to the mainland.

At the same time, the Hidden Cloud Village seemed to have received the news long ago, and almost at the same time it sent combat troops to threaten the territory of the Land of Earth.

Faced with the joint threat of Konoha and Kumogakure, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki could only temporarily terminate his attack plan against Konoha and switch to passive defense.

For the next month or so, Uchiha Yi's team was tasked with cleaning up the battlefield.

Although the main Iwagakure army has retreated, some small forces still remain in the territory previously occupied by Iwagakure.

After more than a month of fighting, the Fire Nation's western territory was finally completely recovered.

After this battle, the Fire Nation’s western front ended its years of passive defense.

The end of the year 46 of Konoha.

After years of fighting on the Western Front, the ninjas finally got a short rest and returned to Konoha Village.