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

Not long after Uchiha Yi and Might Guy sat down, the boss quickly brought over several bowls of steaming ramen.

"Hey, then let's compete to see who eats faster!" Might Guy said excitedly.

"There's no need to compare this." Uchiha Yi covered his forehead speechlessly, with the corners of his mouth twitching.

"Then I accept the challenge, I'm going to start!"

Obito seemed to be very interested in Gai's suggestion and shouted loudly.

"You two are really..."

Kakashi shook his head and glanced at Obito with a bit of disgust.

"Slurp--slurp--"

Might Guy and Obito ate very quickly. After just a few bites, they had finished the big bowl of ramen that had just been served.

"Boss, have another bowl!"

"Me too!"

Half an hour later, the two finally ended the fight. Obito and Might Guy patted their stomachs contentedly. In front of them were a dozen empty bowls piled up.

"Senior Minato, what is the current situation on the Eastern Front?"

After eating two bowls of ramen, Uchiha Yi looked at Minato Namikaze in front of him on the left, wanting to know the latest battle situation on the front line.

"The Eastern Front?"

Hearing the voice, Minato Namikaze turned around and looked at Uchiha Yi.

His signature gentle smile appeared on his face.

"There has finally been a temporary ceasefire recently. Kirigakure and Kumogakure seem to have started fighting as well, which has given us in Konoha a chance to rest and recuperate. That's why I have time to come back and lead the team and do some simple daily tasks."

"What? I don't want to do these simple tasks."

Obito seemed a little dissatisfied after hearing what Minato said, and complained: "Recently, I have been doing daily tasks all day long, which is so boring. I am a man who wants to become Hokage, and I shouldn't waste time on such trivial matters!"

"Idiot, with your strength you can only complete these simple tasks."

Kakashi's voice was cold, with a hint of sarcasm in his calmness.

Not willing to be outdone, Obito immediately counterattacked: "Humph, Kakashi, you dare to underestimate me, when we go to the battlefield in the future, I will let you see my strength!"

"Just you?"

Kakashi curled his lips, unable to completely suppress the sarcasm on his young face.

"Damn Kakashi, I want to duel with you!"

Obito's eyebrows twitched slightly, blood rushed to his face, his fists clenched slightly, and he stared at Kakashi with extremely angry eyes.

"Tsk, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Kakashi sneered.

"Duel? I want to join in too. Let's have a fight between men! Haha!"

When he heard the word "duel", Might Guy immediately became interested, and an impatient expression appeared on his face.

"I'm going to teach you a lesson this time, Kakashi!"

Obito angrily pulled Kakashi out of the noodle shop, and Might Guy followed with excitement.

"Minato-sensei, these two..."

Nohara Lin's pretty face raised slightly and she wrinkled her cute little nose.

"Lin, go look after them both, don't let them get hurt."

"Okay, Minato-sensei."

Hearing this, Nohara Lin nodded obediently and walked out of the noodle shop.

"Why is it that Kakashi becomes childish when he's with Obito?"

Looking at the enemies Obito and Kakashi, Uchiha Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Minato-senpai, it's not easy to be a jonin guiding these two guys."

There was a hint of sympathy in Uchiha Yi's eyes when he looked at Namikaze Minato.

"indeed so."

Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement, and when he thought of these two troublesome disciples, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Senior Minato, how long do you think this war will take to end?" Uchiha Yi suddenly asked.

Hearing this slightly heavy topic, Minato Namikaze put down his chopsticks and his eyes became serious.

"At present, all the major countries are recuperating. After several years of war, everyone needs some time to recover. The border areas have gained temporary peace, but..."

Namikaze Minato paused, and after a moment of silence he continued:

"Although Konoha has temporarily gained an advantage, it is not enough to make the other four major countries give up their ambitions, especially Iwagakure and Kirigakure. They are always wary of Konoha."

"It is still far from the moment to end the war. According to the intelligence from the Anbu and the front-line reconnaissance forces, it seems that Kumogakure has concluded a secret agreement with Kirigakure, which is most likely aimed at Konoha."

Uchiha Yi could feel that Namikaze Minato seemed to trust him very much and told him some highly confidential information.

"It looks like it won't be long before we have to return to the battlefield again."

Uchiha Yi frowned slightly, and his good mood sank again.

……

After eating, Uchiha Yi said goodbye to Namikaze Minato.

He walked out of Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant and went straight back to the training ground in the back mountain.

As for Kakashi's duel with Obito and Gai, there is no need to watch it.

With Kakashi's strength, as long as he doesn't let him win on purpose, even if Obito and Gai attack together, they are no match for him.

After arriving at the training ground and having a full meal, Uchiha Yi’s fatigue faded a little.

"Next, let's test the effect of opening the wound gate and then meditating with the W skill!"

"The fourth wounding gate, open!"

Now it is a bit difficult for Uchiha Yi to open the Injury Gate. After all, the Injury Gate is the real entry into the dangerous area of ​​the Eight Gates.

Moreover, he is still limited by his ten-year-old body. His physical toughness is far from that of an adult. Now that his injury gate is opened, even if he does not move for more than ten minutes, his muscle tissue will be damaged.

Uchiha Yi knew clearly that although the Eight Gates could unleash power beyond the limit, every use would place a great burden on the body and might even cause permanent damage.

However, he had a bold idea to use the Sword Master's meditation to alleviate this side effect.

When the chakra in his body surged like a tide, Uchiha Yi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and entered a state of meditation.

This was his first time trying to combine two completely different power systems, and he felt a little nervous.

As his meditation deepened, he felt a warm and peaceful energy flowing through his body, as if repairing every cell that was damaged by opening the injury gate.

As time passed, Uchiha Yi was surprised to find that not only could he maintain the state of Eight Gates Ninjutsu for a longer period of time, but with the help of meditation, the side effects that were supposed to occur seemed to be greatly reduced.

After each attack, his tiredness would quickly dissipate, and his body's vitality would actually increase.

"This effect... is far beyond my expectations!"

Uchiha Yi opened his eyes, with a gleam of disbelief in them.

He began to increase the intensity of his training, constantly switching between opening the injury gate and meditating to recover. Each time he could feel his body's adaptability improving and the duration of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu gradually lengthening.

A few hours later, when the afterglow of the setting sun filled the entire training ground, Uchiha Yi stopped what he was doing.

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, unlock!"

He carefully examined his body and was surprised to find that there was no pain or discomfort at all, as if the high-intensity training just now had never happened.

"Not only has the duration of the injury gate been extended by three to five times, but there are no side effects on the body. This is simply... cheating!"

Uchiha Yi's face showed irrepressible excitement.