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

In the early morning, the sky was covered with heavy clouds.

The gloomy weather didn't last long before it started to drizzle.

Uchiha Yi, who had not slept all night, changed into black clothes, walked slowly out of the house along the wet path.

People kept walking on the path leading to the Hatake clan's family cemetery. Everyone was dressed in black and holding white flowers for memorial services in their hands.

In the distance, on the open space washed by rain, many villagers and ninjas who came to see him off had gathered.

"Yi, you are here."

Hinata Shiori was wearing a plain kimono, her hair was slightly wet from the rain and stuck to her forehead.

Her face was pale, her eyes were red, and tears were gradually welling up in her eyes. The rain fell on her face, and she could not tell whether it was rain or tears.

Uchiha Yi walked over quickly and patted Shiori on the back gently.

"Teacher Sakumo, how could he..."

Hinata Shiori hadn't even finished her sentence when tears started to flow down her cheeks.

Inuzukagawa, who was standing aside, frowned.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes revealing resentment, "There must be some conspiracy behind this! How could Mr. Shumao…"

Inuzukagawa growled in a low voice, his voice filled with suppressed anger.

With a sigh in his heart, Uchiha Yi reached out and pressed Inuzukagawa's shoulders, then raised his head and looked into his eyes with a serious expression.

"Chuan, now is not the time."

Although Uchiha Yi's words were calm, they concealed unspeakable meanings.

"I understand."

After a moment of anger, Inuzukagawa took a deep breath and suppressed the churning emotions in his chest.

The rain is still falling intermittently.

In the cemetery, Kakashi stood alone in front of the grave of Konoha White Fang. His eyes were empty and his face was slightly pale.

Standing behind him were Minato Namikaze, Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara.

Namikaze Minato's expression was solemn, and his eyes revealed an unprecedented heaviness.

Obito, who always liked to make a lot of noise, was surprisingly quiet at this moment. He bit his lower lip tightly, clenched his fists, walked to the other side of Kakashi, and stood beside him with Rin.

There were many Konoha ninjas standing around.

However, none of Konoha's top brass showed up here.

This is undoubtedly a great disrespect to Hatake Sakumo's life achievements.

Those old guys really don't even pretend anymore.

Uchiha Yi stood in the crowd, looking over the rain curtain at the lonely tombstone, the anger in his heart gradually accumulated.

The rain gradually stopped, leaving behind fresh air and moist land.

When the last drop of rain fell from the tips of the leaves, the crowd who came to pay their respects had dispersed, and the Hatake family cemetery was empty.

A black figure suddenly walked slowly to the tombstone of Hatake Sakumo.

Uchiha Yi gently wiped the water stains on the tombstone and lowered his eyelids slightly.

After a moment, he slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on the thin layer of clouds in the distance that connected the sky and the earth, and his expression was a little lonely.

Suddenly, heavy footsteps were heard behind me.

"Kakashi?"

Uchiha Yi turned his head and saw a pair of cold eyes without any emotion.

"I don't understand why he would do that. This is not the way for a ninja to die."

A cold voice sounded.

The emotions in Kakashi's pale face and eyes could no longer calm down, only deep confusion and pain.

"Kakashi, I can tell you for sure that Sakumo-sensei is definitely not a weak person."

"Then why..."

"This matter is far more complicated than you think. Someone is manipulating it behind the scenes..."

"What?! Who is it?"

"I'm still investigating, but with your current strength, it would be meaningless even if you knew."

Uchiha Yi slowly walked up to Kakashi and looked into his eyes. "Try to become stronger. When you are strong enough to overturn everything, you can change everything."

"Subvert everything?"

Kakashi's distraught look became more and more confused.

"You'll understand later."

Uchiha Yi patted Kakashi's shoulder gently and walked slowly out of the cemetery.

Kakashi was the only one left in the huge cemetery.

The anger and confusion in his eyes gradually turned into loneliness and a hint of self-mockery.

"Father, I still don't understand."

After sighing sadly, Kakashi slowly knelt on the ground.

In the gradually blowing cold wind, the expression on his face seemed extremely painful and confused.

……

Leave Flagwood Cemetery.

Uchiha Yi walked slowly on the streets of Konoha and finally stopped in front of a newly renovated villa.

Taking a deep breath, he rang the doorbell.

The person who opened the door was a young woman who was wearing home clothes and had a pretty face, but what attracted the most attention was her long, bright red hair.

And this unique hair color also reveals her identity.

Descendant of the Uzumaki clan, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina.

"Huh? You are..."

Kushina's eyes were filled with doubt, and her voice sounded full of energy.

"Hello, I'm Uchiha Yi, I'm here to see Minato-senpai."

Uchiha Yi bowed to Kushina and said, "There is something I want to ask Minato-senpai."

"What a polite child. Come in. Minato is home."

Kushina stepped aside and led Uchiha Yi into the house.

In the living room, Minato Namikaze was sitting by the window, looking at the sky outside, as if thinking about something.

Hearing the footsteps, he turned his head and looked at Uchiha Yi, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"It's Yi, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Uchiha Yi walked directly in front of Minato, without beating around the bush, and said directly: "Minato-senpai, what do you know about the death of Hatake Sakumo-sensei?"

"Yi, you..."

Minato's expression became complicated, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, as if he was weighing something.

"Yi, there are some things that we cannot easily talk about."

Minato's voice was low but very penetrating, "I know you are very angry about the death of Sakumo-senpai, but please believe that everything is developing in a good direction. Sometimes we need to make some sacrifices for everything we protect."

Uchiha Yi's eyes were fixed on Minato, "I'm not trying to question the village."

After a pause, he continued slowly, "I just want to know the truth, for Sakumo-sensei, and for the future of all of us."

Minato was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to Uchiha Yi.

“The truth is sometimes not as simple as we think.”

After a moment of silence, Minato continued softly, "But I can tell you, Yi, you must believe in the village and believe that each of us is working hard to protect it."

"I understand."

Uchiha Yi looked a little cold.

It was obvious that Minato Namikaze knew a lot of inside information, but for the sake of the current stability of the village, he was not willing to reveal too much.

"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now."

Uchiha Yi bowed slightly and walked out of the house.

Standing by the window, Minato Namikaze frowned, struggled in his heart for a long time, and then sighed secretly.

He was well aware that Hatake Sakumo's suicide involved Konoha's top leaders, and the reasons behind it involved Konoha's current political power structure and internal conflicts.

He also wanted to seek justice for Sakumo-senpai.

But for the sake of the village, he must consider the chain reactions of every action.

For the sake of the village's stability, he can only remain silent now.