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

Under his feet, Uchiha Yi caught a hint of unusual ground fluctuations. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he realized that Mizuno Meiji had used the earth escape technique to sneak silently into the ground.

No wonder Mizuno Meiji couldn't be detected anywhere. If my guess was correct, he was using the Earth Escape Technique: Earth Dragon Hide.

This technique belongs to the more advanced C-level earth-style ninjutsu, which shows Mizuno Meiji's outstanding strength in earth-style ninjutsu.

Almost at the moment when the thought flashed through his mind, the ground under Uchiha Yi's feet suddenly cracked, and several sharp earth spikes suddenly pierced out, heading straight for his vital points.

Fortunately, years of physical training had made his body's reactions very agile. His figure seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, and he leaped lightly into the air. The earth spikes barely brushed past his feet, leaving only a few torn corners of his clothes.

Just as Uchiha Yi was adjusting his posture in the air, Mizuno Meiji suddenly broke out from the ground below him, holding several shurikens shining with cold light in his hands.

"Kid, remember, predicting your opponent's next move on the battlefield is more important than attacking blindly!"

Mizuno Meiji just shook his wrist, and four shurikens completely blocked all of Uchiha Yi's footholds.

With no leverage in the air, Uchiha Yixian dodged the two shurikens coming at him from the front with a light side roll, his body almost brushing against the sharp blades.

Then, he used chakra to condense a short-lived cushion of air at the tip of his toes, and his body incredibly stayed in the air for a moment, cleverly allowing a shuriken shot from below to pass under his feet.

At the same time, in the blink of an eye, he swung out a kunai with his right hand, interfering with the remaining shuriken that had deviated from its trajectory but was still threatening.

"This little brat can actually do this..."

Mizuno Meiji looked up and stared at the figure in the air, his pupils shrank slightly, his face full of surprise. Uchiha Yi's sharp reaction and ability to respond on the spot far exceeded his expectations.

At this moment, he had performed many ninjutsu in succession, and there was not much chakra left in his body, making it difficult for him to launch threatening ninjutsu attacks.

"Kid, let's end this battle with Taijutsu."

Mizuno Meiji showed a solemn look on his face. Uchiha Yi's strength was far beyond the graduation level, so he had to go all out.

As expected of the Uchiha clan, he possesses such strength at such a young age.

The sunlight penetrated the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the dust of the training ground. Uchiha Yi stood straight, his black hair fluttering gently in the wind.

He looked at Mizuno Meiji and smiled, then said calmly, "Taijutsu? That's exactly what I meant. Senior Meiji, although I am from the Uchiha clan, I am good at Taijutsu."

"The Uchiha clan is good at taijutsu?"

When Mizuno Meiji heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. He slowly pulled out a long sword from behind, and the blade shone coldly in the sunlight.

Uchiha Yi Ze easily pulled out a half-meter-long standard short sword from his waist. Although the sword was short, it was extremely sharp.

"call out!"

The first to launch the attack was Mizuno Meiji. He held the knife in both hands, cut through the air, and slashed straight at Uchiha Yi's neck.

However, Uchiha Yi did not dodge, but took a step forward, not retreating but advancing, and turned his body to the side, and the short knife lightly touched the long blade.

While blocking the attack, Uchiha Yi used the force of the opponent's attack to instantly approach Mizuno Meiji, with the short knife pointing directly at his chest.

Mizuno Meiji also reacted quickly. He quickly drew back his sword and slashed across to neutralize Uchiha Yi's dagger.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

As the battle became more intense, the two men's movements became so fast that they were almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, leaving only a series of afterimages and the crisp sound of metal colliding.

As the battle progressed, Uchiha Yi's sword power gradually gained the upper hand. He took advantage of the fact that his opponent's long sword had a wide attack range but lacked flexibility, and constantly changed the rhythm, sometimes making a quick attack and suddenly retreating the next moment, causing the opponent's attacks to repeatedly fail.

"What a strong swordsmanship! Is this brat really from the Uchiha clan, not the Hatake clan?"

Mizuno Meiji, who was easily suppressed by Uchiha Yi's short sword and could only barely hold on, had sweat all over his forehead. He looked calm on the surface, but there was an uproar in his heart.

The physical skills of this Uchiha brat are simply ridiculously strong. His sword-drawing speed is too fast, especially after every three sword-drawings, the fourth and fifth swords seem to be released instantly, making it impossible to defend against.

After a fierce fight, Uchiha Yi used the reaction force generated by his opponent's sword swing, flipped sideways and jumped behind Mizuno Meiji, kicked up a cloud of dust, and blocked his opponent's vision.

Then he slid and slashed with the short knife in his hand almost along the ground, chopping straight at the opponent's lower body.

Although Mizuno Meiji was experienced, he was still a little flustered by this sudden attack. He barely jumped to avoid it, but lost his balance.

"It's now!"

At this moment, Uchiha Yi drew his sword again, and the short sword drew a perfect arc in the sunlight, heading straight for Mizuno Meiji's neck.

"broken!"

At this critical moment, Mizuno Meiji suddenly realized the danger, tensed his muscles, and managed to steady his body. He turned half way and swept his long sword across, trying to repel Uchiha Yi's attack.

But Uchiha Yi had anticipated this move, and he lightly lifted up his short sword and slid it along the long blade. At the same time, he took advantage of the momentum to leap forward and hit Mizuno Meiji in the chest with his elbow, knocking him back a few steps.

"It's over, Meiji-senpai."

When the dust settled, Uchiha Yi stood there with a confident smile on his face.

At this moment, Mizuno Meiji stood there like a statue, his eyes full of disbelief. Fine beads of sweat slid down his forehead and dripped onto the dry ground.

"How is it possible that I was defeated by a ten-year-old kid..."

Mizuno Meiji muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief and shock. If Uchiha Yi's final blow had not been an elbow but a swing of a knife, he would have been a corpse by now.

He stood there in a daze, his pupils shrinking, finding it hard to accept this unexpected defeat. Recalling Uchiha Yi's extremely precise and swift sword skills during the battle, his every move revealed a calmness beyond his age.

After a while, a complicated look appeared in Mizuno Meiji's eyes, and an emotion of disbelief surged in his heart, intertwined with shame, unwillingness, and a hint of imperceptible awe.

He finally raised his head slowly, and looked directly at Uchiha Yi in front of him with deep eyes.

This time, what he saw was no longer a young child, but an outstanding and talented ninja.

"Uchiha Yi, you...you are indeed a genius."

Mizuno Meiji's tone was low and slow, and every word carried a heavy weight, "Your name, Uchiha Yi, I remember it!"

After taking another deep look at Uchiha Yi, he added: "You have passed the exam. I will report your results to the Ninja School truthfully."

After saying that, Mizuno Meiji turned around and slowly walked out of the training ground. He had embarrassed himself in front of this kid today, and he didn't want to stay there any longer than a second.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Meiji."

Uchiha Yi sheathed his sword and bowed to Mizuno Meiji's back.