I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

Uchiha Natsu became a hero in their village.

Therefore, when Uchiha Natsu said he wanted to stay in the village for one night, the village chief took care of all four of their lodgings.

Yatsushiro, Tetsuka, and Inahashi were all dumbfounded.

As members of the Uchiha clan, they were somewhat taken aback by the level of welcome they received outside.

In Konoha, this situation would never occur. The Uchiha clan has always been the only ones who admire themselves, while other clans generally dislike the Uchiha.

This is also related to the arrogant, conceited, and disdainful nature of most members of the Uchiha clan.

However, for the three of them, this first experience seemed pretty good.

Involuntarily, their gazes all turned to Uchiha Natsu, who was chatting and laughing with the villagers.

Without Uchiha Natsu, the three of them might never have experienced this feeling.

Chapter 36 Outpost Town

After settling in, Uchiha Natsu noticed that Uchiha Hachimoku's complexion was getting worse and worse.

"Captain Eighth, are you sure your injury is alright?" Uchiha Natsu asked, frowning, from inside the room.

Uchiha Yatsuhoku sat in a chair, looking somewhat weak. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "It's alright, I should be fine after a rest."

But in my heart, I was determined to get through this.

Now that war has broken out, the most important thing is that the Uchiha clan members are all in danger. As the top elite of the Uchiha, he must hold on and not fall.

Seeing this, Uchiha Natsu stopped talking.

Nothing happened that night, but when they woke up the next morning, something unexpected occurred.

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha couldn't even get out of bed; he looked like he was sick.

Uchiha Natsu quickly used medical ninjutsu to send chakra into the area to investigate.

Only then did they realize that a tyrannical chakra was rampaging through the body of the Eighth Hokage Uchiha.

"It must have been left by the Five-Tails Jinchuriki yesterday."

Uchiha Natsu immediately realized that he couldn't eliminate this chakra with his medical ninjutsu.

If a brutal elimination is carried out, the Eighth Hokage will be crippled at best, and his meridians will be destroyed at worst, rendering him unable to mobilize chakra forever.

Turning around, Uchiha Natsu immediately called out, "Inahime, take Captain Hachimo back to Konoha and have the medical team treat him."

Then he said to Tiehuo, "Tiehuo, you and I will go to the next battlefield in a while."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Uchiha Inahisa and Uchiha Tetsuka both agreed.

Just then, Uchiha Hachimoku struggled to sit up, but ultimately lay back down helplessly.

Then, panting, the Eighth Generation looked at Uchiha Natsu with hopeful eyes and said:

"I'm sorry, I've let the team down... Xia, you are an elite member of our Uchiha clan, you must help the other clan members overcome this crisis..."

In the mind of the Eighth Hokage Uchiha, Natsu Uchiha was stronger than himself and was already an elite among elites.

Uchiha Natsu didn't speak, he just nodded.

This war presents Uchiha Natsu with an excellent opportunity. He must not only help the Uchiha clan, but also other battlefields.

Collect as many corpses as you can.

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha was somewhat relieved to receive an affirmative answer, but still felt a pang of self-reproach as he said:

"If I can resolve this force within my body, I won't hold you back anymore..."

"Alright." Uchiha Natsu waved his hand to interrupt the Eighth Hokage and said to Inahisa, "Let's go."

After bidding farewell to the villagers, Uchiha Natsu, carrying Tetsuka, located the nearest battlefield on the map and began to traverse quickly through the trees.

The target is a small town, which is also a defensive line outside the right-side barrier of Konoha.

To reach Konoha, one must first pass through this town, making it an important stronghold.

After a day and a night of travel, Uchiha Natsu saw the town the next morning.

The town is actually not very big; it's much smaller than Konoha Village.

At this time, a several-meter-high earthen wall had been erected around the town, seemingly to defend against invasion.

Several tents were set up about 500 meters away from the main gate of the town.

In reality, such facilities were of little use to ninjas.

It's better than nothing, though, and can at least hold them off for a short while.

Uchiha Natsu's shadow clone used Earth Release, carrying Ironfire, to pass through the wall from underground and appear inside the wall.

Inside the earthen wall is another original wall of the town, but this wall is much lower.

The sentry on the watchtower immediately spotted Uchiha Natsu and Uchiha Tetsuka, and shouted sternly, "Who goes there!"

Upon hearing this sharp shout, several ninjas immediately appeared on the wall.

Just by looking at their high-necked clothes and round fans, you can tell they are all from the Uchiha clan.

On the way, Uchiha Tetsuka told Uchiha Natsu that the two Jonin who were guarding the base were his father and his uncle.

Uchiha Tetsuka immediately stepped forward and called out loudly, "Father, it's me!"

A middle-aged man on the wall immediately activated his Sharingan. Upon seeing that it was indeed his son, he spoke a few words to the people around him.

The others relaxed their guard, and Uchiha Natsu's shadow clone and Uchiha Tetsuka successfully entered the town.

Uchiha Tetsuka's father was named Uchiha Aomori, and he was about forty years old.

The other Jonin was Aokiji's younger brother, who was also Tekka's uncle.

This base has only two Jonin and two Special Jonin, which is its strongest fighting force.

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Uchiha Aoki was overjoyed to see his son.

Uchiha Tekka was his pride. He had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of seventeen and was promoted to Jonin. He was known as a genius elite by the Uchiha clan.

The arrival of the iron fire has relieved their immediate crisis and increased their defensive capabilities.

"Tetsuka, how are things with the enemy over there? Where's Captain Hachidai?" Uchiha Aomori asked, puzzled, seeing that there were only two people.

Uchiha Tetsuka quickly replied, "Our mission is complete, thanks to Natsu-senpai. However, Captain Eighth was seriously injured and was sent back to Konoha by Inahira-nii."

Uchiha Aomori frowned, looked at Uchiha Natsu, and said in a deep voice:

"Tetsuka, why didn't you let him go deliver it? The battle is intense right now, and Jonin Inahikasa is an indispensable fighting force. Don't you know that?"

Uchiha Tetsuka was startled, glanced cautiously at Uchiha Natsu, and then hurriedly retorted:

"Senior Xia is the strongest in our team. He even defeated the Five-Tails Jinchuriki by himself. The three of us are no match for him!"

Uchiha Tetsuka would never have said such a thing before Uchiha Natsu defeated Han.

But now, he has realized the gap between himself and Uchiha Natsu, and has openly admitted his "uselessness".

However, Uchiha Aomori's expression turned cold.

He stepped forward, raised his hand, and intended to slap Uchiha Tetsuka.

But considering that it was wartime and that Tetsuka was a Jonin, he lowered his hand again and said coldly:

"How dare you belittle Captain Yashiro?"

Uchiha Hachimoku was an elite Jonin of the Uchiha clan, second only to the clan leader Fugaku and the recently emerging super genius Shisui.

Therefore, in Aomori's view, comparing a good-for-nothing like Uchiha Natsu to the Eighth Hokage is to belittle the Eighth Hokage.

Moreover, the implication in Tiehuo's words is that Uchiha Natsumi is stronger than the Eighth Hokage.

This is simply a fantasy. For over a decade, who in the Uchiha clan didn't know about Uchiha Natsu, this good-for-nothing?

An eighteen-year-old medical chunin, orphaned and still without having awakened his Sharingan, is a disgrace to the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Tetsuka was intimidated by his father's imposing presence, but he still wanted to muster the courage to refute him.

But Uchiha Aoki waved his hand impatiently and spoke first:

"Since you're here, Tetsuka will stay here. Since Natsu knows medical ninjutsu, he can join Itachi's team as a medical ninja."

Uchiha Natsu shifted his gaze to the right and, sure enough, spotted Uchiha Itachi's small figure at the very edge.

Chapter 37 With me here, everything will be fine.

"Father!" Uchiha Tetsuka cried out urgently, but seeing Uchiha Aomori's cold gaze, he couldn't continue.

Uchiha Natsu observed coldly, then said indifferently, "I don't care what happens to me."

He didn't want to seek the limelight for a short time, like a child, which was meaningless.

The result is what matters most.

Moreover, given the Uchiha clan's generally stubborn nature, language is completely ineffective.

Since we're going to fight anyway, it won't delay collecting the corpses.

After the work was assigned, Uchiha Natsu followed Itachi and left through the main gate.

The town has three gates: one main gate and two side gates. Itachi's squad is responsible for guarding the side gates.

On the way, Itachi Uchiha explained the current situation to Natsu Uchiha.

In this battle, the enemy is the Hidden Cloud Ninja.

There are a total of nine Cloud Village squads, including six Jonin and thirty Chunin, making them extremely powerful.

The Uchiha clan only had seven squads.

Among them were two Jonin, two Special Jonin, fifteen Chunin, and nine Genin.