I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

Just by looking at the number and composition of the ninjas, you can tell how dire the current situation is.

Uchiha Itachi was temporarily promoted to team leader because he was able to fight a Jonin one-on-one in a previous battle.

Uchiha Itachi's face was solemn. As he walked, he said to Uchiha Natsu, "Natsu-senpai, we are going to face two Cloud Village teams."

“There’s one Jonin and seven Chunin inside, while we only have one squad. I can handle one Jonin, the rest are Chunin.”

Uchiha Natsu nodded, but in his heart he was thinking that after this battle, he could upgrade his Mangekyou Sharingan.

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Uchiha Itachi said no more and led Uchiha Natsu to the tall earthen wall outside the side gate.

The other team members had different expressions when they saw the famous Uchiha Natsu, but none of them paid much attention to him.

The previous battles had exhausted them and left them almost in despair.

If a powerful figure like the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha were to arrive, it might give them a boost.

However, they weren't interested in reinforcements like Uchiha Natsu, who were essentially useless.

Why don't they attack?

Uchiha Natsu ignored the group and looked up at the Cloud Village team in the distance, asking in confusion.

Itachi Uchiha shook his head and said, "I don't know, it looks like they're waiting for something."

They had clashed several times before, and although Konoha suffered losses due to their advantageous terrain and powerful Sharingan, they did not allow them to succeed.

There has been no movement all day since then.

Uchiha Natsu thought for a moment and said, "If they don't move, then we'll take the initiative."

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha shook his head repeatedly and said:

"No, although I can handle that Jonin, the other team members are no match for the Chunin from Kumogakure. We can only defend for now."

"It's alright, I'm here," Uchiha Natsu said with a smile.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Natsu and pondered, "Does Natsu-senpai have a good idea?"

"Just watch."

Uchiha Natsu jumped off the tall earthen wall, then flashed forward and charged straight toward the Cloud Village team in a ninja running style.

The other team members were all stunned, staring at Uchiha Natsu's back, wondering what he was going to do.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes instantly turned blood red, and two tomoe appeared on either side of his pupils as he looked at Uchiha Natsu.

With Itachi's eye power, it was of course impossible for him to discern that Uchiha Natsu was actually a shadow clone.

However, he could still clearly see the amount of chakra that Uchiha Natsukage's clone was currently mobilizing.

"So much chakra!"

Uchiha Itachi was startled, but then he realized what was happening and immediately said, "Everyone, move out! We'll launch the attack!"

In Itachi's view, although the amount of chakra in "Uchiha Natsu" was somewhat beyond his expectations, it was still impossible for him to fight against two teams on his own.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the forest, in the Cloud Hidden Squad...

The captain leaned against a tree trunk, staring intently at the city gate, and suddenly asked in a deep voice to those behind him, "Aren't we there yet?"

One of the team members immediately replied, "Lord Qiao will be here soon, Captain."

Captain Yunyin nodded and fell silent again.

The "Lord Qiao" they were referring to was an elite ninja of the Night Moon Clan.

It can be said that half of the factors in this war were due to this man.

Because both of Yoru Tsukiyo's genius sons were killed by people from Konoha.

Yoruzuki Joe's status within the Yoruzuki clan was also extraordinary, so he used his family to exert influence on Raikage, thus triggering this war.

Yotsuki Joe's strength surpasses that of the entire Yotsuki clan. Apart from the Raikage and the two Jinchuriki, he is already the strongest in Kumogakure.

Although the Uchiha clan, who possess the Sharingan, are extremely difficult to deal with, even with such a powerful lineup, they were unable to defeat them.

But once Yoru Tsuki arrives, defeating this group of Uchiha will be a piece of cake.

That's why they're waiting here for the right opportunity.

Just then, Captain Yunyin suddenly noticed a dark figure jumping down from the earthen wall in front of him.

The Cloud Village captain frowned, wondering what these Uchiha were up to this time.

"Someone's coming down. Let's see what he's up to," Captain Yunyin said in a deep voice.

Two Chunin immediately left their original positions and moved to the front.

At that moment, Uchiha Natsukage's clone, who was running forward, suddenly formed hand seals.

Shadow Clone Technique!

Instantly, shadow clones began to form around Uchiha Natsu's body.

Just like last time, the ten shadow clones lined up side by side, instantly forming Lightning Release: Rasengan in their hands.

Once the Rasengan was fully formed, the ten shadow clones immediately hurled it forward.

The Rasengan shot out and became completely invisible halfway through its flight.

The two Chunin from Kumogakure immediately recognized that this person was there to attack, so they quickly formed hand seals and began to use ninjutsu.

"Lightning Release..."

However, before they could finish speaking, they were suddenly subjected to a powerful explosion.

The chaotic chakra, like a vortex tearing apart, took the opportunity to penetrate their bodies, causing their chakra to become disordered.

The intense external impact also blasted them to pieces.

Twenty Lightning Release Rasengans were used to kill two Cloud Village Chunin in the blink of an eye.

"Watch out!" Captain Yunyin roared, warning the others.

Then, he formed a hand seal, shouted loudly, and stretched his hands forward.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Slash!"

Instantly, a powerful electric current was released from the Cloud Village Captain's hands, like a curved electric snake, and blasted towards one of the shadow clones.

At this moment, the ten shadow clones had already condensed the Rasengan again and launched it out at the same time.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The twenty Rasengans disappeared halfway through their mission once again.

"Boom!"

Two of them struck the electric current, producing a loud roar.

The electric current was also blocked, but the remaining Rasengan was unimpeded and directly hit several Cloud Village Chunin.

"Boom boom boom!"

After this bombardment, four more Cloud Village Chunin were blown away, their screams echoing continuously.

The remaining Cloud Village Chunin also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Uchiha Itachi, who was following not far behind, had already stopped.

He stared blankly at the backs of Uchiha Natsumi's many shadow clones, his expression vacant.

Chapter 38 A lone figure

Itachi Uchiha thought this would be a fierce battle.

But in reality, he witnessed a battle that was completely one-sided.

Uchiha Natsu's shadow clones swept through the two Cloud Village teams like a whirlwind, leaving no survivors.

"Senior Xia... he actually possesses such formidable strength!"

As Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan gradually faded, he rushed forward upon seeing that the battle was over.

After Uchiha Natsu's shadow clones dealt with the two Cloud Village teams, he took out a scroll and began to seal the corpses inside one by one.

"Senior Xia, let me help you." Itachi Uchiha also took out a scroll, wanting to lend a hand.

In his view, Uchiha Natsu's actions were perfectly normal.

The enemy's corpses contain important information that must be brought back to Konoha so that the corpse disposal team and the Yamanaka clan ninjas can extract useful intelligence.

Uchiha Natsu suddenly shouted, "Don't move!"

Uchiha Itachi was startled and immediately stopped what he was doing, not daring to move.

"You don't need to worry about these things, just leave them to me."

Uchiha Natsu said, and then first sealed the corpse in front of Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Natsu's actions with some confusion.

Senior Xia's actions are like... me trying to rob him?

After all the corpses were collected into the scroll, Uchiha Natsu put the scroll in his pocket, stood up, and said to Itachi beside him:

"Let's go, let's take care of the ones at the main gate too, and then we'll have to go to other battlefields."

After saying that, he ignored Itachi's reply and walked towards the main gate on his own.

Uchiha Natsu's shadow clones were too lazy to bother with anything, so they simply walked along the edge of the forest outside the wall.

The later team members all stared in shock at Uchiha Natsu's retreating figure.

They never imagined that Uchiha Natsu, who had always been called a good-for-nothing, would actually display such powerful strength.

The enemy that had previously stumped both of their teams was easily dealt with by Uchiha Natsu alone.

But then, they were all overjoyed.

The Uchiha clan has produced another genius powerhouse besides Shisui!

This is great news for the rise of the Uchiha clan.