I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

It was completely unrecognizable and clearly had stopped breathing.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Cloud Ninja captain made a decisive decision and ordered, "Take the bodies and retreat!"

"Roar!!"

Just then, under Uchiha Natsu's command, the giant bear went berserk again, rushing towards the target rogue ninja with a speed completely disproportionate to its size, and slammed down with its claw.

"what!"

The Konoha rogue ninja never expected to be so unlucky. He screamed and was so frightened by the giant bear's terrifying aura that he lost control of his bladder and couldn't even successfully use the Substitution Jutsu.

He was much weaker than the Cloud Ninja, possessing only the strength of a Special Jonin, and was as thin as a bamboo pole, making him even less able to withstand attacks.

"puff."

A claw slammed solidly into his body, and the rogue ninja rolled his eyes and experienced a spiral ascension.

Upon landing, he was completely dead.

"Run!" the Cloud Ninja Captain roared frantically, ignoring the corpses and using every means at his disposal to escape as fast as he could.

Let those brats from Konoha enjoy this monstrous bear; we don't need the data!

The other Cloud Ninja also used their respective ninjutsu to escape.

However, when the Cloud Ninja Captain, who was halfway there, turned around, he was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

That bear, completely ignoring the people of Konoha, chased after them directly!

"Don't come any closer!" The last Cloud Ninja was so scared he almost peed his pants, and tears were streaming down his face.

If they encounter a powerful ninja, they can muster their fighting spirit and fight with all their might.

But when they encountered a monster as ferocious as a tailed beast, the giant bear, especially since it had previously killed a Jonin with a single swipe of its claw, had terrified them so much that all they could think about now was escaping.

Before long, the giant bear and the Cloud Ninja Squad disappeared from sight.

White Horse rolled its eyes at the situation, then breathed a sigh of relief: "That bear is already a kilometer away."

Upon hearing what Hakuba said, Uchiha Natsu, who was hiding in the ground, immediately released the summoning jutsu, and the giant bear that was chasing in the distance also disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

After the summoning jutsu was dispelled, Uchiha Natsu checked his chakra levels and found that he hadn't used up much.

In fact, although the Third Shinobi World War has basically ended and Konoha has made peace with Sunagakure and Iwagakure, it is still in conflict with Kumogakure of the Land of Lightning.

The Cloud Village advocates military expansion and feels restless if they don't stir up trouble every day.

Now, Konoha has just experienced the Nine-Tails' attack, the sacrifice of two "Kage-level" shinobi, the Fourth Hokage and his Jinchuriki, and Orochimaru's defection. All three Sannin are no longer in Konoha, so its military strength has plummeted.

Perhaps taking advantage of Konoha's weakened state, Kumogakure began to stir, with no major border conflicts but constant minor skirmishes.

This time, it was just that the ninjas from Konoha defected and went to the other side; in reality, Konoha can only blame itself.

Seeing that there was no danger, Uchiha Natsumi crawled out of the ground a few dozen meters away and ran over.

He stayed away from the battle, which was the captain's order, so no one cared.

On the ground, two corpses lay in opposite directions, dozens of meters apart, both in gruesome condition.

"What should we do with the bodies of the Cloud Ninja?" Uchiha Natsu asked.

He looked at the corpse as if it were a treasure.

The captain hesitated for a moment, then made the decision: "Destroy them all, as if nothing ever happened, and let the Yunren suffer in silence."

This was exactly what Uchiha Natsu wanted, so he happily ran to the body of the rogue ninja and retrieved it.

—Corpse score: 50 points, credit rating bonus: 0 points, total score: 50 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained traded item: Physical Enhancement. Effect: Enhances physical constitution and chakra to a certain extent.

Please choose to take it or discard it at your own discretion.

"receive."

With a thought, Uchiha Natsu felt a warm, gentle current flow from his heart into his limbs, and a feeling of comfort exploded within him.

Uchiha Natsu now feels his body is full of power, and his chakra is incomparable to what it used to be.

After the trickle subsided, it instantly entered a state of sage-like tranquility.

"The improvement probably isn't that significant, it still feels too weak..." Uchiha Natsu sighed.

Afterwards, Uchiha Natsu went to the body of the Cloud Ninja and retrieved it.

This time, everyone else in the team watched the process of disposing of the body and were all amazed.

It was so clean, as if it had never existed.

'That's real professionalism. We couldn't do that. No wonder they're from the morgue.' the captain thought to himself.

After the corpse dissipated, words reappeared in Uchiha Natsu's mind:

—Corpse score: 61 points, credit rating bonus: 0 points, total score: 61 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained trade item: Bloodline Activation. Effect: Activates the host's bloodline power, improving physical condition.

Please choose to take it or discard it at your own discretion.

'receive!'

A familiar warm current flowed in, enveloping my eyes.

Feeling the improvement in his physique, Uchiha Natsu felt extremely comfortable, but as the warm current subsided, he immediately lost interest.

Without a standard to measure his strength, Uchiha Natsu didn't know whether he was strong or not, but he always felt that he wasn't much stronger than before.

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Many people in the clan have awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan, so the Sharingan does not necessarily represent true strength.

Thinking this to himself, the captain walked over and jokingly suggested, "Xia, your ninjutsu for disposing of corpses is so excellent, why don't you suggest to the Third Hokage that you stay in the Anbu?"

Stay in the shadows?

If a rookie chunin like him stayed in the ANBU, he would be in constant danger of losing his life; it would be too unsafe.

"My strength is still too weak. I guess I won't be able to carry out ANBU missions anymore." Uchiha Natsu waved his hand.

The captain knew that Uchiha Natsu was actually only a genin, so it was just a joke and no one took it seriously.

Chapter 4 Three Years

A few days later, the team returned to Konoha, and Uchiha Natsu's resume gained an S-rank mission.

Of course, the details of the mission were classified, and detailed records were not kept in the files.

After leaving the Hokage's office, Uchiha Natsu returned to the Konoha Medical Department, specifically the Corpse Disposal Team.

From then on, each day's work was different.

The Fourth Shinobi World War was not yet completely over, and because spies from other countries were frequently discovered, enemy corpses were often transported back.

However, the enemy corpses obtained are usually genin, rarely chunin. Researching and investigating them is just a matter of luck. If no useful information is found, they will be destroyed quickly.

Furthermore, the ninjas who sacrificed their lives in Konoha were not destroyed, but were buried.

The corpse disposal team, including the Jonin leading the team, only has nine people in total.

After witnessing Uchiha Natsu's "secret technique" for disposing of corpses, the Jonin leading the team handed over all the enemy corpses to Uchiha Natsu for disposal.

The remaining seven female ninjas were responsible for handling the remains of their fallen comrades, which involved stitching them up and tidying their appearance before burial.

He would process two or three corpses each day, then find an excuse to decline a date invitation after finishing his work, and return to the Uchiha's new clan territory to learn ninjutsu using his Sharingan.

Life in the morgue is simple, unpretentious, and monotonous.

……

—Corpse score: 20 points;

—Obtained trade item: Physical Enhancement;

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—Corpse score: 15 points;

—Obtained trade item: Ninjutsu Improvement;

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—Corpse score: 19 points;

—Obtained trade item: Increased Chakra Control;

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—Corpse score: 21 points;

—Acquired trade item: Improved reaction speed;

……

Time flies.

It seems like only a blink of an eye, but three years have passed since the Nine-Tails' rampage.

After dealing with the last corpse of the day, Uchiha Natsu walked out of the morgue and went to the rest room to eat his bento.

At this time, the rest of the body disposal team had not yet arrived. Uchiha Natsu casually found a place to sit down and opened his bento box.

"Xia-kun, may I sit here?"

As expected, Uchiha Natsu turned to look at the girl in her class and casually nodded, saying, "Okay."

The girl immediately sat down happily next to Uchiha Natsu, and when she opened the bento box, her arm intentionally or unintentionally reached out towards Uchiha Natsu.

Uchiha Natsu, on the other hand, skillfully dodged, appearing smooth and adept, demonstrating great proficiency.

'Xia Jun's profile is so handsome, and the way he secretly hides is so cute...' The girl's heart felt like it was going to jump out of her chest, and her cheeks flushed red.

"Ah! She came early, how cunning, Rena!"

Uchiha Natsumi's eyebrows twitched. Another girl ran over, just like the one on the left, wanting to sit on the right.

Immediately afterwards, all the remaining girls rushed to the lounge, trying to compete for a spot next to Uchiha Natsu.