I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

The area of ​​the base was very large, and the location of the Hokage and the high-ranking advisors was very far from the temporary base of the Uchiha clan.

The Uchiha clan's residence was almost entirely located next to an earthen wall.

Even the closest Aburame clan was three or four hundred meters away.

It recreates the current remote clan territory of the Uchiha clan in Konoha Village.

Being far from the center, it felt like becoming an orphan.

The Uchiha clan's outstanding performance in this war only made Hiruzen Sarutobi more wary.

Uchiha Natsuya understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's intentions behind this act of distancing himself.

Being far away would give them enough time to react, preventing them from being immediately trapped in a desperate situation after the Uchiha betrayed them.

However, doing so would make it impossible for the Uchiha clan to provide timely support.

Being far away, the sense of battle was already much slower, and it would take even more time to reach the center of the base.

This resulted in the battle having already been going on for nearly ten minutes by the time the Uchiha clan arrived at the battlefield.

In a battle between ninjas, ten minutes is enough for many large-scale ninjutsu to be used, and the winner can be decided quickly.

Now, the Konoha ninja army has clearly been caught off guard.

The ground was littered with corpses, and blood flowed like rivers; most of them were wearing Konoha headbands.

Both Iwagakure and Kumogakure were dressed in black, appearing like cunning and deadly figures adept at concealment in the darkness.

Looking around, Uchiha Natsu saw a large number of ninjas mixed together, with the number of black-clad ninjas clearly several times greater than that of Konoha ninjas.

Screams and wails continued to come from ahead.

Fugaku stopped behind a tent, and then the Uchiha clansmen also stopped.

After activating his Sharingan, Fugaku's pupils turned crimson, and three tomoe appeared.

He glanced at the battlefield ahead, frowning deeply, then turned to Uchiha Natsu beside him and said:

"The situation is somewhat different from what I imagined; our disadvantages are too great."

Uchiha Natsu nodded and glanced behind him.

There, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were constantly looking outwards.

Shisui looked somewhat anxious, while Itachi, though trying his best to remain calm, could not hide his inner thoughts.

Turning around, Uchiha Natsu looked at Fugaku.

“No.” Fugaku instantly understood what Uchiha Natsu was trying to say and immediately shook his head. “We still need to find a way to turn the tide with the fewest casualties possible.”

In fact, after seeing this scene, Uchiha Natsu felt that the Uchiha clan could withdraw from the battle.

Because now, it's almost one-sided.

It would allow the Uchiha clan to break away from Konoha and establish their own ninja village elsewhere.

In this way, although it doesn't align with Uchiha Natsu's long-term plan, he can still make a quick buck by using the corpses of Konoha ninjas.

However, even if Fugaku hadn't said it, this thought only lasted for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Natsu denied it.

In fact, Konoha's forces were not fully mobilized.

Even if the two countries join forces, destroying Konoha will not be so easy.

Therefore, it is safest to proceed according to Uchiha Natsu's long-term plan.

“Summer, I plan to have you lead half the team, and we will split up,” Fugaku said after a moment’s thought.

"Let me lead half the team?" Uchiha Natsu glanced at his clansmen behind him.

Fugaku clearly meant that he wanted him to lead the clansmen he had brought back earlier.

Turning back, Uchiha Natsu asked, "So what are the missions of our respective teams?"

Fugaku said, "You lead a team to support the various families on the periphery, while my team will go to the center of the battle to help the Third Hokage."

This was exactly what Uchiha Natsu wanted, because his wood clone had already gone to the Third Hokage's battlefield.

By leaving shadow clones on the perimeter, the entire battlefield situation can be controlled.

After finalizing the plan, the Uchiha clan members split into two groups.

Shisui followed Fugaku to the center of the battle where the Third Hokage was located.

Uchiha Natsu, on the other hand, led two hundred people, including Uchiha Itachi, to stay where they were.

"Senior Xia, what should we do?"

Tie Huo, standing at the very front of the group, asked with a grave expression.

The other clan members also looked at Uchiha Natsu with serious expressions, awaiting his orders.

Uchiha Natsu pondered the locations of the various clan settlements from his memory and said thoughtfully:

"Let's go to the Hyuga clan's base first. They have the Byakugan, which is the most valuable in battle."

The members of the Uchiha clan felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this, but they knew it was true and no one refuted it.

There has always been some conflict between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, the two strongest ocular bloodline clans in Konoha.

But clearly, war is still the priority right now.

Since these teams have been following Uchiha Natsu for a long time, there is no need for excessive instructions.

After quickly devising a strategy, they followed Uchiha Natsu toward the location of the Hyuga clan.

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At this moment, inside the Hyuga clan's residence.

Hundreds of ninjas with pure white eyes are gathered together, confronting the black-clad ninjas around them.

There were many times more black-clad ninjas than Hyuga clan ninjas, and more than ten Hyuga corpses lay on the ground in pools of blood.

The ninjas responsible for attacking the Hyuga clan were all elites among elites, including a powerful figure like the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Han, clad in full red armor, had recovered from the damage caused by his complete tailed beast transformation after a month of recuperation.

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Moreover, this misfortune turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it allowed him to gain initial control over the power of a fully tailed beast.

Now, Han's eyes shone with unparalleled confidence once again.

Looking at the Hyuga clan members surrounded by the ninja army he led, Han couldn't help but recall the young man who had injured him earlier.

At that time, Han was severely injured by a young Uchiha and had to risk using his full tailed beast transformation to escape.

Upon returning to the Iwagakure base, they learned that the one who used the Rasengan was named Uchiha Natsu.

What infuriated him even more was that Uchiha Natsu didn't even have the Sharingan.

The three Uchiha who had awakened their Sharingan were no match for him, yet he was severely injured by an Uchiha who hadn't awakened his Sharingan.

Han felt incredibly angry whenever he thought about it.

Now that Han has successfully mastered the complete tailed beast transformation, he originally intended to be the first to fight the Uchiha and deal with Uchiha Natsu, the guy who had seriously injured him.

But to his surprise, he couldn't find the Uchiha clan's base here at all.

Having failed to find Han, they had no choice but to turn their attention to the Hyuga clan first.

Once we eliminate this most threatening clan and find the Uchiha clan, this war will be over.

Inside the encirclement, Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan, faced Han directly, his Byakugan still activated.

The veins at the corners of the eyes bulge out, connecting the eyeballs to the brain.

His expression was extremely solemn, because Han's strength had exceeded his expectations.

According to Konoha's intelligence, Han is a Jinchūriki who cannot fully unleash the power of a Tailed Beast, unlike the perfect Jinchūriki like Yugito Nii.

But just now, in the very first exchange of the first round, he discovered...

Han's control over the tailed beast's chakra was completely effortless.

It's much better than the intelligence reports suggested.

At this moment, a cute-looking girl was using medical ninjutsu to treat the wound on Hiashi's arm next to him.

The girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, with long, black hair cascading down her back.

It was Hyuga Reina, who had been in the same corpse disposal team as Uchiha Natsu before.

Chapter 57 Hiashi Hyuga

The Hyuga clan and the black-clad ninjas have just had a clash.

During these few seconds of respite, Hinata Rena was working hard to treat the injuries of clan leader Hiashi.

Although Hiashi Hyuga only suffered a minor injury, even a minor injury could affect the battle.

Across from him, Hanju looked down at Hyuga Hiashi, a tail swaying slightly behind him.

That tail comes from the Five-Tails, representing the current Han, who is using the Five-Tails' chakra.

Before Hinata Rena could finish treating him, Han launched another attack.

"Boiling Escape!"

With a sharp shout, Han stomped his right leg on the ground, and steam billowed from his entire body.

His power also increased several times in an instant, and the Five-Tails' chakra was boiling.

Hiashi Hyuga immediately perked up and activated his Byakugan at full power.

Then, he suddenly raised his right hand forward, aiming it at the man who was charging towards him.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

"call!"

A surge of vacuum energy shot out from Hyuga Hiashi's right hand, accompanied by a whooshing sound as it struck straight at Han's chest.