I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

After saying that, Danzo fell silent, calmly stroking his cane.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment, then shook his head:

"At a time like this, we must not fight amongst ourselves. Just try to undermine their reputation, and do it discreetly."

He then added, "This was all done for the sake of Konoha; it was a last resort."

Danzo initially wanted to continue trying to wipe out the Uchiha clan, but judging from the expressions of the other three, he knew it was no longer possible.

Without Hiruzen Sarutobi's support, even if he had wiped out the Uchiha clan, he would have ultimately been forced to flee.

By then, Naruto will have become a distant, unattainable daydream.

Therefore, Danzo had no choice but to back down and nodded, saying, "Leave it to me. I won't go too far for now."

Chapter 71 Magnanimity

Uchiha clan territory, training ground.

Uchiha Natsu stood under the shade of a tree, arms crossed.

Looking at the Uchiha clan members sweating profusely in the training field, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

This war was very rewarding for Uchiha Natsu.

Within the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Natsu's status rose rapidly, and the Uchiha clan members also recognized their own limitations and began to become stronger.

In addition, Uchiha Natsu and Uchiha Fugaku also personally visited the heads of other clans.

Fugaku Uchiha, like other members of his clan, was not very good at socializing, but fortunately he had Natsu Uchiha.

The heads of these clans all knew Uchiha Natsu, because it was Uchiha Natsu who led the Uchiha clan to save them in the final battle.

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Therefore, they were all very easy to talk to, after all, they had done him a favor first.

As a result, the image of the Uchiha clan in the eyes of other clans has improved considerably.

All of this was a necessary prelude to the future coup.

Uchiha Natsu himself also reaped considerable benefits.

On the day the battle ended, each family was required to collect the corpses of their own clan outside.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Uchiha Natsuya created hundreds of wood clones, which swept across the entire battlefield ahead of time.

Before the arrival of the various families, a large number of corpses were taken away in advance.

Not a single enemy corpse was left behind. As for the Konoha corpses, only a few genin were left behind. Those who were jonin and chunin in their memories were also taken away.

Even the Uchiha clan was treated the same by Uchiha Natsu, otherwise other clans would suspect the Uchiha.

After taking the body away, Uchiha Natsu deliberately left some traces of Wood Release techniques, shifting the blame to Senju Kamima.

The rest is up to their imagination; in short, it has nothing to do with Uchiha Natsu.

Throughout the battlefield, Uchiha Natsu collected over five hundred genin corpses, over one hundred chunin corpses, and fewer than thirty jonin corpses.

There were no corpses of elite Jonin.

Elite Jonin are inherently powerful and difficult to kill, and their numbers are also scarce.

Aside from Yotsuki Joe, who was killed by Uchiha Natsumi, there was only one unnamed Iwagakure ninja during the final battle.

That Iwagakure ninja may very well have died at the hands of the Third Hokage or Jiraiya.

Just like White Tooth many years ago, he died because he was forced to commit suicide, not because he died in the war.

Therefore, Uchiha Natsu was not surprised by this result.

After all the corpses were recovered, what they obtained almost caused Uchiha Natsu's strength to increase by leaps and bounds once again.

"Xia, what do you think the future of the Uchiha clan should look like?"

Just then, Uchiha Fugaku's voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Uchiha Natsu's thoughts.

Uchiha Natsu turned to look at Fugaku, then turned his gaze back to the training ground.

There were over a hundred Uchiha clan members in the training ground.

In front of each Uchiha clan member, there is a shadow clone of Uchiha Natsu, who acts as a coach.

Within these shadow clones, Uchiha Natsu deliberately controlled the amount of chakra, leaving only what was similar to that of an ordinary special Jonin.

These are all that's needed to train the Uchiha clan members.

The training ground was exceptionally spacious, capable of accommodating two hundred people simultaneously engaging in ninjutsu combat.

After glancing at it from left to right, Uchiha Natsu calmly said, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain."

In the original timeline, Fugaku Uchiha had planned to lead the Uchiha clan in a coup.

Although he said it was because his tribe forced him to do so.

But in reality, the clansmen's suggestion was also Fugaku's own inner desire.

Therefore, Uchiha Natsumi knew Fugaku's true thoughts, which is why he said that.

This was the first time that Fugaku Uchiha had asked Natsumi this question.

This is the first time I've asked this question aloud.

Before this, Fugaku kept everything to himself and pondered it alone.

The fact that he can talk to Uchiha Natsu like this today means that Uchiha Natsu has gained a great deal of trust in him.

Upon hearing Uchiha Natsu's reply, Fugaku activated his Sharingan and looked around.

Turning his gaze back, Fugaku sighed softly and said, "So, do you and the other clansmen share the same thoughts?"

“I am different from them.” Uchiha Natsu shook his head. “I know the true flaw of the Uchiha clan.”

"That's why I'm using this war to smooth over this flaw and allow the Uchiha to achieve true power."

Fugaku looked at Uchiha Natsu solemnly, then nodded and said, "Your magnanimity surpasses that of all your clansmen."

After a pause, Fugaku thought to himself, 'Including me.'

After thinking it over, Fugaku roughly understood Uchiha Natsu's thoughts based on his performance in this war.

He even felt that Uchiha Natsu's years of concealing his strength might have been for a specific opportunity.

For one opportunity that could change the Uchiha clan.

Undoubtedly, this war presented a great opportunity, which is why Uchiha Natsu revealed his true strength.

Even Fugaku developed a slight admiration for Uchiha Natsu.

Not only did it awaken the Uchiha clan at a minimal cost and establish its prestige, but more importantly, it also managed to befriend the Hyuga clan.

Even Fugaku himself, after considering many methods, felt it was impossible to do.

For the Uchiha, befriending the Hyuga clan was almost impossible.

"Once everything is ready, the position of Hokage should rightfully belong to the Uchiha clan. It is a right that the Uchiha clan deserves," Uchiha Natsu said calmly.

Just then, an ANBU ninja wearing a fox-face mask arrived at the edge of the training ground in a few leaps.

After landing, Kakashi said helplessly, "Natsu..."

As soon as Uchiha Natsumi turned his head and saw Kakashi, he knew what Kakashi was going to do.

Aside from searching through three generations, there was almost nothing else.

After saying goodbye to Fugaku, Uchiha Natsumi left the Uchiha training ground with Kakashi.

"I heard you were beaten by someone named Senju Kamima. How are you now?" Uchiha Natsu turned around and asked halfway there.

Kakashi, "Uchiha Natsu's personal messenger," twitched the corner of his mouth beneath his mask and said expressionlessly, "It's alright, just exhaustion. I'll recover in two days."

Uchiha Natsu feigned righteous indignation and said:

"How could Senju Shinma be so ruthless? I heard he wouldn't even bother to hit two advisors."

Kakashi remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

When he awoke, he learned of Senju Kamima's astonishing performance in the final battle.

Only then did he realize that when Senju Kamima was hitting him, it was as if he were playing around.

Kakashi felt extremely depressed whenever he thought about this.

As they approached the Hokage Building, he finally managed to utter a sentence:

"Maybe back then, he thought I was just as powerful as those shadows. When he realized I wasn't actually that strong, he just didn't bother killing me."

After saying that, the two entered the Hokage Building together, walked through the corridor, and arrived at the Hokage's office.

At this moment, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was sitting in the Hokage's seat, flipping through some documents.

Standing in front of the table were Uzuki Yugao and Uchiha Shisui.

There was another person who surprised Uchiha Natsu...

Chapter 72 Things Are Not Simple

There stood Hyuga Rena, dressed in a Chunin vest, on the far right.

There's a space left in the middle, which looks like it's for Uchiha Natsu.

Hinata Rena is a medical ninja, and she is quite talented in the medical department.

However, this talent refers to corpse handling and medical ninjutsu.

It must be said that Hyuga Reina of the Corpse Disposal Team has better medical ninjutsu than many other ninjas in the medical team.

But when it comes to actual combat, Hinata Rena is completely outmatched.

—This is what Hinata Rena herself said to Uchiha Natsu when they were in the medical department.

She was saying that if they went to the battlefield, she would need to rely on Uchiha Natsu for protection.

Back then, Uchiha Natsu was practically useless.