I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

Konoha has produced another ninja of this caliber!

"Die." A cold voice rang out, and with several whooshing sounds, hundreds of shadow clones surrounded the four of them.

Chapter 11 Reputation Enhancement

"No...don't kill me! I..."

Ye Yueqi looked terrified, but before she could finish speaking, dozens of samurai swords pierced her body.

Feeling the pain of being pierced by the blade, Yoruzuki was filled with regret.

But before his consciousness faded, he saw the hundreds of shadow clones draw their katana and stab back at him again.

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Each shadow clone stabbed several times in succession until the four "robbers" were completely dead.

Uchiha Natsu, with his Sharingan activated, stood on a tree in the distance, observing the scene.

Seeing that the four bandits were finally dead and showed no signs of life, he then dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique.

The countless shadow clones disappeared with a series of "poof poof poof" sounds, and the chakra returned to the original body.

Just now, Uzuki Yugao was brought to Uchiha Natsu's side by the first shadow clone.

She looked at her teacher, unsure how to express her emotions. Uchiha Natsumi had once again completely changed Uzuki Yugao's perception of him.

Why doesn't the teacher become a Jonin?

This question arose in Uzuki Yugao's mind.

Uchiha Natsumi, accompanied by Uzuki Yugao, arrived at the corpses of the four 'bandits'.

At this moment, the corpses were riddled with holes, and bright red blood continued to spread outwards from the ground.

Seeing this scene for the first time, Uzuki Yugao couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly, feeling somewhat nauseous.

She has a very strong mentality. It was the first time she had witnessed a murder, and in such a horrific situation, that she was able to remain so calm.

This quality is extremely important for ninjas.

After the shadow clone dissipated, the memories returned to Uchiha Natsu's mind.

Based on my previous impressions, the largest bandit was the strongest.

Therefore, Uchiha Natsu was the first to arrive at Yotsuki's corpse, squatted down, and placed his hand on the corpse's exposed skin.

The corpse turned to dust and quickly dissipated, even the flowing blood disappeared along with it.

Only a ninja tool pouch and a scroll remained; everything else vanished as if it had never existed, including the clothes.

In my mind, the corpse was brought into the shop, the familiar sound of keyboard typing rang out, and words appeared above the shop.

—Corpse score: 64 points, credit rating bonus: 0 points, total score: 64 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained traded item: 1 bottle of Sage Pill. Effects: Contains pure, special natural energy. After consumption, it improves body cells and alters the quality and nature of chakra.

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

64 point?

Uchiha Natsu frowned.

A score of over 60 points, based on the experience of recycling three years ago, would be a score only a Jonin-level player could achieve.

This rogue ninja bandit is a Jonin?!

Uchiha Natsu remained silent.

Having several hundred times less chakra than him, Uchiha Natsu never expected that this person would be a Jonin.

With a reference point, Uchiha Natsu finally gained a general understanding of his chakra reserves.

It seems that the improvement he gained from collecting corpses for three years was not as little as he had imagined; over time, it had reached a terrifying level.

However, simply having chakra without sufficiently powerful ninjutsu is not enough to be considered powerful. Ultimately, battles between ninjas still rely on exquisite and powerful ninjutsu.

Just like Naruto, even though he had an endless supply of chakra, he was still a novice in the early stages.

'A Jonin, muscular build, with dark skin, who uses Lightning Release. Could he be from Kumogakure?' Uchiha Natsu suddenly thought, many Kumogakure ninjas seemed to have this characteristic.

Based on this, it is highly likely that a rogue ninja from Kumogakure has fled to the Land of Fire.

Konoha and Kumogakure have been at odds for many years, so it makes sense that these few Kumogakure ninjas harbored resentment and wanted to ambush Konoha.

They even commissioned a C-rank mission to steal bamboo shoots. If it were any other Chunin team, they probably would have succeeded.

Those who die will definitely be Konoha ninjas.

The bamboo shoots have almost all been taken by these people.

'receive.'

As he gathered his thoughts, a small bottle appeared out of thin air in the pocket of his ninja vest with a thought from Uchiha Natsumi's mind.

Before Uchiha Natsu could reach for it, he heard the sound of keyboard typing in his mind again.

Uchiha Natsu paused, then quickly focused his mind.

—The host's total score for recovering corpses has reached 5 points, and the reputation level has been improved.

—Reward for reputation: [Konoha Style Swordsmanship - Willow], valued at 80 points.

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

Leaf-style swordsmanship? Willow?

Uchiha Natsu's heart stirred. He recognized this sword technique; it was an S-rank sword technique developed by the Second Hokage, and it was extremely powerful.

Currently, there should only be one Konoha genin who knows this swordsmanship, but he couldn't recall his name for the moment.

After all, so many years have passed since I transmigrated, and I can only remember some of the plots I was interested in from my previous life.

Uchiha Natsu had never learned such a powerful ninjutsu before, so he immediately thought to himself, "Receive it!"

Once a memory is instilled into the mind, it will soon be firmly imprinted in the brain, as if it had been practiced a thousand times.

After obtaining the memories of [Swordsmanship: Willow], Uchiha Natsu stood up, went to another corpse, and squatted down again.

Uzuki Yugao had been observing the whole time, and after seeing how her teacher disposed of the corpse, she couldn't contain her curiosity.

"Teacher, is this a special ninjutsu from the Corpse Disposal Team? It's amazing."

Uzuki Yugao bent over slightly, placing her hands on her knees to form a triangle, her gaze fixed on Uchiha Natsu's hands.

After the discomfort she felt earlier, she has now mostly recovered.

“No, this is a ninjutsu that only I know, and many people can’t learn it,” Uchiha Natsu said without turning his head, while placing his hand on the corpse.

“Oh.” Uzuki Yugao nodded, watching intently as Uchiha Natsu used his “ninjutsu” to dispose of the corpse.

—Corpse score: 50 points, Reputation level bonus: 10 points, Total score: 60 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained trade item: Physical Resistance Enhancement. Effect: Reduces damage from physical attacks. When maximized, it grants complete immunity to physical attacks.

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

'receive.'

Instantly, Uchiha Natsu felt a stinging pain all over his body, which lasted only two seconds before returning to normal.

Uchiha Natsu raised her hand and scratched it with her fingernail; it seemed that her skin had indeed become more resilient.

Although it still feels soft to the touch, it is not easy to scratch.

This reward, valued at 60 points, was entirely worthwhile in Uchiha Natsu's eyes. Any means to save one's life were priceless in his eyes.

Uchiha Natsu moved to the next corpse and pressed his hand down again.

—Corpse score: 51 points, Reputation level bonus: 10 points, Total score: 61 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained trade item: Fire Resistance Enhancement. Effect: Reduces damage from fire-attribute attacks. When maximized, it grants complete immunity to fire-attribute attacks.

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

……

—Corpse score: 51 points, Reputation level bonus: 10 points, Total score: 61 points.

—Recycling successful. Obtained trade item: Lightning Resistance Enhancement. Effect: Reduces damage from lightning attacks. When maximized, it grants complete immunity to lightning attacks.

……

Chapter 12 Drug Testing

After recovering the bodies of the four ninjas, Uchiha Natsu also recovered the merchant's body.

However, the merchant's corpse received a much lower score, only single digits, and the reward was just a small amount of chakra recovery.

The rewards for recovering the corpses of ordinary people are negligible, like having nothing at all.

The four ninjas left behind four ninja tool pouches and a scroll. Uchiha Natsu collected them and examined them one by one.

The four ninja tool pouches contained ordinary kunai and shuriken, all of which appeared to be from the Land of Lightning.

Uchiha Natsu opened the scroll again and found that it contained many explosive tags, a total of 203. There were also 30,000 taels of silver.

Explosive tags are expensive, and one can carry more than two hundred with him, which is quite wealthy even among Jonin.

"This rogue ninja is really rich." Uchiha Natsu re-stored the explosive tags and then put away the scroll.

Uzuki Yugao, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, how will this mission be calculated?"

By now, Uzuki Yugao was completely confused about the nature of this mission. It was extremely rare to encounter such a situation on her first mission.

Uchiha Natsu had some experience, and after thinking for a moment, he stood up and said, "The employer posted a fake mission, but also paid a deposit. The mission will still count, but we may not get our payment."

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"However, these spoils alone are already far more valuable than the reward."

As Uchiha Natsu spoke, he took out a small bottle from the pocket of his Chunin vest.

It was just an ordinary white porcelain bottle. After removing the stopper, you could see three round pills lying quietly inside through the bottle opening.