Seeing the two dead bodies ahead, Soji silently walked over. The Ice Spear in his hand had already vanished.
In their clasped hands was a photograph.
Soji took it. It was a family portrait.
The two adults in it were Chiriku Iki and Chiriku Rokutsuki.
Then this red-haired child must be Sasori.
Soji had originally intended to collect their bodies and hand them over to Konoha.
But an idea suddenly struck him, and he abandoned that plan.
Chiriku Iki and his wife's bodies might still have other uses. Soji stroked his chin, considering the feasibility of the thought that had suddenly appeared in his mind.
Having made his decision, he acted immediately. He was not so saintly as to return the bodies directly to Sunagakure.
"All right, job done. I didn't expect to gain something extra this time." After sealing both bodies into a scroll, Soji was still in high spirits.
Next, Soji cleaned up every trace in the area, making it look as though no one had ever been there.
Afterward, he returned to the surface to report to Kurama Hachizo.
This great battle had come to an end.
It was estimated that fewer than a hundred Sunagakure ninja had escaped back. Konoha's losses, meanwhile, were less than a quarter of their forces. It was a resounding victory.
Hatake Sakumo had also sent people to search the downstream river for Chiriku Iki and his wife's bodies, but Soji had gotten there first, so they found nothing.
Hatake Sakumo did not care much about it. At most, he assumed the bodies had sunk to the bottom of the river or been eaten by aquatic creatures.
At the very least, no one could possibly imagine that Soji had hidden Chiriku Iki and his wife's bodies.
In their eyes, it brought Soji