It did not take long to deal with that rabble. Those rebels had no decent equipment, let alone any notable ninjutsu. Other than the Three Body Technique, no one had seen them use any other techniques. At most, they could use the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which practically everyone knew.
Although Danzo hoped these people would cause Gaara some trouble, he kept a firm grasp on the limits. He would never provide them with overly powerful resources. Just like this time, everyone clearly knew Danzo had been stirring things up behind the scenes, yet there was nothing they could do about it.
"What a youthful and passionate battle!"
Rock Lee sweated profusely, blazing flames burning in his eyes. It seemed that anything around him could set his blood boiling.
Sakura, meanwhile, stared off into the distance absentmindedly. Whenever she saw these rogue ninja, she thought of Sasuke, who had become a rogue ninja years ago. Naruto had gone off to train with Jiraiya, and it seemed that she alone had remained where she was.
After what had happened earlier, Hinata looked at Sakura with a trace of concealed hostility. After all, Sakura was the person her crush had openly declared he liked. She did not quite know how to face Sakura anymore.
"Thank you to Konoha, our allies, for your support. On behalf of everyone in Sunagakure, I thank you all. I believe that after this battle, the friendship between Konoha and Sunagakure will grow even stronger..."
Seeing that everything that needed to be dealt with had been resolved, Gaara bowed to everyone. Danzo had used those people to sow division, but wasn't Gaara likewise using them to strengthen the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure?
All one could say was that the martial world was not just about fighting and killing.