Several Akatsuki Organization members had been badly injured, and the losses on the Ninja Village Allied Forces' side, whose average strength was lower, were even more horrifying.
Behind the massive barrier formed by Wood Release and golden sand lay rows of wounded. Blood flowing from their wounds seeped into the earth, staining nearly the entire area behind the barrier red.
Leaning against the barrier, Yakumo panted heavily.
Even with her Chakra, she couldn't withstand prolonged, high-intensity exertion. If Gaara's sand hadn't been supporting the barrier before her, Tanjiro would probably have broken through it during the battle.
The thought of what would happen if the barrier fell made her shudder.
If Tanjiro, that murderous fiend, really broke through the barrier, more than eighty percent of her companions would likely die!
In fact, given the special nature of Infinite Castle, Kakashi had already screened the forces before choosing to enter.
Any ninja sent into Infinite Castle as reinforcements had to be at least an experienced Chunin, or belong to a specialized unit such as the Sealing Team, Barrier Squad, or communications team. Genin and some inexperienced Chunin had therefore been weeded out long ago and hadn't entered Infinite Castle.
Even so, the Ninja Village Allied Forces had suffered devastating casualties inside Infinite Castle.
In the brief exchange that had just lasted little more than ten minutes, Tanjiro had directly killed several hundred ninjas, while almost every survivor had been injured.
Kakashi himself had been stabbed. If Might Guy hadn't come to his aid in time, Tanjiro might have sliced off half his body.
Kurenai had taken a heavy blow from Tanjiro. More than a dozen of her ribs were broken, and she was slumped off to the side, barely able to get up.
All of Kankuro's puppets had been destroyed, and