Sarutobi Toru had stopped fighting after exchanging a single round with Uchiha Madara not only because he believed Konoha Village could handle Uchiha Madara, but also because he wanted to build up Tsunade's prestige. He had not expected Uchiha Madara to have such a trick up his sleeve. It was not exactly a disaster, but it had indeed caused Konoha Village heavy losses.
Since Sarutobi Toru had already escaped Chibaku Tensei, the three of them did not linger. Sarutobi Toru grabbed Tsunade, and together with Namikaze Minato, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to swiftly return to Konoha Village.
"You're back. Are you all right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen finally let out a sigh of relief when he saw Sarutobi Toru return.
"Don't worry. That thing can't hold me." Sarutobi Toru set Uchiha Madara's corpse down from his shoulder and said smugly.
Of course, that was also because Uchiha Madara's Chibaku Tensei was about as powerful as Edo Tensei Nagato's Chibaku Tensei. That was why Sarutobi Toru could escape so easily and even take Uchiha Madara's corpse with him.
If it had been Chibaku Tensei used by Uchiha Madara at his peak with the Rinnegan, Sarutobi Toru might have been able to escape before it fully formed. But once he had been sealed inside, getting out again would have been difficult.
"How are the village's casualties?"
"Very bad. The main casualties were ordinary people. At least three or four thousand died this time," Sarutobi Hiruzen said helplessly.
Sarutobi Toru looked around. Konoha Village had truly suffered severe damage this time. More importantly, Konoha Village's population density was much higher than it had been in the past, which also meant there were far more ordinary people without ninja talent.
An average ninja, even an ordinary Genin, could often survive with injuries under those