Natsuki did not keep Pakura for long.
After telling her about Rasa's death, he chose to leave.
After all, she still had plenty to do.
Meanwhile, Kakkō led the Iwagakure ninja in wiping out the Sunagakure force that had come to ambush them.
Once he confirmed Rasa's death, he became ecstatic.
The only regret was that Shōtarō, the greatest contributor to this battle, had tragically perished in the explosion, taking Rasa down with him.
But this was no time to mourn.
Just as Natsuki had suggested, he quickly assembled the Iwagakure ninja and marched toward Sunagakure's main camp.
In the end, however, they were too slow.
After receiving the intelligence, Onpu, Sunagakure's new commander, swiftly put various arrangements in place.
After more than half a day of fierce fighting, Iwagakure ultimately chose to withdraw.
News of Rasa's death spread throughout the Ninja World the next day. The villages most affected were Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
Ōnoki lavishly praised Kakkō, Shōtarō, and the others in a grand public display.
This could be considered Iwagakure's greatest victory since the war began.
As a senior figure in Sunagakure who had nearly become the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa had been quite famous.
Pakura, meanwhile, was filled with outrage. In front of Chiyo, Ebizo, Karura, and the others, she declared that she would kill Kakkō to avenge Rasa.
To that end, she dispatched another thousand ninja to the Land of Birds and appointed Baki as their commander.
Apart from Rasa himself, Baki was the central figure in Rasa's faction.
But with Rasa dead, Baki and the others would not be able to hold out for long.
That faction would eventually become a thing of the past.
In a cave somewhere in the Land of Earth.
White Zetsu emerged.
He stood before Uchiha Madara's Shadow Clone and reported