"Thud!" "Pfft!" Subdued ninjas lay sprawled across the Arena floor, some still unconscious, others gasping weakly.
Everyone took their "trophies."
And tossed them into the middle.
They could guard them all together and show off their achievements at the same time.
They couldn't let the other villages outshine them.
The Konoha Twelve, the Cloud Village Trio, Kankuro and Temari from Sunagakure, and Chojuro from Kirigakure,
Akatsuchi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara from Iwagakure.
Suigetsu and Haku gradually gathered in the center with them, the dust and blood on their bodies serving as medals from this battle.
Hinata wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at her companions. "Is everyone okay? The fighting was so chaotic that I didn't have time to check on you."
She was still too kindhearted.
She had subdued every opponent with the Pressure Point Technique and Sealing,
Holding back for fear of killing them.
Perhaps these people were all innocent victims under someone else's control.
Kiba patted Akamaru's head. "Akamaru and I are fine. He bit one of the Cursed Seal ninjas, though, and now he's a little sluggish. It might have affected him, but he should be fine after some rest."
Shino's insects circled nearby. "My insects cleared away the lingering traces of the Cursed Seal. There won't be any secondary infections for now. I planted kikaichū inside them."
Sasuke leaned against the wall, his Sharingan gradually fading.
He looked toward Deidara and frowned. "You went too far back there. Those ninjas were being controlled. There was no need to blow them to death." He had no interest in killing people who had lost their minds.
Deidara fiddled with his clay and raised an eyebrow in displeasure. "Art demands the ultimate expression. Blowing them to death was how I paid my respects to art."
Suigetsu walked