After the Battle

Faced with the expectant gazes of everyone present, Taiichi did not hesitate at all and gave the answer that everyone was most looking forward to.

"Victory! A resounding victory!"

A moment of silence was followed by deafening cheers. In just a few moments, the cheers spread rapidly in all directions, and the entire Camp was gradually engulfed in a sea of joy.

Several sentimental girls around them hugged each other and jumped for joy. Some of the ninjas even secretly wiped away tears from the corners of their eyes, but no one laughed at them, because everyone felt the same way.

After more than ten minutes, once everyone had calmed down, Taiichi finally delivered Jiraiya's order: the logistics and medical units should immediately return to camp to prepare for the selection of a new Camp and the treatment of the wounded.

Upon receiving the order, Director Fujita and several logistics managers immediately sprang into action, issuing instructions to their subordinates. Soon, everyone in the temporary Camp was mobilized, determined to return to their previous Camp as quickly as possible.

After such a fierce battle on the front lines, there must have been many wounded, some even seriously wounded. They couldn't let the wounded wait too long; otherwise, if they didn't die at the hands of the Sunagakure Ninja but instead died from their injuries due to lack of timely treatment, their sins would be enormous.

After delivering the order, Taiichi couldn't leave immediately. He still needed to escort them back to Camp. The battle at the front had just ended, and the defeated Sunagakure Ninja were running around in all directions. Who knew if any of the confused Sunagakure Ninja might have wandered into the rear of Konoha?

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Taiichi should stay with the group.

Director Fujita and his team acted swiftly, or rather, they were always ready to return to the front lines. In less than half an hour, everyone in the temporary Camp was fully prepared to go.

After Taiichi confirmed everyone's condition, he gave the order, and the entire team began to move.

As evening approached, the group finally arrived at the previous Camp. The journey was uneventful; no fools came to cause trouble, and no Sunagakure Ninja had taken a wrong turn recklessly crashed into them.

At this time, there were already people moving around inside the Camp. When Taiichi led the logistics team closer, he realized that these were all ninjas who had been wounded on the front lines.

Since the battle situation had stabilized, Jiraiya and other high-ranking officers had those with minor injuries escort the seriously wounded back to the Camp ahead of time, so that they could receive medical treatment as soon as the medical personnel returned.

"Quickly, all Medical Team members, half go to set up equipment, half go to treat the seriously wounded, quick, quick, quick, get moving!"

As the head of the medical team, Director Fujita stepped forward immediately and directed his subordinates to participate in the rescue work. The Medical Team, being seasoned veterans, began operating without any delay.

Some were moving the wounded, some were setting up camp, and some were using Medical Ninjutsu to provide emergency treatment.

Taiichi, of course, couldn't just stand by and watch; he also had a job as a Medical Ninja. He formed a hand seal, and four Shadow Clone immediately appeared beside him. Without saying a word, they immediately joined in the treatment.

The other logistics staff were also busy at this time. Their first task was to help restore all the functions of the Medical Camp. After that, the various functional tents also needed to be rearranged. For example, the Central Command Tent couldn't be left without a place for the high-ranking officers to hold meetings after they returned from the battle.

Then there are the various protective Barrier. Many of these Barrier were removed before because of the evacuation of personnel, and now they need to be redone.

With everyone's joint efforts, the camp was quickly restored to its original functions. During this period, ninjas continued to retreat from the front lines, most of them due to injuries, but some were ordered to return specifically to defend the Camp.

This also shows that Jiraiya and other high-ranking officials at the front lines were still very clear-headed and were not blinded by the victory. They even knew to send people back to prevent malicious people from raiding their base.

Let's move back a few hours.

In fact, the battle on the front lines did not go as smoothly as expected. Sunagakure did indeed retreat, but after the initial chaos, under the leadership of Chiyo and Ebizo, their Jonin quickly regrouped. Although the defeat was irreversible, most of their Jonin fighting strength was still preserved.

They fought their way out, eventually joining up with the Fourth Kazekage who was retreating from the sky. If Shikaku hadn't sent out a considerable number of skilled fighters to keep an eye on the Sunagakure Ninja and prevent them from causing trouble, they might have been wiped out in a counterattack. In the sky, watching the Sand Village Ninja retreating in an orderly fashion not far away, Rasa's expression finally improved a little. But thinking that there were only a little over 300 left out of the original nearly 2,000 troops, his face darkened again. He wondered how many Sunagakure Ninja would perish in this battle.

Rasa shook his head, clearing his mind of these negative thoughts. He controlled the Magnet Release Gold Dust beneath his feet, slowly lowering the ground, letting the Sunagakure Ninja, who was in a sensitive state, know that it was he, the Kazekage, who had returned.

Sure enough, his actions were not in vain; the Sunagakure below quickly spotted the Kazekage flying in the sky. Immediately, cheers erupted one after another, significantly boosting the morale of the Sunagakure Ninja below.

When Rasa landed, he immediately saw Chiyo and Ebizo who had come to greet him. Seeing that they were both safe and sound, a Taiseki was lifted from Rasa's heart.

It's not that Rasa doesn't care about others, but these two are indeed too important.

For the village, they were important members of the elders' council, and elders standing behind him. Although Ebizo is no longer alive, his influence is real.

For him personally, this First Shinobi World War was a truly devastating defeat. If anything were to happen to either of them, the first thing he would do upon returning to the village would be to be dismissed from his position as Kazekage. He would be lucky to have a chance to redeem himself through meritorious service.

"Elder Chiyo, Ebizo, what happened on the main battlefield? How could the defeat have been so sudden?"

This was something Rasa couldn't understand. When the two battlefields separated, Sunagakure was at a disadvantage, but it wasn't obvious. How could it suddenly collapse?

Chiyo and Ebizo exchanged glances, unsure how to answer the Kazekage's question. This was a matter that couldn't be explained in a short time, and with so many people around, it wasn't appropriate to discuss such a topic here.

"Lord Kazekage, let's retreat first. There are many Konoha Ninja hiding nearby. If we stay any longer, we might be surrounded and attacked by them," Ebizo advised, emphasizing that preserving our forces should be the top priority.

Rasa then realized that not only were they being besieged by Konoha, but he himself was also being hunted. After briefly sensing his surroundings, although there were no Konoha Ninja attacking at the moment, he could clearly feel that he and his companions were being constantly monitored.

As for why they didn't attack, it was simply because they didn't want to take on a tough opponent. With so many Sand Sunagakure Ninja scattering and fleeing around, dealing with them was much easier than dealing with these obviously difficult opponents.

"Go, send the signal immediately to retreat to the Land of Wind."

Rasa was decisive. Since they had lost, there was no point in struggling. It was better to retreat to the Land of Wind and redeploy their defenses than to drag things out with Konoha.

He was convinced that Konoha would not invade the Land of Wind, as it offered neither benefit nor goodwill to them, but was the best operational environment for Sunagakure.

Chiyo and Ebizo stared at the Fourth Kazekage in shock. They hadn't expected him to be so decisive, and they had to admire his courage. Making a choice at this moment was no easy task; it required taking responsibility. But without a doubt, this decision would minimize the losses for the Sunagakure Ninja.

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away!"

Soon, three scarlet Signal Flare rose into the sky, conspicuous even in daylight. Upon seeing these Signal Flare, the Sand Village Ninja no longer had any concerns, focusing solely on how to escape back to the Land of Wind.

Five hundred meters away from this Sunagakure team, four Konoha Jonin and fifteen Chunin were gathered, including Minato, who was the one in charge here.

This wasn't because he was Jiraiya's disciple, but because he was the strongest here.

"Namikaze Jonin, what should we do now? Wasn't that the Fourth Kazekage who just flew over? Should we gather our forces and attack him?"

Minato glanced helplessly Jonin the Jonin, who was clearly blinded by his previous victories and didn't even realize who he was facing.

Jiraiya could withstand the Kazekage's attacks and beat him up, but that doesn't mean they could. Besides, the Kazekage specializes in large-scale attacks. Sending a huge group of people up there would just be suicide missions!

"No, our mission is to keep an eye on these Sunagakure Ninja and prevent them from having a chance to support the others. As for launching an attack, forget it; our strength is not superior to theirs!"

Minato's words were quite earnest. In fact, with the battle reaching this point, Konoha had already achieved a great victory. There was absolutely no need to push Sunagakure into a desperate situation, as that would also cause great losses to Konoha itself. After all, Konoha's enemies were not just Sunagakure.

Fortunately, there were some sensible people in Sunagakure. When the Fourth Kazekage arrived and fired Signal Flare, he stopped engaging the Konoha Ninja and the entire group's retreat speed increased dramatically.

This is the tacit understanding between the two sides. If you have the ability, you can kill as many ninjas as you can on the outer perimeter. But if you come to fight the elites here again, then it's a fight to the death!

Minato led a large group of ninjas, following the group all the way until they left the Land of Rivers and entered the Land of Land of Wind, before returning to his own Camp. But that's another story.

During this time, the main force of Konoha relentlessly slaughtered the other ninjas of Sunagakure. There was no mercy, no sympathy, only expressionless killing. Anyone who stood in their way, as long as they were Sunagakure ninja, was mercilessly killed. This is war, where human life is treated like dirt, and everything is for the sake of victory.

At this point, Jiraiya, after finishing his battle with the Kazekage, hadn't participated in any other battles, except for casually dealing with "small ants" along the way. During this great battle, Jiraiya from initially holding the line and later restraining the Kazekage, Jiraiya truly acted as the Commander.

Just like now, he did not pursue the Kazekage. Instead, he joined up with Shikaku and other strategist ninjas, and methodically directed all the Konoha Ninja to either pursue or encircle them.

For those Konoha Ninja injured in battle, personnel were arranged to provide immediate assistance, especially for the seriously wounded. After emergency treatment, they were first sent back to the rear Camp, because he believed that Taiichi would return with Medical Ninja in time.

His efforts were effective. With the direct orders from the commander-in-chief, the wounded ninjas received emergency treatment immediately. Although these were just simple hemostasis and bandaging, in actual warfare, one of the leading causes of death is blood loss.

But now, with this simple treatment, the post-war mortality rate can be reduced by at least 10%. This is already a huge benefit, especially now that Konoha is in a state of manpower shortage everywhere. This 10% reduction in casualties can alleviate the personnel shortage to some extent.

Behind the battlefield, at the Konoha Camp.

More and more wounded soldiers were escorted back to the Camp, and the Medical Camp was short-staffed. Taiichi had no choice but to summon his last two Shadow Clones to help treat the wounded.

His true form sat upright in the center of the Camp, facing the Camp gate, his Chakra Perception fully activated, enveloping the entire Camp and keeping watch for any potential enemies.

At the gate, the Konoha Ninja coming and going could all see him sitting in the center, but seeing that his eyes were slightly closed and his Chakra fluctuations were obvious, they knew that Taiichi was Scout the surrounding situation.

A sense of security washed over them for no apparent reason. This was a ninja capable of defeating Shukaku. With such a powerful ninja protecting them, what was there to worry about?

When the bright moon was high in the sky, Taiichi did not see Jiraiya and the other high-ranking officials return, but instead saw Yohei and Kakashi.

This startled him. Returning at this time was not a good thing. Judging from the fact that there were only five of them, someone must have been seriously injured, and the others must also be wounded to some extent, which was why they were all able to return.

Thinking of this, Taiichi stopped sitting and got up to go and greet them.

Sure enough, from afar they could see Yohei carrying Obito on his back, with Kakashi and Rin supporting him on either side, both to reduce the pressure on Yohei and to maintain his stability. Obito, on the other hand, was coughing up blood every now and then, clearly indicating a problem with his lungs.

When the five saw Taiichi come out to greet them, Rin, who was most concerned about Obito, burst into tears of joy. Wiping away her tears, she went to Obito's side and said, "Obito, don't worry, everything will be alright. Taiichi is here, and he will definitely be able to heal you."

Obito managed a weak smile, wanting to say a few words of comfort to Rin, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out another mouthful of blood, scaring Rin so much that she dared not speak again.

At this moment, Taiichi also came to the side of the group. He glanced at them and found that, apart from Obito, the other four also had injuries, but they were all minor superficial wounds. Even Rin only had a cut on her arm. How Obito was so badly injured?

Seeing that this guy was about to die, Taiichi no longer hesitated. He created a temporary Shadow Clone to keep watch, while his main body placed one hand on Obito, enveloping him with dense Yang Release Chakra, to ensure that he didn't die first.