Taking Stock of the Losses

Kakashi, holding a list, began counting the number of people. After going around the list, he discovered that over five hundred Konoha Ninja had perished in this battle, most of them dying in direct combat with Cloud Shinobi, and the majority of them were Chunin and Apprentice Jonin.

Hyuga Changchun inventoried the Konoha battlefield and found over nine hundred Cloud Shinobi corpses. These Cloud Shinobi had come to support the Two-Tails Jinchuriki but were surrounded by Konoha Ninja. Many of the Cloud Shinobi's bodies were mangled and incomplete.

Kakashi then directed the Sealing Squad members to seal the fallen Two-Tails tail, intending to send it to the Fifth Hokage for research.

Kakashi looked at the massive tail that had fallen from the Two-Tails and said with a sigh, "Thanks to the Fifth Hokage's Ninjutsu, we were able to cut off the Two-Tails' tail."

After the Two-Tails beast's blue flame tail was sealed by the members of the Konoha Sealing Squad using Sealing Scroll,

Kaka then shouted, "Take those fallen ninjas with you too. After the war, bury them in the Konoha cemetery so they can be worshipped by the Konoha!"

Upon hearing Kakashi's words, the captain of the Sealing Squad nodded respectfully and said, "Understood!"

There were also many Konoha Ninja there, mourning their fallen comrades. Many of the corpses had been struck by Lightning Release and were unrecognizable.

All the Konoha Ninja! Looking at their former teammates, even in their tragic deaths, they all roared with rage, "These Mountain Barbarians must pay the price! We will wipe them out sooner or later!"

As inheritors of the Will of Fire in the new era, the fire of Konoha burns eternally, consuming all enemies and transforming them into nourishment to illuminate their village. Therefore, Konoha Ninjas are known for their vengeful nature.

Kumo-ma walked up to Kakashi again, looking at Kakashi's gloomy and remorseful face.

Kumo-ma spoke up directly, "Kakashi-sensei! In this battle, we not only repelled the Cloud Shinobi's attack, but also defeated the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. At least 1,700 Cloud Shinobi were killed by our Konoha Ninja. If they hadn't used their Laser Cannons, we could have killed even more Cloud Shinobi. Perhaps we would have even defeated that Black Lightning successor, Darui, on the spot!"

Hearing this, Kakashi's expression softened slightly, and he said seriously, "It's because I didn't try hard enough; otherwise, the battle would have been much better."

The Flying Thunder God Squad also came over. Seeing Kakashi's serious expression, Genma Shiranui immediately comforted him, saying, "There are always casualties in war. If our Konoha Ninjas weren't strong enough, we might have been wiped out by the Two-Tails. We've already marked the Flying Thunder God Marker along the way. The Hokage can follow our marks and reach the border of the Land of Fire directly. Once the Hokage arrives, I think the scales of victory will definitely be ours."

Kakashi watched as the medical ninjas of Konoha treated the injured ninjas, including some who were missing limbs and could no longer serve as ninjas.

Kakashi then spoke up, "Register all the injured and disabled ninjas. Once we return to the village, we need to allocate funds to them."

Hyuga Changchun nodded upon hearing Kakashi's words, then said with a serious expression, "Assistant Hokage! I understand."

Kakashi then said to Genma Shiranui, "The three of you arrived just in time. If it weren't for your support, I think the casualties would be even greater now."

Upon Genma Shiranui said with a serious expression, "Assistant Hokage! We also went to the border of the Land of Earth. Three thousand Konoha Ninjas have already gathered there, led by the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Their defensive and offensive arrangements have been made. If Iwagakure dares to send troops rashly, they will definitely be met with the Explosive Tag Formation and learn a profound lesson."

Kakashi nodded directly, then said with a serious expression, "The Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, is extremely adept at seizing opportunities. If he sees that Konoha is already prepared for battle, he most likely won't launch a war against Konoha. He might very well do what he did last time and directly rob the weakened Hidden Cloud Village."

Immediately, the logistics captain ran to Kakashi's side, saluted, and said with a serious expression, "Assistant Hokage, we have 750,000 Explosive Tags and 1.2 million Kunai left in our warehouse. We've used over 300,000 Explosive Tags Kunai 500,000 kunai this time."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi nodded immediately, having already considered the situation. He then said with a serious expression, "Disarm all the Explosive Tags, ensuring all Konoha Ninja have a sufficient Explosive Tag to kill these Cloud Shinobi from a distance."

The logistics department captain immediately shouted, "Yes, sir! Assistant Hokage, I will carry it out immediately!"

Kakashi then said to the logistics captain, "Prepare the meal! Make sure all the Konoha Ninjas have a delicious meal."

The logistics captain immediately nodded and shouted, "Understood, sir."

Kumo-ma said excitedly, "Assistant Hokage, if we kill the Dodai on the other side this time, will I get praise from Hokage? Will he reward me with an Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine too?"

Kakashi, who was already feeling down, couldn't help but say after hearing this, "Probably? After all, Shiro was rewarded with the Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine this Hayakumo Sōma for his meritorious service in battle."

Upon hearing these words, Kumo-ma's face filled with fervor, and even his eyes cleared. He shouted again, "I'm going to kill this one-eyed bastard! I'll skin him alive, pull out his tendons, and hang him at the entrance of Konoha so those people know the price of being an enemy of Konoha!"

Genma Shiranui hearing Kumo-ma's words, Genma Shiranui was startled, but then said seriously, "Kumo-ma! You'd better be careful. That Dodai is the commander-in-chief of Hidden Cloud Village, protected by a large number of Cloud Shinobi. You might be wiped out by a concentrated attack from the Cloud Shinobi before you even see him."

Upon hearing Genma Shiranui's words, Kumo-ma Jian shook his head and said seriously, "Why do you say that? I only have one head, but Dodai doesn't. I even have an extra eye. Why don't you ask him if he's afraid of me?"

Upon Genma Shiranui immediately nodded, then said with a look of shock, "That makes sense, what you said makes a lot of sense. Then I wish the Kumo-ma a great victory!"