It unfolded far beyond expectations.
Let's not talk about the other national ninja villages above Kumogakure, Konoha and Shinobi World that have not yet received news. Just the two sides participating in the war, Yan and Sand, for this battle, it was beyond the expectations of most of them. The winner felt it was too easy, and the loser felt it was too sudden!
Although the battle between ninjas will not last for several hours like ordinary armies, it is impossible to determine the outcome of thousands of collisions in just twenty minutes, not to mention that Sunagakure Ninja has an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, Iwagakure Ninja purely relied on the fortress as a support, and the initial configuration of barriers, mechanisms, traps and other configurations barely narrowed the gap. Later, Kitsuchi saw the opportunity and led the team directly into the core battlefield, which truly brought the two sides into a balanced situation.
Although with Kitsuchi's super personal strength, Iwagakure Ninja can gradually break the deadlock, slowly suppress Sunagakure Ninja, and gain the advantage of the frontal battlefield, but it will obviously take time. Simply defeating Fugi and Baki cannot be done in a short time.
Kitsuchi's heart is not that big, and all planned configurations are carried out at the most stable pace. However, Shōji's strong defeat of Rasa has become the most important factor affecting the battle situation. Sunagakure Ninja, who was originally in a suppressed situation, saw the defeat of his own shadow. The entire mental impact cannot be summed up in one sentence!
After all, human beings are not machines. Once their courage is revealed, it can easily spread. Once a large-scale panic forms in the entire Sunagakure Ninja army, the battle cannot continue!
Defeat is the inevitable result!
Therefore, Shōji's strong defeat of Rasa was a key factor for Iwagakure Ninja's side to quickly win this war!
In the end, in this war, Iwagakure Ninja successfully defeated the Sunagakure Ninja army led by Fourth Kazekage—Rasa with less than 500 casualties (only 300 died in the battle, and the rest were lightly and seriously injured). Not only did he kill thousands of Sunagakure Ninja, even captured three to four hundred Sunagakure Ninja who surrendered after the break, not to mention some Sunagakure Ninja who reluctantly retreated, but were also seriously injured and may not be able to be rescued, plus Rasa who was also seriously injured by Shōji himself.
Sunagakure Ninja has suffered heavy losses!
After returning to Northern Fortress, I listened to the preliminary statistics of Jōnin, who had returned from cleaning the battlefield.
Shōji and Kitsuchi did not show any surprise on their faces. With such a huge frontal advantage, it is normal to obtain such a victory. That is to say, both of them have restrained themselves. Otherwise, if they press hard again, the victory can be further expanded!
However, when the established strategic goals have been exceeded, Kitsuchi and Shōji will not do anything unnecessary!
What's more, Sunagakure, who has been defeated one after another, has been severely damaged and weakened again. In the next few years, he will completely enter the dormant period. There is no need to worry at all. And as far as Shinobi World structure is concerned, retaining some of Sunagakure's strength can still It is valuable. Let's not talk about the issue of hatred, but really talk about the degree of hatred. Sunagakure should be hostile to Konoha the most, but Third Shinobi World War is Konoha who defeated Sunagakure!
"Well, try to collect all the corpses of your companions and place them in place. Identify the corpses of Sunagakure Ninja and take the valuable ones back. If not, dispose of them on the spot. Those prisoners must also be taken care of. These are important bargaining chips for the next step. Do you understand?"
Kitsuchi looked at Iwagakure Ninja in front of him and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Kitsuchi!"
After this Iwagakure Ninja suddenly lowered his head in response, he also straightened his figure and disappeared directly from the place, going to carry out the order of Kitsuchi.
Unlike ordinary wars, in a ninja confrontation, it is very important to collect the corpses of ninjas killed in battle by both the enemy and ourselves. The corpses of our own ninjas are to ensure that important information in the village is not exposed. Ordinary Genin are not included, but almost all of the Jōnin killed in battle can be learned. The confidential information of the village and the corpses of these people must be disposed of properly. Above Shinobi World, the same is true for the ninjas who perform confidential tasks in the ninja villages of various countries. Once the task fails or the failure is foreseeable, and there is a high probability that you will not survive and escape, you must give priority to disposing of at least part of your brain!
This is especially clear in the regulations of Anbu!
It can be said that the corpse of a powerful ninja has high research value. The intelligence in the brain is one thing, and the personal physical fitness is another. If it is Kekkei Genkai, let alone it. In fact, in the earliest days, Scorch Release, Explosion Release, Boil Release, Magnet Release, and Ice Release were not conventional Ninjutsu techniques. They were almost only mastered by some people in an area from generation to generation.
Later, it was because of the outbreak of war.
The bodies of these people have become the most valuable research materials.
This allows these special Ninjutsu to be passed down and spread. Although it still depends on individual talent, at least there is one more channel for learning.
Of course there is not much worth studying in Sunagakure. If it is Rasa or Third Kazekage, as well as the corpse of Pakura who was deliberately tricked to death by Rasa in Third Shinobi World War, then it is indeed valuable for research, according to others.
The research value is really not great.
Kitsuchi is only interested in the intelligence in the brains of these people. Although it may only be fragmentary fragments, if it can be combined, it can still obtain a considerable amount of confidential information about Sunagakure, such as combat readiness materials, garrison configuration, stronghold arrangements, etc., which will be beneficial to Iwagakure's subsequent arrangements.
"I have sent people to pass the specific information back to the village. The next step is to check the movements on the other side. In the past few days, Shōji, you can relax a little and have a good rest. Although you have not been injured in the successive battles, your consumption should not be small!"
After Kitsuchi ordered and arranged some necessary post-war work one by one, he turned to look at Shōji and said with a gentle smile.
"Well, then the rest is all your fault, Kitsuchi!"
Shōji also chuckled and responded Responded.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Shōji was assigned as the deputy commander-in-chief in front of the enemy this time was to lead the first batch of advance troops to launch the first wave of attacks. The key point is that Ōnoki and Kitsuchi want to integrate Shōji and Uchiha Clan into their existence.
Let Shōji initially establish its own prestige and presence in Iwagakure Ninja!
Shōji also achieved this very well. In two battles, he performed to his heart's content!
This time, Rasa was directly and forcefully defeated. It can be said that the set mission goal was exceeded. Moreover, for Shōji itself, having such a hearty battle with a strong person at the Kage Level level would be more conducive to his own growth!
The strong will always gradually become stronger in the blood and fire!