After Toru and the others left, Mark immediately found himself overwhelmed. He sent people to count and treat the wounded while dispatching others to headquarters to report the situation and request reinforcements.
Two hours later, Mark's reinforcements arrived.
"How many people were injured?" A woman strode over with brisk efficiency, her voice decisive and steady. She was clearly the type of formidable woman who commanded attention.
Mark stepped forward and answered, "Thirty-seven people were injured in total. Twenty-five suffered light injuries, and twelve were seriously wounded... Two of the severely wounded did not survive."
The woman immediately turned and ordered the Sunagakure ninja behind her, "Have the medical ninja treat them at once. Prioritize the severely wounded. No one else can die."
"Yes, Lady Pakura," a female medical ninja replied respectfully.
Mark was extremely nervous. The woman before him was his direct superior, Sunagakure's renowned Scorch Release user, Pakura.
Pakura's reputation in the village was second only to Elder Chiyo and the current acting Kazekage, Rasa.
Her strength was equally formidable. She wielded Scorch Release, capable of roasting people alive into desiccated corpses.
Pakura frowned and berated Mark. "A bunch of useless fools! You were beaten into this state by a few Konoha Chunin and Genin. How am I supposed to answer to the village?"
Mark immediately protested, "Lady Pakura, those Konoha ninja were truly exceptional."
"One was skilled in Wind Release swordsmanship, one excelled at ninja tools and possessed superb swordsmanship, and the other was a strange yet powerful taijutsu ninja. None of them were weaker than me."
"Their captain was an Uchiha named Uchiha Toru. He was even stronger, using nothing but Jonin-level Fire Release. I was no match for him. I'm afraid only you, Lady Pakura, can deal with him."
Pakura felt that Mark was merely making