"Damn it, Jinchūriki to flank and attack us while we were attacking..."
The Hidden Cloud Village Hidden's Camp was no longer the vibrant place it once was. The protective shield against Sensory had been brutally torn apart, and the numerous craters looked as if it had been struck by countless meteorites. The ground also bore countless traces of the storm's devastation.
Of course, the most shocking thing was the two large, bowl-shaped pits in the Camp, which were the culprits that caused the Camp to be completely destroyed.
Many of the high-ranking Jonin Hidden Cloud Village had participated in battles against the Tailed Beasts in the past. Without a doubt, the terrifying and exaggerated shape of the crater was caused by the Tailed Beasts Tailed-Beast Bomb, and two of them were released.
Almost all the ninjas who remained here were wiped out.
The corpses left on the ground were not intact; almost all of them were scattered pieces of flesh, strewn about in various places.
However, judging from some clues, the Hidden Cloud Village here experienced fierce resistance, but against Perfect Jinchūriki who could perfectly display the power of the Tailed Beasts, such resistance was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The Kōmon Hidden Cloud Village, including Jonin, all had dimmed eyes, filled with regret, sorrow, grief, and a burning rage of extreme humiliation that seemed to consume everything.
Reason told them that continuing to fight the Land of Night at this point would only be sending their hard-won forces to their deaths.
"By the way, Lord Kōmon, not only Lord 'Ai', but also Lord Kapui doesn't seem to have returned. Could it be that they...?"
Just then, a voice broke the silence. A Hidden Cloud Village Jonin trembled, speaking with a hesitant and apprehensive tone.
The Jonin's reminder jolted everyone out of their grief and anger. They looked around and indeed did not see Ai or Kapui return.
This made their already difficult situation even more challenging.
One is the next Raikage's successor, and the other is a trusted confidant of the current Raikage's Anbu; both are important pillars of Kumogakure.
Especially 'A', who is not yet thirty years old and has a lot of room for growth in the future. He is far from the peak of a ninja and is highly regarded by many people in the village.
As for 'Ai', most of them had a bad feeling when they realized they had fallen into a trap; 'Ai' was likely in grave danger.
But Kapui... in their minds, things shouldn't be moving so slowly.
The opponent is not only a master of Taijutsu, but also possesses the Kekkei Genkai Storm Release and Sensory Ninjutsu. Given the opponent's Sensory range, they should be able to sense the enemy's and our own situation on the main battlefield, and then quickly assess the situation to make a safe retreat.
"Lord Kapui, could it be that you've been... possessed by the ' Ghost '?"
Some of the Jonin envisioned some terrible consequences.
However, before this part was finished, another group of Jonin abruptly spoke up:
"Impossible! With ' Ghost's' strength, even if Kapui is no match for him, he shouldn't be without a chance to escape!"
The firmness in their words reflected their absolute confidence in Kapui's abilities.
Even on a more intense battlefield, a ninja with strong Sensory abilities is not so easy to kill; their chances of survival are quite high.
As for ambushes... they hadn't even considered that.
"' Ghost ' is the younger sister of ' Ice Princess ' and ' Black Yasha '. If the three sisters are evenly matched in strength, then ' Ghost's' power is likely not as simple as it appears on the surface. Perhaps she possesses unknown powers that we are unaware of..."
A high-ranking Jonin offered an objective analysis.
The three so-called " Snow Moon Flower " sisters— Irori, Yaya, Komurasaki— are all named by code names by the Hidden Cloud Village.
Irori, who is skilled in Ice Release, uses the codename ' Ice Princess '.
Yaya, who savagely attacks her enemies with Taijutsu, is named ' Black Yasha ', which perfectly matches her characteristics—her beautiful, ethereal, and aloof appearance is unlike that of a human, and her brutal and unrestrained Taijutsu are like those of a demon descending from the heavens.
For Komurasaki, who frequently interacts with them, there is no more suitable codename than ' Ghost '.
Unseen and intangible, they launch sudden attacks the moment the enemy is off guard, causing many Hidden Cloud Village to mysteriously disappear without a trace, their bodies never to be found, as if they never existed in the world.
In addition, it can induce a person's sleep and manipulate them into committing murder.
This is a capability they have already discovered.
Compared to her two older sisters, ' Ice Princess ' and ' Black Yasha ', these abilities are troublesome, but with care, there are ways to limit them.
But what if ' Ghost ' have more than just these abilities?
However, these ideas are ultimately just conjectures and speculations that have not been officially confirmed.
Since they have no idea what happened in Inari, any assumptions will remain just that—assumptions—and can only be used as a reference at best.
"We can talk about those things later. The most important task now is to treat the wounded and... gather the remaining troops."
The Kōmon interrupted everyone's thoughts, and the order was given directly, the tone firm and resolute.
With morale so low, the Kōmon was no longer thinking about getting the ball back, but rather about minimizing the losses as much as possible.
Although many people escaped with him and returned, some ninjas got lost during the escape. These lost ninjas need to be rescued as soon as possible and brought back.
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The day after the battle, the Land of Night's casualties were quickly tallied.
In yesterday's main battle, a total of 173 ninjas and Samurai from the Land of Night were killed, including three Jonin and one Upper Samurai. 27 were seriously wounded and more than 100 were slightly wounded.
However, in Yayoi's eyes, whether someone is seriously injured or slightly injured, as long as they still have a breath left, they should be treated as someone with minor injuries.
Yayoi instructed the other Medical Ninja to treat those with minor injuries, while she and two assistants focused on treating the seriously injured.
Several of them had their legs or arms severed. In other villages, injuries of this severity would likely render them useless and unable to become ninjas.
But in Yayoi's eyes, these were minor injuries. He could simply find his hands and feet and reconnect them, even though it would consume a lot of his Chakra.
Only one person was unlucky; his severed right hand could not be found on the battlefield. Since he did not want to use the arms of other dead soldiers as a replacement, Yayoi had to use her puppetry skills to install a mechanical prosthesis on him, which was just as flexible as a real hand.
In just one night, Yayoi treated the seriously wounded and went back to compile the battle report.
The Land of Night ninjas and Samurai who participated in the battle last night numbered just over a thousand, with nearly three hundred casualties.
The extent of the Hidden Cloud Village's losses is unknown and still being tallied, but according to Yayoi's estimate, and taking into account the results of the Seven-Tails ' raid on the Camp, at least a thousand Hidden Cloud Village ninjas were killed in this operation.
This figure doesn't include the wounded and prisoners; if those were included, the number would double.
It can be said that, thanks to the timely retreat of the Hidden Cloud Village, although some of their strength was preserved, this main force was almost powerless to fight again.
It's far from death, but very close to disability.
Moreover, the Hidden Cloud Village who were injured or killed were all elite members of the Hidden Cloud Village.
It is believed that the Hidden Cloud Village will spend a long time recovering its strength.
However, this is something that will happen in the future after the ceasefire, but Yayoi feels that she needs to put more pressure on Hidden Cloud Village to force them to make peace talks as soon as possible.
Having achieved his strategic objective in this war, he no longer wished to entangle himself with the Hidden Cloud Village.
After all, land and population take time to gradually erode, and time is on his side; there's no need to rush.
In addition, there is another reason why Yayoi's desire for peace talks is becoming increasingly urgent.
That was on the battlefield Hot Water and Frost Countries, Hidden Cloud Village's offensive momentum remained fierce.
He saw the complete battle report delivered by the Assault Force.
Kinkaku Ginkaku used the Six Paths Ninja Tools to launch a sneak attack, resulting in the death of Sasuke Sarutobi, Konoha High Command.
Not only Konoha suffered losses, but the Land of Night also suffered losses. Kakuzu's two heart clones, as well as some Jonin and Upper Samurai from the Land of Night, were sealed by Kinkaku Ginkaku's Six Paths Ninja Tools.
" Irori, write me a letter and deliver it to the Second A. The content is..."