No one but Matsudaira and Pakura knew what had happened on the battlefield, and Matsudaira had no intention of telling anyone else.
He would only reveal it to Fugaku, the Clan Head of the Uchiha, after the war ended—unless someone saw through Pakura first.
Until then, it would remain a secret. Matsudaira had also added another achievement to his record, and this one was truly astonishing.
Rasa might only be serving as acting Wind Shadow, but barring an accident, the "acting" would eventually be dropped.
Now, with Rasa crippled and Chiyo dead, Sunagakure was no longer a serious threat.
At Sunagakure Camp, Medical Ninja quickly bandaged Pakura's wounds.
Several captains from the Camp came over.
"Lady Pakura, how was Lord Rasa hurt so badly? And I haven't seen Lady Chiyo."
Pakura's expression darkened. "Lady Chiyo, Lord Rasa, and I tried to ambush Matsudaira Uchiha this time.
"We never imagined he would be so strong. Lady Chiyo was killed. Lord Rasa was first caught in his Genjutsu, then slashed by his Susanoo.
"You must have seen Lord Rasa's wound. Matsudaira Uchiha's Susanoo did that.
"Sunagakure suffered terrible losses in this attack."
The captains froze, hardly able to believe their ears.
"Lady Chiyo... is she really dead?"
The man who asked stammered, disbelief written across his face. Chiyo had been a shinobi of Sunagakure since the village's earliest days.
The Second Hokage had personally taught her, passing on many of the Puppet techniques she knew.
Yet a veteran who had stood with Sunagakure for more than forty years had fallen in today's battle.
The Sand Shinobi captains seemed unable to accept Pakura's words. One staggered back two steps and dropped to the ground.
"What... what will Sunagakure do now?"
One captain muttered the question. Their thoughts were in such turmoil that they