Hanzo was dead, his body buried beneath the shattered rock face.
When the remaining Amegakure troops who had followed Hanzo in his fight to the death saw the Salamander Demigod blown apart by a single punch, the last of their resolve finally broke.
Some dropped their ninja swords, some knelt in the muddy water, and some stared blankly at the collapsed stone platform, as though they still hadn't grasped what had happened.
Tsunade didn't look at them.
She stood in the rain, water streaming down her golden hair and washing the blood from her knuckles.
She turned, her gaze sweeping over the Amegakure ninja kneeling in the mud and the civilians trembling behind ruined walls in the distance.
"Jiraiya, Orochimaru."
Her voice cut through the curtain of rain.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru both stepped forward.
"Clear the battlefield and take charge of the prisoners."
"Register those willing to surrender and assign them to Konoha's auxiliary forces. Disarm those who refuse and hold them under guard."
Jiraiya nodded.
Orochimaru said nothing, merely lifting his chin slightly in acknowledgment.
Tsunade paused, then added:
"Notify the Hyuga Clan. Expand reconnaissance to cover the entire Land of Rain."
"There may still be scattered remnants of Hanzo's forces out there. Don't let them slip through the cracks and escape."
"Understood."
Orochimaru turned, the hem of his robe trailing over the muddy ground as he walked toward the kneeling Amegakure ninja.
Jiraiya rubbed his nose, then turned and headed in the other direction.
Tsunade didn't rest.
She made her way down along the edge of the stone platform, stepping over shattered rocks and muddy ground toward the low houses deep within the curtain of rain.
Nawaki followed half a step behind her. He hesitated, but said nothing.
Noticing his hesitation, Tsunade turned her head to glance at