Ōnoki stared at the Raikage's brutal death, his face crumpling in despair.
The Raikage had been formidable in this regard. Seeing him die at Uchiha Yin's hands without even a chance to fight back was impossible to comprehend.
In the space of a heartbeat, everyone's faces twisted with distress.
Ōnoki looked especially shaken. His eyes had gone vacant.
He glanced at the people of Iwagakure behind him, unsure what expression he should wear.
Still clad in Susanoo, Uchiha Yin looked down at Ōnoki. "Ōnoki, do you want to continue?"
Ōnoki fell into deep thought at Uchiha Yin's words. At last, his expression hardened, and he said,
"I'm sorry. We surrender!"
As he spoke, Ōnoki gestured for everyone to lower their weapons and stop what they were doing.
When the people of Iwagakure saw his signal, they seemed relieved instead.
They hurriedly lowered the weapons in their hands.
Faced with an opponent this powerful, it was only natural that they wanted to back down and save their lives.
Ōnoki feared for his own life too, but he was thinking even more of the people of his village.
If this went on, Iwagakure might be left in ruins.
With that thought, Ōnoki found himself a good reason for his decision.
Uchiha Yin was somewhat surprised that Ōnoki had chosen to surrender outright.
Every village's Shadow had his pride. Uchiha Yin could not understand why Ōnoki would admit defeat so easily.
Even so, Uchiha Yin had no intention of asking further. All he wanted was the outcome.
At that thought, Uchiha Yin looked ready to let the matter go. "Are you sure you want to surrender?"
Even after Ōnoki said he would surrender, Uchiha Yin showed no sign of dispelling Susanoo.
Despite maintaining it for so long, he showed no trace of fatigue.