Not everyone was as clearheaded as the old officer. Although others occasionally led their men in surrender, most ordinary samurai made no such decision. It was not that they were especially loyal to the Daimyo Mansion, but that they lacked someone to take the lead and decide for them.
The courageous officers had mostly been dealt with by the Chakra Samurai. Most of those who remained did not dare resist openly. The old officer and his companions had only found a brief surge of courage because the Chakra Samurai had been lured into the woods, lifting the pressure on them. Had the Chakra Samurai still been nearby, they certainly could not have made that decision.
However, most of the ordinary samurai had no means of dispelling genjutsu. They either wandered in circles through the woods or accidentally triggered traps, ending up suspended by ropes or tumbling into pits.
The Konoha Ninja were remarkably merciful. They had not used so much as an Explosive Tag, let alone New Ninja Tools such as Underground Landmines. The worst injuries the ordinary samurai suffered came from falling to the bottom of a pit.
Kagami Uchiha understood perfectly well that these ordinary samurai could be won over. Unlike the Chakra Samurai, whose power base lay with the Daimyo Mansion, they could only be brought under its sway through the daimyo's influence as the nation's ruler. That was one thing for the Local Lords who obeyed the Daimyo Mansion, but according to their intelligence, these ordinary samurai all came from Local Lords who were less than willing.
In other words, they had marched out primarily because of pressure from the Daimyo Mansion's army. Otherwise, they would never have come here so readily.
Therefore, Kagami Uchiha could not inflict excessive harm on these ordinary samurai. Although they