Higashi Shibito gathered his men and attacked,
Higashi Shibito took a slash,
Higashi Shibito fled.
After more than half an hour of pursuit, Iwagakure abandoned its main camp and slipped deeper into the Land of Grass.
And those Stone Ninja who had eaten the nutritious meals prepared by Bieshu Feifan and were already lying in the wounded camp,
were surrounded.
Including those who had been too slow to escape and those who were injured, Bieshu Feifan led five hundred men in surrounding several hundred Stone Ninja in a tiny area.
In this battle, although Konoha had fewer men, they had still marched brazenly up to clash head-on.
Yet they won swiftly and decisively.
That was the impact of a shinobi whose power exceeded the norm.
Inside a temporary tent, Bieshu Feifan sat at the head, with several jōnin and chunin on either side.
Bieshu Feifan raised his glass of fruit juice.
"Everyone, thank you for your hard work. Let's share a toast."
With Bieshu Feifan proposing a toast, no one dared leave their glass unraised.
"For the Head of State, it's no hardship."
"Jōnin Bieshu worked the hardest. Following you, we really got the best of the deal."
"Jōnin Bieshu, I should be toasting you."
After drinking a glass, Bieshu Feifan set it down and turned to business.
"How many Stone Ninja are surrounded?"
A chunin hurriedly stood up.
"Lord Bieshu, according to a rough count,
there are between six hundred and seven hundred Stone Ninja inside our encirclement.
Although we only have a little over four hundred men still able to move, these Stone Ninja are all wounded, so they're nothing to worry about.
And with Higashi Shibito's main force having fled far away, there are no problems for now."
Bieshu Feifan nodded.
"Give me the details of our