There were also three relatively intact corpses of Root ninja.
One was a Jonin from the Shimura Clan. Of the other two, one came from the Yamanaka Clan, and the other was a civilian ninja.
As for the other Root ninja, they had all turned to ash in the black flames of [Amaterasu].
Not even their ashes remained.
This was both bad and good.
The bad part was that the corpses had been burned away, so no one could identify who those Root ninja actually were.
The good part was that the corpses had been burned away, so no one could identify who those Root ninja actually were.
As for the true identities of these attacking ninja...
Uchiha Minamoto had the final say!
If Uchiha Minamoto said these people were Shimura Danzō's private Root troops, then they were private Root troops.
If Uchiha Minamoto said these people were Missing-nin from the Sarutobi Clan, then they were Missing-nin from the Sarutobi Clan!
Having no living witnesses to contradict him was just that useful!
Aside from the personnel side of things...
[Heart of Great Love] had also "copied" quite a few ninjutsu on the spot during this battle.
[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough]. [Wind Release: Shuriken]. [Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves].
These Wind Release ninjutsu ranged from C-rank to B-rank and came from Shimura Danzō and his Root subordinates.
Orochimaru had "contributed" a B-rank Sealing Jutsu, [Fire Sealing Method: Flame Seal], which could forcibly seal flame-based ninjutsu. Its effectiveness was decent.
But the greatest ninjutsu acquisition still had to be-
``` [Izanagi]
[Rank: SS]
[Ability: The Uchiha Clan's ultimate ocular jutsu. Turns events unfavorable to the user within a certain period into things that never happened, choosing only favorable events to become reality. Its duration varies according to each individual's abilities.]