Time flew by.
News that Kusagakure had routed an army of ten thousand with a force of one hundred and slain the Third Tsuchikage in battle soon reached the leaders of every shinobi village.
Their minds briefly froze.
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
Even a Kage couldn't disregard the overwhelming advantage of superior numbers, unless he was the God of Shinobi!
But as the reports were repeatedly verified, they fell silent. Hiss... it really did seem a new God of Shinobi had appeared. This was bad!
The Western Front battlefield lay in an eerie silence. None of the great nations' forces dared stir up trouble anymore, seemingly watching how things unfolded and waiting for an opportunity.
However, during the half month after Amegakure's fall, Kusagakure did not stop moving.
Yahiko's Second Division and Nagato's Third Division took turns deploying, hunting down and eliminating the remnants of the Rain Ninja still roaming the Land of Rain.
After Amegakure's main force was routed, it scattered into dozens of independent units of varying sizes. Some tried to return to Amegakure, some sought to flee toward the Land of Fire's border, and others disbanded on the spot and disappeared into towns and villages.
The Rain Ninja who had failed to withdraw in time were found one by one within the Grass Ninja's encirclement.
Most chose to surrender after a brief exchange of fire. The few who resisted to the end were completely wiped out by the combined offensive of the Second and Third Divisions.
In less than a month, armed resistance within the Land of Rain had essentially disappeared.
Kusagakure's flags truly replaced Amegakure's former insignia.
Of course, the Daimyō of the Land of Grass's residence also replaced the Land of Rain's Daimyō Residence.
The Land of Rain's Daimyō Residence was abolished after the tenth day