After escaping, Chiyo helped Ebizo to Rasa's side. She looked at Rasa's disheveled appearance, then at the horrific scene of the Sunagakure being slaughtered by Konoha, and finally at Shukaku, who was being endlessly beaten by the Wood Golem controlled by Kōki.
At that moment, a certain conviction within her shattered.
Let's end it here!
She took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the surrounding area, "All Sunagakure, stop!"
The Sunagakure and Konoha Ninja were fighting fiercely nearby suddenly heard Chiyo shout and instinctively stopped what they were doing. Kōki, who was beating Shukaku, also stopped punching the Wood Golem doll and turned to look at Chiyo curiously.
"That's enough. We, the Sunagakure, have lost this war. We, the Sunagakure, hereby declare our surrender, withdraw from the Land of Rivers, and return to the Land of Wind."
When Chiyo said those words, her expression was filled with helplessness. It was clear that she was unwilling to accept defeat. If she could, who would willingly bear the infamy of surrendering and admitting defeat to Konoha?
But the truth is clear: even the combined power of four Kage Level fighters couldn't defeat the Wood Release brat; instead, they were defeated by him, and they no longer had the strength to continue fighting.
" Chiyo, you're not joking, are you?"
Orochimaru, who had already dealt with the Chikamatsu Three, approached Chiyo and asked Chiyo, "The surrender of Sunagakure is a serious matter and cannot be taken lightly."
Although Konoha is currently in a very good position, it's not time to completely defeat Sunagakure yet. Isn't it a bit premature for Chiyo to surrender now?
In response to Orochimaru's question, Chiyo nodded, her expression bitter, and said, "As an advisor to Sunagakure, I assure you, Sunagakure has surrendered, truly surrendered."
She had given up hope of killing Kōki; the only thought in her mind was to surrender.
Surrendering now would preserve some strength for Sunagakure. If they don't surrender, Sunagakure will suffer a truly devastating loss. Not to mention anything else, just considering their four Kage Level, one or two of them might be killed by that brat's Wood Release. If Orochimaru joins in then, he might even take down the remaining Kage Level ninjas as well.
If such a situation were to occur, then Chiyo would be a sinner against Sunagakure.
Now that Chiyo had given her definite confirmation, the entire battlefield fell into complete silence.
Before long, someone started cheering, and the cheers grew louder and louder, with more and more people cheering. Soon, all the Konoha Ninja on the battlefield were in a frenzy.
They won! They really won! Konoha has defeated Sunagakure!!
The Sunagakure, on the other hand, seemed somewhat bewildered, their expressions blank. Had they really lost just like that?
The Sunagakure thought about Chiyo's words, and saw Shukaku pinned down by the Wood Golem Shukaku and Rasa covered in wounds beside him. They had indeed lost, but something strange was wrong; they felt an emptiness in their hearts.
The Sunagakure were filled with complex emotions. They recalled their high spirits when they attacked Konoha a few months ago, and then thought about their current confusion and helplessness. This huge gap caused bitterness, hatred, despair and other negative emotions to surge in their hearts, which could only be gathered into a silent sigh in the end.
Then, with a loosening of his grip, those swords and Kunai that were originally crucial and that he could not let go even in death clattered to the ground.
But nobody cares anymore, because they no longer need it.
Only after seeing the Sunagakure lay down their weapons did the Konoha Ninja truly lower their guard.
At this moment, if Konoha were to launch an attack, it could absolutely annihilate all the Sunagakure on the battlefield, but no one would give that order. Because killing those who surrender is not allowed, which is an unspoken rule on the battlefield of the Five Great Nations, unless someone is strong enough to disregard the Five Great Nations.
Kōki, having heard Chiyo's declaration of surrender, released Shukaku and canceled the Wood Golem and Wood Dragon Technique.
These two techniques consume too much energy; he certainly can't use them for long in his current state.
However, it must be said that these two techniques are really powerful. They easily subdued Shukaku, leaving Chiyo and the Chiyo helpless and forced to watch Shukaku be defeated. It is indeed Release Technique that Perfect Susanoo Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo.
Shukaku seemed to have been subdued by Kōki's Wood Golem. After being released by the Wood Golem, he didn't say anything more harsh, ignored the Sunagakure members, and left the battlefield on his own.
Only after Shukaku was far from the battlefield and could no longer sense Kōki's presence did it breathe a sigh of relief. "You brat, you Shukaku Wood Release! I only let you off easy because you're young, and I didn't want to bully a child. Otherwise, do you think you could handle me? If I really unleashed my power, I could take you down in a heartbeat!"
Seemingly caught up in the excitement, Shukaku stomped its foot in anger, but as soon as it lifted its leg, it felt excruciating pain all over its body and couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.
"Hiss"
"That brat really went all out, he has no sportsmanship at all. Hashirama Senju didn't beat me that hard back then. I'm going to get my revenge. Hmm, I've got it. I'll find a place to hide right now, and I'll come out when I hear that this brat is dead. When I do, I'll spit sand on his grave and let him know that I'm not someone to be trifled with."
Unfortunately, Shukaku wouldn't live to see Kōki die. It wouldn't be able to hide for long before the Sunagakure people found it again, and it was completely impossible for it to spit sand on Kōki's grave.
On the other side, Chiyo didn't react at all when she saw Shukaku leave; she just secretly remembered the direction Shukaku went.
Then he turned to Rasa beside him and said, " Rasa, take your men back. I'll discuss the compensation for surrender and the subsequent alliance with Orochimaru."
Chiyo realized that since the defeat was undeniable, the most important thing now was to mitigate the losses.
On the bright side, since the power of the Wood Release brats is already unstoppable, the rise of Konoha is also inevitable. So, an alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha might actually be a good thing.
This at least ensured that they could cope with the pain of defeat later on.
However, after hearing Chiyo's words, Orochimaru did not immediately agree to her request. He simply replied, " Elder Chiyo, please don't be in a hurry. After I report the battlefield situation to the village, the village will send a special negotiation team to discuss the specific details of compensation with you. At that time, you can make any demands you have with them."
Orochimaru wasn't stupid. Although he was the overall commander of the battlefield, he didn't have the right to negotiate. Besides, the village wanted him to rush to other battlefields to provide support, so he didn't have time to argue with Chiyo.
Seeing that Orochimaru refused, Chiyo didn't say anything more.
He could only nod and say, "Alright, in that case, we'll await news from Konoha."
Having said that, he turned and left.