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The smoke of battle gradually dissipated, night fell quietly, and the battlefield was dead silent.

The main force of Konoha's combat forces gradually withdrew from the battlefield and slowly headed towards the border of the Land of Fire.

At this moment on the battlefield, there were only four jonin from the Aburame clan moving around.

Aburame Ryusuke clapped his hands lightly, and with a slight buzzing sound, a group of insects of various shapes flew out from all over his clothes. Under Ryusuke's control, they began the meticulous and rapid cleaning of the battlefield.

These bugs either burrowed into the soil to search for fallen limbs, or deftly cooperated in turning over corpses and counting the number of ninjas who had died in battle.

After a busy period, the four jonin of the Aburame clan gathered the swarm of insects.

After compiling the data collected by the ninja swarm, Aburame Ryusuke whispered the final statistics: "The death toll of Iwagakure ninjas is about 320. On the Konoha side, about 120 were sacrificed."

This was undoubtedly a costly victory. Although Konoha won, the losses were also heavy, with almost half of the ninjas killed in the battle.

These are the real elite ninjas of Konoha, and they cannot be compared with those Genin cannon fodder who are just there to make up the numbers.

After gathering his thoughts, Aburame Ryusuke rushed to the temporary wartime command center.

Inside the tent, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Sarutobi Takuma and several family jonin were sitting around a long table, waiting for the latest battle report.

Aburame Ryusuke walked into the tent, bowed slightly, and spoke directly: "Reporting to Master Takuma, this is a rough statistics of the casualties in this battle. The casualties of the Iwagakure totaled more than 320 people, and the number of people captured and surrendered was 41. The number of those who fled cannot be accurately calculated, and our side sacrificed 120 people."

Listening to Aburame Ryusuke's report, Sarutobi Takuma nodded, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "How many enemies did Uchiha Yi kill on the battlefield?"

When Sarutobi Takuma asked this question, several family jonin who were listening to the report around him also looked startled and showed curious eyes.

"According to my investigation, there were fifteen Iwagakure jonin who died at the hands of Uchiha Yi, including an elite jonin-level guard captain. As for the number of chunins and genins, it is difficult to estimate, but it is at least more than thirty."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Takuma paused his right hand which was writing on the scroll, and his expression became very complicated.

Several jonin around also gasped.

Even for the five major countries, the jonin is considered a high-ranking figure in the village. In some small ninja villages, the elite jonin is basically considered the top combat force.

"Fifteen jonin?"

Sarutobi Takuma couldn't help but repeat it in a low voice, and then quickly recorded this astonishing number on the scroll.

After writing it, he used his spiritualism to summon a white ape with a snow-white body and intelligent eyes.

"Send this battle report back to Konoha immediately and hand it directly to the Hokage."

Sarutobi Takuma gave a serious order to the white ape while tying the scroll to the white ape's legs.

The white ape nodded very humanely, then turned and turned into a silver light, piercing through the night and galloping towards Konoha.

……

The country of earth, the village of Iwagakure.

The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki sat in the spacious and bright office, leisurely savoring the green tea in his hand.

There was a gleam of confidence and expectation in Ohnoki's eyes. Years of planning were just for this moment. He firmly believed that this battle plan would completely change the power structure of the Earth and Fire countries, and the Iwagakure Village would stand at the top of the ninja world.

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the room.

A dusty and breathless Iwagakure jonin rushed into the office, interrupting Ōnoki's thoughts.

"Tsuchikage-sama! Something's happened!"

This Iwagakure jonin seemed to have just been through a fierce battle. His ragged and panic-stricken appearance instantly froze Ōnoki's originally relaxed mood.

"Why are you so panicked?"

There was an irresistible majesty in Ōnoki's voice, but he already had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

"Front line... Emergency report from the front line! Our troops suffered a sudden attack. Lord Ishioka Masazo led the elite troops to fight, but... Lord Ishioka Masazo..."

The Iwagakure jonin's voice was choked with sobs before he could finish his words.

"What did you say?!"

With a "bang", Ohnoki slammed the table with his left hand, with a look of horror and disbelief on his face.

"What happened to Zhengzo? Say it again!" Oonoki's heart suddenly tightened, and his tone became more anxious.

"Lord Shozo was killed in battle! The enemy... the enemy was the army led by the Sannin Orochimaru. They raided the border of the Land of Earth. Lord Shozo led his troops to resist bravely, but... but still..."

The Iwagakure jonin who was reporting uttered each word with difficulty, his eyes filled with sadness and anger.

The teacup held tightly in Ōnoki's right hand trembled slightly, and the tea splashed out onto the table. His face turned livid.

"Orochimaru...what else? How could he have done this alone? Tell me all the details!" Ōnoki tried to stay calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

"Report to Lord Tsuchikage, there is another ninja named Uchiha Yi in the battle. He killed more than a dozen of our jonin by himself. Senior Fujioka Takeshi was also killed by him!"

"More than a dozen jonin? Even Takeshi was... How come I've never heard of this name before? Are all the intelligence departments useless?!"

Oonoki stood up suddenly, and the tea set on the table made a crisp sound due to the vibration.

He clenched his fists and took a deep breath. The anger deep in his heart gradually accumulated, but the expression on his old face became calmer and calmer.

"Gather all the high-ranking officials in the village immediately. We need to re-evaluate the situation and formulate new countermeasures. Orochimaru and this Uchiha Yi... It seems that I underestimated Konoha."

"Also, immediately compile a copy of the relevant information about Uchiha Yi and submit it to me."

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"

After receiving the order, the Iwagakure jonin immediately disappeared into the house.

The next moment, Ohnoki, trying his best to remain calm, slowly stood up, his right hand slightly clenched in his sleeve, and his eyes became extremely dim.

The combat troops led by Shozo Ishioka are the real elite of the Iwagakure Village. All of the 600 Iwagakure ninjas are experienced elites.

Now, this army is almost wiped out.

Ohnoki's heart was bleeding. Although he tried hard to keep a calm expression, the pain in his heart was actually ten thousand times more painful than a broken waist.

……

at the same time.

In the Hidden Cloud Village, the Third Raikage Ai threw a piece of information directly on the table.

"Haha, this old guy Ohnoki finally made this old fox suffer a big loss!"

Sitting around a long table were a group of high-ranking officials from the Hidden Cloud Village. They looked at the latest information in their hands, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

"Orochimaru is fine, but this Uchiha Yi is only 12 years old, and he can fight ten people alone and wipe them all out?! These are all Jonins from Iwagakure!"

"Are you kidding me! Is this another yellow flash?"

"I think it's more like the next Konoha White Fang."

"This guy's swordsmanship and teleportation skills are very strange. I suggest that you report his detailed information."

"If you encounter Uchiha Yi in the future, you should try to avoid close combat with him."

"Iwagakure has suffered a major blow this time. We should adjust our battle plan against the Land of Earth!"