"It's over… Sunagakure is finished."
Chiyo's gaze swept across the entire battlefield, taking in everything at once.
Her face suddenly turned pale.
Judging from the current situation, even though Sunagakure still held the advantage in sheer numbers…
If they wanted to win—
Obviously, that was already impossible.
Their formation was no longer a "military line" at all. The Sand shinobi units had completely collapsed.
"Lady Chiyo, please give the order!"
"If we retreat now, we still have a chance to make a comeback!"
"If we keep fighting like this, we'll really suffer crippling losses!"
Seeing Chiyo just sitting there on her sand cushion, Rasa grew even more anxious.
Right now was the most crucial moment to retreat.
If they ordered a withdrawal even one minute earlier, they could still save the lives of a few more comrades!
"Yes… retreat."
"Retreat—retreat!!"
"Hurry up, all units fall back!!!"
Rasa's urging snapped Chiyo out of her daze like a bucket of cold water.
She jolted back to herself, then raised her voice from high in the sky and shouted until her throat burned.
Her voice came from above, echoing across the battlefield—
And spread without obstruction.
For a heartbeat, everything paused.
Her order rang in the ears of every Sand shinobi.
At that moment, they all felt a wave of relief deep in their hearts.
This battle—
They had wanted to retreat a long time ago.
But the higher-ups had never given the order!
So they could only grit their teeth and keep fighting.
Now, Chiyo's hoarse scream might have sounded ugly and harsh…
But in the ears of the Sand shinobi, it was as beautiful as a celestial melody.
A dozen or so more sentimental Sand shinobi were so moved that they burst into tears on the spot.
Unlike the Sand side, the Konoha shinobi were all fired up with excitement.
They had really done it.
Under the leadership of Lord Yagami and Orochimaru—
With only three thousand men, they had successfully repelled more than five thousand shinobi from Sunagakure!
When they first marched out from Kikyo Castle, even though morale was high, there had still been a faint timidity in their hearts.
But now, in the hearts of every Konoha shinobi, all that remained was overwhelming excitement.
Fear, at some unknown point in time, had already slipped away without a trace.
"Press the counterattack!"
"Charge—ahhhh!!!"
Chiyo's voice made the battlefield fall silent for a second or two.
Then, Yūhi Shinku's sharp, ringing shout cut across the field like a red flare.
At this point, Sand's morale had plummeted again because of Chiyo's retreat order.
For shinobi who no longer had any will to fight and only wanted to retreat…
Of course Konoha wouldn't let them go. This was the chance to beat the enemy while they were down!
"Lets Go!!!"
"Kill them all!!!"
All the Konoha shinobi, under Yūhi Shinku's command, roared in unison, their voices shaking the battlefield.
Some of the Sand shinobi, who had immediately begun to retreat as soon as the order came down, were pounced upon by the Konoha forces like starving tigers and cut down mercilessly on the spot.
The battlefield once again descended into chaos.
Some Sand shinobi wanted desperately to fall back, but were entangled and surrounded, unable to break away for the moment.
With their morale shattered and their nerves frayed with panic, they couldn't hold out for long and were soon cut down where they stood.
"Light-Speed Kick!!"
The moment Yagami raised his right leg—
Blinding light began to gather around his calf.
There were actually two forms of the light-speed kick: one was a direct physical kick.
The other was an enhanced laser blast.
At the instant of the kick, all the photons gathered around his calf would be released in one burst—
Forming a powered-up laser beam.
Not only would the beam itself be stronger, but the explosion range upon impact would also become much larger.
Back in One Piece, Kizaru had once used this exact move—
With a single kick, he blew apart Grove 27 of the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Bzzzzz—"
"Fwoooosh—!!"
The stronger the technique, the longer the charge time needed.
Countless photons condensed around Yagami's calf for more than five full seconds.
He flexed his leg once, then swung it down toward the retreating Sand shinobi.
"Rumble—!!!!"
A bowl-thick laser lance instantly tore across half the battlefield—
And in the midst of the fleeing Sand shinobi, it erupted in a massive explosion.
The flames born from pure light immediately spread out, covering a radius of several tens of meters.
Dazzling firelight roared up into the sky.
A violent shockwave blasted outward from the center of the explosion—
Like a small nuclear bomb detonating all of a sudden.
The entire battlefield was lit once again by Yagami's attack.
The ground itself shook violently from the blast—
As if a small earthquake had struck.
"Boom!!!"
The flames of the explosion lasted for nearly ten seconds.
Dozens of Sand shinobi engulfed by the blaze were charred black, their souls sent back to the Pure Land.
"Run! Don't just stand there in shock, run!!"
Countless people were drawn to the huge commotion once again.
At this moment, Chiyo grew even more frantic. She screamed until her lungs burned, roaring over and over.
The Sand shinobi who snapped back to their senses began to flee in a panic.
Regardless of whether their comrades were still entangled by Konoha shinobi or not—
All they could think about now…
Was to get away from this deadly place as fast as possible—
To get as far away as they could from that terrifying figure standing on the giant snake's head!
"Lord Yagami, do you want us to chase?"
Watching the Sand shinobi fleeing in all directions, Manda spoke up very obediently from beneath Yagami's feet.
After witnessing Yagami unleash several overwhelming attacks in a row, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
He was terrified that if he made even the slightest misstep and annoyed Yagami, he'd be the one called up next as a target.
"No. Let them go."
"…Understood."
After answering calmly, Yagami lowered his right leg.
The Sand shinobi, fleeing in complete disarray, didn't even bother with the camp they had built.
Under the leadership of Chiyo and Rasa, they turned tail and ran at full speed toward the border, heading out of the Land of Fire as quickly as they could.
As for the Sand shinobi who were surrounded and unable to escape—
They were either captured or killed on the spot.
"Lord Yagami!!"
"Lord Yagami!!"
With the battle over, the Konoha shinobi surged toward Yagami's position from all directions.
Everyone's expression was full of excitement and awe as they looked up at him standing atop Manda's head.
This victory had come so easily.
And it was all because of Yagami, whose overwhelming presence had crushed Sunagakure's morale—
Shattering their army's cohesion and utterly breaking their fighting spirit.
"Lord Yagami, should we go down?"
Seeing the crowd gathering around, Manda asked cautiously.
"Yeah, head down."
After hearing Yagami's words, Manda obediently lowered his massive head to the ground.
Yagami bent his knees slightly and leaped lightly from the top of his head.
Orochimaru, who had just caught up in time to see this, felt a vein pop on his forehead.
Manda, you lowly serpent… who exactly is your summoner here?
When it's me, you're always demanding sacrifices and acting arrogant.
But in front of Yagami-kun, since when did you become so well-behaved and obedient???
Orochimaru couldn't help feeling a little angry and thoroughly depressed.
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