The Third Generation Raikage withdrew with his men; they were to retreat from the Land of Hot Water within five days, but not yet from the Land of Fire.
The Land of Hot Water housed many Ninja outposts constructed by the Hidden Cloud Village, as they often dominated by monopolizing mission commissions from the Land of Hot Water, which gave them considerable influence there.
Now, having to completely pull out within five days was no simple matter.
After announcing surrender, the dominating aura of the Third Generation Raikage vanished; he lost the most in this war and suffered the most crushing defeat.
Upon returning to the Hidden Cloud Village, even if all Hidden Cloud Ninjas pleaded, he would no longer remain as Raikage, so he had to bring A back.
A, who hadn't committed such grave errors like him, could still become the new hope for the Hidden Cloud Village, and this hope shouldn't perish here.
After the Third Generation Raikage left with Killer Bee and other Hidden Cloud Ninjas, Hatake Sakumo immediately arranged for A's Chakra to be sealed and organized treatment.
Facing off for such a prolonged time, A was continually bleeding, and the knife wound was near his heart.
After handling the battlefield affairs, Uchiha Yoichi directly sat on the ground; the Mangekyo Sharingan was too burdensome on the body.
Even though he could endure it, every cell in his body felt pain now, and his eyes felt as if scorched by fire.
The Complete Form of Susanoo was something he couldn't wield now, although its power was immense, even in short battles with the Complete Form Eight-tailed, it held the upper hand.
However, it demanded too much Chakra; without using the Nine-tailed Chakra, his own Chakra might only sustain it for one minute.
He managed to hold out for about four minutes earlier, but he had already consumed one-third of the accumulated Nine-tailed Chakra.
"Mr. Yoichi, are you okay? I'll arrange a medical ninja for you right away," Hatake Sakumo came beside Uchiha Yoichi and asked.
"No need, Senior Sakumo, let the medical ninjas attend to others first; my injuries aren't ones the medical ninjas can heal."
Waving his hand, Uchiha Yoichi's greatest pain was the overuse of the Mangekyo Sharingan, having used two pupil techniques and the Susanoo for four minutes; his vision was already blurred, which medical ninjas couldn't cure.
Wait, this Chakra?
Uchiha Yoichi turned his head towards another direction, he seemed to sense Tsunade's Chakra.
Hatake Sakumo noticed Uchiha Yoichi's unusual state and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Yoichi, is there still an enemy?"
"Seems familiar, Senior Sakumo, arrange for people to clean the battlefield, while I go check."
Though Konoha's attack was smooth, the Hidden Cloud didn't cease their counterattack, even as Susanoo and Eight-tailed disrupted the battlefield, under their Jonin's command, they still inflicted considerable casualties on Konoha.
However, compared to the Hidden Cloud, Konoha emerged as the overall victor this time.
"Then...be careful, if there are enemies, signal with a flare."
"Understood."
Slowly heading towards the forest, Uchiha Yoichi remembered he had asked Tsunade to leave, yet now sensed her Chakra nearby.
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"The battlefield should be ahead; just now there were loud noises, but why has everything suddenly quietened down so much?"
Hurrying along with a furrowed brow, Tsunade murmured, and then decided silently, "Once I reach the rear of the battlefield, I'll summon Katsuyu to help heal them and that troublemaker, then leave...Huh? What are you doing here?"
Speeding along, Tsunade suddenly noticed someone approaching her; she was prepared for a fight but when the person got closer, she realized it was Uchiha Yoichi.
"I was going to ask you, wasn't I telling you to leave the battlefield? How come you still dared to come close?"
Uchiha Yoichi spoke to Tsunade, his gaze lingering for a few seconds below her white neck.
"Spare me the chatter, how's the war? How many wounded are there?"
Tsunade questioned, seeing Uchiha Yoichi's puzzled look, she continued, "Take me over there; I'll use Katsuyu to help heal the wounded. By the way, are you injured?"
She noticed the mixed bloodstains on Uchiha Yoichi's body and clothing, now a dark color, unlikely to trigger her hemophobia.
Uchiha Yoichi replied, "The war is over, we have won, although there are quite a few wounded. If Tsunade-sama intends to help treat them, follow me; I'll do my best to avoid those encounters."
"You troublemaker..."
Although she spoke harshly, Tsunade felt a bit moved—he must have learned about her hemophobia from Minami, and knew how to take care of her.
Following Uchiha Yoichi, Tsunade returned to the camp, bypassing the medical site; most other places were free of bloodstains since the battlefield strewn with corpses was some distance from the camp.
Upon learning of Tsunade's arrival, Hatake Sakumo was very pleased and came out to greet Tsunade personally.
"Tsunade, luckily you came; medical ninjas are scarce, I'm even considering sending the wounded home first."
"Once I knew there was a war nearby, I had to come; however, I can only use Katsuyu to help with external injuries. Some surgeries... I apologize."
Tsunade spoke with slight embarrassment, but Hatake Sakumo understood; he heard Tsunade suffered psychological trauma and no longer performed surgeries. Now she could aid by using Katsuyu to heal the injured, which was already a fortunate surprise.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
After inquiring about the number of wounded, Tsunade summoned a Katsuyu five to six meters high, directing it to divide into smaller Katsuyu, attaching them to the wounded needing treatment.