In this place, both Water Release and Ice Release were half as effective for twice the effort. After Haku used senbon to take down more than ten Sunagakure shinobi, he also retreated.
He actually did not like fighting that much. There were plenty of people this time, so they did not have to rely on him.
Kimimaro held a pair of bone swords. In this kind of chaotic battle, he could always accurately stab them into a Sunagakure shinobi's chest or cut their throat.
After the previous battle, Gaara's control over sand had become even more precise.
When the battlefield was chaotic, Gaara controlled five streams of fine sand at once and sent them straight at the Sunagakure shinobi's faces.
If they were not careful, the sand would directly enter through their noses or mouths.
Then...
Puff!
The sand exploded directly inside their heads or mouths.
The Sunagakure shinobi instantly fell to the ground with blood coming from their eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Their deaths were especially gruesome.
"It's Gaara!"
"It's Gaara! Ah!"
Over the years, Gaara had constantly taken on missions targeting Sunagakure.
On top of that, almost everyone who encountered him died horribly, so he was especially famous.
Though for a bad reputation.
They had already been afraid to open their mouths when fighting Gaara before. They had never expected that Gaara's control over sand had become so precise that he could send it in through their noses and eyes.
When the Sunagakure shinobi saw the yellow sand around Gaara sweeping toward them, they were scared out of their wits, and their morale collapsed.
It was clearly five hundred against two thousand, yet after a thousand Sunagakure shinobi had been killed, Sunagakure still had not managed to organize any effective resistance.
At this point, however, the two sides had also completely separated.
The remaining Sunagakure shinobi all looked toward Konoha in fear, with some of them even trembling all over.
They were not afraid of Minato Namikaze. Compared to Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Rengoku was the one they feared most.
"It's Uchiha Rengoku!"
"It's the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Rengoku!"
"Wasn't he dead?"
"You actually believed what that bastard Rasa said?"
"We're done! We're done!"
When Elder Fuka saw Rengoku among the crowd, he knew the situation was already beyond saving.
"I'll stay behind and cover you. Everyone else, split up and run. You must take the information that Rengoku is still alive back with you!"
There were still some experts among the Sunagakure forces. If more than a thousand people all split up and ran, some really would manage to escape.
But just as the Sunagakure shinobi began to move, a huge barrier immediately rose around them.
A purple light membrane rose up. After passing through this layer of light, everyone felt their bodies become heavier.
At the same time, visibility around them became extremely low, and they had no idea where they were.
The Sunagakure shinobi were like headless flies, wandering around outside for a long time.
Then they ended up back where they had started.
Rengoku folded his arms and looked at the formation around them, nodding slightly.
Karin and Shion had already mastered their formations.
With the Heavy Formation and Bewildering Mist Formation working together, none of these Sunagakure shinobi would be able to escape.
Some of the Sunagakure shinobi had already broken down.
Not to mention that half of their people had just been killed.
Now they were also trapped by the formation around them.
They had wandered outside for a long time without getting anywhere, and they were becoming more and more exhausted.
They had no choice but to return here.
"I surrender!"
"I surrender!"
Several Sunagakure shinobi broke down and shouted, throwing their weapons onto the ground.
Elder Fuka's face turned livid with anger. He snatched a kunai from one of his guards and threw it directly.
Pfft!
How could that Sunagakure shinobi who had surrendered have known that someone behind him would kill him?
The kunai pierced his head, and he instantly fell to the ground, dead.
"No surrendering! Do you think you'll survive if you surrender to Konoha?"
Elder Fuka shouted furiously.
He did not know whether other people would die if they surrendered, but if he surrendered, he was definitely dead.
After hearing Elder Fuka's words, the Sunagakure shinobi all looked hesitant.
But at this moment, Elder Fuka suddenly felt an irresistible force invade his mind.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Elder Fuka clutched his head and screamed twice before collapsing to the ground.
"Elder Fuka?"
"Elder, what's wrong?"
His guards hurriedly bent down to check on Elder Fuka, but when they did, Elder Fuka was already no longer breathing.
Elder Fuka had been a jonin in the past. Although he rarely fought these days, he still had plenty of chakra.
Yet he had died just like that for no apparent reason.
The next moment, the same guard also felt an irresistible force invade his mind.
"Ah... ahh..."
"Damn it... who... are you?"
The guard ended up in exactly the same state as Elder Fuka and collapsed to the ground.
The surrounding Sunagakure shinobi quickly backed away, creating a circle.
Even the weapons in their hands could not give them the slightest sense of security.
Rengoku formed a hand seal. It was the Spirit Transformation Technique.
The next moment, he saw the spiritual clone of Yakumo Kurama, Ido, emerge from the ground.
It slowly flew into the air and looked down at the Sunagakure shinobi.
"Those who kneel and surrender will not be killed."
The Sunagakure shinobi looked at each other.
No one knew whose weapon it was, but with a clang, one weapon fell to the ground.
The Sunagakure shinobi who had been standing beside Elder Fuka immediately knelt down.
"I surrender! I surrender!"
"I surrender too!"
"I surrender too..."
Once the first person started, almost all of the Sunagakure shinobi threw their weapons onto the ground.
Rengoku waved his hand, "Hyuga clan, get to work."
The Hyuga clan members stepped forward and tapped the Sunagakure shinobi one after another.
Their Gentle Fist could easily restrict these people's chakra.
They were perfect for capturing and restraining people.
The Hyuga clan was well known, and the Sunagakure shinobi knew this was a method of restricting them, so they did not resist.
More than a thousand people were brought under control in no time.
At this point, Karin and Shion, who had been maintaining the formation outside, also came to Rengoku's side together.
"Hehehe! Shishou, I'm amazing, right?"
Karin grabbed Rengoku's hand and shook it as if asking for praise.
"All right, all right. I know you're amazing. You and Shion are both amazing. We were only able to capture these people because of you."
Rengoku patted Karin's hair, his tone somewhat indulgent.
Shion curled her lips at the side.
The good news was that she had been praised by the clan leader.
The bad news was that she had only been praised along with someone else.
At this moment, Rengoku turned his head and glanced at the bell on Shion's clothes.
He could sense that the power of the seal on it was gradually weakening.
"Rengoku, what should we do with these Sunagakure shinobi?", Minato asked.
Before they used Flying Thunder God to come over, they had been planning to slaughter them.
But since the Sunagakure shinobi had surrendered on their own, Minato did not know what to do with them.
He could use Flying Thunder God to bring over a hundred people, but bringing a thousand people back to Konoha was impossible.
He did not have enough chakra. He would be drained dry, and even the Nine-Tails would not work. It was too far.
"Build a base here, then have Iwagakure build a prison. Karin and Shion can reinforce it with their formations."
"Gaara, Kimimaro, Haku, guard the prison."
"Keep them locked up during the day and let them out to work at night."
Hearing Rengoku's words, Minato asked in confusion, "Work?"
Rengoku pointed at the ground and added, "Make them pay to ransom their people. Of course, it would be even better if Sunagakure doesn't want to pay and tries to come rescue them."
Minato understood what Rengoku meant and nodded to show that he understood.
Rengoku turned to Karin beside him and said, "You two can stay here for now."
"Shishou, are you going back?", Karin looked at Rengoku with watery eyes, her reluctance obvious on her face.
Rengoku pinched Karin's cheek, "This war isn't going to end in just a day or two."
The shadow beneath him moved and then slipped into Karin's shadow.
"I'll go back first. I'm leaving the command of the fighting here to Tsunade."
With that, he used Shadow Transmission, and his figure instantly disappeared from beside Karin.
Karin watched Rengoku leave, but then she giggled without showing any sadness.
She pursed her lips toward her own shadow.
Sasuke looked around, but could not find the two people from just now.
'Why did those two look so much like Father and Big Brother?'
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