Second Body's full-power toss of the Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken passed through the Sandstorm Tornado and directly struck the small Tailed Beast Ball spat out by Ichibi.
Sage Art was Sage Art after all, and this small Tailed Beast Ball was hastily formed, not only lacking in Chakra but also slower than the Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken Second Body threw.
Therefore, when the two collided, the Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken directly pushed the small Tailed Beast Ball towards Shukaku's pyramid.
Although the small Tailed Beast Ball consumed a portion of the Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken's Chakra upon impact, and both continued to deplete each other afterward.
Ultimately, Second Body still had the upper hand; Shukaku's Tailed Beast Ball did not achieve its intended effect and instead struck the pyramid along with the shuriken.
"Boom~!" A brilliant, incomparably dazzling light erupted, and endless sand was pulverized into dust, creating a sphere of light over two hundred meters in diameter, its color constantly shifting.
A surging shockwave swept yellow sand, accompanied by violent Chakra, rampant everywhere; light and heat filled all space, and the exploding sphere expanded.
Due to her proximity to the explosion, Second Body had to use Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to protect herself from the aftershocks and being blown away.
Thousands of meters away, Pakura first saw a brilliant flash of light, then a large, multi-colored ball expanding.
Just as she was astonished by the terrifying battle between the two, the shockwave-driven yellow sand caused her to inadvertently get a mouthful of sand, and the impact was so strong that she could barely stand steady.
There were no clouds in the desert, but the terrifying explosion vaporized some matter, still creating a vast plasma cloud.
The mushroom cloud in the sky was multi-colored, reaching thousands of meters into the sky, and Konoha Ninja and Sunagakure engaging in battle over ten kilometers away all saw the light and mushroom cloud there.
As the dust settled, Second Body controlled the Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to separate, revealing that the tall pyramid had completely vanished.
A large crater, over five hundred meters in diameter, appeared on the ground, resembling a caldera, with its bottom vitrified rock due to the high temperature.
Shukaku's figure appeared a few kilometers away; only one tail was pointing vertically towards the sky, its body covered by yellow sand, making it unclear what its exact condition was.
However, after so long, it remained buried in the yellow sand, motionless like a dead dog, indicating it was indeed deeply injured, as even its Chakra presence was somewhat faint.
Second Body quickly arrived at the massive sand dune where Shukaku was located and saw Shukaku, which had lost a significant portion of its body; although it was not dead, it had lost its ability to resist.
Second Body unhesitatingly leaped onto Shukaku's body, aimed Ame no Habakiri at Shukaku's tail, and was serious about collecting the Tailed Beast's cells and Chakra.
Shukaku's body writhed, shrinking to restore its missing parts; Second Body knew Shukaku was about to awaken, so she decisively unleashed a devastating sword light, severing Shukaku's large tail.
A sealing scroll collected Shukaku's tail, and Second Body, satisfied, placed it into the Adamantine Bracelet's alternate dimension, then quickly jumped off Shukaku's body.
The pain of having its tail severed woke Shukaku, causing it to recover even faster; although it restored the superficial damage to its body, its size shrunk from over sixty meters to over thirty meters.
The moment it woke and saw Second Body, a hint of terror flashed across its plump face, and then it unhesitatingly retreated back into Bunpuku's body.
It truly dared not be arrogant or reckless anymore; this human was too fierce, not much worse than Uchiha Madara back then; both were truly ruthless individuals.
It dared not go out and get beaten again, and fighting and killing were not good; Shukaku, in its life, disliked fighting and preferred resolving conflicts, yet the world mistakenly believed it enjoyed fighting, which was a grave error.
It was the Sage of Six Paths' favorite good child, unlike that stinky fox who relied on its great strength and abundant Chakra to provoke fights everywhere.
Second Body looked at the emaciated old monk on the ground, his monk's robes tattered; at this moment, blood flowed from his mouth, and his internal organs and limbs had varying degrees of damage.
It seemed that even with the protection of the Tailed Beast's shell, it wasn't foolproof; brute force still caused him severe injuries; if it weren't for Shukaku's Chakra sustaining his life, he would probably have kicked the bucket.
Second Body activated Reversal Technique to heal the old monk Bunpuku's body; seeing his complexion return to normal, Second Body directly applied a Sage Art: Five Elements Sealing to Bunpuku's stomach.
Thus, the One-Tail Jinchuriki Shukaku was officially captured by her, meaning the war could end; she didn't believe Rasa would dare to wage war when the Jinchuriki, Pakura, and Ebizo, three Kage-level individuals, were captured.
Second Body drew a flying bird, then, carrying Bunpuku, jumped onto the bird's back, picked up Pakura first, and then flew towards the battlefield; if nothing went wrong, with Minato and the others joining, victory should already have been achieved.
In fact, that was the case; Minato and a few others pursued the few hundred fleeing Sunagakure, while Ebizo was jointly captured and sealed by Orochimaru and Fugaku.
Now, even if Sunagakure could still deploy five thousand Ninja, their Kage-level powerhouses were only Rasa and Chiyo, which was not a threat at all.
Second Body couldn't be sure if Rasa, with his mad dog-like personality, would surrender, as neither Pakura nor Ebizo were important to him.
As for the Jinchuriki, Rasa might think that as long as he didn't surrender and defeated Konoha, everything could be taken back; it just depended on whether he was that deranged.
Soon, Minato Namikaze and the others acted, capturing or killing the last few fleeing Sunagakure, though some rabbit-like ones still escaped.
This war ended perfectly, with Konoha achieving a complete victory, but even with the favorable situation, Sunagakure's desperate counterattack still caused significant casualties among Konoha Ninja.
When Second Body arrived at the temporary field hospital, Orochimaru and the others had already tallied the casualties: Konoha had deployed a total of three thousand Ninja, with four hundred forty-five dead, three hundred seventeen seriously wounded, and eight hundred twenty-four lightly wounded.
In other words, half of the personnel were casualties, a truly heavy loss, with the majority of the dead and seriously wounded being Genin, almost eighty percent.
As for Sunagakure, over fourteen hundred were killed, over two hundred seriously wounded were captured, over two hundred lightly wounded were captured, and an estimated hundred or so escaped.
Both sides suffered heavy losses, and the most ridiculous part was that participating in the war not only came without pay but also required self-funded weapons and equipment, making them truly beasts of burden.
Just a few words of persuasion, relying on things like the Ninja Way, bonds, or the fire will, could trick others into dying without paying anything.
The Ninja of this world had grown accustomed to it; Uchiha Ling, on the other hand, felt a chill throughout her body; such a distorted world, yet with an absurd reality.
Fortunately, she was only a field medic, and saving lives was not difficult for her; her large Chakra reserves allowed her to continuously heal hundreds of seriously wounded Ninja without exhaustion.
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