The current situation was already very clear: with Ebizo and Chiyo, the two pillars of Sunagakure, having fled, the morale of the Sand Shinobi forces plummeted, making them even less of a match for the Konoha shinobi.
Led by the chakra-rich and energetic surprise attack squads, the Sand Shinobi's positions fell one by one.
Konoha shinobi tried their best to capture any Sand shinobi they could, but for those who resisted stubbornly and refused to surrender—if there was truly no other way, such as knocking them out, using anesthetics, or other methods proving ineffective—they had no choice but to kill them on the spot.
The Konoha shinobi were also quite helpless about this; they had given the Sand shinobi a chance, but what could they do if the Sand shinobi didn't accept it?
In the heat of battle, they didn't have time to reason with the enemy, and it would have been better if they had the previously captured Sand shinobi prisoners, but they hadn't been brought here yet.
The higher-ups had also considered that while the previously captured Sand shinobi might resent the Sunagakure leadership for supporting the war, they empathized with the lower-ranking Sand shinobi.
In such a critical battle, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't switch sides due to the ongoing conflict.
However, this battle would soon end; the Konoha shinobi had gained a complete advantage and would have ample capacity in the future to use those Sand shinobi to destabilize the internal situation of Sunagakure.
Now, it was just a matter of how to expand their victory.
As the Sand shinobi forces on both flanks gradually collapsed, a glimmer of hope appeared for the regular Fire Country army in the center.
Previously, due to the existence of the explosive cannons, they had gained an advantage in striking the samurai army, but this advantage was barely maintained and prevented from expanding due to the Sand shinobi's use of sand ninjutsu or Wind Release support.
But now, it was different.
With the Sand shinobi forces on both flanks unable to maintain their formation, Konoha shinobi directly broke through the flanks, entered both sides of the battlefield, and launched attacks against the regular Wind Country army.
After a round of ninjutsu bombardment, the Sand shinobi near the Wind Country regular army could no longer hold their ground independently.
They were originally responsible for defending against the Fire Country's explosive cannons, and the fighting against shinobi forces was handled by other Sand shinobi units.
Now, with Konoha shinobi units joining in, what else could they do?
After losing the supporting Sand shinobi, the Wind Country regular army began to collapse like an avalanche; both flanks were also teetering on the brink due to the shinobi forces' attacks.
And after an unrestrained bombardment of explosive cannons from the front, the Fire Country samurai immediately charged forward, utterly annihilating the Wind Country army, which had been thrown into disarray.
The forces on the front collapsed, the forces on both flanks collapsed; everything was collapsing.
The samurai generals or leaders commanding the regular army cursed the useless Sand shinobi, but no matter how much they cursed, they couldn't change the collapsing battle situation.
If they wanted to survive, they could only run.
And with that run, the samurai army completely disintegrated, and a completely disintegrated samurai army was like tofu, crumbling at a touch.
Half of the Fire Country's samurai army went to pursue and expand the victory, while the other half assisted the Konoha shinobi in capturing or eliminating the Sand shinobi one by one.
The outcome was completely decided.
After taking a few soldier pills, Uchiha Kagami recovered a little strength.
Although his whole body still ached, he gently touched his eyelids, feeling the pain in his eyeballs, and gained a deeper understanding of the price paid for the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Uchiha Kagami walked to a high point, looking down at the chaotic battlefield.
If it was previously a clear distinction between black and white, now the white of Konoha had completely invaded the black territory, stirring it into a muddy mess.
Black and white intertwined, and the white side was constantly devouring the black side until everything turned white.
"The battle is decided; now we just see how much we can gain," Uchiha Kagami murmured to himself, "After this battle, the war with the Wind Country can finally end."
"Is everything coming to an end?" The Konoha shinobi nearby heard Uchiha Kagami's murmur and exchanged glances, feeling a sense of relief.
"Only this battle, there are other enemies," Uchiha Kagami said, "However, after the Wind Country withdraws from the war, the other two countries won't be able to hold on either.
The dawn of victory is already within reach."
"This is all thanks to the wise leadership of Lord Hokage and Lord Kagami," the Konoha shinobi nearby said with genuine sincerity.
"No, it's also thanks to your efforts and the efforts of other Konoha shinobi," Uchiha Kagami turned and smiled, looking at the retreating remnants of the Sand shinobi and the Wind Country regular army in the distance.
He said, "Pass down the order: those who still have combat capability should pursue, and the rest should rest where they are and assess the casualties."
"Yes!" The Konoha shinobi next to him received the order and answered loudly, then immediately began to relay Uchiha Kagami's command downwards.
Uchiha Kagami quietly watched the battlefield.
He didn't have much strength to fight now, so he could only be an observer.
And when he lost his status as a combatant and the heat in his blood gradually receded, he could feel the cruelty of the battlefield even more.
Many Sand shinobi lost contact with their main forces and were cornered by Konoha shinobi.
Despair was etched on each of their faces, yet even so, they trembled as they raised their weapons, ready to fight to the death with the enemy.
With a complete advantage already established, the Konoha shinobi had time to slowly persuade these cornered Sand shinobi to surrender.
They could use the method of the previously captured Sand shinobi to slowly shake their resolve.
Aside from the pursuing Konoha shinobi and samurai army, the remaining people were cleaning up the battlefield, collecting bodies, or transporting the wounded.
The more severely injured Konoha shinobi couldn't help but groan in pain; even after a victory, the battlefield still seemed so jarring.
Seeing this scene, Uchiha Kagami couldn't help but recall what Fumori Masaki wrote in his letters when they discussed battlefield situations in the past—"The war has progressed to this point; it won't stop unless enough blood is shed.
However, I still hope we can try our best to minimize losses, even if families receive compensation from the village, the deceased cannot be replaced, no matter what."
"Looking at the tragic state of the Grass Country battle, it reminds me of something someone once said: 'Victory is the greatest tragedy besides defeat.' I deeply agree with this," Fumori Masaki concluded in his letter.
Although he didn't know where Fumori Masaki had heard it, Uchiha Kagami also felt that it made sense.
He looked at the battlefield before him; in this battlefield, anyone could die, even members of bloodline limit clans.
On the battlefield, only death was absolutely equal.
Uchiha Kagami sincerely hoped that such tragedies would not occur again in the future ninja world, even though he knew it was a distant ideal.
He hoped that people in the ninja world would live in a peaceful environment in the future.