Shortly after, Hatake Sakumo fired a signal flare. Receiving the message and knowing that Hatake Sakumo's side had won their battle, Tsunade held back no longer. She immediately ordered the remaining army to launch a full-scale assault, intending to rout the Sunagakure forces entirely and bring the war to a close.
At the same time, seeing that the Puppet Corps had been annihilated, the Suna commander knew his side had lost. Though burning with anxiety, he could do nothing to reverse the situation.
Thinking of the Suna will, he made a decision: he would lead a contingent of troops unfit for retreat as a suicide squad to cover the main army's withdrawal from the battlefield, while destroying all supplies that could not be carried away.
Chapter 36