Chapter 763: Panic in Sunagakure!
"Call the siblings here immediately!" Hearing Goza's grave tone, the Anbu ninja, who had brought the scroll, flickered away immediately. The remaining council members had a bad feeling. They quickly grabbed the scroll and started reading. Every last one of them was shocked to their very core!
Sajo muttered in shock, "How can this be? Orochimaru betrayed us and killed Rasa? He used us like puppets!"
Ryusa muttered, "And, only 233 ninjas are returning with Baki. We sent 858 ninjas to Konoha! He doesn't know whether the others survived or not!"
Ikanago added, "The status of Kazekage-sama's children is unknown too!"
Joseki shivered fearfully. He glanced at the other council members and questioned, "Does this mean that we not only lost our leader but also lost over 600 of our Elite ninjas and possibly our Jinchuriki?"
Silence engulfed the room as no one answered him. After a few seconds, Goza let out a sigh and said, "Don't jump the gun and assume the worst-case scenario. Baki said that Gaara and his siblings escaped earlier. So, they might have gotten away. It's just that we can't contact them until they return or run into Baki.
Similarly, Baki estimated the death toll to be only around 300. He just doesn't know about the rest. Perhaps most of them have escaped as well. We can only hope for the best…"
Tojuro immediately replied, "What do you mean by the best? Kazekage-sama is dead! We lost the war! It's already the worst-case scenario!"
Silence engulfed the room again. Unlike others, the Suna Council was very aware of the reason for the attack. Suna's economy was in tatters. While they had never been an economic powerhouse, their situation had continuously worsened in the past decade.