So far both sides had set up defensive measures as the sand had come to a halt in the middle of the land of rivers, having been met by the hidden leaf forces, as they did their best to halt their advance.
However, the sand knew that they outnumbered the leaf forces two to one, having been given the report from their scouts. And they would not allow the leaf to block their advance for long as they prepared to attack.
The battlefield had been decided along the rough terrain full of large tent rocks that spread across the entire battle scape, with only a small clearing where the sand had deployed their troops.
The leaf would try and use these as a natural defence from the sand's siege weaponry. But they knew it would take more than hiding behind rocks to survive, let alone with this battle.
"The men are in position sir." One of the leaf jonin said to their commander.
"Good, any sign of the mist reinforcements?" The commander asked, looking over to the scout.
"Not yet sir." He responded, not seeming hopeful.
"Looks like we are out of time then." He said as he lead the way out of his small tent that had been set up for tactical reasons.
The sand had been edging forwards ever so slightly, moving closer and closer as they got ready to attack. Each and every time the leaf scouts reported their advance, letting the commanders know that the time for battle would soon be upon them.
"Sir, it won't be long now until we are in range of their siege weapons."
"give the order to prepare for battle. We can't let them use their siege equipment to its full extent." The commander said, knowing it would cause a heavy amount of casualties.
The sand had three different types of artillery weapons, ranging from a giant demon shuriken launcher, that could fire up to four shurikens at a time. Basic catapults, and ballistas that would be shooting giant arrows. All of which were designed to do massive damage to large areas in a full-scale battle.
"Formations!" The captains of the hidden leaf's unit shouted, getting their men to take a position within their squads and units.
The atmosphere was tense as the eve of battle was upon them, all of men and women that made the ranks sweating as they waited for the order to charge to be given.
"Remember men, show these bastards no mercy!" The commander shouted as he looked down at them, seeing the nervous looks on their faces.
Meanwhile, the hidden sands forces were lined up and in perfect formation alongside their siege weapons that made a long line that stretch at least 400 meters across, as they prepared for battle.
"Lady Kazekage, the men are in position and we are ready to attack upon your orders." One of the hidden sands captains said to Pakura, who was currently the fifth Kazekage.
Pakura currently sat in her tent, wearing her Kage hat as she sipped on a small cup of tea before she looked over to the man giving her the report.
"Is that so." She said as she slowly placed the teacup down and stood to her feet, placing her hands on her hips.
"In that case, give the order to attack at once. I want to press on the attack and destroy them as quickly as possible!" She shouted, giving the man a serious glare.
"At once lady Kazekage!" He shouted, quickly bowing to her before he turned and ran to give the orders.
"The leaf will pay for aligning with the mist." She said as she looked through the gap in her tent entrance, knowing now was the time for battle.
"Lady Mizukage..." An elderly voice said coming from behind her, taking her attention away from her thoughts.
"I hope you are not planning on engaging in this battle from the very start." The voice said again before she turned around to look at who it belonged to.
"Lady Chiyo. I can assure you I will follow your advice and restrain myself from getting involved until later." Pakura said, flashing her elder a smile.
"Good. We wouldn't want a repeat of what happened to lord fourth." Chiyo said as she gave Pakura a hard look.
"No... No, we wouldn't." Pakura said, giving her a hard look before he looked to her other trump cards.
"I hope you are ready..." She said as she eyed up their cloaks.
"We will do what we have been paid to do. That you can be certain of." A deep voice said coming from the shadows.
"Very well," Pakura said as she turned her attention back to the entrance to her tent.
"Sir! The siege weapons are in range!" One of the scouts of the leaf shouted to his commander, letting him know as urgently as he could.
"Very well..." The commander said under his breath before he looked up in the enemy's direction.
"Alright men, CHARGE!!!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, getting an almighty roar from everyone as they did as instructed, charging into the fray of battle, knowing not all of them would make it out alive.
"Fire!!!" The sand captains shouted, giving the order for the artillery to be let loose at their targets.
The sand units did just that as they pulled the levers and switches of the different siege weapons, letting them loose into the air before they quickly started to reload them.
The hidden leaf forces charged towards the hidden sands forces, watching as the sky was suddenly filled with all sorts of heavy weaponry, having no choice other than to keep running as if their lives depends on it.
"Incoming!!!"
The warning of many was ill heard as the crash and thunderous sounds of catapults and other heavy weaponry hit the ground, causing explosions all around as fire engulfed the area they hit.
"Look out!!!" Others tried to shout as massive demon shuriken's hit and tour through the ground and tent rocks, showing that they provided little cover from the massive weapons.
"Keep going, men!!! We cannot stop here!" The commander shouted, doing his best to keep moving forwards even as he watched his men get torn apart from another set of massive shuriken before his very eyes.
"Sir, the leaf forces are advancing on us quickly." One of the sand captains said as he watched from the distance.
"I can see that." The commander said as he also watched from their vantage point.
"Send in the first wave, and do not stop the artillery from firing." He said, causing a worried look to form on the captain's face.
"But sir, many of our own men will die if we continue to fire."
"I gave you an order man! See that it is done!" The commander suddenly snapped, cutting the captain off.
"U-understood, sir." The captain said as he slowly backed off and gave the order for the first wave of soldiers to charge.
"ARRGHHHH!!!" Both sides screamed as they finally clashed in the middle of the battlefield, engaging in vicious and brutal combat.
The first wave of sand ninja roughly 1000 strong clashed with those of the hidden leaf, engaging in combat that ranged from taijutsu, kenjutsu, kunai, shuriken, and a variety of Jutsu. Each side clashing in vicious and bloody battle as they tried their very best to destroy the other side.
"Hold the line men, we have to push through no matter what!" The leaf commanders and captains shouted as they tried to keep their men's morale up, doing their best to push through.
"Sir look out!" One of the leaf ninja shouted a warning, seeing that the sand continued to fire their artillery weapons from the distance, even though their own men would take damage too.
"Blast it..." The commander said as he watched in horror, knowing that the sand had planned this all along, using their own men to trap and stop the leaf forces into one place so they could take more of them out from a distance.
"At this rate, we won't have enough men to stop them!" One of the captains said as he watched the messy battle rage.
"It's no use... We have to retreat to safety and get out of range of the artillery!" The commander suddenly shouted, getting ready to give the signal to retreat.
"Sir look out!" One of the captains suddenly shouted as large demon shuriken was flying towards them, doing his best to try and form hand signs before it got too close.
Time slowed down for the commander as he watched it come towards them, knowing that this was the end for him and his men, as the captain also realized he could form the hand signs quick enough.
But for some reason unknown to the commander, the shuriken never hit them, leaving him and his men standing there confused as to why they were still alive.
"Is that a mirror...?" One of the captains asked as he looked closer, seeing their reflection.
"Sorry we are late." A voice said coming from behind them, causing them to turn around and see who it belonged to.
Kaga and Ganryu stood behind them, flashing them a smile as they gave the leaf commander a nod.
"Y-You are mist shinobi... Does that mean?" The commander asked.
"See for yourself," Kaga said as he turned around to show him.
Suddenly large ice mirrors opened all around the battlefield, causing both sides to stop fighting as they watched in confusion.
A large amount of mist shinobi appeared from the mirrors, running through them as they took their formation giving a large war cry to get everyone's attention.
"Sorry we are late commander, but things will be different from here." Another voice suddenly said, getting his attention again.
"Y-you are!" The leaf commander said in shock as he saw who the voice belonged to, seeing it was Fuyōna, standing tall and proud as he walked over towards them and took down the large ice mirror that had shielded them from the artillery.
The leaf commander could see all of the mist reinforcements had arrived, ready to help turn the tide of the battle. However, he knew with the enemy's artillery they would still have a hard time and take a large number of casualties.
"Sir! Another round of artillery is about to be released!" One of the captains suddenly shouted, gaining all of their attention.
"I wouldn't worry about that," Fuyōna said as he made the hand signs, allowing ice mirrors to suddenly form in the sky, absorbing all of the projectiles from the sand's artillery.
"Oh, and don't worry about the artillery. That's taken care of." Fuyōna then said as he placed his hands together again, concentrating for a moment.
The sands troops were forced to watch as ice formed under their siege weapons, seeming to swallow them into the ground and causing them to disappear in an instant.
"W-what the hell happened to our artillery!" The sand's commander shouted, watching in confusion as first all of the projectiles had been absorbed and then the artillery itself was swallowed by the ice mirrors before they disappeared.
"I-I don't know sir... They just disappeared into the ice." One of the men said as he had fallen back onto his arse confused.
"Sir look!" One of the captains said as he saw the large ice mirrors appear, allowing the mist units to run through them onto the battlefield.
"What the hell kind of jutsu is that!" He shouted, having never seen anything like it before.
"That commander, would be the fifth Mizukage." A voice said coming from behind him, causing him to stand upright at attention as he instantly recognized who it belonged to.
"L-Lady Kazekage!" He shouted, bowing to her at once.
"I didn't expect him to come here right away either... But it would seem we are going to have one hell of a fight on our hands." She said as a smile appeared on her face.
Fuyōna watched as his men charged onto the small amount of sand shinobi who remained as they tried to hold the line against the leaf, crushing them in a quick charge as they had the element of surprise.
"Now that the sands artillery has been taken care of, we can advance without cause for concern," Fuyōna said, waiting for the leaf commander to pick his jaw up from the floor.
"Sir, it would seem they still outnumber us by around 2000 men," Kaga said as he did a rapid count and analysis of how many shinobi he could see.
"I see..." Fuyōna said as he took a good look at his surroundings.
"Kaga, gather the men," Fuyōna said as he gave the order before he turned to the leaf commander.
"Are your men ready?" He asked.
The commander was quick to shake his shock off, knowing he shouldn't have expected anything less of one of the five Kage, especially one of Fuyōna's reputation.
"They are sir." He said as he turned to get a good look at them, seeing they had, had a small boost to their morale now that the mist reinforcements had arrived.
"Very well, the real battle starts now," Fuyōna said as he nodded to Kaga.
Kaga nodded back as he quickly made his way to the front line and began to bark orders to the men and women who made the front lines up.
Fuyōna closed his eyes as he focused on the chakra signals that were coming from the enemy, trying to find those who would pose the most threat on the battlefield.
"There you are..." He said as he locked onto Pakura, followed by four other S level chakra signals he knew were very strong.
"Seems they really aren't holding anything back." Fuyōna thought as he knew they amassed as many troops as they could afford to take away from their village.
"Keep doing what you are doing commander, your men will need you if they are to keep fighting at their best," Fuyōna said as he turned his back on them, making his way to the front line.
"W-wait, lord Mizukage! Where are you going?" He shouted as he watched him walk away.
"I'm joining the front line commander." He said, not even looking back.
"After all, what kind of leader would I be if I hide behind my own men." He said, leaving the commander with Ganryu and his own captain.
"That's our Mizukage for you," Ganryu said as he watched him walk off.
"He can't be serious." The commander said.
"I know he is strong, and a Kage... But still, fighting on the front line from the get-go will get him killed!" He shouted as he took a step forwards.
"I wouldn't bother commander." Ganryu suddenly said, grabbing his shoulder.
"Just watch." He said as he let go of him, knowing it would make little difference if he tried to stop him or not.
Fuyōna made his way over towards the front lines, getting stared at by every one of the leaf and mist shinobi who also made up the ranks.
"Lord Mizukage fights with us! There is no way we can lose!!!" Some of the men shouted, causing everyone to cheer in amazement as they watched him join their ranks.
"Alright, men! On me!" Fuyōna shouted as he turned to face them, getting an almighty roar before he started running.
"Here they come, sir!" One of the sand captains shouted to his commander and Kazekage, as they watched the combined force of the leaf and mist charge towards them.
"Give the order!" Pakura shouted, watching from the distance as she spotted Fuyōna leading the charge.
"Devil of the mist. Your time has come to an end," She said as she extended her hand.
"Charge!!!" She shouted, getting the whole of her 7000-strong army to march forwards.
"Whoever brings me the Mizukages head will go down in the history books! Now go, fight with everything you have for the sand!!" She roared, getting her own battle cry from her force as they burst into a sprint to match that of the enemies.
"AARAGGHHHHH!!!" Both sides roared as they ran towards each other, each side getting ready to unleash their strongest attacks as they got closer and closer.
Fuyōna watched as the enemy got closer and closer, also seeing that he was much further ahead than the rest of his men, seeing that he would enter the fray of battle first. Something he was happier about, as it meant no one would get in his way.
"Here we go!" Fuyōna yelled as he crossed his arms over his head, allowing bones to suddenly burst all around his body as he was about to clash with the enemy.
"Time to let loose!!!"
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As the battle between the mist, leaf, and sand raged in the land of rivers. Another battle was about to take place in the northwest, along the border of the land of grass and land of fire. The hidden stone had amassed a force of 8000 strong and were preparing to charge on the 4000 strong unit of the leaf who had been forced to meet them, charged with halting their advance.
Currently, in the hidden leaf, things were very tense as the Hokage did his best to manage the village's resources, knowing he would need to send another force out soon, as well as keep a large enough unit behind to protect the village.
Plus the added strain at the loss of Danzo had caused an uproar among the route members, who had either been forced to join the ranks of the Hokages anbu or die. Almost causing a small internal war between the anbu as a result.
That and the added threat of the Uchiha's possible rebellion, something that the Hokage had been keeping tabs on with the help of both Itachi and Shisu Uchiha, who had been acting as double agents for both him and Danzo before his death.
Thankfully, the announcement of war had been enough for the Hokage and Fugaku to meet eye to eye and allow them to put aside their clans and villages' differences for the better of the village. Both of them knew that a civil war between the village and Uchiha would leave either side weak and at risk of invasion by the other nations.
Fugaku had agreed to have the Uchiha help in the war for the protection of the village, only if they would be allowed to fight on the front lines, and not be confined to the village as they had been in the past.
The Hokage had agreed to his terms, knowing that it was only Danzo who had made the Uchiha stand back in the past.
As such, half of the Uchiha clan had been assembled to join the ranks of the unit that was heading to the grass, while the other half would remain in the village, maintaining order and peace as their job as the leaf police force.
Hiruzen knew that their power would be needed if they were to stand a chance in this war and that their cooperation would be essential in order to achieve victory.
Fugaku had even volunteered to lead the battalion that would be heading to the grass, having been granted by Hiruzen, who knew that Fugaku was currently the strongest person in the village, other than himself.
Of course, Hiruzen was prepared to join the war front himself, not being one to shy away from battle and hide behind his men. However, the village was still in a delicate position, and he had been advised by the elders to remain behind for now so he could maintain order.
Currently, Fugaku had led the force of 4000 strong hidden leaf shinobi towards the grass, knowing they would be facing twice as many stone ninja, outnumbered two to one as the reports had said anyway.
Still, Fugaku was not worried as he had a secret that no one else knew about. He possessed the mangekyou Sharingan. And he planned to use it to turn the tide of battle if he needed to.
He also knew that he was only one man, and could not be everywhere at once. Knowing he wouldn't be able to help with the other battles that would be taking place against the sand and other nations who would launch an attack from different locations around the land of fire.
"Sir, our army is in place." A member of the Akimichi clan said, snapping Fugaku out of his thoughts.
"Good, stand by for my orders," Fugaku said as he stood with his arms crossed, looking across the large open plain that would serve as their battlefield.
"This is where we will make our stand." He thought as he served the area, doing his best to plan for every possible eventuality. Knowing he would need multiple plans if they were to succeed.
Meanwhile...
"ARRGHHH!!!" The screams of war sounded as Fuyōna hit the front of the enemy lines like a bowling ball into a set of pins.
Using his Shikotsumyaku abilities, Fuyōna was like a human porcupine, becoming deadly from every angle as he charged into the enemy lines, killing anyone who got too close to him with great speed and precision.
Fuyōna flipped and danced around as his bones continued to attack and defend at the same time, causing more and more bodies to pile up as he was unstoppable, acting as a one-man army.
"Stop him!!!" The enemy sand troops shouted, doing their best to try and defend against their overwhelming taijutsu, however, none were skilled enough and soon the leaf and mist units crashed into the sands, causing the full battle to start.
"We can't let our Mizukage take them all down, men!" One of the mist captains shouted as the battle raged, getting a roar from as many around him that could hear his words.
Fuyōna had charged well into the middle of the sands army, fighting alone and well away from his men as he continued to dance around, flipping from side to side, front and back. Unstoppable, as if he was a storm of death that no one could contain.
"Who the hell is this guy!" One of them shouted as a four-man team suddenly stopped as they made the hand signs for a combined wind style jutsu, doing it at the same time to make it even more powerful.
However, Fuyōna simply slipped into an ice mirror, disappearing before the Jutsu could make an impact, instead, it took out a massive amount of their own men as the wind style ripped through their comrades.
"What in the hell! Where did he go!" One of them shouted as they did their best to try and look around.
But Fuyōna simply slipped out of his ice mirror and cut through them like a hot knife through butter, continuing on his path of blood and death.
"We can't stop him!" Someone shouted before they were implied by one of Fuyōna's bones, the sight of it causing fear as everyone tried to turn and run from the sight of him covered in their comrade's blood.
"There are so many of them... At this rate, I'm going to be doing this all day." Fuyōna thought as he ducked under a demon shuriken before he blocked a sword slash to his head, letting his bones counter themselves without even thinking about it.
"I should head towards the S rank chakra I could sense coming from the back. That way I can take them out before they do any damage to our troops." Fuyōna thought as he ripped through another twenty men as if they were nothing.
Suddenly Fuyōna felt something attach to his back and pull him through the air, feeling there was nothing he could do about it.
"Chakra threads!" He said as he realized what was happening.
"Clever..." He then thought as he let his chakra flow through his bones to sever the chakra threads, allowing him to fall through the air where he was met with another blast of a combination jutsu, trying to take him off guard while he had nowhere to go in his free fall.
"Good, but not good enough," Fuyōna said as he simply fell into another ice mirror, allowing the combined Jutsu to miss him again.
"Where did he go!" One of the sand shinobi shouted in panic as he looked around for him.
"Calm down squirt!" Chiyo said as she remained calm, waiting until she could sense his chakra appear before she attacked.
"There!" She suddenly shouted, allowing her chakra threads to ripple from the tips of her fingers as she tried to attach them to Fuyōna again.
However, Fuyōna simply cut them out of the air, having already clocked onto them.
"I'm afraid that won't work on me again." He said, looking Chiyo up and down.
"So you are Lady Chiyo. We finally meet." Fuyōna said as he greeted her out of respect for her reputation.
Chiyo looked Fuyōna up and down, watching his body ripple and mutate as his bones slowly retracted inside of his body.
"So you are the Kage killer... And famed fifth Mizukage." She said, seeing how he lived up to his reputation after having watched him wreak havoc on the battlefield.
"I try not to go by that name these days..." He said, knowing that is how everyone saw him. After all, he had already killed two Kage in his time, and he was sure that number would increase in the near future.
"Are you intending to fight me, lady Chiyo?" He asked, already knowing the answer.
"I am." She said simply, as she pulled out a scroll from her cloak.
Fuyōna smiled a little as he already knew what was coming, knowing she was about to use her famed ten puppet jutsu on him.
"Are you really going to go all out from the start," Fuyōna asked, knowing she meant business.
"I'm not here to joke around, Kage killer." She said as she made a hand sign and summoned her puppets, allowing them to float in the air as she connected her chakra threads and prepared for battle.
"So be it..." Fuyōna said as he took a ready stance, knowing this would be a tough fight using only 25% of his power.
The main battle was still going strong, even with Fuyōna having killed well over three hundred men by himself. The sand's forces seemed to never end as they continued to fight tooth and nail against the combined force of the leaf and mist units.
Kaga was also in the middle of the battlefield as he commanded his troops, having them work together as much as possible in order to take out more enemy soldiers than they could alone.
The battle was getting messy as bodies littered the ground and the smell of blood drenched the air. Neither side was ready to surrender and both sides continued to fight as hard as they could, giving it their all as both sides pushed with everything they had.
"Don't give up men!" Kaga shouted as he cut another sand ninja down with his sword, turning around to block another attack that was coming his way.
Kaga quickly blocked the downwards slash and kicked the man away from him before he dashed forwards and cut him down, feeling his blood splash onto his face before he looked up to take a look at what was happening around him.
Meanwhile, Fugaku and the other leaf forces had come into contact with the hidden stone's force, and the two armies were now facing off against one another.
Fugaku could see that the stone's force was considerably larger than his own, knowing they were outnumbered.
"This isn't looking good," Fugaku said as he remained standing with his arms crossed over his chest.
"Sir! The mist reinforcements are here!" A leaf shinobi shouted, alerting everyone to their arrival as they turned to see the large ice mirrors that were allowing the mist troops through.
Suddenly Ao and Mangetsu landed next to Fugaku as they greeted him with a nod.
"I take it you are in command," Ao asked, already knowing who Fugaku was.
"I am." He said, doing a quick headcount of the mist reinforcements.
"Looks like we made it in time," Mangetsu said as he took a look over towards the enemy forces, whistling as he tried to count them all.
"Good to see you again Fugaku." Fuyōna suddenly said as he appeared from his own ice mirror, standing beside Ao and Mangetsu.
This time Fugaku turned around, seeming to accept Fuyōna's arrival in his own way.
"I didn't realize you would be joining us on the battleground, lord Mizukage," Fugaku said, showing genuine surprise.
"I see you are also doing your part in this war." Fuyōna countered, simply flashing him a smile as he placed his hands on his hips.
"Still, even though you are a clone. Your presence will indeed help turn the tide of this battle." Fugaku suddenly said, showing that his eyes were as sharp as daggers.
Fuyōna couldn't help but smile at his keen senses as he sighed.
"I guess they don't call you wicked eye Fugaku for nothing," Fuyōna said, looking him in the eye with a powerful stare.
"Sir." A familiar voice said as its owner appeared from thin air.
Both Fuyōna and Fugaku turned around to look at its owner, seeing none other than Kakashi standing there as he waited to be permitted to speak.
"Report," Fugaku said.
"It is as we thought sir, the stone is using Kannabe bridge to supply their army as they did in the previous war," Kakashi said as he turned to look at Fuyōna, bowing his head as he did.
"Lord Mizukage." He said, acknowledging his presence, knowing he had overall command now he was here.
"Is that so?" Fuyōna said as he turned to Ao, giving him a nod so he could have a look.
Ao nodded and made the hand signs as he activated his byakugan, taking a look at the entire battlefield and all the way back to where the enemy had made camp.
"It's true," Ao said as he let his eyes rest and return to normal.
"However, this time they have the bridge under heavy guard," Kakashi said as he looked back at Fugaku.
"Seems they have learned their lesson from last time," Fugaku said as he crossed his arms again.
"Still, it will fall once more, and put an end to the stone's advance as it did the last time," Fugaku said, turning to Kakashi.
"I want you to assemble a squad you can trust, and do whatever it takes to take out that bridge If I remember correctly, it was your squad that completed that mission in the last war, so you already have a better understanding of what needs to be done," Fugaku said.
"Yes sir, however, it will not be easy," Kakashi said, knowing the enemy would make it much more difficult this time.
"Did I ask you whether it would be hard or not?" Fugaku suddenly said, looking him in the eye.
"I gave you an order, not a question did I not?" He said, snapping at him a little.
"S-sorry sir, I will go at once," Kakashi said, knowing he should have known better.
Fuyōna remained silent as he stood next to Fugaku, taking a look at the battlefield.
"You could thank me you know." He said after a moment, keeping a straight face.
Fugaku raised an eyebrow as he moved his eyes only to look at Fuyōna.
"And why would I do that?" He said.
"Well, with Danzo gone, I'm guessing life is much easier for your clan," Fuyōna said as he shrugged his shoulders.
Fugaku only half-smiled as he tried to keep a serious face, knowing full well they had wanted Danzo dead for years, only never being able to carry it out due to the consequences that would have followed.
"No comment." Fugaku simply said as he unfolded his arms from his chest as the sounds of the enemy's battle horn sounded in the distance.
"The tides of war are upon us." He said as he grew serious, watching as the hidden stone started to advance.
Fuyōna remained silent as he too watched, knowing another intense battle was about to begin.
"Let it begin."
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