One quiet morning, as the Leaf shinobi were rushing around, still anticipating a possible attack in the next few days as Katsuro expected, a Konoha scout bound towards the camp as fast as he could. With desperation in his voice he spoke rapidly.
"Lord Katsuro! A massive army is approaching! Both Iwa and Kumo uniforms are seen marching side by side! Both the Raikage and Tsuchikage have been spotted at the front together!!"
The alliance between the two Kages alone managed to disturb the somewhat confident atmosphere at the Leaf camp that had been carrying since the last battle at the Kumo front. They had expected it somewhat, but seeing it was still shocking.
Now, everyone around who had heard grew anxious, and many became shaken. The Raikage had been thoroughly defeated by the Stormbreaker, but according to the report he was very much alive and now leading an army. The fact that he had survived such a fight made the Leaf shinobi worried about what they had to face. Furthermore, the Tsuchikage's deadly Atomic Dismantling could not be defended against and could obliterate their forces without much resistance in situations.
Now Konoha alone faced a giant force, larger than any it had previously faced before. However, one man within their ranks had the power to rival both the Kages and the army that they led.
"I thought so," Katsuro muttered to himself.
"Right everyone!" He called out, gaining the the attention of all the Konoha shinobi at the camp as he used chakra to enhance his voice's reach. "The Stone and Cloud seemed to have allied. We suspected it, and it happened. And reinforcements won't arrive before this battle starts. Fortunately, I suspect they also didn't have time to receive any reinforcements themselves! So those you will fight, are only those we have already fought! "
And Katsuro was undoubtedly correct. The Iwa shinobi on the other two fronts were clearly losing, relying on their main force to force a surrender from their opponents. They were just the distractions, smoke screens and like smoke were being quickly blown away. The fight against the Leaf's main force had ended badly, and were quickly subdued, but they had held on just long enough. And, at their Kumo front, the new A and B duo wreaked absolute havoc on the Iwa shinobi once they realised Onoki was gone. That was until they received word of the sudden, temporary alliance between the Stone and Cloud in an attempt to defeat Senju Katsuro and the Konoha shinobi he was leading. Being so far away they would not be able to reach anywhere near in time, so both sides simply found themselves waiting to see how the battle would unfold.
The Raikage and Tsuchikage decided wisely to not wait around and initiate the battle earlier than expected, out of fear that the Konoha force they were about to fight would gain significant reinforcements. The Suna force after their victory was already making their way towards this battlefield, and just yesterday Konoha had demolished the Iwa distractionary force. It had been the signal for the Raikage and Tsuchikage to get on a move on, as without it they would face the full force of Konoha. Not only would it be thousands more Shinobi, it would also be countless more high ranking figures like, Jiraiya the Toad Sage, Tsunade the Slug Princess, Hiruzen the Third Hokage, Sakumo the White Fang, Wicked Eye Fugaku just to name a few.
"So," Katsuro continued, "it's up to us to bring victory once again for the future of Konoha! They think of themselves as hunters, hunters who will fell a great tiger! But they do not know that for the Tiger, hunting is not just a sport, it is it's very nature!"
Cheers started to cry out, and fists were raised. Adrenaline rushed through them and they roared out just like the tigers Katsuro spoke of.
"Those who think of themselves as hunters will become the hunted!"
The roars became even louder, as the momentum of the Konoha shinobi rose.
"Remember who leads you!"
At his words, the Konoha shinobi thought of figures.
The Yellow Flash, a man who held the Raikage back by himself, a man who caused countless casualties with his teleportation jutsu.
A member of the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, whose huge summon had saved countless, he was slippery and a bit creepy, but his strength was undeniable.
And a man whose feat of raising a forest was burned in their retina. A man who could fly, toyed with what was the Strongest Shinobi of the generation before him, and produced high ranking Jutsu, as easy as breathing.
"With us at the front! What is there to fear!"
The Shinobi grew more confident, believing in their strongest.
"People will speak of this day as the day Konoha overcame the might of 2 Great Villages!"
As the cheers erupted once again around him Katsuro thought back to Tsunade and Sakumo leaving for the Suna front and their confidence in being able to defeat Sunagakure. Katsuro smiled, hearing about how the two led the way to the Leaf's victory at the Suna front.
You've done as you said, now it's my turn. He thought as he turned towards the now visible army.
We must end this here and now, both the Raikage and Tsuchikage thought.
Both of you have come back for another beating, eh? Katsuro smiled, reminiscing about his last individual fights with both Onoki and A.
I will end this.
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The battle plans had already been discussed previously by Katsuro, and thanks to his suspicions, it included what was to happen if the Cloud and Stone decided to join forces.
Now the two armies advanced towards each other, neither side faltering. Both were determined to come out as victors over the other, but the question was who would prevail? The Cloud and Stone, with their advantage in overall larger army size, Bijuus, and two Kage leading them, or the Leaf with the better quality shinobi and Senju Katsuro, the Stormbreaker, Wind Emperor and Bane of Bijuus as well as the Yellow Flash of the Leaf, Namikaze Minato and the Snake Sannin Orochimaru leading them.
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