NARUTO: SECOND GOD OF SHINOBI

---

In the Land of Hot Springs, the Kumo army was fully stationed and constantly clashing with Konoha forces.

Tsunade, the commander on the frontlines, stood firm, strategizing as the intense battle raged on.

A contingent of 3000 Leaf shinobi had arrived, led by Hanaku Senju and Kazuki Uzumaki, the heads of the Senju and Uzumaki clans, along with several civilian-trained ninjas.

In the Konoha meeting room, the atmosphere was tense. An ANBU operative emerged from the shadows, handing a scroll to Tsunade.

She swiftly read its contents, her expression hardening as she absorbed the details of their new mission.

"This time," Tsunade began, her tone resolute, "our objective is to halt the Kumo forces while the ANBU eliminates the Hot Springs Hidden Village commanders and the Kumo reinforcements stationed near the Land of Frost.

Hokage-sama has ordered us to dismantle small villages allied with the enemy. We will strike swiftly and decisively."

Hanaku and Kazuki exchanged knowing nods. They understood the gravity of their orders.

Preparations commenced, and by nightfall, Konoha forces advanced silently with precision, employing Earth Style: Earth Escape Jutsu to move undetected underground.

Tsunade led one flank, Hanaku another, and Kazuki the third, ensuring coverage across the north, northeast, and northwest directions.

---

Meanwhile, the ANBU squad led by Lightning, the codename of the Lightning Division Commander, infiltrated the rear of the Kumo forces near the Land of Frost.

Using chakra telepathy, Lightning conveyed his plan:

"Transform and eliminate the rear forces swiftly. According to intel, Kumo's hawk may already be en route with a message of negotiation. We cannot allow it to reach their command."

The ANBU nodded, disappearing into the shadows. A silent massacre began.

The rear guard, composed mostly of standard ninja with few jonins to cover the retreat, were quickly overwhelmed by the elite ANBU operatives.

At the main Kumo camp, the commander sat in his tent when a messenger arrived, handing him a scroll.

As he read, his face turned ashen with fear.

"Immediately retreat! Wake up everyone—" his orders were interrupted by the deafening rumble of explosions.

Tsunade's forces launched their assault after eliminating the watchtowers ninja.

Following her orders, the three flanks unleashed simultaneous volleys of powerful jutsu.

"Fire!" Tsunade's voice echoed as Konoha unleashed

Earth Style: Great Moving Earth Core,

Earth Style: Earth Fissure, and Earth Style: Antlion Jutsu in rapid succession.

The earth beneath the Kumo camp trembled violently, displacing and dampening the terrain, rendering the area unstable.

Kumo ninjas scrambled as massive fissures opened, and patches of earth collapsed, swallowing many. The disoriented Kumo forces struggled to regroup as the surrounding earth seems to caved in.

"Commander!" a Kumo jonin shouted amidst the chaos. "What's happening? How can the enemy launch such devastating attacks?"

The commander's voice was strained. "Retreat at all costs! Raikage A, Elder Dodai, the ANBU commander, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki—none of them survived Konoha's earlier assault!"

Another jonin shouted, "but how come they suddenly attacked, they didn't have this amount of ninja on their sides before."

Shock rippled through the jonin, but before they could react, Tsunade's squad initiated the next phase of their attack.

She soon moved forward and bit her thumb.

"Summoning Jutsu: Earth Dropping Lid!" Tsunade roared, slamming her palm onto a summoning scroll.

A gigantic pig-faced stone lid materialized above the Kumo camp, crashing down with immense force.

The Kumo commander yelled, "Burrow underground! Those who can, use Lightning Style to break it!"

Some Kumo ninja attempted to evade or counterattack but were crushed before they could act.

Simultaneously, the Konoha ninjas performed another Great Moving Earth Core further destabilizing the terrain.

Kumo's forces were in complete disarray, the underground forces were constantly evading the earth jutsu, when suddenly earth started moving again and trapped them inside like a coffin.

After another Earth style: Burrial coffin jutsu, kumo forces seems to have their fate locked.

---

Meanwhile, Kazuki Uzumaki activated his Kagura Mind's Eye, scanning the battlefield. "Only around 500 Kumo ninjas remain alive," he reported.

Tsunade nodded and leapt into action. In the center of the battlefield, she weaved intricate hand signs.

"Mud Release: Underworld Swap Jutsu!"

The hardened ground turned into a vast swamp of suffocating mud, trapping the remaining Kumo forces.

Tsunade followed up with Earth Style: Earth Spike Hedgehog Jutsu, summoning a wave of massive spikes that erupted from the ground, impaling the trapped ninjas.

The battlefield became a grim spectacle, littered with the bodies of Kumo shinobi hanging from the spikes.

Tsunade channeled her chakra, confirming through sensory techniques that no enemies remained underground.

Hanaku and Kazuki arrived by her side, surveying the carnage.

"This was a flawless attack," Hanaku remarked. "Kumo didn't stand a chance. This swift attack cut off any chance for kumo to react in defence of Konoha."

Tsunade nodded solemnly. "Their forces here were 2500 strong. We've eliminated them. The 200 stationed in the rear and the 1000 in the Land of Frost will face a similar fate soon. The Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Frost will have no choice but to turn on Kumo."

Hanaku agreed. "Kumo's retreat is effectively cut off."

Tsunade turned to her forces. "Retreat immediately and recover your chakra. Prepare for the next mission."

---

In the shadows near the Hidden Hot Springs Village, ANBU Commander Lightning observed his operatives completing their mission.

The hidden village's forces had been swiftly eliminated, and the remaining ninja were now targeting the daimyo's residence.

Lightning spoke to his squad:

"We've neutralized the Hidden Hot Springs ninjas. The daimyo is next. Leave the civilians unharmed. Move to Otogakure to intercept any retreating forces from Kumo's Land of Frost contingent."

The ANBU vanished into the night, their work far from over.

Back on the battlefield, Tsunade stood in the center, her commanding presence radiating across the field.

With the Land of Hot Springs under Konoha's control and Kumo forces decimated, the tide of the war was firmly in Konoha's favor.

Victory was theirs, but the war was far from over.

---