Three days after the destruction of the Sand's Base on the Third Battlefield, Mikasa and Tatsuya appeared inside their tent on the Second Battlefield. The Shadow Clone left by Tatsuya disappeared. Tatsuya didn't get any useful memory from his clone, which made him facepalm. No matter what he ordered the clone to do, it was still his clone. How can it work harder than the original?

Tatsuya called one of his subordinates, the vice commander of the Second Division, to ask what happened during the time they were 'training' Hikari.

A lot happened in the past three days. After the destruction of Sand's Base on the Third Battlefield, the Sand suffered a lot of losses. They even deployed a new Kage tier Shinobi along with forces that were meant to protect the village during the war on the Third Battlefield. Their purpose was to stop Sakumo from interfering with other Battlefields. The same thing Hiruzen is doing with the First Battlefield.

After the death of more than 800 Sand Shinobi in Mikasa's attack, around 300 of them were captured from the Third Battlefield, while the others managed to retreat. Along with the capture of Hiyo and Aaori, the Sand's momentum was halted for a long time.

Tatsuya and Mikasa were looking at the new edition of Bingo Book that came out yesterday.

Name: Uchiha Mikasa [The Strongest Fire Release User]

Age: 11

Affiliation: Konoha

Threat: Kage

Rank: SS

Goal: Elimination

Abilities: Fire release, wind release, Sharingan.

Reward: 50 Million Ryo.

Mikasa's Rank was now SS. This Rank signifies that one has the strength to destroy armies alone, they excel in mass destruction. This rank is mostly reserved for the group of Jinchuriki. Currently, the only SS Rank apart from the group of Jinchuriki are The Third Kazekage along with Onoki. Although Hiruzen and the Third Raikage can rival them, they can't use wide range Ninjutsu like them. As for the Third Mizukage, his strength was a mystery to most people since he never participated in an actual battle against another Kage.

Mikasa also got the title of 'The Strongest Fire Release User' along with 'The Destroyer'. The former title once belonged to Uchiha Madara before the establishment of Konoha. This title signified that Mikasa has surpassed Madara in Fire Release. When Tatsuya and Mikasa heard this, they laughed. Surpassed Madara? If they were to fight Madara, they'd be no better than the five Kage who fought him during the Fourth Shinobi War. They have little chance against Madara, at least for now. The only advantage they have is the Flying Thunder God along with Mikasa's Mangekyō abilities. But Madara's Mangekyō abilities are the biggest wild card for them, not to mention his Rinnegan.

Although these were just rumours, when Onoki heard them, he almost passed out. Mikasa and Tatsuya left a deep 'impression' on him. The Stone village planned on attacking the Leaf at a critical moment but was stopped by the traumatised Onoki.

As for the title of 'Destroyer', it was given by Konoha's Shinobi after they saw the remains of the Sand's Base.

In the past 18 days, the Sand lost around 1900 shinobi while 300 of them were captured. But the biggest loss was the capture of Hiyo and Aaori. As for the Leaf, they lost around 1500 shinobi while 200 of them were captured.

For some reason, the bodies of the Uchiha Clan members were disappearing one by one. Although the change wasn't noticeable, Tatsuya and Mikasa concluded that it was Black Zetsu, along with some Root Anbu who sneaked inside the deployed forces. Zetsu was probably collecting eyes for Madara to use after the 'donates' his Rinnegan to Nagato. They couldn't care less about the Kaguya simp or the one-eyed freak so they just ignored it.

After the reports were done, the vice commander left. Tatsuya had already given the guy full authority over the base so he wasn't worried.

"Hm? Shukaku's Jinchuriki is moving towards our base. And this chakra? The Third Kazekage is with him as well." Tetsuya said as a smile appeared on his face.

After hearing this, Mikasa also focused on her Natural Perception to check out what was going on. Unlike him, she needs more focus when it comes to Natural Perception. Probably because her affinity with Natural Energy was lower than him.

"It looks like they want to end this war after giving Konoha a big surprise." Mikasa said.

"It'll take them about four to five days to reach this place. Let's wait for them. No one can blame us since we didn't know that Shukaku will appear out of nowhere." Tatsuya said as he leaned back on his chair.

"What are we gonna do in the meantime?" Mikasa asked, she was thinking about fighting Tatsuya before anything else.

"Store chakra in the 'Strength of a Hundred Seal'. Our Chakra reserves are above that of a human but they still can't match Shukaku, this is our best bet right now." Tatsuya said. Although they can store chakra that rivals Shukaku inside the Strength of a Hundred Seal, it's not their natural reserves. They still need to refill it every now and then.

"That's true." Mikasa replied.

"Can you use Susanoo?" Tatsuya suddenly asked.

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"I can. On that note, I figured out something nice when I awakened my Mangekyō." Mikasa said with a grin.

Tatsuya didn't ask anymore, he knew that even if he asked, he won't get an answer.

While the two of them were having fun, in a mine located somewhere inside the 'Mountains' Graveyard', an old man with long white hair was sitting while listening to the reports of his trusted subordinate. His eyes were purple with a circular pattern inside them. If anyone saw them, they'll realise that it was one of the three Great Dojutsu. The Rinnegan.

"It's wonderful that I created you, Black Zetsu." The old man said while looking at Black Zetsu.

"Thank you, Madara-sama." Black Zetsu said as he bowed. Madara wasn't able to see the sneer he had on his face.

Madara closed his eyes, thinking about something. After a while, he opened them again before he asked Black Zetsu.

"Are you sure they can sense you?"

"I am, Madara-sama. Those two have an unnaturally high affinity with Natural Energy." Black Zetsu said.

He had been observing Mikasa and Tatsuya for a while. He was aware that they were able to sense him, but he was still shameless enough to stalk them from time to time. He could sense that those two were always absorbing bits of Natural Energy. He thought that it was some kind of mutation since they haven't learned Sage Mode or anything that uses Natural Energy.

'The Strongest Fire Release User, huh?' Madara thought as a small smile appeared on his face. This title brought back some memories of him training Fire Release alongside his younger brother, Izuna. But that smile disappeared as soon as it appeared.

"First the Flying Thunder God and now this." Madara said as he looked at Black Zetsu before he continued, "Keep an eye on them, just knowing their location is fine. I'll visit them soon." He said before closing his eyes again. He started absorbing vitality from the 'Demonic Statue of the Outer Path' that was behind him to strengthen his body.

Black Zetsu looked at Madara before his eyes turned towards the 'Demonic Statue of the Outer Path'. He then bowed to Madara again and said, "Understood, Madara-sama." before disappearing.

Deep underground in the Leaf village, a similar conversation was going on between Danzo and the Root Anbu in front of him.

"They are too dangerous to stay alive. We need to deal with them before anything happens to the village." Danzo said as he looked at the photos of Tatsuya and Mikasa.

"Prepare countermeasures against them. Every person they are close to in the village, their family members, childhood friends. I need this information within this week." Danzo continued. He knew that an ambush wouldn't work against someone who can use the Flying Thunder God. So he decided to go with the most plausible method.

"Yes, Danzo-sama." The Root Anbu said before he disappeared.

And so, five days passed.

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"Looks like they're about to make a move." Tatsuya said with a relaxed smile.

"Their strategy is pretty good. The Jinchuriki attacks our Base while the Kazekage takes charge on the battlefield." Mikasa said while looking at her long and well-groomed nails with a smile. If someone saw them, they'll never guess that she was a Shinobi.

"The first one to attack will be the Kazekage. From what he knows, the Second Division of Konoha only has one Kage tier. Even if there was another Kage tier, stopping Shukaku in a desert is troublesome." Tatsuya said.

"I don't plan on ruining their fun anyway." Mikasa said. She wasn't planning on stepping in until Shukaku had destroyed almost half of the Second Division's Base.

"Well, do whatever you want." Tatsuya shrugged. He kissed Mikasa on her cheek before disappearing.

Mikasa looked in the direction where Shukaku's Jinchuriki was hiding under the sand before turning away, no longer paying attention to it.

Tatsuya appeared near the centre of the battlefield as he looked around. His hand moved as he caught the Kunai that was coming for his head. He didn't even look at the one who just tried to kill him before throwing the Kunai back with some Lightning Chakra added to it. He sensed Yato's location before enhancing his speed with chakra as he disappeared.

"Very well. Charge with the current momentum until further orders." The Third Kazekage, Yato, said to the Sand Jonin in front of him.

"Yes, Kazekage-sama." The Jonin said before he disappeared.

Yato looked around, there were several corpses scattered around here and there. Most of them belonged to the Leaf. He planned on secretly helping the Sand's forces before drawing out the Kage tier who was in charge of the Leaf's Second Division so that Bunpuku can attack the Second Division's Base easily. The result of the Second Battlefield will decide who wins this war, so he was extremely cautious.

"Should I-" Before Yato could complete his sentence, he felt a shiver run down his spine, he clapped his hands together.

'IRON SAND DOME'

Iron Sand moved as it created a Dome around Yato, protecting him.

'It's not enough. Earth Release: Earth Escape.' Yato thought as he didn't stop making hand signs before he disappeared in the ground.

BOOOM*

An explosion loud enough to alert the whole Second Battlefield rang out as the Iron Sand Dome created by Yato was destroyed as if it was made of mud.

"Tch. He escaped." Tatsuya clicked his tongue as he looked at the hammer made out of blood in front of him. The Hammer's head was bigger than a normal house and its weight was more than 10 tons. Although he did this on a whim, it still wasn't nice having your enemy escape from a surprise attack. Although it wasn't comparable to Kirin, it was still a good attack.

"It's been a while, Yato." Tatsuya said as he looked at an empty place. Just as he finished his words, the Third Kazekage emerged from the sand, looking at him with a slight frown.

"Your hiding skills are as good as ever." Yato wasn't amused with such a wild greeting.

"It's just you're not a good sensor." Tatsuya said with a bright smile.

'This brat!' Veins popped out on Yato's forehead. He isn't a good sensor? He's one of the best sensors after Tobirama's death. He knew that Tatsuya was pissing him off on purpose but that didn't do much good.

However, his anger wasn't because of Tatsuya suddenly attacking him or because of the joke that he pulled just now.

"Do you have any idea how much my work increased because you destroyed half of the Sand village?" He said, trying his best not to attack.

Indeed, ever since Tatsuya destroyed half of his village, his workload tripled in an instant. Some people even blamed him for the destruction of the village, which almost started a coup within the Sand village. They said that if he could protect the people, why not the village? Which caused him much trouble.

"I don't know what you're talking about. It's clear that this is the first time we've met." Tatsuya said while shaking his head in denial.

"Huh?" Yato was dumbfounded by this statement. Didn't he just say 'It's been a while' like he was greeting an old friend? How can someone so young be so shameless?

Forget about taking responsibility, he won't even acknowledge that it was him who attacked the Sand.

Seeing the annoying smile on Tatsuya's face, Yato gave up.

The hammer in Tatsuya's hand turned into blood again as it disappeared. By now, a lot of shinobi from both the Leaf and the Sand have gathered around them. But they still kept a good amount of distance from the two of them.

Tatsuya summoned two blood swords from his inventory as he condensed Raikiri on both of them.

Yato also summoned all the Iron Sand he had hidden underground. Yato also noticed that the clouds were starting to change at a rate visible. He remembered when Tatsuya used Kirin against him, so he decided to go all out from the very start, unlike last time.

Tatsuya smiled while looking at Yato before he disappeared.