Battle of the Fire Bridge

The Battle of the Fire Bridge (合戦火橋, Kassen no Hihashi) was one of the early battles in the Second Shinobi World War. It began the Invasion of the Leaf (侵入の木の葉, Shinnyū no Konoha) by.

Prelude
Following the Destruction of the Kagerō Village, Sunagakure decided to make a strategic move, while Konohagakure had its forces deployed in the Land of Mountains, and invade the Land of Fire.

was the general in charge of the defense of the border on the Land of Wind side of the country. He only had approximately seven hundred men, and the invading force had roughly five thousand; one of whom was the Shukaku's jinchūriki.

Battle
From the onset of the conflict, the Hidden Leaf's side was at a huge disadvantage. Sakumo was capable of fending off many of the lower level ninja, until Shukaku's jinchūriki came into the mix.

Using his transformations, the jinchūriki alone was capable of annihilating a good portion of Konoha's forces, leaving casualties on Sunagakure's side at a minimal. Sakumo managed to stop the jinchūriki with his, allowing the small remaining fraction of Konohagakure's forces to retreat, along with himself.

Aftermath
The battle resulted in a victory for the Hidden Sand, allowing the now four thousand seven-hundred strong invasion force, with reinforcements on the way, unlimited access to the Land of Fire. However, Sakumo Hatake became known as "Konoha's White Fang" after he used his White Light Chakra Sabre to stop Shukaku's jinchūriki.