I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 101 Some things you can choose not to do, but you must never refuse.

"Tatsuma, you have to hang in there!"

In the jungle, the faint sound of explosions could be heard from afar, and Minato's expression grew increasingly anxious.

Even though he trusted his friend, Minato didn't dare to imagine that Tatsuma could take on dozens of Chunin and two Jonin by himself and win. He could only hope that Tatsuma could hold on a little longer.

He held out until he found reinforcements. Minato was already regretting why he had gone to find Tatsuma alone. He had thought he could help Tatsuma, but instead, Tatsuma had to hold off the enemy for him, giving him a chance to escape.

Minato blushed with shame at the thought that he had been so blindly confident that he could support Tatsuma.

He ran with all his might, heading towards the main road directly behind the defensive line that had been set up to flank the enemy. Although Tatsuma was also located directly behind the main road, it was far from the main road and therefore not a key point for Konoha's support.

The main road, which is some distance from where Tatsuma is, is not exactly in the exact position of the projection, but it is located around the main road. If the Sand Ninja were to break out, this would be the best choice.

Therefore, the number of Konoha ninjas lying in ambush here is much larger than the squad led by Inuzuka Makoto, and the village's support is prioritized here, rather than Inuzuka Makoto's squad led by Tatsuma.

Finally, after overcoming the obstacles of the forest, Minato spotted the Konoha team and quickly joined them. He anxiously looked at a Byakugan ninja and said:

"Lord Hyuga, the squad that Tatsuma and Lord Inuzuka were in was pursued by Sand Village's Sand Star. Only Tatsuma is left. The rest of the squad has been killed or wounded."

The team, which had been on guard briefly because of Minato's appearance, became completely solemn after he spoke. Apart from one or two Byakugan ninjas who were still observing Minato with their Byakugan, everyone else involuntarily looked in the direction Minato had come from.

Hyuga Ying exchanged a glance with one of the clansmen observing Minato. The Byakugan ninja nodded slightly, confirming Minato's identity. Hyuga Ying then asked:

"Did you come from over there? How many enemies are there?"

Minato nodded and then said, "There are about forty Sand Ninja left who are still alive. Besides Sand Star, there is one Jonin, and the rest are all Chunin."

"Forty people"

Upon hearing this number, everyone fell silent. Tatsuma was merely a genin, at most a chunin, yet he was facing forty chunin or higher-ranking enemies.

No one believed that Tatsuma would survive. If they rushed over now, they would likely not only fail to save Tatsuma, but also risk losing control and allowing the Sand Ninja team to break through.

However, no one dared to utter the words "refuse rescue," as such a statement would be far from the Will of Fire.

Seeing that everyone remained silent and unresponsive, Minato's anxiety grew even stronger. At this moment, a rather fierce-looking young man said, "Namikaze Minato, lead the way!"

Hearing a response, Minato was so excited he almost shouted. He turned to the Uchiha ninja who had faced countless "Byakugan" attacks along the way and said gratefully:

"Thank you! Senpai Uchiha Fugaku!"

Seeing that Fugaku Uchiha actually agreed to Minato's request, and that several other Uchiha clan ninjas also withdrew from the group, the Hyuga clan ninjas' expressions instantly turned ugly.

If this were to get out, it would be a blow to the reputation of the Hyuga clan.

It wasn't just the Uchiha clan that chose to save them, but the Hyuga clan that chose to stand by and watch; the key factor was Sakamoto Tatsuma.

In a sense, Tatsuma was kind to the Hyuga clan because he saved them from an incident where the Byakugan was leaked.

Although Hyuga Ying and a small number of Hyuga ninjas knew that Tatsuma not only destroyed Hyuga Miyabi's eyes but also took his life, if given the choice, every Hyuga ninja would value the Byakugan more than life itself.

Therefore, they all knew that Tatsuma's actions that day were definitely to carry out Hyuga Toru's wishes, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that he was the benefactor of the Hyuga clan.

Such a benefactor, when in need of help, chose to stand idly by, while the Uchiha clan, who had no connection to them, stepped in to assist. This is truly appalling.

Behind Hinata Hide, two young men who looked remarkably alike exchanged a glance. One of them stepped forward and said, "Father."

"Beep beep~"

Just then, the communicator on one of the Yamanaka ninjas in the group rang. The Hyuga youth reluctantly stopped what he was about to say. After the Yamanaka ninja received the message, he immediately went to Hyuga Ying's side and said:

"Lord Ying, the Sand Village's breakout team has just changed direction and headed southwest."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Ying glanced to the south. The south side where he was was the southwest side of the Sand Village team, and that direction was the direction from which Minato was coming.

Hyuga Ying's expression turned serious, and she shouted, "Hyuga clan! Follow me to support Sakamoto Tatsuma!"

Fugaku Uchiha, who had already started, flashed a hint of disdain on his face, while Minato, without thinking too much about it, said gratefully, "Thank you, Hyuga Hideyoshi-sama."

In an instant, both the red-eyed and white-eyed ninjas sprang into action, leaving the Konoha ninjas who had been lying in ambush there in an awkward situation.

They looked at each other, then gritted their teeth and followed. Their mission was to fight the Sand Ninja team that was breaking through, and now it was just a different battlefield. The mission still needed to be carried out.

The Uchiha and Hyuga ninjas were incredibly fast, and Minato soon fell behind. No matter how anxious he was or how much he wanted to get back to Tatsuma's side as quickly as possible, the difference in strength couldn't be easily bridged by willpower alone.

However, Minato was not discouraged, because the faster the Uchiha and Hyuga were, the more likely they were to save Tatsuma. He wished that Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Yu could teleport to Tatsuma's side.

Meanwhile, in the distant battlefield where Tatsuma was located, the situation was far less tense than Minato had imagined. In fact, it was Sunagakure, not Konoha, that should be anxious.

Sha Xing's body was completely powerless; he was like a dead eel. If Chenma hadn't been holding onto his collar, he probably would have slipped and fallen to the ground.

Looking at the sand star in front of him, Tatsuma felt a surge of anger within him that he wanted to vent. It wasn't the negative emotion brought about by the Nine-Tails' chakra, because he had completely exhausted the Nine-Tails' chakra at this moment.

This anger came from the bottom of his heart; it was his most genuine and "sincere" rage.

"Rasengan!"

Tatsuma had no interest in saying anything more to the unconscious Shaxing, or rather, he had no interest in saying anything more to Shaxing. He held Shaxing by the collar with his right hand, while his scarred left hand condensed a golden chakra ball.

"stop!!!"

A sharp scream suddenly came from afar, and Sha Xing, who was unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and hugged Chen Ma with both hands.

"Cat inside!"

(End of this chapter)