I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 162 Sometimes, the unwillingness to give up halfway can lead to a trap.

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

"Hiss~"

Black blood dripped from Tsunade's wound, while wisps of steam rose from it. The torn skin and muscle quickly closed up and healed.

"this"

Chiyo stared wide-eyed at what she saw. She had only ever heard of one person who possessed such a self-healing ability: Hashirama Senju. She had never heard of Tsunade having such an ability.

Although the scene before her was quite shocking, Chiyo, who had seen countless storms, quickly calmed down. She looked at the jutsu mark on Tsunade's forehead and the faintly glowing mark.

"How many times can you use your amazing self-healing ability?"

Chiyo's tone became calm, and Ebizo also reacted after Chiyo spoke, suppressing the surprise on his face and the unease that arose in his heart.

Yes, such self-healing ability is amazing, but how many times can Tsunade use it? If Tsunade could use it without limit, even if her mastery of the Five Elements Release techniques was limited, relying on her superhuman strength and this self-healing ability, she could be the best in the ninja world.

But no, although Tsunade is considered strong among the new generation and compared to all the young ninjas in the ninja world, she is still somewhat inferior to the truly strong ones in the ninja world.

Not to mention veteran powerhouses, even Tsunade is inferior to Sakumo Hatake, who is also from the younger generation of Konoha.

Seeing the siblings and the Sand Ninja gradually calm down, Tsunade smiled confidently and said, "Let's try it. Let's see if I kill you all first, or if you kill me!"

Chiyo raised her hand and ordered, "Attack!"

The Sand Ninjas around Tsunade had already been killed, wounded, or retreated in the previous wave of flying debris. There were no Sand Ninjas around her, so she didn't need to worry about accidentally injuring her comrades like before.

Not only kunai and shuriken, but also a large number of ninjutsu were directed at Tsunade.

"snort!"

Tsunade gave a soft snort, and all the power beneath her feet erupted in an instant.

"Bang!"

Where she had been standing, a semi-circular pit with a diameter of three meters appeared, and her figure had vanished without a trace.

"Impossible! With such a burst of power, isn't she afraid her body will collapse?"

Ebizo spoke incredulously, but stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence. Would Tsunade, who possessed such self-healing abilities, worry about her body collapsing?

The truth is, it won't.

"Painful Heavenly Kick!"

Tsunade appeared among the Sand Ninja, kicked her slightly swollen right leg high, and then landed heavily on the ground.

"boom!"

With the sudden burst of her superhuman strength, four or five wide cracks appeared in the ground centered on her, and dozens of Sand Ninja instantly fell into them. The sudden sinkhole left them no time to react.

Just as a few people reacted and grabbed the edge of the crack, Tsunade's kick came down again, and the scene of grinding soybeans with a millstone reappeared, even more terrifying than before.

"keep away!"

Chiyo's face showed a look of anxiety. She quickly took out her sealing scroll and, upon unsealing it, ten puppets appeared.

"The White Secret Technique: The Ten Ninja of Chikamatsu!"

Chiyo also had chakra threads appearing in her hands, controlling ten puppets. Some of them launched ninjutsu or hidden weapon attacks from a distance to seal Tsunade, while others restricted Tsunade at close range.

Seeing that Chiyo had actually released the Chikamatsu Ten, Tsunade's face also turned serious. Not only her, but even Chiyo's younger brother, Ebizo, probably whispered:

"Sister, didn't you say you wanted to disable this spell?"

"Let's wait until after the war."

Chiyo's answer was very calm, or rather, somewhat nonchalant, because she had devoted most of her energy to manipulating the ten puppets.

As a disciple of the Second Kazekage, Shamon, Bunzaemon's creation of the Chikamatsu Ten was exceptionally powerful, capable of even conquering a castle. It can be said to be the pinnacle of Sunagakure's puppetry at this stage.

However, controlling the Chikamatsu Ten is extremely difficult. Even Chiyo, who took over this "legacy" after Sasori's death, has not been able to fully demonstrate its strength.

She could only use some of the techniques of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters, but Tsunade's current strength forced her to bring out the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters, since other puppets were too fragile for Tsunade.

Tsunade had naturally heard of the Chikamatsu Ten's strength, so she was extremely careful in dealing with them. However, she was still overwhelmed by the Chikamatsu Ten's endless methods, including close combat, sharp blades, blunt weapons, ninjutsu, and explosive tags placed close to the face.

Soon, Tsunade's body was covered in wounds again. When she saw a rather feminine puppet wielding two large swords, Tsunade roared and unleashed her superhuman strength to smash the two swords.

"Bang~ Clang~"

The hard twin blades were struck, and along with the puppet's two forearms, they flew off its body and embedded themselves in the ground some distance away, the exposed blades still trembling and humming.

At that moment, Tsunade grabbed the puppet and threw it at the other puppets. She then retreated to a distance, leaving the battle, and formed hand seals, once again channeling the released and dissipating chakra.

Her wounds healed again at an extremely fast pace, however...

Chiyo noticed the diamond-shaped mark on Tsunade's forehead, and its light seemed to have dimmed slightly. Instantly, Chiyo guessed what it was. With a wave of her hands, three puppets lined up separately, forming a triangular shape.

The puppet opened its mouth, revealing the characters "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha," and at the same time, a combined ninjutsu was unleashed.

"The three treasures are drained!"

A hurricane swept out, engulfing Tsunade. Everything around her was thrown from its place by the hurricane and headed towards the three puppets, where they were relentlessly crushed.

Feeling the pulling force on her body, Tsunade gritted her teeth and grabbed the boulder beside her, but even the boulder began to loosen under the powerful suction.

Cracks appeared on the spot where Tsunade had grabbed him.

Just then, a long metal whip lashed out from a distance, about to strike the boulder that Tsunade was holding. Tsunade reacted quickly, grabbing the metal whip a step ahead and swinging it forcefully.

The metal whip didn't reach the distant rocks; Tsunade wasn't trying to move away, but rather to attack!

"ah!!!"

The metal whip struck the Sand Ninja in the distance. The first few were cut in half by the swift whip. As the force subsided, the whip, like a ring, trapped dozens of Sand Ninja.

The rock that Tsunade was holding finally shattered, and Tsunade swung it toward the three puppets. Just then, she grabbed the long whip with both hands and swung it again, dragging the dozens of Sand Ninja who were being swept up by the whip into the hurricane's range, and they rushed toward the three puppets.

"Pfft pfft pfft~"

The pressure in the eye of the hurricane was immense, crushing even rocks and metal, let alone people. Among the Sand Ninja caught in the hurricane, some were already squeezed into a bloody mist, drifting out from behind the three puppets and towards Chiyo.

"hateful!"

Chiyo's face darkened, and she abandoned her attempt to absorb the three treasures. She hadn't yet mastered the Chikamatsu Ten, otherwise this situation wouldn't have occurred.

Seeing that Chiyo had removed the puppet, Tsunade's eyes lit up. Taking advantage of the last bit of suction force, she stopped resisting and even leaped up, using the suction force to quickly rush towards the direction where Chiyo and Ebizo were.

The chakra aura around Tsunade began to disappear, or rather, it gathered. Her right hand, enveloped in chakra, was swung at Chiyo with all her might.

"Sister! Let's stop them together!"

After Ebizo finished speaking, he took out a scroll and began to unseal it. A puppet appeared in front of Chiyo, but before anyone around could see what the puppet looked like, it was shattered by Tsunade's fist.

Tsunade's fist continued its momentum, striking Chiyo. Chiyo had already reacted, and with a flurry of movements, she and Ebizo wove a large net using chakra threads.

"Puppet Technique - Ground Net Defense!"

"Bang!"

"Click~"

Tsunade's fist slammed into the chakra net, which deformed severely like a compressed balloon. At the same time, a cracking sound came from Tsunade's right hand.

The pain caused veins to bulge on Tsunade's forehead, and her neck and the area behind her ears turned abnormally red from the pain. However, Tsunade did not back down. Instead, she clenched her fists again, and her monstrous strength erupted once more.

"boom!"

The chakra net collapsed like a burst bubble, and the fist, with its remaining strength, fell under the combined defense of Chiyo and Ebizo.

"Bang!"

Two figures flew backward, and the surrounding Sand Ninjas shouted in disbelief. Tsunade, who seemed to have no strength left, still managed to smash Chiyo and Ebizo, who were ready, away with her monstrous strength.

"what!"

Tsunade finally breathed a sigh of relief, then cried out in pain, clutching her right hand tightly. She quickly mobilized her chakra to heal her body again, but this time the progress was not ideal, and the wounds did not heal as quickly.

Chiyo and Ebizo, who had gotten up from the ground in the distance, were not seriously injured. Although they looked a bit disheveled, this was due to the common weakness of puppeteers who were not good at close combat.

Seeing the diamond-shaped mark on Tsunade's forehead disappear and the black magic seal gradually fade away, coupled with her pained expression, Chiyo knew that Tsunade had reached her limit and could no longer recapture her former bravery.

"Grab her!"

Chiyo spoke hastily, but due to her disheveled appearance and overly anxious tone, she gave the impression of being exasperated.

However, the Sand Ninja around her quickly sprang into action, trying to surround Tsunade and capture her. Tsunade glanced around and knew she couldn't delay any longer.

"You'd better be ready!"

With a shout in her heart, Tsunade's rage and anger vanished in an instant. Using her remaining chakra, she quickly healed her right arm and used the Body Flicker Technique to escape out of the camp.

"Chase after her! We can't let her escape!"

Chiyo was truly exasperated this time. She had originally thought that Tsunade was the one in charge, but Tsunade's calm response and choice of the most suitable route to dodge and escape were beyond her expectations.

She also pulled the somewhat reluctant Ebizo along, heading towards where Tsunade had fled. Tsunade's "performance" was so shocking that no Sand Ninja would dare to risk their lives to stop her.

Tsunade quickly escaped the Sand Village camp and plunged into the rainforest. However, due to her injuries and severe chakra depletion, Tsunade was not fast, and the inconvenience of her right hand caused her to stagger several times during her escape.

Therefore, Chiyo and the Sand Ninja not only did not lose track of her, but even got closer and closer. Just as they disappeared into another rainforest, the exhausted Tsunade stopped, hugged her right hand, turned around, and looked at the approaching Chiyo, panting heavily.

"What, you know you can't escape now?"

Chiyo was also a bit out of her mind, panting heavily. The Sand Ninja chasing behind her were also extremely exhausted. Just then, Tsunade suddenly smiled.

From within the canopy of the rainforest came a rather childish voice.

"As expected of the Sand Village's main force, you actually managed to put my teacher in such a sorry state. Even though you're enemies, you guys aren't bad!"

(End of this chapter)