I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 173 The most powerful words are the quiet truth.

The next afternoon, Tatsuma was leisurely practicing Tai Chi in the Senju clan's territory. He had already fulfilled his talent for the day, and the rest of the time was for free training.

He had originally planned to play a few rounds with Minato, but since Minato was reading Tobirama Senju's Summoning Notes at the moment, Tatsuma decided not to interrupt.

Tatsuma's current talents in [Ninjutsu] and [Seal] are about to reach 10,000 points, and he will soon be able to unlock new additional boosts. However, Tatsuma is not in a hurry, or rather, he is not as in a hurry as before.

Because his strength had improved too quickly in the past year, and he had also learned a lot of knowledge, such as Bagua Soft Fist, the use of superhuman strength, and so on. He had mastered all these skills.

However, it will take some time to integrate it with rapidly growing power, chakra, and other elements. If additional power is added at this time, the difficulty of achieving mastery will increase significantly.

Therefore, Tatsuma is happy to take a short period of time to solidify his foundation, such as further deepening his learning and application of strength and physical skills.

"He's practicing his boxing slowly again. I wonder who he's trying to hit with those soft, weak punches."

Not far away, under a large tree, Kushina and Minato leaned against the trunk. Kushina looked at Minato, who was engrossed in reading a scroll, and then at Tatsuma, who was moving at a snail's pace, and looked annoyed.

Upon hearing this, Minato stopped reading, looked at Tatsuma in the distance, and said with a smile, "Tatsuma is very strong. In fact, he has always used the same techniques to fight against me, Nawaki, and the enemies."

He's playing so slowly, maybe he's setting his standards too high for himself, hoping to find the slightest mistakes in his movements even in the slowest possible motion.

Why do you all always think he's so amazing?

Kushina said sullenly, clearly a victim of Tatsuma, this "other people's child." Minato shook his head, then asked curiously, "Anyone else think so?"

"Yes, Tsunade, Mito, and even Uncle Takama from the Sealing Team all say how amazing Tatsuma is, even though he's never even been to the Sealing Team!"

The thought that those people always used Tatsuma to suppress her whenever she made progress made Kushina angrier and angrier. Whether it was anger or the wind, her hair kept fluttering.

However, the red hair that she herself disliked didn't seem to give her any face, with a strand sticking directly to her face. Seeing this, Minato subconsciously reached out to help Kushina brush it away.

Kushina and Minato locked eyes halfway through raising their hands. Suddenly, Kushina's anger vanished without a trace. She snorted and turned her face away, refusing to look at him again.

Minato's smile grew increasingly blank, like a Nawaki after training to the point of exhaustion, embodying the spirit of youth.

At the edge of the house, Mito Uzumaki, whose complexion wasn't exactly good today, relaxed her straight back slightly upon seeing this scene, and a kind smile appeared on her face.

But then he seemed to remember something, sighed, shook his head slightly, and looked at Tatsuma with a hint of regret.

At this moment, Tatsuma's hands were also imbued with chakra. The two balls of chakra in his left and right hands moved in opposite directions, and the collision of the chakra stirred up the surrounding wind.

Seeing this, Mito Uzumaki's relaxed shoulders tensed up again. As the collision of the two chakra balls in Tatsuma's hands intensified, suddenly...

"Boom!"

As if his chakra had been detonated, a ring-shaped wall of sound waves exploded outwards, even throwing Tatsuma himself away, sending him crashing backwards.

Originally, Kushina and Minato, who were turning their heads, one looking at the distant tree and the other at the other's attack, were quickly pulled back to their senses. Looking at the training ground, which looked like it had been plowed, they couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

"He clearly wasn't using any force at all."

Kushina looked incredulous. She had just said that Tatsuma's weak fists couldn't hit anyone, and Tatsuma had caused such a commotion in the blink of an eye.

After his initial surprise, Minato showed admiration and said, "Truly worthy of being called Tatsuma."

"Phew~"

Chenma got up from the ground, patted the mud and grass off his body, scratched his head with some difficulty, and then stretched out his right hand.

"Buzz~"

Chakra overflowed from his palm and began to move rapidly, forming a small ball of chakra. However, it only maintained its spherical shape for a few seconds before quickly twisting and looking like it was about to explode.

"Pfft~"

A fiery red hand suddenly reached out from afar, grabbing the deformed chakra ball and squeezing it like a deflated balloon. Tatsuma also felt a cold and violent chakra swirling around him.

Looking back, a fiery red chakra arm appeared on Mito Uzumaki's shoulder on the veranda; it was the same arm that had helped Tatsuma crush the chakra ball.

In fact, Tatsuma was using the Rasengan, but he had never told anyone about how he learned it, not even Minato. No one alive has ever seen him use this technique.

Tatsuma didn't reveal the origin of this technique because he couldn't explain its source, and since it was a finishing move, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

However, recently, Tatsuma's chakra has increased dramatically, and chakra can now be used as one of his key techniques, rather than being regarded as his ultimate trump card. Therefore, he needs to gradually bring this technique to the forefront.

In addition, his training in chakra nature transformation had reached a similar level during this period, which made Tatsuma want to try incorporating chakra nature transformation into the Rasengan.

Therefore, he gradually revealed this technique in front of a few trustworthy people. However, Mito Uzumaki's attack took him by surprise, since that little bit of chakra really couldn't hurt him.

Just as Tatsuma was wondering why Mito Uzumaki had made a move, the chakra hand suddenly grabbed him and pulled him in front of Mito Uzumaki.

"Let me see that technique you just used."

Tatsuma instantly understood that the Rasengan was originally a technique inspired by the Tailed Beast Ball, and it was impossible for Mito Uzumaki, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, not to know about the Tailed Beast Ball.

Tatsuma hadn't expected that a mere, deliberately displayed attempt—a technique that wasn't even half-finished—would garner such attention from Mito Uzumaki.

However, Tatsuma wasn't worried. After all, Mito Uzumaki wouldn't stoop to the level of wanting his ninjutsu. Upon hearing this, he raised his right hand and, using the same method, slowly condensed a chakra ball that was destined to explode.

"It shouldn't be like this."

Mito Uzumaki spoke in a lecturing tone, raising her hand and taking Tatsuma's hand in hers.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

The chakra ball, which had started to go berserk, stabilized again, and its size rapidly expanded from the size of a large marble to the size of a fist, and it was still expanding.

As the chakra collided and spun, a buzzing sound was emitted. With the infusion of fiery red chakra, the original chakra sphere seemed to be contaminated, turning purplish-black.

"What kind of technique is that? It's terrifying!"

At this moment, Kushina and Minato, who had also run over, stared in disbelief at the purplish-black chakra ball in Tatsuma's hand. Although the chakra ball was very stable, it still made people feel uneasy.

The original buzzing gradually disappeared, and the sphere slowly rotated. However, Tatsuma could sense that beneath the slowly rotating surface, there was a surging flow of chakra.

However, that chakra, amidst its disorder, seemed to have reached a state of harmony, without exploding, but...

Tatsuma's hands began to tremble involuntarily. The fist-sized chakra ball had now swelled to the size of a basketball, and its weight made Tatsuma's breathing rapid.

This is absolutely abnormal. In fact, Tatsuma himself secretly tried to change the size of the Rasengan and achieved a similar effect, but it never had this realistic sense of weight. This feeling is...

"The chakra of a tailed beast!"

Suddenly recalling the feeling when Mito Uzumaki gave him the Nine-Tails' chakra, Tatsuma realized that what he held in his hand was not some mutated Rasengan, but clearly a Tailed Beast Ball!

"Give it a try."

After Mito Uzumaki finished speaking, she released her grip. Tatsuma, whose weight had suddenly increased, almost couldn't maintain the Tailed Beast Ball in his hand. He turned around, looked at the empty space in front of him, and swallowed hard.

If it were a Rasengan, even a Rasengan would turn this training ground into ruins, let alone the Tailed Beast Ball he has in his hand right now.

"Don't worry."

Mito Uzumaki's voice rang out once again. At this moment, four chains emerged from the four corners of the training ground, and after turning and intertwining, a cage appeared that enveloped the training ground.

Tatsuma nodded, trusting in Mito Uzumaki's strength. He forcefully lifted the Tailed Beast Ball in his hand, unleashing his monstrous power, and hurled it toward the only entrance to the cage.

Tatsuma didn't know why he knew the Tailed Beast Ball could be thrown, but he just had that feeling.

The Tailed Beast Ball he threw passed through the gaps in the cage at an extremely fast speed and crashed into the ground. At the same time, the cage was completely sealed.

"Boom~ Rumble rumble rumble~"

Suddenly, an earthquake struck, and the cage rapidly expanded, emitting a blinding light. A sudden gust of wind blew several wooden planks off the edge of the corridor, and the doors and windows were warped by the wind.

"Bang~ Bang~"

The sounds of glass and ceramic items shattering echoed, and then the astonishing noise began to subside.

The chains disappeared, and a huge pit, large enough to be converted into a fishpond, replaced the original training ground. Just as Tatsuma, Minato, and Kushina were immersed in the power of this technique, panicked voices came from afar.

"grandmother!!!"

Then came Jiraiya's voice, followed by a strange but very pleasant male voice.

"Has the Nine-Tails gone berserk?!"

"Lord Mito?! Should I inform the Hokage?"

At this moment, Tsunade rushed over, followed closely by Jiraiya carrying bundles of large scrolls, and then a handsome man with flowing long hair. After the three of them entered, they saw Mito Uzumaki sitting calmly on the veranda and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandma, are you alright?!"

Tsunade suddenly rushed over, her voice trembling with tears, and said, "Is it because of what I did yesterday that you couldn't control the Nine-Tails? I'll never do it again, I'll never make you angry again."

Jiraiya and the handsome man also looked anxious. Mito Uzumaki patted Tsunade's head, who was lying on her lap, smiled and nodded at the two of them, then said calmly:

"Don't worry, it was just teaching Tatsuma a technique that caused a little commotion."

(End of this chapter)