I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 183 Don't always think about resting after get off work; your colleagues might be studying for certification exams.

Since receiving the armor, Chenma hasn't actually worn it yet. After all, they're all the same size, and although the size is right, it's impossible for them to perfectly fit everyone's body shape and habits.

For Tatsuma, the shoulder design of the armor was too wide, as it was scaled down to the size of an adult without taking into account the physical characteristics of a child.

Normally, Tatsuma would never choose this suit of armor, but as one of the commanders, he obediently carried out the orders given by Orochimaru.

Because the armor was too loose, both Tatsuma and Minato chose to add an extra vest between the inner lining and the armor. Although the vest's roll pockets were completely useless because they were covered by the armor plates, it was enough to make the armor fit better.

"The Rain Ninja should have already noticed our actions. I wonder how many ninja they'll send to fight. Ideally, it would be 50,000, so each of us could take on ten. That would be enough to make our youthful spirits shine!"

Inside the makeshift tent, Nawaki, naked, was excitedly putting on the armor plates and forcibly trying them on. Tatsuma, watching Nawaki's movements and the inconveniences of the armor, sighed helplessly.

"Nawaki, if the Rain Ninja launch a sneak attack tonight, are you going to fight like this?"

Upon hearing this, Rope Tree looked down and, perhaps sensing the inappropriateness, quickly put on a pair of pants. However, in his haste, he tripped over the pants and fell to the ground.

"Oh~ Ah!!!"

Rope Tree, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turned over and lay down, his hands wrapped around his groin, rubbing his groin, his legs kicking in the air, his face full of pain.

Outside the tent, Orochimaru, having just finished confirming the details with Tsunade and the others, was preparing to return to his own tent to rest when he suddenly heard his disciple's cry of pain. He had a bad feeling and quickly opened the tent flap.

Upon opening the door, Orochimaru saw Nawaki presenting him with flowers, and the muscles on his face completely lost control, twitching uncontrollably.

Seeing Nawaki clutching his groin, Orochimaru couldn't help but glance at Tatsuma and Minato sitting on his hammock. Orochimaru wondered if these two had used the Rasengan on his disciple.

However, Orochimaru also judged that Nawaki was not seriously injured. After his face turned black and blue, he quickly put down the tent door that he had lifted and left.

Tatsuma and Minato had just gotten off their hammocks and were about to greet Orochimaru when they discovered that Orochimaru had already left like the wind. They exchanged a helpless glance.

A few minutes later, Rope Tree finally recovered completely. With weak and trembling hands, he carefully put on his pants and stuffed several wads of gauze into his crotch before remembering to take off his armor.

While drying his upper body with a towel, Rope Tree suddenly came to his senses and said, "Was the wind strong just now? I felt the wind blowing against me."

"Ahem. Your teacher came by."

Tatsuma forced back his smile and said to Nawaki in a serious tone, "I've received professional training, and I don't usually laugh unless I can't help it."

"Tch~"

Minato couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, his tightly pursed lips betraying his anger. Tatsuma also broke down in a flash, bursting into laughter, while Nawaki was completely petrified.

"Why didn't you get dressed in the first place?"

After laughing, Minato asked curiously, and Nawaki, his face ashen, replied with a sob in his voice, "The weather in the Land of Rain is so humid, it's so uncomfortable wearing clothes."

"Are you feeling comfortable now?"

Tatsuma plunged a knife into Nawaki's heart. Nawaki looked as if he were wearing a mask of pain. He then hurriedly put on his clothes on the hammock, put on his armor, and lay on the hammock, not daring to move.

Seeing that Nawaki was truly in a bad mood, Tatsuma and Minato stopped joking around and each picked up a scroll to start reading. They didn't turn off the lights and go to sleep until the whistle blew outside the tent.

Although they were supposed to be sleeping, they were just resting with their eyes closed. Although there were sensory ninjas on night watch in the camp, they were used to this kind of light sleep, after all, they were all professional ninjas.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"

Less than five minutes later, thunderous snoring filled the tent, and Minato and Tatsuma both opened their eyes at that moment.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"

The snoring continued, and the coldness and murderous intent in their eyes grew stronger. They didn't care about not sleeping all night, but they found it hard to tolerate the snoring.

Just as no one likes the buzzing of mosquitoes in their ears, the two could only endure it if they made any noise, as it would probably wake up the entire camp.

"Beep~~~"

Finally, another whistle blew, and Tatsuma and Minato jumped up from the hammock instantly. Tatsuma lifted Nawaki's hammock and then gave Nawaki a rear naked choke, while Minato performed an armbar. The pain and the sudden feeling of suffocation woke Nawaki up instantly.

He tried to shout that the enemy was attacking, but his mouth and throat were clamped shut, and he couldn't make a sound.

When he realized that it was Minato and Tatsuma who had locked him up, he quickly calmed down and kept pounding the ground with his only remaining mobile hand.

"Will you still snore in the future?!"

Tatsuma asked fiercely, while slightly loosening his grip on Nawaki's neck. Nawaki greedily inhaled the air, then shook his head desperately. Only then did Tatsuma and Minato release him.

The three of them got up from the ground, fully awake. At this moment, Jiraiya opened the tent flap, saw the three of them, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "You're in good spirits!"

"That's right! Youth is about working hard even before the sun rises!"

Nawaki raised his thumb, revealing a mouthful of white teeth resembling those of Konoha, but he was met only with murderous glares from Tatsuma and Minato.

Jiraiya also noticed something was off, but knowing the three were close friends, he figured it was probably just kids playing around and having a tantrum. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and get ready, we're leaving soon."

"yes!"

Although they were still angry, Tatsuma and Minato responded quickly and prepared everything, bringing all their ninja tools and scrolls. Although they couldn't use their vests, they could still tie them to their bodies.

Just before they were about to gather, it started raining again. After thinking for a moment, Tatsuma and Minato put on raincoats, while Nawaki, who didn't have one, could only look on with envy.

At the assembly point, Jiraiya and Tsunade arrived early, without raincoats, and were getting soaked in the rain. Orochimaru, who arrived a little later, was wearing a raincoat, and even his hair looked much smoother than yesterday, so refined that he didn't look like he was going to the battlefield.

This camp has nearly 5,000 Konoha ninja, with almost 4,000 participating in the battle. This number is actually more than the number of combat-ready ninja in the Land of Rain, but this is only a portion of them.

The Root unit temporarily led by Hatake Sakumo, along with the Konoha ninjas previously dispatched by Orochimaru and deeply embedded in the surrounding areas of the Land of Rain, totaled over a thousand people. It was estimated that five thousand ninjas would participate in the final offensive.

Such a number is unprecedented, even when Konoha fought against the Sand and Cloud Ninjas, demonstrating Hiruzen Sarutobi's determination to end this war.

This operation was directly commanded remotely by the village. Tsunade and the other two, as the commanders, only had very limited authority to coordinate. Therefore, the three did not give any instructions before setting off, but simply reported their numbers and then departed.

The Konoha Ninja Army's objective was very clear: to target Amegakure, the village at the heart of the Land of Rain. Their goal was also clear: to directly defeat the Amegakure ninja, not just one or a few Amegakure teams.

Konoha's actions were not well concealed, so the Land of Rain was bound to be able to detect them. Hanzo would also try his best to deal with them, but Konoha didn't care. They wanted to defeat the Land of Rain fair and square.

Of course, such a direct advance into the heart of the Land of Rain could very likely lead to encirclement and targeting. The village had anticipated this scenario when formulating its tactics, which is why Sakumo Hatake did not join the main battlefield.

The principle is to engage in battle with the orthodox and win with the unorthodox. Engaging in the main battle first is the orthodox approach, while engaging later is the unorthodox. The force of Tatsuma, or rather, the four thousand ninja led by Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, is the orthodox force.

They will engage the main force of the Rain Kingdom in direct combat, while their respective surprise forces are hidden in the rear, allowing the two sides to engage in a battle of wits.

If Konoha wins first, then the Rain Ninja's surprise attack must be deployed first. However, the first surprise attack to be deployed loses its advantage and will be captured by Konoha's surprise attack from behind, and vice versa.

Although this world does not have a comprehensive military strategy, Tatsuma couldn't help but sigh upon learning about the village's arrangements, realizing that even different civilizations, in the course of development, would follow similar paths.

When the army arrived at a place about ten kilometers outside Amegakure, it was already dawn. If they were in Konoha, they would already be seeing bright sunshine at this time.

However, the heart of this land of rain remains dark and gloomy, and the damp and cold climate makes people involuntarily tense.

The legion's advance speed also slowed down again and again. After all, once they reached this point, they were very likely to encounter various traps, and there might even be large-scale traps. If they were not careful, they would suffer heavy casualties.

The ninjas of the Hyuga, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans used a variety of methods to deal with one trap after another. After advancing a certain distance, Orochimaru gave the order for the team to stop completely.

However, it was not a complete standstill, but rather a defense of the front line. Internal adjustments were made continuously, and various functional teams were quickly redistributed, extending outwards to both sides.

"Hanzo! Are you going to continue hiding?"

When it comes to challenging someone, Tsunade is undoubtedly the one who should step in, not only because she has enough presence, but also because of her status.

Upon hearing Tsunade's challenge, the quiet rainforest in the distance quickly stirred, and figures appeared in what seemed to be an empty forest.

"Hmph! I didn't expect Konoha to send the three of you again. Do you enjoy the taste of defeat?"

Suddenly, Hanzo appeared in the group, his words subtly mocking the three of them for their passive defeats when they had been trying to negotiate with the Land of Rain as commanders.

Just as the three were about to object, Tatsuma suddenly grabbed Nawaki, whose eyes were glowing and who was trying to charge forward, while his right hand reached behind his waist and a kunai with an explosive tag attached appeared.

Tatsuma threw the kunai directly into the open space between the two armies.

"boom!!!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, flames shot into the sky. Orochimaru frowned and couldn't help but turn to look at Tatsuma. He was so perceptive, or rather, so certain of the Rain Ninja's defensive traps.

On the other side of the fire, Hanzo's expression also turned ugly. This explosion had wiped out most of the Rain Country's supplies, and he had also noticed that brat. He had to pay the price!

Both armies quickly entered battle mode, and Orochimaru gave the order to engage. Just as the flames subsided, a figure suddenly charged towards Tatsuma.

"Bang!"

The scythe slashed across Tatsuma's neck, but Tatsuma turned into a cloud of smoke and a piece of wood. Hanzo, who had appeared in an instant, turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He had actually been tricked by such a childish trick!

"As expected of Hanzo the Salamander, leader of the Land of Rain! I acknowledge you and your Rain Ninja, but in this battle, Konoha will emerge victorious, and the war will end because of this!"

Hearing the childish praise, Hanzo looked up and saw Tatsuma holding a rope tree on a tree not far away, his eyes filled with undisguised murderous intent.

Just as he was about to strike again, three figures appeared around him in a triangular formation. Orochimaru, with a sinister yet elegant smile, said, "Lord Hanzo, isn't it rather tasteless of you to attack a child?"

"So you're saying you're going to take the blame for my anger?!"

In an instant, all four of them began to form hand seals, and the seals seemed to be the same. Tsunade and Jiraiya were startled and looked at Orochimaru. Orochimaru's face was sinister, but his elegant smile had not faded.

He's been traveling through the four countries of Amegakure, Tsuchikage, Takizaka, and Tadashi these past few months, and he's not just doing missions for Konoha.

Orochimaru's thumb swept across between his teeth, then his tongue gently licked the blood that stained his lips. In that instant, all four of them completed their hand seals simultaneously.

"Spiritual communication!"

(End of this chapter)