I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 270 The so-called extreme operation is a success that is infinitely close to failure.

"Clang~"

Tatsuma frowned, looking at the rogue ninja from Kumogakure who was still able to use his ninja sword to block his kunai even with his back turned.

"Clang~"

The next moment, the rogue ninja from Kumogakure turned around and swung his sword. The ninja sword and kunai made a sharp sound, and then the blade slashed diagonally down towards Tatsuma, aiming straight for Tatsuma's neck.

Tatsuma reacted extremely quickly, thrusting his kunai upwards towards the enemy's armpit. The enemy's swing of his sword almost completely masked his upward thrust, and the enemy only reacted a fraction of a second later.

This can be considered another variation of the "wind-blown sleeve" technique. Chenma was so skilled at it that he didn't need to think; he could do it instinctively. Moreover, this time he didn't hold back and unleashed his superhuman strength.

This rogue ninja from Kumogakure possesses one of the highest chakra reserves among them, even comparable to Tatsuma's current level. Therefore, he is definitely a formidable opponent, and Tatsuma wants to resolve this quickly.

Before half of the surrounding rogue ninjas could even react, the two began their second round of combat.

Seeing Tatsuma's completely unyielding attitude, the rogue ninja from Kumogakure gritted his teeth and continued to swing his sword. He rarely encountered someone like Tatsuma, who was even more skilled than him at the art of fighting injury with injury.

Just as the short sword touched Tatsuma Naguri's hair, which was curving at the corner, a golden light appeared.

"Rasengan!"

Suddenly appearing, Minato braced himself on Tatsuma's back with one hand, while pressing the Rasengan in his other hand against the side of the ninja sword. Instantly, the chaotic, turbulent chakra slammed into the ninja sword, altering its trajectory.

"Pfft~"

But Tatsuma's kunai didn't deviate at all, piercing directly into the Cloud Ninja's armpit. Minato, using his hand supporting Tatsuma's back, used the momentum slightly, spinning like a top, and delivered a whip kick that slammed directly into the enemy's jaw.

"Bang!"

Minato doesn't possess superhuman strength, but years of training, coupled with the rapid physical development after puberty, have significantly increased his power, allowing him to kick his enemy away.

The others reacted and launched attacks on Tatsuma and Minato, but Minato showed no panic, even as Tatsuma vanished instantly.

Just as the shuriken reached his eyes, his figure suddenly vanished. Everyone hurriedly searched and discovered that the two had somehow appeared beside the corpse of the rogue ninja from Kumogakure.

The two worked together so well and smoothly that it was a pleasure to watch.

It was as if Tatsuma knew from the beginning that Minato would help him deal with the enemy's ninja sword attacks, and Minato was then certain that Tatsuma would move to a safe enough place so that he could move away.

Whether it was Minato's appearance or Tatsuma's transfer, if either of them had been even a fraction slower, they would have been very likely to have been injured, or even seriously injured.

Tatsuma pulled the kunai, which had been embedded in the heart of a rogue ninja from Kumogakure, from under his arm. He felt the kunai had a slight body odor, but he still said:

"This person's familiarity with the Flying Thunder God Technique is not typical of a rogue ninja. I suspect he is a spy intentionally exiled by the Land of Lightning, otherwise he wouldn't have such a reaction speed. Be careful of the other rogue ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village."

"I see."

Minato nodded, his expression beneath the owl mask turning serious. From the moment Tatsuma appeared behind this man with Flying Thunder God Technique but his attack was blocked, he sensed something was wrong.

That's why they quickly chose to provide support, and it's also because Tatsuma trusted him enough. Otherwise, with that attack, the Cloud Ninja's heart would have been pierced, and Tatsuma's head would probably have been chopped off as well.

The reason Tatsuma dared to make this choice was not only because he disliked avoiding things, but also because he trusted Minato enough. The two of them had extensive training experience in extreme operations that "tease" their own lives.

The two were not concealing their conversation, and given the short distance, it was impossible to hide it anyway.

Just as these rogue ninjas were recovering from the shock of one of the organizers dying, they heard this news, and instantly, the faces of several of them turned grim.

If Tatsuma's guess is correct, then they have been completely used as pawns by this Cloud Ninja. It was clearly a revenge operation by the Cloud Village, but they were incited to join in.

Soon, their disgruntled gazes not only fell on the dead Cloud Ninja, but also on the other three Cloud Village rogue ninja in the group.

No, calling them rogue ninjas might not be entirely accurate, since they might still be active-duty ninjas of Kumogakure who retained their official status.

"Don't listen to their nonsense!"

At this moment, another organizer spoke up loudly. Although his Iwagakure headband was damaged, it still convinced some people to believe him.

After all, Iwagakure and Kumogakure are not on good terms, and apart from rogue ninja, it is almost impossible for these two villages to unite.

The feud between the two villages has a long history. It is said that when the Cloud Village's Kinkaku and Ginkaku rebelled, the Second Raikage died, and the Third Raikage took over, the Iwagakure Village caused quite a bit of trouble.

Seeing that the morale of the temporary troops seemed to be stabilizing, Tatsuma suddenly spoke up: "Iwagakure rogue ninja, Kōdo? As a former member of the Tsuchikage's faction, it seems that your inclusion on the list of rogue ninjas was due to... improper dealings with Kumogakure, right?"

Rammed Earth was so angry that his nostrils flared out and his mouth twisted. Although what Tatsuma said was true, wasn't saying it now just to sow discord?

As soon as Tatsuma finished speaking, those rogue ninjas who had initially believed that Tatsuma was talking nonsense began to doubt again.

"hateful!"

Rammed Earth stomped its foot in anger, then hugged a piece of land beside it that was partially exposed above the ground, circulated its chakra, and exerted force with its arms.

"Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumpling!"

A giant boulder the size of a house was pulled from the ground, and rammed earth was thrown towards Tatsuma and Minato like a shot put, but such an attack was far too slow.

When the boulder descended upon their heads, Tatsuma crouched down and grabbed the shoulder of the corpse of the rogue ninja from Kumogakure.

A flash of gold and silver light appeared, and the two people and the corpse had vanished, returning to their original position. Chenma threw the Cloud Ninja's corpse towards the Wild Eagle and said, "Keep it safe."

"it is good."

Without uttering a word, perhaps due to nervousness, Aragyu quickly retrieved the scroll and sealed the Cloud Ninja's corpse.

"Earth Release! Earth Release!"

Just then, the earth-moving technique launched its second attack. The rocks on the ground combined to form a giant hand, grabbing towards Tatsuma and the others. However, such a cumbersome earth-moving technique was of limited effectiveness against the elite Konoha ANBU.

Not to mention Tatsuma and Minato, even the wild vulture and earwig could easily dodge them.

Tatsuma and Minato didn't even think about escaping the area covered by the earth flow wave. They gathered chakra under their feet and ran directly on the giant rock hand, heading towards the rammed earth where the technique was being performed.

"Fire Release: Flame Meteor!"

At that moment, a rogue ninja rapidly spewed fireballs towards Tatsuma and Minato. Just as Minato was about to form hand seals, he discovered that Tatsuma had already arrived in front of him.

He was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Chenma, whose speed had previously lagged behind his, now seemed to be even faster than his.

Minato realized he had been slacking off lately. He reflected on how long it had been since he had done any special speed training after discovering that his speed had surpassed Tatsuma's. He was just too lazy.

However, such a thought only flashed through his mind, and even Minato, who could easily multitask, did not lose focus.

He looked at Chenma and, with a burst of superhuman strength combined with the power-generating techniques of Bagua Kongzhang, shattered the fireballs with his bare hands.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen such a scene, Minato was still somewhat amazed and envious. However, this was something he couldn't envy. Superhuman strength was indeed a skill, but it was also a talent.

Why is Tsunade's superhuman strength and taijutsu so remarkable? Besides her superb chakra control that brings her superhuman strength, she herself possesses strength far exceeding that of ordinary people. The combination of these two factors is the true power of the Thousand Hands' superhuman strength.

Tatsuma undoubtedly replicated Senju's monstrous strength, and with his mastery of the Eight Trigrams Palm technique, it became extremely easy for him to shatter small ninjutsu with his bare hands.

Even Minato had to admit that being able to shatter ninjutsu with bare hands was indeed very cool.

Despite his envy, Minato's hands didn't stop; he had already begun forming hand seals. Just as he finished, Tatsuma stepped aside.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

A mouthful of oil suddenly spewed out from the water gate and ignited, spraying a fireball toward the group of rogue ninja.

When Tatsuma saw this, he also formed hand seals. He could see that there were no enemies in the path of Minato's fire release, but he did not think that Minato had missed. Instead, he thought it was a signal of cooperation.

"Wind Release! Vacuum Dayama!"

Unlike Minato, Tatsuma didn't need to consciously control his chakra. He unleashed an invisible but easily turbulent wind ball that could stir up the forest. The fireball and the wind ball gradually approached each other and suddenly converged in the midst of the enemy group.

"Bang! Boom boom boom~"

The wind ball collided with the fireball, instantly engulfing the entire forest in flames. Not only were the flames leaping wildly, but the explosions also transformed them into invisible, sharp blades resembling scythes.

Tatsuma and Minato simultaneously formed a hand seal with their left hands, overlapping their thumbs and ring fingers while extending the other three fingers, and plunged headfirst into the sea of ​​fire.

The firelight blinded everyone, but it did not blind Tatsuma and Tobirama's senses. The technique of sensing in the fire was also in Tobirama's notes, and what they were using at this moment was the fire hand seal from the hand seals.

The two people trapped in the fire used their senses instead of their sight, allowing them to quickly locate the enemy in the inferno and launch a fatal attack.

The flashover lasts only a few seconds. The oil atomizes under the influence of the wind, which expands the range and increases the contact area between the oil and the fire, making the combustion more complete and faster.

After the explosion subsided, only six of the original thirteen rogue ninja remained. Minato subtly made a "three" gesture towards Tatsuma, but this wasn't a battle command gesture; rather...

Minato stated that he had killed three, and Tatsuma silently raised four fingers. His face was covered by a mask, so his expression couldn't be seen, but Minato felt that Tatsuma must be very smug at that moment.

"Be careful!"

Just then, Minato noticed that an enemy was falling above Tatsuma. The sea of ​​fire had evaporated some of the surrounding mist, making it more difficult for the enemy to launch a sneak attack. Almost every move was caught by Minato's gaze.

"Earth Release! Rock Fist!"

"Earth Release: Weighted Rock!"

Upon hearing Shuimen's belated warning, the falling rammed earth revealed a sinister smile and slammed down with a powerful punch.

"Bang! Boom!"

A deafening roar echoed, and the ground collapsed. Even through the thick rock gauntlets, the tactile sensation still made the rammed earth involuntarily smile.

(End of this chapter)