I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 271: Whether someone is strong or not is a matter of one version, but whether they are handsome or not is a matter of a lifetime.

Seeing this, Minato didn't even have time to call out the name of the technique. He condensed a chakra ball in his hand and threw it towards the rammed earth.

When he saw the chakra ball that appeared without needing to form hand seals, he was first startled, but when he saw the chakra ball dissipate in the air, he suddenly felt relieved.

Has this boy lost his mind? He just threw out a random ball of chakra. Does he really think that throwing out a random ball of chakra will hurt someone?

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the rammed earth flew to the side, large sections of its clothing disappeared around its waist, and charred, winding lines appeared on its exposed skin.

Minato quickly ran to the center of the sunken ground to check on Tatsuma's condition, only to find that Tatsuma was not embedded in the soil as he had imagined.

The collapsed land, beneath which, did not appear to be a solid layer of soil, but rather an extremely loose layer of sand.

"Alright, I'm not so bad as to be defeated by such clumsy magic."

At that moment, a familiar voice sounded behind Minato. He turned around and saw his best friend crawling out of the ground, but the soil around his body had turned into loose quicksand.

"Are you alright?"

Although he couldn't see any injuries on Tatsuma's body, Minato still asked him with some concern.

Tatsuma shook his head with a relaxed expression. He had just wanted to test the power of the rammed earth, but he hadn't expected that while he could withstand the power of the rammed earth, the ground could not.

Therefore, he quickly used the Earth Dragon Concealment Technique to escape from underground. After this round of fighting, he also roughly knew his own strength level.

Although he was still far inferior to his teacher, his strength was sufficient to deal with ordinary ninjas. If all else failed, he could use his [Super Strength] talent, and if that wasn't enough, he could also use the Thousand Hands Super Strength taught by Tsunade.

The rammed earth, which had been knocked away, quickly stood up. He wanted to organize a full-scale attack, but the hastily assembled team lacked this awareness.

Some people were afraid of the combined strength of Tatsuma and Minato and dared not advance rashly, while others were entangled by Aragaki and Earwig. Although these two were more functional than combat-capable, they were still genuine Jonin.

The original 20-to-4 situation turned into 7-to-4 after only a few exchanges. This allowed the initially tense Aragaki to gradually relax and become more adept at dealing with his opponent.

The rammed earth's face darkened. He knew that if he couldn't break the deadlock, the rest of the people wouldn't put in any effort. He endured the sharp pain in his ribs and formed hand seals again.

"Earth Release! Mountain Earth Technique!"

"Boom boom boom~"

Two quarter-sphere clods of earth rose up from beside Chenma and his companion, hurtling towards them at incredible speed.

Minato raised an eyebrow. Earth Release was indeed unmatched by other ninjutsu in terms of "power," but it was too clumsy. He produced a kunai in his hand, inserted his fingers into the ring, twirled it once, and then threw it at a rogue ninja.

Before activating Flying Thunder God Technique, he glanced at Tatsuma and found that Tatsuma was actually rubbing his hands together in anticipation. Although he couldn't see Tatsuma's expression, just by looking at Tatsuma's eyes, Minato knew that his close friend was still "playing around".

Without disturbing Tatsuma's interest, Minato instantly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to a rogue ninja.

This rogue ninja already knew about the Flying Thunder God technique. Although he didn't know all the information about the Flying Thunder God, he was still very wary. When Minato suddenly appeared, he reacted quickly, blocking Minato's attack and attempting to restrict Minato through a prolonged fight.

Tatsuma glanced at it and then stopped paying attention. He had complete faith in Minato's abilities. He raised both hands to the side at the same time, but the hemisphere he was trying to close was blocked by that still very thin body and could not be closed any further.

With a determined effort, Tatsuma increased his chakra output, and the boulder, which had previously been unable to move an inch, began to move again. Tatsuma also used even greater power to hinder the mutual attraction between the boulders.

"Is it really a thousand hands?"

Hamu thought to himself, but seeing that Tatsuma had actually walked into the trap, he couldn't let this opportunity pass. He could only continue to output chakra, trying to continue to crush Tatsuma.

Chenma felt the power of the two giant rocks increase sharply. His originally straight hands also bent slightly. Obviously, with his current strength, it was still a bit difficult to completely block the earth-moving technique of ramming the soil.

"Bang bang~"

However, being unable to stop it doesn't mean it's indestructible. Although the boulder's strength increased with the help of chakra, the hemisphere still shattered under Tatsuma's superhuman strength.

The sudden exhaustion made the rammed earth's face turn a little pale, but he quickly recovered and looked at the tsunami charging towards him, and his hands formed a seal again.

"Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique!"

One stone after another was ejected, growing larger in the wind and rushing towards Tatsuma like stone cannonballs. Moreover, these stones were arranged in an orderly manner, even able to block the trajectory of the ninja tools that Tatsuma was supposed to throw.

"Water Release: Water Barrage!"

Chenma clasped his hands together, and a large amount of mist gathered around him, forming water balls that smashed into the flying clods of earth.

"Bang bang bang~"

Earth Release can counter Water Release in terms of chakra nature, but this counter also depends on the opponent's technique and their mastery of chakra nature transformation.

In terms of chakra nature transformation, Tatsuma's Water Release is actually comparable to Tsuchiya's Earth Release, and his Tsuchiya, honed over many years, is even more profound.

However, Tatsuma was more proficient in the Water Bullet technique than Hamu was in the Rock Gun technique, and Tatsuma also used more chakra. Therefore, his Water Bullet completely neutralized Hamu's Rock Gun.

Upon seeing this, the rammed earth twitched, and tried to leave in an instant, but found that Tatsuma had a kunai in his hand.

Hamu understood that no matter which direction he fled in, Tatsuma would chase after him with Flying Thunder God Technique, and fleeing meant turning his back to the enemy, which was a major taboo.

The thought process was fleeting. Hammer knew he couldn't escape, so he focused his attention on observing Tatsuma's movements.

At the same time, the two rogue ninjas from Kumogakure who had been waiting by his side finally made their move.

"Lightning Release: Web Spider!"

"Lightning Release! Swift Lightning Arrow!"

One person's lightning ninjutsu spread from the ground toward Tatsuma's direction of travel, while another person's lightning ninjutsu predicted Tatsuma's movements, shooting bolts of lightning toward him.

Just then, Tatsuma threw out his Flying Thunder God Kunai, while simultaneously forming hand seals rapidly. Tsuchiya tilted his head to dodge the kunai, all the while watching the hand seals Tatsuma was making.

Seeing Tatsuma finish with the Tatsu no Seal, Hamato's heart skipped a beat. Was it a Wind Release ninjutsu?

Thinking of the Wind Release technique that Tatsuma had used in conjunction with Minato, Hamoto was startled and was about to form hand seals to defend with Earth Flow Wall. He did just that, and as soon as the hand seals were completed, an earthen wall rose up in front of him.

So focused on Tatsuma's hand seals that Hamu forgot about the kunai that Tatsuma had dodged.

Just as the earthen wall blocked his view and two lightning ninjutsu arrived, Tatsuma left a trail of silvery-white light and disappeared.

Tatsuma appeared above the rammed earth, catching the kunai that brushed against his cheek with one hand, and a chakra ball appeared in his other hand.

"This is the second stage of Flying Thunder God Technique."

For some reason, Tatsuma remembered Minato's line and naturally recited it. At that moment, Minato turned to look in Tatsuma's direction.

He was positioned to the side of the rammed earth, so his view was not obstructed by the earthen wall. With his superb dynamic vision, he could see every change in Chenma's posture throughout his entire operation.

Watching Tatsuma use the momentum of the kunai to slightly twist his body and smash the Rasengan into the back of the rammed earth, Minato's mouth under his mask opened slightly. He must learn and master this move!

The second stage of Flying Thunder God is not difficult. With the complete technique, it is easy to transfer another technique and achieve the second stage of Flying Thunder God attack.

Without the complete technique, the second stage of Flying Thunder God cannot be used; one can only jump and then choose to attack. In addition to regular taijutsu and ninja tool attacks, it can also be used in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Slash, which was developed by Tobirama Senju.

The difference between the two, according to Tatsuma himself, is that one is R-flash and the other is flash-R. Because he changed the shape and size of the kunai, the second stage of Flying Thunder God became less difficult.

What captivated Minato was the fluidity of the technique, the beauty and power displayed by the perfect coordination of the body, ninjutsu, and Flying Thunder God kunai in an instant—a beauty that could be considered an artist's masterpiece.

Minato's dynamic vision surpassed his previous limits, allowing him to memorize every change in Tatsuma's posture. Although it was instantaneous, in Minato's eyes, it was like a slow-motion breakdown tutorial.

His hand involuntarily reached down to his waist and pulled out another kunai.

"boom!"

The rammed earth was pressed to the ground, taking full damage from the Rasengan, far more than when it was hit by Minato's Rasengan earlier.

Even the power of the Rasengan had penetrated through his rammed earth body and reached the ground beneath him, instantly creating a vortex-shaped crater.

Minato also withdrew his gaze at this moment. As he turned around, a kunai flew out, and his right hand was slightly open, chakra condensing in his palm, a chakra ball faintly appearing.

He kept his eyes fixed on the direction the kunai was flying, waiting for the moment he would pass by the enemy to complete the second stage of Flying Thunder God!

"Pfft~"

To Minato's disappointment, the enemy he faced seemed to be so captivated by the beautiful scene depicted by Tatsuma that he didn't even notice Minato's kunai, which pierced straight into his forehead.

Although it was a fatal blow, Minato always felt it was a pity.

However, because he was too focused on Tatsuma's hand seals and feints, he didn't even use enough chakra to protect his body. As a result, his back was not only mangled and bloody under the erosion of the Rasengan.

Even the spine that supported his body had lost several sections. Although he did not die on the spot, he was already on the verge of death.

Chenma paid no attention to the already weakened rammed earth. With the support of [Divine Strategy] and [Strategic Planning], everything within his vast field of vision was clear, with no blind spots or overlooked information.

He saw that Aragaki was in danger. The rogue ninja from Kirigakure that Aragaki was fighting had opened his mouth full of fangs and sharp teeth, and a breath of mist was spewing out from his mouth.

Tatsuma's pupils dilated for a moment, then instantly contracted. This was not the Hidden Mist Technique, but a Bloodline Limit Ninjutsu!

Without the slightest hesitation, Tatsuma activated the Flying Thunder God mark he had left for Aragaki before the battle, and Aragaki recognized the bloodline limit of this rogue ninja from Kirigakure.

"Boiling Release?!"

(End of this chapter)