I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 298 Some of the villagers who looked about the same age were actually his uncles, aunts, and cousins.

"Ninja Art! Summoning Jutsu!" *2

The two, back to back, formed hand seals almost simultaneously, with remarkably similar speed and rhythm, and even the size of the wounds on their fingertips was identical.

"Bang!" *2

Two plumes of smoke rose, and the scorching sunlight, unhindered, pierced through the smoke, revealing two enormous creatures lurking within the thick fog.

"What is that?"

Megalophobia is prevalent in the genes of intelligent beings, and when two enormous objects appear before one's eyes, one cannot help but feel powerless.

Some of the bolder ones began using wind manipulation to blow away the smoke, trying to see clearly what was beneath it—whether it was a terrifying creature ingrained in their very being that brought them fear and calamity, or a mirage, a desert phenomenon.

"The Three Sacred Lands! Those are the summoning beasts of the Three Sacred Lands! Sakamoto Tatsuma is Tsunade's disciple, and that Namikaze Minato is Jiraiya's disciple, no wonder."

The Wind Release technique, combined with the abundant wind resources of the Land of Wind, quickly unveiled the mystery, revealing a giant toad with a dark red body and a blue and white slug in the desert.

"It's Minato Namie, and that little curly-haired guy too."

Gamabunta greeted them, his toad paws still clutching an equally enormous pipe. Seeing the slug beside him, he instinctively greeted it as well, "Live slug."

"I'm not a live slug, my name is Healing Plant."

Zhiyu's gentle voice made Wentai feel a little embarrassed and stop smoking. However, the rogue ninjas surrounding Tatsuma and the others were not "deceived" by Zhiyu's gentleness at all. They remained vigilant and even felt a sense of panic.

After knocking down a huge amount of tobacco, Bunta stomped on it, burying the half-burnt tobacco in the yellow sand. He then slung his pipe over his shoulder and added, "All the slugs in Shikkotsu Forest are the same."

"If you pay attention, you can still see the differences. Attentiveness is a very important quality, Bunta."

"Bunta-chan?!!!"

Wen Tai was initially taken aback, but upon hearing Zhi Yu's address to him, a wonderfully human-like expression appeared on his frog-like face. Zhi Yu touched his antennae and said:

"I am a split in the Slug Sage's body. Even counting from the time of my split, I am no younger than Gamamaru from Mount Myōboku."

Upon hearing this, Bunta dared not speak again. Who was Gamamaru? He was the Great Toad Sage, a slug from the same era as the Great Toad Sage. It seemed quite normal for him to call Bunta "Little Bunta."

Those around them were still stunned by the enormous size of the two summoned beasts and the impact of the background of the three generations of holy lands, so it didn't interfere with the conversation between the two. Gonta quickly steered the conversation back on track, saying:

"Little Watergate, Little Curly, you let me out here just to deal with these guys?"

"Tatsuma is my psychic, you know. Naming someone based on their appearance isn't something a good kid should do."

Even Tatsuma, the person involved, wasn't dissatisfied yet, but Ueyu spoke first. Bunta's frog-like face showed a visible embarrassment, and Tatsuma quickly gave Minato a look.

Minato immediately understood and said, "Yes, Brother Bunta, Senior Ike, we still need your help. Please."

Wen Tai drew the short sword with a backhand stroke and said, "No problem!"

Zhi Yu turned his head slightly before saying, "There are quite a few of you. Do we really have to fight? Why don't I take you away?"

As soon as Zhi Yu spoke, Wen Tai turned to look at her again, his face full of disbelief. Was this something a summoned beast should say?

The surrounding rogue ninjas also came to their senses, some even starting to scrutinize Zhi Yu with obvious greed in their eyes. The summoning beasts of the three holy lands—even their corpses should fetch a lot of money, right?

In the past, the three holy sites were so famous and were mentioned together that many people forgot the fact that the slugs of Shikkut Forest did not seem to have any martial arts achievements or records.

Now that they've come to their senses, are the three holy lands really that great?! In the ninja world, what matters is strength and the size of your fist. What good is being able to cure diseases?!

However, seeing the changing gazes of those around him, Tatsuma nodded and said, "Yes, Zhiyu, I'm counting on you."

"All right."

Zhi Yu sounded somewhat troubled, but still said, "It's a terrible sin to kill so many people."

"Aren't you scared?"

Wen Tai almost blurted out that he thought Tatsuma had persuaded her to leave with him because he was scared when he was first treated, but now he felt something was wrong.

"Magnetic Escape! Placer Gold Cube!"

Before Zhi Yu could explain, a cube made of sand gold shards hurtled toward him. Clearly, Luo Sha wanted to target the slug, which was rumored to be bad at fighting, first.

At the same time, many rogue ninjas also reacted and threw ninja tools or released ninjutsu towards Zhiyu, intending to defeat Zhiyu in one fell swoop.

Bunta's eyes widened, he twirled the short sword in his hand, and crouched slightly, clearly ready to make his move. Tatsuma, standing on top of Iori's head, also frowned, flicked the last bit of blood in his hand, and was about to cast another spell.

"My tongue and teeth feel sticky and sore!"

Before Bunta and Tatsuma could make a move, the plant spewed out a stream of acid from its mouthparts, splashing it onto the flying gold dust cube.

"Sizzle~"

Originally tightly connected, like a complete cube, the objects reacted violently the moment the gold dust was poured on them.

It should be noted that gold is one of the most difficult substances to react, but at this moment it still "boiled" and could no longer maintain the structure of the placer gold, turning into pools of solution that were splashed onto the yellow sand.

As they slid down, the flying ninja tools were also swallowed by the solution. Even after the gold dust was dissolved, the remaining little bit of acid completely engulfed these ninja tools.

Moreover, the acid, after dissolving the gold dust and steel, became extremely viscous. When those ninjutsu struck the acid, they failed to penetrate it, only creating ripples on the surface.

"Hiss~"

The other rogue ninjas, who had originally intended to take advantage of Rasa's actions to fish in troubled waters, all gasped in shock upon seeing this scene.

Even gold and steel were corroded into this state in an instant; it's unimaginable what would happen if this acid were dripped on them.

Luo Sha frowned deeply at this moment. He had never encountered such a situation before. Because of the weight and stability of the gold dust, his technique was almost impossible to counter.

Even his teacher's Iron Sand Magnet Release, in terms of its inherent properties, is inferior to his Gold Sand Magnet Release; at most, it might melt when encountering Fire Release.

However, Rasa has made a lot of improvements to this point, which has reduced the damage from Fire Release techniques to a minimum.

But suddenly encountering someone like Zhi Yu, who spews out an unreasonable mouthful of acid that completely dissolves his gold dust to the point that even he, the caster, cannot sense it, is truly unprecedented.

Chenma narrowed his eyes. The acid from the plant healing was much stronger than he had imagined, and its reaction was extremely fast. You should know that because of their similar size, Chenma tried to use the live slug as a reference model for plant healing.

He felt that he had already overestimated the plant's acid strength by estimating it to be similar to that of the live slug, but now it seemed that he had greatly underestimated its combat abilities.

Perhaps the live slug is what people usually think of as the spirit beast of the Wet Bone Forest, while the plant-based healing creature might just be an enhanced version for combat.

After all, Plant Healer and Living Slug are not the same thing. For example, Plant Healer understands the relevant knowledge of cultivating Immortal Mode, which Living Slug does not possess.

However, the live slug also possesses knowledge that plant healers lack, namely, the numerous medical ninjutsu used when cooperating with human medical ninjas.

Although Zhiyu is also proficient in medical ninjutsu, she can only treat others independently. As for cooperative treatment, perhaps Tatsuma, the shaman, will have to take the time to teach her.

However, at least for now, Zhi Yu's skill in combat is an advantage.

Without needing his help, Chenma rubbed the blood off his hand, and the wound that had been cut by the sharp teeth had healed. At the same time, his four physical talents also increased slightly.

Bunta, slightly embarrassed, readjusted his center of gravity. This slug seemed quite different from any he had ever known before. Although it was still gentle, it also seemed to have a tough side.

Minato's attention was focused on his surroundings. He made eye contact with the earwig behind him, who nodded slightly. Minato then relayed this information to Tatsuma.

Tatsuma straightened up and looked down at him, saying, "As expected of the Magnet Release genius secretly trained by Sunagakure, and the Gold Exchange rogue ninja that every country and village must face with caution, I acknowledge your strength!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone, including Rasa and Yashamaru, blushed. What did Sakamoto Tatsuma mean by this? Was he judging them with the air of a senior ninja?!

Luo Sha waved his hand, and another surge of golden sand lifted him into the air, slightly taller than Chen Ma, who was standing atop Zhi Yu's head. He said:

"Stop with the nonsense, let's settle this with victory or defeat, life or death!"

Tatsuma looked at him, his head slightly tilted back, but no one felt he was looking up at him; rather, it seemed like he was looking down at him. Tatsuma's previously lowered eyelids lifted slightly, making his red pupils even clearer, and he smiled as he said:

"That defensive technique you just used... that's not your ability, is it? I'm guessing it's... the technique of some sand manipulation ninja?"

Luo Sha's face darkened, and he became even more vigilant. He hadn't expected that Chen Ma could see so much from that brief exchange.

Tatsuma couldn't have relied solely on deduction; he knew that Rasa's future wife, Karura, the mother of the Fifth Kazekage Gaara, was a powerful sand manipulation ninja.

The most well-known technique is the powerful ninjutsu that can be called absolute defense, which was just used on Rasa and Gaara in the future. It is commonly known as Masazo.

"Magnetic Release! Golden Sand Waves!"

Some of the exasperated Luo Sha stopped wasting his breath and clapped his hands, causing a large amount of gold dust to surge up from the ground and rush towards Chen Ma.

Just then, a gust of wind blew, and the earwig's body seemed to sway slightly. Tianfeng, who looked even smaller than him, stood firmly on the ground. Chenma, watching the rushing gold dust, said:

"Earwig, let's do it."

"it is good."

The earwig's answer was extremely simple: it stretched out its left hand and raised it slightly. The yellow sand on the ground seemed to be boiling water, with small dots rising up. Many rogue ninjas noticed this and looked down, their faces showing horror.

One by one, the already ignited explosive tags were sent to the surface.

"Boom~ Rumble~"

(End of this chapter)