I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 392 When someone suddenly stands still, they might be preparing a powerful attack or they might be holding back poop.

"I didn't expect even he to come. So, from the very beginning, this was Konoha's conspiracy, wasn't it?"

After Tatsuma appeared, the chaotic battle ceased. A Jonin from Iwagakure, slightly out of breath, stood in front of the remaining three Chunin from Iwagakure, and the other Jonin from other villages were in similar condition.

A Rain Ninja, younger than Tatsuma and about the same age as Shinnosuke, whispered to the Jonin leading the group, "Who is he? Is he strong?"

The Jonin of the Land of Rain looked at Tatsuma with a grave expression, some unpleasant memories flooding back—the most devastating defeat their Rain Village had ever suffered. He slowly exhaled and said:

"The Konoha ninja who once wounded Lord Hanzo, the Dragon of Konoha, Sakamoto Tatsuma."

Upon hearing this, the Rain Ninja who had originally asked the question was first stunned, then surprised, and finally had a look of fear and anger in his eyes.

In his education, it was because of this person that their Rain Country lost the opportunity for further development. The Rain Country, which originally had the potential to rise to the status of a great power like the Five Great Nations, can now only survive in the cracks.

The conversation between the Rain Ninja also reached the ears of ninjas from several other countries in the surrounding area. They didn't know much about Tatsuma, or rather, they knew about his deeds, but they couldn't match the information with the real person.

Upon hearing this news, they suddenly understood why the crowd, who had just been fighting to the death, had fallen silent after he appeared.

The Jonin from Iwagakure caught his breath and said to Tatsuma, "Sakamoto Tatsuma, your Konoha broke the rules today, but given the relationship between these people and the Third Hokage, we are willing to let bygones be bygones."

As long as you take them away, this matter will never be mentioned again, how about it?

"Isn't this letting them off too easily?"

A grass ninja said angrily. All his teammates had died in the melee, and now they were going to let the culprit go so easily, just because he was the son of the Third Hokage? Just because the person who came to save him was named Sakamoto Tatsuma?

However, no one paid attention to the Grass Ninja's anger, including Tatsuma. Tatsuma looked at the person from whom he came and said, "Kuangtu, a Jonin from Iwagakure?"

"It is I."

Sangtu nodded, and Chenma also put away his questioning expression and said, "This is the border area between the three kingdoms of Fire, Rain, and Grass. The ownership is still unclear, so what rules are there?"

Besides, what business is it of your Land of Earth? Did your Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, launch an attack and annex the Land of Rain? Or perhaps the Land of Grass, without my knowledge?

Hearing Tatsuma's dismissive words, Sangtu's face darkened, and the expressions of the Grass Ninja and Rain Ninja present also became strange.

It would have been better if Tatsuma hadn't said anything, but now that he'd brought it up, they realized that this was the border between their three countries, and what right did a mere Iwa ninja have to speak up?!

Especially that Jonin from the Land of Rain, he suddenly remembered the rumors from the Land of Earth a few years ago that Onoki intended to interfere in the development of the Land of Rain, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong.

The Sand Ninja, who originally wanted to speak up in support of the Iwa Ninja and force Tatsuma to back down by uniting the ninjas of the two great nations, were now glad they hadn't spoken first, otherwise...

"Oh, right, people from Sunagakure too? What, have you expanded your mining operations overseas?"

The Sand Village ninja didn't want to provoke Tatsuma, but Tatsuma didn't seem to intend to let them off the hook. When they heard Tatsuma also slander their Kage, they glared at him angrily and left.

Although their methods differed, the Sand Ninja and the Rock Ninja surprisingly united in their hatred of the enemy.

Tatsuma was quite pleased to see that both ninjas from the two villages were glaring at him fiercely.

He certainly didn't like the feeling of being antagonized, but he had to "tether" these people to him. Although he could say things like "mere Jonin," if these Jonin were unwilling to fight him, it would be difficult for him to keep them all.

Even the Flying Thunder God Technique, no matter how fast, still requires coordinates. These Jonin don't have the Flying Thunder God Technique seal left by Tatsuma, so if they want to pursue, they can only rely on the Body Flicker Technique.

His Body Flicker Technique is indeed very fast, but it's not enough to catch up with Jonin who are running in the opposite direction. After all, there are no weaklings among those who can become Jonin.

"Shinnosuke, Harumi, what do you think? Should we help Tatsuma-senpai flank him?"

Shinnosuke, who was following behind Tatsuma and using his power to bully others, heard Yamanaka Satoru's voice in his mind again. Without a doubt, Yamanaka Satoru understood Tatsuma's intention.

Shinnosuke had lived with Hiruzen Sarutobi since he was a child, so he naturally knew everything about the place. However, he still asked himself, "Did you ask Tatsuma-senpai for his opinion? After all, it's best if we don't make decisions on our own right now."

"You know perfectly well that Tatsuma-senpai is immune to my techniques."

"That"

Shinnosuke recalled the events, pondered for a moment, and then said in his mind, "When the battle begins, Gendo and I will flank them from both sides, and you can remotely control the distant enemies."

"Okay, then I'll have to move to a different spot first."

After answering, Jue canceled his spell, silently retreated into the house, and then headed upstairs to a place with a clear view. There, he reconnected to the call in his mind.

"Senior Tatsuma, are you standing still because it's inconvenient for you to make a move?"

As soon as the connection was established, Gendo's voice echoed in his mind. Yamanaka Satoru looked at Tatsuma's back and said, "Not sure, let's wait and see. Tatsuma-senpai has the Flying Thunder God Technique, so if all else fails, he can just leave."

Not only did the three of them sense the anomaly, but the foreign ninjas who were surrounded by Tatsuma also noticed it.

After Tatsuma appeared, he did make some tough statements and seemed determined to win, but why hasn't he made a move yet? This doesn't seem like the decisive and ruthless White Demon.

One Jonin from Iwagakure, two Jonin from Sunagakure, one Jonin from Amegakure, a special Jonin led by Kusanagi, and several special Jonin with the insignia of rogue ninjas were all secretly preparing.

They suddenly realized something: could it be that Tatsuma was actually injured and unable to fight them, and was just bluffing?

Or perhaps, the person in front of them isn't actually the Jade-Striking Hand Sakamoto Tatsuma at all, but just someone Shinnosuke and his friends using some kind of advanced transformation technique to scare them?

The market became even quieter than before. Apart from the slight rustling of skin against collars as a few naive Chunin looked around, there was almost no other noise.

Even the wind seemed to avoid this awkward situation.

Chenma took in everyone's reactions, but did not move. Of course, it wasn't because of his injury; he had been recovering well during this time.

The reason for standing still was because he was not familiar with Sage Mode and also because he dared not use his Wood Release openly.

Since it is impossible to directly "empty" the mind and enter the perfect Sage Mode by introducing natural energy, Tatsuma must actively absorb natural energy, and this process is lengthy, especially for Tatsuma who is not yet proficient.

Of course, with his Wood Release ability, he can use the properties of Wood Release to increase the number of "devices" that can absorb natural energy. However, the speed at which the "devices" absorb natural energy is directly proportional to the number of "devices".

If Tatsuma could openly use his Wood Release techniques and create numerous Wood Release artifacts as "devices" to absorb natural energy, then his efficiency in entering Sage Mode would be greatly improved.

However, now he can only plant some flowers and plants in some dark places to help with absorption, which means that the time it takes for him to enter immortal mode needs to be extended.

This was actually a good thing for Tatsuma's "enemies," who were too slow to react and too cowardly at the time.

Even though they could see that something was wrong with Tatsuma, they didn't dare to act rashly. If they had noticed and acted sooner, Tatsuma's situation would have become much worse.

They either had to dissipate the natural energy they had already absorbed, or use the natural energy they had absorbed but in insufficient quantity to enter a low-quality immortal mode, but... they missed it.

"Let's do it!"

Two Jonin from Sunagakure couldn't resist any longer. One rushed towards Tatsuma, while the other began forming hand seals to prepare a ninjutsu.

"Wind Release: Wind Slicing Technique!"

The two coordinated perfectly. The wind blade brushed against the edge of the Sand Ninja in front of them, and the Sand Ninja's ninja sword attack arrived in front of Tatsuma almost simultaneously, however...

"Immortal magic! Water escape! Water rush wave!"

Tatsuma clasped his hands together, revealing an orange-red sage mask on his face. The sage chakra he had just combined surged, transforming into the energy needed for the technique and being released.

The wind blade collided with the water tornado that appeared out of nowhere and was pulled directly into it. The ninja sword swung by the Sand Ninja was also forcibly taken away by the turbulent water.

"Damn it! It really is him!"

The Sand Ninja who were close to Tatsuma decisively abandoned their attack and retreated to their comrades' side, their faces extremely grim. This level of Water Release technique was quite rare.

The Sand Village ninja unanimously hated Tatsuma's Water Release techniques and had naturally conducted extensive research. Therefore, after confirming that the person before them was indeed Tatsuma, who was using Water Release to wreak havoc on their Land of Wind territory, the two Sand Village Jonin...

They decisively led their respective subordinates and headed towards the direction of the Iwa ninja.

As we all know, Earth overcomes Water!

Let the Iwa ninja take the lead for now!

Iwagakure Jonin Kuwato saw through the Sand Ninjas' intentions at a glance, and his face immediately turned green.

The counter-relationship of chakra natures does exist, but only if there is a certain quantity and quality of chakra or jutsu before it becomes necessary to discuss the counter-relationship of chakra natures.

As for Tatsuma's chakra, it was enough to hold its own against dozens of rogue ninja from the Kinsho Sect. With their paltry chakra, how could they possibly compete?

There are ways to beat Tatsuma, but it's a matter of chakra. We'd need to get their Kage or Jinchuriki involved to have a chance!

Despite his extremely grim expression as he watched the water surge change direction, Sangtu quickly formed hand seals.

"Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Walls!"

"Sage Art! Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

As everyone watched, the waterspout paused almost in mid-air for a moment, then transformed into a lifelike water dragon as if it had been sculpted from clay.

"Who taught you to use water escape techniques like that?!"

Sangtu cursed inwardly, but his body could only obediently output more chakra, and earthen walls rose up, blocking everyone's way.

It wasn't that Sangtu was happy to help others, but rather that they wanted to deal with the monster Tatsuma, and the more people the better. After all, in the research files of various villages, Tatsuma's most significant weakness was...

Neglecting personal protection increases the risk of injury.

Sangtu, recalling Tatsuma's information, ordered: "Long-range ninja tool attack!"

At this moment, ninjas from more than a dozen different villages and factions all carried out this action, sending wave after wave of ninja tools flying towards Tatsuma, who no longer had the Water Wave defense.

Tatsuma swayed his body casually, without being overly cautious, and unsurprisingly, he had another wound on his left shoulder.

"Bang bang bang~"

The earthen walls of Sangtu were shattered by the water dragon. However, after breaking through multiple earthen walls, the water dragon had little power left. Seeing this, Sangtu formed a hand seal, then condensed a stone in his right hand and threw a punch.

"Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique!"

"Bang!"

The water burst open, and Sangtu saw the wound on Chenma's left shoulder. He breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "He's injured. Things should be easier from now on."

Tatsuma also felt the pain that briefly appeared and then disappeared within his body, and the same thought arose in his mind: "I'm injured, things should be easier from now on."

(End of this chapter)