I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 416 Some people are born to atone for their crimes by performing good deeds; failing to do so is tantamount to being guilty.

The Five-Fold Rashomon is a ninjutsu with extremely low cost-effectiveness. Very few techniques require the use of the fourth or fifth Rashomon to block, and among these few techniques, the Tailed Beast Ball is naturally included.

However, Tatsuma's method of dealing with the Tailed Beast Ball was the Flying Thunder God Technique. Apart from once trying to block Kurama's furious Tailed Beast Ball with the Fivefold Rashomon, this was the first time Tatsuma had used this technique in actual combat.

"Boom!"

The Five Rashomon Gates appeared, like five gates leading to hell, blocking the Four-Tailed Fox, the Five-Tailed Fox, and Tatsuma. Tatsuma took out a kunai from his waist and threw it behind him.

The scene here naturally attracted the attention of Minato, who was fighting with the Iwa ninja. While dodging the attack in the air, he caught the kunai that Tatsuma had thrown after flying for a long time. After landing, he used the Body Flicker Technique to get close to Hatake Sakumo.

Seeing Minato approaching, Hatake Sakumo wasn't too wary until Minato placed his hand on his shoulder. He then noticed the kunai in Minato's other hand and realized something, saying, "There are too many of you."

"Tatsuma knows his limits; if he thinks it's not enough, then it's not too much."

Minato flashed a bright, sunny smile, unconditionally trusting Tatsuma. Sakumo Hatake remained silent. The next moment, Iwatetsu-pao swept across the area where the two were, but they had already vanished, leaving only two kunai behind.

"Bang~ Bang~~ Bang!"

The first two Rashomon gates were easily pierced by the Tailed Beast Balls. The third gate only lasted for a moment before being knocked down and collapsed by the impact of two Tailed Beast Balls. Then came the fourth and fifth gates.

Seeing the evenly matched resistance between the fifth Rashomon and the Tailed Beast Ball, Han and Roshi were horrified. The Tailed Beast Ball was the most destructive technique in the ninja world, yet it could be blocked.

The Four-Tails and Five-Tails also looked extremely grim. The Four-Tails said, "This is the First Hokage's technique. It can even withstand some of the Nine-Tails' full-force attacks."

"Unexpectedly, someone will bring the five layers of Rashomon to life again."

The Five-Tails' tone also became serious. Through the Jinchuriki, they had actually learned more or less about Tatsuma. He was only seventeen years old and not yet eighteen, yet he possessed such astonishing chakra.

If you add Wood Release to that, you can almost glimpse the heroic figure of the First Hokage.

At that moment, a golden flash appeared at the other end of the constantly trembling fifth Rashomon. Without needing to communicate, the two began to form hand seals almost simultaneously.

"Rashomon! Open!"

Rashomon, which was fighting against the Tailed Beast Balls, opened its doors on its own initiative, and two Tailed Beast Balls squeezed through the cracks and bombarded Tatsuma and Minato.

"Flying Thunder God Guides Thunder!"

The two simultaneously activated space-time jutsu, and the two kunai that Minato left behind when he took Sakumo Hatake away were also activated by chakra, emitting a faint light. Then, the complex jutsu unfolded with the kunai as the center.

"Buzz~"

The tailed beast crashed into the space-time jutsu and was instantly swallowed up, while on the kunai's side, a terrifying aura of chakra emerged, and purplish-black chakra was continuously expelled from the jutsu.

The Tailed Beast Balls that were about to strike the two appeared in the center of the Iwa ninja. To the horrified looks of the Iwa ninja, the two Tailed Beast Balls collided, squeezed and deformed each other, and finally exploded after reaching a limit.

"BOOM!!! Rumble rumble rumble~~~"

The intense light blinded everyone. In the forest dozens of miles away, the Konoha scouts who had been moved away by Minato looked at the light rising in the distance, which was as bright as the midday sun, and all showed worried expressions.

"Lord Sakumo, you mentioned Tatsuma and Minato."

Hearing the worried voice behind him, Hatake Sakumo waved his hand and said, "Among the living people in the ninja world today, no one is more skilled at dealing with tailed beasts than the two of them."

For the past year or so, he has indeed been carrying out missions in and around the Land of Earth, but he is not out of the loop at all. He knows all the information that the head of the Dark Guard should know.

These two lads served as sparring partners for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki for a whole year, honing their skills to be incredibly adept at dealing with tailed beasts.

They must have faced terrifying monsters like the Nine-Tails so often that they were so brave, Minato thought, with a sunny smile, telling himself, "If he thinks it's not much, then it's not much."

Hatake Sakumo realized that these two people claimed to be rescuing people, but they had no intention of letting the more than 1,000 Iwa ninjas return to the village. Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Hatake Sakumo felt his hands were getting cold.

His name, White Fang of Konoha, was indeed renowned, and any ninja in the ninja world would tremble at the mention of it. However, wiping out thousands of enemies from an enemy village in one fell swoop was a major victory even during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

This is still the result of a victory in a battle between two armies; as for a particular individual or squad, it is something that has never been heard of before.

In today's seemingly peaceful times, such an incident could easily ignite the next war. Did those two really have any sense of propriety?

"You're not allowed to use the Tailed Beast Ball anymore!!!"

In the center of the battle, Old Purple looked at the enormous crater and the ninjas from his village who had vanished. His once resolute face was now covered in cold sweat.

It was Tatsuma and Minato who caused the Iwa ninja team to lose at least half of their strength, but the ones who provided them with firepower were themselves and Han, as well as the tailed beasts within them.

In the face of these two ninjas who have mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, techniques like the Tailed Beast Ball would only become their weapons!

The Four-Tails and Five-Tails hadn't expected things to turn out this way, but upon hearing Old Purple's accusatory words, the Four-Tails angrily retorted, "Shut up! They're just some humans!"

"Humans?! They're my companions!"

"Companions?! Hahaha~ When did they become your companions? Aren't you the oddball they're talking about?"

"Enough! Shut up!"

Listening to the argument between Lao Zi and the Four-Tails, Han clenched his fists and looked up at the Five-Tails above his head. He saw that the Five-Tails was also surprised in its eyes, but there was also a kind of indifference to human life. Han felt frustrated.

But at this moment, he still had to interrupt Rōshi and the Four-Tails' argument, saying, "Don't forget who our enemy really is!"

After Han finished speaking, he looked at the two people standing on the lintel of the Gates of Hell, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Now that things have come to this, they absolutely cannot slink back to the village. If he and Old Purple hadn't agreed to the Five-Tails and Four-Tails' conditions, and had simply let Tatsuma and Minato rescue the Konoha scouts back to Konoha, that would have been fine.

At most, they'll just be punished for their poor leadership.

But things are different now. The Iwa ninja they brought suffered hundreds of casualties, and these hundreds of "comrades," regardless of what methods Konoha used, all died from the Tailed Beast Ball.

The value of a Jinchuriki is to help the village defeat insurmountable enemies and reduce the loss of village ninja. Only by doing this can a Jinchuriki have value.

However, if the Jinchuriki not only fails to reduce the losses of the village's ninjas, but instead causes an increase in losses because of the Jinchuriki, then they will instantly go from being "heroes" to "criminals".

If this matter ended here, then after he and Lao Zi returned to the village, they would definitely be subjected to unprecedented attacks. Just thinking about that scene, Han clenched his fist and couldn't help but exert force again.

However, Old Purple is right. We can no longer use the Tailed Beast Ball. The destruction caused by the Tailed Beast Ball is too terrible, and ordinary ninjas simply cannot stop it.

If the Tailed Beast Ball is used again, it will only be exploited by Tatsuma and Minato, turning it into a weapon to kill Iwa ninja.

In this way, the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, which only have one head, are not very useful. However, fortunately, they provide a large amount of chakra, making them stronger than ever before.

"Next, let me and Lao Zi take over!"

After Han finished speaking, steam billowed from his body. The Four-Tails and the Five-Tails remained silent, while Old Purple nodded. Then, the two of them rushed towards Tatsuma and Minato.

"Find a way to get all those people together."

Looking at the approaching Roshi and the steam ninja, as well as the two large heads that seemed to be dragged by their chakra, Tatsuma showed no fear. Since the Iwa ninja were unwilling to suffer losses and retreat, then they shouldn't go back.

As he spoke, he tossed a ninja tool bag to Minato. Minato nodded, caught the bag, and vanished in a golden flash.

Tatsuma clapped his hands together, forming the Mudra of Insemination, and his chakra mixed with the natural energy he absorbed to form Sage Chakra.

After finding the trick, Tatsuma successfully overcame the final hurdle in his Sage Mode training. The past year or so of familiarization had greatly improved Tatsuma's Sage Mode proficiency.

Especially in terms of battery life, although it can't reach the level of "five minutes of charging for two hours of talk time", playing while charging is no longer a big problem.

The brief moment Han charged forward allowed Tatsuma to replenish the chakra he had previously used for ninjutsu and summoning techniques.

"Bang!"

The five Rashomon gates vanished in the smoke, and Chenma landed freely from a height of 100 meters, his legs slightly bent and embedded in the ground, but he did not feel much discomfort.

As Tatsuma stepped out of the pit, Han was already close behind, with Rōshi following closely behind. Seeing Han's fist propelled by steam, Tatsuma instinctively raised his hand to try and block it, but was almost knocked off balance by the punch and had to instantly retreat to create distance.

Han is much stronger now than before. If his injuries hadn't yet healed, he would probably be even stronger.

This is what makes Jinchuriki so terrifying: their own strength combined with the power they gain from the Tailed Beasts creates their combined combat power.

As soon as Tatsuma retreated, he felt the scorching heat of the ground and instantly judged the strength of the technique. Tatsuma immediately chose to dodge.

"Fire Release: Earth Fire Technique!"

Just as Tatsuma dodged, a torrent of lava, like a volcanic eruption, shot from the ground into the sky. Tatsuma narrowed his eyes; the same technique, yet several times more powerful than before.

Realizing the increased strength of the two after being amplified by the tailed beasts, Tatsuma decisively abandoned his head-on confrontation strategy and began to maneuver between the two, occasionally having to deal with the harassment from the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails, making him appear somewhat disheveled.

But Lao Zi and Han became impatient, not understanding what Tatsuma was doing. He wasn't fighting at all, just dodging. You know, Tatsuma wasn't the kind of person who couldn't escape. If he really wanted to leave, he would disappear in an instant with a Flying Thunder God Technique.

There must be a conspiracy behind Tatsuma staying behind!

Just then, the silver-haired brat in front of them suddenly turned into a blond brat, and Tatsuma appeared in the group of Iwa ninja who had been unknowingly drawn together by Minato, holding an explosive tag in his hand.

"Ninja Art! Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique!"

(End of this chapter)