I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 457 Those who work diligently can't stand the sounds of the neighboring project team celebrating.

The long-lost salty smell of the sea wafted over to the Sand Village ninja. They stared at Tatsuma, who stood atop the crest of a giant wave, their minds blank. Yes, it was this man who had made the entire Sand Village spend several years finally repaying its debt.

Now, just as their debts have been paid off and their plans for development have just begun, he has returned, bringing with him a vast ocean.

Sakamoto Tatsuma! This guy, single-handedly, has halted the progress of the entire Sunagakure village.

"Rasa! Karura!"

At this moment, the Third Kazekage couldn't care less about anything else. Neither Han nor Sakamoto Tatsuma were as important as the seawater surging in front of him. Rasa and Karura, hearing the call, also mobilized all their chakra.

Iron sand, gold sand, and gravel continuously surged up from the ground, and the entire Fengying Building, as well as the surrounding terrain, seemed to be constantly sinking.

The extracted iron sand, gold sand, and gravel were constantly resisting the surging seawater, but a huge amount of turbulent current still broke through the protection and poured down in all directions.

The power of nature is the most terrifying. Under the flood, the Kazekage Building and the surrounding Sand Ninja were quickly washed away. Only a few people reacted and joined the rescue work to prevent the flood from spreading further.

At this moment, no one paid any attention to Chenma, who was standing on the towering waves, or Han, who was constantly rising and falling in the sea.

Aside from a house in the distance, a red-haired boy stared intently at Chenma, his fingers flying across the water as puppets rushed towards the oncoming sea. Even when distracted, he controlled these puppets with exceptional skill.

Tatsuma noticed his gaze and looked at him, seemingly saying something. However, due to the distance and the roar of the sea and the screams of the people, the boy couldn't hear clearly, but judging from his lip movements, he seemed to understand.

"Sasori of the Red Sand."

Scorpion frowned. Tatsuma seemed to be calling his name, but he didn't have any title. Besides, with his current level, could he even catch the eye of the famous Sakamoto Tatsuma?

"Sakamoto Tatsuma! You bastard!"

Just as Tatsuma was gazing into the distance and meeting Sasori's gaze, an angry voice rang out, and a girl ran towards him, stepping on vertical sand. Tatsuma recognized her: the Scorching Release ninja, Yekura.

"Scorching Escape! Steam-Kill!"

As Yecang leaped high into the air, several strange flames appeared behind her. With a wave of her hands, the flames flew towards Chenma.

"Are you alright? Why did you use fire against me under these circumstances?"

Chenma didn't even need to form hand seals. With a wave of his hand, several water columns emerged from the seawater beneath him and crashed into the incoming fireball.

"Sizzle~"

Large amounts of steam billowed out, and even the flames of the Scorching Release technique were extinguished by the seawater. The thick fog obscured Yekura's vision, and she quickly drew two kunai, warily scanning her surroundings.

Just as she fell and burst out of the steam cloud, Yekura breathed a slight sigh of relief. Looking at Tatsuma, who was still standing in the same spot, Yekura suddenly felt ashamed and indignant.

What does this Sakamoto Tatsuma mean? He doesn't even bother to take the opportunity to attack her?

Yekura waved her hands, driving her kunai into the sand and gravel to stop her fall. She forcefully threw her body upwards, trying to continue attacking Tatsuma. But when she finally climbed to the top again and threw a punch at Tatsuma, he had vanished.

With her punch missing its mark, Yecang lost her balance, and the chakra gathered under her feet became disordered, almost causing her to fall into the sea. She hurriedly regained her balance and then looked around blankly.

Tatsuma's disappearance caused a sudden drop in pressure on the entire Sunagakure village. The Sunagakure ninjas were stunned for several seconds. After confirming that Tatsuma had not reappeared, they cheered and even specifically called out Yekura for the cheers.

Although it's obviously impossible, visually it gives the impression that Pakura forced Tatsuma back with two moves. At this moment, the extremely tense Sand Ninja needed an outlet to vent their emotions, and Pakura forcing Tatsuma back seemed like a good reason.

The Sand Ninja cheered and threw themselves into the rescue work with even greater enthusiasm. The Third Kazekage and Rasa, however, grew increasingly somber, as the pressure they were under continued to mount.

On one hand, the roller was still pumping seawater outwards, and on the other hand, they were disturbed by the untimely cheers.

In the distance, Scorpion, who had already built a sufficiently solid waterproof wall, retrieved his puppet, wiped the water droplets off it, and sealed it back into the scroll. He then looked towards the location of the Third Kazekage and shook his head in disappointment.

Hatake Sakumo and Sakamoto Tatsuma, the two greatest enemies of the village, this Kazekage didn't even notice either of them, and even gave Sakamoto Tatsuma a second chance to come to Sunagakure and act recklessly. He is truly an incompetent Kazekage!

How could a village possibly achieve development, let alone be, led by such an incompetent person?

Scorpion put the reels back into their cases one by one, then stroked the topmost reel—the reel of his father and mother.

He can only rely on himself now.

Standing up, Sasori looked at the Third Kazekage, who was struggling to resist the spread of the seawater flood. His eyes gradually became indifferent, as if he had lost his human radiance. The Third Kazekage in his eyes was also losing his color little by little.

After leaving Sunagakure, Tatsuma did not choose to return to Konoha. Instead, he sped towards Kumogakure, expanding his sensory range as much as possible to detect Flying Thunder God Techniques from further away and transfer them.

Minato is very talented and intelligent, and he almost never makes mistakes in his missions. However, since he is going deep into the ninja villages of the five great nations and is going to cause trouble, what Minato lacks most right now is a means of survival other than the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is indeed fast enough, but the Hidden Cloud Village has the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. If Minato were to be targeted by the Third Raikage A, who possesses both the strongest spear and the strongest shield, he would still be in some danger.

Therefore, out of concern for his teammates, Tatsuma still chose to head to Kumogakure. If he could encounter Minato, who was escaping from Kumogakure, along the way, that would be the best outcome. If Minato was unfortunately entangled, he could also help Minato escape danger.

Tatsuma also believed that if Minato had completed his mission and left Kumogakure earlier, he would have made the same decision as him.

Even though neither of them had said beforehand that after one of them completed their mission, they would go to the other's battlefield to check on the situation.

Traveling from the center of one great power to the heart of another, with yet another great power in between, even Tatsuma, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and was already accustomed to its teleportation abilities, still felt somewhat uncomfortable upon arriving in the Land of Lightning.

He paused to catch his breath, then touched the ground with two fingers, instantly expanding his sensory range. Unlike when he was in Sunagakure, he wasn't as cautious, since it was quite a distance from Kumogakure, and there was no need to worry about any powerful sensory methods.

Moreover, even if they were detected, the lone patrol team posed no obstacle to Tatsuma. Tatsuma sensed his way to Kumogakure, and although the accuracy of his senses wasn't very high at this distance, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no large-scale ninja activity in Kumogakure, which might mean that Minato had not yet taken action. Tatsuma's senses continued to spread, penetrating deep into Kumogakure, but soon, he frowned.

He vaguely sensed traces of Rōshi's chakra, which meant that Rōshi was most likely in the Hidden Cloud Village, but there were no traces of Minato's chakra.

Tatsuma frowned and, using the few Flying Thunder God Technique nodes within the Hidden Cloud Village, quickly approached the village.

Just as Tatsuma arrived at a Konoha intelligence outpost, another golden flash, accompanied by a wisp of red light, also appeared at the outpost.

"Tatsuma? What brings you here? Did you take care of things in Sunagakure?"

Minato asked in surprise, and Tatsuma nodded, then looked at Minato, who had his arm around Kushina's waist, and said, "What are you doing? There's no need to be in such a rush to start a relationship, is there?"

"No, I need Kushina's help."

Minato quickly explained and released her grip, but this made Kushina look dissatisfied. Tatsuma frowned and asked, "What kind of help?"

"I surveyed the environment inside Kumogakure, and I'm ashamed to say that I lack the confidence to incite a major disturbance within the village. I also fear that a localized disturbance might prevent spies from other villages from finding Old Purple's whereabouts, so..."

I intend to borrow the power of the Nine-Tails.

As he spoke, Minato glanced at Kushina, smiled, and looked back at Tatsuma, saying, "You may not know this, but after Kushina returned from this mission, she was already able to use some of the power of the Tailed Beast Ball."

Although it cannot yet be fully formed into a Tailed Beast Ball, by using the Rasengan technique to draw upon the Tailed Beast's chakra, a similar effect can be achieved, just like the Rasengan that Grandma Mito used with you before.

Tatsuma nodded, then said, "Sending Kushina deep into a dangerous place like Kumogakure isn't like you."

"I have no intention of letting Kushina enter Kumogakure."

"You mean I'm afraid of Kumogakure?!"

Minato and Kushina spoke at the same time. Tatsuma shrugged, but then realized what Minato was trying to do and asked, "Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Minato nodded and said, "However, I can't extend the range of the Flying Thunder God Technique too much right now. I can only try to get Kushina as close to Kumogakure as possible."

"That's a good idea. Let me see it too, okay? Kushina?"

Tatsuma glanced at Kushina, who snorted but didn't refuse. Tatsuma was genuinely curious at this moment. When he and Mito Uzumaki used the Tailed Beast Rasengan together, his sensory abilities weren't as good as they are now, and his understanding of chakra was somewhat shallow.

To put it bluntly, he had no idea about the specifics of that Tailed Beast Ball back then. Now, he possessed enough knowledge and ability to gain some inspiration from Kushina, and thus, he could refine the two types of chakra within his own body.

The three quickly arrived at the Flying Thunder God Technique node that was closest to Kumogakure but not close enough to enter the village. Minato created a shadow clone, while he himself infiltrated Kumogakure once again.

A few minutes later, Tatsuma nodded to Kushina and said, "Minato is in position."

"I know, you don't need to remind me!"

Kushina's sensory abilities are also quite outstanding. Although she doesn't seem to have awakened Kagura's Mind's Eye, her sensory abilities are still stronger than most sensory ninjas.

Minato's shadow clone nodded and quickly formed hand seals, unleashing a Flying Thunder God Technique. Tatsuma's attention then fell on Kushina.

Kushina also learned the Rasengan, though somewhat reluctantly, since it was a technique "developed" by Tatsuma. Minato spent a lot of time running back and forth, asking Tatsuma for permission while persuading Kushina to learn it, before Kushina finally agreed.

Kushina began to form the Rasengan in her hand, but Tatsuma knew that this was only the beginning. She held the Rasengan in one hand and formed the opposing hand seal with the other, communicating with the Nine-Tails within her.

Soon, a kind of chakra that Tatsuma felt somewhat familiar to was drawn from Kushina's body and merged into the Rasengan in her hand.

In an instant, the Rasengan expanded several times its original size, and its color changed constantly, as if ink had been dripped into a brush washer, turning the pure Rasengan into a purplish-black color.

Kushina looked at Tatsuma, raised her chin smugly, and said, "Watch closely, this Rasengan is even stronger than yours!"

To Kushina's disappointment, Tatsuma did not show any disappointment, envy, or shock, but rather greed and excitement.

(End of this chapter)