I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 473 When you've decided someone is a bad person, even their good deeds will seem to have ulterior motives.

"How come the vegetation in this land of rivers has become even more lush after being irrigated by seawater? Could it be that seawater is more fertile than freshwater?"

"That's possible. After all, isn't the ocean often said to be the mother of life?"

At the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers, a scout team of Sand Ninja was patrolling, marveling at the forest that, while not dense, was teeming with life. One of the Sand Ninja even reached out and picked a fruit.

After thinking for a moment, he held the antidote pill in one hand, took a bite, and then exclaimed, "This fruit irrigated by seawater is quite delicious, but I don't think I've ever seen this variety before. Could seawater really cause mutations?"

"You all should keep an eye on him. He's still so greedy even when he's out and about; he'll get himself into trouble sooner or later."

The reconnaissance team leader shook his head. This team member was usually greedy, and he didn't expect him to be like this even when he was outside. However, he did not forcefully stop him, since there seemed to be nothing unusual around them.

The team rested for a while, examining the reconnaissance ninja more than once. After confirming there were no problems, the captain stroked his chin, looked at the abundant trees around them, and said:

"It seems we don't need to change course, and with these fruits, we can save some dry food and water."

"I told you it would be fine! This fruit is really delicious. It's the first time I've ever eaten such a refreshing and juicy fruit. It's a pity that it's not sold in our village."

The scout ninja shook his head, but couldn't resist picking another one and eating it. Another teammate said, "This kind of fruit can only be eaten here. If it were transported to Sunagakure, no matter how much water it contains, it would turn into dried fruit."

After saying that, he tentatively reached out and picked one, telling himself that he was just testing the poison. What if his teammate had a strong resistance to poison and didn't notice that the fruit was poisonous?

After the first attempt and the first follower, others also began to pick the fruit. Gradually, almost every ninja in the reconnaissance squad tried this fresh and novel fruit and praised it highly.

The captain licked his dry, cracked lips, took the fruit offered by his teammate, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't resist taking a bite. Like the others, he then showed a satisfied expression.

It truly is autumn, the season of harvest.

After resting for a while and confirming that everyone was alright, the team leader instructed the team members carrying communicators to start sending back information, and then continued to venture deeper to explore the situation further in.

Some time after they left, several figures flashed from the treetops and landed on the ground. It was Sakamoto Tatsuma and his original squad, as well as Kushina.

"The technique developed by Nono is really good. It's even more useful than the techniques of the Uzumaki clan. It doesn't require dissipating the chakra refined in the body at all."

Kushina spoke happily, proud of her best friend. Tatsuma shrugged. Nono's technique was effective against ordinary sensory techniques, but not against some special sensory techniques.

However, the Uzumaki clan's anti-sensory techniques can counter almost all sensory techniques. Even in the Byakugan's eyes, he would just appear as an ordinary person with no chakra fluctuations that a ninja should have.

Of course, the downside is that in order to remain undetected, one cannot have any residual chakra in their body; it must be reduced to at least the level of an ordinary person. Sometimes, it needs to be combined with disguise techniques to fully exert its effect.

Tatsuma looked at Minato and the others and said, "Based on our previous findings, the Sand Ninja forces will arrive at the signal transmission location two hours after the information is relayed back. Are you all ready?"

The others nodded. Tatsuma looked at Kushina and asked, "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Well, aside from refusing to lend you chakra, Kurama agreed to lend chakra to others, including the Uchiha."

"That's good."

Having confirmed this, Tatsuma nodded. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Kurama's petty behavior, it was already quite good. Besides, it would be difficult for him to experience a chakra shortage now.

Chenma clasped his hands together, and streams of Wood Release chakra and physical energy were channeled underground.

"Shh~"

The leaves rustled and rustled in the forest, making a rather interesting and pleasant sound. There were also subtle changes on the tree trunks. In some inconspicuous places, patterns that looked like spells began to appear.

Lowering his hand, Tatsuma said to Minato, "My mastery of Wood Release is limited to this level of replicating the Flying Thunder God Technique. Try it and see if there are any problems?"

"good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato transformed into a golden flash, appearing and disappearing repeatedly in the forest before quickly returning to his original spot. He nodded and said, "No problem. I never expected that Wood Release could actually do that."

The combination of Wood Release and Flying Thunder God Technique was a technique Minato hadn't considered before, but after Tatsuma mentioned it, he realized how powerful this combination was.

Although the Flying Thunder God's characteristic is that it comes and goes without a trace, in local battles, this high density of "nodes" is also very important, compared to the Flying Thunder God kunai that needs to be carried in advance and set up on the spot.

Using Wood Release to directly condense the Flying Thunder God Technique seal is practically cheating; Minato could even foresee Tatsuma's future fighting style.

When facing the ninja team, Tatsuma immediately unzipped his pants, but he kept darting through the Tree World to attack and kill. Who could stop him?

Unfortunately, he doesn't know Wood Release. The ability to create a "home field" anytime, anywhere is too tempting for a Flying Thunder God ninja.

Tatsuma smiled and said, "The essence of a technique is to arrange chakra in a stable manner. As long as you have good control over the precision of chakra, you can also inscribe techniques on other ninjutsu, such as earth ninjutsu or tangible barriers. It's very simple, and you can even do water ninjutsu."

Minato scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Among the five elemental esoteric techniques, Earth Release and Water Release, which are highly malleable and can construct stable chakra structures, are both poorly mastered by me. As for barriers, their practical application range is too small; only walls are usable."

"Then there's nothing we can do."

Tatsuma shook his head, then seemed to remember something and said, "Actually... since you and Kushina are often on missions now, you can ask Kushina to help you solve this problem."

"Sakamoto Tatsuma, what do you mean?!"

Kushina was the first to complain; she wasn't proficient in any of the Five Elements Release techniques! How could she help Minato?!

Tatsuma explained, "When it comes to the most stable chakra structure, the chakra formed into the Adamantine Sealing Chains is undoubtedly at the top of the list. You can just inscribe the Flying Thunder God Technique formula directly on the Adamantine Sealing Chains."

"But I can't fly like Thor either."

Kushina's momentum weakened because Tatsuma was right; her Adamantine Lock seemed to be able to do it. This feeling of being able to help but not being able to was really annoying.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique and the Flying Thunder God Formula are linked, but it doesn't mean you have to master the Flying Thunder God Technique to draw the Flying Thunder God Formula. With your sealing technique skills, you can quickly help Minato draw the Flying Thunder God Formula by dissecting the Flying Thunder God Formula."

Although there was only about an hour left before the Sand Ninja forces arrived, Tatsuma still had the leisure to teach Kushina. Kushina was stunned for a moment, then looked at Minato and showed an expectant smile.

Previously, Minato always cooperated with her. If what Tatsuma said is true, then she will be able to cooperate with Minato from now on.

Chenma is actually a pretty good person.

For a moment or two, Kushina actually felt that Tatsuma wasn't so bad after all, until the Nine-Tails inside her brought her back to her senses and instilled in her a concept, which was...

Sakamoto Tatsuma definitely has some ulterior motive!

Although she didn't know why, Kushina trusted Kurama's judgment a little, because Tatsuma seemed like that kind of person, sinister and gloomy.

Minato was also considering the feasibility of Tatsuma's idea. If Tatsuma's idea could really be implemented, then the upper limit of the Flying Thunder God Technique seemed to have become much higher.

In the past, he was limited to the fact that the Flying Thunder God Technique could only be used by ninjas who had mastered it. It seems that using the Flying Thunder God Technique in conjunction with others is also a good approach.

Even the Flying Thunder God Technique itself seems to be able to be broken down, making the learning conditions for this technique less stringent, and evolving it from a standalone technique into a combined ninjutsu. This seems like a good idea.

Just as Minato was lost in thought for a while, Tatsuma suddenly woke him up and said, "The Sand Ninja forces are approaching. Hide first and prepare for battle and attack."

"yes!"

Tenka and Sento quickly ran up the tree and continued to release reverse chakra waves. Minato, who was unusually slow to react, nodded and hid with Kushina.

Chenma immediately used Flying Thunder God Technique to get far away from here. He ran to a very distant place, put his hands together, created a small grove of trees, and began to absorb the natural energy from the air, soil, and water.

Sage Chakra is very different from ordinary chakra. He was unsure how effective it would be to release a reverse chakra wave using Sage Chakra, and he didn't want to experiment at this time, so he simply moved away.

Among the Sand Ninja team, Bunpuku, who was being carried on the back of a puppet and galloping across the desert, raised his head and looked at the distant forest with some confusion.

From that forest, he felt the power of Buddha.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "Such vitality exists in this desolate land! Is this a mercy from heaven?"

Unfortunately, his audience was a puppet and did not respond to his sentiments. However, the Third Kazekage in front of him stopped after entering the forest, or rather, Sasori stopped.

Sasori looked around and felt something was wrong. It seemed that an unknown frequency was slightly interfering with his signal and that of the Third Kazekage. He realized something was wrong and was about to order the Sand Ninja forces, which had already entered more than half of the forest, to retreat.

"Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

"Bagua! Empty palm!"

The attacks came one after another, but this only made Scorpion more puzzled, because even as an ambush, the number was far too small, almost like a tease.

Before he could find out who was lurking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled, and seedlings sprouted from the ground, instantly becoming towering trees. Even the other half of the Sand Ninja Army, who had not yet entered the forest, were enveloped in them.

"Sage Art! Wood Release! Advent of the Tree World!"

Scorpion finally realized whose ambush he had fallen into, but he didn't panic at all. Instead, he showed a less stiff smile.

"Sakamoto Tatsuma, we meet again."

(End of this chapter)