I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 478 In a noisy classroom, there are always one or two moments when everyone tacitly falls silent.

I've been scammed!

Sasori realized his mistake belatedly, but he wasn't angry. He realized that his request seemed unreasonable, after all, Sakamoto Tatsuma was his enemy.

But Scorpion decided to ask one more question, and asked curiously, "Why aren't you affected by my magic?"

Both of them were high in the sky. Sasori wasn't worried about others hearing them. Tatsuma splashed lava to engulf the flying iron sand and said, "Do you think I'd tell?"

"Really?"

Sasori released two more puppets, which, along with the Third Kazekage's iron sand attacks, were used against Tatsuma. However, the fragile puppets were easily destroyed by Tatsuma, who looked speechless and said:

"To put it another way, a sharp knife can easily pierce the human body, but it is very difficult to penetrate armor."

"Does your soul have armor? What kind of magic is that?"

"May you be reborn into a better family in your next life. If you become a Konoha ninja, I will teach you."

Sasori's "naiveté" was somewhat unexpected by Tatsuma, but he also became curious about Sasori. Tatsuma had figured out that the Third Kazekage was not some kind of modified puppet.

Rather, he was barely alive, only in a state of brain death. Sasori also had a new way of manipulating puppets, a manipulation technique that did not require the traditional chakra threads, much like the Rinnegan's technique for manipulating others.

But it probably isn't that stable. Tatsuma noticed some details: Sasori, or the Third Kazekage he controlled, were both trying their best to avoid contact with Wood Release, even the most insignificant contact.

Chenma mentally assessed the situation and had a guess in mind, but before that, he had to collect the "spoils of war." He landed on the iron sand and used the momentum to return to the wooden figure before the iron sand collapsed, then clasped his hands together.

A surge of chakra was poured into the wooden doll's body, and the wooden doll, whose movements had been restricted by the iron sand, began to move with difficulty again. Vines continuously pulled out from the wooden doll's body, directly enveloping Shukaku, who was now only half-dead.

"asshole!!!"

Shukaku left behind its final roar, enveloped by vines. The wooden doll gradually transformed into a sumo-level doll. Just as the doll was about to completely envelop Shukaku, something seemed to fall off Shukaku's body.

It was Bunpuku, who was unconscious. He fell from the sky, and yellow sand surged up from the ground and caught Bunpuku. But the yellow sand did not last long. As Shukaku was completely swallowed up, the yellow sand also collapsed completely, and Bunpuku fell down again.

However, with the yellow sand underneath, Fenfu, this old man, although unlikely to be unharmed, should not die either.

"Ding~ [Ninja +111], [Special Talent: Magnetic Sand Tea Pot (Shukaku Limited Edition) +100%], Pick up?"

"Pick it up".

After acquiring the talent, Chenma freed up his hands and activated Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving the wooden dummy's head. Almost simultaneously, countless iron sand spikes pierced through the wooden dummy's head and torso, and the three-headed, six-armed wooden dummy had its middle head severed.

But the wooden figure did not lose its ability to move. Instead, it swung its arms and reached out to grab the Third Kazekage and Sasori in the air. Sasori hurriedly dodged and barely managed to avoid the wooden figure's hand.

As the giant finger swept past him, Scorpion felt a sense of relief for the first time, as if he had escaped a disaster. But the next moment, alarm bells rang in his mind again.

Tatsuma appeared on the giant finger, took a deep breath, and then exhaled. It wasn't a sophisticated technique, or even a technique at all, but a pure torrent of chakra.

In an instant, waves of chakra of different frequencies rippled out. Sasori moved his hands in quick succession, and several puppets stacked in front of him to block his way. However, nothing happened. The puppets were not damaged. Only the cloth covering their bodies was slightly torn.

Sasori was puzzled. The chakra that Tatsuma had just released was so powerful that it almost dyed the sky, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Sasori was stunned for almost a second before he reacted. His expression changed, and as he looked around, the Third Kazekage was nowhere to be seen.

"Kazekage-sama!"

"Damn it, what kind of technique is that?! Even the Kazekage-sama..."

Countless Sand Ninjas rushed in one direction, and in the air above that direction, a figure was sliding down, or rather, falling.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Jing Gate! Open! Azure Flame Goose!"

"Flying Thunder God Guides Thunder!"

Even faster than the Sand Shinobi were Minato and his group. Tenka and Sento used all their strength to hinder the Sand Shinobi's rescue efforts. Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and a black Rasengan was squeezed out of the technique.

In the distant woods, Kushina also showed an expectant look, with Minato's shadow clone beside her.

"It seems you haven't solved the problem of wireless connection instability."

Sasori hurriedly threw out several chakra threads, trying to bind the falling Third Kazekage, but Tatsuma blocked the way and grabbed the chakra threads directly.

"Sizzle~"

Before the falling Third Kazekage even touched the ground, a long, sharp iron spike pierced his body, entering from his back and exiting through his chest.

He was still falling, and the spikes below him were getting thicker and thicker. The resistance finally stopped him just when the Third Kazekage was about to be torn apart by the iron sand spikes.

Supported by his iron spikes, he was suspended in the air.

"Kazekage-sama."

Countless Sand Ninja were hoping, hoping to see their Kazekage turn into quicksand, hoping that what was pierced was just a sand clone of the Kazekage, a sand clone used to deceive the enemy.

but.

"Splash splash splash~"

In an instant, all the sand-iron creations within the tree realm collapsed, leaving only black sand-iron platforms and sand-iron boundary laws scattered across the ground.

Scorpion also fell, but he immediately activated a puppet with gliding ability, which carried him and hovered in the air.

Suddenly, the gliding puppet lost its balance. Scorpion turned his head and saw Tatsuma standing on the puppet's wing, saying, "An excellent puppeteer can make a puppet perform far beyond its theoretical limits."

But clearly, you're not good enough; you can't even keep the puppet at its proper level of strength at all times.

In the end, you were still careless, Scorpion. Hopefully, next time we meet, you'll be a better version of yourself.

Sasori stared blankly at Tatsuma, opened his mouth, but quickly recovered from his dazed expression and smiled, saying, "Sakamoto Tatsuma, I will make you a puppet even better than the Third Kazekage."

Tatsuma gave a captivating smile and disappeared. Sasori stared at the spot where Tatsuma had been standing, but then his expression changed. His gaze fell on the half of the wing where Tatsuma had stood, which was now covered with paper.

"Art is an explosion."

Faintly, Scorpion seemed to hear some sound; he hated explosions!

"Boom! Rumble rumble~"

In the air, a burst of fire appeared, and some damaged puppet materials flew around.

Above the wooden figure, the head in the middle had unknowingly returned to its original state, and the yellow sand and iron sand inside the body were continuously expelled. The wooden figure's body returned to its normal shape, with three heads and six arms, standing tall in the tree realm.

On the central head, Tatsuma stood tall, together with Mokuto, looking down at the Sand Ninja below whose morale had completely collapsed.

Human behavior is independent, but it is also cyclical. Just like when students in a class are talking, at some inexplicable moment, everyone will fall silent in unison, as if a teacher has arrived.

This is the gap in the behavioral cycle, which just happened to coincide, resulting in a strange sense of tacit understanding.

At this moment, the Sand Ninja reached a tacit understanding.

He turned and ran!

No longer caring about the possibility of being ambushed if they turned their backs to the enemy, all they wanted to do was escape the forest as quickly as possible.

A few of the more loyal ones tried to retrieve the body of the Third Kazekage, but were kicked away by the restless Sento and disappeared without a trace.

"Don't chase after them."

Sento and Tenka were still somewhat unsatisfied and wanted to pursue the Sand Ninja, but they were stopped by Minato. Similarly, Kushina was also stopped by Minato's shadow clone.

"They've all given up on resisting; this is such a good opportunity."

Sento, his hair flying wildly from the chakra, asked with some confusion, "We need someone to sing praises of our strength." Minato turned around, looked up at Tatsuma on the wooden doll's head, and said, "We need someone to sing praises of our power."

"You've really grown a lot, Minato."

A silvery light appeared, and Tatsuma returned to the group's side. Kushina also came over from the depths of the Tree World. Clearly, she was also somewhat puzzled, but her way of expressing it was unhappiness.

Minato smiled modestly, then turned to Kushina and explained to Sento and Tenka: "You all participated in the meeting. This battle is not about killing a lot of Sand Ninja, but about showing the spirit of Konoha."

This is a battle fought for the entire ninja world to see. Therefore, the more Sand Ninjas who escape, the more advantageous it is for Konoha, provided that a complete victory is guaranteed.

After all, even if everyone escaped, there would only be a little over a thousand ninjas, who wouldn't be able to play a decisive role in a war of this scale as the Fourth Shinobi World War.

But for every person who escapes, another mouth will spread the word about Konoha's strength. The wider and faster the news spreads here, the more beneficial it will be for Konoha.

I think it will only take a day for the news to spread throughout the ninja world. The Iwa and Kumo ninja, who are poised to fight, will also stop their advance, re-examine this war, and give Konoha more time to prepare.

After all, compared to other villages, Konoha had the least preparation time, and time is Konoha's greatest guarantee of escaping a passive situation.

Tatsuma nodded approvingly and said, "This is what we should see after moving from an individual's perspective to a collective one. Sento, Tenkaze, the gap between you and Minato is widening."

"That seems to make sense, but... I'm still a little annoyed. Watching the enemy leave like this, they could all be enemies who kill Konoha ninjas in the future."

Sento sighed, his chakra calmed down, and his hairstyle, which had looked somewhat handsome due to the chakra blast, returned to its original bowl cut.

The blood vessels around Sento's eyes calmed down, and in the blink of an eye, Tenka's crimson Sharingan returned to its original black and white. He said with dissatisfaction, "In the end, it's still because the Third Kazekage is too weak."

"As expected, this is a desolate land; even the strength here seems meager!"

It was such a rare opportunity to fight without having to worry about chakra, and it was over just like that. Tianfeng felt extremely unsatisfied. But shouldn't he find an opportunity to give Minato and Kushina some gifts?

If I go on missions with them and use some of their chakra, maybe I can make a name for myself?

After all, there are five people here. Tatsuma, who has countless titles such as the Dragon of Konoha, the Jade-Striking Hand, and the Talkative Tobirama, and Minato, who also received the titles from Tatsuma, such as the Yellow Flash, Little Sun, and Friend of Women, not to mention for now.

Even Kushina had the nickname "Red Hot Chili" during her time at the Ninja Academy. Now, only he and Sento are left without any reputation, and he will surely gain his own name sooner than Sento of the Hyuga clan!

Minato glanced at the standing wooden figure and said, "There's no need to clean up the scene this time, is there?"

"Yes, this is the best route for the Sand Village to reach the Land of Fire. The supplies and road conditions are the best. They will most likely choose to pass through this area again later, so let's give them something to admire."

(End of this chapter)