I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 490 High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods.

"Wood Release! All are Cloth Bag Techniques!"

Tatsuma clapped his hands together, pouring a massive amount of chakra into the ground. In an instant, the trees in the forest seemed to be dragged into the ground by some enormous force, and then huge wood-style arms appeared.

Some hands were in an arm-wrestling stance to meet the giant hand coming from the Eight-Tails, while others were grabbing at the elbows of the Eight-Tails' arms, and still others were heading straight for the Eight-Tails' shoulders and face.

"boom!"

"Crunch, crunch~"

At the moment of impact, the evening drum sounded, and amidst the flying dirt and the sickening scraping of wood, Tatsuma's Wood Release technique firmly blocked the Eight-Tails' horizontal arm strike.

At this moment, Ai appeared behind Chenma, his raised arm like a giant axe, aimed straight at Chenma. Chenma turned around, his elbow slicing across Ai's raised arm and striking Ai's neck.

"Sizzle~"

In the instant of the struggle, A's lightning chakra seemed to be about to run out of power. He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his neck, and his waving arms were about to wrap around, trying to hug Tatsuma.

Tatsuma, wrestling with him, couldn't stop Ai's movements. Ai wrapped one arm around Tatsuma and quickly locked the other arm in place, but due to Tatsuma's elbow strike with his right hand, Ai couldn't complete the ideal rear naked choke.

However, he did manage to control Tatsuma. A's face lit up with joy as he looked at the Eight-Tails, but at this moment the Eight-Tails was still locked in a stalemate with Wood Release and could not break free to deal with Tatsuma.

Seeing this, A unleashed his power, attempting to subdue Tatsuma single-handedly. The muscles in his arms swelled continuously. If it were an ordinary ninja, they might have already had their bones broken by the pressure of A's swollen muscles.

But Chenma pressed one elbow against Ai's neck, and with his other hand he pulled Ai's arm to lock her in place. She didn't even lose her breathing space, she was just restricted in her movement.

A and Killer Bee together might be comparable to Tatsuma's power, and with a burst of power, they might even surpass Tatsuma. But A alone is still a bit lacking.

"snort!"

Seeing that her grappling technique was ineffective, and that the carotid artery in her neck was being squeezed by Tatsuma's elbow, causing insufficient blood supply, the dizzy Ai knew she couldn't continue this stalemate.

He suddenly lifted Tatsuma up, intending to take him by the air. As long as he disrupted Tatsuma's center of gravity, even for a moment, Ai was confident he could subdue him.

But Tatsuma was like a lump of iron, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. No matter how hard Ai exerted himself, Tatsuma's legs showed no sign of moving. Ai instinctively felt that it was impossible. No matter how well a person controls their center of gravity, it is impossible to do this!

Despite the pressure on his neck, he glanced down, trying to see how Tatsuma maintained his balance so steadily.

However, with just one glance, blood vessels burst from Ai's eyes. In addition to the further lack of blood flow to his head, there was another important reason: the secret of Tatsuma's center of gravity was not some horse stance, bow stance, or arrow stance, but Wood Release!

Tatsuma's legs were entangled by vines growing from the ground. No wonder Ai couldn't lift Tatsuma off the ground no matter how hard she pulled. This Sakamoto Tatsuma was cheating!

A had never seen such a shameless move before. It was supposed to be a taijutsu duel, but he secretly used Wood Release! Anger combined with insufficient blood supply to his head caused A's vision to go black, and the strength in his hands involuntarily loosened.

Chenma raised an eyebrow, noticing Ai's momentary relaxation. He lifted his leg, the vines detached, and he planted his foot between Ai's legs. He twisted his waist again and exerted force, and the two of them began to spin like small tops.

As Ai turned, he was tripped by Tatsuma's leg, lost his balance, and instinctively tried to regain his balance by spreading his hands out. But grabbing Tatsuma was his only hope.

Having broken free, Chenma performed a one-legged iron bridge pose. Ai, who was trying to regain her balance, suddenly raised her knee and slammed it into Ai's lower ribs. Ai's tense core muscles were completely dissipated due to the sudden impact, and she fell to the ground.

"Bang!"

Ai, who had fallen to the ground, instinctively curled up to protect herself, and Chenma's downward kick arrived as expected, landing on Ai's retracted arm.

This honed, instinctive physical skill allowed Ai to avoid having his vulnerable ribs trampled by Chenma, giving him time to get up.

He rolled to his feet, his left hand hanging awkwardly, partly from the pain in his left rib and partly from the dislocated elbow caused by Chenma's kick.

"Damn it! If it weren't for Wood Release..."

But Ai gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment. He thought that if Chenma hadn't cheated, he would have picked Chenma up and unleashed a series of smooth combos.

Tatsuma didn't look smug, because in the instant of the exchange just now, if it weren't for Wood Release, he might have been caught off guard by A due to his size disadvantage.

But this isn't some restricted-level fighting; this is combat, so naturally, whatever methods are used, should be used.

"Click~"

Ai put his dislocated arm back in place, but he didn't act rashly. He was still feeling a bit lightheaded, and the aftereffects of insufficient blood supply hadn't fully subsided.

But when he dodged, Chenma wasn't about to back down. He instantly closed the distance and swung his arm to deliver a powerful horizontal strike, slapping Ai across the face with a large, sharp blow.

"Snap!"

The crisp sound of slaps echoed across the battlefield. Many Cloud Ninjas, seeing the handprints quickly appear on Ai's face, showed expressions of anger and found it hard to accept that they had actually been outmaneuvered by ninjas from other villages in taijutsu.

Aiko didn't care about any of that. Her cheek and jaw were hit hard, and her already drowsy brain became even more sluggish.

Seeing that Ai Lian's defensive stance was somewhat broken and he was only staggering backward, Chenma turned around without hesitation and performed a high spinning back kick.

The heel slammed into Ai's face, distorting his entire face and even causing his eyes to lose focus. Chenma, who had just completed a spinning back kick, stopped with a frown and, using the momentum, used one hand to push off the ground for an even more extreme spinning back kick.

This Capoeira-style taijutsu technique is not only powerful but also incredibly entertaining, prompting many Konoha ninjas to cheer.

"Bang!"

Ai, who had just been kicked, had his arms outstretched, like someone about to fall into the water, flailing his arms and spitting out a line of saliva and blood.

"Sizzle~ Hiss~"

The lightning chakra in A's body completely lost power, and due to the final loss of control, the lightning chakra even damaged his own body, with wisps of white smoke rising from his body.

Tatsuma strode forward, a fiery red chakra ball appearing in his hand.

"Immortal magic! Fire release! Haoyan Rasengan!"

Tatsuma pressed the Fire Release: Rasengan down onto A, and then immediately used Instantaneous Leap.

"boom!"

The Rasengan exploded, and the sea of ​​fire dyed the entire battlefield red. Everyone felt the heat and dryness. A figure that was already black, or rather charred black, was sent flying out of the sea of ​​fire and crashed to the ground.

On the charred object, only two rows of dazzling white teeth indicate that it was still a person.

"Lord Ai!"

Many Cloud Ninja gathered towards A, watching Tatsuma warily, fearing he might continue to "torture" A. But Tatsuma had already turned back, looked at the Eight-Tails, and asked:

"Are you constipated? You've been constipated for so long and still can't poop?"

At this moment, the Eight-Tails had a huge head, strong arms, a thick but obviously short waist, and eight fat octopus tails. However, the two legs that were standing on the ground were actually like toothpicks compared to Killer Bee's.

"By the way! You'll have to undergo even more rigorous training when we get back!"

The Eight-Tails was humiliated but could not refute it. It could only communicate with Killer Bee in the spiritual world. Through the Eight-Tails' eyes, Killer Bee also saw the miserable state of his brother A.

He had no intention of being silly, but replied seriously and solemnly, "Xiao Ba! I will complete all the tests and allow your power to be fully utilized in me."

Just like Sakamoto Tatsuma said, "I will become your perfect Jinchūriki!"

"I look forward to that day!"

In the spiritual realm, the Eight-Tails extended its fist towards Killer Bee and said, "But for now, let me take your place for a while. Oh, and please remember my name, Gyuki!"

"Oh! You like this too?"

Seeing the Eight-Tails' actions, Killer Bee got interested too. After striking a few hip-hop poses, he also threw a punch at the Eight-Tails and said, "Gyuki!"

"roar!"

Outside, the Gyūki roared, its chakra exploding once more. A section of its torso was pulled out, and Killer Bee's legs also disappeared completely. Its muscles began to twitch, and then it raised its arms high.

The Wood Release arm that had been binding it was now completely severed. Feeling the trust that Killer Bee had given it, Gyuki raised its right hand and made a gesture.

"You idiot, Hachi! You jerk, Hachi! You're supposed to tuck your thumb in!"

Seeing Gyuki's non-standard metal salute, Killer Bee loudly corrected him, and Gyuki quickly withdrew his thumb, thinking to himself that there was no difference at all!

"I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Tatsuma sized up Gyuki, which was the strongest tailed beast he had ever seen. Whether it was the One-Tail, the Four-Tail or Five-Tail which could only be partially transformed into tailed beasts, or the Nine-Tail in its unsealed state, none of them were as powerful as Gyuki at this moment.

One-Tail is weaker than Eight-Tail in terms of raw power. Perhaps it is true, as Nine-Tail sees it, that the fewer tails one has, the weaker one is. Or perhaps it is because the "medium" of Bunpuku cannot catalyze the full power of One-Tail.

The Four-Tails and Five-Tails are in a semi-released state, which severely limits their power. As for the Nine-Tails, Tatsuma could only bully the Nine-Tails when it was sealed. As for facing it directly after it was unsealed, Tatsuma wouldn't give it that chance.

Of course, the Eight-Tails Gyūki at this moment is not at its strongest. Tatsuma could sense that some of its chakra was still sealed within Killer Bee's body.

It's because he hasn't completed his training in the real canyon yet; Killer Bee hasn't become a truly perfect Jinchūriki.

But it was powerful enough that Chenma felt the pressure coming down. He clapped his hands, and all the remaining trees in the tree world surged up, with countless more trees constantly sprouting and growing stronger.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

The Cloud Ninja, while dodging the twisted and growing Wood Release techniques, observed the Gyuki and eventually came to a conclusion.

"The Eight-Tails has gone berserk! Quickly notify the village! And send a distress signal!"

As intelligence reports came back, Tatsuma was already standing on the wooden figure, having exchanged his first punch with the Ushioni.

"boom!"

Countless pieces of wood flew everywhere. Chenma's expression was solemn. His wooden doll was actually weaker than the Gyu-oni in terms of strength. Moreover, the wooden doll's body began to be climbed by the octopus tentacles. As they sucked and tore at it, the wooden doll was constantly destroyed.

As for the amount of chakra extracted by Wood Release during contact, it is completely insignificant to the Eight-Tails. Tatsuma cannot go all out to extract the Eight-Tails' chakra, as he himself would not be able to withstand it.

Therefore, other methods must be used, such as making the Eight-Tailed Fox reluctant to touch the wooden figure.

"Immortal Technique! Wood Release! Eat the God of Ming Ao Shefa!"

Chenma clapped his hands together, which immediately transformed into the Seal of the Snake. The wooden figure grew and split again, transforming into the Yaksha Myō-ō, a three-headed, six-armed being.

"It's no use! I have more hands and feet than you!"

The Eight-Tails roared loudly, tearing at the tree bark with even greater force. Tatsuma did not stop outputting chakra, but instead of Wood Release chakra, he changed it to Lava Release chakra, and the Snake Seal changed to the Tiger Seal.

"Celestial Technique! Samadhi of Fire!"

A raging fire erupted from the top of the wooden figure's head, followed by streams of magma flowing through its body like blood. Intense heat burst forth from the gaps in the trees, transforming into a raging inferno, making it appear as if it had become a fiery warrior.

The flames scalded the eight octopuses, causing them to squeak and scream as they frantically retracted their tentacles. However, the wooden figure's four arms still managed to forcefully leave two of the octopus tentacles behind.

The lava and flames, like an iron plate and charcoal fire, are scorching the fresh octopus tentacles. High-end ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods to bring out their deliciousness.

Smelling the delicious aroma of the grilled octopus legs, Yamata shook his head to clear his head, then grabbed his tentacles with both hands and began a tug-of-war with the wooden golem.

But the wooden figure's remaining two arms grasped two of the eight tails' horns. Tatsuma, at the center of the flames, grinned and said, "Let's dig in! A feast of land and sea!"

(End of this chapter)