I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

The exhilarating feeling of a crushing victory in Chapter 492 will quickly fade, just like how cheating severely shortens the lifespan of a game.

"How is that possible?"

The bull demon, holding Ai, turned around and looked at the chakra shuriken in Tatsuma's hand that was constantly shrieking. Its two big, round eyes bulged out. That was clearly the power that only a tailed beast could possess!

Oh right, the Lava Release from earlier, and the Boil Release that Killer Bee saw inside him—those weren't bloodline limits at all, but the power of tailed beasts!

That's it! Killer Bee had also heard of Sakamoto Tatsuma's exploits. Legend has it that he was a monster who ate tailed beasts. Sure enough, what he ate was just a cover. His real purpose was to plunder the abilities of the tailed beasts!

Could it be that the bull demon, looking down at its tail which had become several sizes thinner, had also lost its powers? But it couldn't feel anything.

"That must be a very powerful technique, right?"

Sento nudged Tenfu lightly with his shoulder and asked, but Tenfu didn't look at him. He stared at the technique in Tatsuma's hand with his three-tomoe Sharingan, completely clueless.

He could see Tatsuma's Rasengan, or other derivative Water Release Rasengan, Fire Release Rasengan, or Minato's Lightning Release Rasengan. Although he couldn't use them, he could at least understand something about them.

The Rasengan itself has not exceeded the upper limit of the Sharingan's copying ability, but the Rasengan and its derivative techniques require too much skill in the nature and form transformation of chakra, and his skill has not yet reached that level.

After all, not every ninja will put in the effort to study these two basic courses in depth. Generally, they just need to get by, and as long as they don't hold others back, they won't waste time honing them.

In other words, as long as one's mastery of these two memories is high enough, Tianfeng can also copy the Sharingan, and then, based on the principles, add chakra nature transformation to it, and learn techniques derived from the Rasengan.

But this time is different. It's a technique that completely surpasses the Sharingan's abilities, like a bloodline limit. No, it's something even more unpredictable than a bloodline limit.

"Definitely, otherwise why would he hurt himself like that?"

At this moment, the skin and flesh of Tatsuma's right hand, which was holding the Rasengan shuriken, were peeling off layer by layer, and the blood was quickly atomized and dissipated. However, his self-healing ability was too strong, so strong that without sufficient dynamic vision, one could not see that he was continuously injured.

For Tenka and Sento, who possess the Sharingan and Byakugan respectively, seeing this scene was not difficult. At this moment, they both showed anticipation, wondering what kind of technique Tatsuma would be able to pull out.

Is it possible to defeat the Third Raikage?

Legend has it that the Third Raikage honed his ninjutsu to the point where he was invincible against all ninjutsu in the ninja world. Any ninjutsu that fell on him was like a gentle breeze blowing across a mountain, unable to budge him in the slightest.

The Third Raikage was also looking at the Rasenshuriken in Tatsuma's hand. As perhaps the strongest among those present, his strength and experience gave him a perspective that no one else could match.

Even now, he felt a threat from Tatsuma's technique. It wasn't the slight threat of having a knife tip pressed against his brow, but rather the threat of the knife tip already piercing his chest, and if it went any further, it would be to his heart, accompanied by stinging pain and bewilderment.

However, he was not afraid; on the contrary, he was looking forward to it. After all, he hadn't felt this way for many years. The loneliness of only his strongest spear could break his strongest shield was not something the Third Raikage liked.

"snort!"

The Third Raikage suppressed the urge to smile and snorted. As if it were the signal of a starting gun, the two charged at each other.

This time, the ground beneath their feet did not collapse, and their speed was not particularly fast. In fact, the two didn't even use the Body Flicker Technique, because the faster they went, the lower the margin for error.

At this point, both of them are operating on the edge of a knife, so the requirements for error tolerance are extremely high; one wrong move could lead to an abyss.

Both men aimed at each other's left side of the chest. Their techniques were extremely powerful; as long as they got close to the heart, even without direct contact, the spread of their techniques would instantly destroy the life-giving organ.

Chenma pushed forward with his right hand, twisting his body slightly, trying to create as much space as possible for his left torso. Since both of them had chosen to attack each other directly, whoever touched the other first would gain the initiative.

Tatsuma knew that his arm span was a huge disadvantage, and compared to Ai, who was holding the Black Jade Spiral Shuriken, he was at a great disadvantage in terms of travel distance.

Raikage wasn't as cautious as Tatsuma, because no matter how you looked at it, it was Raikage's fingers that pierced Tatsuma's chest first, and no matter how Tatsuma adjusted, he couldn't erase the physical difference.

"Squeak~"

A metallic scraping sound rang out, and the Raikage's fingers pierced through the chest of Tatsuma's armor plate. Amidst flashes of blue lightning, the metal armor plate seemed to melt, and the metal around the Raikage's fingers began to glow red.

Tatsuma felt a slight numbness in his body, but at that moment, the Black Jade Rasengan Shuriken barely made contact with the Lightning Release armor surrounding the Raikage.

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

The already shrill and piercing whistle now emitted a sound that stung the ears and brain. Raikage snorted again, his long golden hair standing on end like an enraged porcupine.

At the same time, the lightning chakra covering his body became increasingly dense, even transforming from a semi-transparent state into a whole sheet of glowing lightning, completely obscuring his true appearance.

Tatsuma's black jade spiral shuriken pressed against the lightning armor, and the two were briefly locked in a stalemate. The Raikage's fingers wanted to continue forward, but the lightning armor became an obstacle to his progress.

However, the lightning chakra surging from his fingertips continued to travel and spread throughout Tatsuma's body. His hair seemed to become even curlier, and even some of the sweat-dampened parts of his body began to emit white smoke.

Chenma glanced at his chest out of the corner of his eye and felt his meridians starting to tingle. He pursed his lips, knowing that continuing the stalemate would only make things worse for him.

His Black Jade Rasengan hadn't even pierced the Raikage's Lightning Release armor, let alone harmed him. Yet the Raikage's Lightning Release continued to wreak havoc on his body.

"Unparalleled strength!"

Tatsuma also snorted, exhaling two thick streams of steam from his nostrils. His body was fully activated, his numb meridians resumed functioning, and his power erupted once more, propelling the Black Jade Rasengan shuriken forward even further.

"Sizzle~"

Arcs of electricity crackled as the Third Raikage's Lightning Release armor rippled, but at the same time, his fingers drew ever closer to Tatsuma's body, even touching Tatsuma's undergarments.

The smell of burning filled the air. Raikage looked at Tatsuma, who was still relentlessly fighting him, and under the cover of lightning, he revealed a brazen smile.

Indeed, the most exciting battles are always those where the forces are evenly matched and it's a fight to the death.

"Sizzle~"

Under the cutting force of the Wind Release technique, the arc of electricity splattered wider and wider, and a gap appeared on the lightning armor. Whether it was the Cloud Ninja preparing to retreat or the Konoha Ninja waiting in place, they all awaited the outcome.

"Sizzle~"

A line of blood appeared, and the splattered blood was cut into countless tiny blood mists by the wind release. Tatsuma's Black Jade Rasengan shuriken sliced ​​through the Raikage's defense, the lightning release chakra armor that could be called the strongest shield.

At the same time, the Raikage's fingers pierced Tatsuma's flesh. As the lightning release spread, Tatsuma's skin crackled with arcs of electricity, but the two still refused to give an inch and were still thinking of attacking each other.

As the Lightning Release armor was continuously sliced ​​by the Black Jade Rasengan, the once-thick armor returned to its semi-transparent state, and the Raikage's unrestrained smile reappeared. He grinned widely and said:

"Sakamoto Tatsuma! You are the first, and perhaps only, opponent since the deaths of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara, who has inspired me to fight to the death!"

If in the future someone kills you, the murderer will surely be me! If I too must die in battle, then I hope it is you!

"It won't be too far off, I mean the latter."

Even though he was gritting his teeth, Tatsuma's answer remained confident and certain. The Third Raikage nodded, lightning crackling around him once more, and said, "I acknowledge the title of Dragon of Konoha!"

"Pfft~"

A large, powerful hand pierced through Tatsuma's body, the bloody hand emerging from his back.

"what!"

Exclamations of surprise came from the Konoha ninja. The chakra steam that had been extinguished from Sento's body burst forth again, and Tenpu's eyes spun to their limit, with blood even spilling from his eye sockets and flowing down his cheeks.

However, from a place they couldn't see, Tatsuma's black jade spiral shuriken had completely ripped a hole in the Raikage's chest armor, and his wind-style chakra was almost exhausted at this moment.

But at its core, the purplish-black chakra ball was still there, pressed down hard by Tatsuma on the Third Raikage's left chest.

The chakra sphere kept deforming, seemingly unable to maintain its internal balance any longer, as if some monster inside was trying to break free from the seal.

"That felt so good!"

The Third Raikage looked down at Tatsuma, who was gritting his teeth and blood was still spilling from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, he seemed to have no prejudice against Tatsuma.

Tatsuma also raised his head, his crimson eyes fixed on the Third Raikage's dark, green-glowing eyes, and said, "See you next time."

"Boom! Rumble!"

Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth between the two, far brighter and more abundant than the lightning emanating from the Raikage. All the ninjas staring at them felt an intense stinging pain in their eyes.

Even with their eyes closed, their eyelids couldn't block out the blinding light at all, and they couldn't see anything but the light.

"Bang bang~"

The sound of two heavy objects hitting the ground, amidst the deafening explosions, still drew everyone's attention. Who had won?

Although every Cloud Ninja, and even a considerable number of Konoha Ninja, believed that Tatsuma would not be a match for the Third Raikage, what if he was?

"retreat!"

"No need to see me out!"

Amidst the vast expanse of white, two voices rang out.

(End of this chapter)