I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 524 There's an innate hostility towards other people's children.

When Tatsuma finished his assigned tasks as a genin and returned to the Senju clan's territory, Minato and the others had also gathered there with their respective squad members.

"You guys should at least choose a nicer place for your get-together."

This was the only reason Tatsuma could think of. After all, it was common for genin teams to have joint meals, especially since it was their first time meeting today. The jonin who were familiar with each other would lead their respective teams to make contact.

Minato shook his head and said with a smile, "No, we took on our first mission to assist with the renovations."

Tatsuma was taken aback. He had mentioned it to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had also said he would arrange it as a commissioned task to lay water and electricity infrastructure for the living areas of these war orphans. He just hadn't expected it to be done by these people.

As Tatsuma intended, the primary task for the genin led by Minato and others was training, honing the team members from ninja academy students into ninjas, and at the same time, quickly equipping them with the strength and skills of chunin.

After all, the Jonin leading the elite squad are all Jonin who can be considered elite in the village. They are usually extremely busy and have very little time to lead the team, especially since it is currently a time of war.

Therefore, the most important thing is to train the team members into ninjas who can act independently. With the talent of the elite team members, it will not take too long to achieve this.

I never expected to end up doing manual labor; I don't even know whose suggestion it was.

At that moment, Orochimaru appeared from afar in a flash, a snake as thick as a bowl extending from his right sleeve, which coiled around a girl and arrived among the crowd in the blink of an eye.

After the snake released her, the little girl nearly fell to the ground. Her deathly pale face and trembling teeth showed how terrified she was. Orochimaru ignored her, holding a stack of papers in his left hand, and said:

"The layout plan for the hydropower project is already here, and Rope Tree and Thousand Toad have also purchased the materials and are transporting them here."

Minato took the documents and began distributing them. Kakashi looked displeased and said, "I'm already a Chunin. Shouldn't these D-rank missions be handled by Genin?"

"Kakashi, whether it's a D-rank mission or an S-rank mission, it's all about helping the village. You can't let the mission's rank affect your attitude towards it."

Minato patiently explained, but Kakashi turned his head away, not wanting to see Minato's bright, sunny smile and gentle eyes, and simply said, "It's better to go train, at least..."

"Do you want to train?"

Tatsuma suddenly spoke, his tone calm, but the Jonin leading the group around him knew him very well. Minato became somewhat nervous and said, "Tatsuma, Kakashi is just..."

"yes!"

Kakashi looked directly into Tatsuma's eyes, while Tatsuma looked at Minato and said, "You haven't done your escape drill yet, have you?"

Minato glanced at Kakashi with concern and said, "Well, I thought the mission here would be a bit urgent, so I rushed over after the meeting. The escape drill is scheduled for tomorrow."

"I imagine that a genin-level escape drill shouldn't be difficult for Kakashi. You guys go ahead and get busy. I'll test Kakashi separately."

Tatsuma smiled, and just as Minato was about to say something, Tenka put his arm around him and said, "Then let's go carry out the mission. After all, Tatsuma has experience leading Chunin."

Whether it was him, Sento, or Minato, when they first joined Tatsuma's team, they were all Chunin-level ninjas, so what he said wasn't wrong.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio also swarmed around Minato, pulling him away. Orochimaru seemed unconcerned about all this, turning to the little girl and saying, "Anko, come with me."

Tsunade glanced at Kakashi, then said to Tatsuma, "Remember to repair anything you break."

After saying that, he pulled Kushina up with one hand and put his other hand on Nonou's shoulder, then walked outside, leaving only Tatsuma and Kakashi behind. Tatsuma looked at Kakashi and asked:

"How was the live-fire training?"

"good!"

Kakashi nodded, seemingly oblivious to the attitudes of those around him, only thinking that he finally had a chance to challenge Tatsuma.

In fact, Kakashi didn't have any real dissatisfaction with Tatsuma or Minato. In fact, he used to regard them as idols. However, every time his father mentioned the two of them, a hint of dissatisfaction would grow in Kakashi's heart.

Although his father never said he was inferior to the two, Kakashi understood that Sakamoto Tatsuma and Namikaze Minato could do better than him.

Especially recently, the entire village, from ninjas to commoners, was praising Sakamoto Tatsuma, which made him even more unbalanced, as if everyone else was insignificant except for Sakamoto Tatsuma.

This is also why Kakashi became impatient. He wanted to surpass Sakamoto Tatsuma as soon as possible, so that not only others, but also his own father would praise him first, and then it would be Sakamoto Tatsuma and the like.

Although he knew he was no match for Sakamoto Tatsuma, Kakashi wanted to see the difference between them so he would have a target to surpass him.

Seeing Kakashi form the Opposition Hand Seal, Tatsuma also raised his right hand and formed an Opposition Hand Seal, but his tired and lazy appearance didn't seem like he regarded Kakashi as an opponent at all.

"Excuse me!"

Out of instinctive politeness, Kakashi said something before making his move, then drew his short sword from his back and charged at Tatsuma like an arrow.

"Sizzle~"

The short sword swung down, the blade slicing directly across Tatsuma's body. This realistic tactile feedback convinced Kakashi that he had definitely hit Sakamoto Tatsuma.

He couldn't even dodge his own attack, that's just too much.

"Wood Release! Wood Escape!"

"Bang!"

The slashed Tatsuma turned into splinters and fell to the ground. Behind him, another Tatsuma Sakamoto appeared, his face no longer showing the gloom.

The swollen eyelids, the stubble, and the bloodshot eyes had all completely disappeared.

The talent "Regeneration" allows Tatsuma to transfer his own cells, and this is optional; he can directly "discard" some negative cells.

For example, right now, he can create a body in its best condition and then engage in combat.

Kakashi frowned, the muscles around his eyes seeming to tense up. He tried to recall what Tatsuma had just done, but it seemed he hadn't done anything.

Having detected no intelligence, Kakashi could only take it a step further and swung his sword again.

"clang!"

But this time, just as he raised his short sword, Tatsuma's fist grew larger and larger in front of him, stopping abruptly when it was two inches from his forehead. Then, Tatsuma flicked out a finger, hitting his headband squarely.

"Bang!"

Kakashi was sent flying backward, then fell to the ground, rolled and bounced up, landed again, rolled and bounced up again, and after several rounds, he finally fell to the ground and was dragged along, only stopping after crashing into the wall.

Kakashi, covered in mud and grass clippings, leaned against the wall to stand up, shook his groggy head, and looked incredulously at Tatsuma, who was still standing there, his fingers still tucked in.

How could the difference be so big?

Kakashi has fought against strong opponents before, such as his father. Although he is not as good as his father in many ways, he was not as easily defeated as he is now, being taken down with a single finger.

Shame filled Kakashi's entire body, and the bare skin on his face was now an unnatural red.

Just thinking about his arrogant behavior just now made Kakashi, who was still feeling dizzy, feel like he was about to faint.

He had even thought that Sakamoto Tatsuma was overrated, since he could hit him with a single blow, but now he dared not think that way anymore.

"Are you this arrogant when you're fighting the enemy? What are you thinking?"

Suddenly, a voice came from very close by. Kakashi snapped back to reality. Tatsuma had appeared in front of him without him noticing, and once again raised his hand to Kakashi's forehead.

Startled, Kakashi rolled to the side without any regard for his image. Only when he stood up did he see the mocking look on Tatsuma's face.

"hateful."

Kakashi sheathed his short sword, realizing that he had no advantage in close combat against Tatsuma. Tatsuma's speed, strength, and reflexes far surpassed his own.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

He quickly formed hand seals, and a fireball shot out.

The Great Fireball Technique, a basic ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan, has now been learned by many Konoha ninjas. This is the result of Tenka and Tatsuma exchanging "Fire Release" techniques back then, but the Uchiha clan does not object to this now.

As the massive fireball hurtled towards Tatsuma, Kakashi's mind raced, calculating what methods Tatsuma would use. Water Release? Earth Release? Body Flicker Technique to evade?

At the same time, Kakashi was constantly conceiving and perfecting a series of combo attacks or dodges in his mind. He was confident that he had calculated almost all the ninjas' reaction plans, and Tatsuma's next move was definitely within his expectations!

"Boom!"

But Tatsuma's chakra erupted, and he swung his arm horizontally, smashing a large chakra into the fireball.

"Bang!"

Like fireworks exploding, the fireball burst open completely. Kakashi's eyes widened; he hadn't expected Tatsuma's choice.

How could a ninja use such a method?! What kind of ninja could shatter someone's ninjutsu with a single slap?!

"Lightning Release! Swift Lightning Arrow!"

With all his pre-planned strategies rendered useless, Kakashi had no choice but to abandon his original plan. He formed hand seals and released another ninjutsu, sending bolts of lightning flying from his palms toward Tatsuma's position.

Chenma clasped his hands together, forming only the Si Seal, and the ground trembled instantly.

"Earth Release! Earthflow Wall!"

Before Kakashi could even react with shock, Tatsuma unleashed a ninjutsu with a single hand seal. A sudden surge of smug satisfaction crept into Kakashi's heart. Tatsuma had actually used Earth Release to block Lightning Release? Didn't he know that?

"Sizzle~"

The lightning arrows struck the earthen wall and instantly disintegrated, unable even to create a crater, let alone penetrate it and hit Tatsuma's body.

"this"

Kakashi understood. Tatsuma wasn't unaware that Earth Release was countered by Lightning Release; he understood it perfectly well, and he understood another fact even more clearly.

That means Tatsuma can block any of Kakashi's ninjutsu, regardless of whether they are mutually exclusive. The Earth Flow Wall slowly sank, and Tatsuma's figure reappeared. He raised his chin at Kakashi, seemingly urging Kakashi to continue his attack.

"Water Release: Water Jet!"

Kakashi formed hand seals, and a series of water bullets shot out from his mouth. Tatsuma's seal changed from the Snake Seal to the Tiger Seal; a single seal was enough to unleash a ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower!"

Several balls of flame spewed from Tatsuma's mouth. Despite it being a jutsu that was countered by chakra, the flames directly burned away the water bullets, leaving only a few wisps of white mist in the air.

"How...how is that possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. When you become strong enough, you will find that the so-called laws only apply to the weak."

Kakashi suddenly felt a heaviness in his head, and everything went black before his eyes.

"For your age, your strength is quite good, but you have no chance of winning against me, who has mastered thousands of ninjutsu."

"Bang!"

Kakashi plummeted downwards, and as his face was about to hit the ground, a sense of powerlessness washed over him. How long would it take to learn thousands of ninjutsu? Was this really something a human could achieve?

But the next second, he no longer needed to think about the problem, because he had completely lost consciousness.

"Ding~"

(End of this chapter)