I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 535 Who can hate a friend who has done them a favor?

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

A piercing sound rang out, and the light finally softened. Takigakure and the others looked up and saw the Seven-Tails struggling, but the large wooden hand held it firmly in its grasp.

On the Seven-Tailed Fox's carapace, chains radiating golden light were wrapped around it, with vines crawling on the chains, and at the ends of the chains were sharp barbs.

At this moment, the spikes on the Seven-Tails' carapace were constantly rotating and drilling, and even sparks of chakra light were splashing out.

Below, in the Tree World, Tatsuma pursed his lips, his brows furrowed, and clasped his hands together, continuously pouring chakra into the Vajra Chains.

He hadn't expected the Seven-Tails' shell to be so hard. None of the other tailed beasts could stop his Adamantine Chains, but the Seven-Tails actually blocked the Adamantine Chains, forcing Tatsuma to resort to this method.

Tatsuma suddenly remembered another tailed beast, the Three-Tails. If the Seven-Tails' defense was already this strong, how hard must the Three-Tails' shell be?

Although there is no rule that "eating" a tailed beast is mandatory, Tatsuma chose a similar approach when he acquired the talents of the previous tailed beasts: either gnawing on them or absorbing them directly using Wood Release.

Acquiring other people's talents is a capability derived from the system. Theoretically, as long as you defeat a tailed beast, there is a certain probability of acquiring the tailed beast's special talent.

However, when it comes to lotteries that rely purely on probability, many people like to add some pre-lottery rituals to pray for a higher chance of winning, and surprisingly, this seems to work.

In Tatsuma's view, obtaining the chakra of the tailed beasts was his "ritual," which was not scientific, but Tatsuma didn't mind. After all, even Orochimaru had prayed to a god he never believed in while waiting for the experimental data to come out.

Thinking of Orochimaru's brief fanatic mode, Tatsuma smiled knowingly and then released even more chakra.

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

"Pfft~"

Amidst the wailing of the seven-tailed creature, the Vajra Chain pierced its body. After its body arched backward, it immediately curled up into a ball, its three pairs of wings stopped flapping, and its tail drooped down.

"Sage Art! Wood Release! Wood Human Technique!"

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

The tree realm was like a surging wave, changing its appearance in an instant. A giant with three heads and six arms stood up from the ground, and the huge wooden hand that had been locking the seven tails also transformed into the arm of the wooden figure.

Standing atop the head of the wooden figure in the middle, Tatsuma was somewhat perplexed, as he didn't know where to begin.

It was already incredibly difficult for the Vajra Chains to penetrate the Seven-Tails' carapace. The Wood Release giant's teeth weren't that strong either. Tatsuma frowned, but then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, his brows instantly relaxed.

"Sage Art! Wood Release! Straw Technique!"

The vines wrapped around the Vajra Chains gradually intertwined into straws. The inside of the Seven-Tails' shell was not as solid as the shell itself. With the help of Wind Release, the juice formed from the chakra within the Seven-Tails was sucked out by the Wood Spirit.

A thick, dark green liquid mixed with white oozing from the wooden figure's mouth. Although it was quickly absorbed by the other trees, just looking at it was enough to make one nauseous and completely kill their appetite.

Tatsuma did not directly extract the Seven-Tails' chakra into his own body because he was in Sage Mode, and energy balance was crucial.

If chakra is extracted indiscriminately, especially the violent chakra of a tailed beast, it can easily cause an imbalance of energy within the body. Therefore, he temporarily stored the Seven-Tails' chakra in the body of the Wood Golem.

As the fluids inside its body were sucked out, the already curled-up body of the Seven-Tailed Fox became even more shrunken, its wings pressed tightly against its body, its tail curled up to protect its abdomen, and its size continued to shrink.

Takigakure was speechless at the sight. The powerful tailed beast was being treated like a bottle of soda by Tatsuma, completely at his mercy.

Shisui, who had no reverence for the tailed beasts, looked up at his teacher with admiration.

Tatsuma had no time to pay attention to other people's emotions, because he noticed that the Seven-Tails seemed to have changed, not only in size and posture, but also in form.

It began to become round, and chakra continued to overflow, weaving on its body like a cocoon. Tatsuma, who was originally about to stop and declare his victory after seeing that the Seven-Tails had lost its ability to resist, also stopped his thoughts upon seeing this.

The wooden puppet continued to absorb chakra, while he himself observed the changes in the Seven-Tails, since this was the first time he had ever seen such a situation.

When the chakra of other tailed beasts is extracted, only their physical size changes.

Soon, the 100-meter-tall Seven-Tailed Beetle was sucked down to the size of a typical bedroom of about ten square meters, and its form changed from an adult to a silkworm pupa, with only seven small tails to prove its identity.

The wooden golem stopped absorbing the energy, and the Adamantine Chains and Wood Release straw were removed from the Seven-Tails. The cocoon quickly filled the gap, and the wooden golem held up the somewhat cute-looking cocoon with one hand.

Has it fallen into a complete slumber?

Chenma was observing the silkworm cocoons when, at that moment, the system's announcement came to his mind.

"Ding~ [Ninjutsu +777], [Spirit +777], [Strength +777]. Special Talent [Dreamy Butterfly] (Seven-Tailed Choumei Limited Edition) +100%, Pick up?"

"Pick it up".

The moment the order to pick up the beast was given, Tatsuma suddenly felt something different. He didn't experience the severe discomfort he usually felt when he acquired a tailed beast's talent. This time, his body didn't seem to have changed much.

It was more like the time when he obtained the Nine-Tails' [Malice Perception], which had a slight impact on his brain. However, thanks to Tatsuma's brain being enhanced by [Divine Machine], this impact was quickly digested.

He looked down at the wooden figure, his eyes filled with a mixture of doubt and understanding.

Tatsuma clapped his hands, and the giant wooden figure collapsed, transforming back into a world of trees scattered across the ground. The Seven-Tails also fell to the ground, and under the protection of its cocoon, it bounced once before settling down.

As for Chenma, he stood in the air.

"The teacher can fly?!"

Shisui below widened his eyes in surprise, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't see wings or anything like that. It was as if Tatsuma was really standing in the air.

And that is indeed the case. Unlike the Seven-Tails or the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki Fu, Tatsuma can fly in the air without using chakra wings. Of course, he can condense chakra wings.

The talent he gained from the Seven-Tails gave him two flight options: one was to use chakra to condense chakra wings, which was the "traditional" way of flying.

Another approach is to utilize natural energy, manipulating the natural energy in the air, making flight as simple as swimming in water.

Tatsuma, who was in Sage Mode at the moment, naturally used the second method of flight, which he felt was more like the ability of the Otsutsuki clan.

Unlike Onoki's control over gravity, and unlike the abilities of other ninjas with flight capabilities, this feeling is more like the flight ability of Six Paths Obito, Six Paths Madara, and the Otsutsuki family.

Tatsuma scratched his head. He had just told the Iwa ninja that he didn't need to fly to look down on the ninja world. Now that he could fly, how did that work?

Suppressing the urge to test fly, Tatsuma wanted to experience another ability of the Seven-Tails' talent. He looked down at the tree world on the ground and formed hand seals again.

"Sage Art! Wood Release! Descend upon the World of Flower Trees!"

The Advent of the Flowering Tree World is one of the few Wood Release techniques that Tatsuma has not yet mastered. The Advent of the Flowering Tree World requires not only a massive amount of chakra, but also an extremely in-depth understanding of Wood Release, allowing the flower buds to release poisonous pollen that can paralyze the enemy.

In fact, chakra was no longer an obstacle, but Tatsuma hadn't figured it out before. Now, he took a shortcut and directly combined Wood Release with the Seven-Tails' secret technique.

Tatsuma even had a vague feeling that this was how the Flower Tree World should descend, and perhaps Hashirama Senju had also referenced the Seven-Tails' secret technique.

In the treetops, huge flower buds appeared, then bloomed, swaying and releasing golden pollen that shimmered in the sunlight.

"Thump~"

"Thump~"

One by one, the ninjas around him fell down. Seeing that things were not going well, Shisui was about to form hand seals.

"Meow!!!"

At that moment, Sadaharu let out a sharp and bright meow, and his Wind Release chakra surged forth, transforming into wind blades that directly changed the direction of the drifting pollen.

Having dispersed the pollen, Sadaharu looked up at Tatsuma in the air with displeasure, then raised his thick paws and began to lick it, giving off a feeling of sharpening a knife.

Tatsuma shrugged. Sadaharu wasn't afraid of him at all, and he wasn't afraid of Sadaharu either. He was just a little guilty, since the pollen was indeed poisonous and had almost affected his own people and his cat. It was indeed his fault.

With a clap of his hands, he formed the Si Seal, causing the earth to churn and bury the entire tree range. The Chenma horse in the air slowly drifted down to the ground.

The feeling was magical. Instead of flying fast, Chenma carefully experienced the sensation of airflow, dust, and natural energy passing over his body.

When his feet touched solid ground, Chenma was still somewhat dazed. The brief experience of flying gave him the illusion of floating and ascending to heaven. No wonder humans are so enthusiastic about flying.

This feeling is just wonderful. Children might cry from being afraid of heights, but it's just right for adults.

Tailed beasts are truly good friends of humans.

The thought flashed through Tatsuma's mind, and his prejudice against the tailed beasts lessened considerably. After all, who could hate a friend who had benefited them?

"Teacher, did you kill the Tailed Beast?"

Shisui asked, somewhat excitedly. Although he didn't think the Tailed Beasts were that powerful, it was inevitable that everyone around him regarded them as natural disasters. And his teacher actually had the ability to kill a natural disaster.

Tatsuma shook his head, looked at the cocoon that had been accidentally buried underground, with only a small part of it sticking out, and said, "Killing the tailed beasts is not very meaningful; just restricting them is enough."

Just like how humans treat other weapons and tools, we shouldn't destroy them just because they are powerful. Instead, we should make good use of them to serve humanity. Do you understand?

Shisui nodded, silently keeping in mind the idea that the tailed beasts should be controlled and utilized by humans as weapons and tools. Tatsuma looked at Yasunari and the others lying on the ground and said:

"Things here are almost settled. We just need to hand them over once they wake up. By the way, Shisui, would you like to experience flying too?"

"good!"

(End of this chapter)