I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 560 Getting so caught up in figuring out other people's emotions and motives can easily lead to self-delusion and self-pity.

"You must be having a hard time holding back your laughter, right?"

In the open space, Yekura turned to look at Tatsuma beside her. Tatsuma lowered his hand, which was dusting off his wet hair, and asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

"I was so easily deceived. I'm not even as good as a child. You, an outsider, could see through this scam so easily, and I actually believed it."

"You're wrong. You were indeed easily fooled, but it's not a scam. This mediation meeting is real. It's just that the person attending isn't you, but Luo Sha."

Tatsuma didn't make fun of him, but said quite seriously, "It's not that I saw through the deception, but that my companions paid countless sweat and effort to obtain the information."

"Thank you for your comfort."

Ye Cang withdrew her gaze, somewhat awkwardly brushing her hair aside, but quickly realized something and asked, "Information?"

"Yes, I have a complete chain of evidence that Rasa betrayed his comrades. I can spread this evidence in the Land of Wind whenever I want."

"Give me."

Ye Cang said urgently, because this was very important to her, because without evidence, even if she herself was involved, she would be accused of being framed by her political enemies.

At that time, those who support Yokura will hate Rasa even more, but similarly, those who support Rasa will also feel that Yokura's methods are too despicable.

To convince more people, and even to turn Rasa's supporters against him, solid and compelling evidence is essential. Yekura knows that it is almost impossible to find complete evidence on his own.

Rasa would hide and destroy some evidence, while another part of the evidence was in Konoha's hands, and the remaining fragments were simply not enough to give Rasa a powerful attack.

It's even possible that despite expending considerable effort, they might only be able to launch a minor attack on Rasa through rumors, which is not what Yokura wants.

She wanted to defeat Rasa in one fell swoop and remove him from the position of candidate for the Fourth Kazekage, so that no one could compete with Yokura for the position of the Fourth Kazekage.

As for whether Tatsuma would be willing to give her the evidence, Yekura hadn't considered that; she was simply following her instincts and self-interest in making her demands.

Tatsuma looked at Yekura, who was pressing down on him as if she wanted to pounce on him, moved his body a little further away, and then said, "No."

"You won't give it to me? Why would I tell you if you're not going to?!"

Yekura pressed forward, and Tatsuma continued to move, saying, "What you're saying is hilarious. Just because I said I have some, does that mean I have to give it to you? I could say I have two strawberry candies in my pocket, and you'd have to give them to me too?"

"So you're making fun of me?"

Ye Cang realized that this person was not his ally, but his enemy, and it seemed normal that he was unwilling to give him anything.

I'm still so annoyed.

Her cheeks puffed up with anger as she turned her head away and said, "Fine, don't give it to me then. It's not like I don't have evidence; it's just that I haven't been able to directly point it at Luo Sha."

"You mean this?"

A letter suddenly appeared in Tatsuma's hand. Yekura subconsciously turned her head to look at it, and then touched the location of her ninja tool pouch in surprise, only to find that the letter she kept close to her body was indeed gone.

"you"

"While I was healing you, I also casually rummaged through your ninja tool pouch."

Tatsuma opened the letter and started reading. Yekura wasn't in a hurry to take it back, after all, she knew that Tatsuma didn't really need the letter, and if she snatched it rashly, she might damage the letter.

As Tatsuma watched, a strange smile began to appear on his face. That smile made Ye Cang very uneasy, and she asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"This is the real scam."

Tatsuma held the letter between two fingers and handed it back to Yokura. Yokura took the letter, glanced at it again, and saw that the contents were unchanged. Her eyes widened in confusion as she asked, "What scam?"

"This is a letter you forged yourself."

"Nonsense, why would I lie to you?"

"No, I'm imitating what others will say after you take out this letter."

Chen Maxu continued, "You don't know that when villages negotiate, even face-to-face, they have to fax the original contents first, right? That's to leave evidence."

However, this letter of yours is neither a fax nor does it bear the official seal of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village). It only has the personal seal of the Third Raikage. Therefore, it is merely a worthless piece of paper with no evidentiary value.

"But doesn't the official seal also prove that this is a decision made by Kumogakure?"

"No, no, no, the personal seal only indicates that there is a mark on this piece of waste paper that is similar to the personal seal of the Third Raikage of Kumogakure. It cannot even serve as evidence that the Third Raikage has seen this letter."

If the letter contains an invitation from the Third Raikage to his home for dinner, then the seal is valid. Even if someone denies it, you can request the Third Raikage and his associates to verify it.

But this is a correspondence between two villages; this seal is worth less than a spit on a piece of paper, and the Third Raikage has no obligation to help you authenticate it.

Hearing Tatsuma's words, Yekura was stunned, because the basis for her to be sure that the contents of this letter were true was the Third Raikage's personal seal, but why was it useless?

No wonder Tatsuma said this was a scam. Yekura suddenly became somewhat embarrassed and angry, and unconsciously mobilized the chakra within her body, causing the surrounding mist to rise.

Just as Yekura was about to burn the letter, Tatsuma suddenly pinched her wrist holding the letter and caught the paper, which had suddenly become excessively dry.

Yekura looked at Tatsuma in confusion, and Tatsuma said, "This letter certainly won't have the effect you expected, but it's not entirely useless either."

"What's the point? To wipe away sweat?"

Yecang said somewhat despondently, and Chenma shook his head and said, "If you want this letter to work, then what you should do is pretend that you have never met the Cloud Ninja or been to the Land of Water."

Back in the Land of Wind, during the next war mobilization, directly reveal this letter and tell those innocent and adorable Sand Ninja that you trust the strength of your own people more than the aid from other villages.

If necessary, you can even tear up this letter to stir up some emotions. Of course, before tearing it up, I suggest you make several copies so you'll have more to tear up next time.

"Huh? This?"

Yekura understood Tatsuma's suggestion, but why did it seem a bit...cheap? After all, she had always felt that Sunagakure alone could not defeat Konoha, and that they needed external assistance.

She did indeed take action, making contact with the Cloud Ninja and arriving in the Land of Water. Now, she's going back to shamelessly claim that she has more faith in the Sand Ninja's own power and that she's never been to the Land of Water.

But if she really did what Tatsuma did, it seemed that she could indeed win over more Sand Ninja who wouldn't have fought for her otherwise, and also boost the morale of her existing allies.

However, Yekura looked at Tatsuma with suspicion and said, "Doing this will not benefit Konoha in the slightest. Even if I win over more Sand Ninja, my first priority will not be to compete with Rasa, but to fight against your Konoha."

Do you know who at the poker table is least willing to let a player leave?

When Tatsuma asked the question, Yekura paused for a moment. She hadn't been to casinos much, but she knew a little about them. After thinking for a moment, she said uncertainly, "The house?"

"Um."

"Are you saying that Konoha is the hostage of this war, and that Konoha doesn't intend to let the war end?"

Yekura felt her understanding was being attacked. How could anyone not want the war to end? Every day of war meant countless ninjas would die, and incalculable amounts of supplies and equipment would "evaporate."

Moreover, the person who ends the war can be called a hero. This "hero" title is far more prestigious than the "hero" title she was given by the public after "driving away" Tatsuma. They are even incomparable.

In Konoha, if Tatsuma could be the one to end the war, he could rightfully become the Fourth Hokage. Why was he unmoved and even insisted on continuing the war?

Looking at Yekura, who seemed "incomprehensible but deeply shocked," Tatsuma said, "Then why do you think I appeared here to save you? Was it out of pity for you, unwilling to let you die in such a beautiful young age?"

Yekura stared blankly at Tatsuma for a long while, then a feeling of grievance, which she herself didn't understand, welled up inside her. She asked in a complicated tone, "Is it not allowed?"

She knew that Tatsuma's presence here wasn't solely for personal reasons, but... was there even one?

"Haha~"

Tatsuma smiled, leaned closer to Yekura whose eyes had turned slightly red, and said, "Let me tell you a little secret. Actually, I arrived a long time ago. I didn't just happen to save you. In fact, I witnessed the Mist Ninja stabbing you with a kunai."

Instantly, Ye Cang felt a chill run through her body, and she asked, trembling slightly, "Why?"

"Because if I had acted sooner, you wouldn't be talking to me like this now. Even if you knew you'd fallen for my trap, you would still have made some futile attempts, like killing me."

"You're that confident? If you had acted any later, even just a little bit later, I probably would be dead by now?"

"No, the dead cannot be brought back to life. It's not an ironclad rule. If I wanted to, even the underworld couldn't compete with me."

Tatsuma spoke with confidence, but that smile made Yekura feel something more sinister than ever before. She gritted her teeth, turned her face away, sniffed, and said:

"I understand. Since you put it that way, I think I don't need to feel guilty about saving my life anymore."

"Yes, that's for the best. Cheer up and do what you really need to do, because that's the only way to truly repay me."

Tatsuma carefully folded the slightly damp letter, which was no longer so wet that it would tear if folded, and handed it to Yokura, saying, "Go, go and fight Rasa to the death."

Although my "saving your life" was for ulterior motives, Rasa genuinely wants to kill you, using every talent and means at your disposal to vent your anger.

Hearing the seemingly encouraging but actually devilish whisper in her ear, Ye Cang looked at the folded letter and suddenly realized that this was not the letter she had originally received.

Rather, it was a soul contract signed with a demon. Sakamoto Tatsuma is undoubtedly a demon. Those crimson eyes are probably the color of hell, a gaze from the abyss upon the human world.

She shouldn't have done what this demon wanted; in fact, she should have helped Rosa fight against the demon, but it seems her soul had already been bought.

Yekura took the letter, stuffed it back into the envelope, and put it back in her ninja tool pouch. Then, she wiped her eyes and said, "If possible, let's not see each other again."

"goodbye."

(End of this chapter)