I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 572 Some people like to maximize their profits, while others pursue the minimum losses.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of loud explosions came from afar. The Sand Ninja instinctively assumed that explosive tags or other explosive devices had been detonated. At the same time, they wondered what the point of detonating such a powerful device at such a distance would be.

Could it be that they plan to use explosive tags to detonate the quicksand, thereby triggering a desert sandstorm that will bury them here?

For ordinary people or regular ninjas, encountering active quicksand is indeed very dangerous. Some quicksand can even nullify the chakra attached to the ninja's feet, pulling them into the ground as well.

However, Rasa and Karura were in their camp. Rasa's Sand Magnetism Release could directly trap the quicksand, preventing it from moving. Karura could even directly manipulate the desert to quell all quicksand disasters.

Therefore, attempting to attack with quicksand would be a complete waste of effort, unless the enemy was unaware that Rasa and Karura were in the camp.

But that's obviously impossible, since Rasa had used the husband-and-wife team to promote himself throughout the Land of Wind in order to run for the position of the Fourth Kazekage.

Moreover, because the village has no "shadow" and no one can issue high-level orders, both Rasa and Yekura have tried to travel to all the towns in the Land of Wind, so they can be said to be extremely well-known.

The same applies to outsiders. The rivalry between Luo Sha and Ye Cang is already common knowledge. If anyone is unaware of Luo Sha and that he is the commander of this camp, it can only mean that they have never interacted with anyone.

But how could someone who lives in isolation launch such an attack without a reason?

Soon, the Sand Ninja also noticed something was wrong. This was probably not an attack by explosive tags, because there was no fire or the agitated shockwave that would result from the detonation of a large number of explosive tags or explosives.

On the contrary, the salty, moist air gave the Sand Ninja, who had long lived in the desert, a refreshing feeling.

This should have been a pleasant experience, but after a brief moment of stunned silence, the Sand Ninjas all showed expressions of horror.

"It's Sakamoto Tatsuma! It's definitely that White Demon again!"

A Sand Ninja screamed in terror. His ninja career was not long, but he had just encountered two "floods." Those two experiences were perhaps the most unforgettable calamities in his ninja career.

Others didn't need to choose whether to believe or not, because the sea, like a mythical behemoth, had already overturned the sand dunes and roared angrily at the Sand Ninja camp.

The surging seawater on the sand dunes was like a legless behemoth, its invincible momentum even making Luo Sha's face turn pale.

Facing the sea, his shadow area was larger than that of other Sand Ninjas, because other ninjas may have participated in rescue work, but he had faced it directly, been defeated, and even almost drowned in the flood.

"Shhh~"

The sound of wind and sand filled the air, and the tent, which was wrapped in a ball, suddenly opened, and Garuda, with her big belly, walked out of the tent.

"Galuro! What are you doing out here?!"

When he saw his wife appear, Luo Sha's first reaction was anger. Faced with such a disaster, Karura should have stayed in a safe place. What if she got injured while acting on her own?

Karura ignored Rasa's anger and looked up at Tatsuma above, saying, "Ginpachi-san, if your only goal is gold dust, then leave now."

"What are you saying?! Go back now!"

Rasa walked up to Karura and tried to take her hand, but Karura dodged him. Karura said, "Don't forget, I'm also a ninja from Sunagakure."

After saying that, she looked at Tatsuma again. Tatsuma adjusted his glasses and asked with slight surprise, "You're just... letting me go like that?"

Carol shook her head and said, "If possible, I would like you to stay and help with the disaster relief, but I don't think you'd be that kind. So, please don't stop the others."

Luo Sha's face darkened, but he did not refute it, because he knew that if he forced "Mr. Yinba" to stay, the sudden flood would destroy everything in the camp.

Even if "Ginpachi" were to turn around and hinder others from carrying out disaster relief work, he knew that, as Karura said, the most sensible thing to do was to watch Ginpachi plunder and leave safely.

The surprise in Tatsuma's eyes wasn't feigned, because he rarely met someone like that—someone who always knew what the right thing to do was.

This is someone Tatsuma feels is like him, yet unlike him. They are similar because they both know how to do the right thing, but unlike him, Tatsuma strives for the greatest benefit, while Karura chooses the least loss.

After hesitating for a moment, Chenma decided to compromise. Perhaps he wouldn't pursue maximum profit today; he would consider it a congratulatory gift for a new mother.

"Then it's settled. By the way, Ms. Karura, to avoid your daughter being born prematurely, you'd better restrain your chakra."

After saying that, Chenma waved his hands, and countless gold dust swirled around him, forming a magnificent and exquisite ship beneath him.

Karura instinctively placed her hand on her stomach and murmured, "A daughter?"

During her pregnancy, in order to support Rasa's work, she couldn't even find time to have a basic prenatal check-up. Only the medical ninjas in the camp would check on her regularly to see if the life in her womb was safe.

Therefore, she had no idea whether the child in her womb, her and Luo Sha's first child, was a son or a daughter.

Although she didn't know why Ginpachi-sensei would state it so definitively as his daughter, Karura still gave a polite smile, nodded to Ginpachi-sensei who was waving goodbye, and said:

Thank you for your blessings.

"You're welcome. Your child will be proud to have such a strong yet gentle mother like you."

Tatsuma's tone was very sincere, so sincere that even Rasa felt he looked much more agreeable. But why was everyone praising the child's mother? Wasn't he, the father, worth mentioning?

Driving the gold-dust ship, Chenma galloped across the desert, and the surrounding sand ninjas wisely made way for him.

Karura withdrew his gaze and said, "Everyone, cooperate with my and Rasa's ninjutsu to divert the seawater to the southeast and bring it into the river as soon as possible."

The reconnaissance squad immediately assembled and headed to the Land of Rivers to gather intelligence on the Konoha ninja's activities and plan the optimal route! All essential supplies from the camp were to be carried with them; anything unnecessary was to be abandoned!

"Listen to her!"

Rasa shouted loudly, and the Sand Ninja, now with a leader, sprang into action. Squads of scouts left the camp and quickly headed southeast.

The ninjas in charge of logistics also acted quickly, sealing away the important supplies and carrying them with them.

Rasa glanced worriedly at Karura, who was refining chakra, and then could only say, "Be careful."

"Um."

Garu nodded, then looked down at his stomach, but gritted his teeth and continued refining his chakra.

"Are you ready?"

After refining her chakra, Garura wiped the sweat from her forehead. The displaced meridians in her body made the chakra refining process less easy, but she had no choice but to do it.

Luo Sha nodded and said, "Okay, you start, I'll follow."

"it is good."

Karura's hands were covered in quicksand, which she manipulated like two transport pipes buried underground, while her chakra continuously surged towards the surface.

"Sandfall! Flowing Sand River!"

The desert suddenly became undulating, with winding gullies forming on its surface. This complex structure allowed seawater to slow down as it entered the river channel, eventually flowing into the wide main channel.

Although the probability of floods in the desert is extremely low, and the two most recent ones were man-made events, Gallo still went to learn some knowledge after experiencing the second tsunami flood.

I never expected it would actually come in handy.

"Magnetic escape! Gold plating!"

Luo Sha pushed forward with both hands, and as the gold dust rolled, it solidified into a solid and dense coating on the riverbed.

The reliability of quicksand river channels is very poor; even a slight increase in water volume can cause the river channel to be washed away, thus requiring reinforcement with placer gold.

However, the two of them were not really sure if this method would succeed, since it was their first time trying it out. They just hoped it would work.

"boom!"

The first wave crashed down, striking the channels that the two had created. Rasa and Karura's expressions turned very serious, and their muscles began to twitch slightly.

Striving to prevent their techniques from being overwhelmed, the Sand Ninja used Wind Release or a few other jutsu to slow down the impact of the seawater.

"It's a success!"

Luo Sha's face lit up with joy, for he saw seawater flowing on the golden riverbed. After passing through bends, the seawater slowed down and calmly and naturally flowed into the main channel they had created.

But soon, his smile faded, because this was just the beginning; the success before him only showed that their ideas had merit.

However, the difficulty in dealing with such a flood does not lie in blocking the first wave. Even without using this river channel as a barrier, the two could directly use quicksand and gold dust to block it.

The real test is controlling the natural river channels from here to the Land of Rivers. This will be a huge test of their chakra, physical strength, and willpower.

Moreover, Karura is now close to giving birth.

Even with regular activity, Rasa was worried about breaking the chakra barrier, let alone high-intensity chakra output.

"I can still hold on."

After speaking firmly, Gallo smiled gently and continued, "I think our daughter is also supporting us; she is very quiet and well-behaved."

Luo Sha nodded, offering no words of dissuasion. Instead, watching the approaching seawater, he turned and shouted, "Route map! Is it planned?!"

The sand dunes rise and fall, and without a plan, the seawater might flow backward and collapse on the slope of one of the dunes. If that happens, all their efforts will be in vain.

A Sand Ninja ran up and said, "The plan is complete, but... but..."

Seeing his hesitant look, Luo Sha was about to explode with impatience, but Karura said, "Is there something you're worried about? Tell me slowly."

The Sand Shinobi nodded, seemingly calmer, and said, "Yes, the currently planned river channel highly overlaps with the track left by Ginpachi when he left by boat. We are worried about this."

It's a trap!

Rasa thought so too. Even though the Sand Village had made a similar plan, would the person who sneaked in at night and plundered so much gold dust be so kind?

No one would think it was a coincidence; the only concern was whether or not to use this solution.

Karura glanced at Rasa and said, "Let's do it this way."

"But."

"If he wanted to make things difficult for us, there are easier ways, aren't there? Perhaps... he's also helping me control my chakra output."

Gallo turned to look at the track. Its width and depth were more than enough to accommodate all the seawater; this could not be a coincidence.

Seeing the seawater drawing ever closer, Luo Sha gritted his teeth and said, "Alright!"

(End of this chapter)