I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 590 Countless people dream of making a fortune with a small investment, but only a handful are lucky enough to succeed.

He clenched his fist, and the charred skin on his palm peeled off, revealing no bloody mess underneath. New flesh and skin had already grown back, and Chenma hadn't even consciously used his self-healing ability.

The combination of multiple talents makes Tatsuma an unkillable cockroach, and with his almost inexhaustible chakra, he's practically invincible.

Tatsuma didn't pay attention to his own "injuries," but instead looked at the barrier in front of him where the flames had been extinguished. Although the form of the barrier was different, Tatsuma was certain that it was a product based on the Uchiha Fire Array.

Moreover, their skill level is extremely high. How high? Even Tianfeng, a native Uchiha, might not be able to detect that this is an application of the Uchiha Fire Formation, let alone the level of deciphering it.

At this moment, inside the barrier, the Six-Tails, which was bound by chains and had fallen into a deep sleep, stirred slightly, seemingly awakened after its chakra was extracted.

Noticing this, Tatsuma's smile widened. The chains binding the Six-Tails, the technique of converting the tailed beast's chakra into barrier energy—it was strikingly similar to the application of the Uzumaki Sealing Technique.

Kirigakure simply does not possess sealing techniques of this caliber.

Kirigakure did indeed acquire some of the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, but they couldn't utilize them effectively.

Chen Ma still remembers how crude the seal was when he first came into contact with the Six-Tails a few years ago.

Although several years have passed, the previous locations where the Six-Tails resided have proven that Kirigakure's sealing techniques have improved, but only to a limited extent.

It's impossible to fully understand the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques in a short period of time, make de-identified modifications, and put them into application. This sealing work in front of us is not the work of Kirigakure.

Furthermore, with the modifications and applications to the outer Uchiha Flame Array, the answer to who designed the entire sealing barrier is now obvious.

Madara Uchiha.

One of the masterminds in this ninja world, Tatsuma had never faced him directly, but they had "indirectly" clashed, and that time, Tatsuma almost died.

Just thinking about the Sharingan swirling in Yagura's eyes made Tatsuma feel a phantom pain in his chest; that time couldn't even be called a contest or confrontation between the two.

It was more like a whim of Uchiha Madara, but that old monster who had been fighting in the ninja world since the Warring States period, even if it was a whim, his instincts made the perfect timing.

Tatsuma had never seen anyone so easily outmaneuver him in terms of timing. After all, Tatsuma was a seasoned veteran, but he was still no match for Uchiha Madara.

What made Tatsuma even more terrified was that Madara Uchiha attacked him through Yagura, a "zombie" machine. If it weren't for that delay, the attack might have already reached his heart.

Back then, Tatsuma's vitality wasn't as strong as it is now; if his heart had ruptured, his mortality rate would have been extremely high.

In that situation, a drunk Tsunade wouldn't be able to offer much help, and might even hinder Tatsuma.

However, those thrills and fears are all behind him now, and Tatsuma is now full of interest in Uchiha Madara.

Because Madara Uchiha possessed too many things that Tatsuma wanted to explore, power that involved the long history of the ninja world.

It can be said that Madara Uchiha and everyone in the ninja world today have an information gap. This information gap is something that even Tatsuma, who has read the original work, cannot understand. He knows what Yin-Yang Release is, but he does not know what Yin-Yang Release is.

Tatsuma only knew the first of the three questions: What, Why, and How, while Madara Uchiha knew more. Therefore, Tatsuma would be happy to meet him if possible.

But I'm afraid Madara Uchiha wouldn't agree to that now.

Just as Tianfeng said, people have to accept getting old. Now, Uchiha Madara has reached the point where he has no choice but to accept getting old. His life is hanging by a thread, and he has used up all his trump cards, waiting for the day they will come in handy.

Madara Uchiha is perhaps just waiting for a successor to his will. At least for Tatsuma, Madara Uchiha has no more trump cards left.

To Madara Uchiha, Tatsuma has now become a "dangerous person," an X factor, someone who could very well ruin his last chance to fight back.

Tatsuma believed that all of Madara Uchiha's arrangements were just a desperate struggle before his death, and he did not believe that Madara Uchiha was really capable of planning everything.

His plan was simply to plant seedlings one by one. As for whether the seedlings would grow strong, he had no control over that. He did it this way because he had no other choice.

Regarding the so-called resurrection plan and the Eye of the Moon plan, Tatsuma believes that Madara Uchiha was not confident in his own mind; it was more like he was buying a lottery ticket.

He would put his last two dollars into the lottery, waiting for Lady Luck to smile upon him. The hope was slim, but it was his last hope. Therefore, Madara Uchiha would not do anything to destroy that hope.

Meeting Tatsuma would essentially mean putting the lottery ticket in the shredder, with a very high probability that it would be shredded. The only negligible chance would be that the shredder malfunctioned and stopped working, failing to shred the ticket.

Therefore, in recent years, Tatsuma has not even felt that faint sense of being spied on anymore, because even Madara Uchiha dared not spy on him anymore.

The focus of attention that had been on Tatsuma was shifted elsewhere, and besides the current barrier seal, it was most likely the Uchiha attack.

Tatsuma believes that Madara Uchiha was the real culprit in the Uchiha attack because only he would need the Uchiha who had "awakened" after suffering.

Tatsuma couldn't even be sure if Madara Uchiha had succeeded, because that kind of person never gave any indication of when he started or when he finished.

Even if the Uchiha attacks were still happening, Tatsuma couldn't be sure that Madara hadn't found a suitable successor to his will. Madara couldn't possibly be unaware of such a basic skill as concealing his identity.

Even after the Uchiha attack case is resolved, Madara may not find a suitable successor to his will, since he might not even be satisfied with any of them, which is unpredictable.

As for Obito as the "successor" in the original work, he is not necessary, at least not now, because Obito has not yet shown enough talent and potential to impress people.

Tatsuma felt that Shisui's current ranking was higher than Obito's.

"It's you again."

Suddenly, the Six-Tails' voice interrupted Tatsuma's thoughts. Tatsuma frowned, then relaxed, looked at the Six-Tails inside the barrier, and said, "Long time no see."

The six-tailed creature was listless and lacked energy. It said, "No matter what you want to do to me, it's all just empty talk if you can't break these sealing barriers."

His words carried a mixture of grievance and smugness. Chenma's lips twitched slightly as he said, "Do you think I'm troubled by breaking the seal?"

"Isn't that right?"

"No, I'm curious whose work this is. Do you know who it is? Uchiha Madara?"

Upon hearing that name, Six-Tails' body visibly stiffened, and then it said, "I can't be sure, but it's a very familiar power."

Tatsuma nodded and continued, "Was the sealing barrier set up 'personally' by Yagura Karatachi?"

Noticing Tatsuma's unusual emphasis, Rokuou seemed to be recalling something and said, "He was a short man. Of course, all humans are short, but that human was exceptionally short."

"I see."

As he spoke, Tatsuma reached out towards the barrier again, and the eyes of the six-tailed fox, which were attached to what looked like two small tentacles, widened as if it wanted to see a good show.

To the Six-Tails' disappointment, this time Tatsuma's hand on the barrier did not trigger the Uchiha Fire Array, and the barrier did not attack Tatsuma.

Tatsuma even had the leisure to say, "Do you know what cat's cradle is, a game that human children like to play? Actually, sealing techniques are just like cat's cradle; the structure is very simple, only the forms they take are different."

Even if it becomes a complete mess, with enough observation skills, the predicament can be easily resolved. In fact, with just a basic understanding of topology, there's no such thing as an unsolvable cat's cradle situation.

The six-tailed creature couldn't understand what Tatsuma was saying; it only knew that the knot that seemed to bind its body had been untied.

The barrier vanished in an instant. Six-Tails was somewhat surprised. It turned out that this guy wasn't really worried about how to break the barrier; it had thought it was just empty talk.

And in that instant, an inexplicable fear arose within the six-tailed fox. The barrier was both a constraint and a protection for it.

Without the barrier separating them, Rokuwei still clearly remembers everything Tatsuma did to it. Moreover, without the barrier, Rokuwei can clearly sense Tatsuma's current strength.

If Tatsuma previously used those disgusting chains to subdue it, now, Rokuou feels that Tatsuma doesn't need to anymore.

Moreover, the "stench" emanating from Tatsuma, which only tailed beasts could sense, was becoming increasingly intense, as if it had devoured many of its companions.

"What are you going to do?!"

Seeing Tatsuma approaching, Rokuou's voice became sharp again, and its chubby, round body began to writhe. However, bound by chains, its struggles were futile.

As it struggled, a sage's face appeared on Tatsuma's face. Tatsuma raised his hand and placed it on the chains binding the six tails, feeling the magic that formed the chains, and said, "I need a good meal. I have a big appetite and need an extra meal."

How about this? You let me eat it all up, and then tell me the location of the three-tailed fox so I can have my snack as soon as possible.

"Impossible! Even if you kill me, I won't let you, you monster, succeed!"

Feeling the chains binding it less and less, Rokubi felt no joy in breaking free. The moment the chains snapped, it turned its head and spat a mouthful of acid at Tatsuma.

"Knowing the wolf is rotten!"

But Tatsuma floated up and dodged the acid attack. He put his hands together and said, "Even if a tailed beast is killed, it can gather chakra and regenerate. Such vitality has surpassed all other life forms."

To live for a thousand years in the ninja world without showing the slightest sign of weakness—even I don't understand how such an ability is achieved. This is the most powerful talent of you tailed beasts.

But how can I completely devour all your chakra? Can you be reborn? Or will you return to your original form and become a part of the Ten-Tails?

"you!"

Before the Six-Tails could react, a massive amount of Wood Release chakra had already been injected into the ground, and the rainforest came to life, swaying and beckoning as if calling out to its friends.

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

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

(End of this chapter)