I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 594 When you're staring intently at someone, you're always easily noticed.

"This is the last place that meets the criteria. If it's not here yet, then it just means you've been deceived by a tailed beast."

Standing by the lake, Tianfeng stood with his hands on his hips, gazing at the not-so-clear water, and said, "But personally, I think you've been deceived. Look at this dirty water, how could the Three-Tails possibly live here?"

There are many large bodies of water in the Land of Water, and because there is no pollution from large factories, most of the lakes or reservoirs are very clear, even to the point that you can see the bottom.

But the lake in front of us doesn't look clean. It looks dark green overall, more like the color of a stinky ditch, only it doesn't smell as bad as a stinky ditch.

"You obviously have never kept turtles before. Turtles love this kind of water. If it were a bit darker, it would be a paradise for turtles."

In contrast, Chenma was much more optimistic. He believed in his judgment. Although he was a bit unlucky, good things come to those who wait, and this last lake must be the final destination.

"Okay, you understand turtles. Now what do we need to do?"

Tianfeng was too lazy to argue. Chenma glanced at the three boys and Shisui not far away and said, "Take them and keep watch around. Try not to disturb me."

"We agreed on one head each, shouldn't you be the one on guard?"

"I never agreed to give one head to each person; it was just you talking to yourself back then."

Ignoring Tenka's resentful gaze, Tatsuma walked towards the lake, his chakra clinging to the soles of his feet, allowing him to stand easily on the water's surface.

Standing directly above the lake and looking down, one suddenly senses its danger. The swaying, ribbon-like plankton, like a veil over the abyss, makes the abyss's terror elusive.

Chenma felt a momentarily being watched. He raised an eyebrow and recalled that classic line.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

Although he hadn't yet used his chakra sensing abilities, Tatsuma was almost certain that the Three-Tails was in the lake beneath him.

Tatsuma's hands hung limply, and liquid seemed to condense at his fingertips, like viscous oil, which slid down from his hands without breaking, but instead fell into the lake's surface in strands.

The viscous liquid formed from water-style chakra that dripped into the lake was now spreading outwards in a gradient, like paint being dropped into water, gradually lightening in color.

"I wonder what the criteria the Land of Water used to select the tailed beasts. Both tailed beasts are so bizarre."

Tatsuma had already sensed the presence of the Three-Tails. Contrary to his expectations of being sealed in layers, the Three-Tails was not sealed at all. Instead, it lay quietly at the bottom of the water, like a hibernating turtle.

However, the chakra fluctuation was so small that Tatsuma missed it during his first sensory scan. Even after Tatsuma finally locked onto it, he still couldn't believe that it was the Three-Tails' chakra.

Unlike the powerful and violent chakra that Tatsuma remembered, the Three-Tails' chakra was gentle and calm, which is why its chakra seemed to not stir even the slightest ripple in its sensory field of vision.

This faint reaction is just like that of the worst genin, who has only a little chakra that can prove he is a ninja, but which is of no use whatsoever.

"Still not coming up? It's not even officially winter yet, hibernating so early, it's really enviable."

As if talking to a monster at the bottom of the lake, or perhaps whispering something, Tatsuma walked on the water, then stopped.

With a gentle lift of his leg and a stomp, a massive amount of chakra surged into the lake. The next moment, the entire lake and everything around it trembled, as if an earthquake had struck.

Shisui and the others in the distance also noticed the changes here. When they turned around, they found that the huge lake seemed to have been cut in two, and the water level in the straight line where Chenma was standing was constantly dropping.

Meanwhile, the lake levels on either side of him were quietly rising, as if the entire lake was being manipulated by a pair of giant hands, creating a path in the water that led directly to the bottom of the lake.

"Water Release: The Journey of Moses!"

With Tatsuma's current chakra, it would be difficult for him to control the ocean, but it wouldn't be too difficult for him to simply part a lake in the middle.

"Isn't this water escape technique a bit too outrageous?"

In the distance, one of Tianfeng's students said to him, but Tianfeng scoffed dismissively and said, "This is nothing but a small trick for Chenma. Makoto, as my student, don't act like you've never seen anything like this before."

"Teacher, you're behaving as if you were the one who cast this spell."

"oval!"

Looking at the two Nara brothers, Tenka was so angry that his teeth ached. When he first learned that there were two Nara clan ninjas among his subordinates, he thought that his wisdom had been discovered by the village.

But as it turned out, Tenka couldn't forget what Tatsuma had told him: the intention behind having him bring two Nara clan ninjas was to complement each other.

Whether they complement each other or not, Tianfeng didn't know, but he knew that these two students had a rebellious streak that was no less than his, their teacher's,. Given the chance, the two brothers would definitely ridicule him; they were simply traitors!

As the water level dropped, Chenma slowly descended to the bottom of the lake. Right in front of him on the dry ground was a giant tortoise with a very strange appearance, which was sizing up Chenma, this uninvited guest, with its one uncovered eye.

"Of all the tailed beasts, I, Sakamoto Tatsuma, would call you the most unconventional one. If your other eye is useless, I suggest you donate it to someone else."

Looking at this unconventional giant tortoise, Chenma said seriously that he was very curious about the Sage of Six Paths' mental state when he created the nine tailed beasts, especially when he created the Three-Tails.

Despite having two eyes, only one eye was given to the Three-Tails, along with a very strange hairstyle, making the Three-Tails look quite like a spirited young man.

The three-tailed beast sized up the human in front of it. From the first glance, it disliked this human. After hearing the words, if its expression hadn't been so limited and concealed by its body, it would have already shown the expression of the thing it hated most.

The Three-Tails did not respond to Tatsuma's question, but the dormant chakra within its body rapidly revived at this moment. The mere surge of chakra caused the large amounts of water on both sides of the lake to begin to surge violently.

At this moment, Chenma silently raised his right hand, forming the opposing mudra to enhance his control over the water wall in order to resist the turbulent water flow.

"Is this the power of the Tailed Beasts? No wonder they're called a calamity."

Within the squad, Akimichi Tsutomu, the only one not from the Nara clan, gripped the snack bag in his hand tightly, staring intently at the lake that resembled a tsunami and the rushing water that roared like an avalanche.

Although Nara Madoka and Nara Otome did not utter a sound, they could not hide the surprise in their eyes, while Tenka and Shisui remained relatively calm.

Shisui had witnessed the battle between Tatsuma and the Seven-Tails. The Seven-Tails' chakra output was no less than that of the Three-Tails, but it was difficult to detect because it lacked water, a highly expressive medium.

As for Tianfeng, he shook his head and said, "They're just tailed beasts. Your teacher could defeat them with a single glare."

Unfortunately, the scene that Tianfeng had hoped for—the students showing admiration to Zhishui, the younger brother in the clan—did not happen. Everyone's hearts clenched as several huge water spears broke through the water wall controlled by Chenma and pierced towards Chenma.

"Controlling water?"

With his eyes constantly shifting, Tatsuma sized up the water spear thrusting towards him, then jumped back slightly to dodge the attack.

Tatsuma showed a hint of displeasure at the Three-Tails' approach of attacking without saying a word. Even with the Nine-Tails, he could forcefully communicate with it, so what was the Three-Tails so arrogant about?!

As the water spear struck again, Tatsuma's figure lengthened, transforming into a silver shimmering light, and pierced straight towards the Three-Tailed Fox.

On Tatsuma's left hand, a rotating water spear was formed and held by Tatsuma, aiming to stab the Three-Tails in the forehead.

"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!"

"Bang!"

The water spear exploded, and Tatsuma frowned because the place where the Three-Tailed Fox was stabbed was completely undamaged. If anything, the algae and barnacles that were attached to it had been cleaned up.

This was the first time Tatsuma had ever seen such a defense.

Even the Third Raikage, known as the strongest shield, could not match the strength of the Three-Tails. Neither Shukaku nor Karura's sand defenses were as robust.

Although the Hard Vortex Water Blade is indeed formed from water and Water Release chakra, given Tatsuma's mastery of Water Release nature transformation, the Hard Vortex Water Blade in his hand is even stronger than a spear forged from steel.

Even so, it couldn't cause the slightest damage to the Three-Tailed Body.

At this moment, the chakra surging within the Three-Tails reached a critical value. The Three-Tails took a deep breath, raised its body slightly, and then slammed its body down heavily.

"Boom~~~"

The solid abdominal armor, carrying immense force and violent chakra, fell to the bottom of the lake. Instantly, the power spread in various forms, and the water wall that Tatsuma had maintained collapsed at that moment.

"Roar~"

As the lake water churned, it roared like a wild beast, and the water flowing from all directions swallowed Chenma whole.

"Don't worry, water is also your teacher's home turf."

Tenfeng placed his hand on Shisui's head, stopping Shisui's instinct to rush towards the lake. Tenfeng had never witnessed the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju's prowess, but in his experience, no one could surpass Tatsuma in Water Release techniques, not even the Second Hokage.

In the water, the enormous and incredibly heavy Three-Tails, which should have been extremely sluggish, transformed into a cannonball, darting through the water.

The churning of its three tails gave its body powerful propulsion, propelling it to continuously circle around Chenma.

Tatsuma's eyes kept scanning, focusing on the Three-Tails as much as possible, completely ignoring the turbulent lake water, even as the power of the lake water grew stronger, and some pebbles were directly squeezed into even finer pieces.

"Hiss~"

The clothes were torn, the cut was very rough, as if it had been ripped. Tatsuma narrowed his eyes, suddenly reached out, and his right hand turned into a wooden strip that kept extending. When the wooden strip extended a certain distance, the Three-Tails just happened to run into him.

Instantly, countless vines sprouted from the wooden strips, binding the entire body of the Three-Tailed Beast. However, the Three-Tailed Beast continued to swim, even causing Tatsuma to spin around continuously. Tatsuma gritted his teeth and exhaled two streams of steam from his mouth and nose, which rolled upwards in the water.

[Super Strength] and [Unparalleled Strength] erupted simultaneously, causing the Three-Tails' speed to plummet. Tatsuma sank to the bottom of the lake, stood firm, exerted force, twisted his waist, and swung his arm. The Three-Tails, which was entangled by Wood Release, transformed into a chain ball, which Tatsuma hurled upwards.

"Bang!"

The enormous body burst out of the lake, and the three-tailed fox's single eye saw a broken piece of wood, on which some kind of magic formula seemed to be engraved.

"Flying Thunder God Technique, Second Stage!"

A flash of silver light streaked past, and Tatsuma suddenly appeared in the air. In his right hand, a chakra ball emitting a sharp shriek was heading towards the Three-Tails' eye.

"Spiral Shuriken!"

Unable to dodge, the three-tailed creature in the air could only close its eyes, lower its head, and use the coral "hair" on its head to block.

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

(End of this chapter)