I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 621: Discussions between two people are the most effective; with more people, opinions and interests inevitably clash.

Ai was so anxious that his hands started to tremble, and even his knees felt weak. He had just received news from the village that his father's army had been surrounded by 10,000 Iwa ninja.

This was a trap set by the Iwa ninja. The number of Kumo ninja sent to fight in the Land of Earth was no match for 10,000 Iwa ninja. His father resolutely chose to stay behind and let his subordinates retreat.

He faced the enemy alone.

This scene, which his father had taught him, was the masterpiece of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and something his father had always admired—the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's unparalleled courage and rationality.

The sacrifice of one person's life was to save many others, taking into account the entire village's reaction and preparation time.

His father undoubtedly wanted to do something even greater than Tobirama Senju, who only saved six people, while his father aimed to save thousands.

Moreover, what Tobirama Senju had to fight back then was only the armed forces of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, while his father had to face tens of thousands of Iwa ninja who had planned for a long time and worked together.

Ai also understood why his father did this before the outcome of the battle was decided. Because the battle was being fought in the Land of Earth, if they delayed any longer, the Iwa ninja might cut off their retreat route along the coast.

However, the most critical moment has not yet arrived, because thanks to the more advanced communication system, the Cloud Ninja have obviously reacted much faster, as long as the support is timely.

As long as the team he is currently leading can retreat in time and put enough pressure on the Yunren from the front or the side, his father will not necessarily die!

Even if it meant losing the advantage in the war against the Mist Ninja, A was willing to do it; he wanted to retreat to rescue his father.

However, rows of towering trees stood like an insurmountable chasm in his way.

He immediately turned around, his body bursting with lightning, like a bolt of lightning striking down from the sky, heading straight for the figure wearing the robes of the "Fourth Hokage".

"When the Thunder God meets Suzuki's Blade!"

Ai's speed was unprecedented, as fast as a real lightning bolt. In an instant, he arrived beside Tatsuma and unleashed a powerful strike carrying the force of a raging thunderbolt.

"Bang!"

However, Chenma simply raised his hand and caught his attack. Even though the surrounding ground instantly sank, Chenma's hand did not move an inch, and Ai's attack could not advance any further.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode! The Strongest Lightning Release Armor!"

Ai did not back down, but instead unleashed the full power of his chakra. His golden hair stood on end, and the moment he withdrew his fist, he turned around and launched a flying kick that cleaved down like a giant axe toward Tatsuma's head.

"Righteous Thunder Sinks, Wrathful Thunder Axe!"

This time, Ai's speed was so fast that people couldn't react at all. Even behind Tatsuma, in the eyes of Yamashiro Aoba and the others, Ai's movements were still stuck on that punch.

At such speed, even Minato would probably have no choice but to dodge, because even if Minato's eyes and mind could keep up, his body would be unable to match A's fully activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Minato couldn't do it, but that didn't mean Tatsuma couldn't. Tatsuma turned to the side, just like the last move when Saiyans fuse, only this time he struck out with both palms.

The lion opened its mouth, one hand meeting Ai's descending chin, the other striking the jade directly.

At the crucial moment, Ai reacted and pulled her leg back and crossed her knee. Chenma's palm pushed on Ai's knee, and his other hand touched Ai's ear because Ai turned her head.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

"Bang!"

The chakra that erupted from Tatsuma's palm was like two cannonballs, slamming into A. A was instantly sent flying backward, tumbling in the air. The lightning chakra on his body flickered on and off like a faulty light bulb.

"Big brother!"

Killer Bee followed, several octopus legs sprouting from his body to catch Ai's flying body, but it wasn't so smooth, as he was also swept away by the force.

However, thanks to the cushioning effect, the brothers were well protected by the octopus legs when they landed, and did not suffer any serious secondary injuries.

Ai braced himself against the ground, his body swaying as he stood up. His right cheek was swollen, and blood was flowing from his ear. He covered his right ear, which he could no longer hear except for the explosion, shook his head, and was about to charge at Chenma again.

But as he took a step, his body involuntarily limped and swayed. After only a couple of steps, he was about to fall when Kirabi, who had just gotten up, rushed over and caught him.

The clash between the two happened so fast that people were only just beginning to react. From their perspective, Ai rushed towards Chenma and was then sent flying backward.

That's all. As for the battle that occurred in an instant, no one except the parties involved knew about it.

"Let me go!"

Ai struggled fiercely, trying to break free from Killer Bee's restraints and charge at Tatsuma again, but Killer Bee's expression was indescribable.

He didn't use much strength at all, or rather, when Ai struggled for the first time, he hadn't adjusted yet and couldn't exert any force, but Ai's resistance was really too weak.

Seeing the man's bloodshot eyes, which looked like they were about to burst, and his ears, which were still oozing thick blood, Killer Bee said, "Big brother! We can't go any further."

Ai himself probably didn't even know how bad his condition was. His brain, which had been impacted, was simply unable to process the various abnormal signals coming from his body.

At least one of Killer Bee's octopus legs locked onto A's left leg, and with a "click," A's left leg was finally put back in place.

Killer Bee looked at Tatsuma, his sunglasses having been thrown off somewhere, and his eyes were now filled with apprehension. Compared to two years ago, Tatsuma was much stronger.

Although the two brothers have grown quite a bit, compared to Tatsuma's growth, it's simply insignificant.

Two years ago, if we disregard other influencing factors, in terms of individual strength, Tatsuma was actually weaker than the Third Raikage, but now...

Inside Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails, which had endured countless beatings from the Third Raikage, told him that the current Third Raikage might only be able to try to injure Tatsuma.

Even if the Third Raikage used his most prized attack technique, the strongest spear, Hell Thrust, it would only be able to potentially harm Tatsuma.

"Big brother! Calm down!"

Killer Bee's voice was slightly hoarse as he reminded him, "The priority now isn't defeating Sakamoto Tatsuma! It's getting back to the village!"

With Kirabi's reminder, Ai regained a sliver of reason. It was at this moment that dizziness, vertigo, nausea, and excruciating pain began to assault Ai's brain.

He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, touching his left leg, which was incredibly painful and felt like it was rusted, and then covering his right ear. He then gave Killer Bee a look with his swollen and bloodshot eyes, and then stood up with Killer Bee's help.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Ai stared at the double image of Tatsuma, unable to focus, and her tone was somewhat fierce but actually weak.

"Hold on."

Tatsuma did not answer immediately, but looked in the direction of the Mist Ninja. Without a word, the Mist Ninja's overall formation had retreated more than a hundred meters.

"Wood Release: Super Tree Wall!"

He clapped his hands together, then transformed them into the Si hand seal, and finally slammed his palm on the ground. A stream of chakra, almost visible to the naked eye, spread outwards in a ring until it enveloped all the Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja, at which point the chakra stopped spreading.

Subsequently

"Rumble rumble rumble~"

The ground reacted, and countless wooden strips emerged from the ground, intertwining to form wooden barricades hundreds of meters high, enclosing the surrounding area and creating an inner ring space that resembled a gladiatorial arena.

The retreat route of the Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja has been blocked. Now, if they want to escape, they only have two options: either fly over the barricade that is hundreds of meters high and tens of meters wide, or destroy the barricade.

But neither of these methods is very realistic. There may be ninjas who can cross the barricade, but not everyone has such talent. As for destroying the Wood Release: Tailed Beast, it would be difficult to do so.

not to mention.

Killer Bee's face was extremely grim, because on these barricades appeared one spell after another. He actually understood these spells, because he had put in a lot of effort to collect and study related information.

Lake Toya

This is Tatsuma's Flying Thunder God Technique. Killer Bee knows that the idea of ​​using a Tailed Beast Ball to clear a path is no longer feasible, and Tatsuma will not allow that to happen.

Tatsuma stood up, looked in the direction of the Mist Ninja forces, and asked, "Who's in charge of the Mist Ninja side?"

After the minor commotion, a jonin with a small mustache emerged from the Kirigakure ninja unit, his face grim, and said, "Hozuki Shugetsu, a jonin from Kirigakure."

Tatsuma nodded, looked at Ai, and asked, "So, are you in charge of the Cloud Ninja faction?"

Ai gritted his teeth and nodded, not just because he was angry, but because if he didn't grit his teeth and force it, he might not be able to control his churning internal organs and vomit them out.

Tatsuma smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well then, let me introduce myself. I am Sakamoto Tatsuma, a Jonin of Konoha, and also the soon-to-be successor, the Fourth Hokage."

This is the first time Tatsuma has truly appeared as Hokage. Although the ceremony has not yet taken place, it is likely that no one in Konoha, or even the entire ninja world, would deny this identity now.

With this identity, his every word, action, and decision represents the entire Hidden Leaf Village, or rather, is for the sake of Hidden Leaf Village.

"Enough with the nonsense! Sakamoto Tatsuma, if you don't let us leave today, then we'll have no choice but to tear up our original non-aggression pact!"

Ai threatened, not because he couldn't see the current situation clearly, but because he understood it, which is why he had to use the safety of the village and even the country as a bargaining chip.

"I will not refuse your departure today, as long as the matter of the combined attack on my Konoha ninja by the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja is resolved, I will personally welcome and see you off."

As Tatsuma spoke, he looked at Ai and said, "As for the non-aggression pact, do you think the Land of Fire will benefit from it?"

Ai's expression grew increasingly grim. Perhaps two years ago, the Land of Fire was the beneficiary, but now... it's hard to say.

Hozuki Shuugetsu also asked, "What does Konoha want?"

Tatsuma frowned and said, "I don't like three-way talks. The interests involved are too complicated, and the discussion is very inefficient. It's like your Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure villages. The current three-way alliance is still entangled."

"Didn't you say you were going to resolve the issue of the combined attack of the Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja against the Leaf Village ninja?"

Ai was a little confused, but he was also getting angrier, feeling that Tatsuma was playing a trick on him. Hozuki Shugetsu nodded in agreement, supporting his enemy's statement.

Tatsuma grinned, revealing a wicked smile, and said, "It needs to be resolved, but I will only discuss it with the 'party' that can make the decision."

The calm, even relaxed tone seemed to carry the weight of bloodshed and violence, washing over the hearts of everyone on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)