I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 677 Even though I haven't hurt anyone, I always feel indebted to someone.

"Lord Hokage, I haven't yet thanked you for saving my daughter's life."

After Tatsuma greeted Yokura, Rasa and Karura stepped forward, with Karura expressing her sincere gratitude.

At that time, Tatsuma disguised himself as Shinpachi-sensei, and some things happened that forced the pregnant Karura to take action. However, Tatsuma also left himself some room to maneuver, so that Karura would not be exhausted.

In a rounded-up fashion, Tatsuma did indeed save the life of Rasa and Karura's unborn daughter, but the disaster was also brought about by Tatsuma.

Therefore, when Tatsuma heard Karura's thanks, he was taken aback for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "You're joking. The last time we met, you were just a young girl. How could I possibly save your daughter's life?"

Upon hearing this, Karura shook her head slightly. She knew Tatsuma was cautious, but she didn't expect him to be this cautious. Even though he was willing to show himself, he still had to hide what he needed to hide.

The last time the two met, under their true identities, was on the eve of the war, when Tatsuma unleashed the second flood in Sunagakure.

It's a stretch to say that Karura was a young girl at the time, but it's not entirely wrong either, since she wasn't with Rasa yet.

Seeing that Karura understood his meaning, Tatsuma changed the subject, saying, "Let's get back to business. After all, if you Sunagakure ninjas are cooped up in these coffins for too long, you'll probably get impatient, right?"

"No, if it takes too long to reach the Land of Lightning, it will probably be easier to guess their methods."

Ye Cang didn't seem to have any intention of setting off too soon, saying, "Hokage, you've come from afar. As the Kazekage, how could I not offer you a proper welcome?"

"There's no need for that. After all, I prefer the environment of the Land of Fire to this sandstorm."

Tatsuma smiled and shook his head, then asked, "I have two coordinate options. One is to take you to a place located in the heart of the Land of Lightning, near the Cloud Thunder Gorge."

The second option is to send you to the Land of Hot Water. The former would be more conducive to your surprise attack, but the risks would also increase. It would be difficult for you to build outposts or lay out backup plans.

"In the latter case, if you want to invade the Land of Lightning, you'll need to undertake a long journey, which will greatly reduce efficiency and surprise. However, the advantage is that you have a way to advance and retreat; even if something unexpected happens, you can withdraw from the Land of Lightning."

Seeing that Tatsuma had steered the conversation back to business, Yekura's smile faded slightly as she asked, "What do you think?"

I think

Rasa instinctively felt that Yekura was asking him a question. After all, as the Kazekage's assistant, he was usually the one to answer such questions at such times.

But before he could even open his mouth, Karura tugged at him. Only then did Rasa notice that Yokura's gaze was fixed on Tatsuma, not even glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

Luo Sha shut his mouth and looked at Chen Ma. Chen Ma smiled and said, "Lord Feng Ying, you're putting me in a difficult position. I won't make the decision for you, after all..."

"After all, you're not a responsible person, are you?"

Yekura's smile faded, replaced by a hint of self-deprecation. Tatsuma's smile stiffened, and he said, "That's a bit of an exaggeration. To be precise, I won't take responsibility for this."

"Are you in charge of the other things?"

"It's not like they're completely irresponsible."

The increasingly strange conversation between the two made Karura's maternal smile bloom even brighter, while Rasa also stared at her with a strange excitement in his eyes.

Although the conversations and events here cannot be leaked, even just knowing about the Fourth Hokage's stain in one's heart is enough to make one happy.

It turns out that the Fourth Hokage, Sakamoto Tatsuma, was an irresponsible man!

"I think we've wasted enough time. If this drags on any longer, the war between Turkey and Leipzig will be over."

"Since you want me to make the decision for you, then go to the Land of Lightning. You're bound to face the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails anyway, so you might as well face them sooner rather than later. Fight them; if you win, keep fighting; if you lose, you can leave before the Cloud Ninja retreat."

Tatsuma didn't want to continue this strange topic. Even though he hadn't done anything, he still felt indebted, and he didn't understand where this feeling came from.

Seeing that Tatsuma had once again chosen to avoid the topic, Yekura snorted and remained silent. Seeing that there was no more gossip to be had, Karura's smile faded slightly, and she then asked:

"Hokage, will carrying so much sand affect your jutsu?"

"Won't."

Chenma shook his head and said, "You could bring half a desert and it wouldn't be a problem."

"No need for that. I've already sealed some sand; that should be enough. Lord Kazekage, if you have no other plans, shall we set off?"

With a few words, Karura completely changed the subject and then looked at Yogura.

As for the yellow sand and gold dust that she and Luo Sha needed to perform their magic, they had already been sealed in the sealing scroll, although yellow sand was much easier to obtain than gold dust.

However, the sand in different places is not the same. The yellow sand in the desert and the black soil in the Land of Lightning can both be controlled by sand manipulation ninjutsu, but there are still some differences in the details.

As for Rasa, needless to say, he can't just use whatever he wants, so he naturally has to bring his own gold dust, otherwise his magnetic escape technique would be useless.

Yekura could only nod at this point. After all, communication is always a two-way street. Since Tatsuma was unwilling to communicate, dragging it out would only be a pointless waste of time.

She walked towards Karura, who, upon seeing this, grabbed Rasa's hand with one hand and raised the other, using the yellow sand to connect her to the "coffins" containing the Sand Ninja. Only then did she give Yekura an apologetic smile.

But how much of that apology was genuine, only Gallo knows.

Rasa was quick-witted this time. The moment Karura took his hand, Rasa put his other hand on Tatsuma's shoulder, which made Yokura's face darken.

But his angry expression had a certain alienation quality to it, which, simply put, meant his acting wasn't very good.

Yekura awkwardly walked to Tatsuma's other side, slightly raised her hand, and clenched her fist to prepare to exchange fists with Yekura. Tatsuma looked at her, loosened his fist, and gentlemanly bent his arm. Yekura's hand also naturally took Tatsuma's hand.

If it were Kushina, then for her to share chakra, the first recipient would have to exchange punches with her, because she would be sharing the Nine-Tails' chakra, and exchanging punches is a "ritual" for communication and chakra exchange between tailed beasts.

But Tatsuma doesn't need to, just like he doesn't need to use his mouth to use the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Boom!"

A powerful burst of chakra erupted from Tatsuma's body, instantly condensing into a chakra cloak on his body, and simultaneously spreading rapidly in the directions of Pakura and Rasa.

"That's incredibly powerful chakra."

Luo Sha was somewhat surprised. He knew that Tatsuma was very strong and had even fought with him before, but that wasn't the real Tatsuma, and it didn't unleash Tatsuma's full power.

At this moment, during the chakra sharing session, Rasa, as the first recipient of Tatsuma's chakra, vaguely sensed the amount of chakra within Tatsuma's body, which was far more terrifying than that of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

The chakra of the tailed beasts is infinite, but not truly infinite, because their chakra has an upper limit, which is the vessel that is the tailed beast.

However, under normal circumstances, no matter how much chakra the tailed beasts use, the chakra within the tailed beast's container will not decrease, because their consumption and absorption are almost in balance.

Just like a swimming pool where the inflow and outflow of water are balanced, the water that a tailed beast can discharge is, in a sense, limitless.

However, the container size, discharge volume, and water intake volume are different between different tailed beasts. Assuming that Shukaku's discharge volume and water intake volume are 1, then other tailed beasts may have 2 or more or less.

This is why even though they are all tailed beasts with unlimited chakra, their strength varies.

The chakra within Tatsuma's body had already exceeded the chakra that the One-Tailed Beast could contain, which was what surprised Rasa.

Why is it that Tatsuma's body, being human, can refine and contain so much chakra?

Rasa even suspected that Tatsuma could defeat most of the ninjas in the ninja world simply by unleashing his chakra, even without using ninjutsu, and Tatsuma was also a ninjutsu master.

He is highly skilled in various escaping techniques, forbidden techniques, and even bloodline limits. His mastery of Magnet Release is even higher than that of Rasa, a Magnet Release ninja.

For no apparent reason, Rasa suddenly lost his hostility towards Tatsuma; it was a helpless surrender born of powerlessness.

When Rasa came to his senses, he found that thousands of Sand Ninja had also been covered by Tatsuma's chakra. With their chakra connected, they had almost become one "whole".

At this moment, Chenma also raised his hands to form a hand seal. The Flying Thunder God Technique can be used in conjunction with hand seals, especially when traveling over extremely long distances, carrying other people, or traversing unusual spaces. Combining hand seals with this technique can enhance its effectiveness.

To travel from the Land of Wind to the Land of Thunder, one needs to cross the entire Land of Fire, with several small countries blocking the way. Naturally, using the Seal-style combination would be better.

"Close your eyes."

As Tatsuma's voice rang out, Ye Cang and the others closed their eyes. In the next instant, thousands of people disappeared into the desert and reappeared on a mountain peak within the Land of Lightning.

"Magnetic Escape! Placer Gold!"

Chenma released his grip, bent down and slapped the ground, summoning the buried gold dust while erasing his Flying Thunder God Technique.

Once he came to his senses, Rasa sensed something and said, "Thank you, Hokage."

"You are welcome."

Tatsuma stood up, looked in the direction of Cloud Thunder Gorge, and said, "The Eight-Tails has already realized what's happening, so I won't get involved anymore."

"Um."

Yekura nodded, and Rasa and Karura took out the sealing scroll to unseal it. Instantly, yellow sand and gold dust almost filled the valley next to them, but under the control of the two, the yellow sand and gold dust quickly separated.

Ye Cang quickly formed hand seals, and a scorching aura emanated from her body. The viscous glass flowed, reflecting off her like light, mysterious and dazzling.

"Scorching Release! Pure Glazed Light!"

"how?"

Standing on the pure land of lapis lazuli, draped in a robe of radiant lapis lazuli, Ye Cang smiled and addressed Chenma. Chenma bowed solemnly and said, "Greetings, Tathagata."

I am in the Vajra Realm; Bhaisajyaguru is not here.

The Vajrayaksa King, Vajra Tooth Bodhisattva, and Amoghasiddhi Buddha, which were "sampled" by Chenma, are "Buddhas" in the Vajradhatu Mandala. Amoghasiddhi is the Northern Buddha of the Vajradhatu Mandala and is the Self-Nature Wheel Body.

Vajra Tooth Bodhisattva is the Dharma Wheel Body, while Vajra Yaksha King is the Command Wheel Body. They belong to the same system and lineage, which is why Chenma must continue developing along this path.

As for the Yakushi Ruriko Tathagata that Yekura is currently incarnated as, she is a Buddha from another system, which is why Tatsuma calls her Tathagata, not "I, Buddha".

"Is Liuli not here, or is the apothecary not here?"

Yekura narrowed her eyes, staring intently at Tatsuma. She was an excellent ninja, and intelligence work was something she always valued.

"Hahahaha. Goodbye."

Escaping may be shameful, but it can be useful.

(End of this chapter)