I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 766 Some pain doesn't need an actual injury; just thinking about it is excruciating.

The more than 10,000 ninja soldiers who witnessed all of this trembled instinctively. Looking at the armor on Madara Uchiha's body and the huge hole in his groin, many of the men began to feel the phantom pain as if they were experiencing it themselves.

Even the strongest man has his weaknesses, and men share a common vulnerability.

Madara Uchiha landed, stood up despite the pain, but his face was contorted, and he squatted down again.

The real pain has actually passed, because the impure body has healed the wounds. However, some pain is not physiological; the brain still feels the pain, and that is pain.

Madara Uchiha gritted his teeth, his heavy breathing making those around him feel a little sorry for this public enemy of the ninja world.

At the same time, the way they looked at Tatsuma became somewhat strange. What kind of good ninja would fight like this?!

Clenching his fist and slamming it hard against his knee, Madara Uchiha finally stood up, glaring angrily at Tatsuma, and said, "Only a descendant of the Senju could be so shameless!"

Tatsuma remained silent and did not refute, after all, Madara Uchiha was cursing the Senju, and he was at least unrelated to the Senju by blood.

At first, Madara Uchiha was actually very dissatisfied with his reanimated body because he found it difficult to experience the joy of battle.

After all, any injury will heal instantly. A battle without pain is like a game; it lacks the thrill of being close to life and death.

But now, he was even somewhat glad that he was a reanimated body. If it were his own body, after being slapped like that, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to continue fighting.

Fortunately, this bastard isn't entirely without limits. If this thousand-armed brat had attacked during those few seconds when I was in the most pain, I really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

But now.

"That was your best performance yet! From now on, you will gain nothing!"

Madara Uchiha glared fiercely at Tatsuma, raising his hands in front of him as if to form hand seals. However, he didn't rush, but instead asked, "Tell me your name! You are worthy of being an enemy I will remember."

"Sakamoto Tatsuma."

Tatsuma answered, and Madara Uchiha raised his eyes and said, "Changing your surname to avoid being targeted during your formative years?"

Tatsuma did not reply to Madara Uchiha's self-righteous interpretation, but instead prepared to form hand seals with both hands.

This method would be considered extremely inadequate by an ordinary ninja, because no enemy would wait for you to form hand seals.

But rules can only restrict the majority of people. No matter what the rules are, there will always be a small group of people who can ignore them, such as Uchiha Madara and Sakamoto Tatsuma now.

No one dared to disturb them, partly because it would be pointless, and partly because no one wanted to disrupt their performance-like duel.

The battle between these two powerful individuals is an art form worthy of appreciation for any ninja. Even if one cannot learn from it, it would be an honor to witness it.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Water Release: Water Pillar!"

At the same time, they formed hand seals and rapidly refined and transformed their chakra, exhaling it simultaneously. However, one of them exhaled a blazing sea of ​​fire, while the other exhaled a surging torrent.

Before their ninjutsu even made contact, casualties had already occurred, with many members of the Allied Shinobi Forces who were too close being swept into the sea of ​​fire and the torrent.

"boom!"

Water and fire collided, but neither side prevailed. A thick mist rose, almost completely blocking the view.

Many of the Kirigakure Jonin looked ashamed. They wouldn't comment on Madara Uchiha's Fire Release, but Tatsuma's Water Release seemed to be superior to any of their Kirigakure ninjas.

Water Release is clearly the signature style of Kirigakure! First there was Tobirama Senju, a master of Water Release, and now there's Tatsuma Sakamoto... and so on.

Madara Uchiha said that Tatsuma Sakamoto was a descendant of Tobirama Senju? It seems there were rumors before that Tobirama Senju acknowledged Tatsuma Sakamoto as his successor during Orochimaru's Konoha Crush plan.

Thinking about it this way, I feel a little better. It seems reasonable that the descendant of a Water Release master is also a Water Release master.

"Um?"

Gaara frowned in confusion, because he sensed a powerful chakra, a chakra other than fire and water jutsu, and it seemed quite familiar.

A combination of Magnet Release and Sand Manipulation Ninjutsu.

If this level of skill isn't his, then it must be his teacher, Tatsuma Sakamoto.

Gaara couldn't understand why his teacher did this. After all, with such a massive amount of chakra, if it were added to his Water Release technique, the situation might not have been a stalemate, but rather Tatsuma would have won.

But at this moment, his vision was almost completely blocked, and Tatsuma had taken over the quicksand on the ground. Gaara didn't know exactly what had happened and could only wait for the result.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out, and flames swept across, burning the bodies of the ninjas, including Gaara and others, but without causing any damage.

It seemed that the flames were so intense that even the water vapor became half fuel, but thanks to this, the view became clear and open again.

Madara Uchiha and Tatsuma stood in place, their clothes and hair slightly disheveled by the blast of air, but they showed no signs of injury. However, many charred or seemingly cooked figures of the Allied Shinobi Forces appeared on the ground.

The charred remains were barely visible, but those boiled in water contained almost no Konoha ninja.

Yekura withdrew her gaze and ordered, "Let's retreat a bit further. The aftershocks of their battle are having a huge impact, and the Konoha ninjas clearly understand that."

This single sentence summed up why all the dead were non-Konoha ninja. Although Onoki had some doubts, he didn't say anything. Gaara, on the other hand, believed this explanation and ordered a continued retreat.

Tatsuma only demonstrated his strength twice: once during the Konoha Crush plan and the other time a few months later when he fought Pain. Both battles took place in and around Konoha.

Although ninjas from other villages also had intelligence, it was definitely not as good as the Konoha ninjas who witnessed it firsthand. Therefore, it is understandable that they underestimated the aftermath of Tatsuma's battle.

After all, the teacher couldn't possibly harm the Allied Shinobi Forces, could he?

Madara Uchiha looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the retreating Allied Shinobi Forces, then turned to Tatsuma with a mocking expression and said, "Truly worthy of being a descendant of Tobirama Senju, truly... single-mindedly devoted to Konoha."

But there was a solemn look in his eyes, because after such a large-scale use of ninjutsu, Tatsuma's chakra aura had not diminished at all, and seemed to have surged even more.

Is he a combat-type ninja like himself and Hashirama? A warrior who, instead of becoming weaker from injuries and exhaustion, becomes even more courageous in battle?

Tatsuma glanced at the corpses scattered on the ground, felt the slight but real increase in power, and said, "After all, I am the Hokage."

He may not have the same lofty respect for the position of Hokage, but Tatsuma was always a qualified and even excellent Hokage. He always devoted himself wholeheartedly to fighting for the interests of Konoha.

Tatsuma never misses an opportunity to weaken other ninja villages and strengthen Konoha, such as recently dragging innocent members of the Allied Shinobi Forces into the aftermath of the battle.

I can't say I have a clear conscience, but I feel at peace with myself.

"Then let me show you the true power of the Uchiha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha's Sharingan spun rapidly, and dark blue chakra gathered around his body, forming a skeleton and flesh.

Compared to the effort Tianfeng put into using Susanoo, Madara Uchiha did it with ease; that "gateway" would require other Uchiha to forcefully knock or push it open.

Madara Uchiha had already kicked the door down and was now freely coming and going. He was a unique individual who could use Susanoo at will without even needing the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"As expected of the strongest Uchiha, in your application of the Sharingan, I, Sakamoto Tatsuma, acknowledge you as the strongest!"

Chenma clapped his hands together, then formed the Si Seal, and the ground surged rapidly, uprooting towering trees one by one.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

(End of this chapter)