I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 774 Everyone thinks they are the oriole, not the mantis or the cicada.

Minato placed his fingers on his ears, took out miniature earphones, put them in his pocket, and looked at the area in front of him. What used to be a forest had been leveled.

In the middle, of the nine tailed beasts that were originally fighting, only the Nine-Tails, the Eight-Tails, and the Gedo Mazo remain.

The other tailed beasts have been pulled back into the Gedo Mazo's body.

Minato suppressed the pride on his face. As expected, Naruto had not disappointed him. He had wanted to make a move just now, but considering the last bit of distance between Naruto and Kurama, he decided to let Naruto continue to work on their relationship.

The result was very encouraging. Perhaps because he truly gained Kurama's approval during the battle, Naruto finally entered the next stage and caught up with his father.

Then, Minato looked at Obito, whose hair was gray and who looked older than his teacher, with a complicated expression. Some things that should be resolved on the battlefield should be resolved on the battlefield.

With a sigh of relief, Minato spread his hands, one holding a kunai and the other forming a Rasengan. However, seeing Naruto attacking Obito in the distance with the Rasengan, Minato also added wind-style chakra nature transformation to his Rasengan.

"Sage Art! Rasengan!"

Minato simultaneously threw out a spiral shuriken and a kunai, then quickly formed hand seals.

"Transformation Technique!"

"Bang!"

The kunai suddenly transformed into Naruto's appearance, draped in a golden chakra cloak. The spirited young man leaped high into the air and, together with Naruto and his shadow clones, launched an attack on Obito.

"what?"

Naruto, who was charging forward, was stunned. Why did he feel like he couldn't control that shadow clone?

But Naruto stopped caring after a moment, because his shadow clones were sometimes unreliable, such as fighting with him, the real body, over the toilet.

It seems quite normal that among the many shadow clones he created, one or two would be rebellious.

"Kamui!"

At this moment, Naruto's shadow clone at the forefront arrived in front of Obito. Obito immediately became intangible, and Naruto passed through his body. The Rasengan in his hand exploded due to the loss of balance.

One shadow clone after another followed the same pattern until only two remained. Naruto looked at the shadow clone that was slightly faster than himself and made a decision in his heart.

I must seize the opportunity and hit Obito with the Rasengan the moment he completes his physical transformation.

Naruto had no good way to deal with Obito's Kamui, so he adopted the simplest and most brutal method: saturation bombardment. As long as there were enough of them, one of them would eventually hit Obito.

The idea was good, but the last shadow clone passed right by Obito without causing any damage.

"Bang!"

The shadow clone seemed to have run out of chakra, and exploded into smoke the instant it passed by.

"Is this the last one?"

Seeing that only one was left, Obito waved his Uchiha fan at Naruto, and at the moment of contact, he deactivated his intangible form.

"Uchiha Rebound!"

The Uchiha fan absorbed the chakra of the Rasenshuriken, giving rise to a powerful wind-style counterattack. A trace of resentment flashed in Naruto's eyes as the Eight-Tails behind him frantically stretched out its arms, trying to pull Naruto's body back.

"Looks like you've forgotten again, Obito."

A golden light flashed, and the spiral shuriken that was flying wildly on Obito's back suddenly stabilized. Under the cover of the spiral shuriken's light, a kunai was finally revealed.

Then a hand appeared, grabbing the kunai, while the other hand held up the spiral shuriken. The golden figure twisted in the air, changing the direction of the spiral shuriken.

"This is the second stage of Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"boom!"

The intangible state was only momentarily dispelled, yet the opportunity was still seized. Chakra transformed into a hurricane, within which countless sharp blades were hidden, which struck Obito's back.

"Dad?!"

Exhausted, Naruto saw his father's face and felt much more at ease.

"boom!"

At that moment, the chakra accumulated by the Rasengan and the Uchiha fan exploded simultaneously. Naruto had no time to dodge and was about to take the hit head-on when Minato's hand was already on Naruto's shoulder.

In an instant, Naruto realized that he was already over a hundred meters away from the explosion site. Looking at Obito and the Gedo Mazo engulfed by chakra light, a glimmer of hope appeared in Naruto's eyes.

Then he looked at Minato and said anxiously and excitedly, "Dad, I just..."

Before he could even open his mouth, Minato patted his head, ruffled his hair, and said, "I saw it all, Naruto. You're amazing."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Naruto's face after being praised by Minato. He tried to appear calm as he looked in Obito's direction, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Minato also looked over. As the explosion subsided, Obito's figure slowly emerged, his clothes tattered, his hair and face stained with blood. His eyes were fixed on Minato, and he said:

"You've arrived just in time, teacher."

"Obito."

Minato sighed, and golden chakra also emanated from his body, covering him completely. His horizontal pupils turned into crosses. He looked at Obito and said:

"I prayed countless times that you were still alive, and even dreamed of you becoming Hokage, because compared to others, you had a passionate heart that others didn't have, but..."

"Stop with the high-sounding words. If you want to stop me, gamble with your life! I've heard enough of those childish platitudes and grand principles while you were alive."

Obito looked at Minato with eyes full of resentment and was about to take a step towards Minato, but he stumbled. The explosion had still caused him considerable injuries.

"snort!"

He stomped his foot, and a vine sprouted from the exposed white skin on his back, landing on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and connecting with it.

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"

Like swallowing through the esophagus, streams of chakra were absorbed by the vines and transferred to Obito's body. The injuries caused by the Rasengan and Wind Release were rapidly healing, but he still looked quite disheveled.

Minato shook his head and threw a kunai at Obito.

"Such a childish attack! Do you still think I'm some clueless kid who believes everything?!"

Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan spun, directly shredding the kunai. During this process, Minato did not stop it or take any other action, but watched it all with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"To recover from injuries without sensing another spacetime fluctuation, must the physical body remain connected to the Gedo Mazo, thus absorbing chakra? If that's the case..."

With a flash of golden light, Minato swung his kunai and severed Obito's neck, as well as the vine connecting him to the Gedo Mazo.

"Even though Tatsuma already gave you the information, the Flying Thunder God Technique seal left on your body can't be removed."

Blood blossomed, and Minato reached out as if to catch the falling Obito.

"Dad!!!"

But from behind, Naruto shouted in alarm. Obito, who had lost control of his body, suddenly regained his footing, and something seemed to be throbbing under his skin.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique!"

"Pfft pfft pfft~"

Minato's body was pierced by Wood Release, but Obito caught him with his hand and said, "Sensei, didn't Sakamoto Tatsuma tell you that I have Hashirama cells? That kind of injury can't kill me."

"Yeah?"

Minato, whose gaze had been gradually losing focus, refocused and said, "Me too."

"Sizzle~"

Minato's kunai sliced ​​through Obito's chest, and Minato's hand went directly into the wound. Obito looked on in astonishment, grabbing Minato's wrist and staring at him in confusion.

"The Inner Dragon Vein is Sealed!"

"Your concerns and mine have been addressed. Now, can we have a proper chat?"

Pushing Obito aside, Minato's wounds rapidly healed. While marveling at the absurdly vigorous life force Tatsuma had bestowed upon him, he asked Obito, who was touching the still-unhealed wound near his heart, "How did you know?"

(End of this chapter)