I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 785 Many people like to shift the blame to the dead, since the dead can't defend themselves.

If Tatsuma's eyes weren't currently occupied by a wildly spinning Sharingan and a Byakugan with bulging veins around its eyes, the Konoha ninjas would have been quite willing to defend him.

For example, Tatsuma used the power of the tailed beasts to develop a technique similar to Susanoo. Considering Tatsuma Sakamoto's age and strength, one can easily conclude that he was incredibly talented.

With such talent, developing a technique similar to Susanoo is barely reasonable, right?

However, since others were too far away to see clearly, Tatsuma's eyes turned green.

Madara had seen Tatsuma use the Sharingan, but it was just Tatsuma showing off his power. Madara didn't take the small three-tomoe Sharingan seriously.

Regardless of how Tatsuma was obtained, as long as Madara Uchiha's plan can be successfully implemented, then nothing else matters.

When that time comes, all he will need to do to find out the truth is to have a thought, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi world will uncover the truth for him.

But now... are you mocking me to my face? If it were a pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan, that would be one thing, but now it's just a single three-tomoe Sharingan, spinning like a windmill, that can activate the ultimate form of Susanoo.

Then wouldn't all the Uchiha clan's legacy, efforts, and suffering over the years become a joke?

Forget about the ultimate form of Susanoo with three tomoe, even that kid who looks like Izuna, who has a straight Mangekyou Sharingan, has never used an ultimate form of Susanoo. Who do you think you are, Sakamoto Tatsuma?!

The Hyuga clan felt even worse. They didn't mind, and were even happy, to see Tatsuma use Susanoo and thoroughly trample on the Uchiha's dignity.

Even if someone were to dissect the Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan for this purpose, they wouldn't object; in fact, they might even subtly acknowledge that it was done well.

But once the knife falls on your own body, the emotions are completely different.

Where did the Byakugan come from?! You know, there are only a few pairs of Byakugan that can be transplanted within the Hyuga clan, so it's unlikely that they were obtained from their ninja world.

That is... another ninja world.

Some Hyuga ninjas even began to imagine whether their Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha clan here, had suffered persecution from the village's higher-ups in Konoha under the rule of Sakamoto Tatsuma as the Fourth Hokage.

Was Tatsuma's Byakugan a trophy from the persecution of the Hyuga clan?

Tobirama Senju's expression was also quite interesting at this moment; he opened his mouth but couldn't speak, which was completely different from his usual self.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his aged, sagging face, his cloudy old eyes shining as he looked at Tobirama Senju and said, "Tobirama-sensei, no wonder you've never announced your marriage."

"So you had this kind of relationship with a girl who is half Hyuga and half Uchiha. It seems Tatsuma has awakened the bloodlines of all his ancestors."

Tobirama Senju shut his mouth, clenched his teeth, pressed his lips together, furrowed his brow, and fixed his murderous eyes on his student, saying each word slowly and deliberately:

"Monkey, I never thought that the secret I've kept hidden for so many years would still be discovered by you today."

Tobirama could easily tell that Hiruzen Sarutobi was trying to find a plausible explanation for Tatsuma's eyes. The scenario he came up with was cliché, but with some effort, it could convince quite a few people.

But why... why should the deceased bear the burden of this tragic fate?! Does the dead have to be innocent?!

But he couldn't deny it, and even had to cooperate with Hiruzen Sarutobi to make this reasoning seem plausible.

In that instant, Tobirama Senju began to believe. He believed that Danzo's various attempts to shift blame during the final stages of his life a few years ago might not have been attempts to shift the blame onto Hiruzen Sarutobi, but rather the truth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi avoided Tobirama Senju's sharp, piercing gaze and said, "No wonder you kept it from us students back then, so that's why."

"What a tortuous and bizarre love story!"

Hashirama Senju looked at his younger brother and said with emotion, his eyes filled with relief and even glistening with tears. It turned out that his younger brother, or rather his sister-in-law, had suffered so much injustice.

"Shut up!"

Tobirama glared at his brother and said fiercely, his ninja sword almost ready to strike. If Minato, Onoki, and the others present were pretending not to know, then his brother truly believed these lies!

Madara Uchiha's eyes regained their coldness as he listened to these words, and he said, "What a lame excuse that makes me want to laugh. You really will stop at nothing to cover up your crimes."

He didn't believe that Tatsuma was a natural descendant of Tobirama Senju, and he was even less likely to believe the love story between Tobirama Senju and a woman of mixed Uchiha and Hyuga descent.

He was even more convinced that Sakamoto Tatsuma was not born naturally, otherwise how could the power in his bloodline appear together without any conflict?

He even looked at Tatsuma's Susanoo, which was constructed using the power of the tailed beasts.

Being able to bear so much tailed beast power, this kid might not just be a combination of the bloodlines of the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans. How could Tobirama Senju easily let go of the Uzumaki bloodline?

"The Senju...it's chaotic and filthy."

He spoke in a sarcastic tone, and Tatsuma's expression was also not very good. He could clearly come up with some more reasonable explanations himself, but Hiruzen Sarutobi's words...

"Stop talking nonsense."

This was the first time Tatsuma had not wanted to speak before a battle. He controlled the wooden Susanoo Myōō and charged towards the Ten-Tails.

The bow was drawn and the arrow shot like a meteor towards Madara Uchiha, while Myōō leaped high into the air, his Vajra sword aimed at the Ten-Tails' neck.

Madara Uchiha formed hand seals, attempting to control the Ten-Tails for defense and counterattack. However, the Ten-Tails was still under the control of the Myojinmon, which intensified the disdain in Madara's eyes.

He kicked Obito at his feet and said, "If you don't wake up soon, I'll use those eyes myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Obito, who was unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Kamui!"

Space twisted, and the falling arrow pierced into the distorted space and disappeared. The next moment, Obito shifted his gaze. It was not the Susanoo controlled by Tatsuma, but a Myojin Gate that sealed one of the Ten-Tails' tails.

"Kamui!"

Using Kamui once more, the incredibly sturdy Myojinmon, under the combined destruction of the Ten-Tails' struggle and space-time ninjutsu, was reduced to countless fragments and vanished.

With one tail now free, the Ten-Tails, under Madara Uchiha's control, lashed out at Susanoo, which was being controlled by Tatsuma.

"Whoosh~"

The Vajra Sword fell prematurely, severing one of the Ten-Tails' tails. However, this forced Tatsuma to control Susanoo and swing the sword at the Ten-Tails' neck once more.

"I can't bear to look."

Seeing the King's rough sword-wielding movements, Tobirama Senju turned his face away. This was definitely not his descendant!

How could his descendants be so incompetent at even using swords?!

"Splat~"

The sword missed its mark; it could no longer be called a cut, but rather the blade struck the Ten-Tails' neck. Although the immense force caused the Ten-Tails to scream wildly, the damage was minimal.

At this moment, the Ten-Tails' tail, which had been severed by Tatsuma, had regenerated and was swinging towards him again. Tatsuma pursed his lips and decided to give up fighting with a sword, as he was truly not good at it.

If you can't even understand how to use it yourself, how can you control it through two mediums, the wooden puppet and Susanoo? You'd be even less able to control it.

He manipulated the wooden puppet and Susanoo, shaking the Vajra Bell in his hand to shock all living beings with sound, and to awaken the masses with the wisdom of Prajna. To put it bluntly, the sound was so loud that it made the Ten-Tails and Obito's brains buzz and they were unable to think.

As for sound illusions, they are like swords—something Tatsuma can't understand.

The Ten-Tails' movements became sluggish, and the Allied Forces were also suffering, covering their ears with their hands. At this moment, Minato saw Obito's Byakugan flashing.

"A great opportunity!"

A golden light flashed, and a kunai pierced Obito's jaw. Seeing Obito's eyes gradually losing focus, Minato sighed and returned to his original position.

Madara Uchiha looked at the fallen Obito, scoffed, and muttered, "Dead? Then let him contribute his last bit of energy."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark substance enveloped Obito, and Obito slowly raised his hands to form hand seals.

"Reincarnation and rebirth."

(End of this chapter)