I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 791 Which seemingly glamorous person hasn't struggled in the mire?

Minato touched his bangs, which had been shortened, and closed his mouth again, giving Hashirama Senju a look that was hard to describe.

As expected of the First Generation Leader, even his speech is so fast.

He only admired his son's heroic figure for a second longer before the opportunity to partner with his best friend was taken by the First Generation.

Did the First Generation Lord not have any close friends?!

Oh, right, the First Generation's best friend is now their enemy, and with that huge explosion just now, he might already be...

"Hashirama?!"

Just as Minato was lost in thought, a voice filled with disbelief, as if the victim of a betrayal had witnessed something unbelievable, rang out.

"Motor?! You're not dead?!"

Hashirama Senju looked in the direction of the voice, exclaiming in surprise, then realizing his words were ambiguous, quickly added, "I meant, you didn't die again?"

The Tailed Beast Ball explosion was so terrifying that even Hashirama Senju himself couldn't say he could withstand it, let alone Madara Uchiha, who had already lost his ability to fight.

Madara Uchiha's reanimated body had completely reached its limit, and even his broken left arm could not be restored. Yet, when he reappeared, he did not suffer any more serious injuries. This was truly unbelievable.

"Hmph! I understand the Ten-Tails' power better than any of you, and I understand Obito much better too."

Madara Uchiha said disdainfully. He knew that Tatsuma wouldn't be kind enough to help him leave, so he had already escaped by using the White Zetsu cloak to enter the ground before Obito set up the barrier.

Although such behavior was embarrassing, something Madara Uchiha would never have done in the past, he had more important things to do right now and needed to preserve his useful body.

Besides, at that time, everyone's attention was focused on Obito, and no one cared how he escaped the battlefield, so it didn't matter if he was in a sorry state.

After all, which seemingly glamorous person hasn't struggled in the mire?

What Madara Uchiha didn't expect was that, having just escaped danger and before he even had a chance to meet Hashirama Senju, this guy was already thinking of teaming up with some shady character.

You know, that was his idea back then!

It was he who invited Hashirama Senju to combine the strongest power of the Uchiha and Senju clans to conquer the entire ninja world.

Back then, Hashirama Senju refused, using those high-sounding reasons for peace, but now...

If Hashirama Senju had agreed back then, why would he have settled for second best and staged the Nine-Tails' ordeal with that beast?

Overwhelmed by emotion, Madara Uchiha could no longer contain himself. A Rinnegan appeared in his hand, which he directly inserted into the empty eye socket. With the power of his eye penetrating, his already damaged Edo Tensei body was stripped of its Edo Tensei again.

"White Zetsu!"

As Madara Uchiha gave a call, a white Zetsu appeared on the ground, transforming into an outer garment and draping it over Madara Uchiha's body.

"Is it the motor?"

Seeing Madara Uchiha's actions, Hashirama Senju frowned. He wanted Madara to stop messing around, since the current goal was to deal with Obito, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

But then Hashirama Senju realized that Madara Uchiha and Obito were in cahoots!

"Hashirama!"

Madara Uchiha suddenly leaped off the ground and charged towards Hashirama Senju in a flash. Hashirama Senju glanced at Tatsuma helplessly and said, "It seems there's no chance for cooperation."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a cannonball, charging towards Uchiha Madara.

Tatsuma shrugged helplessly and looked at Minato, only to find that Minato was actually smiling faintly. This was unusual, since although Minato loved to laugh, he never joked around when it came to serious matters.

Seeing Tatsuma looking over, Minato's smile faded, and he said seriously, "It seems that those two kids..."

"Bang!"

There's no need to say anything more, because Susanoo Kurama was smashed down by a Truth-Seeking Ball hammer and fell to the ground, its armored Susanoo form instantly dissipated.

Tatsuma understood Minato's meaning, nodded, and raised his fist towards Minato. Minato also raised his only remaining hand, and the two fists touched lightly.

"boom!!!"

A violent golden aura erupted, and Minato heard the anger and resistance of the Nine-Tails within his spiritual world. It seemed that after a previous punch exchange with Naruto, the Nine-Tails within him had developed some prejudice against Tatsuma.

But Minato knew that Kurama wasn't really resisting; it was just inexplicably annoyed, just like now, like a house cat getting all puffed up when its owner encounters a friend that the cat doesn't like.

Tatsuma seemed to sense it as well, but he never indulged the tailed beasts. His three-tomoe Sharingan spun around, and the colorful tailed beast power intertwined and turned into a white light, condensing into pieces of armor that directly restrained the overflowing golden flames.

"roar!"

Susanoo adorned the Nine-Tails, which stood upright. Although it disliked Tatsuma, even the Nine-Tails had to admit that this guy's power was really useful!

Obito's Truth-Seeking Ball hammer transformed once more into the Ama-no-Numa Spear, a double-helixed chain. He swung the Ama-no-Numa Spear at Naruto and Sasuke, who were still lying on the ground, not yet recovered.

At this moment, Tatsuma and Minato, in their full Nine-Tails armor, were ready to go. With a powerful leap, they charged towards Naruto and Sasuke.

Tatsuma clasped his hands together, and the nine tails of Kurama were raised under his control. Within each tail, the power of the tailed beast surged, and Rasengan mixed with the power of the tailed beast condensed at the tip of the tail.

Tatsuma isn't good at wielding long weapons, but he's adept at manipulating chakra. He's practically unmatched right now.

"Sage Art! Super! Tailed Beast Spiral Barrage!"

The Tailed Beast Rasengan took shape, while Minato could only form hand seals with one hand. A giant Rasengan also appeared on each of the Nine-Tails' forepaws. At the same time, the Nine-Tails opened its mouth, and positive and negative chakra condensed into a Tailed Beast Ball.

Arriving beside Naruto and Sasuke, Kurama spewed out a Tailed Beast Ball, then pushed it forward with its front paws towards the Tenma Spear. Its nine tails rapidly extended, attacking Obito's main body from all directions.

"snort!"

Obito snorted and controlled the Tenma Spear to push forward, crashing into the Tailed Beast Ball. At the same time, another Truth-Seeking Ball beside him transformed into a hollow sphere, enveloping him.

"Boom boom boom~"

After the attack, the Nine-Tails in its armor did not retract its nine tails. Minato raised an eyebrow, seemingly sensing something as he was connected to Tatsuma's chakra.

That was a continuous stream of information, and all of it pointed to... the Seeking the Dao Jade?!

Minato looked up and saw that outside of the Truth-Seeking Balls that enveloped Obito, there were layers of chakra: layers of chakra filled with sealing techniques, layers of chakra shaped like a tortoise shell, and layers of Seven-Tails chakra filled with corrosive power.

[Analysis and Erosion] Chenma is constantly analyzing the composition of the Seeking the Dao Jade. He frowns, seemingly processing the information in his mind.

Minato also sensed it, because the information he received was no longer just the interpretation information from the Truth-Seeking Balls, but also Tatsuma's various analyses and conjectures.

Although he didn't know what Tatsuma was doing, Minato couldn't help but start thinking, and the two's chakra and even thoughts were in sync at this moment.

Minato could receive information from Tatsuma, and vice versa. Their minds raced, and finally, a seemingly feasible conjecture emerged in their minds.

"Without the Six Paths Sage Techniques, it is impossible to create a complete Truth-Seeking Jewel."

"But by taking an unconventional approach, one can replicate one aspect of the Truth-Seeking Ball's characteristics."

"Although it's an incomplete version, it's still possible to use Yin-Yang Release to extract only attack or defense power."

"Want to give it a try?"

"Give it a try."

After the two finished speaking, they looked at each other. At that moment, Obito broke the Truth-Seeking Ball, which transformed into another long sword and slashed at the tail of the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails' tail instantly retracted, dodging Obito's attack. The Nine-Tails' forepaws transformed into something more like human hands, with one hand in a palm and the other in a fist. The right hand's tiger's mouth struck the left palm, and then they slowly separated.

Yin-Yang Release gathered in his palm, gradually forming the shape of a giant ninja sword. From a distance, it looked as if the Nine-Tails had drawn a ninja sword from his palm.

"I'll take control."

Before Tatsuma could speak, Minato spoke first, simultaneously taking control of the armored Nine-Tails. Minato had complete trust in Tatsuma's abilities in ninjutsu and taijutsu, but regarding weapon handling...

Saying it out loud would hurt feelings.

Moreover, Minato unusually refrained from being modest and saying that he wasn't good at using a sword, since his lack of skill was always compared to the strongest person in the field.

In terms of swordsmanship, he only needs to compare himself to Tatsuma, and Tatsuma can't compare to him.

The Nine-Tails, clad in imposing armor, gripped its swords with both hands and casually swung them a few times in the air. The released chakra created several chasm-like fissures in the ground. Minato, sensing this power, murmured:

"Let's call this move Yin-Yang Immortal Technique! Nine-Tailed Might! Twin Sword Drawing Technique! Unity Slash Fourth Form!"

Tatsuma: "There's really no need for that."

(End of this chapter)