I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 88 The place that first enjoys the sunlight is also the first to be shrouded in darkness.

In the forest, Tatsuma looked at the ninja before him, whose face was contorted with pain and whose eyes were filled with disbelief, and gave him a contagious smile, saying:

"Your Achilles tendons in both legs and ten fingers have ruptured, and you've chosen a good feng shui location for yourself."

"Little devil."

The ninja lowered his head, then raised it again in an instant, spitting out a senbon needle that shot straight at Tatsuma. Inuzuka, who had rushed over from a distance, was about to throw out his kunai, but Tatsuma was faster.

"Ding~"

The senbon needles collided with the chakra, spun around, and flew back towards the Sand Ninja, piercing into his shoulder. Tatsuma smiled as he watched the Sand Ninja begin to struggle.

In the blink of an eye, the skin on the exposed neck of the Sand Ninja began to turn purplish-red, clearly indicating poisoning. Tatsuma pursed his lips and ultimately retreated to his original position without saying a word.

"Ding~ [Constitution +3], [Speed ​​+3], pick up?"

"Pick up".

Back in the queue, Tatsuma found that many people were looking at him. Tatsuma had never participated in a war and did not know what the process was.

Logically speaking, no one should be too serious about the first wave of attempts. All those kunai were blocked. Next should be the two team leaders making tough statements.

However, Tatsuma ran over and killed one of the enemy ninjas first, which was obviously somewhat impolite.

"Is this Konoha's attitude?!"

The same female voice rang out again, but this time with a hint of exasperation in her tone. Orochimaru turned his gaze back from Tatsuma and said:

"What is Sunagakure's attitude? Are they planning to surrender today? If so, I can express my sincere apologies on behalf of Konoha. If not..."

Orochimaru said with a mocking smile. Tatsuma's behavior was indeed somewhat irregular, but he hadn't done anything wrong.

Are we not even allowed to retaliate when attacked? This is a battlefield, not a place for children to play house. If someone attacks, they attack; it's all going to happen anyway.

"Then there's nothing more to say!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another round of ninja tools was launched from the jungle. Orochimaru waved his hand, and in an instant, the formation was spread out. Tatsuma was not familiar with these things, but he would run with the ninjas in his own group.

The Sand Ninja also launched wave after wave of kunai and shuriken. As the Konoha team dodged and defended, their formation gradually became unbalanced, showing signs of being split up.

Orochimaru, standing still without dodging or avoiding, observed the situation of the group. A hint of anxiety appeared on his face, but his eyes remained completely calm, because this was all part of his plan.

Before Konoha's reinforcements arrived, he suffered several defeats.

But soon, he narrowed his eyes and was about to leave his position when rows of thousand books fell at his feet.

"Orochimaru, don't even think about helping your people."

Three puppets suddenly appeared in front of Orochimaru. Upon seeing these three puppets, Orochimaru, who had remained calm throughout, showed a hint of caution on his face.

But her eyes couldn't help but look towards where Tatsuma was, because Tatsuma was now surrounded by several Sand Ninja.

As the "first to stick his neck out," Tatsuma received special attention. Holding a chakra dagger, Tatsuma warily watched the five Sand Ninja who had landed around him.

After noticing that they were all focused on him and not on the other Konoha ninjas, Tatsuma roughly understood that his actions had just drawn the ire of the Sand Village ninjas.

Especially for the Sand Ninja surrounding him, the mission itself might no longer be important; killing him, the one who broke the unwritten rules, was their primary objective.

However, Tatsuma did not panic, because the Sand Ninja surrounding him were only Chunin level. Although it was one against five, Tatsuma had considerable confidence.

"Kid, you're dead!"

At this moment, a Sand Ninja standing directly in front of Tatsuma arrogantly said something. Hearing this unoriginal and harsh remark, Tatsuma was not moved at all, and even wanted to laugh.

However, Tatsuma held back, as laughing on the battlefield was never a good idea. He simply gave a polite smile, looked around, and said:

"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; in terms of this caution, you are undoubtedly outstanding ninjas."

".???"

Hearing Tatsuma speak in a tone reminiscent of the Jonin who had once led them in their training, the Sand Ninja were momentarily stunned. What was wrong with this kid? Did he think he was an examiner?

"Rustling sound~"

However, none of them were fools. Someone quickly realized what was happening and, while forming hand seals, Tatsuma sensed an abnormal chakra in the air and determined it to be a wind-style ninjutsu.

In a split second, Tatsuma made a directional judgment and dodged the attack of the Wind Release ninjutsu with a spin. But when he landed again, a Sand Ninja was already rushing over with a kunai in hand.

For most ninjas, chakra is precious. Even at the Chunin level, ninja tools and hand-to-hand combat techniques are still the mainstay of combat, while ninjutsu is only used as a support or as a trump card.

These Sand Ninja were clearly very familiar with each other, and even without verbal communication, they cooperated with great tacit understanding.

Tatsuma, who had just straightened up, saw a kunai coming at him. He conservatively chose to deflect it and used his cross-hand technique to press down the kunai that the Sand Ninja was thrusting at him. Before he could retaliate, another Sand Ninja came to his side.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable, Tatsuma had no choice but to take a step back to dodge the attack. Watching the Sand Ninja pass by him, Tatsuma immediately raised his leg and delivered a powerful kick, exploding into the Sand Ninja's liver.

The Sand Ninja was struck in the ribs and slammed into another Sand Ninja, instantly losing his balance. Tatsuma was about to finish him off when two shuriken were faster than him, piercing the throats of both Sand Ninjas.

Tatsuma looked in the direction the shuriken had come from and saw Inuzuka Makoto, who was fighting an enemy, take a moment to give him a thumbs up.

Tatsuma nodded in acknowledgment, then looked at the remaining three. He felt much more relaxed now that he was fighting three instead of one against five.

The three Sand Ninja did not retreat. After all, Tatsuma did not show any overwhelming advantage; he only managed to throw the two off balance. In the end, it was another Konoha Ninja who delivered the fatal blow.

"Wind Release: Wind Slicing Technique!"

Fewer enemies made it easier for Tatsuma to notice them. He noticed a ninja's hand seals and instantly guessed the technique he was using.

Tatsuma used his Instant Transmission technique to quickly turn back, making it difficult for the Sand Ninja to pinpoint his location. At the same time, the distance between the two was rapidly closing. Another Sand Ninja tried to control Tatsuma's movement, but Tatsuma noticed him.

Tatsuma swung his chakra dagger at the Sand Ninja who was coming towards him. The Sand Ninja didn't pay much attention and leaned back to try to dodge, but at that moment, Tatsuma opened his mouth and spat out a ball of wind-style chakra.

Wind Release chakra instantly wrapped around the chakra dagger, transforming it into a long sword. Even though the Sand Ninja had already leaned back, a deep, bone-revealing gash was still cut into his chest.

At that moment, the Sand Ninja understood why his comrade had uttered such strange words before dying.

"Pfft~"

But this instantaneous attack gave the Sand Ninja, who had activated Wind Release ninjutsu, an opportunity, and a spurt of blood suddenly shot out from Tatsuma's left shoulder.

Under the astonished gazes of the Sand Ninja, Tatsuma, whose shoulder was injured, seemed unaffected and instantly appeared before him.

"hateful!"

"Bang!"

(End of this chapter)