I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 90: Your goals must be ambitious, like earning a hundred million first.

As the flames and smoke from the detonation tags dissipated, a shell peeled off, and a clumsy puppet spider was continuously firing senbon at Tatsuma, while Sasori was so angry that her neck turned red.

He thought that accidentally destroying a puppet last time was his biggest mistake, but he didn't expect that he would almost destroy another one when he encountered this kid from Konoha for the second time.

Moreover, because of his distraction, Inuzuka Makoto found an opportunity. At this moment, his other puppet was also severely dismembered by the man and the dog. Although the damage caused to the puppet by dismemberment only required replacing a few parts.

But Sha Xing was unwilling to accept defeat. He had been repeatedly humiliated by a brat, making him want to pounce on him and skin the brat alive. But at this moment, Inuzuka Makoto, who had broken free from the puppet, was already rushing towards him.

"Earth Release: Earth Returns!"

Chenma formed a hand seal, and the ground in front of him rose up, forming a wall in front of him.

"Knock knock knock~"

The poisoned senbon needles were nailed to the earthen wall. Tatsuma narrowed his eyes, sensing something was wrong. He kept forming hand seals, and the moment the seals were completed, the ground beneath him flowed like water, engulfing the falling Tatsuma.

"Earth Release: Submerged Navigation!"

"Bang!"

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Just as Tatsuma sank into the ground, the earthen wall could not withstand another round of senbon attacks and collapsed. However, Tatsuma had already climbed back up on the ground dozens of meters below without suffering any harm.

"retreat!"

Just then, Orochimaru's order came through, and the Konoha ninjas all looked puzzled. Because of the brief battle, and before they could even figure out the situation, retreating at this time would undoubtedly be unwise.

However, it was soon noticed that Orochimaru had half a senbon needle exposed on his shoulder. When they realized that Orochimaru was fighting Chiyo, the others instantly understood the reason for Orochimaru's retreat.

Without further hesitation, the Konoha ninja broke free from the battle and converged on Orochimaru, retreating back towards where they had come from.

Watching Chenma, with his smug smile, disappear into the Konoha ranks, Sha Xing almost ground his teeth to powder, but he didn't dare to rush into the Konoha ranks either.

Sha Xing could only approach Chiyo and ask, "Grandma Chiyo, should we give chase?"

Chiyo also had some injuries, but they weren't serious. Watching the rapidly retreating troops, she waved and said, "Orochimaru's poisoning isn't severe; we shouldn't pursue him. Be careful of ambushes!"

Upon hearing Chiyo's order, even though Sha Xing was somewhat unwilling, he could only nod. After the order was given, Sunagakure only gave the Konoha ninja a symbolic chase before letting them leave.

Under the protection of the Konoha ninja, Orochimaru returned to the camp with an extremely grim expression. Without saying a word, he plunged into Tsunade's medical camp.

Tatsuma also arrived at the medical camp, firstly because he was still injured, and secondly because after he recovered, he could help treat other wounded soldiers.

But as soon as he arrived at the medical camp, Tsunade pulled him into a small tent, where only he, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were inside.

At this moment, Orochimaru's face no longer showed any of the unpleasantness that comes with poisoning; instead, his complexion was flushed but pale, and he held a senbon needle in his hand.

"Chiyo is really cautious. I didn't expect that even though I'm not going to the front lines anymore, she still won't come up with any new poisons."

Tsunade's tone still carried her characteristic irritability. Orochimaru placed the senbon on the control panel and said calmly, "She'll use it eventually, if she has it."

Tatsuma scrutinized Orochimaru, and he completely retracted his previous assessment that Orochimaru's acting was subpar.

He genuinely believed Orochimaru had been poisoned. Of course, he didn't think Orochimaru would be poisoned so quickly; rather, he suspected that Orochimaru had deliberately poisoned himself to retrieve Chiyo's new poison as a vessel.

Actually, his guess was fairly accurate, except that he didn't expect Orochimaru to be completely uninjured. But thinking about it, it makes sense. Someone as cautious as Orochimaru wouldn't actually risk his life to extract information from the enemy.

"How's your hand?"

While Tatsuma was still pondering Orochimaru's actions, he suddenly felt a chill on his left hand. When he came to his senses, Tsunade had already ripped off the sleeve of his left hand.

"Simply stopping the bleeding is fine, it's nothing."

Tatsuma glanced at his wounds. Under the healing of his medical ninjutsu, the two wounds had been reduced to two narrow red marks, and in two or three days they would probably be almost invisible.

Tsunade nodded, about to continue her conversation with Orochimaru, when her eyes fell on Tatsuma's right neck. Tsunade frowned and asked, "How did you get your neck injured?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Chenma was somewhat puzzled and subconsciously twisted his neck. The next moment, a sharp pain, like being pricked with needles after a severe stiff neck, came over him, along with a feeling of dizziness.

"Why weren't the injuries treated beforehand?"

Tsunade's tone grew increasingly dissatisfied, but she reached out and used the Palm Healing Technique to begin treating Tatsuma. After a while, Tsunade withdrew her hand, and Tatsuma twisted his neck again.

After realizing that he was only a little stiff and no longer in pain, Tatsuma explained, "I didn't feel much pain before."

Orochimaru then laughed and said, "Tatsuma-kun did something amazing today. He not only defeated five Chunin, but he also almost killed Sand Star."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes. Did she not know her disciple's own capabilities? It was somewhat possible for him to fight and defeat five Chunin, but Sha Xing was a Jonin of the younger generation in Sunagakure.

Compared to her, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, she was only slightly inferior in terms of fame and strength, but she was still a genuine Jonin, far beyond what Tatsuma could handle.

"I'm not Jiraiya, how could I be talking nonsense?"

Orochimaru shook his head slightly, then looked at Tatsuma and said, "This should be your first time encountering a ninja who uses puppets in battle, so why are you so calm?"

A hint of disappointment and gloom appeared on Tatsuma's face as he said, "This isn't the first time I've met him. I encountered him when I was supporting the Hyuga team, and we had some conflict."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was somewhat surprised. Tatsuma had only mentioned that he had encountered a Sand Ninja, but he hadn't specified who it was, since Tatsuma didn't know them.

However, now that things are clear, Orochimaru was somewhat surprised. Tatsuma had actually managed to escape from Sasori's grasp, and considering that Sasori had immediately targeted Tatsuma upon making his move...

Sha Xing's last encounter with Tatsuma was not pleasant, otherwise she wouldn't have targeted a mere genin.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, placed her hand back on Tatsuma's right neck, and asked, "Did he cause these injuries?"

Tsunade knew Tatsuma's capabilities, and naturally understood that an ordinary Chunin could not possibly inflict such significant damage on him.

Tatsuma nodded, and then Tsunade said, "Next time we meet, I'll help you break his neck."

"Thank you, teacher, but... no need, I'd like to do it myself."

Hearing Tatsuma's answer, Tsunade wasn't dissatisfied. Instead, she smiled and asked, "What, you actually have an enemy you still want to kill?"

"Yes, not only this sand star, but if the opportunity arises, I'd also be interested in the life of the Third Kazekage."

"Then you'd better work hard; Shadow isn't someone you can defeat easily."

(End of this chapter)