I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 99 We are all like onions; much more than just our outer layer can be peeled away.

"What's going on?! How could your Wind Release technique possibly destroy my puppet?!"

Sha Xing was surprised, but upon closer inspection, he breathed a sigh of relief, because his puppet was not damaged by Chenma's wind-style attack. Only a few senbon needles had gotten stuck in the exposed joints.

Was it while waving?

Recalling Tatsuma's waving gesture before unleashing his ninjutsu, Sha Xing realized that Tatsuma's seemingly casual waving gesture wasn't a habit, but rather a way to conceal the throwing of the senbon needles.

But after thinking it through, Sha Xing felt ashamed and indignant. He had been tricked by a brat once again!

Realizing that it was just a few senbon needles and couldn't harm his puppet at all, Sha Xing suddenly pulled on the chakra threads, forcibly pulling Nodera Bo's joints and breaking the senbon needles.

Noderabo, now in motion again, burst into full speed and charged toward Tatsuma.

Tatsuma noticed the sound of the wind behind him, pursed his lips, changed direction briefly to shake off Noderabo, and then immediately started running towards the sand star again.

"It's no use! You're too slow!"

Seeing that Chenma was still putting up a stubborn resistance, Shaxing shouted loudly. Chenma ignored him and began to form hand seals. When Shaxing saw Chenma finish the last Tiger Seal, he frowned.

"Shinobura! Defense!"

Shaxing switched to using one hand to control Noderabo, while the other hand was connected to Shinbura. Shinbura quickly wrapped her arms around Shaxing, displaying her defensive stance.

Tatsuma suddenly braked, turned around, and with a flick of his right hand, a ball of chakra, seemingly ordered yet disordered, gathered in his palm, instantly condensing into a golden chakra ball.

"Rasengan!"

"Bang!!!"

Tatsuma forcefully shoved the Rasengan into Nodera's mouth, and the direction of the Rasengan's chakra flow immediately became uncontrollable. The chaotic chakra collision tore Nodera's head apart.

"Who said that forming a certain hand seal means you have to unleash that specific ninjutsu?"

A mocking look flashed across Tatsuma's face for a moment. Sasori switched to controlling Noderabo with one hand, and also distracted himself by controlling Shinbura. Shinbura also restricted part of Sasori's vision, which is how he gained this opportunity.

Moreover, only Tatsuma could seize this opportunity, since unskilled ninjutsu is extremely rare, and few people would consider whether their opponent knows unskilled ninjutsu during a battle.

Even Sha Xing, who had seen Tatsuma use the Rasengan before, was not prepared when Tatsuma used it last time, and he wasn't even sure if Tatsuma was using a no-seal ninjutsu.

He was more inclined to believe that Tatsuma had used some special hand seal technique, such as a single-handed hand seal. During their exchange that day, Sha Xing had only managed to make a slight glimpse of Tatsuma's right-hand movements, but not his left-hand.

Now, when Sha Xing finally came to her senses, she discovered that her Noderabo had become a puppet that could only be hugged.

The muscles in his face twitched incessantly, clearly indicating that he was extremely angry; he absolutely hated the feeling of being repeatedly toyed with.

This is the downside of being born into a prestigious family. From childhood to the present, Sha Xing has never had to worry about competing for resources, and has never had to rack his brains to win.

He only needed to study and train step by step and pass the tests of his elders and teachers. Although he had carried out many missions, he always relied on his strength to crush them and had never encountered a troublesome and strange opponent like Chenma.

That's why he used so many of his subordinates' lives to exchange for information on Tatsuma, because with Tatsuma covered by gauze, he couldn't find a way to defeat him.

Perhaps if he hadn't started with a playful attitude, but instead had his subordinates and himself swarm in and use sheer force to kill Tatsuma, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

But there's no going back in this world, and Sha Xing could only swallow the bitter pill of yet another puppet being destroyed by Chen Ma.

Sha Xing had no intention of continuing to use Nodera, because Nodera, having picked up the poison, was nothing more than a dummy to Tatsuma.

Although Noderabo's material limited Tatsuma's physical skills, his mastery of physical techniques allowed him to evade Noderabo in various ways.

Furthermore, operating two puppets simultaneously requires too much mental effort and is too difficult. Chenma proved that Shaxing did not have this talent, at least not in front of him.

If Shaxing insisted on manipulating two puppets in front of Tatsuma, he would only end up pleasing neither side. Therefore, Shaxing decisively cut off control of Nodera-bo.

Seeing that Sha Xing decisively abandoned Noderabo, Tatsuma couldn't help but shake his head. Sha Xing's creation and control of Noderabo were both failures.

Although Tatsuma doesn't know puppetry, he can think of another use for Noderabo with his eyes closed: adding a self-destruct function to the original technique.

For example, by stuffing some explosive tags inside the puppet, even if its head is destroyed, you can simply detonate the tags the moment you grab your opponent. Few people can withstand that kind of damage.

Pulling himself back to reality, Tatsuma looked at the fierce-looking Shiraki, his face barely concealing his mockery. Compared to Nodera-bo, he had known about Shiraki's weaknesses much earlier.

That is, the shinbura is more precise, and precise equipment is often more fragile, with tolerances so small that there is no margin for error. This certainly showcases the craftsman's skill, but it is not suitable for combat.

The bombardment with the detonating tags last time caused Shinbura to experience a lag in control; all that's needed is to repeat the same tactic.

Without hesitation, Tatsuma formed hand seals, and a wisp of smoke appeared beside him, followed by a shadow clone. Tatsuma and the shadow clone formed hand seals simultaneously, but not the same ones.

Seeing this, Sha Xing couldn't help but feel irritated again. He wondered if Chen Ma would do the same thing as before, forming an unrelated hand seal and then unleashing a different ninjutsu.

However, as Tatsuma and his shadow clone finished their hand seals, Shasei still chose to have Shinbura enter a defensive stance.

At this moment, Tatsuma and his shadow clone also opened their mouths and spat out at the same time. However, Tatsuma spat out a large ball of burning oil, while the shadow clone spat out a strong gust of wind.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"

"Wind Release! Great Breakthrough!"

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire, fueled by the wind, spewed a fireball dozens of times larger than the previous fireball onto Shinbura.

"boom!!!"

In an instant, the oil, flames, and gale created a blazing explosion, completely engulfing the Shinbura. The intense heat of the flames even caused Tatsuma, the caster, to retreat slightly.

The shadow clone, having exhausted its chakra, turned into a cloud of smoke, which was then instantly dispersed by the air rippled up by the explosion.

However, the flames from the explosion did not ignite a large area of ​​trees, thus preventing a forest fire. Chenma breathed a sigh of relief, as forest fires are extremely difficult to extinguish once they start.

However, there are still a large number of Konoha ninja in the forests of the Land of Rivers. If they are affected, it will be difficult to handle.

The explosion came and went quickly. Soon, Sha Xing and Shinobu reappeared in front of Tatsuma. Shinobu was now lying on her back with her limbs in the air.

Sand Star's clothes were tattered and covered in large patches of blood, but that wasn't what Tatsuma cared about. What Tatsuma cared about was the sand constantly flowing from Sand Star's body.

(End of this chapter)