I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 10 Water Gate is also not asleep

The following period of study and training was monotonous and tedious. Every day, apart from going to school, I would spend my morning practice and evening training sessions trying to reach the limit of my talent.

As someone whose original talent cap was only 120, barely enough to become a genin, Sakamoto Tatsuma placed great importance on increasing his talent cap.

After all, the Second Shinobi World War is only a few years away from now. Tatsuma doesn't want to get involved in the war, but he also needs to be prepared to be drawn into it.

If war breaks out, he is very likely to be incorporated into the ninja team. Rather than waiting for a lucky break during a crisis, it is better to make preparations in advance and prevent problems before they occur.

As a result, Tatsuma became increasingly obsessed with challenging others after receiving praise, and the person who hurt the most was Minato Namikaze, who had to endure countless challenges from his extremely competitive friend almost every day.

However, as Minato's talent came into play, Tatsuma could no longer completely suppress him, and the two's win-loss ratio changed from 10/0 to 80/20.

This gave Tatsuma an even stronger sense of crisis. He increased the number of matches and expanded the number of people he played against. The competitions expanded from training and battles to every little thing in life, even eating and drinking.

After four months of relentless effort, Chenma has made considerable progress, and his personal panel has now been updated to:

Host: Sakamoto Tatsuma

talent:

Force: 118/456

Speed: 165/996

Body: 159/930

Xian: 205/320

Shinobu: 61/249

Fantasy: 27/194

Fine: 98/362

Print: 171/373

Special talent:

Spacetime: 25%

Ninjutsu development: 15%

Ninja Tool Projection (Minato Namikaze Limited Edition) 30%

In terms of physical ability, Tatsuma, who is only a first-year student, has already reached the level of a genin. Minato, under his guidance, may not be as good as him, but he is not far behind.

However, the growth of chakra, ninjutsu, and genjutsu is very slow. Chakra may be due to the problem of physical development. The growth of the body itself takes away a lot of physical energy, resulting in a limited amount of physical energy used to synthesize chakra.

As for ninjutsu and genjutsu, it's because the first-year students haven't formally been exposed to them yet. Even the most basic Three Body Technique was only recently introduced to them, and it wasn't formally taught by the teacher, but only demonstrated and explained.

The most stable growth is in the talent value. Almost every day after listening attentively in class and thinking carefully, I can realize a little bit of my talent. These days, playing shogi with Nara Shikaku has also slightly raised the upper limit of my talent.

However, what Tatsuma cares about most is his speed talent, because the limit is about to reach 1000, which is the level of Chunin. He wants to see if the speed of improvement will increase when his talent reaches the Chunin requirement.

Otherwise, at a rate of one or two points per day, even without considering the upper limit of talent, it would take nearly thirty years to cultivate a talent to the level of a Jonin. Tatsuma couldn't wait that long.

Tatsuma didn't think that any ninja with the talent of a Jonin would need 27 years or more to become a Jonin. After all, the earliest he could become a Jonin would be 33 years old or older.

This is still the ideal state of being single-minded and focused solely on training. However, after becoming a ninja, missions, assignments, and work will take up a lot of training time.

If one were to realize their talent bit by bit each day, it would probably take until they were in their forties or fifties to reach the level required to become a Jonin. Therefore, this was completely impossible. In Tatsuma's view, the upper limit of talent at each level and the amount of talent that could be realized each day were also different.

Thinking of this, Tatsuma found Minato Namikaze, who had just finished school and dinner, and stood in front of Minato's house calling out, "Minato! Minato! You're not resting yet, are you?"

With soapy hands and the sink in the middle of washing dishes, he heard his friend's voice outside the door and knew why he had come to see him, so he replied, "The door's unlocked, come in."

"Click~"

Hearing that Minato was still awake, Tatsuma pushed open the door and entered. Seeing Minato washing dishes, he said, "The semester exams are tomorrow, and I'm a little nervous. Want to go for a run with me?"

Upon hearing this, Minato had an expression that said, "I knew it." He didn't believe that Tatsuma was nervous; it was just an excuse for the competition. He nodded and said, "No problem, I'll go with you after I finish my chores."

"As expected of you, Minato! You're always so meticulous about hygiene. Let me help you clean the stove. Let's see if you can wash the dishes faster, or I can clean the stove faster!"

As Tatsuma spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, walked over to Minato, picked up another rag, and began to quickly clean up. Knowing that stopping him was useless, Minato did not refuse.

"Haha, I definitely finished faster!"

"Ding~ [Spirit +1]"

After Tatsuma finished cleaning the stove, Minato also finished washing the dishes and rinsing his hands. He then hung two dishcloths on the tap and asked, "A sprint, huh? How do you calculate it?"

During this period, as the situation became less one-sided and Minato was able to win occasionally, he also tasted the joy of this kind of competition between matches and became more willing to accept Tatsuma's challenges than before.

"How about we run 400 meters each time, all the way to the third training ground, and then circle the third training ground once?"

Tatsuma quickly shook his hands and carefully checked his foot gear. After confirming that there were no problems, he looked at Minato, who was also ready, and said, "Let's start downstairs."

"Um!"

The two went downstairs and stretched their limbs. Minato took out a rusty shuriken from his ninja tool bag. He no longer used these rusty shuriken, but they were still quite useful as a signal.

Minato flicked his finger, tossing his shuriken slightly into the air. The two prepared to start running. Minato lowered his body, swinging his arms behind him, while Tatsuma crouched down, his hands on the ground, his body forming several bow shapes.

"Ding~"

The moment the shuriken touched the concrete, the two shot off like arrows. Minato took the lead by a body length, but this lead was overtaken by Tatsuma, who used a more scientific starting posture, ten meters later.

Tatsuma once advised Minato to learn this running style, but Minato felt it was unnecessary, since there was a reason behind the "ninja run".

Ninjas run to get closer to their enemies or to increase or decrease their distance, not simply to race. The way they hold their hands behind their backs makes it easier to grab ninja tools from their tool pouches, and this has been passed down from generation to generation.

Tatsuma's running form was designed for racing, resulting in a more balanced body that is better suited to achieving maximum speed, but it is not suitable for handling unexpected situations in battle.

Minato, who aims to become a ninja, would not easily alter his body's memory just to defeat Tatsuma in a race, especially since such an improvement in running form is actually quite limited and at most an added bonus.

However, if one can learn the technique of instantaneous movement in the future, then no matter what running style one uses, it will become a secondary choice, and learning it will not be of much use.

However, in the current match between the two, Tatsuma easily won the first 400-meter race.

"Ding~ [Quick +1]"

Both of them were extremely familiar with the route from the Minato family's house or the Tatsuma family's house to the third training ground. Even if they were blindfolded, they could easily run there. Therefore, they only exchanged a glance before starting their second 400-meter race.

"Wow! I didn't expect to see people still living up to their youth so late! Please let me join your competition of youth!"

Just as the two were running, a voice suddenly appeared. Tatsuma, who was trying to keep his breathing steady, looked at the young ninja with a green bodysuit, thick eyebrows, and a watermelon-shaped haircut, nodded, and continued to focus on running.

"Ding~"

"Ding~"

(End of this chapter)