I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 106 Lying down is temporary; rolling up is the norm in life.

Having recovered somewhat, Chenma began to slowly practice Tai Chi in his hospital room. After all, his room was now a "luxurious" private room, so he wouldn't disturb anyone.

Tai Chi requires slow practice and fast execution. Only through slow practice can one better understand the changes in the body and the transmission of power. Chen Ma, who is recovering from a serious injury, also needs this process to readjust to his body.

As the fight went on, Tatsuma felt like he was being watched, so he stopped and glanced around with a puzzled look in his eyes.

At this moment, the tent door was lifted, and a middle-aged man with long hair walked in. With an unfamiliar smile, he said to Tatsuma, "Sakamoto Tatsuma, I am Hyuga Hide, the head of the Hyuga clan."

I saw you were cultivating, so I didn't come in to disturb you. I just didn't expect your perception talent to be so outstanding.

"You're not the type to look away after just one glance."

After mentally complaining, Chenma put on a weak smile and said, "Lord Ying, I was just doing some rehabilitation exercises."

"In truth, it was I who was rude first. You led your clan and the village ninjas to rescue me, but I didn't express my gratitude to you immediately after I awoke. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Lady Ying, for saving me."

Hyuga Ying narrowed his eyes slightly. As the head of the ninja clan representing Gentle Fist, his judgment was not bad. He had just seen some of Tatsuma's movements through his Byakugan, which showed some traces of Gentle Fist, but they were different from Hyuga's Gentle Fist.

Therefore, he didn't believe that Tatsuma was doing any kind of rehabilitation exercises, but he couldn't expose him, so he could only continue to smile and say, "You are the benefactor of my Hyuga clan, I should be the one thanking you."

"I don't deserve it, Lord Ying is too kind."

Chenma quickly declined the compliment. He didn't want any more fame now. His little bit of gimmicky reputation on the battlefield had already caused him to be treated differently.

If he were to wear this tall hat, he probably wouldn't just be treated differently on the battlefield; he would also be talked about back in the village. Perhaps not in a negative way, but Tatsuma didn't want that.

Seeing Tatsuma's almost instinctive reaction, Hyuga Ei was somewhat amused and exasperated, but she didn't flatter him. Instead, she changed the subject and said:

"I also found a sword that day, which should have been given to you by Sakumo. I retrieved it for you. Today's main purpose is to return it to its rightful owner."

As she spoke, Hyuga Ying pulled out the chakra dagger from her wide sleeve. Tatsuma was taken aback for a moment, then remembered what she was doing. He stepped forward, took the dagger, and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your trouble, Lord Ying. If it were really lost, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain it to Lord Shuo Mao."

"It's nothing." Hyuga Ying waved her hand, then changed the subject and asked, "When did Tou and Mina encounter those enemies? Besides the Third Kazekage, who else was involved?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tatsuma's smile vanished instantly. When he reported this matter, Tsunade had intentionally told him to just take it with him, as there was basically no information, except to highlight the involvement of the Third Kazekage.

Only a very few people knew that Tatsuma had targeted Hyuga, and Hyuga Ying was clearly one of them.

Tatsuma pursed his lips and said, "That day, I could only flee for my life and did not actually see the culprit from Sunagakure. All I knew was the Third Kazekage and his disciple, Sasori."

However, it's highly likely that the Third Kazekage's guards and other disciples were also involved.

Hyuga Hide had been observing Tatsuma the whole time he was speaking, and he quickly concluded that Tatsuma wasn't lying or hiding anything. He nodded, put his hand on Tatsuma's shoulder, and said:

"Thank you very much. I will remember your help to my Hyuga clan. By the way, you are welcome to visit my Hyuga clan sometime. Sento has lost his family and needs a friend like you for company."

Hearing this, Tatsuma looked up in confusion. Hyuga Emi's attitude was a little too kind. Seeing Tatsuma's reaction, Hyuga Emi didn't try to hide anything and simply said calmly:

"They have no children. In his branch of the family, there's only Qian Dou and Qian Dou's grandfather left. It's a pity, he also had a beloved girl and a woman who loved him."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma suddenly recalled that Hyuga Sento had never been able to cover his forehead, and he had previously wondered why Hyuga Sento had not been marked with the Caged Bird Seal.

It seems that it wasn't that Hyuga Sento wasn't old enough to have the cursed seal applied, but rather that the main branch candidate for his family hadn't been decided yet.

Just like Neji in the future, he was only given the Caged Bird Seal after Hinata was born. If Hinata and Hanabi had not been born, he might have had the chance to delay or even change his fate, just like Sento.

Unlike Hiashi Hyuga, who chose to give up building his own family, Hyuga kept the suspense until the moment of his death.

A branch family member of the Hyuga clan isn't worth the clan head Hyuga Yu's special attention, nor is a branch family member worth Tatsuma building too many bonds with. But if it were the main family, then it would make sense.

"I understand, Lord Ying. I will pay you a visit when the time is right."

Friendships based on self-interest are not pure, but people are destined not to have many pure friendships. Having two or three is considered a blessing from fate, having only one is something to be thankful for, and having none at all is the norm.

Regarding the friendship between Tatsuma and Minato, Tatsuma felt that Minato's feelings for him were purely altruistic, but Tatsuma himself did have ulterior motives towards Minato.

At first, he did approach Minato with a utilitarian mindset. Of course, over the years, he has come to appreciate Minato as a friend and believes that he will be his best friend in the world.

However, it cannot be denied that Tatsuma's friendship with Minato was not so pure, and he did not expect to gain any pure friendship. Therefore, he did not resist befriending Hyuga Sento with ulterior motives.

After Hyuga Sento left, Tatsuma started practicing his punches again, this time until noon when Minato came over and interrupted him.

However, Minato didn't stay long. He was carrying a lot of food containers, which meant he had seamlessly transitioned to the logistics team and was probably working as a food delivery driver now.

Watching Minato disappear into the distance, leaving a trail of yellow afterimages, Tatsuma couldn't help but think of the phrase "Meituan Takeout, fast delivery of everything."

With no one to disturb him, Tatsuma began his quiet rehabilitation. Five days passed in this way. Relying on the slugs for recovery and rehabilitation exercises every day, Tatsuma's body had almost fully recovered. He also planned to find some time to talk to Tsunade about his "comeback".

However, Tsunade has been very busy these past few days, and the medical camp has become increasingly noisy with more and more wounded appearing. Clearly, another large-scale battle has broken out between Konoha and Sunagakure.

However, these wounded soldiers showed little sadness, clearly indicating that while they were injured, the enemy had suffered far greater damage.

It's understandable that Orochimaru risked adopting Tatsuma's extreme tactics, almost wiping out the entire elite vanguard of Sunagakure. This single battle widened the gap in troop strength between the two sides, and Konoha's advantage will only grow in the subsequent wars.

With the initial probing phase over, the war between the two sides will inevitably become more brutal. Sunagakure will want to recover its losses, while Konoha will want to strike while the iron is hot, so both sides will become more aggressive.

Various trump cards will also be brought to the battlefield, such as Chiyo's poison. Tatsuma has discovered that several new enclosed tents have been built in the camp these past two days.

One stretcher after another was carried in, and apart from the medical ninjas, Tatsuma did not see any wounded people coming out of the tents.

Clearly, these people were poisoned by Chiyo's latest invention. If it were a regular injury, Tsunade's medical ninjutsu and the Shikkotsu Forest slugs would have cured them long ago.

If it's a poison that Tsunade calls "stockpiled," she has a corresponding antidote. But what kept Tsunade working for two consecutive days was clearly not a simple poison.

Tsunade must have been extremely busy at the time, so Tatsuma didn't go looking for her. After all, compared to the poisoned ninjas, Tatsuma's request was just a trivial matter.

But Tatsuma didn't intend to stay in bed any longer. Although he couldn't go to the front lines without Tsunade's or Orochimaru's orders, lying down wasn't Tatsuma's habit.

Strong execution ability is Chenma's strength, a trait he acquired in his past life amidst the mire of countless "scroll kings".

Moreover, after arriving in the ninja world, his talent, which even he himself found unbearable to look at, left him no room to slack off. Although he was far inferior to a super-powerful figure like Might Guy, he was still someone who acted on his thoughts.

A busy figure appeared in the medical camp. Faced with a large number of wounded, Chenma did not have the dedication to personally treat each one, but instead used slugs to assist in the treatment.

Slugs' medical abilities are undeniable, and they can play a significant role in places like battlefields where there are large-scale external injuries. However, Tatsuma can only use them during the ceasefire period.

It was still due to the amount of chakra. Although he didn't know why, he and Minato used less chakra when performing summoning techniques than others, but it wasn't something they could squander at will.

Moreover, even for him, the size of the slugs he summons is directly proportional to the amount of chakra he consumes. If he wants to heal allies on a large scale on the battlefield, he is destined to lose some or even more of his combat capabilities.

If it were a ninja army war, perhaps he could do this from the rear, but he had always carried out small team missions before, and no one could concentrate on protecting him.

To help others while also personally participating in battle is almost impossible unless one possesses the same amount of chakra as Tsunade.

Moreover, even Tsunade could potentially run out of chakra and faint from summoning slugs.

After a week of hard work at the medical camp, Tatsuma discovered that the closed tents had finally been opened, and the poisoned ninjas had all come out of the tents.

Just as Tatsuma, like many other ninjas, was celebrating their escape and "rebirth," Tsunade appeared beside him, draped her elbow over his shoulder, and asked, "You've recovered well. How are you? Ready to go to the battlefield together?"

(End of this chapter)