I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 111 The stains on the collar and cuffs of a seemingly glamorous person cannot be hidden.

"How long have we been out here? We haven't even been on the front lines yet, and you're already sending us back?"

Inside a tent, a young Uchiha ninja was expressing his dissatisfaction to Fugaku and Hachishi Uchiha, while the others also showed the same indignant expressions.

The village's decision not to send large numbers of Uchiha ninjas to the battlefield was already a form of veiled targeting. Their clan leader had worked hard to secure these few spots, and after only three months on the battlefield, they were already being sent back. What was going on?

Fugaku Uchiha was also somewhat displeased, but he could only say, "This is not only the village's decision, but also my father's decision."

Clearly, Fugaku himself did not agree with the decision to retreat, but as the young clan head, he had to follow his father's wishes and protect his father.

"The village is going too far, and the clan chief is far too weak!"

At this moment, another Uchiha clansman spoke up in dissatisfaction. Hearing his clansman dare to criticize his father, Fugaku could no longer sit still and stood up to argue, but at this moment, a voice came from outside the tent.

"Fugaku-senpai! Fugaku-senpai!"

Upon hearing that youthful voice, tinged with a slight hoarseness from talking too much, Fugaku immediately knew who it was.

The Uchiha clan members all had a pretty good impression of Tatsuma, since he never showed hostility towards them without reason, unlike the others. He would even praise and acknowledge them.

Therefore, upon seeing Tatsuma arrive, even the two Uchiha ninjas who had just spoken tried to suppress their dissatisfaction and simply sat down sullenly to the side.

Fugaku Uchiha took a deep breath, suppressing his rising emotions, and said to the door, "Tatsuma, is that you? Come in."

Tatsuma, carrying a tattered backpack, lifted the tent flap and walked in. He greeted Fugaku, Yashiro, and the others, then asked with a puzzled look, "We're about to return to the village. Haven't you all finished packing yet?"

"snort!"

Upon hearing Tatsuma bring up this topic, although they were unwilling to lose their temper with the brat, one or two Uchiha ninjas still subconsciously let out a nasal sound of dissatisfaction.

Tatsuma knew what was going to happen here, after all, he had come with Orochimaru's mission: to persuade the Uchiha team to cooperate in returning to the village to report for duty.

This might be difficult for other ninjas in the village, since the Uchiha clan is naturally at odds with other ninjas in the village. But not for Tatsuma. Over the past three months, he has steadily increased his popularity with the Uchiha clan.

During this time, Tatsuma also learned the skills of communicating with the Uchiha. At this moment, he pretended not to know what these people were thinking and said, "Our teacher said that if you all want to stay and report for duty, she can also negotiate with the new commander."

Hearing that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better, the Uchiha ninjas all focused their attention on Tatsuma, and the Eighth Hokage asked excitedly, "Really?"

Tatsuma nodded and continued, "Although I heard from our teacher that the new commander, Lord Shimura Danzo, has a bad temper, he will surely understand if it's for the sake of the village."

Upon hearing this, the curiosity and excitement on the faces of the Uchiha instantly vanished, replaced by disgust and aversion.

It's true that most people in the village don't really like the Uchiha clan, but there aren't many who openly admit it and are clearly targeting the Uchiha.

A prime example of this is Danzo Shimura. As a disciple who inherited the will of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, Danzo Shimura's hatred for the Uchiha clan surpassed even that of his master.

Serving under someone who utterly despises the Uchiha clan would be something even the Uchiha himself wouldn't be happy about. At this moment, the Eighth Generation's face looked as if he had accidentally swallowed a fly.

He wanted to take back what he had just said, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Fugaku snorted and took the initiative to say, "There's no need to trouble Lady Tsunade. We will go back to the village with you."

While we Uchiha are eager to serve the village, we prioritize obeying its orders. Since the village has summoned us back to report for duty, we won't make any exceptions; let's proceed as planned.

Tatsuma mentally gave Fugaku a thumbs up. No wonder he's destined to be the clan leader; those words were brilliant.

Tatsuma nodded and said, "Then I won't disturb you all packing your bags. According to the information from the village, Danzo will arrive in about an hour at the earliest. After the handover, we can set off back to the village."

"Yes, we'll be on time. Thanks for reminding us."

"You're too kind, Fugaku-senpai. I'll be going now."

After Tatsuma finished speaking, he left quickly. He was not lying; it was indeed Shimura Danzo who had taken over the camp, because he was qualified to do so.

It wasn't just his status and qualifications; it was also because his Root ninjas were actually distributed across both countries, and Danzo was responsible for a large part of the intelligence work. Apart from Orochimaru, the former commander, no one could match his familiarity with the situation.

Of course, this only applies to the overall situation; he will need to understand the specific details of the battle after the handover.

Moreover, although this is Danzo's first time on the front lines, he has already made many contributions. The recent low morale of the Sunagakure ninjas is due to the "Ki-Life-Noble" plan promoted by the Root ninjas.

In this situation, Danzo taking over is definitely the best option, and Tatsuma heard a rumor from Tsunade.

To prevent this opportunity from falling into the wrong hands, Danzo set off two days in advance. Today, when the village was choosing a new commander, Danzo was almost at the front line. Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to appoint him as the new commander.

If it weren't for this reason, Chenma and the others wouldn't have received the order to return to the village that day and would have had to set off immediately.

Back in the command tent, Tatsuma gave Orochimaru and Tsunade an OK sign. Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, counts as a B-rank mission completion."

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Tatsuma felt somewhat unworthy of the honor, but Tsunade said matter-of-factly, "They are Uchiha, so a B-rank mission is not an exaggeration."

Orochimaru and Tsunade didn't know how Tatsuma persuaded Fugaku and the others, but if anyone else were to do it, even the two of them, they would have to handle it very carefully, since the Uchiha and the village have always been very sensitive.

If not handled properly, it could affect the unity of the village. Therefore, persuading the Uchiha who were unwilling to return to go back was no exaggeration to call it a B-rank mission.

Moreover, Orochimaru knew he was about to relinquish command, and even if he were to return to command, Tatsuma might not necessarily serve under him. So, he figured he should take advantage of the opportunity to make as much money as possible now.

Not only was Tatsuma a little embarrassed by his achievement, but Minato, who was standing next to him, was also a little ashamed because he suddenly had thirty more B-rank missions completed and more than twenty C-rank missions completed.

They went on patrols with the Uchiha clan, each time a B-rank mission, averaging three or four days every three months. In addition, Orochimaru arranged for them to receive treatment for the ninjas, making it a total of thirty missions.

The C-rank missions are: caring for war wounded (Tatsuma), ensuring the operation of camp supplies (delivering takeout), and preventing the further spread of poison in Sunagakure (washing dishes).

Tatsuma has even more missions to complete, and he could even add an S-rank mission to his list at any time, as long as Konoha acknowledges that Tatsuma killed Sand Star. Of course, this mission count hasn't been added yet.

Sandstar's strength is insufficient for an S-rank mission, but his identity and the potential impact he could have on the development of Sunagakure's puppetry techniques are enough to make him worth an S-rank mission.

If the subsequent missions related to Iwagakure are confirmed, then the two of them, along with the Uchiha clan and the two commanders, Orochimaru and Tsunade, will also have an additional mission completion count with a minimum of A-rank and a maximum of S-rank.

It was only after this mission completion count that Tatsuma understood why Minato, who only had a short 14-year ninja career, was able to complete more than 300 A-rank missions.

War is the best way to accumulate mission completion counts. It's estimated that Jiraiya's more than 600 A-rank missions and more than 100 S-rank missions were completed in this way; otherwise, the ninja world wouldn't be able to keep up with the chaos.

Tatsuma and Minato continued to help Orochimaru organize the data, since Danzo would be arriving soon and all of this would need to be handed over to him.

Seeing the two working so hard, Orochimaru felt a little itchy to give them another B-rank mission, one that would play a crucial role in commanding the front lines of the war! That would definitely qualify as a B-rank mission.

However, since the data and files had already been organized, and digging them out would mean starting their work all over again, Orochimaru abandoned this brilliant idea.

An hour later, several figures suddenly appeared inside the tent, but none of them paid any attention, since they already knew who the newcomers would be.

Tatsuma had just finished organizing the data and files and was preparing to seal them away when he saw the newcomer. He stopped what he was doing and began to sized up Shimura Danzo, the Dark One of the Ninja World, the Root of Konoha, and the 5.5th Hokage.

Shimura Danzo was younger than he had imagined, but his appearance was still not very pleasing. Under Tatsuma's observation, the fabric under Shimura Danzo's armpits and at the collar was a bit dark.

It looked like he was sweating, but his clothes were definitely dry at this moment; it was a case of being wet and then dry.

Seeing that Shimura Danzo was not out of breath and looked relaxed, as if the distance from the village to here was only a moment's journey, without showing any signs of fatigue, Tatsuma guessed that Shimura Danzo must have been resting when he was almost at the camp.

Chenma quickly realized that a middle-aged man, in order to interview for a job, ran around without regard for his image, sweating profusely, but before entering the interview room, in order to give the interviewer a good image, he went to the restroom to tidy up his hair and clothes.

Then, with the gait of a mid-level manager and an air of someone who has seen it all, he entered the interview room.

Tatsuma stared at Danzo, who also noticed the brat. He looked back with his usual gloomy gaze, but... why did this brat seem somewhat pleasing to the eye?

Danzo was somewhat puzzled, but seeing that Tatsuma had looked away, he didn't delve into it. Instead, he glanced at the various documents and files in the command tent and said, "Is everything prepared? Then tell me about the recent situation."

(End of this chapter)