I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 120 Putting money aside, what I want most is the money that's been set aside.

"I already know about your collaboration with Might Guy. Your teacher told you that a ninja can't be too concerned about money; it will only hinder you from becoming a good ninja, understand?"

Inside the Senju clan's territory, Tsunade spoke to Tatsuma with a serious expression. Tatsuma nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, teacher. My primary focus will still be on training and studies."

Tsunade nodded, took out a somewhat old scroll, and said, "This is my second grandfather's understanding of the art of perception. Take it and study it carefully."

"Thank you, teacher."

Tatsuma accepted the scroll, which had been covered in dust for who knows how many years, with both hands. He felt a great deal of gratitude. It must have taken Tsunade a lot of time to find it.

Furthermore, his own teacher actually said that ninjas shouldn't care too much about money. Sure enough, even a gambler wouldn't want to pass on his bad habits to his juniors?

"Cough cough~"

Tsunade's cough suddenly interrupted Tatsuma's thoughts. A hint of embarrassment appeared on Tsunade's face, and she said, "Since you understand this principle, then I will keep your profits from this cooperation for you."

"Profit? What profit?"

A hint of doubt appeared on Chenma's face, followed by speechlessness. It turned out that he had wasted his feelings. His teacher was indeed not a good person!

Seeing the change in Tatsuma's expression, Tsunade frowned and said, "You organized so many ninja clan members and set up a trading company, how could you not make a profit yourself?!"

"Teacher, are you mistaken? I just helped everyone set up a learning and innovation platform. I don't produce goods, I don't participate in sales, and of course I don't participate in profit sharing."

Tatsuma said matter-of-factly, but Tsunade stood up abruptly, pointing at him with a look of utter disappointment, and said, "So you went through all that trouble just to help someone else make money?!"

"It wasn't difficult at all, just a matter of convenience. Besides, didn't you say that ninjas shouldn't care too much about money?"

"Damn it! How could I have such a stupid disciple? What about Minato? Did that guy get a share of the profits?"

Tsunade glared at her disciple through gritted teeth. Tatsuma shrugged and said, "Minato doesn't participate in the profit sharing either, but Kushina can, though she needs to produce sealing scrolls."

"It must be that Jiraiya guy who made you all stupid!"

After saying that, Tsunade stormed out of the house, not knowing who to look for. Tatsuma weighed the scroll in his hand and suddenly felt that he hadn't actually lost out.

After all, if he also participated in the profit sharing, Tsunade would definitely use this scroll to exchange for all his profits, and since he would not get any profits, it would be equivalent to Tsunade giving him a scroll for free.

Thinking about it this way, it's definitely not a loss, and it's even a huge profit. After all, not participating in the profit sharing has already earned him some goodwill from his classmates, which is something Tsunade can't take away.

Tatsuma didn't leave either; he opened the scroll in Tsunade's room and began reading.

There are no records of any ninjutsu here, but it is indeed Tobirama Senju's understanding of perception. However, even this master of forbidden techniques did not summarize perception into a mature and systematic technique.

This passage focuses more on integrating perception into the Five Elements Escape Technique, for example...

Tatsuma put down the scroll, formed the Snake Mudra with both hands, and then formed the Opposing Mudra with his right hand, pointing his two fingers at the ground. His chakra quickly surged into the earth.

The Seal of the Snake is an extremely important seal in Earth Release, used to communicate with the earth. It is very common in both Earth Release and Wood Release. With the help of the Seal of the Snake, Tatsuma's chakra spreads extremely fast and wide.

He also vaguely sensed a great deal of chakra, as well as a rapidly moving mass of chakra about to leave his perception range, which he assumed was Tsunade who had just left.

Within his perception range, there was another mass—no, that chakra was as heavy and immense as a mountain. Tatsuma instantly lifted his right hand off the ground, taking deep breaths.

In Mito's room some distance away, Mito put down her pen, looked in the direction of Tatsuma, and said, "Tobirama's methods? He learned them really quickly."

After recovering from the shock of seeing the mountains, Tatsuma's surprise and fear subsided, replaced by joy. The sensation he had just experienced was much clearer than the hazy feelings he had experienced before.

He picked up the scroll again and read it quickly. He soon came to Tobirama's notes on his perception of another escaping technique. After reading the contents twice, Tatsuma put the scroll down again and formed hand seals once more.

This time, he felt most comfortable with the Chen Seal. He then extended his palms forward and finally closed his ten fingers by interlacing them, just like the Si Seal, but with some differences. The Si Seal has the knuckles pointing upwards, but the Chen Seal he is now forming has the knuckles pointing forward.

This is one of the special hand seals recorded by Tobirama, the seal of the Nine Syllable Seals, which is also the outer binding seal of Buddhism. When the two seals are combined, Tatsuma's chakra spreads like the wind, sensing the chakra in the surrounding air.

It was within Tatsuma's expectations that Tobirama Senju would record and apply Buddhist hand gestures, since Tobirama's older brother, Hashirama Senju, was a Buddhist enthusiast, and Hashirama's ninjutsu for dealing with tailed beasts, Kouan Ruyan Chui Shou, was derived from the "Ten Ox-Herding Pictures".

Kuo-an refers to Zen Master Kuo-an, who created the "Ten Ox-Herding Pictures". The picture of "Entering the Ox-Herding Hands" is the last one in the "Ten Ox-Herding Pictures", which symbolizes peace and tranquility and is quite consistent with the effect of that ninjutsu.

This preference wasn't unique to Hashirama Senju; it has existed since the Senju clan first appeared, since "Senju" is a very descriptive term.

Chakra extends and roams with the airflow. Although it is slower than the previous method, it can capture those chakra users whose feet do not touch the ground, such as ninja hawks in the air, as well as some special insects that are almost imperceptible in the grass, trees and eaves.

This time, Tatsuma did not sense in the direction of Mito Uzumaki. After all, the overwhelming pressure was too much to bear. After a brief sensing, Tatsuma withdrew his chakra.

Continuing to read Tobirama Senju's notes, which were all based on his experience, Tobirama even mentioned that if one had a thorough understanding of chakra nature transformation, one could skip the preliminary hand seals.

This reminded Tatsuma of how Tobirama Senju could perceive a wide area simply by touching the ground with two fingers, without needing to form the Mudra Seal to communicate with the earth like Tobirama did.

"It's a pity that Minato can't learn the first type of perception."

Tatsuma felt a little sorry for his friend. Minato didn't have earth-style chakra, and he even had some difficulty using basic earth-style ninjutsu like Earth Dive or Heart Decapitation Technique, let alone communicating with the earth.

Of the five escape techniques, Earth Release and Wind Release are the most helpful for perception, because some places may not have thunder, water, or fire, but they definitely have earth and wind.

The latter three are only useful in special situations, but earth and wind can be used anytime and anywhere, while Minato can only learn and use one of them.

However, Tatsuma did not immediately go to Minato. After all, the author of this scroll was Tobirama Senju, and the person who distributed the scroll was Tsunade. They were a family and had the right to dispose of it. If Tatsuma wanted to distribute it separately, he would have to ask Tsunade for her opinion.

However, Tatsuma did not plan to ask her in the short term. It was not that he did not want his friend to learn sooner, but given Tsunade's current mood, if he went to ask her, he would probably get a beating.

He values ​​friendship, but he values ​​his health even more.

The next day, Tsunade and her two companions, who were originally scheduled to set off, had to postpone their departure because Jiraiya had been attacked under mysterious circumstances the previous night. Minato was filled with worry during his morning training, eager to find out the truth about his teacher's injury and catch the real culprit.

What he didn't know was that the real culprit had just returned from the casino at dawn and was probably just falling asleep. Tatsuma, who had already roughly guessed the truth, wouldn't report it, after all, one shouldn't report a crime to their relatives.

The three who were originally supposed to set off a few days earlier to investigate the movements of the Iwa ninja in the Land of Rain had to postpone their departure for several days and set off with the main force.

Tatsuma and Minato were also assigned to the main force. After nearly two months of vacation, the two were assigned to the reconnaissance team and would infiltrate the Land of Rain with the team.

Their short-term mission is simply to remain infiltrated in the Land of Rain. Whether they will actually launch an operation depends on the success of Tsunade and her two companions' mission.

If Tsunade and her two companions' operation goes smoothly, they investigate the movements of the Iwa ninja, and successfully deliver the intelligence to Hanzo, the leader of the Land of Rain, then their unit only needs to withdraw from the Land of Rain after Tsunade and her companions complete their mission.

However, if Tsunade and her two companions encounter obstacles and are discovered by Iwa or Amegakure ninja, then they must act as a support team and provide assistance to Tsunade and her companions as quickly as possible.

Such a squad requires extremely high reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities from its members. Tatsuma and Minato were selected for the squad because of their exceptional sensory talents.

Jiraiya, who had just been discharged from the hospital, looked at Orochimaru, who seemed very worried, and asked, "Orochimaru, why are you making such a face? The mission is difficult, but with the three of us working together, we'll definitely be able to complete it."

Tsunade nodded and said, "The teacher also said that we can request support at any time if necessary. Looking at you, people who don't know us would think the village is sending us to our deaths."

"That being said, I have a bad feeling."

Orochimaru sighed. Before Jiraiya could say anything, Tsunade suddenly burst into laughter, patting Orochimaru on the shoulder. Even without using her superhuman strength, a few slaps from her made Orochimaru's pale face turn purplish-red.

Tsunade, seemingly oblivious, laughed and said, "You've been getting quite close to that brat Tatsuma! You've even started mimicking his speech. But let me make it clear first, he's my disciple. If you want to train someone, go train your own disciple."

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya, though unsure of what this "premonition" meant, joined Tsunade in laughing. His laughter was so unrestrained that it aggravated his injured diaphragm, causing him to cough incessantly.

Orochimaru shook his head, looking at his two carefree teammates, a worry lingering between his brows. He turned to look at the reinforcements, contemplating the disastrous consequences the battle between Konoha and Iwagakure ninjas in the Land of Rain would bring, and thought to himself:

"If we really need your support, then the three of us would be the true culprits who started the Ninja World War."

I need to ask for leave tomorrow to pay respects to my ancestors.

(End of this chapter)