I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 160 A gift you've refused, don't expect to receive again.

"Teacher, the analysis reports for these poisons are all out, and the production plan for the corresponding antidote is also ready. What should we do next?"

Three days later, in the poison preparation room, Tatsuma, still sporting dark circles under his eyes, came to Tsunade's side carrying a large stack of analysis reports. Tsunade, on the other hand, was in much better condition.

After all, the hard work and subsequent analysis were done by Tatsuma, her assistant. She had time to rest, but Tatsuma did not.

After three consecutive days of preparing poison, Tsunade seemed to be in a better mood. When she heard Tatsuma's words, she did not answer immediately, but pointed to another breakfast on the table.

Tatsuma nodded, put the report aside, and began eating breakfast. Tsunade suddenly said, "The village is holding a Jonin meeting, and I have to go back as the representative."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma knew what this representative meant. Although the Senju clan had been disbanded, the Jonin Council had always retained a seat for the clan, rather than splitting it into several Jonin seats.

Tsunade was unwilling to accept the Senju representative position in the past because there were Jonin among the Senju clan who were capable of holding this position, but there are none now.

Aside from the elderly, the infirm, the disabled, and pregnant women, there are those who are unable to step into the public eye or those who cannot leave their current positions. Now, the only person who can truly represent the Senju clan is Tsunade.

Moreover, judging from her condition, she has clearly decided to accept it. Perhaps she has figured it out herself, or perhaps someone in the village has helped her understand.

Tatsuma was also curious about this. He looked at Tsunade and asked, "Sensei, why did you take this position?"

Upon hearing Tatsuma's question, Tsunade's expression became very complicated, clearly indicating that there were many reasons behind it. However, she did not choose to say everything at once, as Tsunade did not like to express her emotions to others.

Anger is an exception.

Tsunade usually suppresses many other emotions or thoughts, which might turn into anger and then be directed at others. But this time, she didn't do that.

After thinking for a while, Tsunade chose one of her reasons and said, "As a representative of my clan, I have the authority to submit proposals directly without needing the Hokage and advisors to review them first."

"It seems you already know, teacher, that your ideas won't be well-received."

"I don't care if people think I'll be favored, or if I can pass the test. This is the Senju clan's final statement."

Tsunade said nonchalantly that she was not surprised that Tatsuma knew her thoughts. First, Tatsuma was smart enough, and second, she had not only been preparing poisons in the past three days.

In her spare time, she also began to work on a business plan, which Tatsuma, who worked with her, had no reason not to see. Although he knew that given the village's crushing defeat and heavy losses, it was unlikely that the village would provide a large sum of money to support her plan.

However, she had to take this opportunity to bring it up because this was the Senju clan's swan song. If they missed this chance, the Senju clan's influence in the village would decline rapidly in the future.

If the guilt instilled by the mass sacrifice of the Senju clan at this time still fails to gain the village's approval from the leadership, then there will be little chance for them to agree in the future.

"When are we going back?"

Tatsuma understood Tsunade's meaning and neither objected nor explicitly agreed, because Tsunade didn't need it. Tsunade stood up, glanced at Tatsuma's nearly finished breakfast, and said:

"We're leaving the day after tomorrow, but today I need to do something. Are you willing to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma glanced at the rows and rows of test tubes and the venom inside on the worktable, and roughly guessed what Tsunade wanted to do. He nodded and said, "No problem, but are the two of us enough?"

Tsunade smiled confidently, removed her headband, revealing her forehead, which bore a faint, almost invisible, diamond-shaped mark. She pointed to the mark and said:

"The Yin Seal can store excess chakra. Although it has only been a few months since it was completely used up, it has not yet been stored to its optimal level, but it should be fine if it is just a big commotion."

Tatsuma withdrew his gaze, clenched his fist. His body was slightly swollen from lack of sleep, clearly not in his best condition, but he still nodded and said:

"I'll set the traps, and you, teacher, will attract their hatred and make them fall into them?"

"Okay, it's settled then!"

After Tsunade finished speaking, she took out one sealing scroll after another. Although the amount of reagent could be stored in one sealing scroll, she could not be stingy with the sealing scrolls in order to facilitate distribution during combat.

Tatsuma then clasped his hands together and began to refine chakra. With his in-depth study of the two knowledges of chakra form transformation and nature transformation, Tatsuma no longer needed to use specific hand seals such as the Opposing Hand Seal or the Unknown Hand Seal to refine or mobilize chakra.

Any hand seal that can activate chakra within the body can serve as a key to access chakra. And the act of putting hands together in prayer is also a hand seal, and it has a very significant origin and a wide range of applications.

It may appear as a simple clapping of hands, but it is actually the Buddhist mudra of joining palms, signifying the unification of the ten realms of existence within one's body. Both internal chakra and external energy can be mobilized through this mudra.

However, this hand seal is difficult for beginners to use because the wai jin mudra mobilizes too many kinds of power. For beginners, finding the power they want to control is like finding a long fragrant rice grain among a pile of pearl rice.

The technique for using this hand seal wasn't something Tatsuma learned from Tobirama's notes, but rather something Jiraiya taught him. He had been learning a new power that required drawing upon external energy, so he practiced it frequently.

Minato and Tatsuma naturally benefited from learning this hand seal. It would be difficult to learn this hand seal if it were only explained through written records. It was only with Jiraiya as their teacher that Tatsuma and Minato were able to master it.

He refined his chakra by forming hand seals, and at the same time used the chakra to stimulate his muscles, nerves and certain special organs. Soon, the extremely slight swelling in Tatsuma's hands and face subsided, and his dark circles also faded.

Although it consumed some chakra, it was well worth it for Tatsuma to get his body into the best condition. Seeing this, Tsunade said, "Use the technique of applying chakra to cells less often in the future."

"If you really want to learn, I do have the corresponding ninjutsu that I can teach you later. However, that technique requires a lot of chakra, and even now, I can only say that I've just developed it. The risks are also very high. It's up to you to decide."

Tatsuma guessed what kind of technique it was. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be the Creation and Regeneration Technique, a technique that forcibly accelerates cell division, repairs bodily injuries, and keeps the caster in optimal physical condition.

Tsunade needs several other techniques to assist her in using this technique. First, she uses the Yin Seal Technique to store up a large amount of chakra, and then she uses the Yin Seal Release to release the chakra stored in her body in order to have enough chakra to use the Creation Rebirth Technique.

Moreover, these three techniques alone cannot achieve the effect of healing without hand seals during battle, as the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. To achieve this effect, another technique is needed, namely the Hundred Healings Technique.

The combination of multiple techniques allows Tsunade to maintain her optimal physical condition even during high-intensity battles. This is the effect of Hashirama Senju's healing without hand seals, which can also be described as the freedom to kill and live!

The risk of this technique lies in its uncontrollability. Generally, when ninjas suffer injuries that do not affect their condition or are minor injuries during combat, they will not use a large amount of chakra to heal them. They will simply ignore them or treat them simply, saving more chakra for combat.

However, after using this series of ninjutsu, even a mosquito bite will cause the body to automatically mobilize chakra to divide cells and heal the whole body, which will consume a lot of unnecessary chakra.

At the same time, the number of times human cells can divide is limited. Once the number of cell divisions reaches a critical point, even the strongest body will collapse. This series of ninjutsu can be described as a low-efficiency ninjutsu with high expenditure and medium return.

However, in the battlefield or battle, the "present" is more important than the "future." In addition, the one who created this technique is Tsunade, a medical ninja who stands at the pinnacle of medical ninjutsu, and the user is also her student, which is why many risks can be avoided.

After hearing Tsunade's suggestion, Tatsuma nodded slightly without giving a clear answer, because if he had a choice, this technique was not his first choice. He wanted to know the difference between Hashirama Senju's hand seal-less healing and Tsunade's Creation Rebirth, as well as their respective advantages and disadvantages.

After comparing, a choice can be made. Of course, even in Konoha, even Tsunade, as his granddaughter, knew very little about Hashirama Senju's healing abilities without hand seals.

In his previous life, Chenma had read some speculations about the source of Hashirama Senju's healing without hand seals. There were probably two directions: one was the effect of Sage Mode and Sage Techniques, and the other was Hashirama Senju's extraordinary body.

If it's the former, Tatsuma might still have a chance to pursue it, but for the latter, the only option is to try transplanting Hashirama cells. However, none of those who have had Hashirama cells transplanted have shown any healing abilities from Mugen.

Moreover, Chenma doesn't want to have another sweetheart.

Seeing Tatsuma's lack of interest, Tsunade was furious. She had wanted to teach this kid a lesson for a long time. There wasn't much she could teach Tatsuma, and he wasn't interested in any of it, which made her feel no sense of accomplishment as his teacher!

She had previously discovered Tatsuma's talent for superhuman strength and had taught him how to use it for a while, but Tatsuma learned too quickly. This kid's expertise in chakra control and chakra transformation was too profound.

Before Tsunade could explain it properly, Tatsuma said he had learned it, and left behind a comment that it was "as easy to understand as the Gentle Fist of Bagua".

Tatsuma also saw the veins bulging on Tsunade's forehead. Without her headband to conceal it, Tsunade's killing intent was now extremely obvious. Tatsuma shuddered and quickly said:

"Teacher, cough cough, I'm quite interested in that chakra storage technique."

"Go find Grandma and learn from her! Now, let's go!"

"Okay~"

(End of this chapter)