I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 165 Giving needs to be made clear to move others; otherwise, it's just moving yourself.

"Sage: 3847/17993 [Additional Boost (To be unlocked)]"

Additional amplification direction options are available:

[Strategic Planning]: Once activated, it further increases the breadth of thinking, gradually increasing as the talent progresses. It can achieve effects such as multitasking and drawing inferences from one instance to another, and provides an additional bonus to chakra refining.

[Walking Horse]: Once activated, it provides an additional boost to memory ability, gradually increasing as the talent progresses. It can grant effects such as photographic memory and the ability to overturn established patterns, and also provides an additional bonus to chakra refinement.

Compared to the additional boost to physical attributes, the boost to virtuous qualities isn't particularly impressive. However, the fact that it promotes chakra refining is something that Tatsuma finds very interesting.

Chakra refinement can be understood as either increasing the amount of chakra or increasing the speed of chakra refinement. The former is easy to understand, since chakra is a special energy that is a mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy.

Simply having a strong physique is not enough to extract enough chakra. Only when spiritual energy matches it can one maximize the extraction of chakra. Therefore, it is easy to understand that improving one's spiritual talent, which represents the spirit, can increase the amount of chakra.

The latter focuses more on proficiency in chakra refining techniques. For example, when Tatsuma entered the academy, he needed to concentrate on finding the feeling of refining chakra.

But now, he can say that he can continuously refine and utilize his chakra simply by clapping his hands, and the speed of chakra refinement has increased many times over.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't know the specific bonus, since both amplification methods have the same chakra refinement bonus, and you can get this bonus by choosing either one.

As for the direction of the increase, one is the multitasking that Tatsuma has been longing for, and the other is to enhance memory. To be honest, Tatsuma doesn't care much about the latter.

After all, his memory is really good. Although it doesn't reach the level of overturning the entire situation, it is still top-notch. Moreover, simply enhancing memory cannot reach the level of copying other people's ninjutsu or taijutsu like the Uchiha, since that is the bonus of bloodline limit.

Therefore, Chenma did not particularly value the "walking horse" technique. Although he had a whole room full of books to study, he believed that his memory was sufficient and he could just spend more time on it.

Therefore, after only a very brief moment of thought, Tatsuma chose the additional amplification direction of [Strategic Planning]. The instant the amplification was activated, Tatsuma suddenly sensed it.

It wasn't that my mind was clear, but rather that my limbs were cold and I was constantly sweating, as if I was lacking oxygen and sugar. Almost all the blood sugar, blood oxygen, and even the energy stored in my cells were rushing to my brain.

He had almost no energy left to control his body, and he watched helplessly as he got closer and closer to the ground. In his mind, he saw the speed at which he was falling, the small puddle where he was about to fall, and how long it would take for him to drown.

In his mind, he even began to calculate how long it would take for the ground to reach water saturation given the current rainfall during the rainy season in the Land of Rain. Then, taking into account the evaporation rate and the infiltration rate, he wondered whether this small puddle would grow larger or smaller in the coming period.

"Thump~"

"Snap!"

Tatsuma, who was following behind Sakumo Hatake and the others toward the camp, suddenly tripped and fell flat on his face.

"Tatsuma! Tatsuma!"

Sakumo Hatake, who was the first to react, quickly turned around and picked up Tatsuma to prevent him from drowning in the puddle that was only two fingers deep. Tsunade also rushed to Tatsuma's side at this time.

Tsunade quickly checked Tatsuma's condition, and Orochimaru frowned, asking, "Could he be poisoned?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya hurriedly found a scroll and said, "I have antidotes for all the poisons of Sunagakure. Tsunade, quickly check what kind of poison it is!"

Having completed the initial examination, Tsunade shook her head, somewhat puzzled, and said, "No, he collapsed from exhaustion, but how could that be... He didn't participate in the battle?"

Orochimaru thought for a moment and said, "Don't forget, Tatsuma-kun spent three days and three nights with you preparing the poison. He was working while you were resting, and he's only a ten-year-old child."

And the traps set up on the battlefield today, weren't those also done by Tatsuma-kun? You guys haven't had a break either, going back and forth like this. Sometimes, mental activity takes more energy than physical activity.

This was the only plausible reason Orochimaru could think of. What Tatsuma had been doing these past few days was far too strenuous for a child. Even though Tatsuma's body was stronger than his peers, it was easy to understand why he couldn't keep up.

Tatsuma hadn't shown it before, perhaps because the tense battle had kept his mind and body in a state of high excitement. Now that he's rested, it's understandable that he's exhausted.

"How could that be?"

A rare look of guilt appeared on Tsunade's face, but as she reflected on the past few days, she realized with a start that Tatsuma had seemingly given even more than she had.

She rested after preparing the poison, but Chenma needed to test and research the poison, provide an antidote formula, and then prepare the raw materials for making the next type of poison.

After three days and three nights, and through the iteration of more than ten kinds of poison, Tsunade finally succeeded in developing a poison that she was confident could not cure Chiyo in a short period of time.

Compared to Tatsuma, she, as the teacher, seemed like a heartless boss. However, Tatsuma didn't have to do this, since it was she, the teacher, who wanted revenge.

Why?

Hearing Tsunade's self-talk filled with doubt and guilt, Hatake Sakumo sighed, wiped the mud off Tatsuma's face, and said, "What else could it be? You're his teacher."

Perhaps he'll think, if even he doesn't support you, who will? And you, precisely, need his support, don't you? Tsunade, you're truly lucky to have such a disciple.

"I"

Tsunade didn't know what to say, and lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake. Hatake Sakumo shook his head, picked up Tatsuma and put him on his shoulder, saying, "Alright, go back and rest."

"Yes."

Tsunade also stood up with Jiraiya's help, but none of them had the excitement and exhilaration they had just felt. It was as if they had not just accomplished the feat of driving the Sand Ninja back to the Land of Wind, but rather had been driven out of the Land of Rain by the Sand Ninja.

Back at the camp, seeing Tatsuma being carried by Sakumo Hatake, Minato, Nawaki, and the others became nervous. Even Shikaku, who usually didn't like to interact with others, took the initiative to bring Choza and Inoichi over.

Seeing Tsunade's guilty expression, Minato became even more nervous. He went to Sakumo Hatake, looked at the self-aware Tatsuma, wanted to ask something, but dared not speak.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake smiled, protecting Tatsuma, whom he was carrying on his shoulder, with one hand to prevent him from falling, and patting Minato's head with the other, saying, "Tsunade and Tatsuma's operation was a success!"

"We've driven the Sand Village ninja back to the Land of Wind! Once Tatsuma wakes up, we can go back to the village!"

Upon hearing this, Minato breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed at Tatsuma. Before he could ask a question, Hatake Sakumo said, "He's exhausted. He'll be fine after a nap."

With that, he placed Tatsuma on the stretcher that Nono and another female ninja had carried over, waved his hand, and said, "Go back and prepare your things, so that we don't forget anything during the retreat."

"Yes, Lord Sakumo!" *N

After lying down, Tatsuma's chest began to rise and fall noticeably, and there were traces of saliva on his face. Everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Sakumo Hatake wasn't lying to comfort them.

"Lady Tsunade, are you injured?"

Nonou, who had carried Tatsuma to the medical camp to rest, looked at Tsunade, whose movements seemed somewhat unnatural, and asked worriedly. Tsunade shook her head, washed her hands, and began rummaging through the medicine, saying:

"I'm fine, please get Tatsuma hooked up to an IV drip."

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Nono nodded and found the IV needle, IV tubing, and filter. Before hanging up the IV, she cleaned Tatsuma's hands and checked him for any other wounds.

After confirming that he was only unconscious and had no external or internal injuries, Nono gave Tatsuma an IV drip of glucose and saline solution.

When she turned around after finishing, she found that Tsunade hadn't left. Just as she was about to ask Tsunade if she needed help treating her injuries, Tsunade waved her hand and said, "You go and get ready too. I'll stay with you at the bedside."

".All right."

Nono nodded, turned and left. Tsunade, still worried, gave Tatsuma a more thorough examination. Although his injuries were quite serious, she insisted on giving him a blood test.

The results relieved her, but also made her feel even more guilty, because even though they had started administering glucose, Chenma's blood sugar was already at its lowest possible level, and any lower and it could have been life-threatening.

"Tsunade-sensei, let me take care of Tatsuma. You go and get some rest."

Minato glanced at Tsunade, who was frowning as she held the report, and after drawing her attention, he patted his backpack and said, "I'm all ready. I've packed Tatsuma's things too. I'll take care of him."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Tsunade thought for a moment and did not refuse. She knew that Tatsuma and Minato had a very good relationship. If Minato was not allowed to accompany her, he would probably be even more worried. Besides, she also needed to rest.

Her injuries haven't been healed yet, and delaying treatment could be detrimental to her health. Even with her highly skilled medical expertise, she couldn't avoid the long-term consequences of missing the optimal treatment window.

After taking care of Tatsuma for a while, Minato decided to do something. He got some hot water from the logistics camp and started wiping Tatsuma's body.

After several hours of intravenous fluids, Chenma's condition began to improve; he was at least able to wake up. Opening his eyes, he vaguely saw a blond-haired man scrubbing him, his technique quite skillful. He coughed and then said:

"Master Men, stop rubbing."

(End of this chapter)