I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 169 of the diary records not only words, but also the passage of time.

The food at Mito's house wasn't particularly delicious, but it was known for its large portions that were filling. Even though there were only six people eating, they prepared enough food for more than twenty people.

Whether it's Tsunade, Nawaki, Kushina Uzumaki, or even Mito Uzumaki, an elderly woman, they all have enormous appetites.

Rope Tree, in particular, seemed determined to make up for the hunger it suffered on the battlefield, and it ate with a ferocious gusto.

Tatsuma has a large appetite. Although his body has recovered, his brain is too active, and he consumes far more calories than before. Therefore, a normal amount of food is not enough to replenish his energy.

The only one who could be considered to have a normal appetite was Minato. However, since he was also a teenager, Minato's appetite wasn't that small either; it was just that it seemed closer to that of an average person in comparison.

Seeing her grandchildren devour all the food, Mito Uzumaki couldn't stop smiling. There was no scene that could make her happier.

The only downside is that there are still too few people.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Seeing Tatsuma and Minato tidying up on their own initiative, Mito asked a question. Minato looked at Tatsuma, as Tatsuma was always the one answering these kinds of questions.

Tatsuma shook his head and said, "Let's wait for the village's orders, but it will probably take at least two days. Tomorrow, the teacher and the others have a Jonin meeting, and many arrangements will be decided at that meeting."

"Hmm, are we still preparing to go to the battlefield?"

Mito asked, and Tatsuma nodded. Right now, Konoha's entire focus is on the war, and many commissions have been suspended. If you're not on the battlefield, there are no other missions to do.

Seeing her grandmother's smile gradually fade, Tsunade said, "It might not be that quick. The Land of Wind and the Land of Fire will definitely have to renegotiate, and the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning are still investigating, so there might not be any results so soon."

Upon hearing this, Mito Uzumaki's expression softened again, and she said, "You should rest as much as possible."

Everyone nodded. Except for Kushina, who did not go to the battlefield, she was the one among them who most wanted to go to the battlefield.

After dinner, Tatsuma invited Minato to stay at Tobirama's former residence, but Minato refused, which made Tatsuma somewhat frightened.

After all, if the former residence of a master of forbidden arts had any formidable restrictions, and he were to fall victim to one of them, he would be utterly helpless.

In addition, Mito Uzumaki had the house repaired, but as someone who came from the Warring States period, she didn't pay much attention to electricity. The house was cleaned and repaired very well, but there was no electricity.

Chenma borrowed a few candles and carefully made his way to the bedroom. Because it had just been renovated, many old pieces of furniture had been moved out, and the new furniture had not yet arrived, so the room was exceptionally spacious.

The place was so spacious that Tatsuma's footsteps echoed. He complained to himself that the moon was being stingy with its light, not even a sliver of it. Finally, Tatsuma found a place to put the candles.

He quickly lit the candles and placed them in different spots to illuminate the entire room, and Tatsuma finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he felt no sleepiness at all, so Chenma began to look around the bedroom. The bedroom was large, but there was no new bed; there were only neatly folded blankets in one corner of the room.

In addition, there was a row of bookshelves against the wall and a desk by the window. Tatsuma raised an eyebrow. As expected of the second generation, he never forgets these things no matter where he goes.

Even though there is a study, these things are also prepared in the room. Tatsuma picked up a candle and walked over. He looked at the bookshelves and found that many places were empty, but there were traces of books that had been placed there.

The marks on the lacquer and the warping of the shelf prove that they were pressed by books or scrolls, but now only a little bit remains.

Tatsuma casually picked up a scroll and carefully unwrapped it, fearing there might be a seal inside. However, unlike the study, the scrolls here were not protected. Unrolling the scroll, the contents inside made Tatsuma's spirits lift.

"Speculations on the Reasons for the Limited Summoning Time of Summoning Beasts."

Reading the title, Chenma instinctively reached out to pull out a chair and sit down, but found that there was only a desk nailed to the wall, without a matching chair, probably because it had been damaged and thrown away.

Tatsuma was too lazy to go to the study. After all, the corridor was really dark, and the old wooden floor made a slight creaking sound. It was tolerable or even negligible during the day, but it was particularly jarring at night.

He simply stood in front of the desk and slowly read through the writings of Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju's description of the state of summoned beasts after they are summoned is quite interesting. He used an hourglass and a rubber band as metaphors. When the hourglass runs out, the flipped hourglass will move the taut rubber band.

The summoned beast tied to one end of the rubber band will be pulled back by the rubber band, and the starting point for the hourglass to flip may be that the caster has exhausted the chakra used when performing the spell, or it may be that some contract conditions when signing the summoning contract have been triggered.

For example, if a fatal attack occurs, the psychic session will end prematurely.

Furthermore, in his notes, Tobirama Senju conducted a test: he attempted to establish a time- and condition-limited summoning contract with an inanimate object, and the conclusion was that it would not work.

However, the object he chose to communicate with was the sea. The result of the test was that the seawater he communicated flooded his house, and he could not get the seawater back by canceling the communication. He was beaten by his father.

Upon seeing this, Chenma suddenly paused, realizing that this scroll was quite old.

And that's it. That's the end of the hypothesis and experiment; there's no follow-up.

"His entrepreneurial journey ended prematurely, before it was even halfway done."

With a sigh, Chenma started rolling up the scroll again, but instead of disappointment, he became very excited, since he had more than a dozen such scrolls.

After removing the nearby reels, Tatsuma excitedly opened them, eager to see if there were any further research notes.

"Another Experiment in Making Special Spiritual Contracts with Non-living Entities."

Chenma smiled when he saw the title, but as he looked at it, his face froze.

"I didn't give up. I signed another contract with Dahai, which ruined my elder brother's banquet to take over as clan leader. I got beaten up by my father again. He's still so strong. I still need to work harder."

Looking at the notes that had suddenly stopped again, Tatsuma's eyes twitched. The contents of the first half of the notes had excited Tatsuma, and he couldn't wait to try them out.

After all, it seemed that Tobirama Senju had indeed figured out a method, but the results of the experiment...

Chenma silently rolled up the scroll and unrolled another one to look at.

"The Experiment of Communicating with the Ocean - Again and Again."

"Still not giving up. They flooded the house again. Fortunately, my older brother has Wood Release. We still need to work hard."

"The Great Contract: The Fourth (Final Edition)"

"They still haven't given up and failed to defeat the Uchiha clan. Instead, they made Big Brother choke, and that despicable Madara Uchiha even took the opportunity to kick him. Evil Uchiha! Never experiment again! They might as well just create water with chakra!"

Tobirama Senju gave up hope, but Tatsuma did not. He opened the next volume with great anticipation, but unfortunately it was not the (Final Edition - Revised). Tobirama Senju completely ended his research on this series.

The following scrolls all depict Tobirama Senju's applications of summoning techniques, such as delayed triggering and testing the transfer of resources by inscribing summoning formulas in two locations.

Seeing the subsequent conjectures, Tatsuma perked up again, but in the end, the experiment still failed, causing Tatsuma to sigh and begin to think about whether there were any ways to improve it.

When he took out the next volume to see if Tobirama had a solution, his research direction changed again.

"The Contract Ocean Project: Final Revised Edition"

"The Rashomon that my brother found is really amazing. It is a non-living entity, yet it can end the psychic summoning and recall. Even after being destroyed, it can be summoned again and is still intact. I must find a way to do this!"

I've failed, the evil Uchiha! As long as they live, the crisis will never lessen, making it impossible for me to concentrate on my research!

"A Reverse Study of Rashomon, Part Two."

"Tests have shown that no matter what traces are left, and no matter whether Rashomon is damaged, these traces can no longer be found when Rashomon is communicated with again. Perhaps this is the key to communicating with non-living entities."

"A Study of Rashomon, Part Three."

"My brother is going to see that despicable Uchiha Madara more and more often, and my research time is being shrunk again and again. Those are truly evil Uchiha!"

"Rashomon, Part Four"

"I've discovered the secret of Rashomon; it contains a special technique that awaits deciphering. The Uchiha threat is growing daily; I must hurry."

The scrolls seemed to bear the marks of time, and as the experiment progressed, Tobirama Senju's terminology increasingly resembled the notes that Tatsuma had seen in the study.

Many non-written texts gradually disappeared, and the language became more and more formal, increasingly resembling that of the stern-faced Second Hokage.

Tatsuma had a vague idea of ​​what this series of studies would ultimately lead to, and he couldn't help but get excited. Despite it being midnight, he continued to look at the scroll.

"The Psychic Scripture, Volume Five."

"Through the study of the technique, we found a ninjutsu fluctuation that has never been recorded or organized before, and it awaits deciphering. Madara Uchiha's eyes have also changed again, and this is also something that has never been recorded before."

"They really are the evil Uchiha clan. That kind of powerful energy must also have significant side effects. I need to investigate further."

"Spiritual Communication, Volume Six."

"Initial speculation suggests it's due to fluctuations in time and space, but experimental testing is needed. Uchiha Izuna also possesses the same power, though his appearance is different—the evil Uchiha brothers!"

However, both of my brothers' eyes bled during this battle. Could this be a side effect?

"The Psychic VII"

"It's confirmed. It's a ninjutsu fluctuation in spacetime. Rashomon can return to its original space through spacetime anchor points, and at the same time, it can repair itself through the power of time. It's a really interesting power."

The evil Uchiha brothers did not close their Sharingan during this battle; before and after the battle, it only reverted to the three-tomoe form. Was it impossible to close it? Or was it that the three-tomoe form was necessary to ensure that the side effects were not fully exposed?

"The Psychic Scripture, Volume 8."

"Another experiment on the ocean has failed. Chakra techniques cannot stay on the shapeless flowing water. I need to inscribe them on a more stable object."

But what's the use of summoning a non-living entity like that? To learn that crude technique from that monk from the Land of Wind? That's not even as good as using a sealing scroll.

"The Psychic Scripture, Chapter Nine."

"Finding a solution doesn't necessarily require summoning non-living entities; it's entirely possible to have non-living entities communicate with me. In that case, the spell will need to be modified."

Research complete. Next research: a space-time teleportation technique. The great battle against the evil Uchiha clan is imminent, and I must develop it. The Uchiha brothers' eyesight is severely impaired; this is the Senju's best opportunity.

Seeing this, Tatsuma was completely excited. At this moment, the sky was beginning to glow red, and it was clearly sunrise. Tatsuma was not sleepy from not having slept all night, but reached out his hand towards the bookshelf again.

(End of this chapter)