I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 18: A pillow smelling like an older man means it's getting old.

In the third training ground, Tatsuma and Minato sat on wooden stools, while Jiraiya stood in front of them and said, "Regarding ninjutsu that utilizes hair, I have created two so far, though I am still researching them."

One is called Needle Earthly Treasury, and the other is called Chaotic Lion's Mane Technique. Both are B-level in difficulty, which is too high for you at your current level.

There are two main difficulties with these two ninjutsu. The first is the control of chakra, which requires precise control of the chakra down to the hair. The more precise the chakra control, the more flexible the ninjutsu will be.

Another challenge is the amount of chakra. The Needle Jizo, the Lion's Mane Technique, and most ninjutsu share a common point: the power and range of the technique are determined by the amount of chakra infused by the user.

Regarding chakra control, you can improve it through training such as climbing trees and treading water. By the way, do you know what training methods for climbing trees and treading water entail?

Jiraiya asked, and Tatsuma and Minato nodded. Tatsuma was a transmigrator, so he naturally knew, while Minato was told to him by Tatsuma. Hearing that both of them knew, Jiraiya was a little surprised.

After all, at the same age, he didn't even understand what chakra was, and his chakra refining technique was a complete mess, not to mention training in things like climbing trees or wading through water.

However, since the two knew what it was, they reduced his talk. Jiraiya continued, "Since you know, I won't explain anymore. Let's talk about the amount of chakra."

As you all know, chakra is generated by the mixture of physical and mental energy. Therefore, the prerequisite for increasing chakra is to improve the strength of both the body and the mind.

Physical fitness refers to the practice of physical skills, while mental strength can be gradually increased through learning, reading, thinking, and experiencing life.

To become a powerful ninja, one needs both physical and mental strength. This is also a prerequisite for unleashing powerful ninjutsu, not only my ninjutsu but many others as well.

Seeing that the two were listening so attentively and intently, Jiraiya felt a strange sense of satisfaction. After giving them a short break to remember his words, Jiraiya spoke:

"Now it's time to show you the power of ninjutsu, something you won't see in school."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya suddenly leaped up, tossed his long hair, and struck a pose that was... hard to describe. Then, he formed hand seals and shouted, "Ninja Art! Needle Jizo!"

The moment Jiraiya completed the hand seals, his already waist-length white hair instantly grew thicker, with some of it wrapping around his body to protect him, while the rest quickly burrowed into the ground.

"Knock knock knock~"

Suddenly, strands of hair emerged from the ground around the wooden stumps beneath Chenma and the other person, like thousands of hairs, and pierced into the stumps.

At this moment, Jiraiya, hidden in his hair, spoke up: "Needle Jizo is a close-range ninjutsu that combines offense and defense. Moreover, the offensive and defensive parts can be used separately, making it very flexible."

As he spoke, Jiraiya's hair slowly shrank back to its original shape. Looking at the two people with amazed expressions, he felt even more pleased and immediately formed the hand seals for another ninjutsu.

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Mane!"

After completing the hand seals, Jiraiya flicked his hair, and his already thick hair exploded as if it had burst open, with strands of hair embedding themselves in the wooden stumps beneath the two of them.

That wasn't the end of it. Jiraiya's hair continued to grow and extend outwards, reaching into the forest dozens of meters away, where it wrapped around tree trunks, pulling them taut and even bending them slightly.

"The Lion's Mane Technique is a nearly omnipotent ninjutsu that can attack at close, medium, and long ranges. It can also be used as a binding ninjutsu to assist teammates or other ninjutsu."

Of course, since this ninjutsu requires the hair to be flung out in all directions, its defense is not as good as that of the Needle Jizo. However, it can be improved in another way.

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma and Minato were both amazed and somewhat puzzled. Just then, Jiraiya let out a low shout: "Ha!"

"Click-clack~"

"Bang!"

The enormous trees entangled in the hair in the distance were snapped or uprooted. Several trees were quickly pulled to Jiraiya's side, shielding him. Jiraiya said triumphantly:

"See that? This is the power of this ninjutsu when you have strong enough chakra control. It can pull in surrounding trees, rocks, and even enemies as your own defenses."

Either pull the enemy directly in front of you, or fix them in a fixed position, in conjunction with other ninjutsu, such as...

As he spoke, several large trees were gathered in front of Jiraiya, who once again formed hand seals and shouted, "Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

"Boom~~~"

A massive fireball erupted from the tree, instantly incinerating it. At this moment, Jiraiya finally relinquished control of his hair, patting off the flames that had innocently clung to it. He then looked at the two of them and said:

"These are the two ninjutsu techniques I'm going to teach you. Of course, not now. I'll organize these two techniques in the next few days and try to teach them to you before we go on a mission."

"Thank you, Jiraiya-sama."

"Thanks."

Both of them were somewhat excited. The ninjutsu that Jiraiya had just demonstrated might not have been cool or stylish, but its power was undeniable. Being able to learn such ninjutsu was a stroke of luck for them.

Not to mention, Tatsuma also hoped to use these two ninjutsu to improve his naturally curly hair.

Afterwards, Jiraiya taught some little-known facts that ninja academies wouldn't teach, but which were extremely important for ninjas, such as how Fire Release often ends with the Tiger Seal and Earth Release often ends with the Snake Seal.

Once you understand the characteristics of various ninjutsu, you can observe the hand seals of a real ninja to determine the type of ninjutsu they are using, and thus deal with them more easily.

At first, Tatsuma and Minato listened very attentively, but as Jiraiya's mature voice grew louder, they began to feel tired. The fatigue from staying up all night for extra training kept welling up in their hearts.

As evening fell and the sun set, Jiraiya sat on the ground, with Tatsuma and Minato sleeping on either side of him. He gazed at the beautiful sunset in the distance, but felt extremely melancholy.

"I have no idea where you two brats live! Wake up and go home yourselves!"

But Jiraiya couldn't bring himself to wake them up, so he took them back to his apartment and sat on the sofa drinking and watching the pay channel that evening.

The next morning, as dawn broke, Jiraiya heard a sound coming from the bed behind him.

"This pillow smells like a really stinky old man. Where am I?"

"Uncle?!"

Jiraiya, who was still half asleep, jumped up instantly, pointing at Tatsuma and shouting, "Get out! Get out of my house! I'm not some old man!"

(End of this chapter)