I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 19 Ninjutsu Scroll

Three days later, just as Tatsuma finished lunch and cleaned up, the window next to the bed was suddenly opened, and a figure darted into Tatsuma's room, tripped over the small rug under the bed, and fell onto the clean bed.

"who!"

While tidying up the trash can, Tatsuma glanced over and saw a white-haired man covering his face. This self-deceptive act made Tatsuma's lips twitch.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, who was lying on Tatsuma's bed, almost cried because of his own stupidity. He had been a ninja for so many years and had completed countless infiltration missions, yet he had gotten his shoes wet at a child's house.

"You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me."

Jiraiya muttered to himself, as if making a prayer. Tatsuma rolled his eyes but cooperated perfectly, saying, "Who is this? How dare they break into my room? Come out now!"

Tatsuma's cooperation surprised even Jiraiya. He was such a big guy lying on the bed, there was no way Tatsuma couldn't see him. So the only explanation was, "He was saving face for me!"

Upon realizing this, Jiraiya was suddenly deeply moved. He quickly scrambled off Tatsuma's bed, used a Body Flicker Technique to straddle the windowsill, and said:

"Kid, I didn't expect you to find out so quickly. You have quite the vigilance!"

"Lord Jiraiya?!"

Tatsuma showed a "surprised" expression, and the garbage bag in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, the garbage bag was sturdy and tied in a knot, so the garbage did not fall apart.

Jiraiya's face darkened as he looked at Tatsuma's exaggerated acting and said, "Alright, kid, with acting skills like that, no one would even hire you for a minor role, and you're far from being a ninja."

After saying that, Jiraiya looked around Tatsuma's room. It was similar to the apartments allocated to other war orphans, with the living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom all in one space, as well as a small study.

Everything in the room was neatly arranged and in its proper place, making the entire room look extremely tidy. Apart from the bed being messed up by Jiraiya, it was practically a showroom.

"Kid, I didn't expect your house to be so clean. It's different from what I imagined."

"Compared to what you imagined? You should say compared to your own home."

Tatsuma picked up the trash bag and shrugged. Jiraiya's face darkened. He was indeed a bit careless, and the first thing the brat said when he woke up three days ago was to complain. This made Jiraiya even angrier when he thought about it.

"Next time after a mission, I'll definitely hire a cleaning service to give it a thorough cleaning!"

Jiraiya thought to himself, then scratched his head and laughed, saying, "Haha~ Everyone has their own way of life. I'm usually too busy to organize it."

Upon hearing this, Chenma remained noncommittal. After all, in his opinion, cleaning the house every day was the most cost-effective thing to do. Cleaning once a day only took ten minutes, at most twenty minutes.

However, if it accumulates over time, it may take several hours to clean it properly, and the difficulty and intensity of cleaning will also increase significantly. At that point, people may simply leave it to rot and not clean it at all.

However, he couldn't very well talk about Jiraiya's lifestyle, and his excuse was indeed quite good—he was too busy. If others had used this excuse, it might have seemed a bit far-fetched, but Jiraiya wouldn't have.

After all, in the future, Jiraiya will be the hardest-working ninja in terms of the number and quality of missions completed among all the ninjas revealed in the ninja world, not to mention that Jiraiya didn't go on any missions for more than ten years.

He gave others more than a decade, but in terms of the number of tasks, Jiraiya still far surpasses them. With such a resume, there is absolutely no doubt that he is busy.

"Lord Jiraiya, what brings you here?"

Tatsuma simply turned the page and asked, Jiraiya nodded, climbed down from the windowsill, carefully walked around the bed, walked to the door of the training room, opened the door and took a look, a hint of disappointment quickly showing on his face.

Because Tatsuma's training room was also very clean, and there was even a special area for ninja tools, with every kunai and every shuriken wiped clean.

The rest were just textbooks issued by the Ninja Academy; there was nothing else, not even ninjutsu scrolls, since Tatsuma simply couldn't afford them.

After reading it, Jiraiya took two scrolls off his vest and said, "These are the ninjutsu scrolls I promised you and Minato. However, there is only one set, so I think you should each take one, copy them, and then exchange them."

I'm going on a mission soon, so I don't have time to explain things to you guys in detail. You and Minato discuss how to divide the tasks; the difficulty and key points are about the same in the early stages anyway.

"When will you be back? I'll copy it down and return it to you."

Tatsuma walked over to Jiraiya and took the two ninjutsu scrolls he handed him. Jiraiya scratched his head and said, "I don't know either. He might not be able to come back."

"Please don't say such things. With your strength as a ninja, what mission could possibly be difficult for you?"

Chenma shook his head and said in a very sincere tone. Not only did he know the plot, but also because in the past six months, he had already adjusted his mindset to the point that he would be sincere when praising others.

Of course, Jiraiya's wish for his safety was genuine, and Jiraiya smiled as he ruffled Tatsuma's hair, turning his already curly hair into a bird's nest, before saying:

"Thank you for your kind words. Study hard. Whenever I have time to return to the village, I'll check on your and Minato's mastery of the techniques. You can't just use my ninjutsu scrolls while living a lazy life!"

"I understand, Jiraiya-sama. I will study your ninjutsu diligently."

Tatsuma nodded. Ninjutsu and genjutsu were his biggest weaknesses. He hadn't had the chance to learn them before, but now that Jiraiya had so generously given him two ninjutsu, how could he possibly slack off?

Jiraiya looked out the window and said, "It's about time, I should go."

"Please use the door."

Tatsuma watched Jiraiya stride towards the window and said helplessly, "What kind of ninja goes through the door?" Jiraiya waved his hand and said, "What kind of ninja goes through the door?"

After saying that, he leaped out of the window and disappeared from Tatsuma's sight in a few bounds. Tatsuma helplessly closed the window, made the bed, and went downstairs with two rolls of paper and a garbage bag.

After throwing away the trash, Tatsuma headed straight for Minato's house.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Minato, you didn't take your lunch break today, did you?"

Hearing Tatsuma's usual loud question, "Minato is not asleep either?", Minato inside the room already understood, so he nodded and said:

"Come in."

(End of this chapter)