I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 280 It's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality; the same applies to friendships.

"What happened to you two? Why is there blood on your faces?"

Within the Senju clan's territory, they had arranged to visit the cemetery to pay their respects today. Therefore, even though she didn't have classes, Tsunade woke up early. However, Tatsuma and Nawaki woke up even earlier, and the two were huddled together in front of the washroom, exchanging some thoughts.

Hearing Tsunade's words, Nawaki turned his head and said, "We were discussing shaving. The razor that the teacher gave us is terrible; I accidentally cut my face."

"Why are you two little brats shaving?"

Tsunade approached, shoving the two aside with displeasure, and picked up her toiletries to brush her teeth and wash her face. Tatsuma sighed, wiped his face with the wet towel draped over his shoulder, and then used medical ninjutsu to heal his facial wounds.

As for Rope Tree, he waved his hand and said righteously, "I don't need it. A little pain will only remind me to do better! That's what youth is all about!"

Chenma didn't force himself. Looking at the towel in his hand, which was covered in foam and blood, he never expected that he, who had lived two lives, would be stumped by a razor.

I wonder if the injuries on my face will cause the divine tree cells to proliferate further. If so, that would be terrifying.

The two waited until Tsunade finished washing up before rinsing their towels and applying some aftershave to their faces. Tatsuma wasn't sure if his face, which had just undergone medical ninjutsu, needed aftershave.

To be fair, he really liked the scent of the aftershave. It had a minty top note, a sweet citrus middle note, and a light woody base note, which smelled much better than any perfume.

After cleaning up everything else, Misa also prepared breakfast for the whole family. Shizune wasn't home today; she had been taken back by Kato Dan last night.

After all, the people that Kato Dan and Shizune were going to pay their respects to were different from those of Tsunade and her group. After all, after paying their respects at the cemetery, they were supposed to "invite" their ancestors home.

Kato Dan will definitely need to pay respects to his parents and sister, who are Shizune's maternal grandparents and mother. He will definitely bring them back to his own home, not to the Senju clan's territory.

For the next few days, the ancestors will stay at home until they are sent away again, so Jingyin has to stay at home during these days.

Regarding whether ancestors would truly return because of a pot of soul fire, Tatsuma believes that Tobirama Senju has already proven this wrong, since his Impure World Reincarnation technique is the method to bring ancestors back.

But when it comes to customs, even if you don't agree with them, as long as they're not vulgar or tasteless, you should respect them. There's no need to make yourself or others uncomfortable on such days.

After the custom was over, everyone went home to change clothes. Tatsuma also prepared the things they needed. Tatsuma, Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina then headed towards the cemetery.

As for Minato, he will most likely go as well, but he will go alone and then meet up at the cemetery. Unlike Tatsuma and Kushina, Minato's bond with the Senju is not very close.

Tatsuma is Tsunade's disciple and the heir to Tobirama Senju's legacy, so he goes there as a descendant of the Senju clan. Kushina, on the other hand, inherited Mito Uzumaki's "legacy" and will go there as Mito's heir, even if she doesn't go as a descendant of the Senju clan.

Minato was Jiraiya's disciple, and neither he nor his master had any close relationship with the Senju clan. Although both of them had learned sealing techniques from Mito Uzumaki, it was enough for him to go as a junior, and there was no need for him to go as a junior.

There were still quite a few people at Konoha Cemetery, especially on such a special holiday. Even Orochimaru took some time to come and silently mourn in front of the weathered tombstones with illegible inscriptions.

In such an occasion, no one would engage in much social interaction. After Chenma and the others had made a large round of worship, they lit candles and returned home. They used the candles to ignite the soul fire prepared at the Buddhist shrine, thus completing the ritual.

When Mito Uzumaki was around, things would have been much more complicated, but now neither Tsunade nor Tatsuma had much time or energy to make a big fuss. They would just have to do another Soul Fire Sending in a few days.

Even with such a simple ceremony, it was considered quite solemn within Konoha. After all, Konoha was a ninja village with many ninja families and clans, and not every ninja could rest during the Obon festival.

For most ninjas, simply visiting the cemetery to pay their respects was enough to complete the ritual. The specific festival was not important; it was sufficient to do so within the Obon festival and on a day that was not too far off.

After completing the ceremony in the morning, Chenma left the clan's territory in the afternoon and found the Water Gate.

Seeing that Minato's clothes were not brightly colored and that his trousers and sleeves were stained, Tatsuma knew that he must have been to the cemetery that day, so he didn't ask for details and simply said:

"Did you receive an invitation to Tianfeng's birthday celebration the day after tomorrow?"

Minato nodded and said, "Yeah, I just received it at noon. You received yours too, right? Did you want to go shopping for gifts together?"

"That's right, did you check your mailbox? Qian Dou should have sent an invitation last week, but we were out at the time, so I didn't notice."

"No, I don't either. I usually only open my bill at the end of the month."

Upon hearing this, Minato walked towards the door, found his mailbox in the hallway, and took out some messy letters, some from the ninja morning shift and some from ninja extracurricular training. It was obvious that they had been stuffed in during a sweep of the building.

Finally, he pulled out an invitation, a troubled look on his face, and said, "Qian Dou probably doesn't know we went out on a mission. What if he finds out we went to Tian Feng's birthday party but didn't attend his?"

"Let's go, buy some gifts, and we'll make it up to Qiandou the day after tomorrow."

Chenma shrugged. He had already thought it through yesterday. As for why he didn't buy it yesterday, it was because Tianfeng kept pestering him, even wanting to know what kind of birthday present Chenma had prepared.

If Tatsuma hadn't made up an excuse to give Tenka a surprise, Tenka might have taken the "birthday present" yesterday. It was the first meal Tatsuma had prepared for Iruka, a complete set.

These are highly reliable ninja tools, commonly known as toys.

Minato nodded and asked, "Then what gift should we give?"

"Tianfeng's financial situation is not very good. The daily tasks of the garrison department do not pay very high salaries, and he also has his grandmother and cousin, so his expenses must be quite high."

"We'll just send something they might need, something Tianfeng and his grandmother wouldn't want to buy themselves. I'll send a tea set, and you can send some tea?"

Tatsuma suggested, and Minato naturally had no objections, continuing, "What about Sento?"

"Qian Dou is much richer than us. Price and practicality don't matter. Just give us something interesting, like a decorative piece with a unique design, a potted plant, or even a fish tank and ornamental fish. We'll see later."

Buying gifts is always a challenge, especially when the recipient doesn't have a specific idea of ​​what they want, or when the giver has a limited budget.

Tatsuma could only offer some suggestions within his own budget, but fortunately, Minato himself didn't have any ideas, and Minato thought Tatsuma's suggestions were actually quite good.

It seems that as long as it's not a gift for a girl, Tatsuma's advice is quite reliable.

Both of them are the type to act quickly. Once they made up their minds, they didn't delay and went shopping. Chenma specifically asked for the same gift wrapping as yesterday.

Two days passed quickly, and it was time for Tianfeng's birthday banquet.

The young man's birthday was not a big deal. There was no grand banquet or any "unimaginable joy" activities. Tianfeng simply invited a few friends to his home.

The guests included Tatsuma, Minato, Ino-Shika-Cho, Sento, and others from his cohort, as well as the squad leader who had taken extra care of him in the security department, and two friends brought by his cousin Obito.

Happy birthday, Tianfeng.

Tatsuma and Minato handed the prepared birthday presents to Tenfu, who accepted them with a goofy smile, then gave Sento a provocative look as he waited at home.

Sento rolled his eyes, but still looked resentfully at Tatsuma and Minato who were walking over as well.

Chenma glanced back and saw that Tianfeng was already chatting with his squad leader. He took the opportunity to take out the scroll containing the sealed gift and said:

"Minato and I just returned to the village a few days ago and missed your birthday. I'm so sorry."

Minato also took out his own gift and handed it to Sento. Upon hearing this, Sento's resentful gaze vanished. He took the gift, tucked the two scrolls into the lining of his green bodysuit, scratched his melon-shaped head, and said:

"I knew you two wouldn't forget my birthday. Something must have gotten in the way. It's just that Tianfeng guy who's been trying to sow discord between us."

"He was just joking with you."

Minato smiled and said something for Tenfeng. At this moment, Tenfeng, who had finished talking with his squad leader, also came back and introduced, "This is my squad leader, Uchiha Yatsuho."

Captain, this is...

Uchiha Yatsuho interrupted with a smile, saying, "I know Tatsuma and Minato."

Upon hearing this, Tenka looked puzzled. Tatsuma explained, "In the past few years on the battlefield, Minato and I were also taken care of by the Eighth Generation and Fugaku-senpai."

Only then did Tianfeng realize that there was such a story behind it. At that time, he had not yet graduated from the Ninja Academy, so naturally he did not know about it.

Yashiro smiled and nodded, saying, "Young Master Fugaku has often thought of you two these past few years. If you are not busy recently, I would like to invite you to come over for a chat on behalf of Young Master Fugaku."

After saying that, he looked at Tatsuma, and Minato, who was also smiling, joined in.

Tatsuma didn't agree immediately. After all, the Uchiha clan was still too sensitive. He smiled and said, "Senior Fugaku has taken care of us many times. If anyone should be invited, it should be me who invites the two seniors first."

If I have no other tasks ahead of me, I will definitely host a banquet to invite you two seniors. I hope you will do me the honor of attending.

The meaning of the Uchiha inviting him is different from that of him inviting the Uchiha. Tatsuma represents the Senju clan, or the Hokage lineage. While he may not be on par with the Uchiha, he is certainly on par with Fugaku, the young head of the Uchiha clan.

Whoever invites whom is the one who initiates the invitation. Even if the banquet is not yet finalized, the Uchiha should be the ones to attend.

The reason why things are still undecided is that such gatherings are sensitive topics, and if one is not careful, someone could use them as an excuse to spread rumors. Therefore, Chenma also has to ask for instructions from his superiors.

On the other hand, Chenma really doesn't have the money to host a banquet right now, so he'll postpone it as long as possible. Even if he really has to host a banquet, he'll at least try to get some public funds.

Yashiro smiled and nodded, seemingly oblivious to the underlying meaning in Tatsuma's words, and simply said, "Then I will inform Young Clan Head Fugaku and await your invitation."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma's smile remained unchanged, but he looked at Tenfu and said, "Tenfu, Minato and I brought tea leaves and teaware, which are ready to be used now. It wouldn't be very polite to serve your captain drinks."

"is that so?"

Tianfeng scratched his head and looked at his grandmother, who was smiling to the side and hadn't joined in. His grandmother nodded and said, "Tianfeng, then you can make tea for everyone."

The slightly awkward atmosphere at home instantly dissipated, but Yashiro still looked at Tatsuma with an enthusiastic smile that didn't match his appearance. Tatsuma wanted to find another topic to divert Yashiro's attention.

But someone else did it for him, and suddenly Obito shouted from outside the door, "Kakashi?! Didn't you say you weren't interested in coming?!"

(End of this chapter)