I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 286 The more the recipient values ​​the gift, the happier the giver will be.

"Hiss~ Hiss~ Hiccup~"

On the messy grass, Tianfeng and Qiandou kept tugging at their tattered clothes, trying to cover their bodies. Their noses were still sniffling, as if trying to stop sobbing. If they sniffed too hard, they would even burp.

Not far away, Tatsuma and Minato walked over, each carrying a water bottle. Tatsuma walked up to them, threw the bottles at them, and said coldly, "Wash yourself."

Minato also put down the kettle. Tenka and Sento, with perfect understanding, wrapped their upper arms around each other's ribs and grabbed the waist where their shirts and pants met, as if afraid their clothes would fall off.

With his last hand, he moved with extreme awkwardness to reach the large water bottle, and after hesitating for a while, he finally managed to get his hands on it.

He opened the kettle and rinsed the bloodstains off his body. After the blood, which was half-cold or had already scabbed over, was washed away, there were no visible injuries.

After washing the blood off their bodies, their clothes were almost completely soaked. Tatsuma looked down at them and asked, "Didn't you bring any spare clothes?"

"I brought it."

"Then why aren't you changing?"

Chenma tilted his head slightly, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression. Tianfeng stretched out his finger and flicked it into the distance, saying, "Go away."

"You can't even change your clothes when someone's watching you? I thought it was ridiculous enough that you Uchiha people couldn't even pee when someone was watching you."

"Huh?! How did you know... cough... hurry up."

Seeing that Tianfeng was about to get angry, Chenma stopped teasing him and turned to walk away. It's understandable that a boy of this age is afraid of others seeing his body.

Because the body is constantly developing and changing so much that it is difficult for oneself to understand, it is normal to be afraid of others knowing.

However, that idiot next to you, Tianfeng, can see you clearly even with your back to him!

After a while, Tianfeng said, "It's done."

Tatsuma and Minato then turned around. By this time, Tenka and the other man had changed into the same clothes that they had been instructed to bring. Tenka was adjusting his collar and belt, while Sento was combing his hair.

Other members of the Hyuga clan wore long, straight black hair slicked back or parted in the middle, while Sento had a bowl cut.

The messy, bowl-shaped haircut actually made him less comical and even suited him quite well, giving off a conservative yet rebellious vibe. But then Qiandou combed it all back into place.

In particular, his hair is of excellent quality, with each strand having a healthy sheen, making it look like half a preserved egg from a distance.

"Are you still injured?"

After looking them over, he saw that apart from being a little weak, they were fine, but Tatsuma still asked one more question out of the goodness of his heart.

Tianfeng shook his head and said, "I'm just hungry. We should have waited until now to go back and eat our picnic. Maybe next time we should prepare some military rations."

Sento nodded in agreement. Seeing that the two of them hadn't been left with any trauma, Tatsuma was quite surprised. After all, he had used his spiritual healing ability to treat their injuries in a short time.

This was his first collaboration with Zhiyu. Zhiyu recommended that he go to Shikkotsu Forest to study, but Chenma declined repeatedly. Only then did Zhiyu reluctantly return.

Although it was their first collaboration, Zhi Yu was clearly a good slug with the excellent qualities of a wet bone forest slug. She was very cooperative and gentle, and did not cause any unnecessary secondary harm to Tian Feng and Qian Dou.

However, even with Tatsuma and Iori working together, Tenka and the other two cannot be considered fully recovered. After all, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, and at least for now, the two are not suitable for fighting or high-intensity training again.

Minato looked up at the sky and said, "It's been almost two hours. Let's go back. Although there's usually no one in the back mountain, we still need to be careful."

"it is good."

Qian Dou nodded, then obediently closed his eyes. The pain he had experienced once was enough; there was no need to make things worse for himself, especially now that he was so weak.

During their rest period, Tatsuma was responsible for treating them, while Minato was responsible for cleaning up the scene. Apart from the two sets of dirty clothes they had just changed out of, there were no traces left around.

Tatsuma used Fire Release to burn the clothes they left behind, and the four of them returned to Konoha Village.

This time, they didn't use their eyes to see. After arriving at the other side, Feng and Qiandou waited until their minds calmed down before opening their eyes, so they didn't feel any discomfort.

Back in the back mountain, Tatsuma was in charge of sensing the surroundings, while Minato checked the various traces left before setting off. Apart from a very few that had been touched and damaged by small animals, there were no traces of human activity.

"Come to my place, I'll have someone make some afternoon tea, and we can chat while we're at it."

Qian Dou took the initiative to speak, and the others did not object. After all, there were still many things to discuss after the war, and it was not good to be hungry.

Most importantly, who doesn't like to take advantage of the wealthy?

Tatsuma disliked the atmosphere within the Hyuga clan compound; it was lifeless, especially when he was with Sento. Almost all the other Hyuga clan members would lower their heads and avoid looking at them.

However, as a sensory ninja, Tatsuma could sense that he was being secretly watched, which is not a unique ability of sensory ninjas.

Even ordinary people feel uneasy when someone is watching them, even if they can't see them. Sensing ninjas are just more acute and amplify this feeling.

"Xiaodong, go prepare some snacks and take them to the tea room."

Upon arriving at Qian Dou's house, Qian Dou gave instructions to a maid from a branch household. The maid respectfully agreed to leave, and Qian Dou ignored her, leading them to the tea room and brewing tea for them.

Compared to the tea set that Tatsuma gave to Tenfu yesterday, and the tea that Minato gave, the tea set and tea in Sento's house are obviously several levels higher.

Even a tea jar looks more expensive than the tea set and tea leaves that Tianfeng received. This is the main family of Hyuga, the main family supported by countless branch families.

However, what caught Tatsuma and Minato's attention was the set of anthropomorphic frog figurines and a small frightened deer on the table, which were the gifts they had given to Sento yesterday.

The frog figurine was a gift from Minato; it's very cute, but it doesn't quite fit into the serious and somewhat aloof tea room of Hyuga. Nevertheless, Sento still put it up.

As for the smaller frightened deer, it's also a desktop model, which can be considered a fun ornament. In Qian Dou's courtyard, right outside the tea room, there is a proper frightened deer set, but he also placed this somewhat rough ornament on the tea table.

While brewing tea, water is poured into the deer-startling container from time to time, causing the two bamboo buckets to swing and make a thumping sound similar to the sound of flowing water outside startling the deer.

This brought smiles to the faces of Tatsuma and Minato. Whether a friend values ​​a gift or not is not determined by what he says, but by how he treats it.

Clearly, Qian Dou's decision to place these two items, which seemed out of place and cheap compared to the rest of his home, in the center of the room demonstrates his deep appreciation for gifts from friends.

Although Sento is somewhat out of place compared to other Hyuga clan members, he has learned etiquette and old money skills over a long period of time.

The process of brewing tea was not exactly pleasing to the eye, but it was quite elegant. Although it was so complicated that even Tianfeng couldn't sit still, it still maintained the demeanor expected of a young master from a prominent family.

When the tea was served to the group, the branch family member known as Xiaodong also brought over a variety of pastries, all of which were exquisite afternoon tea accompaniments.

This product has very clear characteristics: it's exquisite, delicious, and expensive, but it's just not satisfying enough, not even as satisfying as potato chips or fries.

But as a guest, Tatsuma didn't nitpick and didn't hold back his praise. Sento, hearing his friend's compliments, also smiled with satisfaction and looked at Kofuyu, who was waiting to be served, and said:

"Xiaodong, you can go out now. We need to talk about something."

"Yes."

Xiao Dong lowered her head and walked out of the tea room step by step. Because the door to the tea room was not closed when she came, her hand lingered on the door for a second, but she still did not choose to close it, because she knew that Lord Qian Dou did not like to close doors and windows.

Except for some windy and rainy weather, Lord Qian Dou was even unwilling to close the doors and windows of his room.

After Xiaodong left, she deliberately kept a great distance, since she was there to serve in daily life, not to protect Lord Qiandou. As for those who were sent to protect him, Lord Qiandou sent them away.

If Xiaodong's parents hadn't died on the battlefield and she hadn't lost her home, Qiandou wouldn't have been willing to let her serve him or take her in.

After they had almost finished the snacks and started drinking tea to cleanse their palates, Sento asked, "Tatsuma, according to your assessment, is that Suzuyui really stronger than you and Minato?"

Before today's simulated battle, Sento believed Tatsuma's statement. After all, he thought that even if Tatsuma and Minato were stronger than him, there wouldn't be such a dramatic contrast as an adult beating a baby.

Sento knew he had great talent. Over the years, with Tatsuma and Minato as his role models, Tenfu as his sparring partner, and Dai as his taijutsu instructor, his strength had surpassed most of his peers.

After he finally mastered the Rejuvenation Technique some time ago, the clan prepared to conduct another round of training and assessment for him. As long as he passed the assessment, he would be recommended by the clan and included in the village's list of Jonin candidates.

For people like Tatsuma and Minato, there's absolutely no need for selection to be promoted to Jonin. As long as their past battle records and mission completion counts are made public and included in their personal files, they can be directly promoted.

However, Sento is a typical ninja from a ninja clan, and he is from a conservative and traditional clan like the Hyuga. He doesn't have any impressive battle records, nor has he been assigned to a squad to carry out missions. Therefore, if he wants to be promoted to Jonin, he needs to be selected.

But he is about to get this selection opportunity, which means that, at least within the Hyuga clan, those "corrupt people" already think he has this ability.

As for the training, it was mostly theoretical. After all, Sento had never personally experienced the life of a frontline ninja, and he was unfamiliar with many unspoken rules, tips, and information, so he needed to learn more.

The assessment is similar; due to a lack of practical experience, it only requires a test within the clan first.

Sento also knew that Tenka was in a similar situation to himself. Tenka had a bad reputation within the Uchiha clan, and many people said that he only got his Chunin rank by gaining experience on the battlefield and by benefiting from the security department.

However, as one of the very few people who knew Tenka's secret, Sento knew that Tenka's mastery of ninjutsu and genjutsu, his chakra reserves, and even his Sharingan, the hallmark of the Uchiha clan, had surpassed that of most Uchiha.

In other words, as long as Tianfeng is willing to fully reveal his strength, he is also a ninja qualified to participate in the Jonin selection.

However, the two of them were completely outmatched by Tatsuma and Minato. Under these circumstances, Tatsuma said that their enemy, a guy named Suzuyui, would become even stronger.

This was hard for the two to accept, after all, Tatsuma and Minato were already beyond their reach, let alone someone stronger than them.

Tenka chimed in, "Yeah, Tatsuma, you're someone who could fight the Third Raikage, A. Aren't you overestimating Tsuyui's strength?"

Tatsuma shook his head and said, "Fighting the Third Raikage A? That's complete nonsense. It's just a rumor from Kumogakure. The only ones who can truly fight A are at the level of Sakumo-sama and the Third Hokage."

Even the legendary Sannin of Konoha, who were my and Minato's teachers, probably didn't have this ability. If Minato and I used all our skills, we might be considered mid-level Jonin in the current ninja world.

However, he is not qualified to be compared with the elite among the Jonin. Since Suzuyui is a candidate for the Ninja Leader, we should at least regard him as one of the very few elites.

I can give you a few candidates to consider, such as our teachers, of course, those from four or five years ago, as well as your clan leader, senior Yuhi Shinku, senior Umino Ikkaku, senior Kime Kouta, and others.

These are the true elite among the Jonin, and our opponents are those at that level. Do you think I've really overestimated them?

After listening, both Sento and Tenka fell silent, especially Tenka, who had thought that discovering Suyui had brought him one step closer to revenge, but after Tatsuma's analysis, he felt that it was even further away.

After a while, Qian Dou looked at Tian Feng and said, "I don't know what you're thinking, nor do I know if you have the means, but I won't give up. At the same time, I also have a way to improve again, but it's not suitable for you."

Upon hearing this, not only Tenfeng, but also Minato and Tatsuma were curious. Sento didn't hide anything, after all, Tenfeng was willing to tell him the secret of the Sharingan, and Tatsuma and Minato were willing to do so many things for them without telling the village.

If he continued to conceal it, it would be a disregard for these bonds. He took a deep breath and said:

"Brother Dai, Rope Tree, and I... He had a forbidden martial arts technique. Rope Tree and I wanted to learn it, but he told us to go back and think it over. I think I've thought it over."

(End of this chapter)