I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 327 If family members need to work overtime, be sure to leave a light on and food for them.

"Have you remembered everything I said?"

Inside a secret base, Tatsuma was training thirty intelligence ninjas who were about to infiltrate the Land of Water. He told these ninjas about his plans, his experiences in the Land of Water, the people he had met, and the persona he had created.

After he finished speaking, everyone's expressions became complicated when they heard Tatsuma's question.

The Land of Water's intelligence network has been in disrepair for over a decade since the Land of Water began thoroughly investigating its spies. Konoha has been trying to reconnect the intelligence network, but all attempts have failed.

Especially in the last decade, with the emergence of the initial form of the Blood Mist Village policy implemented by Kirigakure and its actual implementation, Konoha almost lost all information about the Land of Water during this period.

Before Tatsuma's mission, Konoha had made several attempts, but none of them were successful. If one or two failures were due to the lack of ability of the executor, it could be attributed to the executor's lack of ability.

But after many attempts, everyone reached a general consensus: the Land of Water was the most difficult region to establish and operate an intelligence network in.

How long did it take Tatsuma? Less than a week has passed since he set off for the Land of Water, and he has already found an angle and helpers to enable Konoha to establish an intelligence network in the Land of Water.

In other words, Tatsuma spent a week slapping the face of all the Konoha ninjas who had tried to infiltrate the Land of Water and establish an intelligence network over the past decade.

He proved that the inability to establish an intelligence network in the Land of Water was simply a matter of insufficient ability.

What these intelligence ninjas found most unacceptable was that Tatsuma wasn't even a member of a professional intelligence squad. A group of professionals couldn't beat an amateur player who was just playing for fun—it was just too frustrating.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Chenma tapped the table and repeated himself. This time, everyone came to their senses and said they remembered.

Although it's frustrating, they're professionals, so remembering a little information isn't difficult for them. It's just that Tatsuma's character design and that "Demon Ninja Team" are really embarrassing.

As expected, no matter how mature Tatsuma-kun is in his actions, he's still essentially a kid in his early teens.

"Since you all say you've memorized it, I won't repeat it. You can simulate interrogation with each other, and if you encounter any uncertain details, come back to me tomorrow. Also, each of you should refine your own roles and character settings."

It would be best if we could coordinate with the others. We'll rehearse tomorrow and the day after. If there are no problems, then we'll head to the Land of Water after the rehearsals. Is that alright?

"No problem!" *N

Seeing that everyone answered crisply and decisively, Chenma nodded and left, knowing that his presence would not improve their efficiency.

After all, he is now considered the temporary "supervisor" of these people. Under normal circumstances, a supervisor's oversight not only fails to improve the efficiency of subordinates, but may even hinder them.

When there is a supervisor overseeing the work, the subordinate's primary goal is no longer to complete the task, but to avoid making mistakes, or rather, to prevent the supervisor from seeing them make mistakes.

As a result, their actions will unconsciously become conservative, and they will not dare to make bold ideas and attempts, but only dare to make small corrections. Under such circumstances, how can efficiency be high?

After leaving, Tatsuma strolled around the streets for a while and then stopped by Orochimaru's research lab.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru wasn't there; perhaps he was on a mission. After all, before Tatsuma truly came up with his improved technique for extracting minute ailments, both of them were penniless in terms of scientific research.

Tatsuma wrote down his situation in a notebook that Orochimaru had placed in the research lab. The notebook contained sealing formulas, and apart from him and Orochimaru, no one knew how to open and read it, so its confidentiality was not a problem.

He then collected some tissue samples from his body, including routine blood samples, as well as skin and flesh tissue from other parts of his body and skin and flesh tissue from his left shoulder.

After sealing them all, Chenma looked at the sky and returned to the Senju clan's territory.

"Whoosh~ Thud!"

"Whoosh~ Thud!"

Before even getting home, Tatsuma's excellent hearing picked up some sounds, which he deduced were likely shuriken practice.

Upon entering Tsunade's courtyard, Tatsuma saw a little girl practicing shuriken. When the little girl saw Tatsuma, she immediately stopped practicing and bowed respectfully, saying, "Good afternoon, Tatsuma-senpai."

"Jingyin, isn't your uncle in the village?"

Chenma walked over and ruffled Shizune's hair. Shizune did not resist. When Chenma raised his hand, she said, "Uncle said he has rested long enough and has started going on missions."

It seems she's still with Uncle Orochimaru.

Tatsuma hadn't expected that these two would get together. He raised an eyebrow, thinking that perhaps Orochimaru was monitoring the "experimental subject's" post-operative recovery.

Shizune's way of addressing people is quite interesting. She calls Orochimaru and Jiraiya "uncle," but calls Tatsuma "senpai." There's no special reason for it; it's just that it's hard to distinguish between generations.

Although Tatsuma is Tsunade's disciple and seems to be a generation younger than Tsunade, and theoretically the same generation as Shizune, Tatsuma ultimately attended funerals and other events as Mito Uzumaki's grandson, making him the same generation as Tsunade.

Therefore, it's not a problem for Shizune to call Tatsuma "uncle," but Shizune is only nine years younger than Tatsuma, and Tatsuma is only a teenager, so calling him "uncle" doesn't feel right.

Therefore, at Kato Dan's suggestion, Shizune simply started calling Tatsuma, Minato, Kushina, Nawaki, and others "senpai" (senior). As for how they will address each other in the future, that will probably depend on how Kato Dan and Tsunade develop their relationship.

Tatsuma sensed that there was no one else in the clan's territory. Nawaki was probably training, and Kushina was likely busy with the Uzumaki clan's property renovations in Konoha.

The nanny had probably gone to buy groceries or something else; before Tatsuma returned, only Shizune was left in the vast clan estate.

Leaving a five-year-old girl alone in such a big house is something only an irresponsible "parent" would do.

Tatsuma thought for a moment and realized he didn't have anything urgent to do, so he said, "Shizune, how about I teach you how to throw ninja tools?"

"Is that alright? Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"

Shizune's eyes held expectation, but she dared not show it. Tatsuma smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Your uncle has also given me guidance in cultivation."

As he spoke, Tatsuma took the partially sharpened shuriken from Shizune's hand and said, "A shuriken is not a stone, nor a throwing axe, and cannot be thrown with great force. The most important thing about a shuriken is to create opportunities."

Therefore, while ensuring accuracy, the most important considerations are suddenness and concealment. Secondly, the throwing motion of the shuriken should not affect your next move, so the amplitude of the throwing motion should be as small as possible.

After throwing, you need to maintain balance and control of your posture to provide sufficient leeway, or in other words, a margin for error, for your next attack, defense, or dodge.

Tatsuma tried his best to explain to Shizune in a simple and easy-to-understand tone. Although Shizune still didn't quite understand, after an afternoon of correction, Shizune's throwing motion became more like a "ninja".

The nanny didn't return until just before dinner. After dinner, Tsunade and the others still hadn't come back. Tatsuma looked at Shizune, who was sitting in a chair, constantly adjusting her posture, clearly feeling uncomfortable due to training, and felt somewhat troubled.

He had a way to alleviate the situation, but Shizune was a little girl. Although the difference between men and women should be very subtle between doctors and patients, Chenma did not want to "get physical" with a five-year-old girl.

Sitting in his seat, Tatsuma pondered if there was any way to relieve his body fatigue without physical contact, and unconsciously frowned.

At that moment, Kushina returned from outside and, upon seeing Tatsuma, hurriedly asked, "Why are you back? Where's Minato? Is he...?"

Tatsuma suddenly looked up, his serious eyes fixed on Kushina. To an outsider, it wouldn't seem like Tatsuma was pondering some trivial matter. Kushina, too, was startled and asked:

"Could something have happened?"

Shaking his head, Tatsuma regained his composure and said, "No, he's still in the Land of Lightning. I can't contact him there for the time being, but with Minato's talent, there won't be any problems."

Oh, by the way, can you do me a favor?

"I won't help."

When Kushina heard there was no news from Minato, she turned to leave. Tatsuma's lips twitched, but he still insisted, "It's not my fault. Shizune's training was a bit too much today. Why don't you give her a massage?"

"I told you I wasn't trying to help you."

Kushina muttered something, picked up Shizune who was already drowsy but whose body was still twitching involuntarily, and left the living room.

With Kushina's help, Tatsuma was no longer troubled and continued to sit and wait. After a while, Nawaki returned. Upon seeing Tatsuma, Nawaki excitedly approached him and said:

"Tatsuma, are you free?"

"What's wrong?"

"Hey! I've started learning the Eight Gates Formation, let's have a youthful showdown!"

Noticing the silly way he used the word "rope tree," Tatsuma guessed that he could probably open one to three gates, but he was still far from it. He laughed and said, "Let's talk about it when you open the fourth gate or higher and truly master the Eight Gates."

"The Fourth Gate"

Rope Tree scratched his head. He was still far from the fourth gate, but Brother Dai said that with his passion, he would definitely be able to break through the obstacles of each gate.

Just because you haven't learned to open the fourth door yet doesn't mean you won't be able to in the future. You can always practice twice as much!

Nawaki jumped up, wanting to go do extra practice, but Tatsuma quickly stopped him, saying, "By the way, how's Sento's study progress?"

"A thousand bushels?"

Rope Tree clenched his fist, then formed a ring with his thumb and forefinger, leaving a small gap between the fingertips, and said, "He's a little bit faster than me, but as long as I practice more, I'll definitely be able to surpass him!"

Seeing that Nawaki's face showed no sign of resentment, Tatsuma guessed that this "little bit" was probably "a lot," since if it were really just a little bit, Nawaki would probably have given up even resting and gone straight to training for more intense exercises.

According to Tatsuma's own plan, he felt that once Sento mastered the opening and release of the fourth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, he could temporarily leave training and participate in some actual combat.

Judging from Nawaki's performance, it shouldn't be too long. Tatsuma smiled and said, "Nawaki, when you go to training tomorrow, call me to come with you."

"Great! It's been so long since we trained together!"

Rope Tree agreed without hesitation, and just then, a plaintive voice rang out.

"What practice?! I've already arranged your schedule for tomorrow!"

Tatsuma and Nawaki looked towards the door and saw Tsunade, covered in dust and dirt, walking back carrying more than a dozen large scrolls.

Tsunade tossed the scroll onto a chair, tidied her hair, and said fiercely to Nawaki, "Go to sleep now. Do whatever you want tomorrow, just don't bring Tatsuma with you."

"Yes, sister!"

Nawaki ran off, and Tsunade looked at Tatsuma and said, "I'll study with you starting tonight, but before that, you heartless bastard, didn't you leave me any food?!"

"Ahem~ I thought you ate out. We're out of vegetables, but we still have some rice. I'll make you some fried rice! Oh, and I have some ice cream too. If you want some, teacher, you can come to my house and get it."

"You're smart to know what's good for you!"

Hearing that her disciple had actually given up the ice cream, Tsunade's expression softened considerably. She looked at the scrolls and thought to herself that it was fortunate her great-grandfather had a backup, so she didn't have to ask those people for more.

Otherwise, it probably wouldn't be possible to keep it a secret.

(End of this chapter)