I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 328: Having too much experience might make one harsh and picky.

"These are the Wood Release ninjutsu scrolls left by my grandfather, these are the research notes compiled by my second grandfather, and these are the diaries left by my grandfather."

In Tatsuma's study, Tsunade, holding an ice cream in one hand and a spoon in the other, was directing Tatsuma to sort the scrolls, occasionally scooping up a spoonful of fried rice and eating it with a bite of strawberry ice cream.

This way of eating isn't very tasty, but if you only eat fried rice, the ice cream will melt, and if you only eat ice cream, the fried rice will cool down.

Neither melted ice cream nor cold fried rice tastes good, so even though the combination isn't tasty, Tsunade still did it.

Tatsuma couldn't bear to watch his teacher eat like that. After sorting the scrolls, he casually remarked, "Who writes a diary anyway?"

"Hahaha~ Don't go too far! You're talking about my grandfather, hahaha~"

Tsunade didn't seem to mind her disciple teasing her grandfather; instead, she laughed heartily. Tatsuma opened Hashirama Senju's diary, intending to sort it chronologically as well.

"Hahaha~ My arms are covered in grass today, my dad was so worried, hahaha~"

Tatsuma looked at the crooked characters and a speechless smile appeared on his face. Just from the words, he could believe that Hashirama Senju's expression at that time was probably not much different from Tsunade's now.

He rolled the scroll out a little further, and Tatsuma saw new content.

"Leaves are sprouting from my head now! When they cover my entire body, I won't need to learn how to hide anymore! Hahaha~"

"Tobirama actually said I'm sick. Waaaaah~ I even gave him all the fruit I grew on my body, and he still said that to me, waaaah~ But, the way he looked when he was jealous was so cute, hahaha~"

"Today my father took me to see the place where I was injured. I clearly remember it being a dead forest, but it's all gone. Oh well, maybe I just took the wrong turn."

"I've achieved fruit freedom! I don't need to go into the forest to pick fruit anymore. It's a pity I don't know where Aban went. I heard he's gotten even stronger. I can't fall behind!"

"I couldn't move a few days ago, and Tobirama scared me by saying I was going to turn into a tree, sob sob~ I hope I can turn into a fruit tree. As long as there are fruits to eat, everyone will not forget me."

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! I'm going to turn into a tree!"

"Aban and his tribesmen are coming to fight us again. I can't lie here any longer. I need to eat! Why do I have no appetite?! The fruit is so delicious~ Why am I getting hungrier the more I eat?!"

"It seems like tree roots are starting to grow on my back. Am I really going to turn into a tree? No! I haven't even fought Ban yet!"

Looking at the copied entries of the diary, Tatsuma felt very complicated. He envied Hashirama Senju's mindset. When people face the unknown or things they cannot control, they instinctively feel fear.

But there are always a few who are different from others, and Hashirama Senju was clearly one of them. Although he had complaints and worries, he was never truly afraid.

Of course, the information recorded in the diary not only reflects Hashirama Senju's mindset, but also contains very important information.

Hashirama Senju only began to exhibit the "Wood Release" phenomenon after being injured, and he experienced periods of losing control of it, which even became so severe that it affected his normal actions.

However, this content was likely copied by Tobirama Senju, and the time span in between is unclear, as is what happened.

Tobirama Senju may have known what happened during those gaps in time, and Hashirama Senju may have also recorded it. However, Tobirama Senju's purpose in copying the diary was probably to study Wood Release, so he would only extract the parts he found useful.

Although they appear to be one after another, there may be a very long time span in between, making them difficult to use as accurate evidence.

Tsunade had already finished her ice cream and fried rice, but seeing her disciple's troubled and worried expression, she didn't want to disturb him. She picked up her rice bowl and left on her own, without Tatsuma noticing.

He thought for a while, then continued to unroll the scroll and read on.

"I can't eat anything, and it's been half a month. I'm still alive! I'm amazing! If everyone could starve like me, there would be no need to grow food or plunder it, right?"

"My hands are almost completely immobile, and I don't know how much longer I have to live. Tobirama has actually started watering me! But to be honest, it feels so good, hahaha~"

"I dreamt of the wood-panel and the tile-roofed room. I can't lie here any longer. Tomorrow, I'll have Tobirama cut down the tree on my body."

"They've resumed their activities. I should have cut them down sooner. My appetite has returned too. Tobirama actually said that I'd rather be a tree than a glutton. Waaaa~ He must be in a bad mood because he can't get any fruit."

"Back to training! After lying down for so long, my strength has actually increased again. That's so cool, hahaha~"

"I might never be able to use ninjutsu again. Every time I do, trees start growing on my body. Tobirama said it might be because I'm not suited for Water Release and Earth Release. Should I go find Madara to learn Fire Release?"

"I ran into Madara again. He's really strong. I almost couldn't beat him since I can't use ninjutsu. Luckily, my strength has increased a lot recently. I hope he's not injured?"

Upon seeing this, Chenma paused, took a deep breath, and then another, repeating this ten times before he could suppress his emotions.

Tatsuma finally understood why Madara Uchiha "hated" Hashirama Senju so much in certain aspects. If he had such a nemesis, he would probably be so angry that he would die.

Moreover, this content doesn't seem to have anything to do with Wood Release. Besides defeating Madara Uchiha, this sentence reveals two pieces of information: he can't use ninjutsu, and his power has grown again.

However, these two pieces of information had already been disclosed before. Tatsuma had reason to suspect that the reason why Tobirama Senju copied this sentence was because Madara Uchiha had been beaten.

Chenma suddenly felt that his system was not very useful to him, since his perspective and mentality had changed unconsciously as his strength improved.

Therefore, it's difficult to see any competitor as having merits as it did a few years ago.

This is all Tobirama Senju's fault! If it weren't for his notes, how could Tatsuma have thought that everyone else's ninjutsu was so clumsy?

If it weren't for Tobirama Senju's notebook, his judgment wouldn't have become so discerning. Sometimes, being a little "ignorant" allows you to better discover the strengths of others. It's all Tobirama Senju's fault!

If he had Hashirama Senju's mindset, he would probably still be praising everyone he meets, and doing so with complete sincerity.

After calming himself down, Chenma continued watching.

"I must have gone too far last time. I asked Madara to teach me Fire Release, but he refused! Fine, I'll just develop my own. Let me think of something..."

Fire Release! Super Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson Great Fire Extinguishing Great Fire Extinguishing Dragon Flame Song Great Dragon Fire Great Fireball - the strongest and most invincible fire-breathing technique! Hahaha~ That'll infuriate Madara!

"My Fire Release technique failed, sob sob~ I even got ambushed by Madara. I haven't used ninjutsu in so long, I actually used Water Release and Earth Release together, and nothing happened, I even got kicked in the butt."

"It's been so long, and Tobirama is still asking about this embarrassing thing. But... what he said makes sense. I used Water Release and Earth Release together, and no trees grew on my body. Hahaha~ Could it be that I'm cured?"

"I've turned into a tree again. Luckily, Tobirama knows that trees can't wear clothes, otherwise I probably would have stayed in the forest forever."

"I can only avoid turning into a tree when I use Earth Release and Water Release together. How strange."

"The grass on the training field has been growing really fast lately, and so have the trees. It's winter, but they haven't lost any leaves. It's amazing."

"The roof beams and floorboards have even sprouted; the vitality of life this spring is too strong."

Upon seeing this, Tatsuma sat up straight. Something was amiss. He had previously tried mixing Earth Release and Water Release chakra, but there was indeed no reaction, so he didn't delve too deeply into it.

But now it seems that perhaps there was a reaction, but it was so small that neither he nor the others noticed it.

Just like Hashirama Senju in his diary, he probably didn't think these strange phenomena were related to his Wood Release at the time. However, since Tobirama Senju copied them, it means that Tobirama Senju felt that the two things were actually related.

Tatsuma glanced towards the direction of Tsunade's training ground next door. He had experimented with Wood Release techniques there many times, but nothing had happened then.

Could it have already happened, but been so subtle that he hadn't noticed? Tatsuma's view was blocked by the wall, so he couldn't see the current situation at the training ground. However, it seemed that the leaves hadn't started falling at home yet.

It's already late autumn in October, and even evergreen trees are shedding some yellow leaves.

Chenma frowned, unsure if it was just his imagination, since he rarely paid attention to things at home after having a nanny.

With winter approaching, Chenma felt he needed to find time to try it out, perhaps even a medium- to long-term experiment.

However, judging from the information in Hashirama Senju's diary, the special cells in his body that resembled "divine tree cells" were already severely out of control at that time, and his whole body was beginning to turn into trees. I haven't reached that level yet.

There's also the fact that Hashirama Senju can't use ninjutsu. Tatsuma pursed his lips, and it's unclear whether this is due to Hashirama's own special circumstances or a negative effect of the "God Tree Cells".

Tatsuma didn't want it to be the latter, and he guessed that it was a solvable problem, since the ninjas who received Hashirama cells later on did not experience this issue.

Perhaps the rapid growth of "God Tree Cells" in his body in a short period of time disrupted his body's balance, or perhaps Hashirama Senju's mastery of chakra nature transformation was not deep enough, causing his chakra to be "contaminated" by the God Tree Cells.

Chenma rubbed his slightly sore eyes and continued watching.

"The house was suddenly flooded. It seems that Tobirama caused it while conducting an experiment. My father beat him up. I have to go and apologize to everyone. Some of the clan's fields were also flooded."

"It's strange, everyone's trees and vegetables have withered, but the trees at home are fine. Tobirama wanted to cut down the trees to study them, but I stopped him. He's been unhappy all day, so I have to comfort him. I can't go to Madara's place."

"There seems to be something wrong with the chakra. I clearly refined water-style chakra, but Tobirama and my father both said it wasn't water-style chakra, and neither was earth-style chakra. I have to study again, sob sob~"

"I can use Water Release and Earth Release again, hahaha~ Madara, just wait for me!"

"I'm injured again. Why do I always panic when I encounter Madara? He used Earth Release and Water Release together again. If it weren't for the tree that suddenly appeared and blocked it, I think I would have been hit by Madara's sword."

"Is Ban alright? He crashed into a tree and passed out. Luckily, his father is fighting with Ban's dad, otherwise he definitely would have attacked Ban."

"So the tree didn't appear out of nowhere; it was my ninjutsu? But why can't I control its growth and condition? Do I have to go back to school again?"

"Tobirama actually said that Tree Release doesn't sound good and told me to think of a new name, sob sob~ But I still haven't found a way to control Tree Release, it's so difficult."

"Let's call it Wood Release. I don't know what Tobirama was thinking, calling it Wood Release when it's clearly about trees."

"Hahaha~ I've found a way to control Wood Release!"

(End of this chapter)