I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 330 There are always people who say unpleasant things, but do amazing things.

Autumn is the second best season for honey collection, and the diligent worker bees are also searching for nectar. There have been quite a few bees visiting Chenma's house before.

However, since Mito Uzumaki passed away, no one has bought or changed the fresh flowers in his house anymore, and Tatsuma himself doesn't have that habit.

But the bees still seem to be used to coming here for a stroll, though most of the time it's in vain. But today seems different.

New buds sprouted from the four corners of the wooden table. The buds grew in the blink of an eye, and a flower bud appeared and then bloomed.

A bee flew in and landed on a flower, sucking up the nectar that seemed to have a different flavor from other flowers, until it was satisfied before fluttering away.

Chenma watched quietly until the bees flew away, then he reached out and picked one of the flowers, which he couldn't identify. The broken flower withered much faster than the others.

After only a short while, the flower wilted. Tatsuma tried to inject chakra into it, and after absorbing the chakra, the flower stem stood upright again, seemingly particularly sensitive to chakra.

Tatsuma put down the flower and looked at the other flowers still growing on the table. The amount of chakra he had just used would have been enough to fill the entire study if he had only used it to release Water Release or Earth Release.

However, it was only enough to produce a few small flowers for the growth of Wood Release. Tatsuma frowned, reached out and covered the table, sensing the chakra that had just been injected.

Most of the chakra remained on the table, slowly dissipating or being absorbed by the flowers, without transforming into more flowers or making them grow taller and stronger.

"It's not that I don't have enough chakra."

Tatsuma murmured, seemingly calculating something. After a while, as if for an experiment, he once again gathered water and earth chakra in his hands and then mixed it with his body energy.

However, this time, both the amount of chakra and the body energy were much less than before. He slapped the ball of chakra onto the armrest of the seat.

Soon, several flowers also sprouted from his chair. The number remained the same, but without further energy attacks, these flowers quickly withered and died.

Tatsuma raised an eyebrow slightly. He understood that the limitation on the number and range of Wood Release techniques was not the amount of chakra, or rather, not just the amount of chakra used at the time of casting.

More importantly, it's about the amount of Yang Dun (a type of energy), or rather, the amount of physical energy extracted from the cells of the Divine Tree.

Tatsuma currently has a considerable amount of chakra, which is more than enough for a single technique. However, when using Wood Release techniques, no matter how much chakra is involved, only a few small flowers can bloom.

The reason is that he doesn't have enough divine tree cells in his body. Only a very small portion of the physical energy he refines comes from divine tree cells; the majority comes from his own cells.

After personally testing, I found that controlling Wood Release is quite simple. The mixture of Water Release and Earth Release chakra does not directly produce Wood Release, but if this mixture remains in the body, the body's energy will unconsciously participate.

In other words, Wood Release chakra is generated within the body, and the manifestation of Wood Release chakra is plants. As a result, trees, flowers, and other plants will grow within the body, which is the so-called loss of control.

However, when water and earth chakra are mixed, actively injecting physical energy into the mixed chakra places the mixing process outside the body, and the "out of control" point is transferred from inside the body to outside the body.

Afterwards, wherever this mixture of Wood Release chakra is released, it will "go out of control," that is, plants will grow. This is the manifestation of Wood Release.

So Tatsuma was actually able to use Wood Release long before, but he never thought of infusing it with Yang Release.

In Sage Mode, his physical strength was amplified, and naturally, the content or intensity of Yang Release energy also increased. The Yang Release energy in his body attracted mixed chakra, leading to a loss of control.

It wasn't that the Wood Release was used out of control in Sage Mode, but rather that the high-intensity Yang Release energy in Sage Mode induced the water and earth mixed chakra to absorb Yang Release, and this process occurred within the body, which led to the loss of control.

After figuring this out, Tatsuma, who had been keeping a straight face lately, suddenly relaxed and even couldn't help but smile.

Although the exact nature and extent of the side effects of the Divine Tree cells are still not fully understood, one of the side effects—the loss of control over Wood Release—has been resolved. This also addressed the issue of the increased risk of loss of control in Sage Mode.

As soon as he relaxed, exhaustion crept into Tatsuma's heart. The worries of the past six months were reduced by nearly half, and the fatigue that had been accumulating over the past years also erupted at this moment.

The combined effects of working through the night and intense thinking eventually caused Chenma to collapse onto his desk.

"Teacher, I heard Tatsuma is back?"

Next door, Nono, who has been learning from Tsunade, has finished making breakfast with the nanny. As a student and teaching assistant, Nono has also taken on the role of Tsunade's personal secretary.

He reminds Tsunade to get up, helps her prepare lessons, and even substitutes for Tsunade when necessary. Tsunade also likes her student Nono very much, although Nono is not as smart as Tatsuma, who has gone through the apprenticeship ceremony and held an apprenticeship banquet.

However, Nonou could bring Tsunade, as her teacher, something that Tatsuma couldn't: a sense of accomplishment.

Therefore, even though she had stayed up late last night and didn't get enough sleep before being woken up by Nonou, Tsunade still smiled. Hearing Nonou's hesitant question, Tsunade, who was brushing her teeth, spat out bubbles and said:

"Yeah, I just got back yesterday. I guess I'll have to go on another mission in a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, Nono narrowed her eyes unconsciously, a smile playing on her lips. She glanced back at the door several times before asking in confusion, "Isn't he coming for breakfast?"

While making breakfast, she heard that Chenma was back, so she made a lot more delicious food for him. It would be such a shame if Chenma didn't come over to eat.

Tsunade seemed oblivious to Nonou's anticipation and said, "He's busy, I'll just send it to him later."

Upon hearing this, Nonou showed a hint of regret, but dared not show it. Only after Tsunade finished washing up and checked today's lesson plan did they have breakfast together.

Before she even started eating breakfast, she had already packed Tatsuma's portion, even choosing the boiled eggs with the cleanest-looking shells and the freshest-looking fruit.

After the meal, Nonou carried her tray and followed Tsunade to Tatsuma's study next door. Nonou had been to the study before; she and the housekeeper had cleaned it when Tatsuma wasn't there.

The thought that Chenma had stayed in the study after returning from his mission, instead of catching up on sleep in his bedroom, stirred up an indescribable emotion within her. It was hard to put into words, but it felt like she admired him even more and felt even more sorry for him.

Tsunade walked to the door, opened it, and glanced inside. She saw Tatsuma slumped over his desk. Frowning, she pushed the door open, went in, and put her hand on his neck.

Only after confirming that Tatsuma's heartbeat was still strong and steady did Tsunade breathe a sigh of relief. It was then that she noticed the flowers growing on the tabletop. Her eyes widened instantly as she looked at the scrolls with signs of being turned over, and a look of heartache and guilt appeared on Tsunade's face.

Tsunade thought that if she hadn't been so insistent on Tatsuma reading these things, he probably wouldn't have collapsed from exhaustion. Tatsuma was an exceptionally skilled ninja, yet he had fallen into such a deep sleep that he didn't even notice someone visiting.

Nonou also walked to the door and was about to peek inside when Tsunade came over, gestured for her to be quiet, then took the plate and returned to Tatsuma's side, placing it on the desk.

Nono could only catch a glimpse of Tatsuma through the gap. The two left the study without saying a word. Nono was a little disappointed and kept her head down.

Tsunade was also pondering whether the flowers in the study were a Wood Release technique. Since the two confirmed their teacher-student relationship, they were unusually quiet all the way to Konoha Hospital.

Are you on night duty?

It wasn't until they reached the meeting room that had been converted into a classroom that Tsunade came to her senses and asked Nonou a question.

Nonou was also startled awake and quickly shook her head, saying, "Dean Biwako hasn't assigned me any night shifts lately. Is something wrong, teacher?"

"The second phase of medical ninja training is almost over. Next year, for the third phase, I plan to have you train with me, instead of you training for me. So you'll need to prepare some teaching materials yourself."

I see that you are very interested in some of the new medical system theories proposed by Chenma. I suggest that you make these your focus and key points. If you don't have any plans tonight, come to my house and take Chenma's materials back with you.

"It just so happens that Tatsuma is here too. If you have any questions, you can ask him. No one but him can fully understand those contents, so to avoid misunderstandings, you'd better ask him."

Upon hearing this, Nonoyu paused for a moment, then smiled and said earnestly, "I'll definitely be there tonight, thank you, teacher."

Tsunade assumed that Nonou was happy because she had the opportunity to teach and didn't notice anything unusual. She waved her hand and said, "Alright, it's about time for class. You have to go to your shift too. See you tonight."

See you tonight.

After bowing to Tsunade, Nono turned and left, even starting to jog. She ran until she reached the stairwell, turned around, and made sure Tsunade couldn't see her. Then she clenched her fists tightly and pressed them against her burning face.

Tsunade looked in the direction where Nonou had disappeared and smiled. This was the behavior of a good student. If it were her own disciple…

"Heh, just say you want to slack off, don't give me any chances."

He'd probably say something like that, right? Even though he'd do exactly what he asked of that disciple, sometimes even exceeding the quota, his attitude...

It's infuriating to even think about it; they completely disregard my dignity as a teacher!

"Achoo!"

Tatsuma, who had only slept for two hours, woke up with a sneeze. He rubbed his nose, stretched, looked at the flowers on the table, and said, "I don't think I'm allergic to pollen, am I?"

Could it be that he's only allergic to the flowers he grows? That's so bizarre!

(End of this chapter)