I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 34 Even pigs can start a war, let alone people with good intentions.

"Anger is the cheapest way to vent to others. Everyone has negative emotions that need to be released, and anger just gives them an opportunity."

As Tatsuma spoke, he seemed somewhat helpless. This point seemed to remain unchanged in both his past and present lives. With a sigh, Tatsuma continued, "Let me give you an example, and perhaps you'll understand better."

If one day you were walking down the street and saw a person who wasn't well-dressed grab a shifty-looking man, accusing him of stealing money—specifically, the family's life-saving money—how would you feel?

"I will. I'll be angry because of that thief, after all..."

As Minato spoke, he suddenly raised his head and said, "I understand. Actually, I didn't know the truth at all. I was just one of those people who were swept up by their emotions, blindly blaming others and even prejudiced against them as thieves."

Seeing that Minato reacted so quickly, Tatsuma nodded in satisfaction and said, "Let me give you another example of how the will of a group can be manipulated and incited. Suppose a ninja dog from the Land of Wind enters the border of the Land of Fire and bites a ninja cat from the Land of Fire."

The owner of the ninja cat killed a ninja dog from the Land of Wind. The Land of Wind demanded that the Land of Fire hand over the ninja who killed the dog for their punishment. If you were the Hokage, how would you handle this situation?

Minato pondered for a moment and said, "Then the Land of Fire will deny that this was an operation against the Land of Wind's ninja dogs, arguing that the ninja dogs injured the ninja cats first, and that the ninjas of the Land of Fire only killed the ninja dogs by mistake in defense of the ninja cats, and refuse to hand over the murderer."

"At this point, the Land of Wind says that it has invested countless amounts of money and energy in training this ninja dog, and once again demands compensation from the Land of Fire with an even stronger attitude. Not only do they want to hand over the killer of the dog, but they also want to compensate for the cost of training the ninja dog."

Isn't this just picking a fight? This thought flashed through Minato's mind, but he quickly realized that Tatsuma's example was just to put the Land of Wind on a higher ground in order to secure more compensation.

Minato wondered what he would do if he were the Hokage. After thinking for a moment, he spoke:

"A ninja dog that is worth such dedication is definitely not an ordinary ninja dog. Its purpose in infiltrating my Land of Fire is definitely not just to bite a ninja cat. It must have other purposes, but it was discovered in advance."

In that case, I would convict this ninja dog of espionage, condemn the Land of Wind for using ninja dogs to steal secrets from other countries, and demand compensation from them.

"If, by some chance, news from the Land of Wind leaks out, and even lower-ranking ninjas and civilians find out that the Land of Fire killed a ninja dog from the Land of Wind, and instead of apologizing or offering compensation, they demand an apology and compensation from the Land of Wind, what do you think would happen?"

At this point, Minato suddenly didn't know how to answer, because the matter had suddenly become more than just a matter of a ninja dog and a ninja cat; it had become a serious diplomatic incident.

He could also imagine that, in the case of Tatsuma's hypothetical incident, the collective emotions of the Land of Wind had been stirred up. Although it felt like the villain had accused him first, the anger had already spread.

Whether the leak of this news was truly accidental or intentional is no longer important. What is important is that the Land of Wind used a ninja cat as a pretext to issue a war warning.

The most "economical" approach would be to avoid being too forceful, comply with the wishes of the Land of Wind, hand over the dog killer, and provide compensation. However, if news of the compensation were to spread, public sentiment in the Land of Fire would erupt.

Now that things have come to this point, we either need to take a tougher stance or pay more to demand that this matter be kept quiet, but no matter what we do, the Land of Fire will suffer losses.

He understood why Tatsuma had given the example; he wanted to explain that when one country intends to start a war, the other country is in a passive position from the very beginning.

If you want to prevent war from breaking out, you can only let the other side take whatever it wants. The result will be that the other side will definitely take advantage of you and test your limits again and again. Eventually, there will be another war, either because they can no longer tolerate it or because they are desperate.

Clearly, Tatsuma didn't think there was any way to prevent the war from starting, so Minato asked, "Then how do we end the war?"

"Let happiness, sadness, or fear—any emotion—become the dominant emotion in the group. However, except for sadness, not both parties can share this emotion."

For example, happiness. To stop a war because of happiness means a great victory. But the other side of a great victory is the complete defeat of the other side, who falls into sadness, impotent rage, or fear.

If both sides are in a state of grief, it means they have similar firepower and an irreconcilable hatred. They keep fighting until neither side has the strength to fight anymore. Then, those who don't go to the battlefield will be saddened, and each side will hastily end their battle.

As for fearing the First Hokage and the first rogue ninja of the Uchiha clan, hasn't that already been proven?

However, neither approach can end a war temporarily, nor can they achieve lasting peace.

After Tatsuma finished speaking, he shrugged. Minato fell silent for a moment before saying with a sigh, "I really wish I could find a way to make peace last."

"I don't have the ability to do it. We'll see if you have any ideas in the future."

Now that everyone had rested enough, Tatsuma, hearing the quiet of the training ground, said, "Let's go back and rest. We have to continue training tomorrow."

"it is good."

Minato also forced himself to get up from the ground. The joy of winning the game had completely disappeared during the chat. The two walked away somewhat dejectedly until they parted ways.

Under Tatsuma's guidance, Minato still did not apply for graduation immediately. It wasn't until half a year later, just after the New Year, when Tatsuma had been taking advantage of Minato for two and a half years, that a sudden piece of news made the entire Hidden Leaf Village even more depressed.

The Land of Whirlpools and the Hidden Village of Whirlpools were besieged by the other four great nations, resulting in countless casualties. In the end, the Uzumaki clan released the ninja beasts they had sealed in various parts of the ninja world for many years, wanting to fight to the death.

The result was that the Uzumaki clan, which had already suffered countless casualties, was unable to control these ninja beasts and instead lost many of them.

When Konoha's reinforcements arrived, Uzumaki Village was in ruins, littered with corpses, and not a single living Uzumaki clan member could be found. Even the Uzumaki clan's treasures had vanished without a trace.

Tatsuma heard that Hiruzen Sarutobi had issued a formal letter of condemnation to the four great nations, but there has been no follow-up so far.

On the first day of the new semester, Tatsuma and Minato arrived at school on time, but on the other side of Minato, there was no one in the spot that belonged to Kushina Uzumaki.

Kushina didn't appear until class started. Just then, Sarutobi Akiura came into the classroom and said, "Everyone will have self-study this morning. Sakamoto Tatsuma and Namikaze Minato, you two come with me."

(End of this chapter)