I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 350 Assets that you cannot control or manage are not your own assets.

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

As soon as the words were spoken, advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were the first to object. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo's expressions also darkened. Although they had not yet spoken, they were clearly in disagreement.

Kushina has a history of losing control and could potentially harm the village, but letting her leave the village? Wouldn't that mean the village can't control its Jinchūriki?

The Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beasts they seal are invaluable assets that the village absolutely cannot abandon. Under the village's control, although they cannot fully play their role, there are even risks involved.

However, once they are out of control, the village must be prepared to lose such a large sum of assets. This is similar to how many people like to save money, even though there is a risk of the money being stolen, they are unwilling to entrust it to others for investment.

Because you can see the assets ruined by your own hands, but you will naturally feel distrustful when you hand them over to others to manage, even if the return on investment is higher.

Their opposition was within Tatsuma's expectations. No matter how transcendent the three holy lands were, they were ultimately not "one of us." Ever since Kushina was confirmed to become a Jinchūriki, she had never left the village.

While the sealing team assigned to Kushina was reasonable, the village's higher-ups may have had their own ulterior motives, perhaps for protection or better surveillance.

Tatsuma didn't explain further, since everyone present could understand why he suggested Kushina go to the Holy Land to train. Even if Sakumo Hatake couldn't understand politics, he still understood the "common sense" that tailed beasts belonged to ninja villages.

This is a decision concerning the core interests of the village. As a member of the village, it is enough for Chenma to offer suggestions. Saying more would easily make people suspect that he has ulterior motives.

Although he does have "ulterior motives," he is currently in the "roof-tearing" stage, and as for "opening the window," we'll have to wait a while longer.

Seeing that Tatsuma had stopped speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Takashima. Although he himself opposed Tatsuma's proposal, as Hokage, he had to listen to the opinions of all parties.

Ryūma received a glance from Hiruzen Sarutobi, nodded slightly, and said, "Sending Kushina to train in the Holy Land is indeed a good idea, but we know very little about the three Holy Lands and it is difficult to interfere with them."

Moreover, the three holy lands might not be willing to accept Kushina, since I believe even the three holy lands are powerless to completely control the destructive power of the Nine-Tails.

However, Kushina's training cannot wait any longer. Perhaps we can take a similar approach to Kumogakure and find a suitable place near the village for Kushina to train, one that will be protected by the village but will not harm it.

"Unlike the Land of Lightning, the Land of Fire doesn't have any natural defenses. Moreover, Konoha is located in the center of the Land of Fire, which is mostly hilly and plains, so there are many cities and towns. With the Nine-Tails' destructive power, there probably isn't a suitable place."

Nara Shikahara rubbed his temples, sighed, and said, "The only place that might even be a slight fit is a place the village would never set up in."

"where?"

Hatake Sakumo was taken aback. If there was a suitable place, why couldn't he be placed there? Hearing his question, before Shikagami could reply, Tatsuma asked, "Lord Shikagami, are you referring to the Valley of the End?"

Actually, compared to Cloud Thunder Gorge, the Valley of the End isn't a particularly good place, but for the area surrounding Konoha, the Valley of the End is the only suitable terrain option.

However, due to its heavy political significance, this place has become a "forbidden zone." It's not that going there is prohibited, but rather that damage is forbidden.

The training of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is bound to be highly destructive, so the training ground should never be located in the Valley of the End.

Lu Yuan nodded, and Hatake Sakumo nodded thoughtfully before asking, "Then what about the Forest of Death?"

Upon hearing this, the others began to ponder, but Tatsuma secretly smiled. It wasn't for nothing that he had helped Hatake Sakumo so much; wasn't Hatake Sakumo now repaying him? He wanted to open the window, so Hatake Sakumo suggested opening the window.

"The Death Forest is flat, with a diameter of no more than 20 kilometers, and it is located right in the village. Once the Nine-Tails goes out of control to the point where it can use the Tailed Beast Ball, the village will inevitably be affected as well."

Lu Yuan shook his head again. Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tatsuma and asked, "Can the Forest of Death be modified with a barrier so that it can withstand the Nine-Tails' rampage?"

This question should be asked of Ryūma, the leader of the sealing class. However, Ryūma is only senior because of his experience. In terms of knowledge of sealing techniques, he is really no match for Tatsuma.

Ryoma didn't feel neglected or have any other negative emotions because of this. He looked at Tatsuma with the same expectation. After Mito Uzumaki's death, if anyone could still realize this idea, then at this stage, it was only Tatsuma.

Chenma pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's possible to try, but I'm not sure. It's impossible to reach that level with the strength of the sealing barrier, unless it's a sealing barrier of the Four Red Yang Formation or higher."

However, no matter how powerful the village is, it probably cannot always have four strong individuals capable of using the Four Red Sun Formation to accompany Kushina during her training. Therefore, perhaps the only option is to try the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Flying Thunder God? Does the Flying Thunder God guide lightning?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had also read the Flying Thunder God technique scroll but hadn't understood or mastered it, quickly grasped Tatsuma's thoughts. Tatsuma nodded and said:

"Yes, Hokage-sama, the Flying Thunder God Technique is inscribed with the barrier as its framework, and the barrier powers the Flying Thunder God Technique. If the barrier is subjected to an unbearable impact, then the Flying Thunder God Technique is activated to transfer the impact."

"What are the chances of such a barrier being successfully established? What kind of continued assistance will the village need?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously, "If Tatsuma really develops such a barrier, then Kushina can remain within the village's protection zone without affecting her training."

Moreover, even if the Jinchūriki is replaced by someone else in the future due to an accident, the new Jinchūriki can still use this system to train. This is a great thing that benefits the present and future generations.

Chenma pondered for a moment and said, "The core of this technique lies in energy supply. As for the strength of the barrier, it can be directly transplanted from other barrier techniques. However, if ninjas are used as the energy supply source, it will fall into the same awkward situation as the Four Red Yang Formation."

Barriers are a skill that requires "balance," meaning that quality cannot be compensated for by quantity. Unless all the ninjas are highly skilled in sealing techniques, it is possible to maintain balance with a larger number of people.

However, even within the Konoha Sealing Team, ninjas possessing such talent are few and far between.

Upon hearing Tatsuma's explanation of the difficulties, the others present fell into deep thought, searching their minds for a solution. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't dwell on it, as he had already exhausted all possible methods for dealing with the Nine-Tails.

But the solutions he could come up with, or rather, the ones he could accomplish, were actually not as good as the backup plan left by Mito Uzumaki, not to mention that the methods Tatsuma proposed at this time were even more difficult than Mito Uzumaki's backup plan.

He waited until everyone else looked extremely troubled before speaking, "Tatsuma, what's on your mind? Speak up."

"The Nine-Tails serves as the energy core of the barrier."

Tatsuma shared his idea, and Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, asking, "How can this be achieved?"

Chenma clasped his hands together, forming the Si Seal, and a mound of earth quickly appeared on the ground. The top of the mound was a simulation of the landscape of the Death Forest, even including the tower, the river that split in two, and the river water.

The level of mastery in chakra nature and form transformation caused everyone present to narrow their eyes, especially Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Ryoma, who kept their mouths tightly shut, afraid that they might accidentally utter a sound of amazement.

However, this was not difficult for Chenma; it was only slightly more difficult than carving a dog's head on the earthen wall. If he wanted, he could even simulate the trees of the Death Forest as well.

His current Wood Release Sage Mode is roughly equivalent to Yamato's, of course, only in terms of the range of Wood Release; in terms of the quality of Wood Release, Tatsuma is still much higher.

Even outside of Sage Mode, he is still an extremely powerful "Flower Release" and "Grass Release" ninja. It would be quite easy for him to simulate a forest with flowers and grass, but there's no need for that now.

"If we use the entire surface of the Death Forest as a canvas, we could depict two layers of the Four Symbols Seal."

"Finger-engraved seal!"

Tatsuma gathered chakra at his fingertips and began to inscribe it on the simulated Forest of Death. Soon, two layers of the Four Symbols Seal were completed. Then, he casually inscribed barrier techniques on the four sides of Hijikata. Finally, he held his hand above the seal and condensed the Rasengan.

Seeing Tatsuma unleash a Rasengan instantly without using any seals, even though the others present had prior knowledge of it, they were still quite surprised to see it with their own eyes. But the next second, something even more surprising happened.

The two layers of the Four Symbols Seal began to rotate in opposite directions, like millstones. The upper Four Symbols Seal was drawing chakra from the Rasengan from a distance, and the Rasengan, which was originally the size of a fist, was gradually shrinking.

The extracted chakra, after being ground down between the two layers of the Four Symbols Seal, was transformed into purer energy, which was then transmitted to the barrier techniques on all four sides of Hijikata by the Four Symbols Seal rotating in the opposite direction in the lower layer.

"Boom!"

Purple flames rose up, forming a purple curtain of flames that became a protective shell for Tsuchito, except that the bottom and top were not covered due to the lack of a spell.

The wall of flames only stopped burning when the chakra contained in Tatsuma's Rasengan was completely drained.

The vivid demonstration made everyone understand Tatsuma's meaning. Tatsuma also added some details: "As long as it is around this seal, the dissipated chakra will be continuously extracted."

Of course, the downside is that it is not very efficient and lacks the ability to absorb high-concentration, high-volume chakra such as Tailed Beast Balls.

"But if it's just about maintaining the barrier, that should be enough, provided that Kushina releases her restraints on Kurama so that Kurama's chakra can flow out continuously."

"But this..."

Isn't this tantamount to deliberately letting the Nine-Tails go out of control? Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated, but Tatsuma's hand pressed down on Hijikata, causing him to collapse with a series of soft sounds. Everyone's attention was drawn to Tatsuma before he calmly spoke:

"Even without the seal, she can still control the Nine-Tails. I wonder if you all, like me, are thinking of Lady Mito Uzumaki. If Kushina could grow to Lady Mito's level, wouldn't that perfectly fulfill the village's expectations for her?"

While chewing on the pie in the sky that Tatsuma had promised, Hiruzen Sarutobi was very tempted, but he still maintained his calm demeanor and said with a pursed mouth, "It is indeed a good idea, but I need to consider it further and also investigate the Forest of Death."

What do you all think?

Everyone except Shimura Danzo nodded. If it could really be achieved as Tatsuma said, then it would indeed be a good idea.

As for Danzo, he unusually did not object, after all, it was Tatsuma's idea. Although he still wanted his Root to control Kushina,

His relationship with Tatsuma was already strained by that despicable Hiruzen Sarutobi. If he were to reject Tatsuma's proposal, the misunderstanding would likely deepen.

It's all because of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

(End of this chapter)