I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 409 Even the most outrageous experiences can find victims with similar circumstances.

There are many kinds of fatigue, and not all fatigue can be solved by sleeping, especially fatigue caused by worry, which is often accompanied by insomnia.

Chenma's current exhaustion means he doesn't need sleep, but rather a break to clear his head and distract himself.

He wandered aimlessly, from the Hokage Building to the streets of Konoha, then out of the crowd and into the back mountain of Konoha. Once there, his body's memories led him unknowingly to the Wood Release Laboratory.

Tatsuma came to his senses, but instead of turning away, he entered the Wood Release laboratory and went to his assigned research room.

This place also contains cloned spleen and kidneys of Genmai, which are the ones that should have been placed on Genmai and are also alternatives for Tatsuma.

Unfortunately, Kirigakure's capabilities in this area were too weak, and they failed to detect what Tatsuma had done. As a result, Tatsuma successfully transplanted the tampered organs into Genmai's body.

The two in the research room were naturally useless.

Tatsuma removed the organs from the petri dish, thought for a moment, and decided not to destroy them, but to slice them. Kato Dan contributed the muscle tissue "teaching material", so these two would serve as the internal organ tissue "teaching material".

I prepared some solution and threw the two viscera into it. Even if I were to treat them, I'd have to wait. As for now...

Tatsuma tidied up the research lab, cleaning up all the consumables and equipment, and sealing some of the things he had brought with him into a sealing scroll.

The reason he did this was because Tatsuma knew that his access to the Wood Release Laboratory was about to expire.

The Wood Release laboratory has not been shut down yet because it is used to cultivate internal organs for the Mizukage. Root has gradually withdrawn from the Wood Release laboratory in the past few months, firstly because there is no manpower, secondly because there is no money, and Orochimaru no longer wants to play with them.

Now that Tatsuma's mission is complete, there is naturally no need to open the Wood Release Laboratory.

Saying goodbye to his job was not a difficult thing for Chenma, after all, the salary of his last job in his previous life was nearly ten times that of when he first graduated from university.

Such a surge in growth is difficult to achieve unless one is lucky enough to join an early-stage unicorn company and grow alongside it as a founding member. Even Chenma didn't have such foresight in his previous life.

His salary was earned through repeated job hopping, so leaving a job was something he was very familiar with.

Tatsuma was still reluctant to leave the Wood Release laboratory, because the equipment there was too good. He restrained his desire to secretly take the equipment with him, put the scroll away, and sat quietly in the research room.

"Tatsuma?"

The Wood Release laboratory, which should have been empty, was filled with voices other than Tatsuma's, which made Tatsuma, who had just experienced an assassination attempt the night before, jump up instantly.

But when he turned around, he saw Nonou with a big smile on her face. Tatsuma relaxed and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"The director of Biwako College sent me to investigate. When did you get back?"

Nonou tentatively took a step closer to Tatsuma. Seeing that Tatsuma didn't resist, she boldly approached. Tatsuma pulled on the chair next to him and then said, "Good morning."

Nonou sat down next to Tatsuma, and before he could ask if the trip had gone smoothly, Tatsuma asked with a hint of doubt, "What are the Dean of Biwako's plans for this place?"

"Yes, the research projects you designed for Konoha Hospital are all things that Director Biwako plans to study, but Konoha Hospital doesn't have enough equipment, and Orochimaru-sama's asking price is too high for custom-made equipment."

So the director of Biwako went to the Hokage to see if they could borrow the laboratory here.

Nonou didn't really know anything about the Wood Release Laboratory. Apart from today, she had only been there a few years ago when she accompanied Biwako to the laboratory when Kato Dan was seriously injured. She didn't even know what kind of research it was used for before.

All she knew was that this place had been built several years ago, and it seemed to have been designed and built by Tatsuma and Lord Orochimaru together, but the equipment was not outdated at all.

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma nodded. To be honest, Orochimaru's asking price was quite reasonable, and without this sucker, Orochimaru's net profit would be much lower.

But Biwako is not Danzo, and the research she wants to conduct is not something shameful, so there is no need to reward Orochimaru handsomely.

However, Tatsuma couldn't help but wonder if Hiruzen Sarutobi was using the Wood Release laboratory in Biwako as a pretext for personal gain.

Tatsuma quickly dismissed the thought, after all, it wasn't something he should know. He looked at Nonou and asked, "So, how did your investigation go?"

"..." Nono was silent for a while before saying, "It's not going well. Many of the research labs and equipment here are sealed with restrictions, so there aren't many places and facilities that can be explored."

"Yes, many of the experiments here were classified or even top secret. Some areas are off-limits. As for the equipment, it's probably because they might be storing important information. Dean Biwako should be aware of this. Just report the facts."

Hearing Tatsuma's words, Nonou nodded. She abandoned her initial plan to ask more about the laboratory and looked at Tatsuma, asking uncertainly:

"Then should I not have come in? You must have an important mission here, right?"

"Don't worry, my mission is over. I came back to clean up, and that's all done now. If there were any secrets, I wouldn't have opened the lab door."

Tatsuma spoke in a relaxed tone, and Nonou finally felt relieved. Only then did she dare to look around and see that, as Tatsuma had said, the place had indeed been cleaned up very thoroughly.

Tatsuma continued, "If you need to do some research, you should take a good look at my research lab, since it's one of the labs that handles the least amount of confidential information."

Moreover, the equipment here is more compatible, requiring minimal learning curve and allowing for quick setup—though this isn't necessary for those with prior knowledge and experience.

"Wouldn't this disturb you? And this is your research lab after all."

"I only borrowed this place for a short period of time because of a mission; this is not my research lab."

Upon hearing this, Nono nodded. Seeing that Tatsuma didn't seem very interested, she changed the subject and said, "By the way, Tatsuma, I've finished optimizing the improved version of the lesion extraction technique."

Although I haven't shown it to anyone else, I think the learning difficulty of this technique is low enough.

"Yeah?"

"Well, we were previously stuck on the fact that learners might have difficulty distinguishing cell types and states, but with fluorescent cells, there shouldn't be any other learning difficulties."

Upon hearing this good news, Tatsuma became more interested and said, "I haven't told you before, but I don't plan to reveal this technique to the village, so your hard work over the years may not be rewarded by the village."

Nonou waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Tsunade-sensei told me about this a long time ago. She said it was her private request, and that being able to learn this technique is enough to serve as my reward."

"That's still not enough, because I plan to use this technique to make money, and the success of the fluorescent cell experiment is a very important part. I will make arrangements later, and I won't let you suffer any losses."

The copyright of the improved technique for extracting lesions has always been held by Tatsuma, but the technology for expressing multicolor fluorescent cells was given to Nonou and Konoha Hospital by Tatsuma.

In future collaborations, Tatsuma will try his best to ensure that Nonou benefits from the collaboration; otherwise, he will feel embarrassed to ask Nonou for help with similar projects in the future.

When Nonou heard that Tatsuma wanted to use this technique to make money, she was stunned for a moment, but quickly said, "The Fine Disease Extraction Technique is extremely effective for treating diseases. After medical ninjas learn it, they will be able to find a good job in hospitals all over the country with this technique after they retire."

Seeing that Nonou was still thinking the best of herself, Tatsuma felt inexplicably ashamed. Nonou was thinking about things that would benefit everyone, while Tatsuma wanted to use this technique to make money.

But he didn't say it explicitly, only nodding and saying, "More or less, but it will still be some time before we land."

After saying that, Tatsuma suddenly yawned, but he quickly shook his head to clear his head. When Nono noticed, she stood up and said, "Why don't you go back and rest? After all, you just came back from a mission."

"Need not."

Chenma shook his head and said, "I'm just a little sleepy. There are still many things I haven't sorted out. I won't be able to sleep peacefully if I go back now."

"Is it something to do with the mission? Or some other problem?"

"I guess it's some other kind of trouble."

"Would you like to talk to someone?"

Nonou looked at Tatsuma with expectant eyes, but Tatsuma shook his head without hesitation. Under Nonou's somewhat disappointed gaze, Tatsuma said, "It's not just a simple troublesome matter; I can't find anyone to talk to."

"Why can't I find anyone to talk to?"

She wanted to say that she was always available to talk to Tatsuma, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. Instead, she said, "No matter what kind of trouble you have, surely other people have encountered similar problems?"

Have you ever encountered someone with similar troubles?

Tatsuma pursed his lips, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and said, "Thank you, Nono."

"You're welcome."

After speaking unconsciously, Nono felt something was off. Why was Tatsuma thanking her? But when she came to her senses, Tatsuma had already disappeared.

Inside the Forest of Death, Tatsuma had just landed when he saw a Tailed Beast Ball hurtling towards him, and he quickly teleported away.

"Tatsuma? When did you get back?"

Minato landed beside Tatsuma and asked in confusion. Tatsuma put his hands together and said, "I won't explain to you now. I need to interrupt Kushina's training. I have more important things to do."

"Do you need my help?"

"No need for now."

After a series of wanton explosions in the Forest of Death, Kushina looked at Tatsuma with dissatisfaction. Today, she had finally found a way to control the Nine-Tails' power, but Tatsuma interrupted her again. It was really infuriating!

Moreover, Minato didn't care about his aching body at all; instead, he kept looking at this bastard with worried eyes!

Tatsuma ignored all that and said directly, "I need to talk to Kurama. I'll talk to it."

"You want to enter my mental world, and you expect me to avoid you?! That's going too far!"

"I'll treat you to a meal sometime, but for now... Sage Art! Wood Release! Devouring God Awei Sacrifice Technique!"

Within Kushina's mental world, the Nine-Tails, bound but still panting heavily, glared at Tatsuma, who had used the same ninjutsu to imprison her soul upon entering, and said viciously:

"Sakamoto Tatsuma! Are you here to die?!"

"Nine-Tails, let's talk."

(End of this chapter)