I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 412 The broadened perspective gained through knowledge is a crucial guarantee for a person to go far.

"Is it all done?"

Outside Konoha Hospital, Orochimaru saw Tatsuma come out and quickly walked over. Under the watchful eyes of two retired ninja security guards from Konoha Hospital, he took two steps back to avoid stepping into the hospital's gate.

Orochimaru's "No Entry" sign still hangs by the door and hasn't been taken down yet. Orochimaru doesn't usually come here, but this time... it's too important.

Seeing Orochimaru's eagerness, Tatsuma smiled and quickened his pace. After walking out of the Konoha Hospital gate, he nodded and said, "Successfully signed."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru smiled with delight, a rare sight for him, as his usual smiles were often sinister and never so cheerful. He eagerly pressed for details, asking, "What are the specific conditions?"

"We will take 50% and be responsible for technology transfer. We will also guarantee that if similar techniques become available in the future that would benefit retired ninjas in their re-employment, we will prioritize cooperation with the village and Konoha Hospital."

The village takes 30% and is responsible for technology promotion and recruitment. They will proactively inform and recommend suitable ninjas who are about to retire or have already retired to participate in training and learning, and to find new employment.

Konoha Hospital will take 20%, covering the costs of teaching, facilities, and supplies, and will also provide internship opportunities for "students." However, in the subsequent profit sharing, we will split the profits with Konoha Hospital 80/20.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's smile grew even brighter. The conditions that Tatsuma had secured were well within the acceptable range that the two of them had previously discussed, and there was even a considerable margin of flexibility.

Finally, the improved version of the micro-lesion extraction technique, which had been in preparation for several years, has finally come to fruition. His cash flow, which had been suspended for a year after the root supply was cut off, has finally found a solution.

Seeing how happy he was, Tatsuma hesitated for a moment before saying, "However, I've decided to take out four percent of our share, half of which will be given to Yakushi Nono, who helped us improve this technique."

The other half will be transferred to the Konoha Welfare Institute as preparatory education funds. If you disagree, it can come from my personal share.

"It's all small money, it's all small money."

Orochimaru waved his hand, then realized that his attitude seemed a bit vulgar, and added, "What the ninja world lacks most right now is basic education, and you've done a great job."

In Konoha, education can be divided into three stages: one is the education at the Ninja Academy, and the other is the teaching of Jonin who lead teams after graduating from the Ninja Academy.

Before these two stages, there is another stage, which is preparatory education, including the teaching of literacy and basic common sense. Those with parents or members of the ninja clan are taught by their parents or elders at home.

Children from ordinary families were taught by private tutors or retired ninjas, while war orphans like Tatsuma and Minato were educated in orphanages. It was like preschool, but due to the disparity in resources, the overall quality of education varied greatly.

The ninja clans have access to the best educational resources, and many ninja clan members have already mastered a few ninjutsu before entering the ninja academy, such as the Great Fireball Technique for the Uchiha clan's initial training and the Great Flame Technique for the Sarutobi clan.

The descendants of ninjas are secondary, but the resources they receive vary greatly. The education received by the descendants of Jonin is different from that of the descendants of Genin. For example, Kakashi had already mastered nearly a dozen ninjutsu by the age of five.

Those with the worst educational resources are undoubtedly the war orphans in Konoha Welfare Institute. Their preparatory education doesn't include any knowledge about ninjas; it's just simple literacy and reading.

Therefore, during the selection process at the Konoha Ninja Academy, while others were showcasing their ninja skills and striving for better classes, most of the Konoha orphans were still in the stage of trying to get into school and couldn't even refine their chakra properly.

People like Tatsuma and Minato, who can demonstrate superior talent from the selection process to enter the Ninja Academy and thus enter the elite class, are an extremely rare minority.

There's no way around it. A world where resources are completely distributed equally only exists in theory. It can't be solved simply by raising the overall resources to a certain level, because there will always be people who want to receive preferential treatment in terms of resources.

Unless everyone is imprinted with the idea of ​​equality and equitable distribution, the problem of uneven resource allocation cannot be solved.

What can be done is for someone who controls resources to provide resources to those with low or no resources. For example, Chenma is currently delegating some of his resources.

Chenma grinned and said, "It's our duty and responsibility to help those who are less fortunate get rich first. Although not every child in the orphanage aspires to upward mobility, more resources will always allow ambitious children to find and seize opportunities."

Orochimaru paused for a moment, his smile fading considerably. He stared at Tatsuma for a while before nodding and saying, "You're right."

"Let's go back and just wait to collect the money!"

Just as Orochimaru was marveling at Tatsuma's high level of awareness, Tatsuma's words broke the atmosphere. Orochimaru shook his head helplessly, unsure whether the kid was self-aware or unaware.

But this kid is like the wind that turns a windmill, a spark that ignites a prairie fire. With him around, the whole world seems to become vibrant and full of life.

Just as Orochimaru was reflecting, Tatsuma, who had already taken a few steps forward, suddenly turned around and asked, "Lord Orochimaru, do you think we should teach more ninja techniques, or improve the level of basic subjects?"

"Basic sciences, without a doubt."

Orochimaru turned around and followed, saying, "The perspective that knowledge brings is an important guarantee for a person to go far. If everyone could have the same perspective and attitude towards knowledge as you, then there would be no weak people in this world."

"You're too kind."

Tatsuma shook his head and then said, "However, for basic subjects, we need to find someone to edit some new textbooks. After all, the ninja world still relies more on traditional master-disciple experience-based teaching, and there are no widely applicable and popular textbooks."

"That makes sense. I'll do it myself, and you can polish it up? Anyway, there's still some time before the first batch of funds comes through."

Orochimaru nodded in deep agreement, but Tatsuma's expression instantly turned strange. He said, "Lord Orochimaru, are you sure? Just the two of us, are you sure we can create a widely applicable teaching material?"

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Silence, long silence.

The two walked silently through two streets before Orochimaru said, "I'll ask Jiraiya if he knows anyone suitable at the publishing house."

After saying this, a hint of shame and indignation flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. He actually had to ask that loser for help!

Orochimaru had already imagined the scene when he told Jiraiya about it: the loser pointing at himself with one hand, pressing the other to his stomach, grinning from ear to ear, laughing so hard he cried.

Tatsuma nodded and said, "I will also ask Nonou to compile a list of the current educational levels of the children in the orphanage so that we can arrange some reasonable courses."

"Um."

Orochimaru finally came to his senses. After looking around at the buildings and figuring out where he was, he asked, "I'm planning to go back to the lab. What about you?"

"I have to go to the Dark Division. I've been busy with negotiations these past few days, and my work there has been delayed. It's also quite important."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru added, "I've heard some things too. The actions in the Land of Earth nearly wiped out Root. Iwagakure has also discovered Sakumo-senpai's activities; he is now..."

"We haven't asked for help yet, but we have to be prepared at any time. Also, not only did Gen almost die, but all three ministerial candidates also died."

Tatsuma's voice was extremely low. Hearing his words, Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Three candidates?"

"Hmm, one was from the root, and the other two were found to have close ties with the root."

"I never imagined that Sakumo-senpai would completely turn his back on us. Danzo must be itching to devour Sakumo-senpai right now, right?"

Orochimaru sighed with emotion. The entanglement between Hatake Sakumo and Danzo had lasted for many years, but they had always been secretly targeting each other. He never expected that Hatake Sakumo would be so blatant one day.

With Sakumo Hatake's actions, even if the root is returned to Danzo, it will probably take three to five years for it to recover.

The ninja world changes very quickly, in three to five years. Not to mention Sakamoto Tatsuma by his side, even Minato and their other two companions have probably grown to an incredible level.

Orochimaru knew exactly what Danzo wanted. Sakumo Hatake's actions completely shattered Danzo's delusions. It could be said that Danzo's planned future was turned into a complete mess by Sakumo Hatake.

By the time Danzo reorganizes things and makes things clear, the stage of the ninja world will probably have changed hands. It's not that Danzo will ever be able to reorganize things and make things clear.

If Tatsuma were to take over, he wouldn't let Danzo cause trouble so easily. He's not Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he wouldn't indulge Danzo.

"I doubt Danzo could have imagined that when Konoha's white fangs pierce their own people, they will be even sharper and more dazzling."

Tatsuma was also quite emotional. He hadn't expected that Sakumo Hatake, who had made up his mind, would be so ruthless. If he hadn't been so ruthless, he probably wouldn't have had to take up the position of captain of the ANBU so early.

Fortunately, he has already brought Shikaku over, and Shikaku is handling all the affairs. Otherwise, he wouldn't have time to discuss cooperation with the village and Konoha Hospital.

"Sakumo-senpai must be in a bad situation right now. You know, his actions were discovered by Iwagakure, and he had to deal with the entire village's pursuit all by himself. That's not easy."

Orochimaru couldn't help but show admiration. Even now, it would be extremely difficult for him to deal with the pursuit of the entire Hidden Stone Village. Of course, he wouldn't die.

"He's not alone; he's also carrying a burden—those spies who have been replaced and retired."

Tatsuma didn't look down on the spies who worked in the Land of Earth for many years, but at this stage, these people were indeed a burden to Hatake Sakumo. If he didn't need to take care of these people, Hatake Sakumo would probably have fled the Land of Earth long ago.

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

Upon realizing the situation was more serious than he had imagined, Orochimaru abandoned his plan to continue the discussion with Tatsuma. Tatsuma nodded and said, "Goodbye."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tatsuma used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the Anbu base. In Tatsuma's office, Shikaku saw Tatsuma appear and said in a sarcastic tone, "Yo~ Isn't this my beloved squad leader?"

I hadn't even told you, and you already came. You're really dedicated!

Before Tatsuma could ask any questions after Shikaku finished speaking, Minato appeared. He immediately asked anxiously, "I heard that Lord Sakumo has requested reinforcements. How is the situation?"

(End of this chapter)