I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 453 Those who benefit from the system are never innocent; conversely, those who do not benefit from the system should not be implicated.

"Thump~"

Inside the Konoha Welfare Home, a little boy wearing a helmet was walking along when he suddenly tripped and fell. Nono, dressed in a nun's habit, quickly picked him up and asked:

"Are you alright?"

The boy shook his head, and Nono said softly, "Your head isn't fully healed yet, so it's okay if you can't maintain your balance. You'll be fine once the injury on your head heals. Don't listen to what other kids are saying, understand?"

The boy nodded, his big eyes narrowing slightly, and his blank or unfocused gaze finally regained a little focus.

"He seems to have been nearsighted since birth."

A voice rang out, and both Nonou and the boy looked up, only to see Tatsuma arrive. Nonou smiled and said, "Tatsuma!"

Then, she looked at the little boy in her arms who was still squinting, as if trying to focus further and see Tatsuma clearly, and said, "I didn't expect that such a young child would be nearsighted. But I should have thought of it earlier. I was really too careless."

"dad?"

The little boy suddenly spoke up. Nono was taken aback, then watched as the boy's face changed from confusion to fear. He covered his head and said, "Dad! Don't hit me! Don't hit me! I don't want to go home, don't hit me!"

She then hugged Nonou's neck tightly, crying out, "Mommy! Mommy!"

Tatsuma, who was approaching, also stopped and frowned. Nono looked embarrassed and could only comfort the boy, saying, "Kabuto, this isn't your dad. He won't hit you, okay?"

Chenma took a breath, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, and said, "We should get him a pair of glasses as soon as possible. By the way, have you named him yet?"

"Well, he doesn't remember his name, but he really likes this helmet, so we'll call him Kabuto for now. We'll choose a different name when he remembers it or when he starts school. Wait for me a moment."

As she spoke, Nono walked toward a room on the side. She stayed in the room for a while, and Tatsuma outside the door could hear that she was comforting the little boy. After a while, Nono came out and closed the door.

Mino pointed towards the office, and Tatsuma nodded in agreement, asking, "The interrogation team should have come by in the last couple of days, right? And who else? Don't they know his parents?"

"I asked around and found out they seemed to be a very gentle couple who wouldn't do anything to hurt Dou, but no one saw them that day, and there was no news of them fleeing from the surrounding villages. Perhaps..."

Nono didn't continue. Tatsuma nodded. He knew that Kabuto's parents hadn't escaped because he had killed them with his own hands, but he didn't intend to tell anyone.

However, thinking about Kabuto's fate in the original work, Tatsuma suddenly felt a little sad.

He never imagined that Kabuto's parents were spies from other villages, but rather spies from Iwagakure who had colluded with Sunagakure. Thinking about Kabuto's future, who would travel between villages and become a multi-faceted spy, he felt increasingly emotional.

Seeing that Tatsuma was thinking, Nono didn't disturb him. She simply led him into the orphanage director's office, where an old woman was sitting on the sofa in the reception area, squinting at the light, mending clothes.

"Dean, Tatsuma is here."

Nonou raised her voice, and the Dean of Pharmacists looked up, paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Tatsuma, have a seat."

As she was about to get up, Chenma quickly stepped forward and gently pressed her back into the chair, saying, "Dean of the Pharmacist, there's no need to be so polite. I'm practically home now."

"well."

The head of the pharmacy nodded, and Chenma quickly sat down next to her, took the clothes and needle and thread from her hands, and began to sew them up in a rather professional manner. However, sewing does not require any special skills, but few people have the patience to do it.

Tatsuma's vision doesn't require light, and he's quick-witted, able to sew faster than the pharmacist director who's been sewing clothes for decades.

The head of the pharmacy department patted Tatsuma's hair, then pulled a worn-out tin box from under the coffee table. Inside were loose candies. She picked one up, put it to Tatsuma's lips, and said:

"You loved sweets the most when you were little."

"Even now, I can't fall asleep without eating sweets."

Tatsuma responded with a smile, taking a bite of the loose candy from the pharmacist's hand without any disgust. In fact, he didn't have many memories of his time at the orphanage, since he had never actually lived there.

He transmigrated here after the original owner left the orphanage, and his memories of the orphanage were only fragmented, but he had a good impression of the pharmacist director.

This old woman shared the same traits as Mito's grandmother and Tatsuma's grandmother before his transmigration: a deep love for children.

"Then you need to be careful with your teeth. If you eat something bad that damages them, you'll have to see a dentist."

The head of the pharmacy department rambled on, and Tatsuma nodded. At that moment, Nono brought over three glasses of water and sat down on the other side of the sofa. She explained to the head of the pharmacy department, half-asking, half-answering:

"Tatsuma, you've come here this time, surely for the refugees of Kikyo Castle, right?"

Tatsuma nodded, finished mending the clothes in his hands, and handed them to the head of the pharmacist's office for inspection. He looked at Nonou, who was now in charge of the orphanage. The head of the pharmacist's office was too old and lacked the energy to manage so many things.

Nono took care of everything, and Tatsuma told her directly, "The village plans to use the funds from the retired ninja re-employment fund to cover the resettlement and medical expenses for the disaster victims this time."

The Retired Ninja Re-employment Foundation is a foundation established based on the improved version of the Fine Disease Extraction Technique developed by Tatsuma and optimized by Nono. To put it simply, the tuition fees of retired ninjas are first paid to the foundation, and then distributed by the foundation.

Nono nodded and continued listening. Tatsuma didn't pause either and continued, "Konoha Hospital will use its entire year's profit share for the treatment and care of the wounded, while the resettlement fee will be paid from the village's profit share."

I also offered some suggestions to involve the trainees in burn treatment. The improved technique for extracting small lesions is also very effective for skin diseases, as you probably already know.

Actually, calling it rescue work is less accurate than calling it a training program. The burned victims will become teaching materials, allowing trainees to put what they have learned into practice. Although this may sound a bit inhumane, I believe it is the best approach.

Lord Orochimaru and I have discussed it, and we will allocate half of this year's profits to this rescue and resettlement operation. The welfare home will be responsible for the initial temporary resettlement work.

Please remember to compile a list of the welfare home's expenses in this regard; the village will reimburse them.

Nono nodded, not wanting to take the lead and suggest that the orphanage should also cover some of the expenses. After all, the orphanage doesn't have any way to make a profit and relies entirely on donations from all sectors of society. If the orphanage runs into a financial deficit, it will need to raise funds.

Therefore, it would be better to simply follow the arrangement, with the village covering the expenses and the welfare home keeping more money for emergencies.

As for Tatsuma and Orochimaru only contributing half of the profits, even if it's only half, it's still a great favor. After all, Tatsuma and Orochimaru are individuals, not institutions or organizations like Konoha Hospital or the village, so they bear far less social responsibility.

Moreover, if they had more funds, Tatsuma and Orochimaru would probably be able to develop more of these beneficial projects for the village and its people, right?

Besides, Tatsuma uses the wounded as teaching material. Isn't Tatsuma always like this? Sometimes he speaks very nicely, and sometimes he speaks very harshly, but he always does good deeds, and that's enough.

The head of the pharmacy listened to the conversation and nodded with a gratified smile. She could hardly understand what the two were saying anymore, but since Tatsuma grew up and Nono took over the affairs of the orphanage, the orphanage had been getting better and better.

Ultimately, the times belong to the young people of today. I may have fallen behind, but being able to see my original wishes gradually come true in my later years, even if I didn't accomplish them myself, is enough to comfort me.

Nonou hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Regarding the Iwa ninja, Kumo ninja, and Suna ninja who caused this disaster, what are the village's plans?"

She hesitated, unsure whether to ask further. In such a situation, anyone would think of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, because it's the most satisfying way.

However, if Konoha were to retaliate using the same methods, it would cause more innocent people to be displaced or even lose their lives, just like the innocent refugees in Kikyo Castle.

Tatsuma understood what she wanted to ask, nodded, and said, "The village will retaliate in kind, but it won't be as unscrupulous as them, targeting ordinary people."

Being a ninja is a profession; while enjoying the benefits it brings, one must also bear the risks. Therefore, when Tatsuma attacks ninjas from other countries, he no longer holds back. However, civilians...

Even when Tatsuma brought floods to Sunagakure, he did his calculations and estimated the range of the Sunagakure ninja's abilities before launching the attack. There might be unavoidable consequences, but he never subjectively intended to target innocent civilians.

The reason for the complete escalation of the Second Shinobi World War was that, under Danzo's command, the Konoha ninja army deliberately harmed the civilians of the Land of Rain, which was an extremely heinous act.

Because ordinary people are not beneficiaries, they should not bear these unnecessary losses. This is why Tatsuma is angry about Kikyo Castle's actions.

The brave, in their anger, draw their swords against the stronger; the cowardly, in their anger, draw their swords against the weaker. Without a doubt, this joint action by the three great ninja villages was an act of cowardice.

But since they have caused harm to Konoha and the Land of Fire, Tatsuma, as a stakeholder, will naturally not let them off easily.

Seeing Tatsuma's gloomy expression, Nonou first glanced worriedly at the Dean of Pharmacists. Seeing that the Dean was already resting with his head down, she breathed a sigh of relief before turning her attention back to Tatsuma and saying:

"Tatsuma, we'll retaliate correctly, right?"

".Um."

(End of this chapter)