I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 458 There are always a very few people, like human catnip, who can win the favor of all cats.

"nailed it!"

A golden flash streaked across the sky, and Minato reappeared in front of Tatsuma and Kushina. At the same time, the shadow clone that Minato had left behind turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared.

With a relaxed smile after completing his mission, Minato's smile involuntarily faded when he saw Tatsuma's gaze towards Kushina.

Although he trusted Tatsuma's character, for some reason, Minato couldn't control himself and took two steps forward, standing right between Tatsuma and Kushina.

Tatsuma also came to his senses and looked away. After Mizuki nodded, he recalled Kushina's use of the Rasengan. Although he had only observed it once and did not fully understand the entire trajectory of the technique, Tatsuma still felt that he had benefited a lot.

Furthermore, he didn't need to know the complete process of Kushina using this technique, since the energy source was different. Kushina borrowed positive and negative chakra from Kurama, which means that Kurama supplied her with energy.

But Tatsuma is different; he doesn't have a tailed beast inside him. When Kushina uses this technique, it's like a vehicle with driver assistance features activated; she only needs to press a switch to activate the function.

If Tatsuma wanted to replicate this technique, he could only drive the most primitive vehicle, one without even a car computer, let alone any auxiliary functions.

He can only achieve perfect harmony between himself and the vehicle, performing precise operations by coordinating the movement, shifting gears, and responding to engine noise, tire noise, and driving posture.

Moreover, compared to the Nine-Tails inside Kushina, Tatsuma also has his own shortcomings, namely that he has no data to refer to, while the Nine-Tails is like a model library that has been cultivated into a car system.

From its very beginning, Kurama was endowed with the ability to use both positive and negative chakra, and its millennia of training has made Kurama's database incredibly comprehensive.

However, Tatsuma couldn't even do the simplest thing like using positive and negative chakra. Even if he talked directly with Kurama, Tatsuma wouldn't gain much.

His surprise stemmed from the use of positive and negative chakra. There was more than just the Tailed Beast Ball. Since the positive and negative chakra of the Tailed Beasts could be integrated into the attribute-free Rasengan, could we try to go a step further and fuse it with other ninjutsu?

If possible, with the immense destructive power of the positive and negative chakra of the tailed beasts, the power of any technique would be unbelievably strong.

For a moment, Tatsuma even forgot the anxiety he had felt when he first discovered the presence of two abnormal chakras in his body. At this moment, Tatsuma wished that the Divine Tree cells in his body would develop fully as soon as possible so that he could more easily capture the special chakra within the cells.

Minato, who was very familiar with Tatsuma, knew what Tatsuma had been excited about just now when he saw Tatsuma's appearance. It wasn't because of Kushina, but because of the new possibilities of the technique.

Having figured this out, Minato suddenly understood, and a smile returned to his face as he touched the ground with one finger.

Instead of using the Earth Release sensory technique left by Tobirama Senju, he developed his own sensory technique based on Rasa's Gold Sand Sensory Technique, which greatly made up for Minato's last deficiency in sensory ability.

"Aren't you leaving?"

Kushina watched as Minato, having completed his perception, lingered in place. Puzzled, she asked, "Tatsuma, try not to disturb him." Minato glanced at Tatsuma and said softly, "Try not to disturb Tatsuma."

At this moment, the Hidden Cloud Village was in complete chaos, frantically searching for the culprit. Clearly, a mere Roshi was not enough to satisfy their appetite; they wanted to find Minato, as well as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who was very likely also present.

However, the Cloud Ninja's search is currently focused on the village, as they also need to organize the on-site order and rescue work. For the time being, it cannot affect Minato and the others, since the Flying Thunder God Technique node that he and Tatsuma chose is also a hidden place.

Of course, time is also very limited. Once the sensory ninjas from Kumogakure come this way, even if Tatsuma is still thinking, Minato will interrupt him, since safety is more important.

Fortunately, Tatsuma didn't think about it for that long. His idea of ​​using the positive and negative chakra of the tailed beasts was wonderful, but Tatsuma was currently stuck on the first step, which was to call up these two types of chakra.

Therefore, after envisioning several ways to utilize positive and negative chakra in his mind, only to reject them himself, Tatsuma regained his senses and said, "Let's go back."

"good!"

Minato put his arm around Kushina's waist, and Kushina naturally raised her hand slightly to allow Minato to hold her more firmly—a habitual gesture that developed after spending a long time together.

Just like when an old married couple is sleeping, when the wife turns over, the husband will unconsciously raise his arm slightly and turn to the side to avoid accidentally pressing on his wife's hair and waking her up from her sleep.

However, this was quite an eyesore to Chenma, an outsider. He showed the expression of an old man looking at his phone on the subway, finally understanding why he always felt out of place when watching The Return of the Condor Heroes in his previous life.

It's not the actors' fault, but rather that in a serious setting, someone is doing something completely unserious, which naturally creates a sense of incongruity.

Shivering to clear the goosebumps from his skin, Tatsuma used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get away. Minato, seeing that Tatsuma had gone ahead, followed in confusion.

Minato and Kushina then arrived at Tatsuma's house. Tatsuma, who was planning to scoop some litter before going to his job, was squatting down with the litter scoop in hand when Minato and Kushina appeared.

Minato and Kushina were also surprised to see this, because Tatsuma's appearance at this moment was completely unlike the Tatsuma they knew.

Who is Tatsuma? He's the kind of person who shows no mercy even when torturing tailed beasts, yet he's acting like a cat lover right now.

Minato pursed his lips, wondering if something went wrong when he used the Flying Thunder God Technique. Perhaps, during the time travel, he accidentally ended up in a time-space that was not originally intersecting with his own.

The three stared at each other awkwardly for a moment before Minato asked in confusion, "Tatsuma, when did you get a cat?"

Minato made up his mind that if Tatsuma said he had been raising her all along, or asked questions like "Who are you?", he would immediately take Kushina away and use the Flying Thunder God Technique to find a way "home" in the space-time tunnel.

Chenma's face darkened slightly, and he said, "Not long ago, it wasn't my intention."

"Hmm~"

"Thump~"

Seemingly hearing a sound, a thud was heard, and then Sadaharu, wagging its squirrel-like tail, walked out of Tatsuma's room with cat-like steps. Seeing two strangers appear, Sadaharu glanced at them several times, then showed a "disdainful" expression and began to stretch its muscles.

"You cat"

Kushina's expression was complicated. Her first reaction was exactly the same as the Nine-Tails' reaction inside her: "Just like you."

"Is that an Uchiha ninja cat?"

Minato crouched down and reached out his hand to Sadaharu. Sadaharu looked at the gentle, sunny smile on Minato's face, walked over, smelled Minato's fingertips, and then placed his head on Minato's fingers.

Minato also started scratching the kitten's chin in a very cooperative manner. Tatsuma's face darkened even more. Even Sadaharu hadn't been this nice to him!

Moreover, on a whim, Tatsuma understood why Minato had just stepped between him and Kushina, blocking their view.

But in response to his close friend's question, Tatsuma nodded and said, "Yes, a return gift from Fugaku's wedding."

"It's a pity that Kushina and I missed each other."

Minato's tone was filled with envy and regret. Kushina nodded as well. She had a good relationship with Fugaku's wife, Uchiha Mikoto. Both of them had received invitations, but they chose to go abroad to carry out missions.

Seeing the obedient and well-behaved Sadaharu under Minato's command, Kushina also showed a maternal smile, squatted down, and reached out to touch Sadaharu.

"Hmm~"

Sadaharu glanced at Kushina, then turned and walked away. Kushina's smile froze, veins popped on her forehead, and her fiery red hair fluttered in the wind.

"As expected, this cat is just as annoying as Tatsuma."

After gritting her teeth and finishing her sentence, Kushina glared at Tatsuma again. Tatsuma's facial muscles twitched. How could this be his fault? Wasn't he also disliked by Sadaharu?

Only a warm, centrally-oriented guy like Minato, who's like a little sun, could be so approachable, from tailed beasts to everyone in the middle, down to cats and dogs. That kind of affability is practically a gift.

Minato comforted Kushina, then said to Tatsuma, "It's good, your house was just too quiet. It's nice to have a kitten now. What's its name?"

"Sadaharu".

Chenma scooped the last clump of cat litter into the bag, tied the bag in a knot, threw it into the trash can, and then got up and walked towards the kitchen to wash his hands.

But as soon as Tatsuma stepped into the kitchen, he heard it.

"Shh~"

Sadaharu jumped into the litter box and started digging in the litter. Tatsuma turned around and glared at Sadaharu with murderous eyes. Sadaharu met his gaze, his face contorting with the same intensity as Tatsuma's.

Then a thin cigar was expelled, and it began to bury itself in the litter box. Tatsuma's murderous aura was so strong that Minato was somewhat worried.

This isn't the first time! Sadaharu always makes something in front of Tatsuma after he's finished scooping the litter and made sure he's tied the bag properly.

"Haha~ Sadaharu is quite unique."

Minato tried his best to comfort Tatsuma, but seeing that Tatsuma's murderous aura showed no signs of abating, he went to the litter box, took a bag, and started shoveling the litter as well. Only then did Tatsuma's mood improve.

"It's getting more and more similar, just as infuriating."

Kushina murmured softly, as if she were talking to the Nine-Tails within her.

Tatsuma heard Kushina's mutterings and understood what she meant, but shouldn't it be like that? Does he look a lot like that dead cat?

If it really is like that, how come he hasn't been beaten to death yet? After all, if Dingchun were a person, he might have killed him himself.

(End of this chapter)