I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 51 Minato also did it.

"A generous offer of 30,000 taels of silver. Welcome to come again next time!"

Two days later, at the entrance of the Konohagakure BBQ Q shop, Jiraiya's smile suddenly froze as he held his wallet. He suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He only received 20,000 taels for this mission, but treating these two brats to barbecue cost him 30,000 taels. It seems like he lost out!

But in the blink of an eye, Jiraiya saw the way Tatsuma and the other man looked at him, and there was a hint of approval and admiration in their eyes. Jiraiya's heart stopped aching instantly.

So what if he loses some money? Anyway, Tsunade can't borrow money from him recently, and he has plenty of savings!

"Jiraiya-sensei, what should we do next? Should we continue with the mission, or..."

Seeing Jiraiya lost in thought, Tatsuma reminded him. Jiraiya slapped his forehead and snapped back to reality, saying, "The mission still needs to be carried out, but it won't be a C-rank mission anymore."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma pursed his lips, glanced at Minato, and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, you don't actually think that Minato and I are capable of completing B-rank missions now, do you?"

"Who said it was a B-level mission? You're going to be doing D-level missions next. Accumulate eight missions, and while you're at it, train with me."

Jiraiya shook his head, a smile flashing across his face. Once upon a time, when he had just graduated, he also looked forward to completing high-difficulty missions every day. But after doing a lot of A-rank and S-rank missions in the past few years, he began to miss D-rank missions.

When Tatsuma and Minato heard about training, their eyes lit up. Tatsuma, in particular, had been behind schedule this week because of the mission and had hardly had a chance to take advantage of Minato.

Now that he heard that Jiraiya would also be leading them on D-rank missions and training, Tatsuma knew that it was time to start taking advantage of Minato again.

Jiraiya had previously mentioned that they were currently in a temporary team, and that one of Tatsuma or Minato would eventually be sent to Tsunade's team, which seemed like they were being sold off like pigs.

This also means that Tatsuma will eventually lose Minato, such a high-quality target. While he can still take advantage of him, Tatsuma plans to take as much as possible.

"Alright, you two should go back and rest tonight. Your clothes haven't been washed for over a week. Even though it's early spring and you're both kids, they're all smelly now. I'll let you know tomorrow."

Seeing the two of them so full of fighting spirit, Jiraiya quickly waved his hand. He knew how hard-working these two kids were, and he didn't want to spend the whole night playing with them.

After saying that, Jiraiya vanished without a trace. Tatsuma was extremely envious of his skill in teleportation. Tatsuma looked at Minato and said, "I just finished eating barbecue, and I don't think I'll be resting anytime soon. What about you?"

"You're not going to let me rest, are you? What's the training like tonight?"

Upon hearing Minato's question, Tatsuma revealed a highly infectious smile and said, "Illusion, perhaps? I'm not good at illusions, unlike you who are so proficient."

"How about we have a contest to see how many illusions we can induce before we run out of chakra?"

"Okay, let's go."

The next morning, around noon, Tatsuma finally woke up. He had used up too much chakra and energy the night before, and it was unusual for him to sleep for a full eight hours.

When Tatsuma woke up, he saw a toad next to his pillow, staring at him with its big, bright eyes. Tatsuma was not alarmed; he knew it was Jiraiya's summoning beast.

"Did Jiraiya-sensei send you?"

Tatsuma sat up in bed and asked, "What is it?" The toad nodded, then handed a scroll to Tatsuma, before turning into smoke and disappearing. Tatsuma unrolled the scroll to check it.

Upon discovering the meeting point and time, Chenma glanced at the clock at home in a panic when he saw the meeting time was 8:00 AM, only to find that it was already 11:00 AM.

He quickly changed his clothes and brushed his teeth at the same time, not even having time to tidy up his messy curly hair. He bit his headband, tied his ninja tool bag, and rushed out of the house, heading straight for the back mountain of Konoha's Shadow Rock, where Jiraiya had agreed to meet.

When he rushed to the bottom of Shadow Rock, he found that Minato was also rushing from another direction with a panicked look on his face. The moment they saw each other, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

This state is strange. When I'm the only one who's late, I panic a lot, but when I find out that someone else is also late, I feel inexplicably at ease.

"You just woke up too?"

Tatsuma greeted him, and Minato nodded, pointed to his chest, and said, "Your buttons are crooked."

Tatsuma looked down and realized that the buttons on his clothes were out of place. He quickly unbuttoned them one by one and then buttoned them up correctly. At the same time, he and Minato rushed towards the top of the Shadow Rock.

Upon arriving at the back mountain, the two were still catching their breath when Jiraiya, with a livid face, suddenly appeared in front of them.

Seeing Jiraiya remain silent, Minato felt a pang of guilt and lowered his head, unsure of what to say. Tatsuma, however, managed a weak smile and said:

"Jiraiya-sensei, as expected of you, you're here so early."

"Duang~"

The price for speaking up was a flick on the forehead from Jiraiya. After giving Tatsuma a flick on the forehead, Jiraiya suddenly felt much better.

With a livid expression, Jiraiya watched as Tatsuma grimaced and scrambled to his feet, clutching his head. Finally, he spoke, "What time did you two train until last night?"

"Two and a half."

Minato spoke somewhat embarrassedly, explaining that the two of them could have finished before midnight last night, as their chakra was almost depleted, but... suddenly a guy in a tight-fitting suit who came for night training showed up.

After confirming from the water gate that the two were late because of extra training, Jiraiya's anger subsided somewhat. He didn't say anything reproachful, but instead said:

"From now on, you need to be more disciplined and not take advantage of your youth... Um... Training needs to be planned, understand?"

"understood."

Minato nodded, while Tatsuma's expression was somewhat strange. Only when Jiraiya raised his hand, gesturing as if to flick him on the forehead again, did Tatsuma quickly nod and say, "Understood!"

"Small in stature but big in intelligence!"

Jiraiya muttered something, then took out a scroll and said, "Although your chakra attributes are different, you all have both wind and fire attributes."

I consider myself fairly proficient in Fire Release ninjutsu. Although I'm not very skilled in Wind Release, I borrowed some study notes from my teammate Orochimaru. With your abilities, you should be able to understand them on your own.

Your biggest weakness right now is actually your lack of elemental ninjutsu. Therefore, for the next period of time, I will prioritize teaching you Fire Release and Wind Release ninjutsu, as well as nature transformation, while also teaching you other ninja techniques.

As he spoke, Jiraiya unrolled the scroll and placed it on the ground. Some strange and unusual spells were drawn on the scroll. Jiraiya formed hand seals with both hands and then slapped one hand onto the scroll.

"Bang!"

As the smoke dissipated, many scrolls appeared on the ground. Jiraiya continued, "The ninjutsu I selected for you include the C-rank Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and Flame Bullet Technique, as well as the C-rank Wind Release: Great Breakthrough Technique and Gale Palm Technique."

In addition, there are my notes and insights from Orochimaru regarding the nature transformations of fire and wind chakra attributes; these are the key topics you will be studying going forward.

As they were talking, Jiraiya threw out several scrolls, which Tatsuma and Minato quickly caught. Looking at the remaining scrolls, Jiraiya said, "The rest are genjutsu, taijutsu, and sealing techniques."

I was originally planning to teach you psychic arts, but I'll wait until you have a proper teacher. Besides, psychic arts are somewhat dangerous.

As Jiraiya spoke, a hint of lingering fear flashed across his face. Minato didn't mind Jiraiya's decision to hold back; instead, he was filled with gratitude. Tatsuma, looking at the large pile of scrolls, said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Jiraiya-sensei, there's actually another ninjutsu I'd like to learn."

"What kind of technique?"

A look of curiosity flashed across Tatsuma's face as he said, "No, Jiraiya-sensei, it's the Shadow Clone Technique."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya stroked his chin and said, "The Shadow Clone Technique is indeed a very good technique, and it is very useful for you who are in the learning stage, but it won't work."

I will teach you this technique, but not now.

(End of this chapter)