I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 523 What's more painful than taking care of one child is taking care of many children.

"Up so early?"

Inside the Senju clan's territory, Tatsuma stretched lazily, a toothbrush dangling from his mouth. As he spoke, bubbles flew everywhere, his hair was messy, and his eyes were swollen, making him look like a tired old man.

In contrast, Jingyin, dressed smartly, full of energy, and with sparkling eyes, is practically the epitome of vitality.

Shizune looked at Tatsuma with disdain and said, "Tatsuma-senpai, how can you look so sloppy today? You're going to see your teammates. I heard that Minato-senpai and Nawaki-senpai went to get ready together."

"Hey! I'm not leading the team."

Chenma held a toothbrush in one hand and rubbed his stomach with the other. He was really exhausted these past two days, even though the orphanage had arranged for staff, volunteers, and even older children to help as much as possible.

As the "landlord," Tatsuma naturally couldn't just ignore them. Taking care of one child was tiring enough, let alone taking care of a whole bunch, especially since he cheated by using Shadow Clone Jutsu.

The moment the shadow clone dissipated, countless demonic sounds pierced my ears, tormenting me to the point of nervous breakdown.

"Not leading a team?! But Tatsuma-senpai, didn't you never lead a genin team before? I heard that newly promoted jonin are required to lead teams."

Shizune was quite surprised and a little regretful. After all, given Tatsuma's status, if he were to lead the genin team, he would probably select members from the elite team. The elite team has thirty people and ten squads, which means she has a one in ten chance of becoming one of Tatsuma's team members.

But Chenma actually said he wouldn't lead the class. Although the probability of one in ten is very low, it's still much higher than zero.

Besides, perhaps out of consideration for being "family," Chenma might pull some strings and directly designate her as one of his team members?

Seeing Shizune's appearance, Tatsuma formed a hand seal with his left hand, gathered chakra into water in his mouth, rinsed away the foam in his mouth, and casually tossed the toothbrush he had made with Wood Release onto the lawn. Then he said:

"Don't feel sorry that my team members didn't succeed. Your team leader has already been chosen."

"Really? Who is it? Minato-senpai?"

Hearing that Tatsuma had inside information, Shizune ignored his disheveled appearance and leaned closer to ask. Tatsuma countered, "You really want Minato to become your team's Jonin leader?"

"Who wouldn't want that?"

Shizune lowered her head, feeling a little shy. Minato-senpai was the dream of all the girls in her class. Even though Shizune knew that Minato-senpai and Kushina-senpai were very much in love, just looking at them was enough to make her happy.

"Then you might be disappointed, your team leader isn't Minato."

"How could this be?"

Shizune's mood immediately plummeted, but she forced herself to stay alert and asked, "Then who are my teammates?"

Who would you like to team up with?

Tatsuma asked curiously, and Shizune shook her head, saying, "It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not Obito or Guy. They're too..."

As she spoke, Shizune shut her mouth, realizing that it wasn't quite right to talk about others behind their backs. Tatsuma smiled and replied, "Then you can rest assured, they're not your teammates."

"Who's that? Hong? Lin?"

"Neither."

Tatsuma chuckled, and Shizune scrutinized his smile, saying, "Could it be Asuma? Or maybe a student from another class?"

"Your insight is still too poor. You should study harder in the future. Mute."

Tatsuma ruffled Shizune's very soft hair, then squatted down to observe the flowers that the Wood Release toothbrush had turned into. Shizune, annoyed, smoothed her hair and said, "Hmph! Fine, I won't tell you then. I'll find out soon enough anyway."

"Well, you should probably leave soon, or you'll be late."

"It's all your fault!"

Although I don't know the exact time, I have indeed wasted a lot of time with Tatsuma, plus the time wasted in choosing clothes and styling in the morning.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know who the captain is, or who his teammates are. Even his carefully styled hair has been messed up by Tatsuma. When they travel later, his neatly arranged clothes and collar will probably look terrible.

Pouting and looking somewhat unhappy, Shizune used her skillful Body Flicker Technique to hurry towards the Konoha Ninja Academy, only thinking about not being late. If she could have a little time to go to the restroom and tidy herself up, that would be even better.

Chenma, like a slow-witted old man, slowly went back to his room to change his clothes, and then disappeared in a silvery light.

Inside the Hokage Building, Tatsuma climbed through a window into the Hokage's office, where there were quite a few people.

The three legendary ninjas, the new Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Minato, Kushina, Tenka, Sento, Nawaki, Nono, and others were all there, chatting.

Seeing Tatsuma's listless appearance, Jiraiya joked, "Tatsuma, did you secretly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to go to the red-light district last night? Young people, you just don't know how to control yourselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya instantly felt several disgruntled gazes from Orochimaru, Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Nono. Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table and said, "Jiraiya!"

"Haha~ I was just joking. How could someone as self-disciplined as Tatsuma go to a place like that?"

After Jiraiya finished speaking, Orochimaru nodded and said, "After all, there are still few people like you."

"Alright, have you got all the documents?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Jiraiya, who wanted to continue his duel with Orochimaru, then looked at the others. Jiraiya shrugged and said, "You didn't assign me anything anyway, so what am I supposed to do?"

"Just in case, after all, young people these days have big tempers and can quit on a whim."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said meaningfully, and Tatsuma smiled awkwardly, having neither the energy nor the mood to argue.

Kushina raised her hand high and asked, "Why aren't my teammates from the elite class?!"

Upon hearing this, the others looked at Kushina with curiosity. The team members in their hands were all from the elite class. Could it be that the Hokage was really treating them differently?

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tatsuma and said, "You arranged this, so you explain yourself."

Upon hearing that it was arranged by Tatsuma, Kushina felt that she was definitely being targeted, so her eyes became even more hostile. Tatsuma shrugged and said, "Actually, it's not just your team members who aren't students in the elite class, but also Nonou's."

It's not that I think you're incapable of leading the elite team members, but rather that you have more suitable team members. All three of your team members have a foundation in sealing techniques. There aren't many Jonin left in the village who can teach sealing techniques.

And I hope that through your guidance, I can train truly professional medical ninjas like my teacher Tsunade, and cultivate elite sealing ninjas for the village.

"The same goes for Nonou. The three team members I assigned to her all demonstrated talent in medical ninjutsu during their time at the Ninja Academy. I think Nonou must have patiently reviewed their detailed files and their teachers' comments, which is why she didn't act unreasonably."

Kushina, who had been somewhat persuaded, was instantly enraged again when Tatsuma almost explicitly told her that she was being unreasonable. Her blood-red hair flew wildly, her eyes were fixed on Tatsuma, and the Nine-Tails within her was constantly stirring up her emotions.

"Kyuu, Tatsuma's plan is definitely correct."

Minato took Kushina's hand and whispered something to her. In an instant, Kushina's hair became smooth and she stopped acting up, even though the Nine-Tails inside her was still accusing Minato of favoring that bastard Tatsuma.

Seeing that Kushina had stopped arguing, Tatsuma looked at the others and asked, "Any more questions?"

Everyone shook their heads, except for Minato, who tentatively raised his hand. Tatsuma looked at him and nodded, signaling him to speak. Minato then said, "Among my team members, there is a kid who graduated early and has even been a Chunin for several years."

Isn't this a bit inappropriate? I noticed that the other students in this class who graduated early weren't reassigned.

"You mean Kakashi? There's a reason for that."

Tatsuma looked serious, then turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "Lord Sakumo Hatake and the Hokage have reached some unspeakable agreement..."

"Cough cough cough~"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly interrupted, then said, "Kakashi, although he has great abilities, is not mature enough and his emotions are not stable enough. After discussing it with Sakumo..."

I feel that having you guide and teach this child for a period of time is most beneficial for his development. Also, he graduated too early and didn't build enough connections with his peers, so I put him in the same class group. You should understand that, right?

"Yes, I understand, Hokage-sama."

What could Minato say but nod? Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since everyone else is fine, let's go meet our new members."

This year's graduation involved a wide range of grades and classes. Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi was only in charge of the elite class, he still had to meet with several groups of Jonin, which everyone naturally understood.

After a brief farewell, they all left the Hokage Building. Jiraiya, remaining in his office, put his arm around Tatsuma's shoulder and asked, "How did you get that stinky snake to agree?"

Upon hearing Jiraiya's question, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but show a puzzled expression. Orochimaru had only informed him of Orochimaru's agreement to lead the team yesterday, and Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't quite sure why.

Moreover, he was somewhat afraid, fearing that Orochimaru was just joking, which is why he notified Jiraiya, who wasn't on a mission to lead a team, to come over today.

If Orochimaru really changes his mind on the spot, Jiraiya can be arranged to lead the team. At least Jiraiya is more obedient.

Tatsuma simply said, "That little girl has a very high talent."

"Tall? Taller than Kakashi? He's someone even Kakashi wouldn't look down on."

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised, as he knew how high Orochimaru's standards were. On the way back, Orochimaru had said that unless another Sakamoto Tatsuma appeared, he would not lead the team.

But he's only been back for two days, and he's already changed his mind? And with such high talent, could he be another Sakamoto Tatsuma with a built-in "outsider" filter?

"In the areas that Orochimaru values, Kakashi might not actually be better than that girl."

Tatsuma looked completely certain, while Jiraiya hesitated for a moment before asking, "A cursed seal? Or is it ninjutsu development?"

"Wash the bottles."

Tatsuma's face showed a look of reminiscence as he said, "She washes bottles quickly and cleanly. Without using ninjutsu, neither Orochimaru nor I can outrun that little girl."

Jiraiya's expression turned strange, and he muttered, "Washing bottles? Is this some kind of play I've never even seen before? Huh~~~"

(End of this chapter)