I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 536 Adults can't even express their emotions freely; they have to consider what emotion is most "appropriate" to express.

"Can this stability be maintained for three to five years? That's truly remarkable."

Kang Cheng looked at the seven-tailed silkworm cocoon that had lost all its original form. He had many questions in his mind but dared not ask them. In fact, if he hadn't seen the changes in the seven tails with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that this was their seven tails anymore.

However, when he heard Tatsuma confidently say that it would take three to five years for the Seven-Tails to recover its strength, and that the Seven-Tails would be very safe during this time, he was quite happy.

After all, controlling a tailed beast is a difficult task not only for a small ninja village like Takigakure, but also for the ninja villages of the five great nations, requiring them to be handled with utmost care.

In the past, Takigakure Village had to expend a great deal of resources to restrain the Seven-Tails' actions and destruction, and the entire village worked tirelessly for this. Now that they can free up their resources, the village may be able to achieve better development.

Tatsuma nodded and said, "If your Takigakure village has a sealing technique that restricts the movement of chakra, then this time can be extended further, and..."

In this state, the Seven-Tails has extremely limited ability to resist. You can take this time to find a suitable Jinchūriki and gradually become familiar with and adapt to the Seven-Tails' power.

One of the difficulties in training a Jinchuriki is that the Jinchuriki cannot adapt to the power of the Tailed Beasts. In particular, there is a consensus in the ninja world that children are more suitable to become Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts.

Because people in the ninja world will more or less hear negative things about the tailed beasts, they will inevitably have some prejudice against them. This prejudice will accumulate and deepen over time, especially among ninjas who can receive more information.

Therefore, adult ninjas, consciously or unconsciously, will resist the tailed beasts from the bottom of their hearts. This resistance may stem from disgust or fear, and so on, but it is an obstacle to becoming a Jinchūriki.

Children, due to their limited access to information, do not have as deep prejudices against tailed beasts as adults, or even almost none. Therefore, children are often more accepting of the existence of tailed beasts and become jinchūriki.

However, children's physical abilities, chakra, willpower, or means of resisting the power of the tailed beasts are also low, so it is no exaggeration to say that only one in a thousand children can become a tailed beast jinchūriki.

Tatsuma said that the Seven-Tails is now easier to seal into a Jinchuriki. Based on this condition, he reduced the Seven-Tails' tailed beast power. Now the Seven-Tails can hardly release chakra to the outside world, so it cannot use chakra to erode or disturb the Jinchuriki.

During the period when the Seven-Tails is recovering, the Jinchuriki can gradually strengthen their control over the Tailed Beast's power through learning and training. Ideally, the Seven-Tails' recovery period and the Jinchuriki's growth period should be synchronized.

In this way, even if they cannot become a perfect Jinchūriki like Killer Bee, they are very likely to become a Jinchūriki like Rōshi or Han, who can control the power of the Tailed Beasts. This is enough for Takigakure.

"So Konoha really did come to help Takigakure?!"

The thought flashed through Kang Cheng's mind. Perhaps because of Iwa Shinobu, he had a preconceived notion that Tatsuma's arrival was ill-intentioned.

Even after "accepting" Tatsuma's offer of help, he only considered it as Konoha's attempt to uphold its reputation. But now it seems that Tatsuma really did something beneficial for Takigakure, and it was intentional?

Damn Iwa ninja! Wait, they seem to be dead already. Well, good riddance!

Having figured this out, Yasunari's fawning smile became more sincere, and he warmly invited, "Lord Sakamoto, young Shisui, would you like to stay and have a chat? Give Takigakure a chance to thank you."

Tatsuma said, "One meal isn't enough to thank you."

Upon hearing this, Kang Cheng's smile froze, and his heart began to race again. Before he could figure out how to resolve the situation, Chen Ma smiled and said, "If you really want to express your gratitude, then don't interfere in this war."

"Of course! Like Konoha, Takigakure also desires peace in the ninja world. I only refused their offer to come and persuade me for several days out of courtesy. However, Takigakure has absolutely never agreed to interfere in the war!"

After Kang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, he quickly assured everyone that he would be crazy to choose to intervene in the war and become an enemy of Konoha. He still vividly remembered the scene when Tatsuma imprisoned all the ninjas left behind in the village with a single jutsu.

If they really dared to be enemies with Konoha, even if the entire village were tied together, they probably wouldn't be enough to defeat Tatsuma alone. He's a ninja who can easily defeat tailed beasts!

Then, a fawning smile returned to his face, and he asked, "The banquet?"

Tatsuma looked at Shisui and said, "We still have time to have a meal."

He himself was fine with it; he could eat soldier rations if he was really hungry. But Shisui was still a child. Soldier rations could provide enough calories, but they were not nutritionally balanced and were not suitable for children to eat for a long time.

Kang Cheng smiled and went to arrange the banquet. The banquet was not very luxurious, after all, resources were limited. For some people, three dishes and a soup might be a luxury, while for others, even a Manchu Han Imperial Feast was nothing special.

The isolated Takigakure village couldn't possibly offer anything of value, only some fish, wild vegetables, fruit drinks, and sake. The taste wasn't particularly good, but Tatsuma still tried his best to appear happy.

This is the limitation of adults; they can't even express their emotions from the heart, but rather they have to consider what emotion is most "appropriate" to express.

That night, after repeatedly declining, Tatsuma still took Shisui to stay in Takigakure. In the room, Shisui was tidying up his ninja tools and asked Tatsuma, who was reading a book beside him:

"Teacher, do you think the Iwa ninja will really come?"

Tatsuma was taken aback, then realized that Shisui was referring to the fact that the distress call had been sent and the Iwa ninja would arrive to provide support at any time, as emphasized by Kari and the others.

After thinking for a moment, Tatsuma shook his head and said, "If it weren't me who came to Takigakure, the Iwa ninja might still have sent reinforcements, but they have probably given up on sending reinforcements now."

However, they will focus their efforts elsewhere, such as on the battlefield in the Land of Grass. Tonight or tomorrow, the Iwa ninja will likely launch a surprise attack, attempting to gain an advantage to make up for their losses.

Shisui paused in his tidying, then asked somewhat anxiously, "Then, teacher, shouldn't we send the information back as soon as possible?"

"Don't worry, Shisui. Remember, don't think that just because the two of us are in charge of the mission in Takigakure, only the two of us know about it and are involved."

Every mission you participate in has countless companions assisting you before and afterward. This time is no exception. As we set off, others were also aware of our actions and the potential consequences.

Tatsuma put down his book, sat up straighter, and continued, "Also, the one leading the team in the Land of Grass is Lord Orochimaru. You rarely have contact with him, so you don't know how powerful he is."

While you were still worrying, and while the Iwa ninja were still plotting, Lord Orochimaru had already laid a trap, waiting for the Iwa ninja's next move.

"Is that so?"

Zhi Shui scratched his head, realizing he had panicked too much. How could his teacher not have thought of something he could think of? There must be a reason why his teacher wasn't in a hurry.

Tatsuma nodded and said, "If you're worried, we can go to the camp before we return to the village, and you can see how Lord Orochimaru commands the battlefield."

Go to the camp?! Wouldn't that be practically the same as going to the front lines?

Shisui's eyes lit up, but she still asked somewhat shyly, "Is it alright, teacher? Won't it be too much trouble?"

"It's alright, I'm your teacher, and my job is to help you learn more useful knowledge."

Chenma waved his hand, picked up the book again, and said, "You should get some rest after you're done organizing. Whether it's studying or working, the key is to keep yourself in a good state."

"I see."

Zhi Shui quickened her tidying up, and after finishing, she lay down on the mattress, pulled the blanket over herself, closed her eyes, and began to sleep.

Tatsuma also blew out the primitive oil lamp provided by Takigakure, but he did not fall asleep. Although he did not think there would be any danger in Takigakure, his more than ten years of ninja life had made him accustomed to the principle that someone must keep watch at night.

Closing his eyes, Tatsuma carefully comprehended the talent he had gained from the Seven-Tails. This kind of gain, which was more like "knowledge," was much easier for him to understand than the abilities that were like bloodline limits.

As dawn broke, Shisui's breathing became erratic, and Chenma also opened his eyes. A night of contemplation had allowed him to "cloud" and master the talent of [Dreamy Butterfly].

I've also simulated using my body to utilize my talent many times, but I'm just waiting for some practical verification. But there's no rush.

A little while later, Shisui opened her eyes, sat up straight, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Sorry, teacher, I was planning to take a nap and switch shifts with you, but I accidentally overslept."

"Being able to sleep well is a gift, so cherish it now and don't wait until you're suffering from insomnia every night before you regret it."

Tatsuma smiled, pointed to the toiletries prepared by Takigakure, and said, "Let's wash up and get ready to leave as soon as possible."

"it is good."

After quickly washing up, the two left the house prepared in Takigakure Village, intending to buy some breakfast. However, there were no breakfast stalls; self-sufficiency seemed to be the norm in this village. Tatsuma shrugged and said:

"Let's go, on the way the teacher will teach you to identify some plants that can temporarily replace food."

"Okay, teacher."

Shisui tightened his backpack without complaint, looked down to check his clothes, patted his pockets to make sure he had everything he needed, and then looked at Tatsuma, whose face was now etched with the expression of a hermit.

Tatsuma crouched down, put his arm around Shisui, and then stood up. Shisui sat in Tatsuma's arms, and neither of them felt uncomfortable. After all, when Shisui was still a little child who could barely walk, Tatsuma had taken care of him in this way.

But the next moment, unlike being picked up, another feeling of escaping gravity made Shisui unconsciously tense up, but he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the ground that was getting farther and farther away.

The more I looked, the more nervous I became, my palms grew increasingly sweaty, yet I couldn't resist looking even more.

Around noon, inside the Konoha camp, Orochimaru was issuing orders to continuously block and suppress the Iwa ninja's surprise attack. Tsunade, Orochimaru, Minato, Kushina, and others were also preparing in their tents.

It's not time for them to strike yet; they must wait for a sufficiently powerful enemy, otherwise it would be a waste of resources.

"Report! Enemy attack! It's Onoki!"

Suddenly, the tent flap was flung open, and a scout ninja rushed in to report. Orochimaru frowned, and Tsunade and the others stood up from their seats. Minato glanced at Orochimaru and then said:

"This isn't like Onoki's style."

After saying that, he turned to the ninja who had reported and asked, "Are you sure it's Onoki?"

"It's a flying ninja; we believe it to be Onoki."

Upon hearing this, the group also assumed it was Onoki, but after being warned by Minato beforehand, they sensed something was amiss. Orochimaru said, "Continue to observe. The rest of you, get ready. We can't rule out the possibility that Onoki is planning to launch a direct attack on our camp."

"yes!"

Everyone else was responding, but in a corner, Shikaku, who had been temporarily reassigned because Tatsuma was on leave, said timidly, "I heard Tatsuma went to Takigakure? The Seven-Tails can fly."

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(End of this chapter)