I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 639 There's always someone else living in your heart, which can still soothe loneliness when you're alone.

A figure with long, fiery red hair suddenly appeared in the sealed space. The Nine-Tails, who had been sleeping with its eyes closed, opened one eye and sensed the familiar chakra pressing down on it.

"Hmph! I didn't take advantage of anyone's unpreparedness! You broke the seal yourselves!"

After uttering a complaint, Nine-Tails closed its eyes and continued sleeping.

Minato appeared beside Kushina at that moment, leaving Naruto standing there crying and laughing. Minato quickly introduced, "Kushina, this is another timeline. Our best friend is Sakamoto Tatsuma."

"No need, Kushina and I can't be considered close friends."

Tatsuma waved his hand, looking at Kushina with a suspicious expression. This expression was exactly the same as Kushina's eyes when Tatsuma tried to kidnap Minato to do a mission.

"On the contrary, you often resent me for dragging Minato along on missions, which meant you two didn't have time to spend together."

Upon hearing Tatsuma's words, Minato scratched his head somewhat shyly, while Kushina seemed thoughtful. This was something she would do.

But another timeline. What does this mean?

"Alright, don't dwell on me too much. Your son looks quite confused."

Tatsuma pointed to a somewhat bewildered Naruto, and Minato then remembered that he had been so overjoyed when Kushina appeared that he had forgotten about his son.

In the blink of an eye, Tatsuma also disappeared. Minato looked at Kurama, who was lying down sleeping very cooperatively, thought for a moment, and then snapped his fingers to move to a warm and beautiful place, a place more suitable for the three of them to talk.

He looked at Naruto and introduced, "Naruto, this is your mother."

On the other side, Tatsuma did not leave Naruto's mental world, but went deep into a place that even Naruto could not find, a dark space, like the depths of the universe where the stars are dim.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Chenma stopped and said, "Naruto's mental world is like a villa, where he, his parents, Kurama, and even you live."

Although most people harbor another person deep inside, Naruto has far too many.

"You seem to know of my existence. Did my father tell you?"

A black sphere flew in from deep space and slowly unfolded, revealing a phantom figure dressed in white with a bandage on his forehead. The unfolded black sphere, now the size of a fist, floated behind him.

"Asura, I thought you would be more childlike."

Looking at the figure, Tatsuma smiled and said, Ashura smiled, his honesty just like Hashirama Senju's, "It seems you know me better than I thought, so I don't need to pretend anymore."

His posture relaxed, exuding a familiar aura similar to that of Hashirama Senju. He approached Tatsuma and said, "But what brings you here?"

Actually, I am now powerless, almost incapable of interfering with the world, not even with this Seeking Truth Jewel.”

As he spoke, a black sphere floated into his hand from behind, shattering into nothingness like a bubble hitting a dry object. Ashura continued:

"I was worried that you came with hostility, so I deliberately created this to scare you. Actually, I can no longer use this power."

It's hard to imagine someone like that having malicious intentions. Chenma was unconsciously infected by it and said with a smile, "You're much more interesting than I imagined. Actually, I didn't find you just now; I was just testing you."

"Huh? So I'm the one who gave myself away."

Ashura scratched the back of his head and said, "My older brother used to lie to me like this all the time. Every time we played hide-and-seek, he would say he was giving me face and let me come out on my own."

"So you went out?"

"Yeah, I thought he wouldn't lie to me, after all, he's my older brother."

Ashura looked embarrassed; clearly, recalling his past foolishness made him feel somewhat ashamed. Tatsuma asked with a smile, "Indra?"

"Hmm, have you seen him?"

"Not yet, but I'll look for an opportunity."

Chenma raised his hand, and a pavilion suddenly appeared in the deep sky. He said, "Want to sit down?"

"Well, there's not much to do anyway."

Ashura entered the pavilion without any hesitation or suspicion, sat down on a chair, and asked, "You've mastered Father's Yin-Yang Release? Can you make me some food that I can eat now? I haven't eaten in years."

"You really don't hold back."

"Haha~ You know my father. If you are his friend, then you are my elder. If you are his student, then you are my brother. Why are you being so polite?"

For a fleeting moment, Chenma was actually persuaded by Ashura's twisted logic. With a wave of his hand, some food and drinks that could be enjoyed by spirits formed from chakra appeared. He said:

"My mastery of Yin-Yang Release is not very deep, so the taste and texture may be slightly different."

"It's good enough to have something to eat."

Ashura picked up a bowl of ramen and started shoveling it in, a look of pleasure on his face. He said, "It would be better if it were a little saltier."

Tatsuma didn't answer, but silently poured in some more Yin-Yang Release chakra. Ashura's face grew increasingly pleased. Tatsuma waited quietly for him to finish enjoying the food and drinks on the table before speaking:

"Your entanglement with Indra has lasted for a thousand years."

"Yes, my elder brother is just too stubborn. For thousands of years, the vessel I entrusted to has defeated him countless times, but he is still not convinced and says that I relied on the power of outsiders."

Ashura sighed. He and Indra had been fighting for a thousand years. In each reincarnation, he would gather everyone's power to defeat Indra's vessel. However, neither Indra nor Indra's vessel were willing to admit defeat.

Even the vessel that carried him in the last cycle of reincarnation, the little guy named Hashirama Senju, defeated Indra's vessel with his own power, but Indra was still not convinced.

They even resorted to sophistry, claiming that their own vessel was the one who would ultimately survive and live longer, using this stubborn argument to declare that their struggle was not yet over.

Meanwhile, the vessel that Indra possessed, the little guy named Uchiha Madara, was repeatedly defeated, yet he refused to admit defeat despite being defeated so many times, and even until his death he was still plotting something.

Do you think you will gain recognition from Indra, or from your vessel, from Indra's vessel?

Tatsuma asked, and Ashura nodded, saying firmly, "No matter how many times, I will defeat my brother and eventually make him let go of this struggle and leave the ninja world voluntarily."

"How long do you think it will take?"

"I don't know, maybe in another thousand years, but I will not give up."

Ashura shrugged and said, "I just don't know if I'll be able to taste such delicious food again in the future."

Tatsuma smiled and shook his head, saying, "How about we make a bet?"

"bet?"

Ashura's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "What are we betting on?"

Seeing Ashura in this state, Tatsuma even wondered if Hashirama Senju was not only Ashura's chakra vessel, but also his reincarnation.

But after thinking about it, I held back and steered the conversation back on track, saying, "I think the day you gain Indra's recognition, or the day your vessel receives Indra's vessel, will come soon."

Although you no longer possess much power, your will will still guide your vessel forward, and your current vessel has boundless potential; I believe it can perform even better than any of your previous vessels.

"Let's bet! How long do you think it will take?"

"What do you think about the next ten years?"

"Then I'll bet more than ten years! Oh, right, I haven't mentioned the stakes yet."

Ashura didn't know the meaning of this gamble, but as long as he could gamble, that was fine. Besides, ten years was too short. In another ten years, his current vessel, this little guy named Naruto, would only be in his early twenties.

This is still in its growth stage, how could it possibly gain the recognition of its elder brother or its vessel?

Although this is a different kind of blessing, after enduring a thousand years, Asura no longer has the same mentality as before, eager for his elder brother to admit that he is right.

Even if Naruto fails to gain Indra's or his vessel's recognition ten years later, Ashura will not give up.

Seeing Ashura's anxious expression, Tatsuma thought for a moment and said, "If I win, you must admit it willingly."

"No problem! What if I win?"

"If you win, you're amazing. Shall we bet?"

"Let's gamble!"

Ashura made the decision immediately. Although there was no real wager, what man could refuse a "You're amazing"?

Tatsuma smiled and said, "I wonder how good your luck is, Lord Ashura?"

"Let's not talk about this, we're still good friends."

"It seems that Naruto will gain Sasuke's approval within ten years."

Tatsuma felt much more at ease! If Ashura's luck was the same as Hashirama Senju or Tsunade's, then even the ninja world he had interfered with could yield some benefits for him.

Ashura, however, was not so optimistic. He said in a low voice, "But gaining my elder brother's approval is also a gamble between him and me."

"Did you make a bet? I mean, even just a verbal one?"

"No, we understand each other perfectly well, without saying a word."

"That's good."

Chenma's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled down again. There are different levels of rigged bets! A clearly defined bet should have higher priority than a tacitly agreed-upon one!

"By the way, Lord Asura, have you found a way to deal with Indra? I think the trick I used to deceive you just now might not work on Indra."

"That's definitely useless; my older brother is much smarter than me."

Ashura said proudly, and Tatsuma's lips twitched. What a load of rubbish! And why does this scene seem so familiar? It seems like Hashirama Senju said something similar when he talked about Madara Uchiha, right?

After a while, Ashura seemed to have thought of something and said, "However, there is another way to find my elder brother."

"Um?"

Chenma leaned closer to Ashura, and Ashura leaned down and whispered, "You only need to say one sentence, 'Bullshit Indra, you don't even dare to come and see me?!'"

Back when someone challenged my older brother, he thought it was too much trouble and didn't want to go. That person said something like this, and then... he went to the Pure Land.

Tatsuma straightened up. To be honest, he hadn't thought about making enemies with Indra. Using this method seemed a bit excessive. But then Tatsuma thought of the day when he could leave this ninja world at any time. Even if he offended someone he couldn't afford to offend, he could still run away.

"Okay! Thank you for your guidance. I will go to find Indra later. If he refuses to show up, then this is the only option."

After thinking it over, Tatsuma decided to include this plan in his options, hoping that Indra, like Ashura, would only have a wisp of chakra left to rely on his will.

Outside, Sasuke, who was diligently training, shuddered, feeling for no reason that something malicious was covering his body.

(End of this chapter)