I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 656 Every night before bed, I can't help but fear that I might never wake up.

"Sage Art! Super High Compression Rasengan!"

"Chidori!"

In the third training ground, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi were training intensely. Minato had a strong aura of Nine-Tails chakra on his body, but he forcibly mixed it into Sage Chakra.

His hands were wrapped in bandages, and the deep layers of bandages seemed to be soaked in blood. The dried reddish-brown scabs turned into dust particles and drifted away with his movements.

At this moment, he was holding a Rasengan the size of a table tennis ball in his palm, surrounded by rings of stars and streams of chakra like shooting stars, which swirled around the Rasengan in his palm.

Although it was much smaller than a regular Rasengan, the airflow it stirred up and the violent aura it emitted were many times stronger than that of a regular Rasengan.

Minato gritted his teeth, enduring the pain of his fingertips being cut by the star ring and meteor, and hurled the Rasengan in his hand. A hundred meters directly in front of him, a Flying Thunder God Kunai was stuck in the ground.

"Flying Thunder God!"

A golden flash streaked past, and Minato arrived directly in front of the flying Rasengan. He formed hand seals, and a mixture of his own chakra, the Nine-Tails' chakra, and the natural energy of Sage Mode chakra surged forth.

"Sage Art! Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Walls!"

Earthen walls rose up one after another, but the walls in front did not even provide any resistance. They were pierced by the super-compressed Rasengan, which continued its momentum toward the Minato Gate.

"Bang bang bang~"

The Rasengan, like an anti-material bullet, pierced through layer after layer of earthen walls, five or six layers. Its speed gradually slowed down until it reached the last wall, where it was completely locked in a stalemate with the earthen wall.

"Boom!"

The Earth Flow Wall and the Rasengan exploded simultaneously, and Minato was also thrown out, landing on the ground panting heavily.

On the other side, Kakashi opened his eyes, one his own and the other Obito's Sharingan, holding up a cacophony of screaming lightning, like a thousand birds singing, as it hurtled into the distance.

Along the way, there were signs that seemed to be placed randomly. At first, Kakashi rushed past these signs without stepping on them, and his eyes could not focus at all.

But soon, the Sharingan reacted, focusing on each of the markers. Kakashi also forcibly twisted his body, changed his route, stepped on one marker after another, and arrived in front of a big tree.

"Sizzle~"

Like a sharp blade piercing tofu, Kakashi, holding up Chidori, pierced directly through the tree. Arcs of electricity traveled through the tree, even discharging onto the leaves and canopy.

As the electric arc moved, the evergreen leaves gradually turned yellow, charred, and carbonized, eventually even flashing a red light, creating holes among the leaves.

He pulled his hand out, fell to the ground with a thud, covered his Sharingan with his hand, and pressed it down repeatedly.

The soreness in his eyes, along with the weakness he felt like after his chakra was depleted, causing cold sweat to pour down Kakashi's face and body.

"Not enough! Still not enough!"

The master and apprentice did not exchange a word or even look at each other, yet they both expressed their dissatisfaction with the results of their training.

Kakashi took out a soldier's ration pill and threw it into his mouth, trying to extract more chakra from his weakened body.

Minato blinked hard, tiny water droplets clinging to his long eyelashes. He endured the pain and peeled off the bandages from his hands, layer by layer. As the bandages were torn off, the wounds beneath the dried scabs reopened, and fresh blood oozed out again.

"My mastery of Sage Chakra is still insufficient, and with the interference of the Nine-Tails' Chakra, it seems I really have to exchange for Tatsuma's Yin Healing and Destruction Technique. I'll probably be laughed at by him."

He developed Yin Healing Destruction for the Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken, while I only developed it for a technique that could have prevented self-harm with better chakra control.

With these thoughts in mind, Minato used medical ninjutsu to heal his hands. The wounds healed quickly, but the deep muscles, tendons, and blood vessels still seemed to ache faintly.

He took out two more bundles of bandages, tore off the outermost layer of protective plastic film, and skillfully wrapped them around his hands.

Minato sighed and looked at Kakashi in the distance. Actually, he had come to accompany Kakashi during training because there was no other way to calm Kakashi down except through this self-torturing training.

From the outside, Minato's injuries seemed more serious, but Minato knew that Kakashi, who had been overdrawing his chakra, was the one with more serious injuries, which could affect his future growth and development.

However, Minato had no better solution in the short term. If Kakashi really encountered any problems, Minato would have no choice but to seek help from his best friend.

As he was thinking, a silver light suddenly appeared before his eyes, and Tatsuma, looking somewhat disheveled, appeared in the training ground.

"You two bastards. Do you know how much money it costs to renovate the training ground? And that tree, it's been there since the village was first built, it's probably older than your father, Kakashi."

Tatsuma felt extremely frustrated. While he was working hard outside, the village ninjas were causing trouble. Now the village was out of money, and he had to swallow his pride and ask the daimyo for money again.

"How did you get into this state?"

Minato asked in confusion. He hadn't seen Tatsuma in such a disheveled state for many years, and he couldn't imagine who could have made Tatsuma look so disheveled and exhausted.

Chenma lay down directly on the lawn. He was so weak that he felt like a boy in a long-distance relationship who had taken a double dose of drugs to see his girlfriend and was now going home alone after their conversation.

"I brought Obito back to you guys. He's at Konoha Hospital. My teacher is examining him there. Go check on him. Oh, and I'm leaving the task of notifying Tenfu to you too. I'm too tired."

As he spoke, Chenma closed his eyes. He wasn't really so tired that he would fall asleep immediately, but he didn't want to explain things now, and besides, the grass was always the best bed.

Upon hearing Tatsuma's words, the two jumped up from the ground. Kakashi quickly ran towards Tatsuma, wanting to ask him something, while Minato looked on incredulously.

However, seeing the exhaustion on Tatsuma's face, Minato instantly appeared beside Kakashi, grabbed his shoulder, and said, "Go check on Obito first, I'll go find Tenfu."

As he spoke, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the training ground instantly became quiet again. Although it was a bit cold, the rustling of the leaves in the wind was like the most calming white noise.

Tatsuma, who had only intended to lie down and rest, gradually drifted off to sleep.

When Tatsuma woke up, he found himself back in his house in the Senju clan compound. He did not move into the Hokage's residence. Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had moved out a while ago, Tatsuma disliked the smell of the newly renovated place.

"Teacher, how are you feeling?"

As soon as Tatsuma opened his eyes, Shisui, who was sitting guarding him, immediately asked, "Hungry?" Tatsuma propped himself up on the ground and said, "Hungry."

He glanced out the window; the moon was bright and the stars were few, it was already late at night. He asked, "I only slept for a few hours, right?"

Tatsuma didn't want a year-long sleep to happen again, nor did he want to sleep for several days at a time. After all, the trip to Daimyo Prefecture was already set, and he still had a lot of work to do.

"Yes, according to the time Lord Minato said, you slept for about six hours."

Zhi Shui replied, "I'll go make you something to eat now."

"No need, just bring me the ice cream from the fridge."

Tatsuma waved his hand, saying that eating was too inefficient. Although diabetes was like the sword of Damocles among the possible side effects of "Unceasing," Tatsuma's sugar cravings were beyond cure.

Shisui quickly took all the ice cream from the refrigerator and filled a basket for Tatsuma. Seeing that Tatsuma's hands were trembling, he quickly helped Tatsuma tear open the packaging and handed it to him.

He ate several ice creams in a row, ignoring the throbbing pain in his brain, before he finally felt a little better. Even if it was just a psychological illusion, it was enough to stop his hands from trembling so weakly.

Only after finishing the last one did Tatsuma have the mind to savor the taste of the strawberry jam ice cream. He ate the last ice cream at a normal pace and casually asked:

"How's it going at the hospital?"

He was asking about Obito, and the condition of the others who went to check on Obito. Shisui had been with him since childhood, so he naturally understood what Tatsuma meant, but he shook his head and said:

"Orochimaru received the news shortly after you returned, and then Obito was taken away by him. The others could only wait outside the Wood Release laboratory."

"Snakes have such a keen sense of smell. I didn't even tell him anything, but he probably already sensed it."

Tatsuma knew that Obito's physical condition couldn't be hidden, but he didn't expect Orochimaru to find out so quickly and take him away. However, Tatsuma didn't intend to stop him.

After all, the person who understands Obito's current situation best is undoubtedly Orochimaru, since his years of research on Hashirama's cells and the God Tree's cells have not been in vain.

It would be best if he were to check on Obito's condition, but Orochimaru's reaction was a bit too quick.

Tatsuma narrowed his eyes, having roughly guessed what was going on. He looked at Shisui and said, "I'm fine now, you can go and rest."

"I'm not tired."

Shisui shook his head. Tatsuma stood up, feeling a sense of unsteadiness as if there was nothing beneath his feet, but he quickly adjusted and said, "I'm fine now, and I need to go out for a bit."

"Okay, then I'll get you some new clothes."

Shisui ran towards the wardrobe, and Tatsuma didn't stop her, saying instead, "Casual clothes are fine."

Anyway, he wasn't going to show up in front of the villagers in the middle of the night, so he didn't need to dress up nicely. Cheap and comfortable clothes were fine, and the key was that they were cheap.

He took off his tattered Hokage uniform, shook his head, and thought to himself that he should have dressed more casually today. This uniform cost more than his monthly food expenses, which was a huge expense for someone with his appetite.

After casually washing his body with water-based techniques, Tatsuma changed into the clothes Shisui handed him. He didn't have many clothes in his wardrobe, probably only three types.

First, there are several custom-made Hokage outfits; second, there are several sets of ninja uniforms used in previous field missions, including regular vest uniforms, Anbu uniforms, and armored uniforms used when in command.

The rest were very traditional wide-sleeved robes, embroidered with the tribal emblem of a thousand hands. There were both formal and casual clothes. At this time, they were wearing casual clothes, or rather, bathrobes.

I rubbed Shizusui's head; his naturally curly hair still felt amazing!

"Kids shouldn't stay up late. If you're still making a fuss when I get back..."

Before leaving, Tatsuma gave Shisui a little "threat," and Shisui smiled like an ordinary child, lowered his hand, and Tatsuma's figure turned into a silvery light and disappeared into the night.

"No, no, if it's not him, then who could it be?"

In the Wood Release laboratory, Orochimaru looked at Obito's test report with a puzzled expression. How many Hashirama cells had Tatsuma found as transplant subjects without his knowledge?

(End of this chapter)