I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 67 Those who have love in their hearts often have weaknesses.

Having been swindled out of a large sum of money yesterday and then dragged along by Tsunade to demonstrate a number of medical ninjutsu, Orochimaru, who was suffering from phantom pain, still arrived at the Senju clan's territory at 5:30 a.m. the next morning.

However, he was frowning at this moment. The four children were doing a short shuttle run and then throwing ninja tools while their bodies were lacking oxygen. Orochimaru greatly admired this method.

But what truly made Orochimaru frown was Tatsuma's running posture. Unlike the others, Tatsuma's arms swung naturally when he ran.

Any other ninja would have pointed out Tatsuma's running posture, but Orochimaru was different from other ninjas. He keenly discovered the benefits that Tatsuma's strange running posture brought.

That is, the center of gravity is more stable, so that the waist and abdomen can be adjusted at any time, although the hands are slightly away from the ninja tool bag, making it inconvenient to take out ninja tools at any time.

However, if Tatsuma is already holding a kunai or other weapon that facilitates close combat while running, his running posture with his arms bent and his hands in front of his chest for most of the time will be very advantageous for him to block.

After all, the chest, abdomen and head are full of weak points. When ninjas use ninja tools, they will target these areas to a limited extent. If the ninja runs with his hands behind his back, he will be a little slower to defend.

While frowning in thought, Orochimaru had already compared the advantages and disadvantages of Tatsuma's running form with the conventional running form, and his conclusion was that Tatsuma's running form was more scientific.

Orochimaru's arms, without his conscious control, followed the movement of Tatsuma as he ran, bending and swinging his arms, his hands unconsciously mimicking how he would block and counterattack when holding a weapon.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Because she had made sudden progress in her training after waking up early yesterday, Tsunade was woken up early by Mito Uzumaki today. She looked at Orochimaru, who was standing in place swinging his arms and twisting his hips, with extreme disdain and said.

Orochimaru shook his head. He wasn't Jiraiya; why would he argue about such a trivial matter? He turned around and said seriously:

"Sakamoto Tatsuma is a genius."

"That's what everyone says."

Tsunade shrugged. She was curious about Tatsuma's growth, but as things stood, Tatsuma wasn't particularly outstanding in her eyes. Moreover, her understanding of Tatsuma's talent made her subconsciously pessimistic about his future.

Hearing Tsunade's somewhat nonchalant tone, Orochimaru pursed his lips and said, "Tsunade, between Sakamoto Tatsuma and Namikaze Minato, who do you want to choose as your disciple?"

"It doesn't matter, Jiraiya brought them anyway."

Tsunade was still half asleep and didn't seem to care about anything, but Orochimaru said very seriously, "Tsunade, as your teammate, I suggest you think carefully and fight for what you should fight for."

Hearing this, Tsunade opened her sleepy eyes a little and asked, "You think highly of Tatsuma?"

"The key point is not that I'm optimistic about it, but that you should be optimistic about it."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, Tsunade raised an eyebrow and said, "Actually, Minato has even better talent."

"Indeed, with Minato's talent, he might become the best ninja in people's minds, but Tatsuma seems to be the kind of person who will change people's perception of ninjas."

Hearing her teammates' high praise for Tatsuma, Tsunade opened her eyes and frowned as she looked at Tatsuma's strange running posture and thought about Orochimaru's "crazy" behavior just now.

After a while, Tsunade finally spoke up, "Let's wait for Jiraiya to return and ask for his opinion first. After all, he's the one who raised these two children."

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Do as you please. But you went out yesterday; you must have mastered that technique by now, right?"

Tsunade touched her forehead, sighed, and said, "Success? It's not that simple. I just finally figured it out."

"I really want to see this technique that even you took a year to master."

Orochimaru said with some emotion, but he didn't notice that Tsunade suddenly felt a little guilty. After all, she had spent most of the past year just putting on airs and hadn't spent much time really studying.

Moreover, that technique wasn't a conventional ninjutsu, so its power couldn't be directly observed by others.

Seeing that Tsunade did not answer, Orochimaru did not press the matter. After all, it was a technique that Tsunade had to master to make her give up a year's mission, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a secret.

It was impolite for him to ask so abruptly, but because they were teammates, he didn't mind. He paused, then added:

"You'll be going out on a mission soon."

"Because I was unbanned?"

"Not only that." Orochimaru shook his head and continued, "Sakumo-senpai has thoroughly investigated the matter in the Land of Whirlpools and purged a group of people. Those villages dare not make a sound, but..."

The people from the Land of Wind involved in this incident are rather special. Senior Sakumo is also waiting for the teacher's confirmation. If they really have to take action, then the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire will inevitably have a serious conflict.

"Chiyo from Sunagakure might also make a comeback because of this. Only you can withstand her poison."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's lingering sleepiness vanished, and she sat up straight. Chiyo from Sunagakure was not someone who could be easily dealt with.

In terms of using poison, Chiyo is undoubtedly one of the best in the entire ninja world today. Perhaps the only one who can rival her is Hanzo of Amegakure.

If Chiyo were to actually make a comeback and become highly involved in the war, Tsunade would find the thought incredibly troublesome.

"Who is Senior Sakumo trying to kill?"

Tsunade asked, and Orochimaru remained silent for a while, seemingly considering whether he should tell Tsunade this secret. After some thought, he still said, "Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law."

"Given Chiyo's status in Sunagakure, if her son and daughter-in-law were killed, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just a minor conflict, would it?"

"Yes, friction is the most optimistic scenario. Small-scale wars, or even large-scale wars on the scale of national wars, could break out because of this."

Orochimaru nodded. Tsunade turned to look at where her grandmother lived and said, "Grandma probably doesn't know about this yet, right? What do you think the village teacher's attitude will be?"

"Teacher will definitely agree to Sakumo-senpai's actions. He desperately needs victory. Even if Mito-sama doesn't have any intention of revenge, Teacher will still take action. Don't forget that."

These are Mito-sama's last few years. If we can't leverage the power of her status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki now, perhaps the next opportunity will be before Kushina grows up?

Orochimaru's tone was somewhat helpless. Listening to Orochimaru's analysis, Tsunade gritted her teeth and could only sigh helplessly in the end, because she knew that her teacher needed to use a war to ease the situation in the ninja world.

And her grandmother will definitely agree to the village's decision for the sake of the village; no one loves the village more than her grandmother.

Even if she was unwilling, Mito Uzumaki would agree to stand up for the village's future one last time in her final stage.

Mito Uzumaki naturally didn't need to take action; she only needed to serve as a symbol. However, she would ultimately become the key to starting the war, which would tarnish her reputation in her later years.

Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade, then said, "Get ready. I think Jiraiya will bring up the issue of your disciple when he comes back next time."

"I see."

(End of this chapter)