I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 715 An infinite monkey can play Hamlet, but that doesn't mean a monkey equals Shakespeare.

"Teacher, Kirigakure has made a diplomatic visit for the third time, with the same purpose as the previous two times: to exchange for their seven ninja swords."

Inside the Hokage's office, Shisui, who had begun to lose his baby fat and looked like a young man, was reporting to Tatsuma the information he had obtained from Inoichi.

Tatsuma waved the document in his hand, letting the ink dry quickly, and asked, "Have you found out how much money they got from Kumogakure?"

"We already have a general range; the difference shouldn't be too much."

Such top-secret negotiations cannot disclose specific figures, and even keeping the contents of the treaty private is part of the agreement. Not only does the Hidden Cloud Village value its reputation, but the Hidden Mist Village also fears that this wealth will be exposed.

However, not disclosing the information does not mean that others cannot know it. While precise figures may be difficult to obtain, the scope can still be narrowed down from some clues.

Tatsuma didn't need overly precise figures. He closed the file, set it aside, and said, "Let Shikaku handle the negotiations. There's no need to go too far; just stick to the estimated figure."

"Have Shikaku imply that this is war reparations for Kirigakure's unprovoked invasion of the Land of Fire, and make it clear that Konoha doesn't mind the war continuing; whether it's war or peace, it's up to Kirigakure to decide."

Shisui nodded first, then asked with some concern, "But... based on speculation, Kirigakure is also very likely to accept the challenge. You also said before that Yagura Karatachi doesn't seem like Onoki."

"I know, but back then the money from Iwagakure hadn't reached our Konoha accounts yet, and they had the ability to convert it into war supplies at any time. But now it's different; the money is already in our pockets."

With the Iwagakure and Kumogakure ninjas completely incapable of waging war, what we Konoha ninjas did against the Kirigakure ninjas wasn't really a war, but more like a one-sided trial for the Konoha ninjas.

Conditions change with time and space; just because something couldn't be done before doesn't mean it can't be done now. Do you understand?

Tatsuma said, and Shisui nodded thoughtfully, saying, "I understand. When Kirigakure first requested a visit, their negotiations with Kumogakure were not yet fully completed, and Iwagakure's money was still in Iwagakure."

Therefore, we may be facing three opponents at the same time, or at least two. In the second instance, we will not yet have figured out the benefits of Kirigakure. If we speak carelessly, we may give a figure that Kirigakure can accept, which may cause the war to be unable to continue.

But now, while we only have Kirigakure as our enemy, we can also force the Kirigakure ninja to continue clashing with us.

"That's right, that's why I won't ask Kirigakure for too much compensation. If we ask for too much, it will make us Konoha seem greedy and lose sight of the greater good."

But we'll only demand what they received from Kumogakure. That way, everyone except Kirigakure, including Kumogakure, can accept this outcome.

"Why? This money doesn't belong to Kirigakure in the first place, so why are they unwilling to hand it over?"

Shisui asked eagerly, and Tatsuma patiently explained, "It's very simple. If someone were to ask you to donate blood right now, would you do it?"

"go."

"In another scenario, you're recovering from a serious injury, and you've barely regained some health through a blood transfusion. If someone then asks you to donate blood, would you still be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Shisui hesitated for a moment, but still followed his heart and said, "I will explain the reasons and then refuse."

"This is the situation in Kirigakure. They've suffered greatly from the wars of the past few years, and the reparations from Kumogakure are like blood injected into their veins to barely help them recover. Do you think they'll give that up?"

"I understand. I'll go tell Lord Shikaku now."

Tatsuma nodded and added, "If necessary, let Shikaku use our visit to the Land of Water two years ago to further provoke the Kirigakure."

"OK."

Shisui turned and left, while Tatsuma showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever; he was already bored with the charade of the Third Shinobi World War.

It's like playing an average game until the very late stages, when you've actually lost much of your enthusiasm, but you're just a little bit away from getting the platinum trophy, which makes you want to keep playing.

But Tatsuma chose to have someone else play the game for him. Although he could have done it himself, he was too lazy to waste his time because there were more interesting things waiting for him.

Pulling open the drawer, I took out a device about the size of a USB flash drive, resembling a portable blood glucose meter. On its seemingly smooth surface, there was a protruding needle.

With a gentle press, Tatsuma pressed his thumb against the needle, and a little blood oozed out. Tatsuma looked at the small screen on the other end of the device, waiting for the result.

"You got the wrong 12.9 mmol/L."

He wiped the device, which resembled a portable blood glucose meter but was actually a blood glucose meter, clean with alcohol wipes, then looked back at the drawer and took out another identical device—this was what he wanted.

As for blood sugar, Chenma has given up on treatment. He has to accept that even though all his cells have been replaced by the Divine Tree cells, he still has diabetes.

He suspects it's related to his prolonged inactivity over the past two years, although there isn't enough evidence to support this claim.

People always find a reason for the bad things that happen to them, thus giving themselves a direction for self-pity, and even Chenma is no exception.

Perhaps due to the characteristics of the Divine Tree cells, diabetes did not cause any inconvenience to Chenma. At most, he drank and ate more, perhaps as an instinct to prevent hypoglycemia.

But for Chenma, this is not a bad thing. After all, his divine tree cells need a lot of calories every day to support their development, so drinking and eating more will actually help.

However, his appetite has decreased recently. Tatsuma suspects that this is a sign that the cells of the Divine Tree in his body have finally reached maturity, so he asked Orochimaru to help modify a device.

The test was performed again, and this time the results were output much slower than those from a blood glucose meter. After wiping his fingers, Chenma slowly unwrapped a lollipop and put it in his mouth.

Although the calories from a lollipop are negligible to him, he has just finished mental work, and consuming some extra sugar will make him feel better.

It's not just the sugar that makes it delicious.

"99.9%, just as expected."

Holding a lollipop in one hand and an instrument in the other, Tatsuma licked the sugar coating that had dried and become a mixture of sugar and saliva on his lips, looking at the numbers that had shown subtle changes compared to the previous two days.

"Now, without using the power of the tailed beasts or the Outer Path, my strength should be about the same as those two in the battle at the Valley of the End. The outcome is roughly 50/50. We cannot underestimate their performance in the battle."

If they used all their power, they would probably have to go find "my father, the Sage of Six Paths" to have any chance of defeating me; it's just that they still lack some talent.

If one could obtain the "Sage Body," then one could completely transform oneself into the Six Paths, allowing the power of the Tailed Beasts to cease being a mere means and instead become absolute power.

With these thoughts in mind, Chenma broke the instrument in his hand, took out the circuit board inside, crushed the parts one by one, and then poured them into the trash can.

He won't need this anymore, so keeping it won't do him any good. The data on it might even be stolen by someone with malicious intent. Although it might not be of much use, there's no need to leave any potential problems.

He closed the drawer, leaned back in his chair, and the slowly melting candy was no longer enough to satisfy his sugar cravings. With a few crunches, the candy was chewed up, and the stem was bitten into a crook before being spat into the trash can.

"Continuing to wait is a waste of time, and I can't put all my hopes on others. One or two Orochimarus may do as I wish, but not all Orochimarus may do as I wish."

Opening his eyes, Tatsuma got up and left his office, stopping in front of a room not far away. He said softly, "Xiao, you can rest today."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Shinnosuke appeared in the darkness, bowed, and left immediately, while Tatsuma pushed open the door.

This place contains a large number of ninjutsu scrolls, including forbidden ninjutsu scrolls that have been preserved since the time of the First Hokage and are constantly being filled, as well as ninjutsu contributed by other ninja clans and ninjas, and a considerable number of them were "learned" from other villages.

Of course, apart from the forbidden technique scroll, the other scrolls are actually duplicates, which are convenient for the Hokage to use as rewards for ninjas who complete missions, or to be retrieved when other ninjas make exchange requests.

After all, ninjutsu scrolls are not unique. Whether it's handwritten or copied, the effect is the same. At most, it's just that the printer malfunctions, making the writing blurry and unlearnable.

Even forbidden techniques are not only recorded in forbidden technique scrolls. For example, the Flying Thunder God Technique has a part of its development diary stored in Tobirama Senju's house, and the forbidden technique scrolls in the Hokage Building record the complete ninjutsu.

Some of them existed in the form of notes, which were borrowed by Tatsuma before, but were returned to the archive after he finished studying them.

The final part consists of the notes or compilations of ninjutsu scrolls by learners and developers such as Tatsuma and Minato. Therefore, even if a forbidden jutsu scroll is lost, damaged, or stolen, Konoha can always make another forbidden jutsu scroll.

Therefore, the room's security level is not very high. The Hokage Building's own defenses are sufficient, and there is no additional protection.

Chenma came here purely for convenience, since it's never a good idea to leave the office easily during working hours.

Tatsuma removed the huge scroll from the center of the room and spread it out on the floor.

The forbidden technique scroll records all the forbidden techniques mastered by Konoha. Starting from the end, the forbidden techniques recorded at the very end were all contributed by Sakamoto Tatsuma. This is only a part of the ninjutsu developed by Tatsuma.

He possessed a wide variety of ninjutsu, from medical and sealing techniques to combat ninjutsu, and quite a few of them. Some of these techniques were even never used by Tatsuma himself because he hadn't encountered a suitable scenario.

At this time, the authors of forbidden techniques within the forbidden technique scroll can be roughly divided into three categories: first, Tobirama Senju, the forbidden technique master of Konoha; second, Tatsuma Sakamoto, known as Little Tobirama; and third, others.

All the ninjutsu contributed by all other ninjas and ninja clans combined do not equal the amount contributed by either Tobirama Senju or Tatsuma Sakamoto alone. Of course, Tobirama Senju and Tatsuma Sakamoto are different.

Tobirama Senju developed forbidden techniques primarily for their effectiveness, while Tatsuma developed many techniques that he himself could easily use, but others, even if they could use them, would have to pay a heavy price and thus become forbidden techniques.

Of course, there is another Konoha ninja whose many techniques should also be included in the forbidden technique scroll. However, perhaps due to some tacit understanding, Tatsuma didn't mention it, and that person didn't say either. That person is Orochimaru.

If one day Orochimaru were to compile all the techniques he has mastered and record those that can be classified as "forbidden techniques" in a forbidden technique scroll, then the author could divide them into "four categories".

Moreover, that would mean there wouldn't be enough blank space reserved on the forbidden technique scroll, since Orochimaru's techniques are not only numerous but also complex.

Perhaps a forbidden technique contains design blueprints and instruction manuals for several high-tech devices. Then, some prerequisite knowledge must be written down. Only by combining these can Orochimaru's forbidden technique be reproduced.

This is also why Tatsuma didn't mention to Orochimaru that he should compile the forbidden techniques. If Orochimaru's forbidden techniques were added, the forbidden technique scroll would have to be remade, and it wouldn't be able to be called a forbidden technique scroll anymore; it would probably have to be called...

The Complete Book of Forbidden Techniques.

A book that contains knowledge from complex disciplines such as ninjutsu, medicine, biochemistry, materials science, and mechanics would probably be impossible for even the most brilliant genius to master from the time they become a ninja until they retire.

In comparison, the forbidden techniques of Tatsuma that were so difficult to understand were incredibly considerate, since Tatsuma had simplified them as much as possible. Although they still contained ninja knowledge, there was still a possibility of learning them.

In fact, the forbidden techniques recorded by Tobirama Senju are also of this type. Apart from the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, it is very difficult to learn the other forbidden techniques.

As for the forbidden techniques contributed by others, the somewhat "foolproof" learning methods, in Chenma's view, are because even the developers didn't fully understand the principles.

It's like letting a monkey keep typing on a keyboard. Assuming there's an infinite amount of time and an infinite number of monkeys, eventually one of them will type out Hamlet, but that doesn't mean it has the talent to write Hamlet.

Because the developers only knew how it was done, they didn't need to analyze the forbidden techniques. They simply recorded the method of "knowing how it was done," which is also how most ninjas learn ninjutsu.

This is a completely wrong way of learning. To put it nicely, it's empiricism; to put it bluntly, it's just a disguised form of rote learning.

All of this is Indra's fault; after all, who told him to invent this cheating method?

While it lowered the barrier to entry for learning ninjutsu, it also led to the inventing of many ninjutsu techniques by people through exhaustive search and a bit of luck.

Tatsuma's eyes scanned the scroll, and much of what he saw corroborated some of his own thoughts, but that was not his purpose in examining the forbidden scroll.

He was looking for a technique he had never bothered to learn before—the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, a forbidden technique that was considered anti-human in both its method of execution and its effects.

"If I had known I needed the Reanimation Jutsu, I would have also gotten the modified Impure World Reanimation Jutsu."

Scratching his temple, Tatsuma began to calm down and study this technique, which could only be described as a half-finished product. He was going to conduct a great but flawed experiment.

Turn yourself into a dead person.

Today's chapter will be short, just one. Having a fever in winter, this state of being both hot and cold is truly painful.

(End of this chapter)