I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 724 Words cannot fully and accurately convey the information in one's heart; a single careless word can lead to miscommunication.

"Are you sure you don't need treatment?"

On the rooftop of the Konoha Building, Tsunade examined Jiraiya's injuries and asked with some concern.

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No need. That kid Tatsuma seems to have other plans. Maybe my hand can grow back?"

"Medical ninjutsu isn't that magical."

Tsunade shook her head, not very optimistic. She was the best medical ninja and knew the limits of medical ninjutsu.

If there are multiple skilled medical ninjas, they might be able to rebuild some of the injured person's body tissue through medical ninjutsu performed by the group.

However, this method has its limitations, and because it involves multiple people, the accuracy of the reconstructed body tissue is not very good, and it is impossible to reconstruct an entire arm.

"Haha~ Not necessarily. That kid is your student, you should have confidence in him. After all, isn't our original intention as teachers to cultivate students who are even better than ourselves?"

He spoke with a smile, but after he finished speaking, Jiraiya's smile froze instantly.

His students have indeed surpassed their teacher, Minato and Naruto are examples. Minato has already proven that he has the talent to surpass his teacher, and Naruto will do so in the not-too-distant future.

But he had more than just these two students. He turned his head and looked at the battlefield outside the village, where the booming sounds and blinding light never ceased, and there was Pain. Or rather, Nagato, wasn't he?

Nagato, this student, has undoubtedly surpassed his teacher; however, Nagato has embarked on a path that his teacher cannot accept.

It even escalated to the point where master and disciple turned against each other and killed one another.

In the battle in the Land of Rain, if it weren't for Itachi Uchiha and Orochimaru, two ninjas who "defected" from the Akatsuki organization, who, with their familiarity with the Land of Rain, managed to infiltrate while Pain was completely focused on fighting him, he might have truly perished at sea.

To be honest, no one knows what those two went off to do.

After escorting him back to the village entrance, Itachi Uchiha said that he did not intend to "return" to the village until he had completely atoned for his sins, and that he had one last task to atone for his sins before turning around and leaving.

Orochimaru also said he had other important matters to attend to and left as well.

Tsunade noticed Jiraiya's unease and said with a smile, "If it were Tatsuma, perhaps it really wouldn't be the case. You should also feel proud, after all, he was also taught by another version of you."

Jiraiya withdrew his gaze, looking at Tsunade's face so close to his own, and said, almost as if possessed, "Yes, he is... something we conceived together."

"Bang!"

Tsunade's expression changed instantly. Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, she unleashed her monstrous strength and sent the still-healing Jiraiya flying with a single punch.

Jiraiya only stopped his attack when he crashed into the stairwell leading to the rooftop. He clutched his chest with one arm, his face contorted in pain. Seeing Tsunade's hostile gaze, he quickly changed his tune, saying:

"He is our joint heir. I'm referring to his knowledge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya realized that something was off about his words, but this time he really didn't mean it.

As a novelist, Jiraiya now realizes that words cannot fully and accurately convey the information in one's heart; a careless word can lead to inaccurate expression or ambiguity.

This time, however, Tsunade surprisingly didn't pursue the matter further. She simply raised her fist as if to warn Jiraiya, then lowered it. Only then did Jiraiya carefully get up and return to Tsunade's side.

"Are you alright?"

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, who was being cautious yet greasy and obsequious, and said irritably. Jiraiya quickly shook his head, even though it wasn't true.

"Hmph! After all these years, you haven't changed at all. Let me take a look."

Tsunade could tell at a glance that Jiraiya was lying. She patted the spot next to her and said to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya hurriedly sat down, but seeing Tsunade reaching out her hand, he quickly said, "No need to trouble you, Tatsuma will handle it later."

He's used to getting injured.

If he were to spend time with Tsunade without getting injured, he might actually feel uncomfortable.

Human beings have a strong psychological tendency to become addicted. Once they become accustomed to certain people or things, withdrawal symptoms will torment them if they go astray.

This trait has both advantages and disadvantages. Some people tame it and become incredibly self-disciplined, while others are tamed and become what is known as Pavlov's dog or suffer from Stockholm syndrome.

At this moment, Jiraiya was already a critically ill patient.

He looked at Tsunade, recalling the bet from that day. It was a pity, but also a relief. It was a pity that he missed the chance to change things, but a relief.

Change is always an uncertain two-way road, while not changing at least guarantees that things won't get worse.

Tsunade, seemingly oblivious to Jiraiya's subtle actions, suddenly brought up a topic that appeared unrelated to their current situation, saying:

"A few years ago, Orochimaru invaded Konoha. You should know Tatsuma's abilities better than I do. Do you think he can handle the current situation? Not just on the battlefield."

Although the battle between Tatsuma and Pain is still undecided, Tsunade and Tatsuma are confident. However, this is not just a matter on the battlefield, but also involves the people in the village who died before Tatsuma arrived.

Akimichi Choza Kakashi. These people are too important to Konoha. Tsunade doesn't even know how the village would fill the void if they were lost.

Therefore, if Tatsuma Kengmeng could be kept alive and dealt with after the war, it would solve a major problem for her as Hokage.

"I have no idea."

Jiraiya suppressed the inappropriate thoughts in his mind, but he still didn't know the answer. Tatsuma was a very talented ninja, otherwise he wouldn't have become Hokage in another ninja world.

But now that the village is in such a mess, he has no clue what to do, so he can't imagine how Tatsuma would solve it.

"Crack~ Rumble~"

Both of them wanted to find something to talk about, but the sky suddenly turned dark and lightning kept striking outside the village, and their expressions became serious.

The mere sense of that violent chakra aura made both of them tense.

"Tatsuma will definitely be fine."

In the distance, the Chakra Dragon continuously absorbed the energy from the Rasengan, even though it was a mixture of Tailed Beast power and natural energy.

Because these two types of energy, which are deadly to others, are nourishment to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

The Gedo Mazo, or the Ten-Tails, is essentially natural energy itself. Therefore, the natural energy contained in Tatsuma's ninjutsu is harmless to it as long as it is converted into energy.

As for the power of the tailed beasts, it is energy that originated from the Ten-Tails, so how could it possibly be feared?

"What an amazing creation."

Tatsuma was genuinely moved. He realized that his Rasengan could have destroyed the entire Hidden Leaf Village, but it was blocked by the Gedo Mazo, which was merely a shell, and its energy was being continuously devoured.

but

"I'm a big eater too!"

"Splash splash splash~"

The Dharma Image's arms and torso extended chains of vines, binding the Chakra Dragon and the Gedo Mazo. The spikes, barbs, and vines of the chains pierced into the Gedo Mazo's body, beginning to absorb the energy that the Chakra Dragon had drawn from the Rasengan, as well as its own energy.

You're after my interest, I'm after your principal!

"The Eating Contest Time Trial begins now!"

(End of this chapter)