I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 726 A person who knows how to show favoritism knows better how to love than a person who is universally loving.

As Naruto raced through the forest, he glanced at the Flying Thunder God Technique seal on the back of his hand, then lowered his head and continued toward the place he sensed.

"boom!"

Behind them, a deafening roar erupted, and the colossal image of the Myō-ō vanished, along with Pain, the Deva Path.

On the battlefield, Tatsuma floated back to the ground, turning to look at the spot where Naruto had left, and murmured, "I hope you can persuade him, after all... I don't have a way to revive everyone."

"Ding~ [Ninjury +1010], [Physical +1010]. Special Talents [Creation +20%], [Genesis +20%]. Pick up?"

The smoke and dust fell; that was Pain, or rather, a part of Pain.

"Pick it up".

Nagato, Pain, and the Gedo Mazo were combined into a single battle, and the fruits of victory were quite delicious. Tatsuma silently recited "collect," and a complex and diverse array of knowledge appeared in his mind.

Even with the help of his [Divine Strategist] talent, it took Chenma quite a while to digest all this knowledge.

"Yin-Yang Escape!"

With a shrug, a black chakra rod emerged from his palm. Grasping the rod, Tatsuma swung it twice, the wind whistling, but Tatsuma seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's not very useful to me, since Wood Release and Adamantine Sealing Barrier already give me enough ability to control the Tailed Beasts. As for interfering with chakra, there's no target."

The only enemies that would require Tatsuma to use such methods to interfere with chakra in order to defeat are probably those few who have mastered the power of the Six Paths, and those few are also proficient in Yin-Yang Release, so they are not afraid of these black chakra rods.

As for the others, he doesn't need to use such methods to restrain them; his own ninjutsu and taijutsu are sufficient to deal with them.

"For me, its greatest function is simply to make the vessel of the spell more robust."

With a thought, Tatsuma extended another black rod from his other palm, this time with the words "Lake Toya" painted on it. Tatsuma flicked the black rod, and it flew out with a loud bang, instantly traversing hundreds of meters.

A silver streak flashed by, and Tatsuma intercepted the black chakra rod in mid-air. Seeing that the black chakra rod would not affect the user's own chakra, Tatsuma nodded in satisfaction.

Then, as he swung the black rod again, more black rods continued to extend from his palm, breaking off midway. Then, using the centrifugal force generated by Tatsuma's wave of his hand, they flew into the distance.

Silver light flashed continuously, and Tatsuma quickly amassed a pile of black chakra rods in his hand. This method was more flexible than using Wood Release to carry the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Compared to using traditional kunai carrying techniques, it is more convenient, as it does not require prior preparation of Flying Thunder God kunai, and as long as there is chakra, it can be used inexhaustibly.

"Try the sealing technique."

Reverting the black rod in his hand back into chakra and absorbing it into his body, Tatsuma waved his hand again, and four black chakra rods, each carrying a sealing technique and still burning with red flames, flew out and pierced into the four corners.

"Four Red Yang Formation!"

Four black rods are interlocked, and a barrier burning with fiery red flames is formed.

"Even now, being so far from the body, he can still replenish the barrier's chakra at any time. This is probably why Pain can exist for so long and continue fighting."

Tatsuma raised an eyebrow, a hint of joy finally appearing on his face, and his disdain for the chakra rods subsided.

With this characteristic, many of the sealing techniques he has learned can be optimized and improved, such as the village's barrier technique, which does not require him to replenish chakra and maintain it regularly.

Simply insert a chakra rod to remotely replenish energy.

Although Tatsuma's speed allows him to travel to and from the chakra replenishment point in the blink of an eye, it would interrupt his work if he were working.

Once your state of mind is interrupted, it's incredibly difficult to get it back.

Furthermore, the current rules of the barrier are kept secret, but once Tatsuma takes action more often, the cyclical pattern will be figured out. If Tatsuma forgets to replenish his chakra on time or is delayed by something, it will give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of him.

However, if chakra is replenished remotely, then the cyclical pattern cannot be figured out, and the enemy can only gamble if they want to invade. Tatsuma is a gambler, and he wins more often than he loses.

After the experiment, Tatsuma retrieved the black chakra rod and restored it to chakra to replenish his body.

Looking in the direction Naruto left, it seemed that the kid had stopped, perhaps he had found Nagato and was negotiating.

Tatsuma had no intention of interfering, because he was also a skilled negotiator, but he was good at negotiating with people who had a will to live, not with people who had a will to die.

Given Nagato's grudge against him, once he arrives, no matter how well Naruto negotiated beforehand, his appearance will inevitably cause the negotiations to fail.

This is not something that negotiation skills can compensate for; it is a matter of stance and emotion. Although Tatsuma's appearance was brief, his stance was completely opposed to Nagato's.

Considering Nagato's emotions, it's likely that Nagato would rather commit suicide than do as Tatsuma wishes.

Instead of that, we might as well place our hopes on Naruto, who is "not good at lecturing." Naruto can even persuade Nagato after they have completely become enemies.

Not to mention now, with Sakamoto Tatsuma's intervention, the direct conflict between Naruto and Nagato is reduced to Kakashi's feud with Kurama, and at most, Jiraiya almost died.

This is very cruel. Even for Naruto, the most direct emotional conflict comes from the people close to him. As for the other ninjas and villagers who died, Naruto will not forget them, but he will be secondary to them.

This is normal. A person who knows how to favor others will be more likely to understand universal love, while a person who only knows how to love everyone actually loves no one.

Just like Tatsuma's previous "disdain" for Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi at that time did not know how to show favoritism. He was nice to everyone, which was the same as not being nice to anyone. No one felt that they were being favored, so naturally they would not reciprocate that favoritism.

Naruto's love is hierarchical. The first tier probably includes Sasuke, his parents, Jiraiya, Iruka Umino, and others, followed by his other comrades.

A person who knows how to show favoritism only needs to give a little bit of favoritism to the person they love, and that person will feel valued.

Of course, there is another way. That is to love no one, just like Tatsuma, everyone knows that there are very few people who are worthy of his attention.

With his charisma, he only needs to give anyone a slight emotional bias, even if it's fake, and that person will take it very seriously, just like how Tatsuma fooled Shinnosuke or the children in the Senju clan's territory.

He never presents himself as kind and compassionate, but he only needs to show the slightest emotion to make people feel that they are different from others. Therefore, Chenma can make the people he fools feel like they have been injected with chicken blood with just one sentence.

Back in Konoha, Tatsuma ordered the ninjas to begin sorting out the bodies of the fallen. Although whether or not Nagato could be persuaded was now uncertain, preparations still had to be made.

If Nagato is persuaded to revive the people of Konoha, it would be a pity if these revived people were to suffer secondary injuries and die due to accidents.

Inside the tree hollow, Nagato lowered his head, a forced smile on his face, seemingly deep in thought. Finally, he made up his mind.

"Naruto, if it were you, maybe it really would be possible."

Nagato didn't continue the story, because he had already activated the technique, and the extraction of chakra caused his remaining life force to burn rapidly.

"The Art of Reincarnation and Heavenly Life!"

The Gates of Hell appeared, and Tatsuma from Konoha Village narrowed his eyes, intending to destroy those eyes.

But a pair of black hands appeared inside the tree hole.

(End of this chapter)