I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 730 When recruiting, you need to offer sufficient compensation to attract truly talented people.

Jiraiya didn't dare to rest at all, and disregarding the risk of disturbing the festive atmosphere and possibly being beaten up by Tsunade, he went straight to Tsunade to accuse Tatsuma of plotting to start the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Tatsuma did not stop him from betraying his students, but instead headed towards the Root's base, or rather, its ruins.

Because of the differences between the two ninja worlds, the bases are very different, but in Tatsuma's view, it's just a difference between knowing the way to break the seal and figuring out the way to break the seal himself.

While the journey wasn't entirely smooth, they made it deep into the village's base without incident. Seeing Orochimaru packing up various equipment and samples to take away, they said, "Lord Orochimaru, you should know that these are all village assets."

"You should also know that this is not your Konoha."

Orochimaru said irritably, his hands still moving, seemingly certain that Tatsuma wouldn't actually stop him.

Tatsuma shrugged and said, "I can decide to give you these things."

"Um."

Orochimaru knew that Tatsuma would definitely make demands later, but he didn't want to "make a deal," so he nodded before Tatsuma could finish his sentence, intending to change the subject.

"I can give you White Zetsu."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru stopped what he was doing, looked at Tatsuma, frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking, "Tell me your conditions."

"I want to resurrect the deceased Hokage."

"The First and Second Hokage? Could it be a new enemy? An enemy even stronger than Pain?"

Orochimaru put down his equipment and asked with considerable curiosity, "Uchiha Madara, is this enemy formidable enough?"

"You're not talking about that one from the Akatsuki, are you?"

"No, Obito isn't good enough for me to treat him with such care."

"Obito. Obito is interesting. If it's him, that would be very interesting."

Orochimaru's face broke into a morbid and wicked smile. The thought that the masked man was Obito made the things the masked man had done in the past seem quite interesting.

Tatsuma ignored Orochimaru's perverse sense of humor and said, "I want to reincarnate as the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Fourth Hokage."

"Minato Namikaze? I cannot resurrect him using the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

"You have a way, at least you've found a way, haven't you?"

Tatsuma laughed and said, "Lord Orochimaru, you should know how well I know you. How could you possibly treat failure as nothing? These past few years have been enough for you to find out why you couldn't reincarnate Minato and how to solve it."

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips, saying, "You really know me. Now, continue with your conditions."

"Did you know? In the ninja world where I was Hokage, the other you was able to squander nearly 20% of the village's total revenue on whatever projects you wanted to undertake."

Tatsuma presented a scenario that Orochimaru couldn't possibly not be interested in, and Orochimaru's expression indeed stiffened for a moment, with a fleeting look of envy, jealousy, and hatred in his eyes.

20% of the total revenue—that's an enormous fortune! Not to mention, with Sakamoto Tatsuma's talent, the Konoha he governed was probably far more prosperous than the Konoha here.

Imagine another version of yourself, able to squander this money and do the research you want—what a blissful thing that would be! Just thinking about it makes Orochimaru want to take your place.

He suppressed his smile, looked at Tatsuma seriously, and said, "If I resurrect those three Hokage using the Edo Tensei technique, can you agree to give me 20% of Konoha's total revenue as research funding?"

"It's not just about being resurrected through Edo Tensei. I also need you to help Konoha win the next big battle. You can understand that this promise can only be fulfilled if Konoha exists and becomes strong."

Furthermore, I don't know the specific income and expenditure situation of Konoha now, but it is probably not as good as Konoha under my rule, so it is unlikely that 20% of the total income can be achieved, since this would result in a fiscal deficit on the expenditure side.

I'll discuss and come up with a reasonable figure for you then.

After Tatsuma finished speaking, Orochimaru showed his displeasure and said, "If you're trying to get something for nothing, you've picked the wrong target."

Tatsuma raised his hand and pressed down in the air, signaling Orochimaru not to rush, and continued, "Do you know why the other you was able to secure 20% of the total revenue?"

Because you can generate far more than 20% of the village's total income, you can also use technologies that benefit Konoha's development to obtain greater financial support.

Furthermore, you can have a legitimate identity, a legal experimental base, and your research will no longer be taboo, but rather recognized and even supported by everyone.

"I don't care about my reputation."

"So you don't even care about the donations and investments that come with fame?"

Hearing this, Orochimaru once again suppressed his displeasure and said, "What you say is indeed very appealing, but you have not yet proven the reliability of your promises."

What do you want?

"Shouldn't you be the one telling me what you can offer?"

"Cancel the wanted status for rogue ninja, restore your ninja rank, and this base is yours. How about it?"

Upon hearing Tatsuma's conditions, Orochimaru pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not enough."

"I'll give you the authority to build a research team. You can recruit all your shady subordinates and make them legitimate members of Konoha. What do you say?"

"It's still not enough."

"Then I'll have the Third Hokage apologize to you."

"Can."

Orochimaru finally showed a satisfied smile. Tatsuma nodded and said, "Then let's go. Come with me to the meeting. My teacher and the Third Hokage are here. My teacher can give you the permissions you want. We can also have the Third Hokage apologize to you."

"Let's go."

Orochimaru clapped his hands and then patted his clothes to brush off the dust. Only then did he look at Tatsuma with a relaxed expression. Tatsuma didn't say anything more and grabbed his arm.

"Flying Thunder God!"

A moment later, the two appeared in the Hokage Building. Tatsuma sensed the location of the meeting participants and constructed a slightly different Hokage Building in his mind, intending to find a way out.

Orochimaru, however, seemed remarkably familiar with the place, and effortlessly led Tatsuma along the shortest route to the outside of the conference room.

The meeting room door was not closed, as if it was waiting for others to arrive. When Tatsuma and Orochimaru arrived, no one in the meeting room was surprised.

Tatsuma walked in and nodded to everyone. Tsunade glanced at her seat to the left, opposite Shikaku. Tatsuma understood and sat down. Orochimaru picked and chose, finally sitting opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi at the back of the conference room.

"Tatsuma, you're here just in time. The rest of the meeting is in your hands."

Tsunade said somewhat impatiently that although she had been Hokage for several years, her only progress was mastering the various ways of stamping left by Tatsuma.

As for chairing the meeting, although he knew the process, there was a world of difference between knowing and actually doing it. Tatsuma nodded, looked at Shikaku, and asked, "Where were we?"

Shikaku glanced at Jiraiya and said, "We were just talking about what Lord Jiraiya said about your intention to start another Shinobi World War."

Tatsuma nodded and said, "Next, I will chair the meeting. First..."

Tatsuma glanced around before finally settling on Hiruzen Sarutobi, and said, "Third Hokage, you should apologize to Lord Orochimaru first."

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "???!!!"

(End of this chapter)