I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 743 After causing trouble, the moment before parents scold you is always the one when you feel most guilty and ashamed.

"Haha~ Haha~ Haha~"

Hashirama Senju, soaking wet, scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. Tobirama Senju and Tatsuma Sakamoto, not far away, remained silent with dark faces. In the distance, a huge reservoir had appeared overnight.

The surrounding dense forest had all collapsed, and many animals could be seen lying motionless on the ground.

"To be honest, it's not entirely my fault."

Seeing that pretending to be stupid was useless, and with Tobirama still ignoring him with a dark expression, Hashirama explained, "It's mainly the forest fire; I just wanted to put it out."

"Lord Shodaime"

Chenma interrupted, "Do you know how much trouble you've caused this time? Groundwater is gushing out, the ground is sinking and collapsing, and underground rivers are turning into surface rivers. And this is just what's visible right now. What about the hidden dangers? What about the future explosions?"

"I didn't expect there to be so much water here, especially considering how big the fire was."

When Sakamoto Tatsuma lectures, he really does sound just like my younger brother. I can't help but feel guilty and ashamed.

"Why can't you think of that? Why do you do things you can't control, things you never thought of?"

Tobirama Senju also spoke up, his stern, fatherly tone immediately silencing Hashirama Senju, who dared not argue. He glanced at Yamato, who was feigning death, hoping Yamato would offer some explanation.

But Yamato didn't dare to speak. How could a mere Jonin like him dare to interrupt a debate between three Hokage?

Seeing his elder brother still making trouble, Tobirama Senju became even angrier and said, suppressing his anger, "Everyone is preparing for war, but you are wasting everyone's time and energy."

"What, you're softening up now that you hear the enemy is Uchiha Madara? Or are you planning to let him win this time?"

"I"

Hashirama Senju kept his head down. He clearly hadn't thought of it that way. How could his younger brother fabricate such a thing out of thin air and slander his innocence?

But based on his past experience, he knew that if he opened his mouth to refute, he would be met with more and more hurtful accusations.

"Alright, First Generation, you should stay in the village for now. If all else fails, you can go to the casino."

Tatsuma said helplessly. Upon hearing this, Senju Hashirama forgot his guilt and grievances and instinctively said, "I have no capital."

After he was reincarnated, he never touched money. He ate by visiting temples for free and slept in the village. He never spent a penny and had no money on him.

How could someone as incorruptible as him dare to enter a casino?

"I"

Tatsuma was about to offer to give Hashirama Senju some money, but when he checked his pockets, he realized he didn't have any. Although he ate and drank in the village, as the Hokage, he was used to paying invoices.

He looked at Tobirama Senju, whose face darkened. Like Tatsuma, Tobirama never spent the money in his own pocket, nor did he have any money in his pocket.

The three Hokage didn't have a single penny on them; they were truly too honest and frugal.

Tatsuma turned his gaze to Yamato, who stood there like a startled ostrich. Yamato scraped together a large wad of loose bills and said somewhat aggrievedly, "I helped the Fifth Boss pay off a gambling debt a few days ago."

"Sigh~"

With a sigh, Chenma clasped his hands together, then reached out towards the reservoir and grabbed at it. Countless golden specks of light flew towards him; they were grains of gold sand.

The Land of Fire's gold reserves are far less than those of the Land of Wind, so finding this much is already quite good. Holding a head-sized piece of gold, Tatsuma looked at Hashirama Senju, whose eyes were radiating golden light.

He then looked at Yamato and said, "Yamato, exchange this gold for money, and then take the First Boss to a casino, but not one of those fancy ones."

"Yes, Fourth Hokage."

Yamato quickly bowed, then accepted the gold. Without saying anything more, Hashirama Senju grabbed Yamato and ran away.

Seeing the two figures disappear into the distance, Tobirama Senju's anger subsided somewhat. He then said, "Fourth Hokage, you build the river channel, and I will guide the water flow to divert it into the main river as much as possible."

"it is good."

Tatsuma nodded. His Earth Release talent was borrowed from Onoki, so it wasn't difficult for him to carve a river in the land.

Needless to say, Tobirama Senju is a master of water release. Now that he has made up for his weakness in chakra quantity, moving a reservoir would not be difficult for him.

Working together, the two spent a day digging several canals, finally managing to clean up the mess that Hashirama Senju had created.

But when they returned to the village, their temporary students, due to the absence of their respective teachers, had found a way to study on their own: sparring.

However, the scene of the sparring match was rather...unpleasant to describe.

Sasuke used Amaterasu to try to burn Gaara, who was hidden inside the supposedly absolute defense, Masanoho.

Gaara, on the other hand, used the Yellow Sand Rasengan to try to strangle Sasuke, who was also supposedly an absolute defender, inside the Susanoo.

Amaterasu's fire could not burn through the endless yellow sand, and the yellow sand could not break through Susanoo's defense either. As a result, the two of them hid inside the "turtle shell" and tried to exhaust each other's chakra.

"Is this all the result of your teaching?" *2

Tatsuma and Tobirama spoke at the same time, their tone filled with disdain and contempt. Then they looked at each other and fell silent.

"Well taught." *2

After an awkward and prolonged silence, the two spoke almost simultaneously, then looked at each other and both gave polite, business-like smiles.

Both men despised the other's students for their low attack power, but both admired the other's students for their strong defense.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were taught by the same teacher and with the same teaching philosophy.

After all, only those taught by the same teacher can have their moves broken.

"I heard there's another young man with very strong defensive abilities?"

As if struck by a thought, Tobirama Senju asked, and Tatsuma nodded, saying, "Neji Hyuga, even without explicit instruction, can develop the genius to achieve the Heavenly Resurrection."

"Let's bring him over too. If we work hard and overcome the blind spots of the Caged Bird Seal, and then teach him some attack techniques, we'll be about the same as these two."

It was rare for Tobirama Senju to show interest in teaching, and Tatsuma nodded in agreement, saying, "I just love teaching geniuses."

He disliked students who needed to be taught the same knowledge points repeatedly; only true geniuses could learn from Tatsuma.

For example, Shisui, Gaara. If Neji's talent is really as rumored, it's not impossible for him to learn something from him.

After all, he had done a lot of research on Hyuga Gentle Fist. Even if he didn't have his own understanding, he could simply copy Sento's style. The only thing he couldn't teach was the Eight Gates.

Tatsuma didn't learn it. At first, he didn't have the opportunity. Although he had known Might Guy for a long time, Guy wouldn't easily teach him this forbidden technique.

Later, he realized it was unnecessary, and after witnessing Matt Day's fate, he became even less interested in studying.

Although he could ensure his survival after opening the Eight Gates using his methods, the simplest way was to use the Eight-Tails' [Wrist Regeneration] talent to directly replace a body.

However, in the new body, the eight gates are closed, just like Might Guy after his resurrection. If he wants to use the Eight Gates again, he can only start training from scratch.

Spending so much time on training and self-discipline, just for a single moment of glory, this kind of technique with extremely low cost-effectiveness doesn't fit Tatsuma's style.

However, Neji most likely won't learn the Eight Gates. After all, if he wanted to learn it, or if he was suited to learn it, Might Guy wouldn't be unwilling to teach him.

For Tatsuma, teaching Neji was secondary; what was more important was the opportunity to study with Tobirama Senju. Although many of Tobirama Senju's ideas and methods were somewhat outdated, Tobirama Senju's talent and ability were undeniable.

Perhaps he really could break the caged bird's trap using some "primitive" methods, such as improving the soul imprisonment technique.

"I'll go and bring him here."

Tatsuma said, and Tobirama Senju nodded, saying, "This time, remember to ask for tuition."

A man with money is a hero; a man without money is nothing.

(End of this chapter)