I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 75 Only parents hope their sons will become successful; grandmothers only wish for their children to be safe and healthy.

"Sending Sakamoto Tatsuma to the battlefield? Isn't that ridiculous?!"

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the list Tsunade had submitted, feeling extremely dissatisfied.

How old is Tatsuma? He's not even nine years old yet, and with the talent he's shown, he could reach the level of a Jonin within ten years, no, perhaps only six or seven years.

Such a genius is no less than Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. Sending such a promising talent to a dangerous battlefield before he has even grown up is just foolish.

If the village were truly in dire straits, then perhaps all they could do would be give it their all. But right now, Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't think that a mere Sand Village needs Konoha to send its children to fight.

"It wasn't me who made him go; he begged me to come with him, and I already agreed. What, old man, are you trying to teach me how to go back on my word in front of my students?"

Sitting opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade picked at her fingers, her tone extremely disrespectful, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi take deep breaths to suppress his anger.

"But we can't send him to the battlefield!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi could only repeat his point of view. Tsunade looked at her teacher and said, "I made an agreement with him. Without my consent, he can only join the medical and logistics teams."

His medical ninjutsu is more proficient than most ninjas in the village, and his mastery of sealing techniques has also earned the approval of Grandma Mito. These are rare types of ninjas in the village.

If Chiyo from Sunagakure uses a new poison, I'll definitely have to spend a lot of time figuring out how to counteract it. With Tatsuma leading the medical team, I'm not worried.

Hearing Tsunade's reasoning, Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger subsided somewhat. After pondering for a while, he finally spoke, "Let Orochimaru go with the group as well."

"When you're developing the antidote, the team will need someone to lead it, and with Orochimaru around, the camp can be better protected. You don't mind, do you?"

The commander is a key figure on the battlefield and the one who receives the most credit. Of course, the commander also bears the most responsibility in the event of a defeat.

The original commander was Tsunade, but now that Hiruzen Sarutobi has brought Orochimaru in and indicated that he will exercise the authority of Tsunade as commander when necessary, it is natural to ask for Tsunade's opinion.

Tsunade didn't care. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief, shrugged, and said, "If I wasn't worried that you might have other plans for Orochimaru and Jiraiya, I would have already given you their names."

"Jiraiya does have other plans, so the only one who can spare the time right now is Orochimaru."

"Okay, no problem. Then you can inform him. Also, let him handle the supplies and logistics. We're leaving in three days."

Tsunade stood up and left with light steps, while Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples helplessly. Tsunade was still as troublesome as ever, and judging from her tone, she had only compiled a list in two days.

They didn't do anything else, otherwise they wouldn't have had to dump everything on Orochimaru.

He sighed, telling himself that he had to take better care of his disciple, before finally saying, "Sakumo, go and inform Orochimaru to come see me."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Sakumo Hatake emerged from the shadows and asked before leaving, "By the way, Hokage-sama, if needed, I am also ready to go to the battlefield to provide support at any time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "I do need you on the battlefield, but not now, and not on this battlefield."

Hearing this, Hatake Sakumo was somewhat puzzled. Seeing that his subordinate still didn't understand, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to explain:

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure have chosen to remain silent for now. If war breaks out and something unexpected happens to either of us or Sunagakure, they will not hesitate to take action."

This is the best time for you to make your move, and you shouldn't go to fight the Sand Village directly; doing so would only endlessly fuel their fighting spirit and motivation.

"I understand. I'll go inform Orochimaru first."

Sakumo Hatake nodded, then turned and left without lingering.

On Tatsuma's side, when Mito Uzumaki heard that Tatsuma was going to the battlefield, she did not try to dissuade him, after all, she was a person who came from the Sengoku period.

Before the establishment of the ninja village system, children did not receive much protection, and at that time, battles were fought between clans. A single war could wipe out an entire clan, so every fighter needed to be put to use.

An eight- or nine-year-old child would be considered a fighting force in the Warring States period.

However, Mito Uzumaki did not stop her, which did not mean she did not care. She called Tatsuma, who was training alone.

In the hall where Mito Uzumaki usually taught sealing techniques, Mito Uzumaki looked at Tatsuma, sighed, and said, "I know that it will be no use trying to persuade you again."

Now that you are Tsunade's disciple, I will consider you family, but there is not much I can do for you.

"Mito-sama, the teacher only promised me that he would let me go to the logistics and medical corps to experience war; I don't need to go to the battlefield."

Seeing the worried look on Mito's face, Tatsuma spoke in a comforting tone. Mito shook her head and said, "I can tell you won't accept this. Come here."

As she spoke, Mito Uzumaki beckoned to Tatsuma. Tatsuma was somewhat puzzled, but he still walked up to Mito Uzumaki. Mito Uzumaki looked at Tatsuma and suddenly said:

"If Tobirama had a child, it would probably look like you."

Hearing Mito Uzumaki's unique sentiments, Tatsuma didn't know how to respond. Mito Uzumaki didn't wait for his reply and gently took Tatsuma's left hand.

Mito rolled up Tatsuma's left sleeve, revealing his entire forearm, and measured Tatsuma's forearm with her fingers, saying, "I hope you won't need it."

Tatsuma was puzzled. Just then, a large amount of red chakra appeared on Mito Uzumaki's body. Before Tatsuma could react, Mito Uzumaki's finger pierced the skin of Tatsuma's forearm.

Just then, the crimson chakra surged from the wound into Tatsuma's arm.

In an instant, Tatsuma's posture became somewhat distorted, and he almost lost his balance and was about to collapse, but his left arm was held up by Mito Uzumaki, so he couldn't fall down at all.

A searing pain, like being roasted, pierced through Chenma's brain. He felt as if his left hand was on fire, no, it was almost charred.

Finally, the crimson chakra stopped flowing, and Mito Uzumaki, her fingers stained with Tatsuma's blood, quickly traced a complex sealing technique on Tatsuma's arm.

The blood suddenly began to glow before disappearing into Tatsuma's arm. The pierced wound healed without him even realizing it, and Tatsuma, finally free from pain, regained consciousness.

"It's so heavy."

Tatsuma suddenly felt as if his left hand was carrying a heavy object, constantly dropping downwards. At the same time, he felt a connection to Mito Uzumaki—no, it should be the connection within Mito Uzumaki's body.

Mito Uzumaki withdrew her hand and looked at Tatsuma. Then, as if an old woman were telling her grandson not to tell his parents about the money she had given him, she said softly, "Just keep it to yourself. Don't tell anyone."

"I understand, Lady Mito, thank you."

"It's good that you've returned safely."

(End of this chapter)