I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 750: All past experiences have shaped each unique individual.

On that day, loud noises and earthquakes occurred continuously around Konoha, causing panic among the villagers. However, news soon came from the Konoha building.

The news that the two Fourth Hokage were sparring to get into the right mindset in preparation for the battle immediately put the villagers of Konoha at ease.

Such a big commotion just from warming up, they're obviously in great shape. Although the recent preparations for war in the ninja world are quite large, far exceeding the scale of preparations for previous wars.

But with such a Hokage around, how could they possibly be in danger?

"Uncle Chenma, is my dad alright?"

At the training ground, seeing that only Tatsuma had returned, Naruto asked with some concern. Tatsuma straightened his sleeves, put them down, and carefully buttoned them.

Hearing this, he smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's alright, he's not even injured yet. He should just think about it on his own some more."

Tatsuma wasn't lying; Minato was indeed not injured now, but he might not have been a few minutes ago.

Minato Namikaze's act of slandering others out of thin air must be dealt with. Tatsuma Sakamoto is an honest and upright person; how could he possibly be someone who seduces young girls?

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief, while Neji, Sasuke, and the others who were also in the training ground had strange expressions.

Chenma noticed their gazes, turned his head, and asked, "Would you also like to test your skills against me and see how your training has gone?"

Both shook their heads simultaneously and immediately returned to training. Neji used Resurrection, while Sasuke used Susanoo.

Neji used his bare hands to strike the pressure points of Susanoo, while Sasuke attempted to use Amaterasu to coat the barrier formed by the torrent of chakra. Although the commotion seemed significant, it had no effect whatsoever.

Gaara regretted being a step too slow, because at that moment Tatsuma's gaze also fell on him. Fortunately, Yoru stood up and walked towards Tatsuma.

When Yekura arrived beside Tatsuma, she didn't stop. Instead, she tilted her head slightly towards the woods, showing off her jawline and indicating the direction.

Tatsuma nodded, and the two walked silently into the woods. Only when the noise of training subsided did Yekura slow down and stroll over, asking, "Do you know me?"

"Um."

"Does this look familiar?"

"Not really."

Upon hearing this, Ye Cang turned to look at Tatsuma. It seemed that this answer was somewhat different from what she had expected. After hesitating for a moment, Ye Cang continued, "It seems that I was overthinking it."

"What are you thinking about?"

Why bother asking?

Ye Cang shook his head, then said, "That's amazing! Time travel, what kind of experience is that?"

After pondering for a while, Chenma replied, "It's like taking back a move. The same thing can lead to different outcomes at the same point in time."

It's like rolling dice; you look at the numbers on each roll, find the one you want most, and then roll it yourself later.

"Then your life must be very fulfilling, right?"

Ye Cang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, speaking in a detached tone.

But she didn't receive a reply from Tatsuma. She turned her head in confusion and saw that Tatsuma's expression was strange. Noticing that Yekura was looking at her, Tatsuma composed himself and said:

"Not entirely. Or rather, I haven't reaped the benefits from it yet. After all, it's not a skill I was born with; I only learned it recently."

Rather than profiting from it, I suffered considerable losses first, because I discovered that some things I had tried so hard to avoid were actually happening in another ninja world.

I was forced to experience some things that I didn't need to go through, things that could be called sad, so it wasn't exactly pleasant, at best it was enriching.

"Sad things"

Yekura really wanted to ask what those sad things included, or perhaps, in a narcissistic way, whether she herself was one of Tatsuma's sad stories, but she ultimately shook her head and gave up on the idea.

Even if there were any connections, the Yekura who interacted with Tatsuma was a different Yekura from another ninja world, a different life, unlike his own.

So what if she finds out? All past experiences make each person unique. Since experiences and circumstances differ, even if they are all the same person, Ye Cang.

That's not my own story either.

Yekura's thoughts did not end at the moment of death; on the contrary, she had a considerable amount of time to think, a period of focused thought undisturbed by external things.

During this period, what she thought about most clearly was probably what contentment is.

Humans are born greedy, taking everything from the world. Greed is the only path for humanity to progress, but it is also the reason why individual humans perish.

Just like Tatsuma said about rolling dice, if each point has multiple chances to roll, perhaps people can avoid or minimize the backlash from greed.

Unfortunately, most people are the ones who place their bets at the gambling table and never take them back.

But if... if only... Ye Cang thought, perhaps if she had been content earlier and hadn't participated in the competition for Kazekage, perhaps she could have avoided death?

Perhaps with her own abilities, greedily obtaining the title of "Hero of Sunagakure" was already the limit, but she became immersed in it, attempting to become the true hero of Sunagakure.

She fantasized about becoming the Kazekage and leading the entire Sunagakure out of its predicament, but perhaps she didn't have that ability. So the backlash from her greed led to her death.

Just like Rasa. Perhaps he could withstand more backlash, so he became the Kazekage. But when he greedily wanted to go further and plunder Konoha, greed swallowed him up.

Therefore, he died during a cooperation meeting with Orochimaru.

If Rasa could have been content, perhaps he wouldn't have died?

But no one can see the progress bar of the backlash brought about by greed, which is why people can't learn to be content.

Therefore, people only reflect on whether they have been greedy when death comes, but often they have no chance to make amends.

Ye Cang felt the same way. Although she had been resurrected, she felt inexplicably at peace. She stopped and found a hammock nearby.

Perhaps it was a ninja who wanted to take a break during training, so she gently propped up the hammock and sat down on it.

Perhaps due to years of disrepair, the hammock wasn't very sturdy, and Yekura, sitting on it, was swinging back and forth like she was on a swing, her legs moving very leisurely.

"Sakamoto Tatsuma."

"Um?"

"I take back what I said earlier. You're probably not a boring person; it's just that I'm not the one who shares your interests, right?"

Who knows?

Tatsuma leaned lazily against the tree hanging from one end of the hammock, and said, "Then do you think there's anyone you'd be willing to spend your whole life with?" Yekura lay down, turned her head towards Tatsuma, and asked, "Do you think there's anyone you could be willing to spend your whole life with?"

"You can grow old together with someone, and you don't need to rely on luck to find the right person."

"Haha~ You're the most narcissistic one."

The two fell silent again, this time for a very long time, so long that Ye Cang forgot they were still chatting and fell asleep.

Tatsuma leaned against a large tree with his arms crossed, closing his eyes to rest until the moon rose. Along with the moon, a transparent bead also rose. Tatsuma, who had his eyes closed, suddenly frowned and looked up.

What came into view was a crimson full moon, with what appeared to be star trails and stars resembling tomoe orbiting the sun.

"Um?"

(End of this chapter)