I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 817 If your parents find out you're eating junk food, you're bound to get nagged.

"Don't think too much about it. Go see your father. Today is your birthday, and it's also the day he finds it hardest to let go. Don't let other things distract you."

After Sasuke left, Naruto seemed a little lost. Tatsuma patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sasuke also wanted to solve the problem; otherwise, he wouldn't have changed the battlefield."

After Tatsuma finished speaking, he pointed to the Allied Shinobi Forces hanging on the Divine Tree. Naruto's gloomy eyes regained some light, as if he had believed Tatsuma's words.

The Sage of Six Paths also said, "Perhaps this is destiny, or perhaps it isn't. After all, from a historical perspective, neither of your plans for the future of the ninja world are actually wrong."

However, you are all very opinionated people, and you would never allow your ninja way to give way to others. No matter the outcome, I will choose to support you.

"I understand, Uncle Tatsuma, the Sage of Six Paths, and everyone else. I will carry out my ninja way to the very end, and as for this so-called destiny, I will settle it completely today!"

Naruto regained his fighting spirit, glanced at Minato who was looking somewhat expectant but also hesitant to approach him to celebrate his birthday, and said, "Dad! Let's go eat Ichiraku Ramen!"

Minato's eyes instantly welled up with tears. He wanted to make up for the love he had missed for more than ten years by giving it to Naruto, but Naruto only wanted one chance to eat ramen together without any greed.

He nodded and said, "Okay, your mother Kushina also really likes Ichiraku Ramen."

"Ahem~"

Tatsuma suddenly coughed and said, "The light of Infinite Tsukuyomi has already affected the entire ninja world. It's just that the battlefield has been made more visible by the addition of the Divine Tree World Advent."

If you go back to the village now, you'll only see people who have lost their sense of self, including Shouda.

"what!"

"How could I forget?"

The father and son exchanged an awkward glance. Naruto scratched his head and said, "I also stocked up on some instant noodles."

"You absolutely shouldn't eat too much of that kind of thing. And even when you're eating ramen, you have to blanch it in boiling water before cooking it. It's best to add some vegetables and an egg as well."

Today, Dad will show you how to eat a bowl of instant noodles healthily.

Minato patted Naruto's head with his one arm, and then the father and son disappeared, obviously returning to the village.

After the father and son left, Tobirama suddenly looked at Tatsuma and asked, "You already guessed that they would eventually fight?"

"Um."

Tatsuma readily admitted it, but didn't give his reasons, because there was no need. The reason why the two would still duel like in the original story was largely due to Tatsuma's subtle foreshadowing.

Others might not have noticed, including Tobirama before, but with a little review of the events, Tobirama's talent would have made it immediately clear that something was amiss.

Tobirama frowned, looking puzzled, and said, "But you don't think highly of Sasuke, do you?"

"You could say that, or rather, I hope Sasuke fails."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama pondered for a while before sighing and saying, "Indeed, I was too hasty before."

Sasuke, that child, can inherit my and your will and ideals, but he is different from us. He lacks experience, talent, and patience. His ideas are not wrong, but his actions are inappropriate.

Rather than preventing his ideological clash with Naruto and creating an insurmountable rift between them, it would be better to resolve it from the start, even if it meant Sasuke's defeat.

Both Tobirama and Tatsuma supported Konoha's dominance and fought for this goal, but neither of them succeeded, or rather, they have not yet succeeded.

It's not a matter of talent, but rather a limitation of time or the era. This is destined to be a long-term plan that requires gradual and meticulous work.

Only by allowing Konoha to rise in all aspects without anyone noticing, until it grows to a point where no other ninja village can match it even when they join forces, can its ambitions be revealed.

Then, with overwhelming collective power, they prevented other villages from harboring any thoughts of resistance.

Instead of being like Sasuke, who made other ninja villages fear his personal strength but failed to surpass him in other aspects, such "conquest" is destined to be false and short-lived.

Conversely, by using Sasuke to help Naruto succeed, the entire ninja world would owe Konoha a huge favor, thus buying Konoha enough time to develop its overall strength.

Given time, a powerful Konoha, with Naruto and Sasuke, might truly create a situation where one superpower dominates and many strong opponents in the ninja world, and Konoha would undoubtedly be that "strongest" one.

The thought of that scene made Tobirama feel a surge of excitement, and he even began to plan how to maximize Konoha's benefits from this incident.

But just then, Hashirama's voice suddenly came from afar.

"Tobirama, after today, it's time for us to leave."

Hashirama looked at his younger brother with a serious expression. Having been Tobirama's older brother for decades, Hashirama knew exactly what Tobirama was about to say just by looking at him.

However, Hashirama could guess most of Tobirama's thoughts. He always opposed the dead interfering with the world of the living, and besides...

He looked at Uchiha Madara lying on the ground; he didn't want his dear friend to wait too long in the Pure Land.

After being warned by Hashirama, Tobirama pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, but did not object to his older brother's decision.

"Alright, Second Hokage, let's go back to the village. Some time ago, I brought some technologies that Orochimaru and I developed to this Orochimaru of the ninja world. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Tatsuma spoke up, and Tobirama nodded, asking, "What kind of technology?"

Biotechnology.

Tatsuma looked at the fruit of a solitary divine tree in the distance, which was the fruit of Gai that had been devoured, and said, "That's the technology I mentioned that can save users of the Eight Gates Formation: cloning and consciousness transfer."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama finally showed interest and said, "Then I have to go and see. I had a similar idea back then."

However, lacking the time and energy to develop it further, they had to settle for developing the forbidden technique, Impure World Reincarnation. Without this forbidden technique, perhaps…

"Perhaps the ninja world wouldn't be so exciting."

Tatsuma interrupted, and the two exchanged a glance and smiled.

Tobirama originally wanted to say that perhaps there wouldn't be so much trouble, but indeed, as Tatsuma said, perhaps the ninja world without so much trouble wouldn't be so exciting.

"Lead the way."

After Tobirama finished speaking, Tatsuma nodded and then disappeared. Tobirama gave his older brother a determined look before using Flying Thunder God Technique to leave as well.

Inside Orochimaru's laboratory, Orochimaru, now sporting round eyes, and Jiraiya were huddled together. Tatsuma picked up a camera used to record experiments and snapped a picture of the two of them.

Imagine the expressions on the faces of these two people, who dislike each other but are also close friends, when they discover this photo at some point in the future.

He then began searching for the equipment and materials he needed and started preparing for the experiment.

After Tobirama arrived, he briefly inquired about the use of some equipment and then seamlessly joined the experiment.

Even before the Fourth Shinobi World War began, Tatsuma had collected a lot of material on the village's ninjas, after all, he had to ensure that Konoha could continue to develop according to his pace after they left.

This includes many high-ranking officials, important members, and rising stars of Konoha, and naturally, there is also material about Might Guy.

"Boom!"

In the far distance, some turmoil seemed to be coming. Chenma looked at the body that was already halfway through its cultivation and said, "It seems that those two young people have already started fighting."

"Okay, tell me more about the technology for directing stem cells to differentiate into the desired cell types."

Tobirama Senju responded, but he clearly didn't care about the battle on the other side at all.

Tatsuma shrugged and began explaining to Tobirama Senju, since he didn't want to interfere in the battle anymore.

(End of this chapter)