I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 313 When bizarre events encounter outrageous people, they become reasonable.

"Yuzuki, stop being so stubborn! Considering your past achievements, the Mizukage won't make things difficult for you!"

In the misty forest, beside a small lake, two groups of people were facing off, both bearing obvious signs of battle.

A ninja from the mist looked at the person who had just spoken and said, "Stubborn to the end? You're the one who's stubborn to the end! Seizō, the Third Hokage has gone mad! The Village of Blood Mist is not the Hidden Mist Village!"

"Is Kirigakure, with its ninjas, worthy of your loyalty and service? Don't forget how you were forced to kill your own comrades and even your own family."

Zhengzang and the men behind him instantly turned grim. Zhengzang spoke up, "Yuzuki, are you absolutely determined to go with these people? Even if it means becoming a rogue ninja?!"

Yuzuki touched her headband and looked back at the group of people. They were all Mist Ninja listed as rogue ninjas, but their headbands were undamaged.

Therefore, they are not rogue ninja! Yuzuki looked at Seizo and said, "Rogue ninja? No, we just want to set things right for Kirigakure. Only we truly deserve the title of Kirigakure ninja!"

"So there's no room for negotiation?"

"It's always been like this, and you can't keep us here anyway."

Upon hearing this, Zhengzang gritted his teeth and said, "Surrender and stop resisting. I know you can escape our pursuit, but what if it's the pursuing force?"

Upon hearing about the pursuing force, You Yue and the others' expressions changed. The Dark Guard was composed of elite troops, and even with their numerical advantage, it would be difficult for them to escape the pursuit if they were deployed.

"Then we should escape even more quickly, even if it means killing you all."

A voice came from behind You Yue, and the tense atmosphere between the two sides escalated again, showing signs of another battle at any moment.

"Whoosh~"

A shuriken flew past, heading towards Seizo, which seemed to signal the start of the second half, and the two sides broke out into battle again.

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"

"Water escape! Water formation wall!"

"Bang bang bang~"

The heavy, humid air and the nearby lake made their water escape look quite impressive.

But on the other side of the lake, in a tree, Tatsuma, wearing a No-Face mask at an angle, looked bored. He could tell that neither side was really fighting with their hearts set on it; it was more like they were putting on a show of flirtatious swordplay.

"Water Release: Water Wave Hand!"

Without any hand seals, a large amount of water sprayed out from Chenma's palm. This was simply chakra creating water and chakra shape transformation, and there was no need for hand seals at all.

Of course, the cost is that its power is not particularly great, but its consumption is very high, making it a technique with extremely low cost-effectiveness. However, if a ninja has abundant chakra and is skilled in chakra transformation, this technique can also play a great role.

"Who?!"

Seeing a water whip lashing out, the fighters were extremely tense, wondering whose helper it was.

With one hand manipulating the water flow, Chenma separated the battlefield again, bringing the two sides back to their previous stalemate. With the other hand, he slowly put on the No-Face mask.

"Whoosh~"

He pushed off with his feet, and the tree began to sway, the leaves rubbing together with a loud noise.

Both sides, locked in a stalemate, stared in astonishment at the other side of the lake, where the figure controlling hundreds of meters of water appeared, soaring over the lake and landing between them.

"Chase the assassination squad!"

Seeing Tatsuma in his ANBU uniform, both of them felt conflicted. Masakura opened his mouth, and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"Lord of the Dark Guard, the mission to pursue Yuzuki was undertaken by me. I hope you will not interfere."

The group consisted of only Chunin. Although they knew of the existence of the Anbu and the pursuit force, they were completely unaware of the composition of the Kirigakure Anbu. Furthermore, due to the long-term blockade by the Land of Water, none of them suspected Tatsuma's identity.

Tatsuma looked at Seizo and said, "Really? I've been observing for so long, but I didn't feel like you were really chasing Yuzuki."

Caught off guard, Masakō's expression turned somewhat embarrassed, but remembering the ANBU ninja's intervention, he suppressed his fear of them and said, "I hope that the ANBU lord will give me another chance next time."

"Give you a chance? What chance? A chance to continue your passionate love affair?"

Upon hearing Tatsuma's words, Seizo's face turned extremely ugly. Yuzuki then said, "Hmph! Anbu ninjas? They're nothing but the Third Mizukage's lackeys! Kirigakure's transformation into the Blood Mist Village it is today is inextricably linked to the blood on your hands!"

Just kill me if you're going to! Stop with the nonsense!

His words were very firm, but his tone was still somewhat trembling and hoarse.

Tatsuma slowly turned his head to look at him, while also scrutinizing the rogue ninjas beside him. The killing intent that erupted in an instant made the rogue ninjas stiffen and unable to move.

"Water Release: Water Whip!"

To everyone's surprise, Seizo suddenly moved, and to everyone's even greater astonishment, the water whip in his hand was used to bind Tatsuma.

"Let's go! Yuzuki, and..." Masazō turned to his three subordinates and said, "You should go too."

"Shozo?!"

Yuzuki stared at Seizo in shock. Seizo tightened his grip on the Water Whip and said, "I hate Kirigakure now too!"

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yue nodded with difficulty and turned to leave. At this moment, Chen Ma finally spoke up, saying, "You seem to have misunderstood something. It's not that I'm tied up, but that I haven't moved yet."

"Whoosh~"

The water whip broke, slapping onto the ground and turning into a puddle, which was continuously absorbed by the moist grass.

"Hurry up!"

Upon seeing this scene, everyone could no longer maintain their sorrow at parting and became panicked. They were about to leave when Tatsuma raised his hand again.

"Water Release: Water Wave Hand!"

He unleashed a simple and brutal torrent of chakra, wielding a water whip as thick as a leg and a hundred meters long. The people who tried to escape were all whipped by the water and pulled back.

The nine people were tightly bound by the water whip, the pressure making their faces turn red, and they couldn't even breathe, as the air in their lungs was squeezed out little by little.

"I thought there were only five rogue ninjas, but it turns out there are all of them."

Tatsuma's words were laced with mockery, and Yuzuki, her neck stiff, said with difficulty, "How could a brainwashed lackey like you possibly know our dreams! You'll only destroy Kirigakure!"

Upon hearing this, Chenma did not immediately refute, but instead raised his other hand and placed it on his mask amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd.

Gently shifting the mask, a young face appeared. Tatsuma revealed most of his face, only his left eye was obscured by the faceless mask slung across his face. He looked at Yuzuki and said:

"What do you know about me? Don't act like you know everything and talk too much."

His young face held a maturity and感慨 beyond his years, while his youthful, slightly hoarse voice carried a heavy weight.

Yu Yue was stunned. What did this Anbu mean?

Tatsuma's lips twitched, as if he disdained to argue, but he continued, "However, you are right, I will indeed destroy Kirigakure, destroy this rotten Blood Mist Village."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Takasugi Shinsuke, a ninja who just wants to cause destruction right now."

Acting skills are a required course for every ninja, and Tatsuma even reviewed them in order to carry out this infiltration mission.

The review went quite well; the people bound by the Water Wave Hand technique didn't realize Tatsuma was acting, they were just puzzled.

Who is Takasugi Shinsuke? I've never heard of such a young genius in the village, and why aren't his teeth serrated? That's rare; he doesn't look like a Kirigakure ninja.

However, this was not enough to arouse their excessive suspicion. Although serrated edges were the norm for Mist Ninjas, there were some ninjas who did not have serrated edges, such as the genius named Yagura Karatachi, and the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki.

Seeing the confusion on their faces, Tatsuma didn't think about the teeth, but explained, "I didn't graduate from the Ninja Academy, but was trained as an Anbu member from a young age."

Upon hearing this, the doubts on their faces lessened a bit, which explained why they didn't recognize the young ninja named "Takasugi Shinsuke".

Fortunately, this is the Land of Water, with very little interaction with the outside world. They may have heard of Sakamoto Tatsuma and some of his characteristics.

However, Tatsuma was wearing Kirigakure Anbu uniform, had a different hairstyle, and had half of his face covered. Those who hadn't seen the photo wouldn't connect the two of them.

Seeing that the confusion on their faces had lessened, Chenma loosened his control over the water wave hand slightly, allowing them to resume breathing.

At this moment, Seizō asked, "You said you wanted to destroy Kirigakure, why?!"

"Because...a black beast is writhing in agony inside me. 'Avenge our comrades, make those bastards taste the same pain, kill them, kill them!' That voice echoes in my ears twenty-four hours a day."

Tatsuma approached the group and, under their tense gazes, said, "Let me tell you a story. In a certain place, there lived a hundred children."

When the children reached the age of five, they were suddenly informed that only half of them could survive. So they fought each other in pairs, leaving only fifty children.

At the age of six, another such notice arrived, and they fought again, with only twenty-five children surviving.

At seven years old, a lucky one appeared. He was left out, but he gave his chance to his younger brother and joined another battle. At eight and nine years old, he was the lucky one again.

Without exception, he always gave the opportunity to his younger brother. When he was ten years old, he and his brother joined forces to kill the only two other children of the same age who remained, and he became the one who was valued highly.

All he needed to do was kill his good-for-nothing brother during that trial when he was eleven.

"You killed your brother?"

"No, I am the younger brother of that lucky one."

Tatsuma glared at Yuzuki, who had interrupted him, but Yuzuki seemed oblivious and continued, "You killed your brother?"

"No, he committed suicide the day before the assessment. From that day on, that voice appeared. I went on a killing spree, killing again and again according to the village's rules, until I discovered it."

The person who gave me the order should be killed!

You all understand, right? Those people only think about themselves. No matter how much they contribute, once they've squeezed out the last bit of value, they're discarded like dogs after the hunt is over. Heh~ It's no fun playing with those idiots.

A mixed story, yet perfectly plausible in the Blood Mist, with everyone looking at the boy named Takasugi Shinsuke with empathetic eyes.

Yuuki's companion, or rather, the one who had taken him away from the village, looked at Tatsuma and said, "Takasugi Shinsuke, do you want to join us? Let's overthrow the Blood Mist Village together!"

"Hehehehehe. I will destroy everything until the groans of the beasts cease."

(End of this chapter)