I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 366 High-level games are only for stomping noobs; it's usually just tedious last-hitting.

Genmi suddenly remembered the words of advice his close friend had given him in their numerous letters before his death.

Hozuki Gengetsu told him that his will was constantly distorted as it was passed down. Each person handling the matter expanded and deepened their understanding of his instructions and reissued them, until the instructions were completely unrecognizable by the time they reached the final executor.

He was also warned that continuing down this path would only harm the village, cause the village's ninjas to lose faith in the village, and lead to the loss of talent or death in internal strife.

Genmi didn't believe it before, because after he implemented his policies, the results were excellent. The number of bloodline limit ninjas going out of control and injuring people continued to decline, and the Kaguya clan, which had caused many internal conflicts, was no longer able to stir up conflicts within the village.

Moreover, under the rigorous selection system, the children who become ninjas are all more qualified than previous graduates.

His policy seemed to be correct. Apart from the increasing number of ninjas leaving to become rogue ninjas, there seemed to be no drawbacks. And the rogue ninjas were just a temporary pain.

Even after Hozuki Gengetsu passed away, his best friend, in the final moments of his life, was still urging him to give up his past iron fist and was even willing to put aside his grudge of being killed, wanting the village to bring "Takasugi Shinsuke" back on track.

At first, Genmi felt only anger towards "Takasugi Shinsuke," but after more than a year of reflection, seeing "Takasugi Shinsuke" again, and the other equally talented people around him, Genmi felt somewhat dazed.

He missed out on these children who could have served the village, so was he wrong?

As he watched the net of shuriken flying through the air, its precise arrangement so flawless that even he, the Water Shadow, couldn't find fault with it, a warning bell suddenly rang in Xuan Mi's heart.

When did his thoughts and will begin to change? All the instructions he issued were originally intended for the stability of the village and the cultivation of talent.

But why does he think it's normal for more and more rogue ninjas to appear in the village? Why does he think that these lost geniuses are the "geniuses'" own fault, and not even consider their loss as a loss to the village?

As he wavered, the shuriken that Tianfeng had thrown first arrived in front of him. The shuriken severed a strand of his hair and grazed his cheek. The feeling of flesh being cut brought Xuanmi back to his senses.

"Water Release: Moon in the Water!"

With a wave of his hands, a huge water mirror appeared. When the sword in his hand struck the water mirror, it produced a sound like metal clashing.

"Ding ding ding~"

The sword fell from his hand. Genmi gently wiped a drop of blood from his cheek with his fingers, his expression turning cold and stern again. He then wiped the blood-stained fingers on the back of his other hand and formed a hand seal.

"Ninja Art! Summoning Jutsu!"

"Bang!"

A huge monster appeared, with a head, a tail, and four limbs. Its belly was crimson, and its back was grayish-brown like stone. From a distance, it looked like a giant red-bellied salamander.

As soon as the salamander appeared, it coiled up and protected Genmi in the middle. At this moment, Sento launched an attack, kicking a flying kick towards Genmi, but it was blocked by the salamander.

"Are you alright, Sea Guard?"

Looking at the wound on the salamander's back, Genmi asked, "What's wrong?" The salamander, known as the Sea Guardian, shook its head and said, "You know I'll be fine."

As they spoke, the wound began to transform; the damaged skin and flesh fell off, and new flesh and blood grew back at an extremely rapid pace.

Meanwhile, Qian Dou, who had landed some distance away, grabbed a nearby tree and slapped his right leg, the one that had come into contact with the salamander, several times.

"poisonous!"

After finishing his brief explanation, Sento covered his hands with chakra and slashed open his pants and skin. A patch of bluish-purple skin was cut open, and a large amount of blood as black as ink flowed out.

Genmi gave Sendou a deep look. He hadn't expected that this boy named "Shinwei" would have such delicate and profound control over his body, which was almost beyond the limits of human body control.

Ordinary people can subconsciously control their commonly used muscles, while trained people can consciously control the movement of these muscles. Going deeper, they can control some rarely used small muscle groups. "Shinwei" seems to be able to freely control every muscle in the body and even acupoints.

Genmi was very curious about how this kid was trained. There was no such training system in Kirigakure. For a moment, he suddenly understood his best friend's thoughts.

Perhaps what Xian Yue wanted to win back was not just the geniuses themselves, but also their unique training systems?

Ordinary people need to spend a lot of time, even a lifetime, to learn existing systems, but geniuses are different; they can often figure out their own system.

While such a system may have a smaller audience, it is better able to tap into the potential of a specific small group of people than popular, universal systems.

Regardless of whether loyalty to Kirigakure returns, this precious knowledge must be reclaimed by the village!

Thinking of this, Xuanmi formed a hand seal, and in an instant, the surrounding mist gathered together and condensed into a huge water dragon, which lunged towards Qiandou.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

As Sento watched the water dragon rushing towards him, he clenched his fists, and his chakra erupted once more.

"Close the door! Open it!"

The fifth gate opened instantly. After taking a step to adjust his body posture, he had no intention of defending himself and charged directly towards the water dragon. As he stepped on the ground, it surged and lifted up, and he transformed into a humanoid plough.

When he got close enough to the water dragon, Qian Dou pushed off with both legs and soared into the air. He then quickly followed up with a spinning inward kick, his blood-stained right leg slamming into the water dragon like a swishing battering ram.

"Bang!"

With the burst of immense power, the water dragon's head exploded. Xuanmi frowned, wondering what this "divine might" was all about. How could each attack be getting stronger, and by such a huge margin?

However, Qian Dou did not give him time to think. The moment he landed, he leaped up again, turned around and swung his lotus outward to shatter the water dragon's body. When he landed, he was not far from Xuan Mi. He burst into action and quickly closed the distance between himself and Xuan Mi.

At this moment, the sea guardian, who was guarding Genmi, twisted his body, pointed his head at Sento, and roared.

"roar!"

It wasn't just a simple roar; a large amount of wind energy also spewed out from the Sea Guardian's enormous mouth. The bandages on Sento's body and head began to break, forcing Sento to abandon his intention to attack Genmi and start waving his hands.

"Butterfly in Empty Hands!"

Sento thrust out with both palms. His left hand used the power of Gentle Fist and Empty Palm, while his right hand unleashed the chakra burst from the Konoha Strong Fist system he learned from Tatsuma, or rather, the Thousand Hands Strange Strength Strong Fist system.

Two chakra blasts, one hard and one soft, shot into the sea guardian's mouth, instantly stopping the sea guardian's roar and wind-style attacks.

"Boom boom~"

An explosion came from within its body. Hai Shouyi twisted his body, revealing his obviously more vulnerable abdomen. His four short legs flexed and extended repeatedly, as if struggling.

"Kaimamori!"

Genmi reached out and placed his hand on the sea guardian's red belly, sensing the condition inside the sea guardian's body. Soon his expression darkened, because the sea guardian's condition was very bad. From the mouth and respiratory tract to the upper digestive tract, everything was almost mixed up.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Flower!"

Seeing that Qian Dou's attack was effective, Tian Feng did not dare to show weakness. He took advantage of the moment when Xuan Mi was distracted and trying to sense the situation inside Hai Shou's body, and spat a fireball directly at Xuan Mi.

"Boom~ Rumble rumble rumble~"

The fireball exploded mid-flight, engulfing Xuanmi and Hai Shou in flames. Tianfeng smiled, but his smile lasted for less than a second.

"Splash~"

"Sizzle~"

A large number of flames surged outward from the center of the water, extinguishing the flames. The rising mist quickly dissipated, and Tianfeng discovered that Xuanmi was standing on a large water sphere, completely unharmed by the flames.

"Sea Guardian, get some rest."

Xuanmi whispered something to the Sea Guardian in the water, then jumped off the water sphere. Only then did Tianfeng and the others realize that Xuanmi's water clone was maintaining this enormous water prison spell beneath the water sphere.

Before he could even take a second look, Xuanmi's true form vanished in an instant. Only when the black shadow obscured Tianfeng's vision did he realize Xuanmi's arrival.

With the help of his greater speed, Genmi didn't bother with too much technique. He launched a flying knee strike straight at Tenfu's face. Sento's agility could keep up with Genmi, but Tenfu couldn't.

Just as he made a swinging motion with his arms, before he could even form a defensive stance, Xuanmi's knee made intimate contact with Tianfeng's face. Tianfeng instantly leaned back, about to be sent flying, but Xuanmi instead delivered a palm strike aimed at Tianfeng's chest.

Midway through, it transformed into a claw, its five fingers piercing into Tianfeng's ribs. With a grab and a grip, it twisted its body and used Tianfeng as a projectile, throwing him towards Qiandou who was attacking from behind. This practiced act of humiliation clearly showed that Xuanmi had humiliated himself quite a bit in the past.

Qian Dou had no choice but to catch Tian Feng first. After sliding a distance on the ground, Qian Dou gently released the force and placed Tian Feng aside.

But at this moment, Genmi's attack arrived again. Compared to when he dealt with Tenfu, Genmi was much more conservative in his choice of physical techniques when dealing with Sento, only using a horizontal arm swing to probe.

After adapting, Qian Dou's superhuman physical talent gradually caught up with the rhythm. With a simple elbow strike to block Xuan Mi's palm strike, he followed up with a powerful backhand slap.

Like two children throwing punches at each other, simple yet practical martial arts techniques were constantly being displayed. It wasn't that the two lacked advanced techniques, but rather that they didn't have many opportunities or suitable situations in actual combat to use their advanced martial arts techniques.

Strength, speed, agility, instinct, and then some practical basic martial arts techniques are enough to put on a spectacular martial arts duel.

Sento was happy with this arrangement, since if Genmi really opened up and bombarded him with ninjutsu, he really wouldn't have any way to deal with it.

As for Genmi, he wanted to understand Takasugi Shinsuke and his companions better, especially Kamui, a genius who displayed a level of taijutsu unprecedented in Kirigakure.

As for that troublesome kid, he's quite good at ninjutsu and throwing ninja tools, but Kirigakure doesn't lack those.

The high-intensity taijutsu battle is no less physically demanding than the output of ninjutsu cannons. In less than three minutes, Sento's clothes and bandages were soaked with sweat, and Genmi had also tested the waters to the point of exhaustion.

In terms of strength and speed, Kamui, who unleashed his physical potential using some unknown technique, could indeed keep up with him. However, when it came to stamina, something that requires a long period of training, Kamui, this half-grown boy, was still far from adequate!

"Bang!"

Having taken a hard kick from Genmi, Sento, somewhat exhausted, spun backward and flew out, but a figure flashed and caught him.

"You did a great job, now leave the rest to me."

Chenma left Qiandou next to Tianfeng; it was better for these two unfortunate brothers to stay together. Genmi also looked Chenma over with interest and said:

"Takasugi Shinsuke?"

"Um."

"Surrender."

"It seems that my useless companion has required quite a bit of effort from Lord Mizukage."

"This is just a warm-up. As a rogue ninja, you can't win, whether as an individual or as a bunch of outlaws."

Genmi spoke with certainty, and Tatsuma nodded, saying, "Indeed, in less than two minutes, the main force of Kirigakure will arrive, and then the outcome will be very clear."

But before that, I'd like to invite the Mizukage to enjoy a fireworks display.

"Um?"

Genmi frowned, becoming secretly wary, while Tatsuma slowly formed the opposing hand seals and said, "Lord Mizukage, please give me your guidance."

As soon as he finished speaking, explosive tags emerged from the ground, not around Genmi, but at the feet of the surviving Mist Ninja vanguard. The paper incantations had already begun to glow, and even if they were noticed, it would be too late.

"Paper Technique! Exploding Flame Dance!"

(End of this chapter)