I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 367 When your expectations of a person are low enough, any good deed they do will become a virtue.

"Boom~ Rumble rumble rumble~"

A series of explosions rang out, flames and smoke billowing around them, but Xuanmi's expression remained unchanged. He even slowly formed the opposing hand seal and said:

"Compared to those dreamers, you seem to be closer to the pragmatists. I like your attitude of not letting any opportunity pass by and taking action against the enemy."

This affection will be reflected in your sentence, Takasugi Shinsuke. Your crime is increased by one degree.

Genmi showed no emotion whatsoever at the deaths of these fellow village ninjas, or even subordinates, which surprised Tatsuma, who had originally thought this would at least cause some mental distress for Genmi.

However, he still underestimated the Mizukage who had stirred up the storm in the Blood Mist Village. The deaths of three hundred ninjas were perhaps just a necessary part of the casualties for this Mizukage.

"Ding~"

"Ding~"

At this moment, Chenma heard the system's announcement in his mind, but he had no time to look at it. Instead, he stared at Xuanmi, whose expression remained unchanged but whose killing intent was growing stronger, and said:

"As expected of the Mizukage, your composure is truly admirable. However, I wonder if you can remain unmoved when pain strikes you personally?"

As he finished speaking, Tatsuma's hands, which had formed the opposing hand seal, also fell, and the last bit of imbalance in his chakra finally subsided.

Using Wood Release allows one to spontaneously absorb natural energy, enabling them to quickly accumulate enough natural energy for Sage Mode. However, this was the first time Tatsuma had used this method in actual combat.

Moreover, because he intentionally absorbed natural energy, the three energies in Chenma's body were not completely balanced. Although he did not continuously dehydrate as if out of control, he was not in perfect Sage Mode either.

Being caught between these two options is already a huge improvement for Tatsuma himself.

After all, just half a month ago, even without the pressure of battle and without the help of the water in the Wet Bone Forest, he almost always lost control, causing his body to become constantly dehydrated.

Now, facing the pressure of battle, he is able to enter a very good state, with his internal energy within a controllable range in Sage Mode, which shows great progress.

This was thanks to the mystery of the Whirlpool Tower. Although it only happened a few times, the feeling of complete tranquility still gave Tatsuma some inspiration.

At this moment, Genmi also lowered his hands, and the two stepped forward almost simultaneously, rushing towards each other. Their forearms touched, and they sensed the power transmitted from each other, and they roughly had a idea of ​​what was going on.

Upon landing, Chenma had already completed the hand seals, water droplets condensing in his hands. He then slapped Xuanmi with his palms.

"Sage Art! Water Release! Water Jet!"

Water bullets shot towards Genmi, who reacted extremely quickly, forming hand seals and conjuring a water mirror in front of him.

"Water Release: Mirror of Still Water!"

The water shot hit the water mirror, but it was like a drop of water falling into a lake, instantly swallowed up. The water mirror also swayed like a jelly, and almost at the same time, both of them frowned.

Tatsuma was surprised by these water-style techniques that he had never seen before, and was secretly amazed that he was indeed a ninja who had firmly established his position as the Third Mizukage and whose rule had not been shaken even after he launched the Blood Mist Village policy.

Genmi was also surprised by Tatsuma's mastery of chakra nature transformation. Although it was just a simple water release technique, the power he just experienced reminded Genmi of his close friend and their clan's signature water cannon.

Although hand seals and release methods are clearly two completely different ninjutsu, Tatsuma managed to combine them. Genmi doesn't know if Tatsuma has studied the Water Gun Technique.

If someone has studied it, that's fine; they can simply apply what they've learned. But if someone hasn't studied it and yet memorized the wonders of the Water Gun through combat alone, and then replicated it in another technique, such talent is beyond description.

Moreover, what made Genmi even more suspicious was that "Takasugi Shinsuke's" water jutsu seemed to contain an unfamiliar power, and it was this power that almost shattered his water mirror.

Genmi unconsciously became more serious, his hands forming hand seals again, and Tatsuma quickly followed suit.

"Immortal magic! Water escape! Big blast of water!"

"Water Release! Big Explosive Water Wave!"

The hand seals the two formed weren't exactly different, but rather completely unrelated. Yet, they were the same ninjutsu, and Genmi was shocked to discover that Tatsuma's casting speed was even slightly faster than his own, the Mizukage's.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The two surging waves crashed against each other, and under the immense force, the water was torn into many cavities. Although it was just water colliding, it produced a series of explosions.

Genmi's brows were already furrowed, because he had actually seen a genius ninja whose skill in water jutsu was in no way inferior to his own as the Mizukage.

Takasugi Shinsuke's Great Explosive Water Wave had a chakra conversion rate and chakra output quantity that were almost similar to his, but Genmi originally thought that with his more profound mastery of water-style chakra nature transformation, he could suppress Takasugi Shinsuke.

But it was that strange power that completely negated his advantage in chakra nature transformation, and it also showed signs of suppressing him, because he had stopped outputting chakra, but "Takasugi Shinsuke" did not stop.

Pouring more chakra into a technique is not so simple; maintaining a technique formed by hand seals and chakra is also a very difficult task.

Furthermore, the more chakra passed through a technique, the more fragile the technique itself becomes. A ninja with profound nature transformation skills can make the technique's formula more stable, thus enabling them to execute ninjutsu more accurately or with greater power.

However, while Takasugi Shinsuke's mastery of water-attribute transformations was clearly inferior to his, he was able to pour more chakra into his techniques.

"Is it because of that unique seal pattern?"

Genmi thought of the hand seals used by "Takasugi Shinsuke" earlier, which were different from any hand seals summarized by Kirigakure ninjas before. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of the person you value, Gengetsu."

How old is the "Takasugi Shinsuke" in front of me? Sixteen? Seventeen? And me? I'm almost fifty. If "Takasugi Shinsuke," whose overall mastery of water release seems to be no less than mine, were given thirty years, how far would I have grown?

Is it about making up for your weaknesses and becoming a Kage like him? Or is it about surpassing him and climbing towards even higher goals, such as becoming the God of Shinobi?

As his thoughts raced, Chenma's continuously unleashing Water Burst Wave completely absorbed Genmi's technique. Facing the overwhelming waves, Genmi finally formed hand seals.

"Wind Release: Kawasuji Enters the Sea!"

"Hoo hoo~"

Amidst the howling winds, the massive waves were divided into numerous narrow channels that flowed outwards.

Tatsuma stood on the still-unspecified water, looking at Genmi with slight surprise. He hadn't expected the Third Mizukage to be so skilled in Wind Release.

Konoha still has too little information about Kirigakure, especially about the Third Mizukage, who has hardly appeared in the ninja world since the first Five Kage Summit, making him even more mysterious.

Before today, Chenma knew almost nothing about his strength and methods, but after seeing them now, he also felt that he was in a difficult situation.

His extraordinary Body Flicker Technique, taijutsu comparable to Sento in his Fifth Gate state, Water Release techniques capable of exchanging blows with him, and Wind Release skills that even Tatsuma wouldn't dare to fully assess.

Even with his mind constantly distracted, the Third Mizukage fought against them repeatedly, and Tatsuma still couldn't find any weaknesses in Genmi that he could exploit.

"Is this what shadow is?"

Tatsuma pursed his lips. Although the Land of Lightning had announced two years ago that Tatsuma had successfully escaped during his battle with the Third Raikage, A, Tatsuma himself knew only his own situation.

Could that be called fighting A? At that time, the only thing he could probably do was lie down and extort money from the Third Raikage, A. However, after two years of continuous training, Tatsuma felt unprecedented pressure when he truly faced the Kage of the Five Great Villages.

Moreover, he couldn't use too many techniques against Genmi, such as Flying Thunder God Technique, Rasengan, Wood Release, and even Fire Release and Wind Release. The techniques he had learned bore too many Konoha imprints.

Tianfeng was defeated so quickly because he couldn't reveal his clearly marked power. If they weren't disguising their identities, and Tianfeng could activate his three-tomoe Sharingan, he could have held his own against Genmi for a while.

At this moment, two dark figures came into their line of sight. Both of them glanced at them out of the corner of their eyes. Chenma raised an eyebrow and instantly understood the identities of the two.

Genmi's face darkened, and he said, "Colluding with ninjas from other villages... Takasugi Shinsuke, is this the kind of person you are?"

"Hehe~ Don't confuse me with these people. Wild beasts and lackeys both have fangs, but they are worlds apart."

Hearing Takasugi Shinsuke's arrogant and even somewhat insane words, Genmi felt relieved. He knew that Takasugi Shinsuke was not the mastermind behind the rebellion.

He was just someone who joined midway through; the one who colluded with other villages was probably someone else, perhaps even someone he didn't know about "Takasugi Shinsuke".

Such a proud person, if one day he wanted to destroy Kirigakure, he should do it himself. As a Kirigakure ninja, he would never use someone else's hand.

Genmi looked at the two Cloud Ninja who had taken their places and said, "I didn't know that the ninja world now belongs to young people. Let me see how much vitality you two have."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tatsuma and the newly arrived AB duo rushed towards Genmi. Not only that, Sento also got up from the ground, and his chakra surged like never before.

Although Tianfeng next to him looked unwell, he was still forming hand seals and refining his chakra. Yecang, who had been watching the show, also rushed excitedly towards Genmi's location.

Even Minato, who had been keeping the battlefield at bay from a distance, narrowed his eyes at this moment.

"Lightning Release: Unstoppable Lightning Blade!"

The new AB duo launched the first attack. Chakra surged from their bodies, and their raised arms, like slashing scimitars, attacked Genmi from the left and right.

"Scorching Escape! Steam-Kill!"

Yekura's chakra surged, condensing into several fireballs around her, which then hurtled towards Genmi's location.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Breath!"

The ground beneath Genmi's feet trembled, and the surging heat was about to explode.

"Jing Gate! Open! Azure Flame Goose!"

Green chakra emanated from Sento's body, and as he ran at high speed, the chakra flickered like drifting flames.

Faced with attacks from so many people at the same time, Genmi focused his gaze on "Takasugi Shinsuke" who was charging straight at him.

(End of this chapter)