I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 368 The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

Compared to the dazzling attacks of the others, Chenma's attacks were much simpler. He advanced to close the distance between them, exerted force with his feet, and mobilized all his strength in an instant.

The elbow strike aimed at Genmi. Genmi glanced at the approaching new AB combination from the corner of his eye, puzzled, but his body instinctively followed suit.

Xuanmi tried to deflect Chenma's attack with his elbow, but Chenma's sudden burst of superhuman strength sent him flying backward, though he couldn't understand why.

As he flew backward, he looked at "Takasugi Shinsuke," who had taken his place and was now standing in the center of the attack net, and felt a sense of inexplicable doubt.

Chenma also saw the dazzling lightning in his peripheral vision, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He even relaxed his body a little and then stretched out his body into a white crane spreading its wings pose.

They both spoke at the same time, saying, "What perfect teamwork! As expected of the next generation's A and B from Kumogakure. Well then, let's all suffer a tacit defeat together."

Just as the attack was about to make contact with him, White Crane Spreads Wings quickly turned into a diagonal step, and Tatsuma grabbed Killer Bee's hand coming from the left with both hands, pulling him towards himself while simultaneously raising his knee to strike.

The knee struck Killer Bee's ribs, and in an instant, the little black guy's face turned pale, and his body's strength became chaotic. Tatsuma released his hands and continued to reach out, hooking Killer Bee's chin.

He then turned around and swung Killer Bee from his left side to his right side. Just then, A's attack arrived. A frowned as he looked at Killer Bee thrown by Tatsuma and tried to brake suddenly.

"Bang!"

Killer Bee crashed into A's arms without causing him any harm, but in order to catch Killer Bee and prevent him from getting hurt, A's attack also came to an end.

But he stopped, and Tatsuma didn't want to stop. He leaned in close, his shoulder bumping into Killer Bee, which then passed to A, who didn't dare to exert any force. A instantly lost his balance.

As a person falls backward, their hands will involuntarily reach forward; this is an instinctive rescue action to maintain balance.

But just as the two of them stretched out their hands, Tatsuma seized the opportunity, grabbing their wrists with both hands at the same time. Then, he unleashed an unreasonable burst of superhuman strength, while simultaneously drawing circles with his feet, and the two of them were swung up.

Tatsuma let go, and the new AB combination smashed towards Hakura and Sento.

Yecang stared wide-eyed at the large black ball flying towards him, and also slightly widened his eyes when he saw Tatsuma suddenly knock away the "reinforcements." As for Sento, his eyes were wrapped in bandages, so it was impossible to tell whether they were wide open or not.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode!"

Sensing the approaching, eerie flames, A's chakra erupted, and lightning crackled across his body, forming a suit of armor.

Killer Bee's reaction wasn't as quick. After all, he had been attacked by Tatsuma one after another, plus the initial Thunderclap Blade, which he had unleashed with all his might. Compared to the defensive Ai, he now had almost no means of defense.

He could only curl up, his hands clasped together in front of his chest, to receive the thousand blows.

"Azure Flame Goose!"

"boom!"

Sento's fist struck Killer Bee's arm. In an instant, green chakra, like flames, surged from Sento's body and rushed towards Killer Bee, completely enveloping him. A green fireball flew out.

It crashed to the ground and remained motionless.

"Compare!!!"

Ignoring the scorching flames, Ai landed and charged towards Killer Bee. As he passed Tatsuma, he prepared to attack Tatsuma and prevent him from stopping him.

But Tatsuma simply took a step back, as if making way for Ai, which puzzled Ai greatly. But the next second...

"boom!"

A pillar of fire erupted from beneath their feet. Tianfeng's fire escaping technique finally broke free from the earth's restraints and engulfed Ai's body. Chenma, who had stepped back to avoid it, just managed to dodge the surging pillar of fire.

"roar!"

Just then, the Sea Guardian, who had been recuperating from his injuries, emerged from the water prison. With a roar, he channeled wind-escape energy into the surging pillar of fire, instantly turning the orange-red flames white.

"Ding~"

A black dot shot into the sky, and Tatsuma heard the system's announcement in his mind. He shook his head. The current AB was still too weak, especially since A didn't attack with full force at the beginning in order to cooperate with Killer Bee, which was the reason for his defeat.

AB's true rise to prominence came after Killer Bee became the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Right now, he's just a slightly stronger kid than other kids his age who loves singing, dancing, and rapping.

"Clap clap clap~"

A sudden burst of applause rang out. Genmi clapped along, and after enjoying the performance by the group, he said in a good mood, "As expected, you haven't forgotten that you are ninjas from Kirigakure."

Tatsuma, Sento, Tenka, and Yekura: Yes, you're right.

Having witnessed firsthand how decisive these children were in attacking enemies despite their betrayal of Kirigakure, Genmi even considered bringing them back to the village.

His gaze fell on Yekura, but it was a pity; she was a bloodline limit ninja.

However, the others are all promising talents. Takasugi Shinsuke, who has been recognized by Hozuki Gengetsu, goes without saying, and that martial arts prodigy named Kamui is also worthy of the village's strong support.

Even the troublesome kid that Xuanmi previously thought was just so-so, his fire jutsu is quite impressive, and he was able to coordinate so well with the sea guardian's wind jutsu.

In a place like the Land of Water, to have mastered Fire Release to this level, this child is truly a genius.

Thinking about it, Xuanmi shifted her gaze to the boy with long, straight black hair. She wondered just how capable that seemingly calm boy was, whose preparatory movements on the battlefield had always been able to compensate for any shortcomings.

Minato never actually made a move, but Genmi couldn't possibly have missed him. When he first arrived, Minato immediately noticed him, and when the girl dealt with his Water Release techniques, he also displayed remarkable Earth Release skills.

When he defeated Kamui, Minato's body was ready to replenish his strength, but Tatsuma arrived even faster, causing Minato to stop.

Then, just now, when a series of attacks broke out simultaneously, Minato's body posture clearly indicated that he was preparing to strike. When Tatsuma "defected" to attack the AB duo, Minato's target also shifted to them, and he was ready to finish them off.

If it weren't for the Sea Guardian's final blow, Minato would have followed up and completely crushed A.

Although he has never actually made a move, Genmi's assessment of him is that he might be below "Takasugi Shinsuke," but should be above "Kamui" and that troublesome kid.

Judging from their appearances, Xuanmi knew they were probably the same age. Among them, there were five geniuses who were worth the village's cultivation, even its full support.

Genmi couldn't help but wonder, if these kids hadn't come from the Anbu and had gone through the normal graduation process, perhaps they would have fought until only one remained, perhaps... "Takasugi Shinsuke"?

Based on Hozuki Gengetsu's last will and testament, Genmi deduced that these people were all trained through the Dark Side's training system. However, he wondered why he had never heard of them before. Could it be that he was the one who had been deceived?

The seeds of doubt have sprouted today and are growing at an extremely rapid pace.

At the same time, a young and strong Cloud Ninja who had just landed looked in the direction from which the pillar of fire was rising. Unlike the other Cloud Ninja who were burly, he appeared more delicate.

"Lord Yui, that's... Ai? Something happened to Ai!"

One of the Cloud Ninja, who was holding binoculars, sounded panicked. Suzuyui nodded and said, "I understand."

Having said that, he made no attempt to provide assistance. He even glanced back at the group of rogue ninja from Kirigakure who were constantly replenishing their equipment, and the Cloud Ninja who had reported to him said anxiously:

"Lord Yui, that's the Third Hokage's son, you..."

"He's just a ninja given the name 'A.' He's not the Fourth Hokage, and we're not his bodyguards."

Ziyi's attitude seemed somewhat indifferent, as if he didn't care about Ai's accident. In his eyes, "Ai" was just an ordinary name.

The ninja with the binoculars wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Suzuyui spoke first: "A ninja who doesn't know how to obey orders has no value even in death. This is the result of his own actions."

Seeing that Ziyou had already said so much, the Cloud Ninja opened his mouth but ultimately kept it closed, since the command was in Ziyou's hands this time.

And just now, A and Killer Bee did indeed disobey Ziyou's orders and acted on their own. If we disregard A's bloodline, then it would have been the right thing for Ziyou to do not go to rescue them.

Can we just ignore it? He's the son of the Third Raikage.

Although the surrounding Cloud Ninjas didn't say anything, they were still somewhat dissatisfied with Ziyou's orders. If Ai was alright, that would be fine, but if something really happened to Ai, then all of them would be punished.

As the Raikage, the Third A shouldn't have attacked these obedient ninjas, but as a father, he would definitely have smashed their heads in.

"Avoid engaging in combat with the high-ranking forces of Kirigakure. Focus on striking at the lower and middle ranks of Kirigakure. Remember, our goal is to weaken Kirigakure, not to target any particular individual."

Ziyi reiterated her order, then looked at Zhuping not far away and said, "Lord Zhuping, you have no objections, do you?"

Zhu Ping's face darkened. His target was not the lower and middle-level combat forces of Kirigakure, but the Mizukage of Kirigakure and his interest group, namely the existing high-ranking members of Kirigakure.

Only by eliminating these people can he take over Kirigakure and become its new Mizukage.

However, the Yunren reinforcements he had placed his hopes on proposed contradictory goals, and only then did he realize that he had let a wolf into his house.

Whether striking at the grassroots and mid-level forces of Kirigakure will allow Zhu Ping to become the new Mizukage is another matter, but regardless of success or failure, Kirigakure's overall strength will definitely decline significantly.

As the leader of the largest Kirigakure group in the Land of Water, Zhu Ping is no fool. His risky move to bring in the Cloud Ninja was a gamble, and now it seems he has failed.

Upon his arrival, Ziyi overturned all the conditions they had previously agreed upon, demanding that they either join forces to attack the grassroots and mid-level combat forces of Kirigakure, or that his rebel group would be attacked from both sides.

Looking at the expressionless Ziyou, Zhuping gritted his teeth and said, "I can agree, but on the condition that your Cloud Ninja go first."

(End of this chapter)