I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 433 Following a gray path, yet remaining a reflection of the abyss.

Genmi clutched his shirt at his chest, his face contorted in pain. Yagura looked at him coldly and said, "How disgusting you were before you died."

"Cough cough cough~"

Genmi coughed violently, and with each cough, blood and foam splattered out. He even began to stagger on the spot. He never expected that Yagura would target his medication.

He was too careless, thinking that Yagura's murderous intent towards him only arose after their meeting today. But now it seems that Yagura had long been prepared to keep him here.

As Yagura said, he has already investigated the truth, so no matter what, he will not let Genmi leave here alive.

"Tap~ tap~"

Yagura, leaning on his long cane, slowly walked towards Genmi, just like a gentleman with a walking stick. But at that moment, a thick fog suddenly rose in the rainforest.

Both of them noticed this with extreme sensitivity, and both of them frowned at the same time. They had not arranged for anyone else to be here. Genmi came to see Yagura with confidence, while Yagura did not want to tarnish the reputation of the Blood Mist Village.

Whether it was the fact that he killed Genmi or that Genmi was actually a bloodline limit ninja, he didn't want anyone to know, because it would all harm the Blood Mist Village.

But this mist... Yagura forms hand seals and activates a ninjutsu!

"Wind Release! Once the typhoon passes!"

The Hidden Mist Village uses the Hidden Mist Technique as its signature ninjutsu, but they also have a deep understanding of how to counter it. What Yagura is using now is a Wind Release technique specifically designed to counter the Hidden Mist Technique.

This typhoon was capable of dispersing the Mist Concealment Technique, but it couldn't disperse the white mist in the rainforest. Yagura's field of vision continued to narrow and shorten as he warily looked around.

"This isn't the Misty Concealment Technique!"

The thought flashed through his mind. The burning sensation coming from his mouth, nose, and respiratory tract was something that the Hidden Mist Technique could not bring. No wonder his Wind Release technique was ineffective.

The thick fog didn't dissipate for quite some time, and Yagura's vision gradually returned. Genmi had disappeared from where he stood, but he hadn't gone far; he was in the distance, with the maid whose bones were broken.

Beside the two were four masked men. A white-haired, red-eyed masked man was using chakra to extract toxins from Genmi's body, while another masked man with flowing, smooth hair like Genmi was setting the maid's bones.

"My wig is finished here, what about yours?"

"It's not a wig! It's Katsura!"

The masked man with long, straight black hair retorted first, then said, "That's about it, but don't move around."

The maid stared blankly at the masked man with long, straight black hair. Although she couldn't see his face clearly, she knew that he must be a very handsome and gentle young man.

Genmi watched as the white-haired masked man expelled the poison from his body. He pursed his lips and asked, "Why did you save me, Takasugi Shinsuke?"

"Is it because of this method?"

Yagura spoke, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at "Takasugi Shinsuke," saying, "This is also a bloodline limit, isn't it?"

You guessed right.

"Takasugi Shinsuke," also known as Tatsuma, stood up, extended his hand to Genmi, and said, "Lord Mizukage, welcome to Glorious Evolution."

Tatsuma had been lurking in the Land of Water for several days without any clues. Today, he stumbled upon this scene by accident. Seeing Genmi accept the power of the Corpse Bone Pulse so readily, he quickly changed the script.

Genmi also sensed something amiss in Tatsuma's words. He ignored Tatsuma's outstretched hand and said, "Evolution? Gengetsu said you don't have a bloodline limit."

"Now we have it, and it's divine power!"

Tatsuma looked at Sento, who was wrapped in bandages. Sento pulled off his mask and tugged at the gauze on his face, revealing a pair of eyelids with intricate spell patterns drawn on them. But this was not what Genmi and Yagura cared about.

What they cared about were the dense blue veins around Qian Dou's eyes.

Yagura didn't react immediately, but Genmi, who had been traveling the ninja world since the Warring States period, instantly recognized the highly distinctive scene and blurted out, "Byakugan!"

After exclaiming in surprise, Genmi seemed to remember something and said, "No wonder, two years ago, you were able to fight me even when you were blindfolded. Your name is Kamui?"

Sento didn't reply, but instead loosened his grip, the bandages returning to their original position. Seeing his silence, Genmi looked at Tatsuma and asked, "So... you also implanted the power of the Corpse Bone Pulse into my body two years ago?"

"That's right."

Tatsuma, without batting an eye or breaking a sweat, and with the mask concealing his true feelings, spoke with unwavering righteousness. Genmi, his nostrils flaring and teeth clenched, said, "And you actually dared to shamelessly ask me to join you?! You damned traitorous ninja!"

"I have never betrayed Kirigakure."

Tatsuma's words remained defiant, and Genmi snorted, saying, "Are you trying to say that Kirigakure betrayed you?!"

He slapped away Tatsuma's outstretched hand, stood up, and said, "Whether it's Yagura or Shinsuke Takasugi, I will kill you all today!"

Chenma withdrew his hand, shrugged, and asked, "So, who do you plan to kill first?"

Upon hearing this, Genmi subconsciously looked at Yagura. In comparison, he wanted to kill Yagura more, then the maid. As for "Takasugi Shinsuke" and the others, he would capture them first!

Tatsuma slowly turned around, his scarlet eyes locking onto Yagura. When Yagura saw Tatsuma's eyes, some memories seemed to surface in his mind, but he sank back into them once again.

What exactly was he trying to remember? And why couldn't he remember?

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

At this moment, Genmi had already launched a ninjutsu attack. Seeing the water dragon tearing at him, Yagura quickly pulled his thoughts out of the chaos and threw himself into the battle.

"Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"

A water dragon emerged from the water mirror, and the two water dragons collided, causing a large amount of water mist to explode. Taking advantage of the mist, Xuanmi formed a hand seal with one hand, and in an instant, he mobilized all the water mist in the rainforest.

Tatsuma watched Genmi and Yagura's battle from the sidelines. Yagura's Water Mirror Technique was amazing, but Tatsuma wasn't very interested. Instead, Genmi's effortless mastery of Water Release techniques attracted Tatsuma's attention.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

From a distance of tens of meters, the water mist gradually converged towards Yagura, while a water column connected from Genmai's palm to the gradually forming water prison.

This was the first time Chenma had seen this method used, but the principle was actually not much different from the ordinary water prison technique, except that there was an extra "drive shaft" in the middle.

However, while the principle is one thing, the difficulty is another. To accurately express the transmission and control of chakra through the "transmission shaft" in the distant water prison, to be honest, Tatsuma felt that he might not be able to do it.

Of course, a big reason for this is that he has never tried it before. If given enough time, Tatsuma believes he can master this skill.

As the water prison gradually enveloped him, Yagura continuously swung his crescent-shaped staff, managing to break through a crack and escape before the water prison fully materialized.

"Water Release: Water Whip!"

With a flick of his hand, Genmi transformed the water prison into a long whip, lashing out at Yagura. The speed of the whip's tip was too great for Yagura to dodge, leaving him no choice but to form hand seals.

"Water escape! Water formation wall!"

The water whip lashed against the water array wall, breaking the ends of the water's edge, but also creating a large hole in the water array wall where it was whipped.

But this was enough to give Yagura a chance to catch his breath. He took out a signal flare and quickly fired it.

"Oh? Are there any reinforcements?"

Genmi revealed a cruel smile and said, "Perfect, let's take care of them all at once."

As he spoke, he swung the water whip again, lashing it at Yagura. Yagura used the falling water barrier to cover his body and quickly dodged with a Body Flicker Technique.

"Splash~"

The water whip cleaved through the water array wall. In terms of water escaping skills, Yagura was clearly not as good as Genmi. Tatsuma was also a little doubtful. Just how much had Genmi underestimated him two years ago?

If Genmi had fought him with the same attitude back then, Tatsuma probably wouldn't have even had a chance to turn the tide, let alone succeed.

As Yagura retreated further and further away, Genmi frowned, using one hand to control the water whip to continue the entanglement, while the other hand began to form hand seals again.

"Water Release: Abyss Track!"

Suddenly, a stretch of bright gray road surface appeared on the ground, resembling some kind of peculiar water. Genmi stepped onto this waterway.

In an instant, the seemingly shallow waterway seemed to possess an endless, surging power, propelling Genmi rapidly toward Yagura.

"Such a teleportation technique."

Minato was also somewhat shocked. He felt that if Genmi didn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique, he wouldn't be able to catch up with him at all; it was just too fast.

Genmi, following the gray trail, arrived behind Yagura in the blink of an eye, reaching the end of the abyss track.

"Corpse Bone Pulse! Ten Fingers Pierced by Bullets!"

Genmi waved his hand, and finger bones shot out, heading towards Yagura's back. Yagura quickly formed hand seals, hooked the newly appeared water mirror with his crescent-shaped staff, and lifted it behind him.

"Rat-a-tat-tat~"

Their fingers collided and fell to the ground. It must be said that the Water Mirror Technique, as a defensive ninjutsu, is indeed very powerful.

There's no need to think about what ninjutsu the opponent used, or what corresponding ninjutsu to use to counter or balance it; you only need to use equal power to cancel each other out.

"Let's go too."

Tatsuma spoke up, and Sento and Tenka nodded. Minato glanced at the maid lying on the ground, who had finally fallen asleep as the pain subsided, but he didn't say anything more and nodded to follow.

As they chased after them, keeping an eye on the changes in direction, Tatsuma suddenly frowned and said, "Yagura's goal is to get as close to the village as possible, perhaps to get reinforcements, or perhaps to let more people see Genmi's current appearance."

"Do we need help stopping them?"

After Tianfeng finished asking, Qiandou shook his head and said, "It's too late. I didn't expect the reinforcements to be..."

"Hahaha~ The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist? So you guys follow this madman too?"

(End of this chapter)