I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 434: Meeting the wrong person and misjudging character are the best ways to console yourself after missing out on the right one.

Genmi watched as these "juniors," whom he had personally trained and who had received seven ninja swords from his friend Hozuki Gengetsu, rushed over and faced him with swords drawn. He suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.

He transferred his friend's assets to his enemy, ha!

Genmi turned his head and glanced at "Takasugi Shinsuke" who had landed on a branch of a large tree behind him. If he were his friend, he would not have died at the hands of this young man if he still had even one ninja sword.

Perhaps his friend has already captured him, given him proper guidance, and made him a Kirigakure successor who would be of great help to the village?

But it was too late, everything was too late.

Yagura, panting, stood up, straightened his clothes, and resumed his usual composed gentlemanly demeanor. He lightly waved his cane and said, "Genmi, a bloodline limit ninja, the rogue ninja Takasugi Shinsuke, who has mastered the bloodline limit of steam."

Among his henchmen, Kamui, whose body was wrapped in bandages, had transplanted the Byakugan from Konoha. The remaining Katsura Kotaro and that troublemaker might also have unknown bloodline limits.

Furthermore, I can determine that they have mastered the methods of transplanting and cultivating bloodline limits; they must be killed here!

"You're the troublemaker! I have a name too, my name is Kondo Konoe! Yes, that's my name!"

Before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen could react, Tenka said with displeasure, but ignored him and silently memorized the fake name. After all, the person from the Land of Water didn't know that Takasugi Shinsuke and the others were all using fake names.

Genmi looked at the increasingly murderous aura emanating from the people before him and said sarcastically, "You are all rogue ninja from Kirigakure. Are there any others? Let me see which other guys in the village can't hold back anymore!"

Yagura didn't speak. Suddenly, Tatsuma sat down on the branch, swinging his legs in the air. He took out a pipe from his pocket, while his other hand slowly kneaded a wad of tobacco.

Tatsuma doesn't smoke, but he'd watched the whole pipe-smoking routine countless times in the Hokage's office. Now, imitating it, he exuded a relaxed, leisurely air, like someone finishing a busy afternoon. He began:

"You can't possibly count them all, Lord Genmi. There are at least three thousand rogue ninja."

How many ninjas does a ninja village have? Even the five great nations only have around 20,000 ninjas in service, and half or more of them are either on missions or stationed in other towns.

In a village, the number of ninjas on duty is less than 10,000. Among them, a considerable number are ninjas with fixed posts, and even fewer can be mobilized outside the village at any time.

Moreover, under Kirigakure's selection system, the number of ninjas was already smaller than that of the ninja villages of the other four great nations, and the losses from the suppression of rogue ninjas two years ago only made it smaller.

These three thousand were almost half the number of ninjas in Kirigakure. Genmi, as the Mizukage, naturally understood this, and his face turned extremely gloomy when he heard Tatsuma say this.

The fact that Yagura's single signal flare could rally so many people can only mean that Yagura's rebellious intentions were not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something he had been planning for a long time.

Genmi looked at Tatsuma and said, "There are many internal affairs in Kirigakure today. Unrelated personnel, please leave."

Tatsuma raised an eyebrow in surprise, his expression becoming quite interesting, though it was hidden by his mask and not seen by anyone else.

The fact that Genmi, the Mizukage, would allow these extremely dangerous rogue ninja, some of whom were ranked S-rank, to escape was unbelievable not only to Tatsuma but also to Yagura, whose expression changed and who angrily rebuked him:

"Xuanmi, you have indeed completely betrayed the Blood Mist Village, actually protecting such a sinner!"

Tatsuma tucked the pipe back into his pocket, the tobacco in his other hand crumpling and scattering. He had no intention of smoking; he was just pretending. With his hands on either side of his body, he said casually:

"I apologize, Mizukage, but I cannot comply. After all... I am a rogue ninja from Kirigakure."

Genmi's sense of absurdity grew stronger as he watched the people he had raised choose to betray him, while those who had "betrayed" the village now chose to fight alongside him.

Hardship, regret, and sighs.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of these thoughts, he asked, "Takasugi Shinsuke, do you know what kind of decision you've made?"

"Hmph! It's just five people facing three thousand rotting zombies. This isn't even a desperate situation."

Chenma stood up, the tree branches swaying slightly, adding a touch of childlike lightness to the tense and murderous atmosphere.

Genmi narrowed his eyes. Based on his experience, he judged that Tatsuma wasn't just being stubborn. He had encountered far worse situations. Could this be the real reason for his disappointment with Kirigakure?

So why fight alongside yourself now? Is it because you've seen hope again?

However, the most important thing right now is the people in front of him, as well as the three thousand Mist Ninja who are on their way. Thinking of this, Genmi narrowed his eyes and took out a scroll.

The reel was torn open, and dozens of signal flares were launched into the sky at the same time. Yagura tried to intercept them, but the signal flares seemed to be out of control, constantly darting around, and their trajectories were impossible to predict.

Although most were intercepted, a few still managed to break through the blockade and soar into the sky to bloom.

Yagura snorted and said, "Even if you choose to ask for help, so what? If the other people in the village see your current ugliness, they will also choose to be your enemy!"

Why...why not die with dignity? Why insist on dying in the most wretched state, until you bear an indelible stain of guilt?!

"I am the Mizukage of Kirigakure. Kirigakure is a product of my will, and the Village of Blood Mist is also a manifestation of my beliefs. Whatever I think, that's what the village will be like. As for the so-called crimes, they are all things that I have given to others."

And you are not qualified.

After Xuanmi finished speaking, he began to form hand seals. Because he was worried about the recurrence of the blood disease and rejection, he did not use the Corpse Bone Pulse. After all, it was not yet time to run out of supplies and fight to the death.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

After completing the hand seals, Genmi spewed a jet of water into the air, which quickly gathered into a huge ball of water. The water poured down, rushing towards Yagura and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

This technique has a very large range, and when used by Genmi, the Water Shadow, it is also extremely fast, making it a difficult technique to dodge.

Yagura frowned. The Water Mirror Technique couldn't reflect the entire Great Waterfall Technique at all. Just as he was about to use other techniques to counter it, the wielder of the blunt sword Kabuto, Tobikusa no Yato, swung his arms and said:

"I'll do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed the axe into the ground, then swung the giant hammer at the other end of the axe with both hands, striking it hard against the back of the axe.

"Boom! Rumble~ Buzz~"

The ground cracked open, and he flashed to the first level. A canyon appeared, and a huge amount of water rushed into the canyon, which neutralized Xuanmi's attack.

At this moment, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist also sprang into action. Kushimaru Kurihara, the wielder of the longsword Sewing Needle, and Raiga Kurosuki, the wielder of the Raiga Raito, were the fastest, rushing towards Minato on the ground below Tatsuma.

Minato narrowed his eyes, pulled out a kunai. These two Mist Ninja wanted to test his speed? Well then, let's see how his training went!

The wielders of the Twin Blades Hiramekarei and the wielder of the Blunt Blade Kabuto charged toward Sento. Sento tugged at the bandage on his face, exposing his eyes, mouth, and nose.

Although closing his eyes didn't prevent him from seeing his surroundings clearly, he still preferred to keep them open, especially since his body needed a lot of oxygen during a fight, and having the gauze blocking his vision would affect his performance.

As for the secret of the eyes, even the artist Tatsuma himself couldn't draw the sealing technique a second time. He even felt that he had encountered a highly difficult sealing technique. To others, it would only seem complicated and profound.

The user of the Exploding Blade Spray, Muli Jinpachi, headed towards the troublesome Tenfeng. Tenfeng narrowed his eyes. The explosion of the Exploding Blade was, to put it bluntly, a kind of fire jutsu application. Unfortunately, his fire jutsu was very strong!

The user of Samehada, Suigetsu Hozuki, and the user of Kubikiriboku, the broken sword, rushed towards Tatsuma in the tree.

Yagura also crossed the canyon and took the initiative to approach Genmi. He didn't want to fight in close combat, but rather because he really couldn't do anything to Genmi at a distance and could even be easily countered. Therefore, if he wanted to defeat Genmi, he had to at least hold him off, so he had to find a suitable distance that suited his own strengths.

Tatsuma looked at Suigetsu Hobutaki, whose round body was completely at odds with his incredible speed, and his chakra surged.

Suigetsu Hozuki felt a strange sense of unease, not in his heart, but in his hands. His large sword, Samehada, seemed to be warning him of something, but it was too late.

The Suigetsu Hozuki, who had already reached Tatsuma, could only swing his Samehada sword and smash it down at Tatsuma. Meanwhile, Juzo Biwa teleported behind Tatsuma, brandishing his Executioner's Blade, intending to cut Tatsuma in half at the waist.

Tatsuma started with a White Crane Spreads Wings move, his stance not changing much, except that he spread his arms outwards, his right hand blocking Samehada, and his left hand grabbing at the blade of the Executioner's Blade.

"court death!"

The same thought flashed through the minds of both Suigetsu Hobutsuki and Hibiki Juzo.

But in the next instant, the three of them, using Tatsuma's legs as a fulcrum, were suspended high on a tree branch. The branch, which would have swayed precariously if Tatsuma had stood up by himself, did not break at this moment.

"What kind of damned power is this?!"

Looking at Tatsuma, whose mask was shrouded in wisps of white mist, Suigetsu Hozuki's narrowed eyes revealed great shock.

Having only recently acquired the [Unparalleled Strength] and [Samadhi Fire], Tatsuma hadn't yet developed these two talents; however, this bloodline limit-like power already possessed immense strength.

Tatsuma doesn't need to develop the Boil Release brought by [Super Strength] to easily utilize the special properties of Boil Release chakra to activate his body and unleash extremely strong power.

During this period of familiarization, Tatsuma also understood how much Boil Release chakra his body could probably withstand.

"Your incense fireworks are not bad either. Although they are not as dazzling as the Jade Sticks, they are enough to serve as entertainment before the festival begins."

(End of this chapter)