Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 113 Uchiha Itachi: I will save Konoha in my own way (5000 words)
In Fugaku's eyes, Sasuke Uchiha was never as good as Itachi Uchiha, whether in terms of talent, comprehension, or magnanimity... he was far inferior.

Previously, when Uchiha Ikezumi rejected Sasuke on the grounds that "Sasuke does not understand justice," Fugaku was both relieved and somewhat disappointed.

As expected, even Chi Quan thought Sasuke wasn't up to par. It seems Sasuke really isn't even one percent as good as Itachi.

But who would have thought...

Sasuke was suddenly enlightened by Izumi's rejection!

His usually dull comprehension suddenly became sharp, and he actually grasped one of the core tenets of [justice]!
this moment.

Fugaku had a terrible premonition, and it soon came true. Uchiha Ikezumi said, "Remember every word you just said, and never forget your current understanding of 'justice.' This ninja world should not be like this. The root of everything is the distorted and morbid ninja world, which has bred many horrifying evils."

"Absolute justice means eradicating all these evils one by one. For this, even at the cost of one's life, it is worthwhile. Uchiha Sasuke, you say you believe in justice, but do you have the resolve to pay the price with your life for justice? Do you have the resolve to shoulder the responsibilities and obligations required for justice?"

"Yes! Yes!" Sasuke answered Uchiha Ikezumi's two questions with two firm "Yes"s through gritted teeth.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "You can stay by my side from now on."

Amid Sasuke's ecstatic expression, Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "I hope your sense of justice will be well received in my eyes."

“…Score?” Sasuke was taken aback.

Does justice even have a score?!
Izumi chimed in, explaining, "Sasuke-kun, Izumi-senpai will evaluate your performance every moment. The maximum score is one thousand points. Only by achieving a perfect score can you be considered a passing grade of justice in his eyes."

"but……"

Izumi changed her tone and added, "If it's a negative score, Sasuke might lose his life, who knows?"

Sasuke: "!!!"

My life is in danger?!
"Meow, because in Lord Ikezumi's eyes, a negative score means that you chose to believe in justice, but you did something that violated justice. Betraying justice... has very serious consequences, meow."

Jiro jumped onto Sasuke's small shoulder, and his exaggerated weight almost made Sasuke fall to the ground.

Tachibana Jiro poked Sasuke's somewhat disheveled face with his cat paw.

It continued, "Once upon a time, there were two young guys from the Uchiha Police Force who became trainees under Lord Ikezumi. One of them was seen as a negative example of justice by Lord Ikezumi, and then Lord Ikezumi killed him with his own hands."

"Kid, if you're scared, you can still back out now. It's not too late to regret it."

Sasuke was indeed sweating profusely as he listened; this seemed even more serious than violating the Uchiha clan's rules.

but……

Sasuke's mind flashed with Itachi Uchiha's increasingly unfamiliar face, while the bloody scene of the massacre of the clan in the genjutsu also flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

He couldn't help but look at his father, whose stern face was full of resistance and hostility.

The other person seemed to be signaling to me with their eyes that I should reject them immediately.

My father doesn't want me to believe in [justice].

but……

If he doesn't find a way to become stronger, if he doesn't have the determination to change all of this, if he just quietly waits for the tragedy to happen like his father... that's not the future that Uchiha Sasuke wants to wait for!

Even a loser like Naruto Uzumaki wasn't afraid of being judged as "negative justice" in front of Izumi Uchiha.

How could I possibly be afraid!

He's a proud Uchiha!
"I...don't regret it!"

"I don't want to quit either!"

Sasuke forced himself not to meet his father's gaze, but when he looked away, he seemed to catch a glimpse of deep disappointment in his father's eyes.

……

"Fugaku, this is quite a show. The Uchiha clan, with their absolute justice, has truly found a new path for the Uchiha."

The voice came from Koharu Tsurugi, which sounded somewhat sarcastic.

This caused Fugaku's pupils to contract slightly.

"Advisor Koharu..." Just as Fugaku's heart tightened and he was about to offer some explanation, he saw that the other party had already turned and left with a dark and gloomy old face and his hands behind his back.

Mitokado Homura's voice rang out from the other side: "Koharu was just angered by Uchiha Ikezumi's behavior, but because the other party was indeed in the right, she couldn't refute him for the time being, so she was in a bad mood. You don't need to take her words to heart, Fugaku."

He raised his head slightly and said slowly to Fugaku, "I know that you have always been willing to stand on the side of Konoha, and you have always stood on the side of peace, right?"

Fugaku immediately said, "The Uchiha clan and Konoha should maintain the peace they deserve."

Mitokado patted him on the shoulder, said nothing more, and then left with Utatane Koharu.

Fugaku couldn't help but look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage.

However, it was discovered that the Hokage's focus was entirely on Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchūriki.

As the Jinchuriki moved closer to Uchiha Izumi.

Fugaku keenly noticed that the Hokage's expression darkened slightly.

……

"Tsk tsk... Asuma, does Konoha have some kind of grand 'party' tonight? This is really lively!"

Not far from Konoha Village.

The eleven guardian ninjas, who had traveled a long distance without rest, stood slightly out of breath on the treetops of different large trees.

The sarcastic voice belonged to "Kazuma," who continued with a mocking smile, "The fire looks pretty big. If the Hokage of Konoha were to perish in that sea of ​​fire, wouldn't that be quite a spectacle?"

Asma crushed a leaf between his fingers and gave Kazuma a cold glance.

After easing his physical fatigue, Asuma said in a deep voice, "All I know is that if you don't focus solely on Uchiha Izumi, you will die at his hands due to carelessness. Even Shimura Danzo, the leader of Konoha's Root, was defeated by him. Your arrogance could very well kill all of us."

"Asuma, you overestimate Uchiha Izumi."

A guardian ninja who advocated abolishing the Hokage of Konoha interjected, "Is it because your brother died at his hands, and your father, the Third Hokage, was too cowardly to lay a hand on the murderer of his son that you overestimate an extreme Uchiha?"

"No matter how powerful the 'Molten Beast' is, it's still alone. Even if we, the eleven elite Jonin of the Land of Fire, were combined, we might not even be a match for the Kage of a village. Should we avoid its advance?"

Asuma's forehead veins throbbed slightly; every word the other person spoke was stimulating his nerves, especially the matter concerning his older brother, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

But for the sake of the bigger picture, Asuma forced himself to endure it.

He said expressionlessly, "No matter what enemy a ninja faces, he must give it his all. The daimyo's orders are for you all to obey my commands and not to say anything you shouldn't."

"Rest for a while and recover before you wipe out that Uchiha parasite from the Land of Fire for the Daimyo."

"Tch!" Kazuma's eyes flashed with disdain when he heard Asuma bring up the name of the Land of Fire once again.

But he didn't say anything more.

……

The next day.

The news that Uchiha Ikezumi killed more than a dozen smugglers and traffickers of large quantities of illegal drugs, and that the Shimura clan attempted to assassinate Uchiha Ikezumi but was instead wiped out by him, swept through Konoha like a hurricane, shocking countless people.

"Uchiha Hayata, Uchiha Naoto, and Uchiha Masashi. They are all ninjas of our Uchiha clan. Just because they smuggled illegal drugs, that guy wants to kill them? Doesn't he have any concept of fellow clansmen?"

"I heard that not only three members of our Uchiha clan died because of this incident, but also ninjas from other clans. For example, the Utatane clan and the Mitokado clan."

"If I remember correctly, Uchiha Shunta is Elder Setsuna's grandson, right? He's a very annoying and arrogant guy."

"Tsk, the 'absolute justice' that is ruthless and only distinguishes right from wrong is actually not just a fabrication to fool people."

"I heard from the police that the explosion at the Uchiha compound last night was caused by the Shimura clan. Uchiha Ikezumi went to the Shimura clan alone and wiped them out."

"The Shimura clan? The Shimura Danzo clan? Good riddance! They stole the Sharingan from many of our clansmen!"

"I feel that Uchiha Ikezumi is much more assertive than the clan leader."

"..." The reaction within the Uchiha clan was the most intense. Some were dissatisfied with Uchiha Ikezumi's "indiscriminate killing" of his own clansmen; others expressed their approval of Uchiha Ikezumi's absolute justice; and still others couldn't help but compare Uchiha Ikezumi with Uchiha Fugaku.

Then they discovered that the Uchiha clan leader they had once elected was not even as good as a young man from the Uchiha clan!
The mere fact that the Shimura clan infiltrated the Uchiha base and planted a large number of explosive tags, causing considerable damage.

Did Fugaku Uchiha do anything about this?

Did he immediately go to the Shimura clan to demand an explanation?

Did he gather the entire Uchiha clan to surround the Shimura clan?

Fugaku Uchiha did nothing!
On the other hand, Uchiha Ikezumi, regardless of his purpose in annihilating the Shimura clan, at least accomplished his task.

I finally vented my pent-up anger.

This made many members of the Uchiha clan feel a sense of pride and vindication.

They, the Uchiha, have endured this for so many years.

They have been making concessions step by step for so many years.

Finally, we can stand up and fight back!

"Elder Setsuna, please lead us to join forces with Uchiha Ikezumi to impeach the cowardly Uchiha Fugaku!"

As a result, many radical Uchiha ninjas rushed to find Uchiha Setsuna, excitedly proclaiming, "Now, Uchiha Izumi possesses the most powerful individual combat force in our Uchiha clan, a force that even the Hokage of Konoha fears; and Elder Setsuna, you are the leader of the radical faction of our Uchiha clan. With just one order from you, we can launch a coup d'état against the Hokage throughout Konoha!"

"In this situation, Elder Setsuna, if you join forces with him, it will be a powerful alliance that can completely suppress Fugaku Uchiha's faction. At that time, the cowardly Uchiha clan will cease to exist, and a brand new Uchiha clan will stand at the top of Konoha."

"If absolute justice and radical will can be perfectly integrated, Fugaku Uchiha will not be able to make a ripple at all. All he can do is hand over the position of clan leader."

Uchiha Setsuna was very pleased with the resentment these radical young people harbored towards Uchiha Fugaku.
But their high regard for Uchiha Ikezumi caused Uchiha Setsuna's expression to darken.

them……

Don't you realize that my grandson was brutally murdered by Uchiha Ikezumi?!

“Elder Setsuna, Hayata’s death was due to his incompetence and mediocrity! If he had paid any attention to the current situation in Konoha, he wouldn’t have foolishly walked into Uchiha Izumi’s line of fire. Moreover, the fact that he kept so many prohibited drugs in the Uchiha compound is enough to prove that Uchiha Hayata had something wrong with his head.”

A radical young ninja suddenly said, "For the sake of the Uchiha clan's great cause, we should abandon such foolish clansmen."

"Elder Setsuna wouldn't be saddened by the death of such a fool, would he?"

Uchiha Setsuna: "..."

Before he could even speak, a radical ninja next to Uchiha Setsuna retorted, "Elder Setsuna's magnanimity is naturally no less than that of Uchiha Ikezumi! Uchiha Ikezumi killed his close relative Uchiha Kiwata for the sake of justice, so Elder Setsuna can naturally abandon his grandson for the greater cause of the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Setsuna: "???"

……

the other side.

"Father, why didn't you stop Sasuke?" Itachi stared intently into Fugaku's eyes and said, "The 'Absolute Justice' is on the opposite side of Konoha. If Sasuke chooses to believe in Izumi Uchiha's 'Absolute Justice,' his future will be completely ruined!"

Itachi Uchiha speculated that the reason his future self spared Sasuke's life was so that Sasuke could protect the fragile Konoha.

That's why he can't sit still anymore.

Sasuke, who was supposed to protect Konoha in the future, completely went astray once he joined the camp of "Absolute Justice"!

This was different from Itachi's expectations and plans.

As for why they are so certain that absolute justice is the opposite of Konoha?

This was Itachi's judgment based on observing Uchiha Izumi's behavior.

In his eyes, Uchiha Ikezumi's so-called "execution of justice" was to constantly weaken Konoha's power.

One ninja after another died tragically at his hands, and even the higher-ups of Konoha were affected by him.

The Shimura clan was brutally exterminated by Uchiha Ikezumi!
This kind of "justice" made Itachi Uchiha feel very resistant.

"Itachi, I'm confused." Fugaku sighed, opening his heart to his eldest son, and slowly said, "What is the right thing to do? You're doing it for Konoha, I'm doing it for balance, Izumi for justice, and Setsuna for seizing power..."

“After Sasuke returned home, I wanted to scold him. But your mother said that Sasuke’s choice was right. She said that Izumi’s justice could at least save most of the Uchiha.”

“Mikoto said—the more I try to maintain the balance between the two sides, the more unstable the scales become, and in the end I will please neither side; the more Setsuna tries to seize power, the more he will intensify the conflict and push the Uchiha into the abyss. As for you, your heart is with Konoha, and your fate has already been foretold.”

He briefly recounted what his wife had said the previous night.

A look of unprecedented complexity and bewilderment flashed across Fugaku's eyes.

Even your closest family members don't support the path you've chosen, but instead support an outsider...

This was something Fugaku never expected.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha said expressionlessly, "Father, Mother is too narrow-minded. She has never personally experienced the complexity of the situation. She is, after all, just a woman. Her vision is too narrow and short-sighted. As a result, she naively believed that Uchiha Ikezumi's so-called absolute justice was the way out for the Uchiha clan in the future."

"She shouldn't have allowed Sasuke to go down the wrong path, and Father's people shouldn't have been confused by her words. How could she possibly see all this when she's never made any decisions herself?"

At this point, Itachi Uchiha paused, his expression unchanged: "Father, you've used up your chance."

Fugaku paused, then suddenly remembered something.

But Itachi Uchiha continued, "Last time, I said I wanted to use my own methods to deal with the increasingly dangerous and uncontrollable Uchiha clan. But Father said he would give you another chance to try."

“Now, Father’s attempt has failed.” Itachi Uchiha said slowly, “I will not let the Uchiha clan get out of control, and I will not let it harm Konoha.”

He stared into Fugaku's eyes, which had already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Itachi asked, "Are you trying to stop me, Father? I remember you said that no matter what decision I make, you will be proud of me."

Fugaku's Mangekyou Sharingan gradually calmed down.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Until he watched helplessly as Itachi Uchiha left.

Fugaku still did not intervene to stop his eldest son.

……

“Is it just my imagination… I feel like the ordinary people in the village don’t have as much of a problem with him as they used to. Or rather…” Kakashi muttered to himself, “Some of the misunderstandings that were spread have been cleared up, and they are gradually realizing that as long as they don’t do anything evil, they will basically not be targeted by Uchiha Ike Izumi.”

"In fact, they seem to realize that Uchiha Ikezumi is helping them eliminate criminals in Konoha one by one. At least, we hear less and less about things like theft and fraud."

While Naruto was still studying at the Ninja Academy, Kakashi was in a state of idleness.

He had only strolled around Konoha casually when he heard everyone in the village talking about Uchiha Izumi.

Unlike before, when he heard people talking about Uchiha Ikezumi, he was usually very afraid and hesitant to speak, afraid that Uchiha Ikezumi would hear him.

Now, on the contrary, they are discussing it openly and enthusiastically.

"His power is changing the very foundation of Konoha."

Just as Kakashi was feeling somewhat emotional, a sudden slap landed on his back.

"Pfft! Cough cough! Cough cough cough!!" Caught off guard, Kakashi bent over and coughed violently.

He raised his listless, dead-fish eyes and stared speechlessly at the pair of strikingly thick eyebrows in front of him, unaware that the other person suddenly grinned, revealing two rows of large, white teeth.

"Kakashi! I'm back!!!" Might Guy gave Kakashi a thumbs up.

what……

A troublesome guy has returned.

……

……

(End of this chapter)