Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 117 Shakes Konoha! The Third Hokage Nearly Loses His Lineage! (Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)
With great difficulty, Kakashi looked away from Uchiha Ikezumi and couldn't help but gaze at the devastated scene before him.

What he saw was a vast area filled with flowing lava, like a lava pool in a volcano, with billowing smoke rising continuously. All around him, flames were burning fiercely, and the high temperature made Kakashi feel uncomfortable.

One after another, countless large pits came into view, some so large that they were difficult to measure with the naked eye, while others were bottomless.

The trees in this area have been completely destroyed, and if someone looked down from above, they would definitely see that it is completely bare.

The corpses lying on the ground were all severely mutilated.

Some were reduced to their upper bodies, some to just their heads, some were charred, and some had a large hole in their chests.

"Ho...ho..."

The faint panting immediately caught Kakashi's attention. When he looked in that direction, he was shocked to see that there was actually a survivor still being kept alive by Uchiha Izumi!

The survivor appeared to be breathing more and less, with his limbs contorted and countless bones broken inside his body.

Kakashi felt that if this person didn't receive emergency treatment, he probably wouldn't live for more than a minute.

Moreover, only professional medical ninjas can provide treatment.

It seems...

There is no hope.

At this moment, even Matt Kai next to him turned serious.

"Kakashi, look there..." Might Guy's sudden words startled Kakashi: "Look at the lower half of the corpse's waist."

Kakashi looked closely at Might Guy's description.

Even the pupil of that three-tomoe Sharingan contracted.

Then he saw that the corpse, through which Uchiha Izumi had pierced the chest with one hand, had a piece of cloth tied around its waist, with the character "fire" embroidered on it, which looked particularly glaring in Kakashi's eyes.

"This is..." Kakashi gasped.

Might Guy grunted in agreement, abandoning his usual youthful enthusiasm, and said in a serious, deep voice, "This is the Fire Country's loincloth. Only ninjas qualified to wear this loincloth..."

Might Guy paused for a moment, then dropped a bombshell: "It can only be the Twelve Guardian Ninjas who serve the Daimyo of the Land of Fire!"

Just as Might Guy finished speaking, Uchiha Ikezumi slowly withdrew his right arm and collapsed onto the corpse that had been pierced through his chest.

The enormous, wounded ninja cat Tachibana Jiro also shrank rapidly, as if deflated.

After shrinking to the size of a normal ninja cat, Tachibana Jiro kicked a mangled corpse with his hind legs, grimacing and cursing in pain: "It hurts so much, meow! You're the one who used Fire Release on my bell! You're so despicable, killing you with one bite would have been too easy for you, you bastard!"

"Meow! Thank goodness I managed to put out the fire by sitting down on the ground in time. You lackey of the Fire Country daimyo, you died too easily. Ouch! It still hurts! It hurts so much, meow!!!"

Kakashi: "..."

Might Guy: “…”

The grumbling and nearly neutering of the stoic cat seemed to severely disrupt the somber and tense atmosphere.

The phrase "the daimyo's lackey" immediately convinced the two of them that these corpses were the Twelve Guardian Ninja!
"One, two... five, six..." Kakashi silently counted the mutilated corpses, cold sweat pouring down his face.

Although he didn't count eleven corpses, he figured it was possible that some ninjas had been vaporized by the high temperature of the magma.

Those unfortunate souls didn't even deserve to leave behind their mutilated corpses.

The Twelve Guardian Ninjas of the Land of Fire's Daimyo...

It's highly likely they've been completely wiped out!
……

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh... A rustling sound suddenly came, and when Kakashi turned around, he saw one ANBU ninja after another finally arriving.

"Captain Kakashi?" One of Kakashi's subordinates immediately noticed Kakashi's extremely distinctive hair color.

He glanced at the devastation before him, shocked, and couldn't help but walk over to Kakashi, asking, "Captain, what's going on here? What happened to those corpses?"

"I don't know what's going on."

Kakashi shook his head with a complicated expression: "All I know is that those corpses are most likely the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Land of Fire's Daimyo."

All the ANBU ninjas: "!!!"

Kakashi didn't lower his voice, and all the Anbu ninjas heard him.

One of them immediately stepped forward to examine a mutilated corpse.

Upon seeing the corpse's face, the ANBU ninja couldn't help but exclaim, "It's Saito, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, an elite Jonin!"

On the other side, another ANBU ninja exclaimed in shock, "The corpse over here looks like 'Dongmao,' one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja!"

All horrified gazes were focused on Uchiha Ikezumi.

They had been observing the situation from a distance and were aware that Uchiha Izumi was fighting a group of unknown ninjas.

But who would have thought that these unknown ninjas were the Twelve Guardian Ninjas!

and……

In this short period of time, all twelve guardian ninjas, all of whom were elite Jonin, died at the hands of Uchiha Izumi!
They turned into one gruesome corpse after another!

"There's no need to stare at me like that." The magma flowing around Uchiha Izumi had slowly receded, and he stood before the group with only a slightly dirty hem and slightly messy hair.

He said indifferently, without any expression, "The moment they decided to ambush me here with malicious intent, they had already fallen into the abyss of evil and were destined to be wiped out by [absolute justice]."

All the ANBU ninjas: "!!!"

This is all because Uchiha Ikezumi's words contained a great deal of information.

Doesn't that mean the Twelve Guardian Ninjas inexplicably set up an ambush outside Konoha, waiting for Uchiha Ikezumi to appear, and attempting to kill her?!
However... they were instead killed by Uchiha Ikezumi!
A group of elite Jonin from the Land of Fire, hidden in the shadows, failed to ambush Uchiha Ikezumi, who was standing in the open!

"and many more!"

Suddenly, one of the ANBU ninjas snapped out of his daze, his expression beneath the mask becoming incredibly complex, his emotions fluctuating wildly. He couldn't help but ask Uchiha Ikezumi in shock, "One of the Twelve Guardian Ninja is named Sarutobi Asuma! Did he... participate in this ambush against you?!"

“Yes.” Uchiha Ikezumi said frankly, “He was even the mastermind. If you want to examine the body, you can go over there and look for it.”

It was as if he had killed just an ordinary villain, not the second son of the Third Hokage.

All the Anbu ninjas: "..."

At this moment, it wasn't just Kakashi who was sweating profusely; all the Anbu ninjas present were sweating profusely!

"Sarutobi Asuma, how come this person shares the same surname as the Hokage?"

Matt Kai stroked his chin, frowning as he pondered.

"...He is the Hokage's second son." Kakashi's quiet voice reached Might Guy's ears.

"Oh!...Hmm? Hmm!?"

Matt Kai's eyes widened.

……

Inside the Hokage Building.

"Hiruzen, it seems to be over." Koharu Utatane also did not personally go to the outside of Konoha Village to check the situation.

She stood beside Hiruzen Sarutobi, gazing at the dissipating smoke and dust in the distance, and said, "It started hastily and ended quickly, but we don't know what the casualties will be."

Koharu Utatane sighed in a mocking tone, "Although I don't particularly like young people with extreme personalities like Izumi Uchiha, because these young people here simply don't listen to any advice and only act according to their own ideas. Little do they know that some of their actions are just causing trouble for Konoha."

"but……"

"Ultimately, Uchiha Ikezumi is also a member of Konoha Village, and I still don't want anything to happen to him. Konoha Village cannot afford to lose such a powerful ninja."

Koharu Utatane's "nice words" sounded somewhat fake to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice with a solemn expression, "We'll know the specifics once the Anbu ninjas return."

Apart from that, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say anything more.

because……

Even he didn't know why, but when the commotion in the distance subsided, he didn't breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, the ominous premonition in his heart began to intensify, to the point that Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a palpitation of unease.

"I have a feeling something's wrong..." Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing at the top of the Hokage Building, rested one hand on the wooden railing in front of him.

The unease in his heart made him unconsciously tighten his grip slightly.

The wooden railings creaked under the weight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat agitated and restless, unable to calm his mind.

……

On the rooftop of a building somewhere in Konoha.

"Looks like nothing's happening?!" A female ninja turned her gaze away from the distance and said with a grin to her companion, "Hong, by the way, did your childhood friend come back again these past few days? I saw you meeting with him before. So? He didn't confess to you yet?!"

Even now, Kurenai Yuhi, still a special Jonin, is gazing curiously into the distance.

Hearing her companion's teasing, her pretty face tightened, and she quickly said, "What confession? Konoha Village isn't that big, and he's not the only boy I've grown up with."

The female ninja clicked her tongue and said, "You're almost twenty-two and still haven't found a boyfriend? I think that Sarutobi Asuma is pretty good; he's the Hokage's son!"

"Besides, you two met privately before, so it must have been him who contacted you, right? Could it be that he has no feelings for you? That's impossible!"

Xi Ri Hong frowned slightly and did not respond.

Sarutobi Asuma had indeed approached her privately before, and she was shocked, thinking he was really going to confess his feelings. She had even come up with several excuses to politely decline. This was because Kurenai believed she shouldn't be burdened by romantic feelings before becoming a Konoha Jonin.

The other party just came over and said a few inexplicable things.

"—Red, I'm going to do something that many people don't dare to do. If I succeed... Konoha will be rid of one of those termites that have already riddled Konoha with holes."

"The old man doesn't know what I want to do yet, but he'll definitely understand me once he does. I hope you can understand me too."

"Phew! To be honest, I wasn't that nervous at first. But after I went back to the village and gathered some intelligence, I found myself getting nervous. But there's no turning back once the arrow is released; once a decision is made, it must be carried out wholeheartedly."

"I'll ask you out again tomorrow, at the same place. You won't refuse, will you?"

After some strange words from Asuma flashed through his mind...

Kurenai Yuhi took a slow, deep breath.

I have a feeling that something bad has happened.

……

"I hope Professor Ikezumi will be alright?"

Naruto's face was full of worry because before Izumi left, she had told Naruto and Sasuke, "It seems that Izumi-senpai is fighting with the enemy. I'm going to support her outside the village! Naruto, Sasuke, you two stay in the Ninja Academy and don't move around."

The bruise on Sasuke's neck hadn't faded yet, but he said confidently, "Ikezumi-sensei is very strong!"

That's the man Mother wanted to entrust her son to! That's the man even Father, the head of the Uchiha clan, couldn't control!
and.

Sasuke felt that Itachi Uchiha's retreat was not only due to Naruto's outburst and obstruction, but also because he sensed that Izumi-sensei might also be coming!

That is to say...

That was a man even Itachi Uchiha feared!
Sasuke firmly believed that Uchiha Ikezumi would be safe.

……

Inside the Uchiha clan's compound.

"Lord Setsuna, the commotion has stopped. If we go out of the village to check the situation now, we shouldn't be stopped by the higher-ups' lackeys, right?" a young radical Uchiha said anxiously.

What if that brat Uchiha Izumi and the people who ambushed him fought to the death, and what if he is currently in a state of serious injury?

In this situation, if we immediately leave the village to check the situation...

Couldn't that possibly save that extreme brat?

That's absolutely unacceptable!

Uchiha Setsuna's old face tightened as he said, "Before we get there, the Anbu ninjas will probably have already been there. And with such a commotion outside the village, if the Uchiha clan members were there, what do you think the higher-ups would think?"

"Don't forget our ultimate plan! Before the coup plan has been fully implemented, any unforeseen actions will make the coup plan uncertain."

"At this time, what's needed is to remain still and let the higher-ups lower their guard, rather than making them more wary of the Uchiha!"

Uchiha Setsuna's words forced the group of radical young people behind him to grit their teeth and suppress their urges.

"Damn those higher-ups!" a young Uchiha ninja exclaimed. "If they hadn't discriminated against and isolated our Uchiha clan, we wouldn't be so powerless!"

After feeling the righteous indignation of these radical young people.

Uchiha Setsuna breathed a sigh of relief.

At least... even under the influence of Uchiha Ikezumi's "absolute justice," they still did not give up their determination to launch a coup.

That means there's still hope for the Uchiha clan!

And the one who will save the Uchiha clan will be Uchiha Setsuna!

……

Outside the leaves.

The ANBU ninjas finally found Sarutobi Asuma's body.

When they saw Asuma covered in blood with a huge charred hole in his chest, all the ANBU ninjas fell silent.

Although the Hokage's second son rarely stays in Konoha.

But they couldn't possibly not recognize Asma's face.

This……

Ever since Anbu Captain-Commander Sarutobi Shinnosuke was killed by Uchiha Ikezumi under the pretext of "executing justice," Sarutobi Asuma seems to be the Hokage's only son. But this only son also died at the hands of Uchiha Ikezumi today.

The Anbu ninjas found it hard to imagine what the Hokage's reaction would be if he found out about this.
For the Hokage, who is also a father...

That seems a bit too cruel, doesn't it?
Logically, what these Anbu ninjas should have done was to immediately capture Uchiha Ikezumi and hand her over to the Hokage—however, they only had a reason to do so because Uchiha Ikezumi had committed a crime.

The problem is, Asuma is currently in the most unreasonable position!
He led the Twelve Guardian Ninja to ambush Uchiha Ikezumi outside Konoha Village, which is tantamount to colluding with outsiders to try to assassinate his own comrades from the same village without any reason!

This kind of behavior is even worse than that of the Shimura clan.

Uchiha Ikezumi had at least a "just" reason for killing people, a reason that even the Hokage acknowledged, and he did so openly and honestly.

The Yamanaka clan would also cooperate with him in searching the deceased's criminal record before death...

But what reason did Sarutobi Asuma have? Was it to avenge his brother?

The problem is that his brother has already been classified as a criminal.

That reason is completely untenable!

Just as the ANBU ninjas were trying to find a way to excuse Asuma's despicable behavior, but couldn't find any way to do so, they suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the side.

They all turned their gazes in that direction.

Suddenly, a girl dressed as a member of the Uchiha police force emerged from the dense forest, followed by a large group of ninja cats.

"Senior Chi Quan!"

"Lord Chiquan!"

The girl and the ninja cats spoke almost in unison, which immediately made the ANBU ninjas recognize her—Uchiha Izumi, the little follower who had been following Uchiha Izumi around recently!
Upon seeing that Uchiha Ike was unharmed, Izumi breathed a sigh of relief, her tense face relaxing slightly. However, when she saw the battered and bruised Tachibana Jiro, her heart leaped into her throat, as if she could already sense just how intense the battle had been.

This was also the first time she had ever seen Tachibana Jiro in such a disheveled state.

"Lord Tachibana Jiro!" The ninja cats either spoke in human language or meowed anxiously as they hurriedly surrounded Tachibana Jiro.

"Stop yelling, meow!" Tachibana Jiro shoved away a young ninja cat that pounced on him with one paw, rolled his eyes and said, "Don't touch my wounds, you brats, it hurts!"

The devastation and ruin all around her filled her with dread.

Just as the girl hesitated, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back, Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly, "I killed eleven villains who tried to wield their evil blades against [Absolute Justice]."

really……

He always wore his thoughts on his sleeve, and couldn't hide them from Senior Chi Quan.

"I'm sorry, senior, I'm late." Quan pursed his lips and sincerely apologized with great self-reproach: "If I had come earlier, I might have been able to fight alongside you."

"You overestimate yourself," Uchiha Ikezumi said expressionlessly. "Your [justice] is still very weak."

As always, he says whatever comes to mind!

Quan's face showed a hint of embarrassment, but it was indeed the case.

Uchiha Ikezumi continued, "Go back. What you need to do is uphold absolute justice in Konoha, not run outside." With that, Uchiha Ikezumi turned to leave, a move that surprised the group of Anbu ninjas.

Many of the ANBU ninjas wore incredulous expressions behind their masks, all thinking the same thing: Did Uchiha Izumi still not realize that killing Sarutobi Asuma was a matter of utmost importance?!
One of the ANBU ninjas couldn't help but say, "Uchiha Izumi, shouldn't you stay and give the Hokage an explanation? You killed one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja! This was the Hokage's second son! This was an elite Jonin of Konoha!"

spring:"!!!"

and many more……

I think I've heard some incredible information.

The unknown enemy who ambushed the senior is the Hokage's second son?

what? !

Uchiha Ikezumi paused, glanced back at him, and said, "Send the body to the Yamanaka clan, and they will give the Third Hokage a reasonable explanation. If he does not accept the Yamanaka clan's explanation, he can come and question me in person after I return to the village."

Tachibana Jiro licked the wound on his paw, pushed through a group of ninja cats, and limped behind Uchiha Ikezumi.

It turned around with a disdainful look and said, "The Third Hokage sent Lord Ikezumi out of the village on an S-rank ninja mission, and coincidentally, his son was outside the village leading a group to ambush us. What a 'coincidence,' meow!"

"Why don't we let him give Lord Chiquan a reasonable explanation first? If he can't give a reasonable explanation, does that mean he was also involved in this ambush of Lord Chiquan?"

"If that's the case, does it mean that the Third Hokage of Konoha attempted to assassinate ninjas from his own village?"

Uchiha Ikezumi and Tachibana Jiro's words left the group of Anbu ninjas speechless.

after all……

They also felt it was too much of a coincidence, as if everything had been arranged.

Perhaps even the "late arrival" of this group of ANBU ninjas was part of a scheme.

So……

Was the Hokage really involved?!
Watching helplessly as the "murderer" who killed the Hokage's second son walked further and further away, in the end... not a single ANBU ninja went up to stop Uchiha Ikezumi.

When Matt Kai was somewhat eager to try.

But Kakashi reached out and pulled her.

Kakashi shook his head slightly: "This is not something we should get involved in."

He paused, watching Uchiha Ikezumi's figure gradually disappear, and said in a complicated tone, "All we need to do is bring Asuma's body back to the village and then inform the Hokage."

“Uchiha Izumi…” Kakashi took a slow, deep breath: “He would never kill someone without a reason.”

Sarutobi Asuma may have deserved to die—Kakashi ultimately didn't say those last words.

But Matt Kai understood what was left unsaid.

Kai fell silent.

The group of ANBU ninjas looked at each other, and finally decided to extinguish the raging flames in the dense forest and the lava flowing on the ground first, so as to prevent the fire from spreading to Konoha.

Finally, they silently gathered up the mutilated corpses on the ground.

Some of the ANBU ninja were responsible for putting out the fire, while others were responsible for bringing the bodies back to Konoha.

Kakashi and Might Guy also returned to the village without saying a word.

“In other words…” Although she had only heard a few snippets of information, Izumi had already guessed quite a bit. She murmured to herself, “It was the Hokage’s second son who led a group to ambush Senior Izumi, but unexpectedly, Senior Izumi turned the tables and killed them all. He was the mastermind behind this assassination and ambush, and it was only right that he was killed, because his actions had placed him on the side of evil.”

"However, if these inside stories are not revealed, many people in the village will likely misunderstand that Senior Ikezumi killed the Hokage's second son without cause. It is highly likely that they will once again misunderstand Senior Ikezumi's 'absolute justice.' It is even very possible that some people with ulterior motives will distort public opinion!"

The girl lowered her voice, making sure the group of ANBU ninjas who were putting out the fire in the distance heard her earnestly say to a group of ninja cats, "We need to help our senior spread the inside story of this matter."

"Before those with ulterior motives deliberately instigate negative public opinion against Senior Chi Quan, before everyone in the village misunderstands Senior Chi Quan... let them know the truth!"

Quan believed that this was necessary, as long as they occupied the moral high ground in terms of justice.

Then the Hokage would have no reason to attack Senior Ikezumi.

After all, considering the cause, process, and outcome of this matter.

The Hokage's second son is in the wrong.

Senior Chi Quan is the most righteous and impeccable one!
……

Not long after.

After returning to the village, Kakashi thought about it for a while, then took the initiative to go to the Hokage Building and immediately found Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Kakashi Hatake, you left the village just now, right?" Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Tsubaki Utatane spoke up. Sniffing the faint sulfurous scent on Kakashi, she asked with a stern face, "What exactly happened outside? Who ambushed Uchiha Ikezumi outside the village?"

With an increasingly strong sense of foreboding, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but turn his gaze to Kakashi.

Although Kakashi's black mask covered half of his face, Hiruzen Sarutobi still keenly noticed the strange look in his listless eyes with drooping eyelids.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skipped a beat.

He also said, "Kakashi, just say what you want to say."

"call……"

Kakashi exhaled a breath of stale air. After a couple of seconds of mental preparation, he dropped a bombshell and said, "Hokage-sama, it was indeed Uchiha Ikezumi who was ambushed by the enemy. The enemy consisted of elite Jonin, numbering around eleven."

"them……"

"They are the guards of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, the famous 'Twelve Guardian Ninja'." He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose eyes were gradually becoming vacant, and continued, "Among them is your second son, Asuma Sarutobi, Hokage-sama!"

As Hiruzen Sarutobi's dazed eyes gradually widened, Kakashi's voice rang out once more: "Hokage-sama, Asuma Sarutobi has already paid the price for his act of attacking and killing a fellow villager."

Kakashi tried to phrase the word "death" in a slightly more subtle way so that the Hokage wouldn't be too shocked.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he vaguely realized that his statement might have been biased towards Uchiha Ikezumi.

but……

Upon careful reflection, what I said doesn't seem wrong, because it's the truth!

Kakashi suddenly noticed that the atmosphere had become eerily silent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, frozen in place.

Koharu Utatane looked on in astonishment, then turned her concerned gaze toward Hiruzen Sarutobi with great worry.

This silence lasted for an unknown period of time...

Kakashi keenly noticed that the Hokage's breathing had become rapid, his aged eyes were trembling, his face was turning an unnatural red, his lips were slightly bluish, and he was staggering uncontrollably.

Kakashi reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to help Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He heard the Hokage's rapid breathing, which sounded as rough as a bellows.

He also heard the Hokage repeatedly muttering a name: "Asuma... Asuma..."

"Hiruzen..." Koharu Utatane, standing to the side, wanted to offer some comfort with a complicated expression, but then suddenly froze: "Hiruzen?"

Kakashi suddenly noticed that Hiruzen Sarutobi, whom he was supporting, had collapsed as if all his strength had been drained.

Kakashi's eyes widened slightly: "Hokage-sama?"

He was shocked to discover that the Third Hokage, overwhelmed by a mixture of grief and rage, had actually fainted on the spot!

……

When Izumi and the group of ninja cats returned to Konoha, thanks to the deliberate spread of information by the ninja cats, many people who were very interested in what was happening outside the village knew what had happened.

Before the Anbu could even suppress the news, the message that "[the Hokage's second son, along with the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, attempted to assassinate fellow villager Uchiha Ikezumi, but was instead killed by Ikezumi" spread like wildfire throughout Konoha!

At first, many people didn't quite believe it, but as more and more people spread the word, and the more convincingly it became...

The entire village of Konoha was shaken by this news!

……

Within the Hyuga clan.

"The Hokage's second son... I remember his name is Sarutobi Asuma, right?"

Hiashi Hyuga took a deep breath, and even his naturally expressionless face couldn't help but show a flicker of emotion.

"The Hokage's eldest and second sons died one after another at the hands of Uchiha Ikezumi. Regardless of the reasons or who was right or wrong, can the Hokage truly continue to tolerate Uchiha Ikezumi after suffering the pain of losing his sons so many times?"

If Hiashi Hyuga had put himself in the Third Hokage's shoes, he might have already wanted to kill Izumi Uchiha!
At the same time, Hiashi Hyuga couldn't help but admire Uchiha Ikezumi's "absolute justice"—it was no joke.

When the Hokage's eldest son fell into the abyss of evil, Uchiha Ikezumi was willing to bear the infamy of killing his master in order to cleanse the evil.

Even after the Hokage's second son fell into sin, Uchiha Ikezumi still made the same choice as before.

He will not compromise his absolute justice because of the other party's identity.

"If it were anyone else, they probably would have spared Sarutobi Asuma's life at the last minute because of his identity... They might even have pretended that the assassination never happened. If it were me, I probably would have made the same decision..."

Hiashi Hyuga sighed softly.

Not everyone has the magnanimity of Uchiha Izumi.

……

Inside the Uchiha clan's compound.

Fugaku Uchiha was stunned; he was beginning to regret his actions.

Perhaps, following his wife's advice and immediately leading police officers out of the village to support Chi Quan was the right decision.

After all... if he had led his clan out of the village and stopped Uchiha Ikezumi at a crucial moment, saving Sarutobi Asuma's life, then the Hokage wouldn't have had to endure the pain of losing his son again.

Fugaku could hardly imagine how the Hokage, who had lost two sons, would view the Uchiha clan.
Although he desperately wanted to sever ties between Uchiha Izumi and the Uchiha clan, so that Izumi's absolute justice would have nothing to do with the Uchiha clan, the fatal problem was that they weren't completely separated yet!
Under such circumstances, how could the Hokage possibly not view the Uchiha clan with prejudice?
Who knew that it was Sarutobi Asuma who ambushed Ikezumi!
What are the Hokage's two sons doing?! Can't they just be ordinary ninjas?!
"I seem to have... made a stupid decision once again."

Fugaku was confused.

He felt that no matter what he did, he was wrong.

What exactly is this for? !

He didn't understand.

He doesn't understand!

……

“Uchiha Ikezumi…”

Uchiha Itachi did not follow the group of Anbu ninjas out of the village to check the situation; at this moment, his eyes became increasingly firm and resolute.

"You have no idea that everything you've done has pushed the Uchiha clan and Konoha to two completely different extreme positions."

He muttered to himself, "This kind of behavior will only make those radical members of the Uchiha clan even more covetous of Konoha."

Itachi Uchiha's fingertips caressed the hilt of the ninja sword at his waist.

He couldn't help but gently tap the counterweight at the end of the handle with his fingertips.

He was gazing at the Uchiha clan's encampment not far away.

It's as if you can see just how excited those radical ninjas of the Uchiha clan were after learning about what was happening outside the village.

It's as if you can see those hopeless people who are eager to carry out their long-planned coup ahead of schedule.

"I will never let this happen."

"everything……"

"It's all for Konoha."

……

After hearing the enthusiastic report from the radical young men below about intelligence outside the village, Uchiha Setsuna remained silent for a long time.

He never expected that the Third Hokage's second son would be so audacious as to attempt to assassinate Uchiha Ikezumi outside Konoha.
He never expected that Uchiha Ikezumi would be this powerful.

Those are the twelve guardian ninja of the Fire Country's daimyo!
Even with one person missing, there are still eleven elite Jonin. The combined strength of these eleven would likely force even the Kage of a village to avoid their attacks!
However, Uchiha Izumi, who was ambushed, launched a counterattack and actually killed all eleven of them!
and……

Rumor has it that the extreme righteous brat was completely unharmed!
Uchiha Setsuna was speechless. How could the second son of the Konoha Hokage, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, be such a useless bunch? They couldn't even defeat Uchiha Izumi?
'However, it's not entirely without its benefits for me.'

Uchiha Setsuna narrowed his eyes slightly.

This means that the conflict between Uchiha Izumi and the Third Hokage has escalated to an irreconcilable level.

If both sides can fight to the point of mutual destruction.

Then I can reap the benefits.

He refused to believe that the Third Hokage could tolerate this.

……

Inside Konoha Hospital.

Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Hiruzen Sarutobi fainted and was rushed to Konoha Hospital by Kakashi for emergency treatment. He is now lying in a hospital bed.

Upon hearing the news, Mitokado Yan rushed over and saw Hatake Kakashi waiting outside the ward.

"Has Hiruzen still not woken up?"

Mitokado asked.

"No." Kakashi shook his head and said, "The Hokage has been unconscious for more than two hours, but the medical ninja said that the Hokage's vital signs are normal. He just fainted because he was too emotional."

"call……"

Mitokado Homura sighed. Standing on the other side of the ward door, his face clouded with gloom, he slowly said, "Anyone would find it hard to stay calm in this situation. Even though Hiruzen has weathered many storms, it's a bit too much to ask him to endure the pain of losing two children. After all, he's only human!"

After expressing his feelings, Mitokado Homura asked, "You've heard the news circulating in the village, haven't you? Is it true?"

"...most likely."

Kakashi said, "As you know, Uchiha Ikezumi would never lie. He said that Sarutobi Asuma and the Twelve Guardian Ninjas tried to ambush and assassinate him, and that is the truth."

Mitomon fell silent.

Uchiha Ikezumi's flawless execution of justice over the years has left a stereotype in the minds of many Konoha ninjas—those killed by Uchiha Ikezumi were not good people.

In other words.

When most of the village's ninjas learned that the Third Hokage would have another son die at the hands of Uchiha Izumi, they could only speculate whether the Third Hokage's second son had committed some crime.

Instead of speculating whether Uchiha Izumi was indiscriminately killing innocent people.

Such stereotypes...

Mitokaysm can also occur.

Mitomon Homura was speechless for a long time before asking again, "Asuma's body should have been sent to the Yamanaka clan by now, right?"

"Ah."

“Then let the Yamanaka clan give us a reasonable explanation.” Mitokado Homura sighed deeply, “I just don’t know if Hiruzen, who has lost two sons in a row, can accept such an explanation.”

……

Inside the Nara clan's residence.

Since the Yamanaka clan's residence has not yet been rebuilt, most of the Yamanaka clan members live in the Nara clan's residence, while a small number of members live in the Akimichi clan's residence.

Therefore, the ANBU ninjas could only transport one mutilated corpse after another to the Nara clan.

Nara Shikaku was staring intently at Sarutobi Asuma's corpse.

He gave a bitter smile and said helplessly to Yamanaka Inoichi beside him, "Inoichi... this has caused quite a stir! If it weren't for Sarutobi Shinnosuke having a posthumous child, the lineage of the Sarutobi clan belonging to the Hokage would probably have died out."

Yamanaka Inoichi's expression remained largely unchanged. He stated succinctly, "In this matter, Ikezumi is in the right. If the Hokage intends to use this matter against Ikezumi, the Yamanaka clan will not stand idly by."

Nara Shikaku asked, "You haven't even investigated the corpse's memories yet, and you're already so certain?"

"Hmm." Yamanaka Inoichi nodded.

"Ah, really..."

Nara Shikaku, hands in his pockets, looked away from the corpse lying on the ground. He patted Yamanaka Inoichi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "The Ino-Shika-Cho trio are originally one family. Now that you have made your decision, I will stand by your side. Choza... he will do the same."

……

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(End of this chapter)