Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 140 Obito's secret is not my secret.

As Juzo Biwa groped for the back of the cold chair in the interrogation room, his eyes filled with suspicion as he looked at Jiraiya, then at Izumi Uchiha, and finally at the ninja cat.

call……

It feels like Uchiha Izumi is the real member of Akatsuki, while I'm just an insignificant outsider.

Pipa Juzo's lips twitched. As a member of the Akatsuki, he actually knew less than Uchiha Ikezumi.

This gave him a strange sense of frustration.

The crucial point is that this also prevented him from using the limited information available within the Akatsuki organization to exchange with Uchiha Ikezumi for information about "Uchiha Madara." Furthermore, he inadvertently overheard many secrets he shouldn't have, which gave Biwa Juzo a major headache.

But at this moment.

He noticed that Uchiha Ikezumi's gaze was fixed on him.

He heard Uchiha Ikezumi speak again, but this Lava Release beast did not make any request to exchange key information.

Instead of discussing Konan and Nagato, he went straight to the point, coldly stating, "The 'Uchiha Madara' within Akatsuki is not the real Uchiha Madara. The real Uchiha Madara died many years ago."

Just as Uchiha Izumi had no responsibility or obligation to keep any secrets for Nagato and Konan.

He had no need to keep any secrets for Obito Uchiha.

Uchiha Ikezumi spoke calmly, as if he were chatting about everyday matters: "The 'Uchiha Madara' within the Akatsuki organization was actually named Uchiha Obito. He was an utterly wicked villain, and a scoundrel that justice must eradicate."

"He was merely using Madara Uchiha's name to cooperate with Nagato and Konan. Or rather, he was using Nagato and Konan to try and achieve his desired goals with the help of Akatsuki."

Tachibana Jiro added, "Meow, that rat-like Uchiha Obito who hides his head and tail also has a very strange Mangekyou Sharingan that can make his body intangible, making him untouchable."

"Lord Chiquan once commented that it was a very shameless ability. Meow, I think it was called something like that..."

"...Kamui Hollowfication?!"

Pipa Juzo: "!!!"

Oops! So the "Uchiha Madara" that the woman named Konan was talking about was a fake!

That woman was also kept in the dark by the guy named Uchiha Obito!
wrong.

That woman must have sensed something was amiss, but she couldn't find the clues for the time being. That's why she sent me to Konoha to contact Uchiha Ikezumi and asked me to pry information about Uchiha Madara from him!
Pipa Juzo suddenly realized.

but.

He realized that he had overheard a secret he shouldn't have known.

If what happened in the interrogation room gets out, not only will Konan want to discard him after he's served his purpose, but that guy named Uchiha Obito will probably also try to kill me.

Because he knows too many secrets!

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "It is indeed quite cheating, but it is not without weaknesses. His ability can only last for five minutes. After five minutes of intangibility, he needs to go through a certain cooldown period before he can use this intangibility power again. As for how long this cooldown period is, it is not clear for the time being."

Juzo Biwa took a deep breath, his expression carrying a complex meaning: "You... just revealed so much important information like that, and you don't need me to exchange any information with you?"

He didn't know whether to say that Uchiha Ikezumi was too generous.

Or should I say... was Uchiha Izumi trying to harm herself?
Want to know more so you'll die faster?!
Uchiha Ikezumi coldly replied, "Because in my eyes, these are neither secrets nor intelligence. It's more like revealing the basic information of a villain whom justice is supposed to execute. Does the detailed information of a criminal listed on an arrest warrant count as a secret?"

“On the contrary.” He paused, then continued, “The police force wants as much detailed information about criminals as possible, and they want others to know as much about the criminals as possible.”

Pipa Juzo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything more.

He felt that his thought process might be somewhat different from that of Uchiha Ike Izumi.

Or……

Uchiha Ikezumi's vision was broader than his own.

His own thoughts were still those of a ninja, while the other party seemed to have transcended the realm of ninjas—this was a thought that suddenly popped into Biwa Juzo's mind.

"Uchiha Obito..." Jiraiya, whose face was burning with embarrassment, felt that the name sounded familiar. Then, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately realized, "That seems to be Minato's student! He's in the same class as Hatake Kakashi!"

Uchiha Ikezumi glanced at him: "Jiraiya, the first prophetic child you were looking for, now harbors extreme ideas that will make the ninja world suffer."

"The second prophetic child you are looking for, his disciple Obito Uchiha, has become one of the sources of all evil in the ninja world. He is said to be sitting at the same table as Orochimaru and Danzo."

"Jiraiya, you still want to find a third child of prophecy? This makes me very suspicious that you might be training some villain again."

"It also makes me wonder, are you the root of all evil? Perhaps, Tachibana Jiro's criticism of you is correct."

Jiraiya: "..."

Jiraiya couldn't refute it in a short time.

Because at that moment, he too was lost and confused.

……

the other side.

"The Rain Ninja Messenger? Kirigakure's rogue ninja, Juzo Biwa, from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?" When Fugaku heard the Hokage's order from the Anbu ninja, he found it difficult to connect the two for a moment.

The ANBU ninja explained, "It is suspected that Juzo Biwa has joined Amegakure and is now a ninja there. However, due to his status as an envoy, he is special, and the Hokage hopes that the police force will release him as soon as possible."

Fugaku suddenly realized.

"no problem."

With a stern face, Fugaku slowly stood up, but as he agreed, he felt a sense of relief.

The fact that the Hokage needed the police force to do something meant that, in the Hokage's eyes, the Uchiha clan's police force was still quite useful.

As long as they are useful, the Konoha leadership generally won't have too many extreme thoughts about the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan won't be driven to the brink of despair.

This will achieve a very delicate balance.

What Fugaku needed most was this balance, and he considered himself the one maintaining it. He also believed that his efforts had finally paid off, and the development of the world didn't seem as pessimistic as he and Itachi had initially thought.

Subsequently.

Fugaku rushed to the underground interrogation room of the police force building, fearing that if he arrived late, it would be too late, and that Juzo Biwa might become a corpse in the blink of an eye.

However, they found that the interrogation room was empty.

After inquiring with the police ninja guarding the interrogation room, they learned that Juzo Biwa had been released two minutes earlier.

"Ikezumi, they actually let them go?" Fugaku was stunned.

This was truly beyond his expectations.

……

Unexpectedly, the intelligence was obtained in an unforeseen way.

As he slung his massive guillotine back over his shoulder, Juzo Biwa wore a complex expression: "So here's the question: was passing the information to that woman the right choice?"

"After all, this is a task that can offend many people. That woman who assigned this task to me definitely didn't have good intentions!"

This will definitely offend "Uchiha Obito" to death!

Lost in his dilemma, Pipa Juzo failed to notice a strangely shaped White Zetsu clone among the dense foliage of a roadside tree in the distance, its presence almost nonexistent as it desperately lowered its aura.

White Zetsu, who had quietly infiltrated the Uchiha clan's territory, was staring at Juzo Biwa as he walked out of the police force building.

Bai Jue narrowed his eyes: "He walked out of the police force alive, does that mean he exchanged information with Uchiha Ikezumi? Does he know a lot of things he shouldn't know?"

Just as the White Zetsu clone sent out the information, a soft "swoosh" sound came from behind it.

The instant it turned its head in astonishment, its neck was seized, and its head was spun 360 degrees. The hand that held its neck transformed into scorching magma, which almost instantly engulfed the White Zetsu clone!

“There are a bit too many ‘rats.’” Uchiha Izumi jumped down from the tree branch with a blank expression.

“It’s that weird creature again, meow.” Tachibana Jiro jumped down as well, and said suspiciously, “Last time, there was also this strange white humanoid creature at the Konoha cemetery. This guy seems to be related to that Uchiha Obito.”

"Lord Ikezumi, does this mean that Obito Uchiha is very likely near Konoha, or even inside Konoha? He was scared away by you before, but he's mustered up the courage to come back?"

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "It's clear that the person it was staring at just now was Biwa Juzo. Most likely, it was Uchiha Obito who set his sights on Biwa Juzo."

"Perhaps Obito Uchiha had already sensed that Konan wanted to get information about Madara Uchiha from me."

Tachibana Jiro pondered, "That cowardly guy Obito Uchiha definitely wouldn't want the rest of Akatsuki to know more about his secrets. Meow, is he planning to silence Juzo Biwa?"

"So releasing him is a lure to entice villains," Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly.

……

Leaf Village in the distance.

“Obito, we have new information.” Zetsu followed closely behind Obito and said to him, “Juzo Biwa has been arrested and taken to the police force, and Izumi Uchiha has also entered the police force building. It is highly likely that the two of them have made contact inside.”

"And half an hour later, Pipa Juzo left the Uchiha Police Department building unharmed. Perhaps... he made some kind of information deal with Uchiha Ikezumi."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "He may already have information about you, and about me."

At this point, Jue also had some doubts.

If Uchiha Izumi knows Obito's secret so clearly, is it possible that he also knows Black Zetsu's secret?
No, that's unlikely!

Even Madara Uchiha couldn't see through his true secret.

Moreover, Uchiha Ikezumi was only a junior of Uchiha Madara.

No matter how powerful that kid is, he can't possibly compare to Madara Uchiha, such an excellent "tool".

"Hmph!" Obito's cold snort interrupted Absolute's thoughts. He said in a gloomy and cold voice, "Now that he knows a secret he shouldn't know, it's even less likely that he'll go back alive."

“Obito, he might pass the information to Konan through his ring or a summoning beast,” Zetsu added. “Even if we kill him, it might be of no use.”

Uchiha Obito: "..."

"Shut up!!!" He was fed up with this guy always undermining him.

He turned and gave Jue a cold glance: "You are nothing more than an embodiment of Madara's will. Before he died, he asked you to assist me. Whatever I say I will do, you have to do it. I have my own thoughts and plans, and I don't need your interference."

"Ah, that's true." Zetsu replied ambiguously, then followed Obito's lead and didn't say anything more.

—If Ban had lived any longer, he wouldn't have needed you.

This sentence……

I never said it aloud.

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Mt. Miaomu.

Deep within the misty Mount Myōboku, a figure appeared with a "bang" as a wisp of white smoke flashed by—it was Jiraiya once again requesting the toads of Mount Myōboku to use the Reverse Summoning Technique.

Jiraiya's brows were heavy with unyielding sorrow. After a moment's hesitation, he walked straight toward the ancient stone temple, weathered by time.

The flickering candlelight inside the hall illuminated the enormous, aging figure on the stone throne—a giant, orange-red toad-like immortal with his eyes half-closed, giving off a drowsy, drunken vibe.

"Who is coming?"

This perfectly standard question caused Jiraiya, whose heart was heavy, to twitch slightly at the corner of his mouth. The Great Toad Sage was at it again; even though he already knew who he was, he still had to ask a question.

"It's Jiraiya..." Before Jiraiya could reply, the Great Toad Sage's voice drifted from the stone seat, as if through a thick curtain of water: "You've come again with your questions. This time, is it related to that kid Uchiha Izumi again?"

Jiraiya took a deep breath, his clenched fists turning white at the knuckles, his expression somber and bitter, and said, "Great Toad Sage, I learned from Uchiha Ikezumi that Nagato is not dead."

"Moreover, that child I once regarded as the child of prophecy... has now become someone I hardly recognize. He founded the Akatsuki organization, shouting 'Let the world feel pain.'"

"Nagato wanted to use people's fear of pain..."

Jiraiya relayed all the information he had heard from Uchiha Ikezumi that day to the Great Toad Sage.

Fukasaku and Shima, the two hermits of Mount Myōboku, silently leaped to Jiraiya's left and right sides.

They looked at Jiraiya, whose expression was grave.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Jiraiya raised his head and asked a question he would never have asked the Great Toad Sage before, filled with self-reproach: "Great Toad Sage, finding the Child of Prophecy... can it really bring peace to the ninja world?"

"As Izumi said, my actions do not seem to have had any positive impact on the peace of the ninja world. On the contrary, it was because of my momentary negligence that I taught Nagato to be so distorted."

"Am I... really suited to teach the Child of Prophecy?"

Jiraiya felt ashamed and guilty, feeling that he was largely responsible for all of this, after all, he was Nagato and Konan's teacher.

The toad sage's cloudy eyes finally moved, but his old, hoarse voice remained calm: "Little Jiraiya."

"As I told you before—the Child of Prophecy will bring unprecedented peace or destruction to the ninja world, but whether it is peace or destruction can only be chosen by the Child of Prophecy himself."

Jiraiya was taken aback: "So... Nagato chose destruction?"

Jiraiya bit his lower lip, feeling even more guilty and remorseful.

“Jiraiya, you once said that the child named Uchiha Izumi said that the true child of prophecy is right beside him. This means that the child named Nagato is not the child of prophecy.”

“You simply sowed the wrong seed, and the branch that grew from that seed just happened to be bent in the direction of the storm,” the Great Toad Sage said quietly. “He was not the child of prophecy… but by chance, he underwent the trials that only the child of prophecy needs to accept. It is reasonable that he did not pass the real test and took the wrong path.”

“Now that you realize he’s gone down the wrong path, what you need to do is not blame yourself, but find the true prophetic child, let the prophetic child make the right choice, and let him see if the future the prophetic child chooses is better than the future he chose.”

The giant toad sage coughed twice, his voice dry: "It's been a long time since I've talked this much, my throat is a little sore."

Find the true Child of Prophecy, and through the changes the Child of Prophecy's choices bring to the ninja world, make Nagato realize that he has made a mistake.

call!
Jiraiya let out a deep breath, the self-reproach and confusion on his face vanishing in that instant.

"Great Toad Sage, I will definitely find the true innovator! Since he is in Konoha... since he is not far from Izumi... then I will find him soon!"

As Jiraiya spoke these words with certainty, he prepared to take his leave.

"and many more."

The two simple words "Great Toad Sage" stopped Jiraiya in his tracks.

It slowly looked at Fukasaku and his wife and said, "You should also go to Konoha with Jiraiya... go and meet that child named Uchiha Ikezumi. Measure him and see if his eyes can really see into a future farther away than I foresaw in my dreams."

"By the way, help Jiraiya find out who in this vast Konoha is the future savior of the ninja world."

Fukasaku and Shima were both taken aback.

Jiraiya had never told them about Uchiha Izumi's seemingly "prophetic" special ability. This was the first time they had ever heard that someone possessed an ability similar to the Great Toad Sage!

For thousands of years, no one in the vast ninja world has ever possessed a prophetic ability similar to the Great Toad Sage. But now there is one, and the one is from Konoha, from the most troublesome Uchiha clan.

Fukasaku and Shima nodded in unison.

"Yes, sir."

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PS: It's the egg-changing period! This chapter is 5,000 words long. I'm taking half a day off to sort out my thoughts and mind. I'll continue to update like crazy tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)