Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 143 Judgment! Divine Retribution! Black Zetsu's Fear!
When Obito gritted his teeth and uttered the word "retreat," he could only suppress his frustration and glare at Uchiha Ikezumi with great resentment before gently swiping his palm across his body, which was then swept into the Kamui dimension.

"What a bizarre ability..."

Watching helplessly as the so-called "Uchiha Madara" disappeared, Biwa Juzo couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement: "So this is a dojutsu related to space and time? What a shameless ability."

"Ah! Why did you leave so quickly? Why didn't you let me know?" After seeing Obito disappear, the vortex-faced white Zetsu immediately distanced himself from Tachibana Jiro and removed the giant wooden figure.

Suddenly, the vortex-faced white-haired giant accidentally stepped on a round tree branch, staggering mischievously as if he had lost his balance and looked like he was about to fall over at any moment.

After letting out a cry of surprise, he suddenly regained his balance just before he was about to hit the ground.

It straightened up again, its feet gradually sinking into the ground, and said to Tachibana Jiro in a funny tone, "You didn't fall for it? I thought you would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack!"

"Next time I see you, I'll definitely check out how cats and humans poop. I have plenty of experience spying on Madara-sama when he poops!"

After saying that, the vortex-faced man gave Tachibana Jiro no chance to make a move and merged his entire body into the earth.

"Uchiha Ikezumi".

Alone, Zetsu gave Uchiha Izumi a deep look, a deep fear flashing in the depths of his eyes: "The next time we meet will be when we devise a plan to kill you. You are in the light, we are in the shadows, and you will never know when we will strike you."

"In this ninja world, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing. Sometimes, sharing what you know with others is a recipe for disaster."

"Then..."

Just as Zetsu's body merged into the earth, with only half of his head remaining visible, about to disappear completely, Uchiha Izumi's left eye suddenly met its gaze.

Zetsu was suddenly startled, because it was shocked to see that Uchiha Ikezumi's left eye was once again overflowing with a vertical line of conspicuous scarlet blood!

The other person's sinister Mangekyou Sharingan was subtly shifting in their eyes!

"Judgment."

Zetsu's pupils suddenly contracted, and the shape of Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan was slowly reflected deep within his eyes. The scene before him was suddenly shrouded in a crimson hue.

The entire world seemed to be shrouded in crimson, and when you looked up, it was as if the full moon overhead had transformed into a Mangekyou Sharingan.

Suddenly!
Scene after scene of ancient memories spanning thousands of years flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern. Moreover, these were not memories belonging to Jue, but rather to those who had been harmed by him!

The despair, grief, struggle, resentment, anger, and other negative emotions of countless people who were persecuted by its evil deeds before their death were all poured into Jue's consciousness in an instant.

Even for such a special non-human life form as this, even after surviving in the ninja world for over a thousand years, its brain and consciousness still seemed to explode at this moment.

And it has been increased a hundredfold!

It felt as if six hundred billion explosive tags were exploding continuously in my mind.

The excruciating pain, unlike anything he had ever experienced before, left Jue completely stunned.

This is your own consciousness, your own soul, being attacked!
This is a hellish judgment from absolute justice!

"Hiss!!!" An indescribable, tearing pain caused Jue to emerge from the ground with both hands, quickly covering his head. His ten fingers, straining frantically, even pierced his skin, digging directly into his brain, his black and white face contorted in extreme agony.

The physical pain, mental torment, negative emotions, and empathy of those who had been persecuted by it were constantly replayed in Jue's mind, allowing it to "personally experience" them and truly feel how desperate those people were.

Moreover, the more sinful a person is, the longer they will be affected by the eye technique, sometimes for as long as several weeks.

Like Zetsu... or rather, "Black Zetsu," that old schemer in the ninja world.

It can definitely endure weeks of horrific torture.

When Shimura Danzo consumed a Judgment Eye from Uchiha Ikezumi, he was in so much pain that he lost control of his bladder and bowels, and had no ability to resist whatsoever.

Of course, Black Zetsu doesn't have corresponding excretory organs; it doesn't have the option of incontinence. But the pain it displayed was dozens of times greater than that of Shimura Danzo!
Over the course of a thousand years, what evil deeds did Black Zetsu commit, and how many families were torn apart, homes destroyed, or even people died directly or indirectly as a result? Perhaps even Black Zetsu itself can't remember clearly anymore.

The pain that Black Zetsu had once brought to others is now being borne by Black Zetsu alone!
"This is……"

Pipa Juzo watched this bizarre scene in shock. In his view as an observer, Uchiha Izumi simply glared at the strangely shaped pitcher plant with his scarlet eyes, and the pitcher plant instantly lost its fighting ability.

This is a member of the Akatsuki organization who is suspected of knowing Wood Release! He is very likely one of the core members of the small organization.

As a result, did she appear so weak and powerless in front of Uchiha Izumi's eerie eyes?

"This is the Judgment Eye from hell." Uchiha Izumi did not wipe away the blood slowly flowing down his face. His tone was extremely cold: "It is useless in front of someone who has never done anything evil. Even if you use it hundreds of times, it will not produce any 'judgment' effect on someone who has never done anything evil."

"But for a villain like you, it is hell's judgment on your evil deeds. As long as you have consciousness, as long as you have a soul, even if you are not a living being, you will be judged by me."

Amidst endless pain and despair, Black Zetsu, clinging to the last vestige of consciousness, dared not risk exposing his head again.

It hastily sank into the earth, its desperate escape appearing extremely pathetic.

However, Black Zetsu did not notice that just before it sank completely into the ground, several conspicuous blood vessels suddenly appeared in Uchiha Ikezumi's right eye.

A line of bright red blood slowly flowed down from his right eye.

"Divine retribution."

The divine fire of retribution from hell will leave a deep brand on a random location on the villain's soul. Unless Uchiha Izumi removes the brand, the divine fire will follow the victim to the ends of the earth, until it burns their body to ashes and casts their soul into the Pure Land of Hell!
Even if the soul is already in the Pure Land or Hell, the flames of divine retribution will still cling tightly to the afflicted person. Even in Hell, they will suffer endless burning punishment from these flames!

……

"Damn it, how did he know? And why did that bastard Jiraiya have to come at this time! If I had just a little time, I would definitely have figured out a way to kill that Uchiha Izumi guy completely!"

Obito, who had fled an unknown distance, had broken through his defenses. His face was now ashen. This was the second time he had "escaped" in such a disheveled manner in front of Uchiha Izumi.

I never gained any advantage over the other party!

You should know that even when I faced Minato back then, I had the upper hand against him at the very beginning.

It wasn't until later that Minato realized that his Kamui ability seemed to have a flaw.

"Ah! They escaped." A strange voice rang out from beside Obito.

Then came the swirling-faced White Zetsu's rather comical complaint: "Why didn't either of you remind me? I only realized I needed to run after I saw you run away. If you had left me there alone, I would have been scared out of my wits!"

"Ah! I forgot I don't have that function..." Obito watched helplessly as this guy suddenly squatted down on the ground, looking dejected, as if being unable to defecate was a very frustrating thing.

Obito's lips twitched slightly.

Before his death, Madara Uchiha left him three very special "Zetsu". One of them claimed to be Madara Uchiha's separated will; the other two were two rather strange White Zetsu.

One of the two White Zetsu is the one with the swirling face in front of us, with a distinct personality; the other is a White Zetsu that looks like an aloe vera plant, also quite individualistic, but not very talkative.

When Obito was seriously injured, it was these two special White Zetsu who took care of him.

But that white aloe vera Zetsu has already merged with the black Zetsu.

Obito was too lazy to waste time arguing with the Uzumaki-faced white-faced Zetsu about such vulgar topics as "poop and pee."

He frowned, then suddenly asked, "What about the last one?"

The vortex-faced white-faced Jue was taken aback, looking around: "It should have run away with you too, after all, it was it that made you run away!"

Just as they were staring at each other in bewilderment, a black and white figure suddenly emerged from the ground.

Seeing this, Obito's furrowed brows relaxed, but before he could speak, a sudden scream stunned him.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Black Zetsu, which had emerged from the ground, clutched its head and rolled around on the ground, howling in agony. Its ten fingers had gripped its head so tightly that it had torn it to shreds.

"I...I've been hit by the Kaleidoscope..." Black Zetsu managed to squeeze out these words amidst his shrill screams.

Obito was shocked.

Is this Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan ability? Is this the eye technique I almost fell for before?

Seeing Black Zetsu in such agony, almost losing his ability to move, Obito couldn't help but break out in a few beads of cold sweat on his forehead.

"No, isn't your body immune to pain? Could this be pain originating from your soul?!"

Obito felt even more terrified.

He had already received White Zetsu cells, so physical pain and injury were of little consequence to him. Even if he were hacked at with swords and axes, or burned by flames, it would only cause Obito a little pain; otherwise, it was nothing serious.

But this bizarre kaleidoscope eye technique that directly attacks the soul...

It's a bit too much of a restraint on his special physique.

The vortex-faced white Zetsu tried to help the black Zetsu up, but just as it was about to touch the other half of the black Zetsu's white body, it suddenly felt a sense of unease, causing the vortex-faced white Zetsu to instinctively pull its hand back.

It was also at this moment.

A terrifying burst of flames suddenly erupted from Black Zetsu's left arm, scorching it relentlessly. This caused Black Zetsu, who was already lying on the ground screaming in agony, to widen his eyes wide, his round yellow eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.

"It's burning my soul!!!" Black Zetsu's agonizing, desperate scream, distorted with pain, horrified Obito: "This eerie eye technique will kill me! Quick! Quick... save me!!!"

Save it? How can we save it? Would it work if we just sucked half of its body into the Divine Might Dimension?
But if this strange flame were absorbed into the Kamui dimension, would his soul be burned by it? Obito hesitated.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the divine fire had already covered Black Zetsu's entire arm and shoulder. His extremely painful appearance made White Zetsu with the vortex face hurriedly take a few steps back.

"If you have the ability to split your soul, immediately separate the left half of your soul completely from the right half. This is the way Shimura Danzo used to avoid this ability, at least to prevent the flames from covering your entire body."

The slightly immature yet cold voice suddenly rang out, causing Obito and Zetsu, whose faces had turned pale, to immediately turn their gazes toward it.

Then they saw a short ninja wearing an ANBU mask, who was squatting on a tree not far away.

The other person continued, "You can choose not to trust me, but this is the only way to save him."

Obito gave the man a deep look and shouted at Black Zetsu, "Quickly break free from this body!"

The words fell.

Within the black and white body, the dark side receded rapidly like a tide, and Black Zetsu detached itself from the white Zetsu body, transforming into a strange, viscous black substance with a pair of eyes and a mouth.

Once Black Zetsu broke free, the unique White Zetsu, resembling an aloe vera plant, began to roll wildly on the ground. The Heavenly Flame on its left arm had already enveloped most of its body.

"Huh...huh..."

Black Zetsu stared wide-eyed at the aloe vera-shaped White Zetsu, who was bathed in flames, his yellow eyes wide and his breath coming in gasps.

next second.

The endless despair and pain in its brain once again swallowed most of Black Zetsu's consciousness, causing it to roll wildly on the ground, emitting the same shrill screams as Aloe White Zetsu.

"Why is it still like this?!" Seeing that Black Zetsu, who had already turned into a puddle, was still in such a miserable state, Obito suddenly looked at the ANBU ninja squatting in the tree and immediately questioned him.

The young-voiced ANBU ninja said, "At least those flames that were enough to burn its soul to ashes didn't reach it, did they?"

"Uchiha Izumi's left eye ability should be able to make people feel extreme pain, which can be clearly demonstrated in Danzo."

"His right eye's ability is to release a strange flame that, once you're touched by, you can never get rid of it unless your soul is split apart."

At this point, the ANBU ninja looked at the Black Zetsu that had turned into a puddle.

He paused, then continued, "It seems this body has two souls. Uchiha Izumi's flames were branded onto the white soul, and after the two souls separated, the eerie flames weren't drawn to the black soul. At least, my suggestion saved it, didn't it?"

"As for why the power of the left eye was not eliminated, I don't know. After all, the information I have is only based on my analysis of Uchiha Izumi using the Mangekyou Sharingan to deal with Danzo."

“Speaking of which, you guys are really quite strange. In fact, so strange that you don’t even look human.” The ANBU ninja stared at Black Zetsu: “It’s more like a special kind of summoning beast.”

Obito's brows were furrowed beneath his mask. He felt that this young ANBU brat with his childish voice had a kind of arrogant air about him.

This feeling made him unhappy.

However… he was fairly certain that Black Zetsu wouldn't be burned to death; it was the Aloe Vera White Zetsu that was burned to death. The Aloe Vera White Zetsu's screams had ceased; the eerie flames had scorched its entire body to ashes, leaving nothing behind, as if its body had been erased from thin air.

Obito's eyes turned sinister.

The White Zetsu, which looks like an aloe vera plant, was someone who had once taken care of him. Now, watching him suffer agonizingly as he was burned to death, it was impossible for him not to be moved.

After letting out a deep breath, Obito regained his expressionless look and looked up at the ANBU ninja in the tree in front of him.

His hoarse voice carried a hint of weariness: "What is your purpose? A junior member of the Uchiha clan."

This time, it was Itachi Uchiha's turn to be stunned while standing on the tree.

He jumped down from the tree and walked towards Obito, asking, "How did you know I'm a ninja from the Uchiha clan?"

"Ha!" Accompanied by Black Zetsu's painful scream, Obito crossed his arms and smiled coldly: "I know Konoha inside and out. There is only one person among the Anbu ninjas who is the youngest—that is the only Uchiha clan ninja among the Anbu ninjas, Uchiha Itachi."

"I know brats like you very well. You certainly wouldn't help me for no reason. Tell me your purpose. You'd better tell me before I decide to kill you, or you won't be going home tonight."

Uchiha Itachi was silent for half a second before he took off his Anbu mask, revealing a slightly immature face.

But this youthful face, trying to project an adult maturity, seems particularly incongruous.

Itachi Uchiha said, "I can see that you really want to deal with Izumi Uchiha. Or rather... you really want to kill him. You may know Konoha well enough, but you certainly don't know Izumi Uchiha as well as I do. Perhaps we can cooperate in some ways."

"Oh?"

Obito asked with great interest, "Tell me about it?"

Uchiha Itachi coldly replied, "For example—cooperate to eliminate Uchiha Izumi. Or—cooperate to eliminate the Uchiha clan."

Obito: "???"

……

the other side.

"Jiraiya, the Sage is here! Everyone, stop right now! This is no place for you to run wild outside Konoha!" Jiraiya, who arrived late, descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground. He immediately raised his voice and shouted.

However, the scene before them was one of utter devastation, clearly indicating that a fierce ninjutsu battle had just taken place.

The fierce battle that was expected did not occur; the scene was so calm that it was somewhat puzzling.

All that came into Jiraiya's view were two people and a cat.

Uchiha Ikezumi, Biwa Juzo, Tachibana Jiro.

This startled Jiraiya: "How could it be you?"

"It's over already, meow." Tachibana Jiro, now shrunk to his normal size, looked tired. It seemed that multiplying his size so much would rapidly deplete his stamina and chakra.

Jiro rolled his eyes at Jiraiya and retorted sharply, "Is this your determination to change the ninja world? You can't even get here in time, and you want to find a so-called savior? You want to mold the savior into the way you want him to be?!"

Jiraiya: "..."

Before I could even say anything, this ninja cat started arguing with me again? And why does it dislike me so much? Am I just not meant to be with cats?

But as one of the Three Legendary Sannin, he couldn't very well argue with a cat.

Jiraiya could only keep a straight face, and then asked Uchiha Ikezumi, "Ikezumi, I could see a wooden figure from far away, and how come the roots of the trees here have all come out? Who just used Wood Release?"

Before he could get the answer from Uchiha Ikezumi, Jiraiya caught a glimpse of Juzo Biwa next door out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly turned his gaze to Uchiha Ikezumi.

What is this guy looking at Uchiha Ikezumi for?
Ok?
and many more!

Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Uchiha Ikezumi in disbelief, exclaiming, "Was that Wood Release you?"

“It’s not just him.” Pipa Juzo brushed the dust off his clothes with lingering fear and said, “There are also two oddly shaped guys who can use Wood Release ninjutsu.”

After saying that, Juzo Biwa couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Where has the bloodline of Konoha gone? It feels like everyone in the ninja world knows how to use the legendary Wood Release. It's like it's sold in bulk, or even free."

Jiraiya: "..."

He gleaned a great deal of surprising information from the few words of the Loquat Ten Collection.

—Uchiha Izumi really knows Wood Release.

— Just now, Izumi was fighting at least two enemies from another village, and those two people also knew Wood Release.

Jiraiya's heart sank slightly.

Wood Release...

It's important to know that this is the bloodline limit that the First Hokage used to suppress the ninja world. Since the First Hokage passed away, no new Wood Release ninja has appeared in the Senju clan.

The old man said that Orochimaru had researched Wood Release and even had a successful case, but the old man hid that case.

and many more!

Could this be related to Orochimaru?
The mere thought of Orochimaru's name seemed to trigger something within Jiraiya, and he pressed on urgently, "Ikezumi, did you encounter Orochimaru? Or one of his subordinates? Or... one of his disciples?!"

Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "He is your grand-disciple."

"what???"

Jiraiya was startled.

I didn't react in time.

……

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(End of this chapter)