Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 146 Shisui: "Itachi, what have you done?" Shisui's Kotoamatsukami!
"Is there... no chance left? It was only just begun, and it's already over... Sigh! I'm sorry, Shisui, I've let you down. I couldn't remove the tumor from Konoha."

"The disease plaguing Konoha has grown to a point where I can no longer eradicate it on my own. I had already found an ally, but it was too late..."

"So, there really is a Pure Land of the Underworld in the ninja world. I can feel my soul being called by a place, leading me in that direction."

As Itachi Uchiha muttered to himself, he looked around blankly.

He found himself surrounded by nothingness, with only himself standing there.

He looked down at his palms, his mind flashing back to the faces of his father, mother, and Sasuke.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke. I was hoping that after all this was over, I could teach you shuriken throwing one more time. I also wanted to hear you say 'brother' to me sincerely one more time."

"It's a pity that we don't have the chance anymore. Maybe we'll meet again in a few decades or a hundred years."

As Itachi Uchiha walked, he suddenly looked up in surprise, because there was a figure standing not far in front of him.

Itachi Uchiha's eyes widened, unable to hide the shock on his face, and a name slipped out: "Shisui?!"

The figure standing in front was none other than Uchiha Shisui.

"Itachi, I thought I would have to wait for you here for at least several decades."

In reality, Shisui had already lost both eyes a year ago; one eye was taken by Danzo, and the other was given to Itachi Uchiha.

But here, Shisui revealed his perfectly intact eyes, and he was smiling at Uchiha Itachi.

"It seems you, like me, have failed."

As Shisui spoke, he watched Itachi Uchiha approach. He didn't say anything harsh, but patted Itachi on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry, even if we're gone, others will step up. That's how Konoha is. We fallen leaves will become nourishment for the new generation, and the new generation will inherit our will. Sometimes, we need to trust the wisdom of the new generation."

Feeling the touch of someone patting his shoulder, Itachi Uchiha slowly took a deep breath, trying to hide the stinging sensation in his nose.

He asked Uchiha Shisui, "You... have you been waiting for me there all this time?"

"Yes!"

Zhi Shui sighed, "I'm worried about you. After all, you were only ten or eleven years old when I left. You were still too young. How could I possibly worry about you?"

"I never expected... that you would die even younger than me." Shisui scratched his head guiltily and said, "Ah, perhaps it was because I entrusted my eyes to you without permission that I harmed you..."

"Speaking of which, can you tell me what exactly happened? I'm here, so it's almost impossible for me to see how you are doing."

Itachi Uchiha fell silent.

After a moment, he said, "I believe that the Uchiha clan and Uchiha Ikezumi are the cause of Konoha's current state of decline. I am trying to save Konoha in my own way, so I have decided to cooperate with the man in the Akatsuki who calls himself 'Uchiha Madara'."

Upon hearing this, Shisui's face visibly showed a hint of astonishment.

"I have devised two plans. The first plan aims to kill Uchiha Izumi and completely destroy his absolute justice. Because the threat that absolute justice poses to Konoha is no less than that of the radical ninjas within the Uchiha clan."

"The purpose of the second plan..." Itachi Uchiha paused, then continued, "is to annihilate the entire Uchiha clan. The Uchiha clan is either consumed by radical ideologies or their will is eroded by absolute justice."

"In addition, the way the Uchiha clan awakens their Sharingan is inherently radical, making it the biggest destabilizing factor in Konoha."

"Only by removing these two things can we completely eradicate the two biggest tumors and achieve true peace in the village."

"pity……"

Uchiha Itachi shook his head: "I was no match for Uchiha Izumi. He killed me before I could even make a move."

Uchiha Shisui stood frozen in place.

He stared blankly at Uchiha Itachi.

“Then…” Shisui stammered, “What about the kaleidoscope I gave you? What about Kotoamatsukami I gave you?”

Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath and said, "I originally intended to use it to imbue Sasuke with Kotoamatsukami, so that Sasuke would be loyal to Konoha for the rest of his life. Oh, right... I forgot to tell you, regarding the Uchiha clan, I plan to keep Sasuke and let him revive the Uchiha clan."

"Bound by the mark of Kotoamatsukami, the new Uchiha clan he creates will be the Uchiha who will forever be loyal to Konoha and the Hokage, just like the Hyuga clan."

Shisui opened his mouth: "Kotoamatsukami... for... Sasuke? For a... child who's only six or seven years old?"

"Itachi..."

Shisui, stunned, said, "What are you doing? I left that eye so you could use it to protect Konoha, so you could use it to change the Uchiha's will to seize power. Not so you could destroy the Uchiha clan and then implant it into Sasuke's body to control a six or seven-year-old child..."

Itachi Uchiha's smile froze for a moment.

Shisui murmured, "How can you be so sure that Sasuke, a mere child, can revive the Uchiha clan, which is now down to just him? Why are you making Sasuke suffer such pain? Itachi, what... what are you doing?!"

Shisui realized that he was a little out of sync with Itachi's thought process.

He racked his brains but couldn't understand why they wanted to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan. Why target Izumi's absolute justice?
What kind of thought process, what kind of amazing wisdom, could come up with such an idea to save the village?
"Itachi, you..."

Shisui opened his mouth, puzzled but also concerned, and asked a pointed question.

"...Was it because of some kind of shock?"

Itachi Uchiha was stunned.

Why would Shisui disagree with his own magnanimity? His father clearly approves of his magnanimity and is very pleased with his choices.

Stop the water...

Has he changed?

……

This world.

Konoha.

"Susanoo!?" Upon seeing the enormous, crimson Susanoo that resembled a pile of magma, Fugaku Uchiha took a deep breath.

His usually stern face involuntarily revealed a hint of horror: "There's the scent of magma! This is Izumi's Susanoo! A Susanoo in armor? What form is this?"

"Has Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan grown to this level? Is he trying to catch up with Madara Uchiha back in the day?"

At that moment, Fugaku, his face filled with horror, thought of an even more serious problem.

"Who was that other Susanoo that was just split in two?!"

In Fugaku Uchiha's memory, only a handful of people in the entire Uchiha clan had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan in the past decade.

One is oneself, one is still water, and one is a pond.

The other Susanoo was definitely not his own, and Shisui had already passed away. The one that Ikezumi possessed was this extremely tall Susanoo.

"...Itachi!!!"

Fugaku was suddenly startled, and his forward running motion abruptly stopped. A look of blankness and astonishment appeared on Fugaku's face.

Was that really Itachi?

If it really was Itachi, what was Itachi's condition when Izumi's Susanoo was cleaved in two by Izumi's Susanoo? Or rather... could he still be alive?
Fugaku's heart tightened.

……

"That is..." On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was rushing to the scene with his ANBU ninjas, also stopped. His cloudy eyes were filled with deep shock.

"Honey, if I remember correctly, it's the Mangekyou Sharingan secret technique of the Uchiha clan, right?"

The sudden sound made Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately turn around and look.

Not far away, Jiraiya was standing! The "person" who spoke was none other than Shima, the sage who was perched on Jiraiya's shoulder.

Shima Sage continued, "I think it's called Susanoo? I've seen a ninja named Uchiha Madara use it."

Jiraiya's solemn voice rang out: "If it really is a secret technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan, then this must have been used by Izumi. Because you can see magma flowing from the armor of that behemoth and the huge ninja sword in his hand. His eye technique has been perfectly integrated with his bloodline limit."

Then, Jiraiya turned his head and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the group of Anbu ninjas.

Jiraiya raised his voice, "Old man, I thought you were being targeted by Ikezumi, but it turns out I was overthinking it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then took a deep look at the towering Susanoo and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

If Izumi were to use this ability against him, the Third Hokage, in a one-on-one fight… Hiruzen Sarutobi realized he didn't have many countermeasures. This behemoth was beyond the realm of ordinary ninjas; Izumi had definitely entered the realm of "Kage."

and.

Within the realm of "shadows," Chi Quan is also at the top level; perhaps only I, in my younger days, could rival him.

Now that I'm old, I really don't have enough confidence to fight against someone like Uchiha Izumi.

In other words, he had repeatedly tolerated Chi Quan's actions, even suppressing his hatred for the two murders of his sons...

It was the right choice.

Otherwise, if a creature with such power were to wreak havoc in Konoha, the destruction it would cause would be no less than that of the Nine-Tailed Fox. That would be a second Nine-Tailed Fox rampage, perhaps even more terrifying than the one before, because Konoha today is far weaker than it was then.

……

now.

Everyone in Konoha stared in awe at Susanoo, who seemed to have descended from the heavens.

A few people recalled similar accounts in certain ancient texts.

But the vast majority of people, including ninjas, were involved.

I have no idea what this is.

"What kind of monster is this? Could it be that the Nine-Tailed Fox is about to wreak havoc again?"

An older Konoha Chunin looked extremely nervous.

He had already recalled the terrifying scene from the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
The person next to him swallowed hard: "Don't scare me! If it were really a situation like the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, the village should have sounded the alarm, right? The alarm hasn't been sounded yet, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"Never mind all that, let's get our family to a safe place first, just in case something really happens tonight!"

"Is this a technique that a ninja can use? What kind of ninjutsu is this? Is it the Akimichi clan's Expansion Technique?"

"Hiss! Even the Multiply Technique shouldn't be this big, right?"

……

"Inoichi, this should be... a secret technique of the Uchiha clan, right?" Nara Shikaku asked Yamanaka Inoichi.

Yamanaka Inoichi nodded slightly: "It seems to be called Susanoo."

Akimichi Choza said, "It's called Susanoo. This eye technique was recorded in the Akimichi clan's family records. The ancestors of the Akimichi clan saw Uchiha clan ninjas use Susanoo, but I remember that the Susanoo recorded in the records wasn't this big."

Akimichi Choza exclaimed in amazement, "This power is enough to influence the course of a large-scale war, and yet such power is held by only one person."

talking.

Choza Akimichi looked at Inoichi Yamanaka: "Inoichi, it seems you have indeed led us to make the right choice. Izumi, who has demonstrated this power, is qualified to run for the next Hokage."

"If we add the strength of our three families, it seems that Izumi wouldn't have much difficulty becoming the Fifth Hokage. The only obstacle might be whether the Third Hokage is power-hungry."

Yamanaka Inoichi shook his head and said, "Ikezumi is not the kind of person to be Hokage. It's not that he's not qualified to be Hokage, but if he were to become the Hokage of Konoha, he would definitely make Konoha Village even more glorious, and might even bring Konoha back to its peak military strength of the first Hokage."

"But his ambitions lie elsewhere. The position of Fifth Hokage of Konoha would only be a constraint for Izumi. His eyes are not only on Konoha, but on the entire ninja world."

Akimichi Choza scratched his head apologetically: "On the contrary, it was my narrow-mindedness that made me think."

"rest assured."

Yamanaka Inoichi said, "Given Izumi's personality, if the Third Hokage were to abdicate and a Fifth Hokage were to be chosen, Izumi would definitely interfere in the Hokage election. He would definitely nominate someone who believes in absolute justice to serve as the Fifth Hokage."

"In this way, Absolute Justice and the Will of Fire can truly merge together. At that time, Absolute Justice can use the power of Konoha to spread rapidly throughout the Land of Fire."

"Even absolute justice can extend its tentacles to other ninja countries, other ninja villages, and even the entire ninja world."

"This is the true vision of Chiquan."

Nara Shikaku, hands in his pockets, sighed and said, "We can only trust Ikezumi to harbor such 'ambitions.' If it were someone else, we would worry that they might be trying to take advantage of the situation to rule the ninja world and become the most powerful person there."

……

Inside the Uchiha clan's compound, Mikoto's pretty face showed a hint of worry.

Although some disagreements arose with Fugaku at the dinner table.

But after all, he was her husband, and she was naturally worried that he was heading to such a dangerous place.

"Mother, what is that?!" Sasuke's childish voice was filled with shock and confusion.

"Susanoh."

Mikoto Uchiha took a deep breath and said, "That's a dojutsu recorded in the annals of our Uchiha clan. Very few people in the entire Uchiha clan know this dojutsu."

"because……"

She paused, then continued, "Legend has it that the prerequisite for activating Susanoo is possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"The Mangekyou Sharingan..." Sasuke was stunned. He immediately realized something: "Could it be that Susanoo was created by Izumi-sensei using the Mangekyou Sharingan?!"

Mikoto shook her head: "I don't know."

But she was certain that something big was going to happen tonight.

Or perhaps something big has already happened, or even ended.

……

Meanwhile, Izumi, who was protecting the unconscious Mitarashi Anko from the aftermath of the battle, stared in disbelief at the Susanoo gradually disappearing.

She heard Tachibana Jiro's voice beside her: "This is the first time I've seen Lord Ikezumi use this technique. He's only mentioned it to me before, but I've never seen him use it."

Tachibana Jiro glanced at the shock on Izumi's pretty face.

It stretched out its paw and patted her trouser leg.

Then he said to Izumi, "Don't worry! This is the technique used by Lord Izumi. That brat Itachi Uchiha also used Susanoo just now, but unfortunately his Susanoo is on the ground and the other is in the sky compared to Lord Izumi's Susanoo. They are not even on the same level."

Listening to Tachibana Jiro's words, Izumi stared blankly at a long ditch that stretched out from a street in Konoha and extended into the outside of the village—it was created by a single slash of Izumi-senpai's technique.

The ravines stretched out from here to the outside of the village, carving an exaggerated gap in the wall at the edge of Konoha.

It is estimated that it will extend more than a kilometer.

"This is……"

"The power of absolute justice!"

After calming herself down, the girl immediately asked Tachibana Jiro, "Tachibana Jiro-senpai, so what is Uchiha Itachi now?"

"already dead."

These words were not spoken by Tachibana Jiro. Upon hearing this cold, familiar voice, Izumi hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw Uchiha Izumi walking slowly towards them, completely unharmed.

Uchiha Izumi, holding a scroll in his left hand and a raven in his right, said indifferently, "The ninja sword in my Susanoo's hand is a weapon that combines Lava Release, eye techniques, and chakra into one. It has a scorching temperature like magma and an astonishing impact force like a volcanic eruption when it strikes."

"When the ninja sword cleaved through his Susanoo and touched Itachi Uchiha's fragile body, he had already lost his life force. Every cell in his body was vaporized. Letting him die under the blade of Susanoo was a luxurious funeral."

"It's easier for him."

Upon hearing this, Izumi felt a strange mix of emotions. She was angry at Itachi Uchiha's foolishness and even harbored murderous intent towards him for willingly falling into the abyss of sin.

But ultimately, it all started when I returned to the Uchiha clan with my mother.

Uchiha Izumi's only friend was Uchiha Itachi.

"call……"

Quan slowly exhaled, and the confusion in her eyes and the strange emotions in her heart dissipated in just two seconds.

Lord Ikezumi, for the sake of absolute justice and to make the ninja world a better place, even personally executes his own blood relatives who commit crimes.

Thinking about it this way, there's nothing to pity about Itachi Uchiha.

He was a veteran of the war, and he certainly understood that once a decision was made, there was a price to pay.

For someone as stupid, wicked, and unwilling to listen to advice as him.

Death may be the best outcome for him.

and……

For many members of the Uchiha clan, Itachi's death would likely only bring them jubilation. The longer Itachi lived, the more terrified they would be, given the immense impact of Ikezumi-senpai's prophecy.

"Kid! Where's the enemy?!"

The sudden sound attracted the attention of the two people and the cat.

The first person to arrive was Tsunade.

Tsunade leaped from a short distance away, landing heavily on the ground and causing numerous cracks to appear in the concrete slab beneath her feet.

"Lady Tsunade, the enemy is dead." Tachibana Jiro answered Tsunade's question on behalf of Uchiha Ikezumi.

"died?"

Tsunade calmly withdrew her fighting stance, coughed lightly without any embarrassment, and said to Uchiha Ikezumi, "What kind of villains did you encounter in Konoha this time? Did you have to make such a fuss? When I saw you summon such a big guy, I thought you were going to destroy Konoha."

“Uchiha Itachi,” Uchiha Ikezumi said, uttering the name.

"Huh?" Tsunade was taken aback, then immediately realized: "Could it be Fugaku Uchiha's eldest son, that ungrateful brat who's obsessed with wiping out the Uchiha clan?"

"Correct."

Tsunade froze for half a second.

She walked over and patted Chi Quan on the shoulder: "I don't know if the Uchiha clan is blessed or cursed to have you."

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "It is a blessing for the good and a curse for the evil."

"You little brat, you actually know how to brag."

Tsunade clicked her tongue: "But strictly speaking, it's true, so it's not really bragging."

"anyway."

She looked down in confusion at the raven on the scroll in Uchiha Izumi's hand.

"what is this?"

"Fire-Sealing Seal Scroll." Uchiha Izumi casually tossed the scroll to Izumi, who was startled and hurriedly caught it. "It contains a black flame, one of Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan techniques: 'Amaterasu.' This is a flame that cannot be extinguished unless the target is burned to ashes. Keep it as your trump card."

Quan was taken aback, and she quickly said, "Thank you, senior!"

"Lord Ikezumi, this raven..." Tachibana Jiro suddenly exclaimed, "...one of its eyes..."

Tsunade and Izumi both looked into Raven's eyes.

"This looks like..." Izumi's bright eyes widened: "Sharingan? But how can the Sharingan have this pattern? Unless, this is a Mangekyou Sharingan!!!"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow: "Kaleidoscope?"

"Senior, are these Itachi Uchiha's eyes?" Izumi asked boldly.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "No."

“It is the Kotoamatsukami of Shisui, a ‘gift’ of absolute justice.”

In layman's terms: it "emerged" after absolute justice was executed.

Otherwise, with that slash from Uchiha Izumi's Susanoo, even a raven made of steel wouldn't have survived.

The moment he finished speaking, a series of footsteps reached everyone's ears, and they saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi had finally arrived with a large group of Anbu ninjas.

Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Uchiha Ikezumi's last words.

—The God of Still Water!
"Old man?" Tsunade glanced at the belated Hiruzen Sarutobi, then looked at the densely packed ANBU ninja, and asked directly, "Judging by your posture... are you here to support Ikezumi? Or are you here to guard against Ikezumi?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

……

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(End of this chapter)