Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 147 Itachi is dead, the Uchiha clan will only cheer (8,000 words)
"Two of the legendary Sannin of Konoha are present, and one of them has chosen to side with Uchiha Ikezumi." At the same time, inside the Hyuga clan's compound, Hyuga Hiashi slowly exhaled.

The veins around his eyes gradually faded, and he muttered to himself, "It seems that there won't be any armed conflict between the Hokage and Uchiha Izumi tonight."

Feeling the lingering heat in the air and breathing in the faint smell of sulfur, Hyuga Hiashi was still quite shaken.

He was somewhat relieved that the Susanoo summoned by Uchiha Ikezumi was facing away from the Hyuga clan's residence.

If that sword were to be aimed directly at the Hyuga clan and then cleave down... it would probably split the Hyuga clan's stronghold in two!

Because this place is less than a kilometer away from the center of the battle between Uchiha Ikezumi and Uchiha Itachi.

That's why Hiashi Hyuga was able to use his Byakugan to see the situation clearly.

They even knew who Uchiha Izumi was fighting.

Just then, Hyuga Hiashi seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to look in one direction. He saw an anxious figure rush past, and the other person seemed to sense something as well, turning back to glance at Hyuga Hiashi.

"Uchiha Fugaku..."

Hiashi Hyuga immediately recognized the face, which made his eyes look complicated: "I wonder what he will think when he finds out who was killed by Izumi Uchiha."

"Ok?"

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly sensed another malicious gaze directed at him.

When I looked over, I saw that Hyuga Neji had already turned around and was walking towards a house with a cold expression on his face.

"Sigh, this child, still can't let go?"

Hiashi Hyuga sighed softly, feeling a pang of guilt, but unsure how to bring it up with Neji.

……

"Chiquan, why do you possess Shisui's Kotoamatsukami? And who were you fighting just now? Did that person also use Susanoo? Was that person also an Uchiha ninja?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not get too close to Izumi Uchiha, out of instinctive caution.

This is also why he found it difficult to refute Tsunade's question.

Faced with the question that Sarutobi Hiruzen had just asked, Uchiha Izumi glanced at Izumi and said, "She will answer you."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Is this a sign that you're even a little disgusted by talking to me?

"Eh?"

Izumi was taken aback. She looked left and right, swallowed hard, and quickly put away the scroll that sealed "Amaterasu".

He immediately perked up and said, "Uchiha Itachi has developed the morbid and extreme ideology that Ikezumi-senpai once predicted. He has planned to collude with 'Uchiha Obito' and intend to launch a massacre of the Uchiha clan within the next two months."

"He even tried to assassinate the Konoha ninja who believed in absolute justice; he wanted to kill me! At the critical moment, Senior Ikezumi appeared and saved me, and in the name of 'absolute justice,' he judged Uchiha Itachi and killed him!"

"Itachi Uchiha's future sins have already materialized, so he must accept the price of his sinful actions. By killing him, Izumi-senpai saved the entire Uchiha clan!"

"In fact, it saved the ninja world! Because Uchiha Itachi, with his twisted and extreme ideas, would one day commit an even greater crime in the ninja world."

Just as the girl was about to deliver her shocking remark, she suddenly saw someone else approaching. Or rather, that person had arrived more than ten seconds earlier.

The other party must have heard what I said.

"Chief Fugaku..."

The visitor was none other than Fugaku, who had rushed over in a great hurry.

At this moment, Fugaku was completely stunned.

Quan's words kept echoing in his mind.

"Fugaku..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi also saw Fugaku. He subtly sensed that Fugaku's emotions were somewhat unusual. Connecting this with the girl's words just now, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath with a heavy heart.

"Condolences."

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only utter these two words.

His voice brought Fugaku back to his senses.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at Izumi Uchiha with a stiff expression, his fists clenched tightly without him noticing. He, who usually considered himself calm enough, was now overwhelmed with turbulent emotions.

anger.

Grief.

Reluctant to give up.

Puzzled.

Hatred.

...A variety of emotions exploded within him like bombs, causing the whites of Fugaku's eyes to turn slightly red. Even the muscles on his usually expressionless face twitched slightly.

That was his eldest son, whom he was most proud of; that was the future of the Uchiha clan in his eyes; that was his own flesh and blood.

Now, however, they have become victims of absolute justice.

As a father, he didn't even have time to get there in time to save his eldest son, nor did he have time to see his eldest son one last time.

Fugaku thought he was hard-hearted enough.

But the grief of a parent outliving their child was something he could never shake off. He truly felt the pain that Hiruzen Sarutobi had experienced twice before!

"Chiquan..."

"why?"

Fugaku's voice had become hoarse as he struggled to control his emotions. He questioned Uchiha Ikezumi: "Itachi is still just a child whose values ​​are not yet fully mature. Even if he has some inappropriate thoughts, he shouldn't... he shouldn't..."

At this point, even Fugaku himself couldn't continue.

What shouldn't I have done? Shouldn't I have killed him?

From the standpoint of absolute justice, from the standpoint of the Uchiha clan, shouldn't we have done this?

“You should have known this day would come.” Uchiha Izumi glanced at him coldly and said, “If you hadn’t ignored what I told you, if you had kept a close eye on the beast you gave birth to, or tried to forcibly change the beast’s mind… none of this would have happened tonight.”

"Uchiha Fugaku. Compromise is your greatest human trait. Faced with the village's relentless pressure, you chose to compromise; faced with the extreme ideologies of the beasts you gave birth to, you also compromised."

"The source of all this can even be traced back to you."

He walked step by step to Fugaku Uchiha, his eyes meeting the other's.

"Who was the person who sent Itachi Uchiha to the battlefield at the age of four? After Itachi's comrades were killed, who was the person who, instead of comforting him, praised him for awakening his Sharingan at the age of eight?"

"Who is it that, knowing that the eldest son is destined to fall into the abyss of sin, does nothing to stop him, but instead slacks off or even condones it?"

“Uchiha Fugaku, it is your actions that have given rise to evil. But you, cowardly and indecisive, are never willing to admit your own mistakes.”

"Don't foul my ears with your disgusting words."

Uchiha Izumi showed no mercy to Uchiha Fugaku.

He pointed out all of Fugaku's flaws and mistakes.

Furthermore, Uchiha Ikezumi did not embellish the story.

Because these are things that Fugaku did.

Apart from Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha, the other two members of this family are born abnormal.

"Fugaku."

A hand patted Fugaku's shoulder, signaling him to calm down, and Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Izumi with a complicated expression, "You mean, Itachi colluded with Obito Uchiha of the Akatsuki?"

Izumi shifted her wary gaze from Uchiha Fugaku; she had been worried that the Uchiha clan head might attack Izumi-senpai in a fit of emotion. Fortunately, this clan head, who had spent his life indecisive and compromising, compromised once again.

She immediately nodded and said, "Yes!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent.

He could roughly guess Itachi's intentions—Itachi must have felt that he alone could not deal with Izumi's absolute justice, nor could he exterminate the Uchiha clan.

Itachi needed to rely on external forces. However, as the Hokage, he would never allow the Uchiha clan to be wiped out. Therefore, he could not seek help from the Hokage, but could only seek help from outside the village.

Itachi chose the Akatsuki organization and Obito Uchiha.

"call!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. He had already advised Itachi several times and warned him repeatedly. Normally, Itachi was very obedient to him, so why was Itachi so stubborn now?
He clearly told himself "I understand" and "I get it" several times.

But what did he understand? What did he really learn?
Itachi...

Do you really understand?
Hiruzen Sarutobi composed himself, forced to accept the fact that Konoha had lost another powerful fighter. His expression was complex as he said, "Where is Itachi's body? Return Itachi's body to Fugaku so he can take it back..."

Fugaku's slightly twitching facial muscles stopped, and he shifted his gaze to the Uchiha girl.

“It vaporized,” Quan replied. “Not a single cell remained.”

She thought for a moment and added reassuringly, "If you really want to bury him, you can use his clothes to make a cenotaph."

No sooner had Izumi finished speaking than she heard Tachibana Jiro's voice ring out: "Newbie, take that newbie with you, meow. There's no need to waste time arguing with these guys."

Quan quickly turned his head.

It was then observed that Senior Ikezumi and Senior Tachibana Jiro had already ignored the Hokage and Clan Chief Fugaku.

They are all gone.

“Okay!” Izumi immediately helped up Mitarashi Anko, who was still unconscious, carried her on his back, and left.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Fugaku: “…”

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but glance at Fugaku, whose body was trembling slightly beside him. He frowned and coughed, "Fugaku, I do not wish to see a serious internal conflict within the Uchiha clan."

"Internal strife within the Uchiha clan will make it extremely unstable, which is not a good thing for Konoha. Fugaku, do not do anything that I, or anyone else, would not want to see."

"As for Itachi..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Itachi chose to cooperate with the Akatsuki in order to deal with the ninjas of his own village. This is something that many people cannot tolerate, and it can even be described as the act of a rogue ninja."

"Fugaku, if this matter blows up, it won't do the Uchiha clan any good, and it won't do you any good either. It will also cause even more serious damage to Itachi's reputation."

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi inevitably thought of his second son, Asuma Sarutobi.

Asuma colluded with his colleagues among the Twelve Guardian Ninja. This alone made many people in the village despise him.

Not to mention Itachi suddenly decided to collude with the Akatsuki organization for some unknown reason.

Akatsuki, Obito Uchiha, the masked man… those are very likely the people who instigated the Nine-Tails' rampage in Konoha back then! Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't understand why Itachi would cooperate with such people?
"...Yes, Hokage-sama."

Fugaku remained silent for a few seconds.

Finally, he lowered his head.

……

Half an hour later.

Fugaku Uchiha didn't know what he was feeling as he walked back to the Uchiha clan's compound. The moment he stood in front of his house, he slightly raised his eyelids and saw his wife and second son, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

Mikoto Uchiha noticed that Fugaku's emotions were extremely strange.

Even on the day he learned that Sasuke believed in "absolute justice," Fugaku did not show such an emotion.

"What's wrong?" Mikoto asked quickly.

"Itachi..."

Fugaku lowered his eyes and said, "He chose the path predicted by Izumi. He wanted to kill Uchiha Izumi, that girl who believed in absolute justice, first. Then Izumi appeared, and then Itachi..."

"died."

After speaking in an extremely low voice, Fugaku walked past Mikoto, without even glancing at Sasuke, and went straight into his house.

He left only a lonely silhouette for his wife and second son.

His fists, hidden inside his sleeves, were already clenched until they turned white.

The veins on the back of his hand were trembling slightly.

Fugaku hated himself for compromising once again, hated himself for failing to fulfill his responsibilities as a father—to avenge his eldest son who had been killed.

But he didn't hate himself for teaching Itachi the wrong way.

Fugaku did not think there was anything wrong with his educational approach, and he felt that sending his four-year-old son to the battlefield was even less of a problem, because he believed that only in this way could Itachi's character be tested and the potential of the Uchiha clan be unleashed.

The second son, Uchiha Sasuke, a child who never experienced war, serves as a prime example of what not to do.

Although he was spurred on by Itachi and awakened his Sharingan, he was still no match for Itachi.

“Itachi…is dead…” Sasuke was unaware that his father was still criticizing his talent at this time. He was utterly shocked by Fugaku Uchiha’s words.

"Killed by Ikezumi-sensei..."

Sasuke wanted to stop Itachi Uchiha from falling into the abyss, so he craved the power of absolute justice. But he didn't expect that before he could obtain even greater power, Itachi would already be beyond redemption.

Unlike Fugaku, Sasuke did not feel the slightest bit of hatred; he was simply taken aback and bewildered.

He couldn't help but look at Uchiha Mikoto.

He noticed that his mother's reaction was exactly the same as his own, perhaps even more intense. Her eyes seemed to be red.

Ultimately, Itachi Uchiha was also his mother's biological son, raised by her alone. How could he not have any feelings for her?

"Fugaku! Where is Itachi's body?"

At that moment, Mikoto suddenly spoke up and called out to Fugaku Uchiha.

Fugaku paused, took three deep breaths, and then silently uttered, "No trace of his remains."

Mikoto's pretty face froze for a moment.

Fugaku turned to his wife and said frankly, "Are you still wondering how Ikezumi is? He's perfectly fine. Itachi did everything in his power, even using Susanoo, but he couldn't harm Ikezumi in the slightest. I..."

"Phew! I didn't lay a hand on Chi Quan either. I suppressed the hatred in my heart, I chose to remain silent under Chi Quan's relentless questioning, and I chose to compromise under the Hokage's warning." "Perhaps Chi Quan's assessment is not entirely wrong; I am an indecisive person who is good at compromising."

Fugaku was bracing himself for the disappointment in his wife's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Mikoto Uchiha simply nodded and sighed with a complex tone, "Itachi chose the wrong path, and Izumi only made Itachi pay for his wrong choice. Fugaku, rather than saying that you retreated or compromised, it's more accurate to say that... this time you truly understand what is right and what is wrong."

Fugaku was stunned.

"In your eyes, Itachi is wrong? Izumi is right? Even if Itachi dies at Izumi's hands tonight, you still think so?"

he asked.

"Mm." Mikoto nodded.

Fugaku: “…”

Fugaku looked somewhat dazed.

……

"Why does it feel like I've become unlucky ever since I came to Konoha?"

Juzo Biwa squatted in a small tavern in Konoha.

Yes, he came back, and he even found the decapitation sword he had lost.

Because Juzo Biwa was afraid that if he left Konoha and was away from Izumi Uchiha, he would run into Obito Uchiha and his gang again.

He couldn't possibly be a match for those three on his own.

Pipa Juzo exhaled a breath of alcohol, then grabbed his wine glass and drank in silence.

Then look at the distant commotion, which has long since subsided.

Juzo Biwa thought to himself, "How on earth do these civilians of Konoha manage to survive in such a 'harsh' environment?"

Juzo Biwa had clearly witnessed the clash between the two Susanoo. He had never seen such a terrifying technique before, and at that moment, Juzo Biwa even thought that Konoha was about to be destroyed by the aftershocks of the battle between those two giant "monsters".

He was even preparing to flee and seek refuge.

Unexpectedly, the other "giant monster" proved to be so easily defeated.

The battle ended with a single strike.

“Speaking of which…” Pipa Juzo stared at the sake in his glass and murmured, “It seems I didn’t thank Uchiha Ikezumi. After all, that Lava Release beast saved my life tonight.”

at this time.

Pipa Juzo suddenly saw a blurry figure behind him in the reflection of the sake, which made his pupils shrink sharply, and he almost immediately grabbed the guillotine next to him.

If the figure behind him makes any unusual movement, he will not hesitate to pick up his decapitation sword and slash backward.

"it's me."

The familiar voice made Hibiki Juzo freeze in place.

Before he could even turn around, the man behind him had already sat down in a seat next to him.

Loquat leaves one drenched in cold sweat.

"Ha, misunderstanding." He immediately released the Executioner's Blade, indicating that he meant no harm. He knew that as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, showing such a reaction in front of Uchiha Ikezumi made him appear extremely cowardly. But he also knew that making an enemy of this man was no different from suicide.

My life is still useful.

I cannot die in Konoha Village.

Uchiha Izumi asked, "How long do you plan to stay in Konoha?"

Juzo Biwa glanced at him and replied, "I'll probably leave Konoha after those three stop guarding me outside. At that time, I won't return to Akatsuki. I'll find another organization to be my home."

"Do not."

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "You need to return to Amegakure, you need to return to Akatsuki, and tell Konan the secrets you know."

Pipa Juzo's eyes widened: "Hey, hey, hey, isn't it a bit much to joke around with my life? I clearly can't beat those three!"

Pipa Juzo's face was full of resistance.

“I will go with you.” Uchiha Izumi’s sudden words dispelled half of Biwa Juzo’s resistance.

He paused for a moment, then said, "You..."

"Could they be targeting Xiao?"

Juzo Biwa vaguely remembered that Uchiha Ikezumi believed in the ninja way of "absolute justice." In this man's eyes, the Akatsuki organization, which instigated wars between small countries, was probably one of the targets that his "absolute justice" needed to eliminate.
as predicted.

Uchiha Ikezumi's next words confirmed Biwa Juzo's conjecture: "Within the Akatsuki organization, there are many sources of evil that have been targeted by absolute justice. Uchiha Obito, Orochimaru... these people all need to be judged by justice."

"The existence of Akatsuki has brought these villains together, which is perfect because we don't need to search the entire ninja world for them. It is also an absolutely righteous responsibility and obligation to wipe them out."

Pipa Juzo took a deep breath: "You are probably the only person in the entire ninja world who dares to say such a thing."

Recalling Uchiha Ikezumi's strange eye technique.

Pipa Juzo added, "Maybe you really can do it."

He knew that if he agreed to Uchiha Ikezumi's request, it would be tantamount to betraying the Akatsuki organization.

But he knew even more that he had no other choice.

"I will leave Konoha tomorrow morning."

As soon as Pipa Juzo finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Is this your true form?"

"Wood clone".

Uchiha Ikezumi said frankly.

Pipa Juzo: "..."

No.

what?
He had thought that Uchiha Ikezumi would be his personal bodyguard, but who would have thought that the other party only regarded him as a "tool key" to find the Akatsuki's base in Amegakure!
If you only send a wood clone with you to Amegakure, then isn't the function of that wood clone just a locator?
Pipa Juzo's face stiffened: "What if we run into Uchiha Obito who's still not giving up halfway? Why isn't his real body traveling with me?"

"There are still some trivial matters in Konoha," the Wood Clone said. "The main body needs to eliminate the evils it sees one by one, and more importantly, it needs to build the foundation of the Land of Fire's absolute justice team in Konoha. This can be considered the first attempt at absolute justice."

After saying that, Uchiha Ikezumi's wood clone stopped talking and calmly looked at Biwa Juzo.

Even without saying a word, even if it was just a wooden clone, it was enough to make Juzo Biwa break out in a cold sweat from being stared at.

The pressure on him was like facing a low-ranking ninja named Might Guy directly.

"Alright! We'll set off tomorrow morning."

Pipa Juzo simply couldn't withstand the pressure.

The only thing to believe is that Uchiha Izumi is hiding something within this wooden clone that can protect his character, Biwa Juzo. After all, given his absolute sense of justice, he wouldn't let innocent people die, would he?
……

The next day.

early morning.

The news that Itachi Uchiha had been killed by Izumi Uchiha spread like wildfire throughout the village.

This caused a huge uproar, especially within the Uchiha clan's territory.

"That ingrate beast Itachi Uchiha is finally dead!"

Sasuke, who was somewhat dazed and on his way to the ninja academy, suddenly heard a police ninja talking excitedly to his companion next to him.

"This guy hid in Konoha for a long time without daring to show his face, but he was still caught by Uchiha Izumi and killed directly."

"If Uchiha Izumi had killed someone else, I might have some reservations, but if he had killed Uchiha Itachi, I would applaud!"

"After all, that beast wanted to exterminate the entire clan!"

His companion, also a ninja from the police force, clicked his tongue and said, "The commotion last night must have been caused by those two, right? That ingrate Itachi Uchiha is indeed a genius of the Uchiha clan. Unfortunately, compared to Izumi Uchiha, who is on par with Shisui, he is still far inferior."

"Fugaku has always avoided talking about his son, clearly wanting to protect Itachi Uchiha. Now, all he can keep is a corpse."

"Actually, even the corpse is gone." — This thought flashed through Sasuke's mind as he walked by.

Itachi Uchiha's death seems to have become a foil to absolute justice.

His death seemed to make many ninjas in the clan even more convinced of Ikezumi-sensei's absolute justice.

The ninjas in the clan also do not respect their father.

They even called their father by his first name, and refused to add the word "patriarch" after it.

This might be why Father protected my brother.

"Justice should not be influenced by kinship. Even blood ties should be severed without hesitation if they touch upon the taboos of justice or lead to the abyss of sin."

Sasuke's small face showed a serious attempt to convince himself.

……

at the same time.

Hyuga clan.

Neji didn't sleep all night, so he looked tired and listless.

He ate a quick breakfast and was about to head to the ninja academy when he suddenly noticed several branch family ninjas from the Hyuga clan walking past him with uncertain expressions.

Neji could see the indignant look on their faces.

Neji was very familiar with this expression, because he himself would occasionally show such an emotion.

He took a deep breath, immediately gave chase, stopped several branch family ninjas, and looked up at them to ask.

"What happened?!"

Several Hyuga clan branch family ninjas stopped in their tracks, looked Neji up and down, and immediately recognized him.

"You are Lord Hizashi's child..."

Just as one of the branch family ninjas was about to say something, he was pulled back by someone next to him.

He could only manage a weak smile and say, "It's nothing, this isn't something you should be getting involved in at your age."

Neji had a bad feeling. He gritted his teeth and blurted out his guess: "Has a member of the clan died? If it was a natural death, you certainly wouldn't have kept it from me. So, has a member of a branch family died because of the Caged Bird Seal?"

silence……

He gave Neji the answer.

"Why? What's the reason?" He clenched his fists quietly, bit his lower lip, and asked repeatedly, "Is it because the main family needs another scapegoat?"

"Ugh."

Ignoring the objections of those around him, a branch family ninja sighed and said to Neji with a gloomy expression, "An elder of the branch family tried to break the Caged Bird technique without the knowledge of the main family. But for some reason, or perhaps due to bad luck, he was discovered by the main family."

"Whether his attempt succeeded or was just wishful thinking, his actions did indeed violate the Hyuga clan rules, and violated the greatest taboo in the Hyuga clan's rules."

"The elder of the main family cast the Caged Bird Curse on him. The elder of the branch family, being old, could not bear the pain caused by the Caged Bird Curse, which led to his death from physical illness."

He added, "This happened at four o'clock last night."

The branch family ninja squatted down and ruffled Neji's hair.

"Don't be sad, you'll get used to it. This is our destiny. A caged bird can never fly away. As long as you don't break the rules of the Hyuga clan, you won't end up like that."

Neji staggered backward a few steps, dazed.

"Just because the family rules are like this, does that mean they're correct?" He raised his head again and asked the branch family ninjas in front of him.

A branch family ninja replied, "A rule, over time, everyone gets used to it, so it's right. Because no one in the branch family can break the rule; the Caged Bird Seal is a constraint on us. No one in the main family will change the rule either; they are the beneficiaries. In the long run, the rule is the rule."

After a few words, the people present, including Hyuga Neji, were all present.

Everyone fell silent.

……

“Rules are rules,” “Habits are right,” “No one can break the rules,” “This is our destiny”… one sentence after another echoed in Neji’s mind.

Until they reached the ninja academy, until they reached their own classroom.

Neji remained in a dazed and absent-minded state.

He couldn't help but reach up and rub the bandage on his forehead.

What's hidden by the bandages is the Caged Bird Seal.

Bang!
Suddenly, Neji felt himself bump into someone. He heard the person gasp and fall to the ground.

When Neji came to his senses, he frowned and looked down, only to see a man with thick eyebrows and a strange braided hairstyle clutching his knee and gasping for breath.

"Hey, Neji, ignore that guy." A fellow student from the Ninja Academy patted Neji on the shoulder: "This guy can't even learn the most basic chakra circulation. Even the teachers say he probably can't use ninjutsu. He has absolutely no talent to become a ninja."

"He keeps saying he wants to become a ninja. Pshaw, how could a loser like him ever become a ninja? There's no ninja in this world who doesn't know how to use ninjutsu! He's not from our world. Neji, you don't need to pay any attention to him."

Neji slapped the hand off his shoulder.

His cold gaze swept over the speaker: "Your attitude is very much like the kind of person I despise. High and mighty, as if you can take someone's life at will, or use a life as a scapegoat at will."

While the ninja academy student was stunned.

Neji was about to step over Rock Lee, but as soon as he raised his foot, he hesitated and put it down.

Neji helped Rock Lee up.

"Sorry, I bumped into you." After saying that, he walked past the other person and went to his seat.

This is what justice should be.

Neji silently recited this in his mind.

……

……

(End of this chapter)