Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 152 The Main Family Wiped Out? Akatsuki's formidable foe!

Have I... and everyone in the Hyuga branch family been brainwashed by the rules established by the main family?

Jiro Tachibana's words kept echoing in his mind.

Neji Hyuga couldn't help but examine his own heart.

He found that he couldn't refute what the ninja cat said.

Because that's the truth!

If I hadn't been brainwashed, if I hadn't developed this habit of thinking... why would I still have that sliver of hope for the Hyuga main family? They treat the branch family with absolutely no fairness, they're just enslaving them, so why do I always find myself leaning towards them?

All the doubts in my heart were answered at this moment.

—The Hyuga main family's long-term ideological indoctrination of the branch family has trapped them in a mental prison that is even more terrifying and horrifying than the caged bird!

If it weren't for the reminder from outsiders, the Hyuga branch family, blinded by their own involvement, wouldn't even realize they were already in a cage.

Hyuga Neji couldn't help but look up at Uchiha Ikezumi, who was confronting the main clan elders and head of the Hiashi clan alone.

The internal conflicts within the Hyuga clan should have nothing to do with outsiders.

But this man insisted on getting involved.

They didn't even care whether they offended the main family.

This……

Is this justice?
“Uchiha Ikezumi…” The elder of the main family, his expression slightly tense, revealed a hint of annoyance he was trying to conceal. He said, “You are so aggressive towards the Hyuga clan, and you even want to change the rules that the Hyuga clan has passed down for hundreds and thousands of years as an outsider. No one in the Hyuga clan will support your behavior!”

"What does my changing of the Hyuga clan's rules have to do with the Hyuga clan?" Uchiha Izumi's words left the main branch elders completely stunned.

In all his years of life, he had never seen anyone so stubborn and self-willed.

Is this junior member of the Uchiha clan unable to understand human speech?

"Who says no one supports it!" Hyuga Neji suddenly stepped forward, looking up at the main family elder: "As a member of the branch family, I support changing the Hyuga family rules!"

The elder of the Zong family finally couldn't hide his displeasure any longer.

He fixed his gaze on Hyuga Hiashi, hoping the clan head would say something strong at this moment. He didn't want to clash with Uchiha Ikezumi, but he also didn't want Ikezumi to interfere in certain matters concerning the Hyuga clan.

He hoped that Hyuga Hiashi could get rid of Uchiha Ikezumi without offending him.

Hinata Rizu: "..."

"call!"

Hiashi Hyuga felt immense pressure. On one side were the hopes the Hyuga main clan ninja had for him, their clan leader; on the other side was the oppressive force of absolute justice emanating from Izumi Uchiha.

In a daze, he seemed to be able to feel, both physically and mentally, what kind of situation Fugaku Uchiha was in within the Uchiha clan.

"The Hyuga clan... will consider it." After a full ten seconds of silence, facing Uchiha Ikezumi's indifferent gaze and the astonished looks of the clan elders, Hyuga Hiashi ultimately did not dare to be forceful.

"If the clan rules do indeed cause dissatisfaction among many clan members, the Hyuga clan will try to revise them carefully."

Hiashi Hyuga said with a dejected expression.

After saying those words, Hiashi Hyuga felt completely drained. He could also keenly sense the disappointment in the eyes of many of the main clan ninja when they looked at him.

Hiashi Hyuga felt deeply ashamed. He knew he had let down the expectations of his main family members, but this was all he could do at the moment.

Because Japan had a premonition.

If the Hyuga clan continues to spar with Uchiha Ikezumi, he might instantly lose patience. A frustrated Uchiha Ikezumi would be the most terrifying ninja in Konoha. The Hyuga clan, divided and disunited, would be utterly incapable of confronting him.

"Rizu..."

The Hyuga clan elder, his face grim, tried to say something, but the words stuck in his throat. He understood Hiashi Hyuga's current predicament and could only sigh in the end.

“Uchiha Ikezumi, just as our Hyuga clan head said, the Hyuga clan will consider this matter carefully. We will also discuss and come up with a solution that satisfies both the branch family and the main family, and then we will hand that solution over to you.”

The elder of the clan, his hands clenched into fists hidden in his sleeves, said with a grim face, "Are you satisfied now? Has your so-called absolute justice fulfilled its duties? Isn't it time to end this? It's time for you to leave this place!"

Zong family...

They really gave in!

Many Hyuga branch family ninjas were dumbfounded throughout. They had thought that the death of Hyuga Yokoharu, the branch family elder, due to the recurrence of his old illness triggered by the Caged Bird Seal of the Hyuga main family, would likely be easily dismissed by the main family with a few words.

But who would have thought that an outsider like Uchiha Izumi would barge into the Hyuga clan and stand up for their branch family?

They even managed to force the main family to retreat!
This is absolutely the biggest concession ever made by the main family to the branch family!

none of them!

"Who said it's over?" Uchiha Ikezumi's indifferent words almost made the head elder of the main family hold his breath.

Uchiha Ikezumi spoke up: "Have you ignored the fact that you used the power of the Caged Bird Seal to wantonly oppress the branch family members? Have you completely ignored the fact that you used your twisted, morbid, and outdated family rules to commit selfish and evil deeds?"

The elders of the clan and Hiashi Hyuga suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Chi Quan, what are you going to do?"

Hinata Hiashi asked.

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "The standard for judgment will be the severity of the oppression of the Hyuga branch family by different people. Those with serious circumstances, such as Hyuga Jinsuke, will pay with their lives and be executed on the spot; those with more serious circumstances will be sentenced to a term of not less than ten years and not more than twenty years; those with ordinary circumstances will be sentenced to a term of not less than three years and not more than ten years; and those with less serious circumstances will be detained for at least three months."

Even as Hiashi Hyuga's usually expressionless face couldn't help but show a look of shock, Izumi Uchiha made a startling statement: "It's not only murder that constitutes evil, nor is it only extreme acts like murder that deserve to be punished by justice."

“In my eyes, very few members of the Hyuga main family are ‘innocent.’ Most of you have used the Caged Bird Seal on members of the branch families.”

"Including you."

"Hyuga Hiashi".

A bead of cold sweat involuntarily slid down Hyuga Hiashi's forehead and face.

He finally understood why people in the village always said that Uchiha Ikezumi was extremely extreme, and he also realized why he was given the nickname "Uchiha Plague God". He also understood why Uchiha Ikezumi was like the "Street Cleansing Tiger" of Konoha.

Uchiha Izumi doesn't care whether you back down or not! Nor does she care whether you compromise or not!
The other party will not suspect what kind of deal you are making.

Uchiha Izumi simply wants to uphold justice! And it's a ruthless, merciless, and absolute justice that shows no mercy or sentimentality!
He's going to target the Hyuga clan!
Hinata's compromises, concessions, and weakness are of no use.

They won't win the slightest bit of justice.

"What a joke!" A sudden voice rang out, making Hyuga Hiashi inwardly realize something was wrong, but it was too late to stop it. A main branch ninja gritted his teeth and said, "Just because someone used the Caged Bird Seal on a branch family member is considered an evil deed? Who made this rule? Was it you, Uchiha Ikezumi?"

"If that happens, wouldn't at least 80 or 90 percent of the entire Hyuga clan be imprisoned? Who will carry on the Hyuga clan's bloodline then? Do you want our pure Byakugan bloodline to die out?"

"Your extreme sense of justice is what's truly evil! You don't care about the thoughts of the majority of us; you only care about your own selfish sense of justice. You're the one in the minority!"

Hiashi Hyuga was drenched in sweat.

He could tell that the voice belonged to a young ninja from the main branch of the Kusaka clan. The other party was considered a genius within the Kusaka clan, already a Jonin of Konoha at the young age of nineteen, and naturally possessed the arrogance of a Jonin from the main branch of the clan who was a young genius.

But the problem is.

The other party clearly doesn't understand when to rein in their arrogance and when to unleash it.

"You... have no right to call yourself the majority of the Hyuga clan!"

The one who spoke suddenly was Hyuga Neji. Despite his young age, he gritted his teeth and looked at the main family genius: "Look around! Look at the so-called main family and branch family, which side has the most people? Which side actually represents the majority?"

"They've only kept quiet because they're afraid you'll use the Caged Bird Seal on them! They've just developed a rigid mindset from years of oppression by you."

"That doesn't mean they'll side with your main family! The Hyuga clan has always consisted mostly of branch families, with hundreds of members in those families. Does your main family even have forty members?"

"You're just unwilling to give up the privileges of the main family! Or perhaps you're afraid that after the family splits and there are no more caged birds, countless people will surpass your talent and trample your self-proclaimed genius title underfoot!"

Neji realized that today was the only chance to seek justice for his father, and the only chance to break free from this cage.

I absolutely cannot let this opportunity slip by.

We absolutely cannot let the main family get away with this.

“You…” The nineteen-year-old Jonin of the main clan, who had been rebuked by Hyuga Neji, had veins throbbing on his forehead. He suddenly raised one hand and formed a hand seal that made Neji’s pupils shrink.

Neji remembers this mark...

It was when Hiashi Hyuga performed this hand seal that his father's Caged Bird Seal on his forehead was activated.

"stop!!!"

Hiashi Hyuga's expression changed. He turned around decisively and tried to knock off the opponent's hand seals with a single palm strike.

But I didn't expect...

Someone is faster than him.

Swah——

No one saw how Uchiha Izumi drew his sword.

They didn't even see when Uchiha Izumi used the Body Flicker Technique.

I could only barely catch a glimpse of a fleeting afterimage.

Another flash of light appeared.

One arm was tossed high into the air.

Blood sprayed!
"Hyuga Hori Ao, imprisoned in Konoha Prison for twenty years." The extremely cold voice finally brought everyone back to their senses.

……

at the same time.

Hokage Building.

A ninja dog rushed over; it was none other than Kakashi's ninja dog, Pakkun, who slipped straight into the Hokage's office.

"Ok?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow when he noticed a dog had sneaked in. Only after realizing it was the ninja dog Pakkun did he understand why the nearby ANBU guards hadn't stopped the dog.

"Lord Hokage, Kakashi sent me to tell you that something has happened to the Hyuga clan."

Pakkun, the ninja dog, finished speaking in a straightforward manner, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi pause for a moment.

"The Hyuga clan..."

His old face grew slightly more serious. He exchanged a glance with Mitokado Homura beside him, then turned to Puck and asked, "Is it because of Ikezumi? What major thing happened to Hyuga?"

"I don't know." Ninja Dog Pakkun shook his head, his eyelids drooping. "Kakashi just sent me to report this to you."

It paused, then added, "When I was summoned, I smelled a strong stench of blood in the Hyuga clan."

Kakashi was still somewhat worried about the tense situation within the Hyuga clan, so he sent his ninja dog Pakkun to summon the Hokage.

“The smell of blood…” Upon hearing this, Mitomon Homura said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, “Hiruzen, it seems that the Hyuga clan elder named Hyuga Jinsuke was caught by Uchiha Ikezumi, who arrived just in time, before he could leave Konoha.”

"In Chi Quan's eyes, he used the Caged Bird Seal to kill a member of a branch family, so he is a murderer. Once a murderer falls into Chi Quan's hands, there is probably only one fate for him."

"Kakashi thinks something bad is going to happen to the Hyuga clan, probably because Izumi killed Hyuga Jinsuke. Hmm... it's very likely that he killed him in front of many Hyuga clan members."

"What Uchiha Izumi likes to do is make an example of someone."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, nicknamed "Monkey," had a strange expression when he heard the last sentence.

"cough."

However, he quickly dismissed his wild thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Kakashi is probably overthinking it. Since Ikezumi has sufficient reason to execute Hyuga Jinsuke from a moral high ground, it's unlikely that Hiashi will clash with Ikezumi. Hiashi is one of the few reasonable people."

"Even if some hot-blooded young people in the Hyuga family are unhappy with Ikezumi's behavior, Hiashi should be able to stop them."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt there was no need to go back.

Because he also believed it was time for the Hyuga clan to make some changes.

The Hyuga clan's adherence to rigid rules did indeed put him, the Hokage, at ease, as he never worried that they would have any designs on Konoha's higher-ups.

The issue is……

Such rigid rules also resulted in the Hyuga clan's overall strength being far inferior to that of the Uchiha clan at its peak.

Too many ninja have died in Konoha these days, and Hiruzen Sarutobi needs a ninja clan to step forward and fill the void. Ideally, this clan should be obedient. Clearly, the Hyuga clan fits his requirements perfectly.

'This time... I've finally made use of the pool.'

These words flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

Just then, Pakkun the ninja dog suddenly added, "The blood I smell isn't just from one person; it's the blood of at least two or three people."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback.

Two or three people...

“Hiruzen, something is definitely not right.” Mitomon Homura frowned and said, “Could it be that Ikezumi is doing something like ‘overcorrection’ within the Hyuga clan? Come to think of it, this isn’t the first time he’s done something like this.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath.

"Yan, I'm giving you five secret service squads. Come and make a trip."

Five secret service squads...

Mitomon Homura felt a chill run down his spine; he was now preparing for a potential conflict with either Ikezumi or the Hyuga clan.

"it is good."

He nodded.

……

On the other side of the ninja world.

The land of rain.

"Several Rain Ninja in Konoha sent back intelligence—Juzo Biwa abandoned them without a word and left Konoha alone."

Xiao Nan took a deep breath, letting the rain pour down on her head, because there were pieces of white paper above her that blocked the rain.

Konan looked down at the rain-soaked Rain Village from her high vantage point.

She glanced at Nagato, who was sitting in a wheelchair beside her, and said, "Juzo Biwa should have obtained the information I wanted. He should be on his way back right now."

Nagato raised his head slightly, met Konan's gaze, and asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Konan explained, "Because he didn't use remote communication equipment to contact Amegakure from Konoha, it means he was worried that the information he shared on the communication equipment might be overheard by others."

"The only consequence of being overheard is death, because some people don't want him to know these secrets, and even less do they want Hibiki Juzo to pass these secrets on to me."

"The only way he could send out intelligence was to return in person."

Nagato nodded thoughtfully: "They are indeed quite cautious."

"But I still have a question."

Nagato paused for a moment, then asked, "If you've confirmed that 'Uchiha Madara' does indeed have a serious problem, what are you going to do?"

Before Konan could answer, Nagato added expressionlessly, "I agreed with the plan he proposed to us. No matter what you do, you cannot ruin this plan."

Xiao Nan remained silent for a few seconds.

She said, "I just want to uncover the mysterious and dangerous aura about him so that if he does anything unusual, we will have a way to immediately counter him."

She added, "Without ruining the plan."

Then, Konan changed the subject, saying, "Some time ago, we successfully provoked a border conflict between the Bird Country and the Bear Country. Hundreds of samurai on both sides were killed or wounded, and several ninjas also died. For a small country like ours, this is an unacceptable loss."

“Xiao can use these opportunities to promote our ‘war mercenary mechanism’ to both countries and get them to hire us to fight. We can send a group of people to each side, put on a show, and extort a large sum of money from their daimyo.”

"After all, collecting the tailed beasts is a huge undertaking. We need to recruit many powerful new members, and the expenses will be enormous."

"I'll leave it to you," Nagato nodded. "You're better at these things than I am."

"correct."

Nagato suddenly said, "List out the powerful enemies we will face when collecting the different tailed beasts. Make a list of them, gather information about them in advance, and make preparations early."

"for example……"

"If we want to collect the Nine-Tails in the future, we will have to clash with that guy named Uchiha Izumi. He is indeed a remarkable ninja, and we need to pay some attention to him."

"Even Madara Uchiha is so wary of him, which means that he may be one of our greatest enemies in the future."

Konan nodded.

"it is good."

……

Inside the Hyuga clan's residence.

With a "thud," a severed arm fell to the ground. Following the chilling words uttered by the pool, a agonizing scream that sent chills down one's spine followed.

Under the watchful eyes of many Hyuga clan ninjas, the Hyuga main family genius, who had lost an arm, was clutching his severed arm and hurriedly backing away.

The young man's face was covered in cold sweat and filled with horror as he stared incredulously at Uchiha Ikezumi.

"you……"

But Uchiha Ikezumi ignored him. His cold, chilling voice rang out once more: "Hyuga Sakasaki, for repeatedly using the Caged Bird Seal on members of the branch family when they have not committed any fundamental offenses, shall be imprisoned for ten years."

These words turned a Hyuga clan ninja's face deathly pale.

Hiashi Hyuga couldn't help but look at the other person.

Because this is his bodyguard, the head of the Hyuga clan!

"Katsuno Hyuga, imprisoned for five years."

"Hitomi Hyuga, imprisoned for seven months."

"Hyuga Akashi was imprisoned for nine years."

"Hinata..."

One name after another was uttered by Uchiha Ikezumi. With each name called, a Hyuga main clan ninja either changed his expression slightly or swallowed hard and hurriedly backed away.

Hiashi Hyuga was also a little confused. If they continued to name names like this, they would almost include the entire Hyuga main family!
If the Hyuga main clan ninjas were to truly comply with Uchiha Ikezumi's wishes and be imprisoned in Konoha Prison for months, years, or even decades...

Once the main clan ninjas are released from Konoha prison, who will be in charge of the Hyuga clan?
Perhaps the branch family has already replaced the main family? Or rather...

By then, there may no longer be a main family or branch family level.

Because of this incident, the main family has fallen from grace.

"Hyuga Naruto." When Uchiha Ikezumi uttered this name, he turned his gaze to the main branch elder in front of him, whose expression was extremely ugly, and continued, "Twenty years of imprisonment."

The elder of the Zong family was completely stunned.

This is outrageous...

Outrageous!

This junior member of the Uchiha clan is really going to rely on his strength to cause trouble in the Hyuga clan! He's just as arrogant and self-willed as their ancestor, Uchiha Madara!
The Uchiha clan ninjas really are a bunch of lunatics!

This Uchiha Ike Izumi is the most insane of all!

"Enough! Uchiha Ikezumi!!!"

"You've gone too far!"

The clan elder named "Hyuga Naruto" could no longer contain his emotions. He was so angry that his old face turned red, and he pounded the ground heavily with his peach wood cane.

"The Hyuga clan is not the Uchiha clan. You can act tyrannically in the Uchiha clan, but in the Hyuga clan, you are just an outsider! You interfere with the Hyuga clan with your unreasonable sense of justice, thinking it's 'for the good of the Hyuga branch family.' If you cause our Hyuga clan to become even worse than before, can you bear that responsibility?!"

"Are you going to throw the entire Hyuga main clan into Konoha prison? Do you know how much chaos this will bring to the Hyuga clan and even the entire Konoha?"

"you you……"

Hinata Mei's next words were stuck in his throat.

Because a bloodstained ninja sword was already at his neck.

The sharp blade had already cut through the skin of his throat.

"Those who defy justice."

"Kill them without mercy."

Uchiha Ikezumi coldly said, "If this causes even greater chaos, it means that the deterrent effect of justice is not absolute enough, and that not enough villains have been killed in the Hyuga clan."

Hinata Naruto opened his mouth.

Until a voice rang out, like a savior of the Hyuga main family.

"Chiquan wait a minute!"

Mitokado Homura finally arrived with five ANBU squads.

……

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(End of this chapter)