Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 159 Obito: "My disguise has been exposed!", Izumi and Konan (7,000 words)
Mitarashi Anko and Uchiha Izumi parted ways temporarily. As Anko walked home alone, she suddenly felt that the surroundings were too quiet; she didn't even hear a cat meow or a dog bark.

Her eyes narrowed immediately; she was very familiar with this kind of atmosphere.

Back when the Third Hokage sent several ANBU ninjas to investigate him, the atmosphere around him was just like this.

Hongdou stopped in her tracks, standing in an empty alley, her body bathed in the shadows of the night.

She asked the air, "Wasn't the investigation into me already over? It's been confirmed that Orochimaru and I have no contact anymore, right?"

The words fell.

Six figures emerged from the shadows, each wearing a strange mask.

When she saw the other person's mask and attire, Hongdou suddenly paused for a moment.

"……root?"

She discovered that these six people were not actually ANBU ninjas.

They were ninjas from the Konoha Root organization!
Anko realized something was wrong. When the Third Hokage sent people to watch her, they only sent ANBU ninjas. Why was it that this time, members of the Root organization were suddenly involved? If she remembered correctly, Root had been taken over by Koharu Utatane, hadn't it?

"Mitarashi Anko." A Root ninja spoke in a mature woman's voice, clearly a female ninja: "As a Konoha ninja, you shouldn't be hiding important information from the village. Lady Koharu is giving you a chance; I hope you can seize it."

Before Anko could say anything, the Root ninja continued to question, "Where exactly is Orochimaru, the Konoha rogue ninja, located?"

Mitarashi Anko: "!!!"

How did Root find out about Orochimaru? Did some Root ninja overhear their conversation with Izumi Uchiha?
After a two-second silence, Mitarashi Anko replied simply, "No comment."

She firmly believed that Uchiha Ikezumi would definitely kill Orochimaru.

On the contrary, it would be better to hand Orochimaru over to the Third Hokage or to Konoha's higher-ups like Koharu Utatane.

They might think Orochimaru has some use, and then spare his life.

This……

This was clearly something that Mitarashi Anko could not accept.

"Mitarashi Anko! Do you know what you're saying?" A Root ninja stepped forward and shouted sternly at Anko, "How much resources and effort has Konoha wasted to cultivate such an outstanding new generation ninja as you?"

"Lord Koharu and Lord Hokage value you, a new generation ninja, so highly. Don't you know how to be grateful? Don't you care about their kindness at all?"

"Have you forgotten all the Will of Fire you learned at the Ninja Academy?"

Anko frowned and said, "Of course I will not forget the kindness Konoha showed me in raising me, so I am doing my own thing to make Konoha better. And I am not an extreme person like Itachi Uchiha. I will not massacre the entire clan. I will only punish the evildoers in the village in the name of absolute justice."

She paused, then continued, "You don't need to expect to get any information about Orochimaru from me. If you really want information, you can ask Izumi directly."

“If Chi Quan wants to tell you the information, he will naturally not hide it. If he is too lazy to tell you, it means you shouldn’t know it.”

"But what if I were to ask you myself?" A slightly aged voice sounded softly from behind Mitarashi Anko.

Hongdou's pupils contracted slightly. When she turned around, she saw Koharu Utatane walking slowly towards them, protected by two Root Guards.

Xiaochun, who had just switched dorm rooms, stopped about ten meters away from Hongdou.

That sense of alienation and wariness is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.

Koharu Utatane, with a deep wrinkle on her face, said to Anko Mitarashi, "Anko, it was I who persuaded Hiruzen to stop investigating you. You should be grateful and should also inform me of Orochimaru's information."

"call……"

Hongdou suddenly smiled: "What a grand occasion. The ninja way I once believed in is to act decisively and keep one's word. Since I have already said that I have no comment, it is naturally impossible for me to reveal anything."

Koharu Utatane sighed, "The new generation of elites in Konoha have all been brainwashed beyond recognition by Izumi Uchiha."

She looked directly at Mitarashi Anko and said, "If you were facing Danzo, you might be dead by now, and he would have used your body to steal information. But you are facing me, and I am not as fierce and sinister as him. I will not cause you much harm."

As soon as these words were spoken, black snakes slowly emerged from Hongdou's sleeves.

A cruel, amused smile flickered across her face, but the wariness in her eyes did not diminish: "I'm not so easily taken down. Although Orochimaru has altered some of my memories, I haven't forgotten the skills I learned from him."

"Go. Try not to hurt her, capture her alive, and use illusion magic to interrogate her." Koharu Utatane stopped talking nonsense.

She felt that she shouldn't say much to people who had been brainwashed by "absolute justice".

Anyway, if we don't see eye to eye, a word is too much.

They don't want to listen to what I say, and I don't want to listen to what they say either.

As Xiaochun finished speaking, she turned to her new room.

Six Root ninjas swiftly surrounded and attacked Mitarashi Anko. They all drew their ninja swords, but instead of pointing the blades at her, they turned the blades and slashed at her with the back of the blade.

Red Bean immediately made her move, and black snakes that emerged from her sleeve shot towards the Root ninjas like arrows released from a bow.

While the Root ninjas were cutting the black snake with their ninja swords...

Hongdou bit her thumb and slammed her hand heavily on the ground.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!!!"

……

Inside Ichiraku Ramen, located in another part of Konoha.

The Hyuga main family and others remained absolutely silent. Hinata even put down her ramen bowl and sat up straight, her face showing obvious tension.

Every customer who came in or came out attracted their attention.

This made many customers who frequented Ichiraku Ramen feel uneasy.

Logically speaking.

The actions of the Hyuga main family will definitely affect the business of Ichiraku Ramen. As the manager's daughter, Ayame should definitely step in to persuade them.

But they gave her too much... Just that girl with the Byakugan, who was known as "Hinata-sama," ate more than a dozen large bowls of ramen with extra toppings, almost twenty bowls in total.

suddenly.

Hinata's eyes widened slightly, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Hanabi's hand, causing Hanabi's delicate face to contort in pain. However, remembering her older sister's instructions not to speak carelessly, she could only cover her mouth and hold back.

'They're here!!!'

Having suffered a significant financial loss, Hyuga Keizuka took a deep breath. His gaze fell on the newcomer, but he dared not meet the other's eyes, instead shifting his gaze downwards. He then stood up and said, "...Lord Ikezumi, the entire Hyuga main family is here."

It was clearly Uchiha Ikezumi who imprisoned most of the Hyuga main family in Konoha prison, which led to their current predicament.

Yet they still had to address the other party as "Your Excellency," which was a complete disgrace to the Hyuga main family.

If only I could be a little more assertive...

"If Lord Ikezumi has any instructions, the Hyuga main family will certainly do its utmost to assist you!" What Hyuga Keizuka thought in his heart was completely different from what he said. He was afraid that if he was not careful, he would become a great sinner of the Hyuga main family and be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the Hyuga clan.

"The main branch of the family will be staying at an inn in Konoha's Fourth Street for the time being." Uchiha Izumi didn't waste any more words with the other party and went straight to the point: "The inn rooms have been booked for a whole year, funded by the Konoha Uchiha Police Department. Don't go back to the Hyuga clan's territory for the time being."

Uchiha Ikezumi paused for a moment, then continued, "Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, is currently staying at that inn. I've already spoken with her, and she'll look after you."

The Hyuga main family and others were taken aback.

"Meow, the so-called care doesn't mean doing anything for you, nor does it mean treating you like babies, nor will it give you any special privileges. Don't misunderstand."

Jiro Tachibana added, "It's purely because Lady Ikezumi thinks that some members of the Hyuga branch family are not honest, and some of the more extreme members might target you women and children from the main family."

"Lord Ikezumi arranged this place for you to avoid such an unnecessary tragedy, and also assigned Tsunade, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, to deter those villains."

Hyuga Keizuka's eyes widened slightly.

This……

Is this the reason why the entire Hyuga main family was summoned here?
to be frank.

Hyuga Keizuka also felt that the Hyuga clan's current base wasn't particularly safe. Especially these past two days, he felt that some branch family ninjas were looking at him strangely, which made even this special Jonin of the main family feel a chill down his spine.

If two families are living under the same roof and one wants to harm the main family, but the main family dares not use the Caged Bird Seal, then...

That couldn't be easier!

With just a little poison added to their food, the remaining members of the Hyuga main family could be completely wiped out!
hiss!
In other words, Uchiha Ikezumi was actually thinking of the Hyuga main family this time.
The Hyuga main family and others suddenly felt as if they were in a dream. Just the day before, the other party had been "wiping out" the Hyuga main family; and the very next day, they were showing such concern for them.

Isn't it a bit too disjointed?
"Meow." As if he could read their minds, Tachibana Jiro spoke in a strange tone, "Lord Ikezumi doesn't judge others by power, but by good and evil. You've heard so many rumors about Lord Ikezumi in Konoha, don't you understand this?"

Hyuga Keizuka suddenly realized his mistake.

In other words, we are among the few good people in the main family.

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

Hesitated for a while.

Hyuga Keizuka bowed his head.

"Thank you!"

This also means that the Hyuga main family agrees to Uchiha Ikezumi's arrangement, because it will indeed make them safer.

……

The land of rain.

Behind Xiao Nan, sheets of pristine white paper transformed into a pair of angelic white wings, lifting her up completely.

Under the watchful gaze of Juzo Biwa, Konan flew directly across the cliff canyon and arrived at the side of Juzo Biwa and his wooden clone.

Her wings suddenly unfurled, and she landed on the ground expressionlessly. Several sheets of paper appeared beneath her feet, supporting her weight.

This also prevented the muddy ground from getting on her body.

Seeing her fly over so openly and without any hesitation...

Pipa Juzo realized that Uchiha Ikezumi's wood clone was right; the woman in front of him was definitely a clone! If it were the real body, she wouldn't dare to stand alone in front of the 'Molten Release Beast' unless she also knew that it was just a wood clone.

This thought flashed through Biwa Juzo's mind.

I was almost confused by the word "clone".

"The task I gave you... was to obtain relevant special intelligence, not to betray Akatsuki and bring him to the Land of Rain." Konan glanced at Juzo Biwa with her amber eyes: "When you joined Akatsuki, I already warned you. Betraying Akatsuki would come at a price you can't even imagine. At that time, 'death' might be a luxury."

"Hey Hey hey……"

Juzo Biwa vehemently denied it: "Don't presume to assume your malice and project it onto me. Did you ever tell me that I couldn't bring Uchiha Izumi along?"

He paused, then, seeing the chill in Xiao Nan's eyes, continued, "Moreover..."

"If the man who truly knows Madara Uchiha's secrets comes directly to you, wouldn't that allow you to understand Madara Uchiha better? Isn't that what you want?"

Pipa Juzo let out a sigh of relief. Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to stand up for himself.

He looked directly at Konan and continued, "Or is it that this Lava Release beast from Konoha frightens you? Strictly speaking, I've exceeded the task you assigned me. Surely our Akatsuki organization wouldn't treat a newcomer like this, discarding them after they've served their purpose?!"

Konan gave Pipa Juzo a deep look.

Then, without changing her expression, she looked at Uchiha Ikezumi's wood clone. She said, "Even here in the Land of Rain, we can hear of your great name. Uchiha Ikezumi, the Uchiha genius who was active in the Third Shinobi World War; the founder of the [Absolute Justice] ninja way; the man who dared to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Fire all by himself and was able to escape unscathed from the capital of the Land of Fire."

"You may not know this, but your deeds have already spread throughout the entire ninja world. There are already many busybodies who confuse you with your clan's ancestor, Uchiha Madara, and believe that you, Uchiha Izumi, will be the second Uchiha Madara."

At this point, Xiao Nan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"As far as I know... 'Uchiha Madara' seems to be very interested in you, and he is secretly investigating everything about you. This makes me realize that you seem to know some secrets about him."

"How about we make a deal? The Akatsuki can kill someone for you, anyone, as long as it's within Akatsuki's capabilities."

"What you need to give to the Akatsuki is Madara Uchiha's secret."

The air suddenly quieted down, and a light drizzle began to fall again. Xiao Nan didn't bother to use the paper to shield herself from the rain, letting it soak her body. Her black robe with red cloud patterns clung to her body, and a few strands of hair stuck together clung to her fair face.

Feeling the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Pipa Juzo felt inexplicably nervous, which he found a bit absurd.

How could I, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, feel nervous in this situation?
If this gets out, it will be incredibly embarrassing.

Uchiha Izumi's wood clone finally spoke, looking directly at Konan and meeting her amber eyes. He said, "I don't need the Akatsuki to kill anyone for me. If you really want to trade information for conditions, then all the core members of your Akatsuki should be ready to be slaughtered. That would probably be the best deal."

Xiao Nan was taken aback.

A hint of annoyance flashed across his aloof and cold face.

Before it could even speak, Uchiha Izumi's wood clone continued expressionlessly, "However... if making that guy's information public can trip him up and make his life less comfortable, I'd be quite willing to do it."

"If that brain-dead sycophant could die because of this, that would be even better, even if he didn't die at my hands, but in the infighting between villains."

"Moreover, Obito Uchiha's secrets are not secrets to me at all, not even intelligence."

Uchiha Izumi's wood clone was so surprising that it left Konan completely stunned.

There wasn't even time to dwell on the other party's veiled insult that they were a "villain."

Konan frowned: "Uchiha...Obito?!"

"You speak." The wooden clone glanced at Pipa Juzo.

"Huh? Me?" Pipa Juzo was sweating profusely when he noticed that Konan was also looking at him.

Oops! This guy dragged himself into this mess. Isn't that clearly saying that he also knows 'Uchiha Madara's' secret, but didn't report it to that woman?
At this moment, all that could be done was to take a deep breath.

After calming down, I put on a serious face and briefly recounted everything I knew.

Xiao Nan fell into a deathly silence.

She suddenly felt something was absurd... a brat from the Uchiha clan who was even younger than her had actually fooled her and Nagato.

The other party turned out to be just a Konoha genin named Uchiha Obito. The so-called "Uchiha Madara" was just a pretense.

But Xiao Nan didn't think the information was fake.

Only in this way can we explain why Madara Uchiha cared so much about Izumi Uchiha.

All doubts were answered at this moment.

I don't know how long I remained silent, or how much time it took to digest such an astonishing amount of information.

Xiao Nan's eyes finally showed a slight change in expression.

She gave Uchiha Ikezumi a deep look: "You traveled all the way from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain to tell me all these secrets, but you didn't use them to make any deal. Did you just want to make things difficult for Uchiha Obito? To be honest, I don't believe it. My subconscious tells me that your purpose in coming to the Land of Rain is definitely not that simple."

—Of course it's not simple! You think this guy is targeting just Obito Uchiha? He's targeting the entire Akatsuki organization!
Pipa Juzo silently grumbled a few words in his heart.

“But a man like you, unless you say it, probably no one in the world can guess what you’re thinking.” Before the wooden clone could speak, Xiao Nan continued, “Whatever your purpose, I’ll just give you one piece of advice.”

"Don't be naive enough to think that you can stand up to the entire Akatsuki organization with your so-called absolute righteous ninja way. Stay away from the world you shouldn't be in, and you'll live longer—this is a reminder to you in consideration of your selfless sharing of information."

Then, she looked at Juzo Biwa: "I still doubt your loyalty to Akatsuki. This mission doesn't count because you caused trouble and did some unnecessary things."

Pipa Juzo: "???"

I almost died in Konoha, and this suspicious woman still wants to exploit a newcomer like me?
but.

This statement from the other party also implies that he has not been expelled from the Akatsuki organization.

Juzo Biwa felt that this woman was only doing this because of Uchiha Ikezumi. She wanted to keep him around so that she could establish a channel of communication with Uchiha Ikezumi through him, turning him from a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into a tool and a mouthpiece!

Pipa Juzo suddenly realized Konan's true intentions.

While he was lost in thought, Kizo saw right before his eyes that Minami's wings had grown back.

But at this moment.

A kunai whizzed past Pipa Juzo's ear and, with lightning speed, struck Konan's throat.

"It is still very unpleasant to let a villain like you, who puts on an arrogant and superior attitude and treats the lives of innocent people as a joke, leave so easily, even if you are just a paper clone."

The wooden clone said indifferently.

Xiao Nan squinted her eyes, and her body instantly disintegrated into a large number of paper pieces.

she……

It is indeed a clone.

"They're really vigilant." Juzo Biwa looked at the falling sheets of paper and clicked his tongue. "If she were to come in her true form, she might end up in our hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Juzo Biwa was stunned for a moment.

Something is wrong!
Why did you say you were defeated by us? When did you instinctively think that you would cooperate with Uchiha Ikezumi to wipe out the Akatsuki?

Oh no! Have I been brainwashed by his "absolute justice"?
Is it a Sharingan genjutsu?

When was it contracted?

……

"Phew... He instantly destroyed my paper clone, leaving it no time to react. He's definitely very powerful."

In the Akatsuki base within the Land of Rain, Konan slowly exhaled.

The memory of the paper clone instantly flooded her brain, causing her to furrow her brow slightly.

It took quite a while for him to recover.

She finally calmed down.

"Him?" Nagato's brows furrowed as well. "Was it that newcomer, Juzo Biwa, who encountered your clone? Did he attack your clone?"

"No."

Konan shook her head: "Although Juzo Biwa doesn't seem very honest and appears to be disloyal to Akatsuki, he doesn't have the guts to attack Akatsuki's core members yet. The one who destroyed my paper clone was Uchiha Ikezumi from Konoha."

Nagato's expression shifted slightly: "He's come to the Land of Rain?"

"Ah."

Xiao Nan nodded and said, "It's exactly the same as the rough information we initially gathered. He's a difficult person to communicate with and stubborn. I don't even quite understand what he's trying to do."

She recounted what had just happened, and Nagato pondered for a moment, saying, "You just gave me the information so simply?"

"Nagato."

Konan interrupted Nagato's thoughts: "The information that Uchiha Izumi has about 'Uchiha Madara' is indeed astonishing. The truth is—Uchiha Madara is already dead. The person cooperating with us is a man from Konoha named Uchiha Obito."

"call!"

Konan's eyes flashed with gloom: "So, in other words, a Konoha genin once stood arrogantly in front of you and me, lecturing us. He was just a cowardly Konoha junior!"

“Juzo Biwa told me… Obito Uchiha was a grand-disciple of Jiraiya, whose teacher was Minato Namikaze. Strictly speaking, he was a junior to us and Yahiko.”

Xiao Nan's voice still echoed slightly in the dark cave.

Regardless of Obito Uchiha's motives or whether he was truly aligned with the Akatsuki organization.

In Konan's eyes, deception was intolerable. When she realized that he had deceived her, and that it was a colossal lie, Konan completely lost trust in Obito Uchiha.

Nagato fell into a long silence.

“Nagato,” Konan continued, “Juzo Biwa… He also spoke on behalf of Izumi Uchiha, revealing Obito Uchiha’s abilities and specifically pointing out his weaknesses.”

"He is right in front of you and me..."

"There are no more secrets!"

……

Meanwhile, whether by coincidence or not, Obito Uchiha returned somewhat uneasy to the Akatsuki's secret base in the Land of Rain.

Because he felt that if he didn't come back, he would be seen as "guilty" in the eyes of that suspicious old woman.

That woman was secretly investigating the secrets held by Uchiha Ikezumi.

This means that the other party has already begun to doubt you.

Obito Uchiha believed that at this moment, he needed to show an attitude of "disdain." After all, the real "Madara Uchiha" wouldn't care much about someone like Izumi Uchiha, who was like an ant.

"Phew... I was indeed too hasty before, and a moment of carelessness led to a series of consequences. It caused Black Zetsu to still be recovering, and it cost Uchiha Itachi his life..."

Obito deeply reflected on himself for a full five seconds.

Then, wearing a mask to conceal his face, he slightly pinched his throat to make sure he could speak like Madara Uchiha later, and then calmly found Konan and Nagato.

however.

When he met these two, for some reason, Obito felt that they were a bit strange.

Or rather, the atmosphere at the scene was very strange.

Obito frowned slightly beneath his mask, but didn't seem to care much. He said in a hoarse voice, "I went to Konoha earlier to investigate the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Hmm, while I was away, did Akatsuki recruit any qualified new members? Our future plans will require quite a few talented individuals."

Nagato was looking at him.

Xiao Nan was looking at him.

“We’ve recruited him.” Konan said expressionlessly, “He’s a ninja from the Uchiha clan; you might even know him.”

Obito was taken aback.

"Who is it?" His tone remained calm and composed.

"Obito Uchiha."

Xiao Nan said.

……

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(End of this chapter)