Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 160 Obito is sweating profusely! Uchiha Itachi makes the most of trash.
"Lady Tsunade, are you really going to agree to Uchiha Ikezumi's request to take care of the women and children of the Hyuga main family?"

Inside a Konoha inn, Shizune, holding Tonton, asked Tsunade curiously, "In that case, doesn't that mean Lady Tsunade will have to stay in Konoha for a while longer?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Tsunade waved her hand, her casual sitting posture was rather unseemly, and the loose clothes she was casually draped over her body even revealed a bit of skin.

However, there were only her and Shizune present, and at most a dwarf sow named Ton-ton, so Tsunade didn't care.

Tsunade continued, "That brat made us find so much money in Tanabata Street. I've been gambling for almost half a month and haven't lost it all yet. You could say that's a favor, right? I'm just repaying that brat's favor now."

Shizune muttered, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel that Lady Tsunade doesn't really think that way."

Tsunade slightly raised her eyelids, glanced at her, and asked Shizune, "So what do you think I'm thinking?"

Shizune said weakly, "Isn't Lady Tsunade doing this actually supporting Uchiha Ikezumi's absolute justice?"

Tsunade was startled.

Shizune continued, "After all, given Tsunade's personality, you would usually refuse the other party directly in this situation. For example, when you insisted on leaving Konoha, even though the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru tried their best to persuade you to stay... you still left."

"On the contrary, the fact that you didn't refuse Uchiha Izumi at a time like this can only mean that you acknowledge his sense of justice in your heart. You even want to support him, but you're too embarrassed to say it outright because of your seniority."

"So Lady Tsunade supports Uchiha Ikezumi in this way, just like you rushed to the scene several times to stand up for him and help him confront the Hokage and others."

Tsunade:"……"

After a few seconds of silence, Tsunade couldn't help but stroke her smooth chin and mutter, "Was I that obvious?"

Just then, a series of light footsteps came from the corridor outside the hotel, followed by a knock on the door.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow: "You arrived pretty quickly."

She casually pulled up her loose clothes to cover up the parts that were most exposed.

"The door isn't locked, just open it."

As soon as she finished speaking, the hotel's sliding door was carefully opened.

Hinata Hyuga, holding Hanabi Hyuga's hand, stood timidly outside the door.

Behind her followed a small number of other members of the Hyuga clan.

Under Tsunade's gaze, Hinata Hyuga said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Lady Tsunade... hello."

Tsunade nodded slightly.

That can be considered a response.

Her gaze then passed over Hinata Hyuga and landed on Hyuga Keizuka, a special jonin from the main branch of the Konoha clan, behind Hinata. Tsunade frowned and asked, "What are you doing here, a special jonin from Konoha?"

Hyuga Keizuka was taken aback: "Ah... It was that Lord Ikezumi who arranged for the entire Hyuga main family to stay at this inn temporarily. I am also a member of the main family."

Tsunade said, "What I promised that brat was to protect these weak women and children, not a special Jonin."

She waved her hand again and said, "Fine, since you're already here, you can just run errands for me!"

"Oh, no..." Tsunade corrected herself, "I already have an errand boy, so you can be my errand boy!"

Shizune, who was holding Tuntun, was taken aback: "Huh?"

Hyuga Keizuka: "..."

It seemed she had no right to refuse. After all, one was Uchiha Izumi, and the other was Tsunade; she had absolutely no say in front of these two.

For the continuation of the Hyuga main family's bloodline!
I have no choice but to bear this pressure!
"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

Hyuga Keizuka forced a smile at Shizune again: "Lady Shizune, if you have any orders, please feel free to send me away."

……

"Huh...huh..."

Mitarashi Anko was breathing heavily, looking quite disheveled. Her left shoulder seemed to be dislocated, and her entire left arm was hanging down.

His right cheek had some obvious bruises, his hair, which was tied up at the back of his head, had fallen down, and the lining of the fishing net on his body had several tears.

He looked completely exhausted.

Dozens of small black snakes, cut in half, lay on the ground beneath their feet, while a large white snake, seemingly capable of swallowing a person whole, was also covered in wounds.

"Tch, you guys go play by yourselves. They're not going to kill you anyway. Next time you encounter so many enemies, don't call me out."

After speaking a few words to Mitarashi Anko, the battered white snake instantly turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

With the summoning beast running away, he saw a Root ninja wielding a sword and slashing at him with the back of his blade.

Red Bean could only immediately raise her right arm to parry with a kunai.

But she was already quite exhausted, and with the clash of weapons, the kunai in her hand was sent flying.

"You have indeed learned a lot from Orochimaru."

Koharu looked at the unarmed Mitarashi Anko.

She took a step forward and said expressionlessly, "But my Root ninjas are also Konoha elites drawn from the Utatane clan. Among them, two are even Special Jonin, one is a Konoha Jonin, and the rest are all elite Chunin."

"You single-handedly held off these six people and managed to hold out until now, no wonder... Orochimaru became your mentor Jonin back then and treated you as his disciple. Although, now you are just a disciple he abandoned."

Mitarashi Anko gritted her teeth slightly, just as she was about to say something.

A familiar voice came from afar, growing closer.

"Root! What are you doing!?"

Both Mitarashi Anko and Utatane Koharu were taken aback.

"……spring?!"

Hongdou immediately turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a familiar figure rushing towards them. She recognized the person at a glance—Uchiha Izumi, who had parted ways with her after leaving the dessert shop!
But aren't my home and her home in completely different directions?
How did a spring end up here?

"Lord Koharu, it seems to be Uchiha Ikezumi's subordinate, an Uchiha genius who awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at a young age."

One of the root guards whispered to Koharu Tsurugi.

“I know her.”

Koharu Utatane's old face darkened. If you were to ask who she had the biggest grudge against in the vast village of Konoha, it would undoubtedly be Uchiha Ikezumi.

The person who had the second biggest grievance was Uchiha Izumi's ninja cat; the third biggest was Uchiha Izumi's subordinate!

She clearly remembered that this Uchiha girl had once mocked her!

And they did it right in front of me, without any restraint!

She was just as rude as Uchiha Ikezumi.

They have absolutely no sense of hierarchy or respect for seniority!

When Uchiha Izumi arrived, she stood beside Mitarashi Anko without hesitation. Upon seeing Anko's disheveled state, her slightly childlike face turned cold.

Izumi's indifferent gaze swept over the surrounding Root ninjas.

Finally, the focus shifted to Koharu Utatane, whose expression was rather unpleasant.

"Advisor Koharu, as the leader of Root, is this how you kill the village's ninjas without any reason? Your actions tonight are those of a blatant villain and scoundrel."

"Perhaps the Root is a dark abyss, which not only made Shimura Danzo the source of all evil, but also plunged you into the abyss of sin."

Izumi didn't give the other party a friendly look, because in her eyes, Mitarashi Anko was already her best companion.

Furthermore, Mitarashi Anko also believes in her senior's absolute justice.

It even gained the approval of senior Ike Izumi.

By targeting Mitarashi Anko, the Root ninjas are essentially attacking absolute justice.
"Don't pin such unfounded accusations on me. I am not Danzo, and I won't fall for your tricks," Koharu Utatane retorted without hesitation, speaking coldly.

"If Root really wanted to kill Mitarashi Anko, do you think she would still be alive? Every one of my subordinates held back, and none of them had any intention of killing her."

"The reason why we attacked her was entirely because Mitarashi Anko, as a special jonin of Konoha, completely failed to shoulder the responsibilities and obligations of a special jonin."

"She clearly knows information about the rogue ninja Orochimaru, yet she doesn't reveal it to the village. If I don't capture her, how will I know if she still retains any loyalty to Orochimaru?"

Koharu Utatane paused, then continued, "What if she's Orochimaru's backup plan left in Konoha? If she becomes a rogue ninja and causes serious harm to the village, who will be responsible?"

Xiaochun, who had just switched dorm rooms, thought she had intimidated the little devil in front of her.

Unexpectedly, the other party said something without hesitation.

"I'll take responsibility!"

Izumi's face was tense, and her Sharingan with three tomoe had been activated at some point. She stared straight into Koharu's eyes.

“Mitarashi Anko is definitely not a backup plan Orochimaru arranged in Konoha. This is something that Ikezumi-senpai has already confirmed!”

"besides……"

Quan's scarlet eyes narrowed slightly: "This is just your side of the story. I think you're hiding something."

"Hoo..." Mitarashi Anko, slightly out of breath, suddenly explained, "She tried to get the Root ninjas to capture me and use genjutsu to torture me. But since Izumi was unwilling to reveal the information to the village, I could not let the Root succeed, so a fight broke out."

Izumi's hand, resting on the hilt of his ninja sword, tightened slightly involuntarily.

It seems that the village is also quite interested in Orochimaru.

But they might not actually want to kill Orochimaru! After all, if they wanted to kill Orochimaru, they could just stand by and watch, since Izumi-senpai would definitely take action against him.

They might think Orochimaru has other uses; after all, as long as it benefits the village in their eyes, any dangerous person is worth using.

Whatever evil deeds those dangerous individuals have committed, they can be forgiven.

'Perhaps... this is one of the reasons why Senior Chi Quan has always been so disliked by the village's higher-ups.'

A thought flashed through Quan's mind.

at this time.

A figure suddenly appeared, also dressed in ninja attire and wearing a mask.

However, they were not Root ninjas, but rather Anbu ninjas directly under the Hokage!
The ANBU ninja whispered to Koharu Utatane, "Advisor Koharu, the Hokage has asked you not to escalate the conflict too much."

Xiaochun frowned as she turned to her new room.

What does it mean?
……

The land of rain.

At this moment, Obito was really sweating profusely. His palms, hidden in his sleeves, were covered in a layer of cold sweat, and he even wiped the sweat away from his sleeves without leaving a trace.

The mask revealed only one eye, its expression calm and indifferent, but beneath the mask lay a horrified face, the muscles in which twitched uncontrollably.

—Uchiha Obito! This woman actually said that name! How did she know that name? What was her purpose in saying that name to my face?
—Does she already know the secret I've been hiding? Does she already know that "Uchiha Madara" is not actually Uchiha Madara?

—Is she warning me? Is she threatening me? One unbelievable thought after another flashed through Obito's mind.

He roared inwardly, his mind filled with incomprehensible rage.

The reason Obito traveled all the way to the Land of Fire to kill Juzo Biwa was to prevent Konan from discovering his hidden secret.

Although the attempt to kill Juzo Biwa failed this time, it should have deterred him from returning to the Akatsuki organization.

In this situation……

How did this woman in front of me know the name Uchiha Obito?
“Uchiha Obito…” Obito tried his best to keep his tone calm. He maintained a hoarse voice throughout, looking Konan straight in the eye, and said, “He is indeed a junior Uchiha who has left some impression on me. He is one of the more talented ninjas in the Uchiha clan, and I have been paying attention to him for a while.”

"Unfortunately, he was a junior member of the Uchiha clan who was tormented by fate. He died during the Third Shinobi World War. Yet you mentioned the name of this junior member of the Uchiha clan in front of me."

Obito narrowed his eyes, paused, and then said, "Hmph, someone must be using his identity to deceive you. To try and fool Akatsuki, it seems the other party has some guts."

Did Uchiha Izumi really not lie to me with false information? — This was a question that suddenly popped into Konan's mind.

Because she discovered that the "Uchiha Madara" in front of her was so fearless.

Or……

The other party was indeed Uchiha Obito, but he was pretending to be stupid and unwilling to admit the truth that had been revealed!
at this time.

Nagato, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. His voice was weak, indicating that he was not in good health: "Perhaps we need to speed up the recruitment of qualified new people and the pace of making money, because the existence of Uchiha Izumi makes the future uncertain. If we delay any longer, something unexpected may happen."

Nagato changed the subject, preventing Konan from dwelling on the matter or allowing her to continue her aggressive approach.

Konan frowned slightly and looked at Nagato, who had no expression on his face.

Obito breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that his calm demeanor had fooled the other party once again.

Regardless of whether the woman who resembles Konan believes it or not, Nagato seems to have believed his own explanation.

“It is indeed time to move up the schedule.” Obito said with his arms crossed and his face expressionless, “But not because of that junior Uchiha Izumi. The uncertainties in the ninja world are not limited to him alone.”

This is a lie!

Obito naturally shared Nagato's thoughts, but he couldn't voice them because he felt that Madara Uchiha's character wasn't actually like that.

After a brief exchange, Obito turned and left with a stern face and an expression of utter indifference.

A few minutes later.

Konan then asked Nagato, "Why did you stop me from exposing his identity to his face? I knew that if I had pressed him a few more times, he would have been exposed. I could tell that he couldn't hide it; I had already discovered the loopholes in his words."

Nagato didn't look at her, but instead focused his gaze on a stalactite, and slowly said, "Since he wants to be Uchiha Madara so much, let's pretend he really is Uchiha Madara."

He paused, then continued, "Before our plan is complete, we shouldn't create any external troubles within Akatsuki. We just need to know that he can help us complete the plan."

"Xiao Nan, you need to broaden your perspective. We shouldn't waste too much energy on such trivial matters."

Xiaonan took a deep breath.

"……Understood."

……

Obito Uchiha immediately entered the Kamui dimension after leaving the Akatsuki's secret base.

He simply ripped off the mask from his face and tossed it aside.

You could see that his entire face was already covered in sweat.

My eyelids were twitching uncontrollably.

Even now, the screams of Black Zetsu can still be faintly heard and echo within the Divine Might Space.

This made Obito, whose mood was already bad because of Konan's provocation, even more irritable.

"Obito, did you come in here to take a dump?" The vortex-faced White Zetsu was also in the Kamui dimension, taking care of Black Zetsu. Upon seeing Obito appear, it immediately came over and squatted behind him.

It raised its head, seemingly trying to stare at Obito's anus.

Obito turned around awkwardly, his face grim as he gritted his teeth and said, "That woman knows the name Uchiha Obito, and she's even starting to doubt whether I'm actually Uchiha Obito! She says that a newcomer named Uchiha Obito recently joined the Akatsuki, but she's actually implying something about me!"

"I have a feeling that it's very likely that Juzo Biwa wasn't intimidated by us, but instead foolishly ran back and relayed the information to her!"

Although Obito's "Ken" was quite incompetent, it didn't mean he was an idiot.

Xiao Nan's veiled criticism is already so obvious.

How could he not hear it? He's just pretending not to!

"Eh?"

The vortex-faced white Zetsu stood up, scratched its head, and asked in a somewhat strange tone, "Then what should we do?"

"Hmph, luckily I was clever and put on an act in front of them. They'll probably mistake it for fake information."

Obito opened his mouth and let out a cold snort.

He then stared at the vortex-faced white Zetsu in silence for several minutes, neither able to come up with a solution, seemingly having no idea how to handle the unexpected situation.

And the smartest one among them is still screaming in agony!
Obito had some doubts, waiting until Black Zetsu's eye technique dissipated, and until it could no longer feel the pain that made onlookers' hair stand on end.

Can Black Zetsu still function normally?

……

Konoha.

Koharu Utatane, seething with anger and unsure where to vent it, stared intently at the suddenly appearing ANBU ninja, while the ANBU ninja sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at her without any hesitation.

The silence lasted for a few seconds. Koharu Utatane glared at Anko Mitarashi and Izumi Uchiha with some resentment.

"go!"

At his command, the Root ninjas she brought with her also retreated without further entanglement.

This made Uchiha Izumi, who was somewhat wary, breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Although she was prepared to clash with Root, there were too many people in Root, and Mitarashi Anko was still injured.

If you get into a conflict with the other party, you will definitely lose.

However, Izumi Uchiha's resentment did not dissipate.

She helped Mitarashi Anko up, then looked at Koharu Utatane's retreating figure as she turned to leave, and said directly, "Advisor Koharu, you sent Root ninjas to injure your fellow villagers in the name of the absurd reason of 'not sharing information with Konoha.' In the eyes of absolute justice, this is a heinous act worthy of conviction! And yet you can't even offer an apology to the victims?"

Apologize?

Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, almost laughed out of anger at this phrase.

She turned around, gazing at Uchiha Izumi, her old face grim, and said to the girl, "You've been with Uchiha Izumi for so long that you seem to have forgotten where you are. You also seem to have forgotten that what governs Konoha is the Will of Fire, not absolute justice."

"As a ninja, to possess information about rogue ninjas and not inform the village is a fundamental error according to Konoha's rules!"

Izumi interrupted her directly and questioned, "Since you say you are acting according to Konoha's rules, then let me ask you... which rule stipulates that ninjas must share all the information they know with you, Koharu? Please have Advisor Koharu explain to me the source of the rule in detail."

"If the Third Hokage asked Mitarashi Anko about Orochimaru, and Anko refused to tell him, in the eyes of most people in Konoha, that would indeed be considered a violation of Konoha's rules. However..."

"You, Koharu Utatane, are merely a senior advisor. You're only qualified to offer suggestions to the Hokage. You are not the Hokage!"

Koharu, who was in the dormitory, almost punched him. She felt that she would be driven crazy by talking to someone who was brainwashed by absolute justice!
But she couldn't continue the conversation with Quan, because the so-called rules were just something that Xiaochun, who was changing dorms, made up.

I thought I could intimidate these two juniors, but I didn't expect I couldn't.

"So you insist that I apologize to her?"

Xiaochun's mouth muscles were twitching as she turned to her new room.

Izumi said seriously, "Not only that! You not only need to apologize to Anko, but you also need to be punished by justice! Without a legitimate reason, you sent Root ninjas to privately injure your fellow villagers... you should at least be sentenced to five years in prison!"

Koharu, who switched dorm rooms: "???"

Five years? !
Of all the so-called "injuries" on Mitarashi Anko's body, the most serious is her dislocated left shoulder. However, if you simply press her left shoulder back up, her most serious injury will be completely healed.

As for the other scratches and bruises on Mitarashi Anko's body, they should heal in a few days after applying some medicine.

She looks so disheveled, probably because she's exhausted.

This probably doesn't even qualify as a minor injury!

What kind of harsh law is a five-year sentence?!

Is this absolute justice?
They've all gone mad!

Koharu Utatane took several deep breaths, her chest heaving, as if her lungs were about to explode with rage at Izumi Uchiha. She gritted her teeth and said, "I've already said it, Konoha isn't the Konoha of Absolute Justice, Konoha is the Konoha of the Will of Fire! Don't try to impose your so-called rules of absolute justice on Konoha! Your so-called absolute justice has no right to arrest me!"

Say it.

Utatane Komura no longer bothered with Izumi. She left without looking back, her anger still burning, and the Root ninjas followed suit.

Watching their retreating figures, Mitarashi Anko exhaled a sigh of relief. She gave a wry smile and asked Uchiha Izumi, "Aren't you afraid you'll drive her to lose her mind and try to kill us?"

"She has taken over Root, which is the darkness of Konoha. Someone like that is capable of anything when she's emotional."

Quan nodded calmly: "I'm afraid."

"But if you are afraid and unwilling to stand up for others, then what kind of justice do you believe in? Senior Tachibana Jiro also said that when Senior Ikezumi was young and weak, even though he could not directly deal with some evils in the ninja world, he still made those villains suffer in various ways."

Quan reached for a scroll at his waist: "Besides, if she really breaks off all pretense, I might have ways to retaliate."

This is a "Fire Sealing Seal" scroll, which contains a ball of Itachi Uchiha's "Amaterasu Flame"!
Itachi Uchiha was essentially wasted.

……

"There's no need to question me."

Inside the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the night view outside the window.

When he heard the loud sound of the door being pushed open, he interrupted the spellcasting before Xiaochun could even speak.

This caused Xiaochun, who was about to blurt out something, to be firmly held back.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around, took a deep breath, and said with a hint of disappointment, "Didn't I already warn you not to use any extreme measures? Especially against Ikezumi's subordinates, it will only bring trouble upon yourself."

Koharu, who was turning the dorm, was practically grinding her teeth: "Does the fact that you know I'm trying to take drastic measures mean that your people have been watching my every move from beginning to end?"

"You actually want to extract information about Orochimaru from Mitarashi Anko, but you're afraid, aren't you? Uchiha Izumi has already made you afraid!"

"Hiruzen, don't forget you're the Hokage of Konoha. Uchiha Izumi, on the other hand, is just a police ninja; he's not even the captain of the police force!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and retorted, "It's not that I'm afraid of Ikezumi, it's that I'm worried something will happen to you."

Koharu Utatane coldly replied, "If it's for the benefit of Konoha, even at the cost of my life, I will never regret it."

"Hiruzen, you are really too indecisive. You have disappointed me. Danzo's comments about you may have been correct."

(End of this chapter)