Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 165 Izumi and Orochimaru! The Chaotic Leaf Village (7,000 words)

Under Koharu Utatane's wide-eyed, incredulous gaze, Tsunade made a pointed and startling remark: "Not only is it wrong for the Root ninjas to harm you, brat; the person behind the scenes who condoned and instructed the Root ninjas to harm you is also committing an evil act."

“Everyone in them, from top to bottom, must pay the price for this. And this isn’t even some rule that ‘Absolute Justice’ arbitrarily changed, because it’s the very law of the Land of Fire!”

Speaking of it.

Tsunade's gaze fell on Koharu Utatane once again.

She said without any hesitation, "Old woman, as the leader of Root, you condoned your subordinates harming others. According to the laws of the Land of Fire, although you did not personally participate, you are one of the masterminds."

"I suggest you go and visit the Uchiha Police Department!"

"As for your subordinates who harmed others..."

“They need to report to the police force more than ever. I’m only giving you two options: either turn yourself in or I’ll throw you in.”

Tsunade's words, which made no attempt to conceal her stance and showed no mercy, made Komura, the villager of Utatane, tremble with anger.

She had already backed down and even agreed to release him, so why was Tsunade still clinging to her so stubbornly?

What's the difference between her behavior and that of Uchiha Izumi, who, once she bites someone, will not let go like a mad dog?
She's definitely imitating Uchiha Ike Izumi!

"Tsunade, don't go too far..." Koharu Utatane took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, saying, "Even if I surrender to the Uchiha Police Department, do you think they would dare to keep me? Do you think Fugaku Uchiha would dare to throw me into Konoha Prison? Your persistence in targeting me is just a waste of time!"

Ok?
and many more……

Koharu's expression suddenly changed. She realized that she had been led astray by Tsunade and actually felt that she had done something wrong!
"What's there to be afraid of, meow? It's quite reasonable that cowardly Fugaku wouldn't dare keep you or throw you into Konoha's prison. But I'm not afraid of you, you old geezer, meow!"

A sudden voice reached the ears of the people present.

The other person's tone sounded very strange, like someone who wasn't speaking.

Also at this time.

One figure after another flashed and approached, blocking off all four directions.

Xiaochun hurriedly looked around as she changed dorm rooms.

Her pupils contracted slightly.

Looking around, one Uchiha police ninja after another seemed to have received the news from somewhere and rushed over, surrounding Koharu Utatane and several Root ninjas!

Every ninja in the police force was fully armed, carrying all sorts of ninja tools, with scrolls and explosive tags hanging from their waists. Some even summoned their summoning beasts.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were going to fight on some battlefield in the ninja world.

Koharu also saw a very fat orange cat standing on the shoulder of a police ninja.

The orange cat looked rather disheveled, its fur was very messy, and there were many fallen leaves and withered branches hanging on it.

It seems that after rushing back to the village from outside, he went to the police force without hesitation to call for reinforcements.

"Uchiha Izumi's ninja cat!!!"

Koharu didn't know Tachibana Jiro's name, but she knew he was the wretched ninja cat who accompanied Uchiha Ikezumi.

Didn't that damned ninja cat leave the village with Uchiha Ikezumi?
How did it get here? Did it get the news and rush back?

If it goes back to the village...

Does this mean that Uchiha Izumi also came back?

Xiaochun, who was turning over in her new room, suddenly became alert.

"Stop looking, meow."

Tachibana Jiro caught his breath slightly, concealing the fatigue on his face. He stared intently at Koharu Utatane, revealing sharp fangs at the corners of his mouth: "You don't need Lord Ikezumi's help to deal with you. I, Tachibana Jiro, am enough!"

Not far away, seeing the tense atmosphere between them, Fukasaku couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

It said to Jiraiya, "Little Jiraiya, is Konoha always this chaotic? It feels like the situation in Konoha right now is even more chaotic than during the Fourth Shinobi World War many years ago?"

Jiraiya couldn't help but give a wry smile: "I don't know why the situation in the village has turned out this way. I only recently returned to the village by chance."

On the other side, Shima Sage spoke up: "It looks like a struggle between two sides holding different ideologies. Judging from various events in the history of the ninja world, ideological conflicts are the most irreconcilable."

It paused, then continued, "Unless one side is completely wiped out, the conflict of ideologies will continue indefinitely."

“Continued ideological conflict can lead to armed conflict. Thus, we have the situation we are seeing now.”

Master Shima continued, "Jiraiya, if you don't step in and stop this farce, they might really start fighting."

"understood."

Jiraiya took a deep breath. He had already figured out a plan to get both sides to back down. Just as he took a step forward in his wooden clogs, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

That hand almost slapped Shima the Master on the shoulder.

Jiraiya found himself unable to move; the hand pressing down on his shoulder was incredibly strong, causing his shoulder to sag.

When Jiraiya turned around in surprise, he discovered that it was Tsunade!

"Jiraiya, if you're going to stand against justice," Tsunade said slowly, her tone devoid of emotion. "Then our friendship of all these years is over. Remember, don't let these two strange-looking toads influence your values."

"A strangely shaped...toad..."

Shima, who was almost slapped, heard this.

Even someone with a mind that has lived for hundreds of years couldn't help but have their eyelids twitching wildly.

"What an impolite brat from Shikkotsu Forest..."

Master Shima gritted his teeth and retorted without hesitation, "I wonder how that slug master taught you!"

"What kind of seniority do you have to be qualified to comment on the Slug Sage?" Tsunade glanced at it, still showing no mercy: "Even that giant toad himself is not qualified to comment on the Slug Sage's words."

Shima's eyelids were twitching at a speed comparable to spasms.

Seeing that things were not going well, the sage Fukasaku quickly jumped over.

It immediately grabbed Shima Senjin and said repeatedly, "Calm down, don't take it too seriously with such a junior."

Then, Fukasaku looked up at Tsunade and said, "Tsunade, my husband and I haven't had any negative impact on Jiraiya's values. On the contrary, it's because of our careful guidance that he has become a hero of the ninja world."

"A hero who peeks into the women's bathhouse?" Tsunade picked at her ear.

Jiraiya weakly interjected, "...That was just for research."

As a result, the hand pressing on the shoulder suddenly increased its pressure.

It crushed the wooden clogs under Jiraiya's feet.

Tsunade said coldly, "You two old toads' old tricks from hundreds of years ago are outdated now. Neither the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest nor the giant snake in the Earth Dragon Cave have ever interfered with the ninja world according to their own will."

"Because they know that the ninja world is constantly changing, and if they interfere in the ninja world with their old ideas, it may cause unpredictable consequences."

"If this leads to some tragedy, the two sages will never be able to forgive themselves. On the contrary, it is your Mount Myōboku that tries to interfere in everything in the ninja world every moment."

"I'm starting to suspect that the series of major wars in the ninja world might have been caused by the butterfly effect of your Mount Myōboku interfering in the ninja world?"

"Is your Mount Myōboku the source of so much evil in the ninja world?"

Several labels were suddenly slapped on him, and then suddenly he was criticized for putting down one while praising another.

This made the expression on Fukasaku's face look rather unpleasant.

This left Jiraiya, who was caught in the middle, sweating profusely.

Tsunade was just verbally attacking Koharu Utatane, so why is she now attacking these two sages from Mount Myōboku?
Was it because the arrival of the Uchiha police ninjas made Tsunade realize that she no longer needed to intervene?

……

Tsunade's verbal sparring did not affect Tachibana Jiro's side.

A group of Uchiha police ninjas had completely surrounded the Root ninjas.

Many police ninjas even drew their ninja swords.

Their gazes toward the Root ninjas were filled with intense hostility.

The sight of those scarlet Sharingan eyes sent chills down Koharu Utatane's spine.

Even if not all the police forces were mobilized, probably half of them have arrived here!
How come this ninja cat has such a strong appeal within the police force?
Do not!
Perhaps it's because Uchiha Ikezumi has a strong appeal!
It represents Uchiha Ike Izumi!
……

"The situation... seems to be a bit beyond what the Hokage expected."

Yamato, who was hiding in the shadows and responsible for monitoring the Root, realized that something was wrong.

He immediately made a gesture.

One of the ANBU subordinates understood immediately, turned around and ran back to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.

soon.

The ANBU ninja found the Third Hokage and told him everything that had happened to Koharu Utatane.

"I know."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression remained largely unchanged. He nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Have Yamato stop their conflict."

The ANBU ninja was taken aback. He didn't leave, but stood there motionless, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

“I know that with Yamato and his ANBU squad’s strength, it’s difficult to stop the conflict between the two sides.” Without the ANBU ninja needing to explain, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, “I’m not asking him to suppress both sides by himself, but to tell Koharu that it was I who asked her to stop this conflict.”

"Since Tsunade, Jiraiya, Izumi's ninja cats, and the Uchiha Police Department have all stepped in, let Koharu and her Root ninjas go to the police department."

“Just say it’s my order. Tell her that even if she’s imprisoned, I can get her out, so she doesn’t have to be angry.”

The ANBU ninja breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, with the strength of their small secret service team, if they really wanted to suppress both sides, they probably wouldn't be able to do it even if they risked their lives.

It seems that the current situation is not as Captain Yamato said, and has exceeded the Hokage's expectations.

The Hokage should have anticipated this.

As expected of the Third Hokage!

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was watching the departing figures of the Anbu ninjas.

"Kakashi..."

"After my series of irrational actions, Konoha is in such chaos now. You should have found out something by now."

he murmured.

……

"Captain Kakashi, we have a new discovery." An ANBU ninja reported to Kakashi Hatake in a low voice: "I discovered that there is a ninja in the Sarutobi clan who is constantly stirring up emotions within the clan. Although it is understandable to say some strong words in this situation, his behavior is a bit too unusual."

"When the Sarutobi clan was in a low mood, the other party was always the first to stir up the emotions within the clan, and every word he said was aimed at Uchiha Ikezumi and his absolute justice. He even incited the clan members to continue to complain to the Hokage."

"I feel like something's off about him."

The ANBU ninja who spoke was a member of the Yamanaka clan. Nowadays, the ANBU of Konoha are not all of one mind and stand on the Hokage's side.

At least……

The stance of the ANBU ninjas associated with the "Ino-Shika-Cho" triad is now somewhat wavering.

“Investigate him.”

Kakashi took a deep breath and said, "Just grab him and use the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan to interrogate him and extract his memories."

Just then, another ANBU ninja rushed over.

"Captain Kakashi, we've captured a ninja pigeon!" An ANBU ninja stretched out a hand, a white ninja pigeon lying in his palm. The pigeon's feathers were decorated with strange cursed seal patterns.

The ANBU ninja said, "This cursed seal was probably used to destroy intelligence. But I was quick and broke the seal immediately."

Kakashi took the ninja pigeon and examined it carefully.

He suddenly grabbed Renge's head and ripped it off.

Then, following the neck, he tore the ninja pigeon in two with his bare hands.

At that moment, a very small scroll fell down.

Kakashi caught it with lightning speed, but instead of opening it himself, he tossed it to one of his subordinates and said, "Give it to the sealing team and let them steal the information inside without damaging the scroll."

"Yes!" "Phew..." Shaking off the bloodstains on his hands, Kakashi sighed, "It seems that someone is indeed up to no good in the dark. Is this the Hokage's method? Deliberately creating chaos in Konoha, the person behind the scenes was indeed careless and gave themselves away."

Soon.

The first ANBU ninja that Kakashi sent out carried over an unconscious Sarutobi clan ninja.

The ANBU ninja from the Yamanaka clan immediately used their clan's secret technique.

They attempted to steal the secret memories stored in the minds of the Sarutobi clan ninjas.

As a result, less than ten seconds after the mountain clan's secret technique was cast.

The mountain clan ninja suddenly felt a pang of fear. He immediately became alert and, without hesitation, interrupted his clan's secret technique.

——Bang! ! !

The head of the unconscious Sarutobi clan ninja exploded like a watermelon being smashed open.

The splattered brain matter even splashed onto Kakashi.

"...Did you have a backup plan?" A shadow crossed Kakashi's listless eyes. "It would be difficult to explain to the Hokage if I accidentally killed a Sarutobi clan ninja."

"but……"

"We've also obtained some important information—some people in the Sarutobi clan are involved in this matter."

Kakashi couldn't help but rub his temples. He didn't really want to be exposed to such darkness. He was afraid that witnessing too much of Konoha's darkness would unconsciously make him think that the village was just like that, and that all his remaining hope for the village would vanish.

Unfortunately... the Hokage entrusted the mission to him.

After all, the Hokage doesn't have many capable people left.

The vast majority died at the hands of absolute justice...

……

Members of the ANBU squad belonging to Yamato rushed back and quickly relayed Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders to Yamato.

Yamato was stunned.

This……

Is the Hokage forcing Koharu Utatane and her Root organization to bow to "Absolute Justice"?

This will surely cause dissatisfaction among Koharu Tsukaido, right?

Even though the Hokage promised to release Koharu Utatane soon.

But that dissatisfaction won't just disappear so easily, will it?

But upon closer reflection, Yamato realized that between absolute justice and the Root, the only easy target seemed to be the Root.

We can't exactly suppress absolute justice, can we? What if we really push the Uchiha clan into rebellion?

On the contrary, the root of "our own people" is the easiest to suppress.

Yamato took a deep breath and immediately led several members of the ANBU squad to rush over.

Although the ANBU squad was small, the few members still gritted their teeth and stood between the police ninjas and the Root ninjas.

"Everyone, please do not fight among your fellow disciples in Konoha."

Yamato, wearing an Anbu mask, coughed and said in a low voice, "In the end, we are all Konoha ninjas, there is no need to ruin our harmony over something like this."

Subsequently.

Yamato turned to face Koharu Utatane. He lowered his voice and said, "Advisor Koharu, the Hokage means that you should bow your head slightly to [Absolute Justice]. After all, if Root clashes with the police force, Root will be the one to suffer."

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

At that moment, Koharu Utatane wondered if Hiruzen Sarutobi's left and right hemispheres were fighting each other.

It was clearly him who ordered him to lead the Root forces to arrest all the believers in absolute justice.

Now that he is in crisis, Hiruzen is not letting his ANBU stand up for him, but instead making him bow down to [Absolute Justice]?
The absurd situation almost made Koharu, who was turning her dorm room, laugh out loud.

Before she could speak, Yamato leaned closer and whispered something, making Koharu Utatane's old face change color.

"...Hiruzen, did he really say that?"

After a long silence, Xiaochun, who had just switched dorm rooms, spoke with deep disappointment.

"That's what the Hokage said. Please, Koharu, and your Root team, bear with this slight injustice."

Yamato and low-frequency channels.

"Wronged... Ha!" Koharu Utatane said coldly and sarcastically, "For the sake of Konoha, one does indeed need to suffer wrongedness."

But she didn't persist in her stubbornness.

She was merely a high-ranking advisor to Konoha, and even though she had accepted Danzo's Root organization, she didn't have the same level of freedom as Danzo. Following the Hokage's orders, Koharu Utatane had no choice but to obey.

She glanced coldly at the group of menacing police ninjas ahead.

Koharu, who was turning over a new room, scoffed, "Hmph! It's just the police force, isn't it?"

"You don't need to do anything!"

"I'll go myself!"

Every word she uttered was squeezed out from between her teeth.

As you can imagine...

How uncomfortable it is to hold it in.

"Tsk, the Mangekyou Sharingan given to him by Lord Ikezumi, he didn't even get to use it..." Tachibana Jiro muttered. He blindly guessed that the Third Hokage's invisible hand must have forced Koharu Utatane to submit.

After all, the only people in Konoha who could truly keep the village in check were probably Lord Ikezumi and the Third Hokage.

As for Tsunade? She could only get Koharu Utatane to back down.

Meanwhile, the police ninjas surrounding Tachibana Jiro had various expressions.

"This guy is an advisor to Konoha, right? And also the new leader of Root. How could someone like that bow down to justice?"

A Chunin from the police force took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "As expected! Joining the side of absolute justice is the only way forward for the Uchiha clan!"

"Whether it's overthrowing the current Hokage or maintaining a peaceful and friendly attitude with the current Hokage... it's impossible for the Uchiha clan to return to its peak, or even become more glorious."

"Only Uchiha Izumi's absolute justice can achieve this!"

Just as he finished speaking, another Uchiha ninja glanced at him and said coldly, "Your justice is not pure enough. Uchiha Izumi will not accept you."

"Pure?!" The chunin from the police force was taken aback.

The ninja beside him said expressionlessly, "It seems that you still haven't grasped what absolute justice is from that previous meeting. Absolute justice cannot be mixed with any impurities; it must be single-mindedly devoted to justice and to eradicating evil in the ninja world."

"What you just said about making the Uchiha clan even more glorious is a complete fall into the lower realm! Only someone who only cares about the ninja clan would have such a naive and boring idea."

"In other words, they lack vision and magnanimity."

Listen to the whispers of the Uchiha ninjas.

Tachibana Jiro had a strange expression on his fluffy cat face.

"Tsk..."

"It seems that a few guys do have the potential to believe in absolute justice."

Tachibana Jiro muttered something to himself.

……

"It seems we three are no longer needed." From a high point not far away, Yamanaka Inoichi withdrew his gaze and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Standing to his left, Akimichi Choza remarked, "Lady Tsunade has truly taken the stand of absolute justice... Does this mean that Lady Tsunade and we are now on the same side?"

Nara Shikaku, to Yamanaka Inoichi's right, said, "As long as the three of us don't violate any taboos of justice, we are indeed on the same side."

If an outsider were here, they would be utterly shocked to discover that behind the current clan leaders of the Ino, Shika, and Cho clans, who were having a brief conversation, were hundreds of ninjas!
They were all ninjas from the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans!
As long as Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and Akimichi Choza give the order.

Hundreds of ninjas would not hesitate to rescue Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuga Neji, who had been captured by Root.

but……

Judging from their observations, it seemed that the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly families no longer needed to take action.

At this moment, Akimichi Choza asked Nara Shikaku, "Do you think the Sarutobi clan incident has anything to do with Ikezumi?"

"Have."

Nara Shikaku smiled and said, "The connection is that someone wants to use this incident to sow discord between the Hokage and Izumi. They want to provoke the Third Hokage and use him to suppress absolute justice."

"The person behind this must have a deep grudge against Chi Quan. If we investigate in this direction, we will be able to find him soon."

Nara Shikaku paused for a moment, then continued, "The Third Hokage isn't so easily angered by something like this. Someone wants to use him to stifle absolute justice, and he also wants to use this chaos to expose the person behind it all."

"The third generation is using a counter-strategy."

At this point, Nara Shikaku shook his head helplessly: "If Izumi were in the village, there would be no need for so much trouble. With his abilities, he could easily find out who was behind this."

Yamanaka Inoichi said, "If he were in the village, no one would use such a daring and reckless scheme to target absolute justice."

Choza Akimichi clicked his tongue: "The situation in Konoha is really complicated!"

……

While Konoha was in chaos, Uchiha Izumi and three other Uchiha Jonin had already traveled hundreds of kilometers away from Konoha.

Just then, Uchiha Ikezumi stopped.

The other three also stopped in their tracks.

“It’s time to part ways.” Uchiha Izumi’s brief words conveyed the message to the other three.

They followed Uchiha Ikezumi out of the village not to hunt Orochimaru with him.

Because Uchiha Izumi gave them another test—hunting down the great merchant Gato!

"Alright!" The three didn't say much. They knew that since Uchiha Izumi was going to hunt Orochimaru on his own, it meant that he had absolute confidence that his strength was no weaker than that of the Sannin Orochimaru.

After the two sides separated, Uchiha Ikezumi rushed alone in one direction.

During that time, he did not rest for a single second.

As if they never tire.

Until the afternoon.

Uchiha Ikezumi stopped once again. He was now standing atop a mountain peak, with a sheer cliff below. Looking down, he couldn't even see the view below; only wisps of clouds obscured his vision.

suddenly!

He flicked his right hand to the side, and a shuriken flew out of his hand instantly, accurately hitting a well-hidden green venomous snake not far away.

At that moment, Uchiha Ikezumi turned around with his back to the precipice, took two steps back, lost his footing, and plummeted downwards.

When I was free-falling for about a hundred meters, a very well-hidden cave appeared on the cliff in front of me.

Simultaneously.

On one side of the cave, a ninja without any headband met Uchiha Ikezumi's cold eyes with a shocked gaze.

whoosh-

The kunai, connected by a thin steel wire, pierced his throat in an instant.

With a forceful tug, Uchiha Izumi pulled his entire body toward the cave on the cliff, while the ninja whose throat had been pierced by a kunai was pulled off the cliff, and the two positions were directly reversed.

The moment his feet touched solid ground, Uchiha Izumi's icy eyes transformed into a pair of scarlet Sharingan.

"Orochimaru……"

"found it."

……

……

(End of this chapter)