Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 179 Fugaku, are you going to kill Sasuke?!

As soon as Uchiha Ikezumi returned to Konoha, he learned that Uchiha Fugaku had resigned from his positions as clan head and captain-commander.

This also means that the entire Uchiha clan is currently in a state of leaderlessness.

Surprisingly, the Uchiha clan and the Konoha police force, now leaderless, did not experience any chaos.

Everything remained orderly and methodical as always.

This situation perfectly highlights Fugaku Uchiha's insignificance.

"Senior Chiquan, this is how things are."

After speaking until his throat was dry, Izumi continued, "Senior, many members of the Uchiha clan hope that you will become the captain of the Konoha Police Force and lead it toward absolute justice. As for the vacant position of Uchiha clan head, the clan members are still discussing and deliberating on who should take it on."

"Lord Ikezumi, I think you really should take the position of Chief of Police," a Jonin from the Uchiha clan said. "Only you can command respect. If you were in this position, no one would object."

Another Uchiha Jonin advised, "If Lord Izumi doesn't sit in this position, Fugaku Uchiha, who was ousted, might start making trouble again."

"That guy still retains a sliver of prestige within the Uchiha clan. If he were to regain his position, his ideology would certainly hinder the Uchiha's pursuit of absolute justice."

Uchiha Ikezumi was too lazy to refuse, whether in the short or long term.

His position as the captain of the Konoha Police Force certainly helps the forces of absolute justice to flourish in Konoha.

"it is good."

A short sentence was uttered from Uchiha Ikezumi's mouth.

This means that the position of Konoha Police Force Commander has truly changed hands.

The news quickly spread throughout Konoha Village.

……

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to receive the news. He slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, and gazed at the scenery outside.

From the top of the Hokage Building, he could overlook most of Konoha Village.

Looking at the bustling crowds on the streets of the village, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and murmured, "Some of Konoha's rules and structures will be rewritten from today onwards."

The head of the Konoha Police Force has the authority to independently formulate laws specific to Konoha Village.

Fugaku Uchiha never abused this power.

Fugaku Uchiha felt that if he arbitrarily revised the laws, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the village's higher-ups, and all his efforts would be in vain because of his actions.

It was precisely this "restraint" of Fugaku Uchiha that made Hiruzen Sarutobi appreciate him.

But now, the "restrained" Fugaku has been forced to step down.

In its place came the "radical" Uchiha Ikezumi.

“Hoo…” Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled another breath of turbid air: “Given Izumi’s extreme personality, he will definitely promulgate a series of extremely extreme laws in the village to match his absolute justice. The biggest problem is that I can’t oppose him, because it is his right. At the same time, opposing him will inevitably lead to conflict.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi had one more thing he didn't say: "Looking across the entire village of Koya, you probably can't find many people who would dare to oppose Uchiha Ikezumi's absolute justice!"
If Hiruzen Sarutobi were to "charge" ahead, there would probably be very few people standing with him behind him!
This is the most terrible thing.

……

"What?! Uchiha Ikezumi has been appointed as the Captain-Commander of the Konoha Police Force? Did he get the Hokage's approval? Did he get the approval of the senior advisors? He's already become the Captain-Commander?!"

Inside Konoha Prison.

Although Koharu Utatane and some Root ninjas were temporarily imprisoned inside, some Root ninjas were still able to act as Koharu's spies, passing on intelligence from the outside into the Konoha prison one by one.

Koharu Utatane knew beforehand that Fugaku Uchiha had been forced to step down.

But she didn't expect that the person who would succeed Fugaku would be Uchiha Ikezumi.

"Isn't Hiruzen going to try to stop him? Letting that extreme justice brat step into the limelight is unacceptable! The Captain-Commander's position in Konoha is second only to the top-ranking officials!"

Xiaochun's expression shifted between light and dark as she turned to her new room.

A Root ninja bowed his head and reported, "We haven't seen the Hokage make any moves yet. He seems to have chosen to remain silent and observe, neither agreeing nor disagreeing."

Xiaochun felt a bit of a headache after changing dorm rooms.

"Hiruzen... He's so tough on his own clansmen, even on me. Why is he so indecisive when it's Uchiha Izumi?"

"Is he ultimately still wary of that brat's strength? Or has he already given up fighting against absolute justice? Isn't he afraid that the Will of Fire will be overtaken by absolute justice?"

Xiaochun gritted her teeth as she turned to her new room.

Koharu Utatane had never felt so strongly that Hiruzen Sarutobi was a failure as Hokage as she was today.

In the history of Konoha, has there ever been a Hokage who was forced into such a defensive position by an Uchiha ninja? If Tobirama were alive, he would definitely be driven mad by Hiruzen!
……

While this news was circulating in the village, another equally bombshell piece of news left everyone in the village stunned.

—The murderer who killed the Hokage's daughter-in-law has been found. It was all a farce orchestrated by Sarutobi Nadeshiko to plunge the village into internal strife and use her as a pawn to kill! Several ninjas from the Sarutobi clan were also heavily involved, even conspiring with spies from Kumogakure!
The entire Hidden Leaf Village was immediately thrown into an uproar of shock!
The members of the Sarutobi clan who had been so agitated and ready to cause trouble suddenly fell silent, as if they had been rendered mute.

The gates to the Sarutobi clan's residence were also tightly closed.

All members of the Sarutobi clan held a clan meeting.

A clan without Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"...This is the truth that the Hokage's ANBU ninjas uncovered, and the Hokage himself made it public. Our Sarutobi clan has completely lost face."

An elder of the Sarutobi clan, with a somber expression, slowly spoke: "In the eyes of others, three rogue ninjas have appeared within our Sarutobi clan. Gentlemen, what are your thoughts?"

After the elder finished speaking...

A relatively young Sarutobi clan ninja immediately stood up.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe this so-called truth! The Hokage must have been deceived by false information. There must be a ninja in the Anbu who hates our Sarutobi clan! They are framing our Sarutobi clan!"

"Lady Nadeshiko and her husband are the Hokage's right-hand women. She is absolutely loyal to Konoha and fully committed to the Will of Fire! How could she possibly cooperate with spies from Kumogakure for the sake of revenge?"

"Moreover, is the so-called evidence just the memories that the Yamanaka clan found? Who doesn't know that the Yamanaka clan has now become the lackeys of absolute justice?"

"How could the Hokage so easily believe evidence provided by a bunch of 'righteous lackeys'? I don't understand!"

After saying this, he sat down heavily, panting.

Then, another Sarutobi clan ninja said in a low voice, "Even if the Hokage doesn't want to believe it, he has no choice but to believe it. Because Uchiha Izumi's power has become so great that even the Hokage's power is no match for it."

He was known for his outrageous and treasonous remarks: "This is the Hokage's indecisiveness due to his own weakness! He's already old!"

This proves that no one refuted what the Sarutobi clan ninjas said.

Even though some people hesitated, they didn't say much.

The Sarutobi clan's thinking was simply this: even if the Sarutobi clan were truly at fault, isn't the Hokage also a member of the Sarutobi clan? What's wrong with protecting a member of the clan? If you can't even do that, it shows you don't respect the ninja clans!
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi had predicted, whatever choice he made would trigger some negative effects.

This time, however, his reputation and prestige within the Sarutobi clan have plummeted to rock bottom.

Whether what he did was right or wrong, in the eyes of many Sarutobi clan ninjas, his behavior was already—as the highest-ranking member of the Sarutobi clan, he was turning his back on his own people!

……

evening.

When he heard a sound outside the door, Fugaku Uchiha's face tightened. As the footsteps approached, he said coldly without turning his head, "Why are you back so late again today?!"

Uchiha Sasuke was slightly taken aback; his father would never have asked him this question before.

Why does Father seem a little strange?
Sasuke, with this question in mind, realized that he might be overthinking things.

Sasuke cleared his mind of all distractions and was about to answer when he was interrupted by Fugaku Uchiha's cold tone: "Did you go with Izumi Uchiha to so-called carry out justice again?"

Sasuke frowned slightly at Fugaku Uchiha's tone.

But he still answered honestly, "Yes, Naruto, that loser, and I were on our way home from school..."

"enough!"

Fugaku Uchiha turned around, staring intently at Sasuke, and spoke in an unprecedentedly stern tone: "From today onwards, you will no longer need to attend the Ninja Academy. I will instruct you in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and ninja theory. Until you become an excellent Uchiha ninja recognized by me, you are not allowed to step out of the house."

"That's it!"

Sasuke's eyes widened at Fugaku Uchiha's words.

In the past, Sasuke would have been overjoyed.

Because he would feel that his father was willing to teach him carefully, which meant that his father had finally recognized him and placed him on the same level of care as his brother.

But now Sasuke is thinking about more things.

If I can't even step out of my house, how can I uphold absolute justice? And how can I become stronger by following Teacher Chi Quan?

"Father..."

Sasuke clenched his fists slightly, mustered his courage, and said with a straight face, "Please allow me to refuse!"

Sasuke's response startled Fugaku Uchiha.

He had never expected that his weak youngest son would refuse his orders with such a firm attitude.

Fugaku decided to personally train Sasuke because he had come to a realization today in front of Itachi Uchiha's grave.

No matter how weak Sasuke is, or how much less talented he is than Itachi, he is still his son! He is also the person in the entire Uchiha clan most likely to carry out his and Itachi's will.

We can't let Sasuke be brainwashed by Izumi's absolute justice any longer!
He wanted to infuse both his own magnanimity and Itachi's magnanimity into Sasuke alone.

Only in this way can the Uchiha clan retain a last glimmer of hope for the future.

It will not be completely usurped by absolute justice!
however……

Fugaku never expected... that his game would end so soon after he had just begun.

Uchiha Sasuke is even more disappointing than he imagined!
Fugaku's face had turned completely dark.

He thought he could remain calm, but his slightly faster breathing and more pronounced chest rise and fall indicated that Fugaku Uchiha was beginning to lose control of his pent-up anger.

Sasuke did not notice the strange expression on his father's face.

He gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and whispered, "Father, I have already decided to walk the path I have chosen. Only in this way can I live up to your expectations. And only the power of absolute justice can allow me to transcend..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sasuke suddenly widened his eyes, a hint of bewilderment and astonishment flashing deep within them.

His feet involuntarily left the ground.

Sasuke hurriedly reached out his small hand and grabbed Fugaku Uchiha's hand tightly, trying to pry open the large hand that was choking him.

But it was all in vain!
The intense feeling of suffocation had already made Sasuke's face turn slightly blue.

He was even more shocked to see that his father's eyes had turned into scarlet Sharingan!
And it wasn't a three-tomoe Sharingan, but a strange pattern that I had never seen before!

Fugaku Uchiha stared at his youngest son, who was struggling in his arms.

"You don't even understand what it truly means to fail to live up to my expectations of you! Sasuke, you've disappointed me greatly!"

Just as these words came out of Fugaku's mouth.

A cry of alarm came from the other side: "Sasuke? Fugaku! What are you doing? Are you trying to kill Sasuke? Put Sasuke down! He's suffocating!"

The anxious voice of Uchiha Mikoto and the sound of her hurried footsteps made Uchiha Fugaku take a deep breath.

With a casual flick of his wrist, he slammed Sasuke, who was nearly suffocating, against the wall, causing Sasuke to wince in pain.

Mikoto finally arrived and stood between Fugaku and Sasuke.

Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Fugaku Uchiha.

"You don't need to cook my dinner tonight." Fugaku coldly said, "Also, Sasuke, you have no right to choose. What I say goes. Only I, as your father, can raise you to be as close as Itachi."

"Your stay-at-home order is effective immediately! If you violate the order, even if you are my son, I will punish you in the most severe way, except I will not kill you."

"This……"

"It was also the test that Itachi underwent back then."

Watching helplessly as Fugaku Uchiha turned and left, Mikoto Uchiha stared blankly at her husband's retreating figure.

She felt that Fugaku seemed even more unfamiliar now.

It's even gotten a bit more extreme.

If this continues...

Something bad is going to happen!

……

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(End of this chapter)