Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 187 Attempting to draw his sword in front of the Hokage!

Meanwhile, on a street in Konoha.

"Kakashi-senpai, you've finally arrived."

When Kakashi rushed over, an ANBU ninja quickly came up to him and explained the situation.

Kakashi's droopy, dead-fish eyes held a hint of helplessness.

He glanced at the ANBU ninjas gathered nearby; then at the police ninjas huddled together directly opposite him.

Kakashi suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Who would have thought that the police force and Konoha's Anbu would clash in such a way? More importantly, Kakashi found himself feeling a little out of place no matter which side he was on.

As a member of the Konoha Anbu, Kakashi should logically be on the Anbu's side.

They should stand up to the police ninjas together with the ANBU ninjas.

But the problem is...

Kakashi actually approves of all the righteous actions the police ninjas have recently taken in the village. In this morally distorted ninja world, it seems that only this kind of extreme, absolute justice can correct the distorted moral values ​​of many people.

More importantly, Kakashi had a certain understanding of Uchiha Izumi's strength.

He knew all too well that Uchiha Ikezumi would definitely intervene after such a conflict occurred.

That would be a big problem!

After thinking for a moment, Kakashi asked, "Was the operation to thoroughly investigate the memories of all Anbu ninjas a decision made unilaterally by a few ninjas in the police force, or was it an order issued by Uchiha Izumi?"

The ANBU ninja standing in front of him shook his head indignantly: "I don't know much. All we know is that these guys are like a pack of mad ninja dogs, relentlessly pursuing us."

Kakashi sighed inwardly.

He looked around and noticed that many ANBU ninjas and police ninjas were also heading this way.

The number of ninjas gathering on this street is increasing.

There are dozens of them in total, and they are all elite ninjas from Konoha.

Just as Kakashi was about to say something, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and his gaze focused in one direction.

"Uchiha..."

"Chiquan."

Kakashi realized that things seemed to have gotten out of hand.

This won't end so easily.

"Lord Ikezumi is here!" On the other side, with a shout from a police ninja, all the eyes of the police ninjas and ANBU ninjas fell on Uchiha Ikezumi.

this moment.

Many of the ANBU ninjas who were stubbornly confronting the police force showed slight unnatural twitches in their expressions beneath their masks.

obviously.

They were also well aware of the power possessed by Uchiha Izumi.

"The Hokage has arrived too!"

Until a sudden exclamation from an ANBU ninja rang out.

Only then did all the ANBU ninjas instantly find their true leader.

really.

They saw the Third Hokage of Konoha rushing towards them, escorted by two Anbu guards.

……

"Why are there so many people gathered here..."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi had even arrived, he could already see a large crowd gathered in the distance. On one side were the Konoha Anbu, and on the other were the police force, with less than two meters separating them.

The strong smell of gunpowder was pungent even from hundreds of meters away.

It was as if a single spark could ignite and detonate the powder keg in front of them.

At that time... it will be a bloodbath between Konoha's Anbu and the police force!
That would have far-reaching implications, potentially dragging the entire village into a massive civil war.

By then, even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't be able to mediate this conflict.

After all, the ANBU ninjas clashed with the police force precisely because they were loyal to him, the Hokage.

If he, as the Hokage, mediates the conflict and doesn't side with the Anbu, how can he explain this to the Anbu ninjas who are loyal to him?
However, showing too much favoritism towards the underworld will cause dissatisfaction among the police force, which may escalate the conflict further.

Just think about it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine.

It would have been fine a few years ago.

At that time, Uchiha Ikezumi was still inexperienced, but Konoha's Anbu alone was enough to suppress the entire police force.

Let alone just a conflict, even if the police force staged a coup.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was capable of suppressing the coup.

But it's different now.

The times have changed.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared in the short two-meter gap between them, he put on a stern face, put his hands behind his back in the posture of a Hokage, and said to Uchiha Ikezumi in front of him: "Ikezumi, let's end this farce together. There shouldn't be such a conflict between two different departments of the village. You and I should work together to resolve the subtle misunderstanding between them."

Uchiha Ikezumi looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was not tall and had his head slightly tilted, seemingly afraid to meet his eyes.

Uchiha Ikezumi said calmly, "Once the Anbu ninjas undergo memory testing by the Yamanaka clan, the farce will naturally end, and the police ninjas will not make things difficult for innocent members of the Anbu."

The cold tone made Hiruzen Sarutobi's brow twitch, and also made many Anbu ninjas tense up.

Kakashi sighed in the crowd.

It seems my prediction was correct; with Uchiha Izumi arriving, things are unlikely to end so easily.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Ikezumi, the Konoha Anbu is a secret organization that holds many village secrets. If these secrets are leaked, it will be a huge blow to the safety of the village!"

"Moreover, this also involves 'personal privacy.' No one wants their privacy to be seen by others, especially if they haven't done anything wrong."

Uchiha Ikezumi calmly said, "Then if I just pick out a fixed group of people and only have them undergo memory verification, while others don't need to undergo memory verification, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"Third Hokage, how many of the people I've chosen are innocent? How many are guilty? How many of their privacy is worthy of your protection as Hokage?"

After a few words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils dilated.

Perhaps it's because I'm getting old, but I didn't even remember that Uchiha Izumi's eyes could see through the evil in others!

Uchiha Ikezumi's indulgence of his subordinates, allowing them to confront Konoha's Anbu, indicates that there are indeed villains with sinful deeds within the Anbu.

Instead of immediately exposing the villains in the Dark Division, Chi Quan first had the police force confront the Dark Division...

Is this a deliberate attempt to test the courage of the police force's ninjas?

What gives them the courage to raise the blade of absolute justice against the tyranny of Konoha?
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened slightly as he suddenly understood something.

For Uchiha Ikezumi, this confrontation may simply be a test of the mental fortitude and character of the police force ninjas.

But for him as Hokage, this severely damaged his authority as Hokage.

Are we supposed to let Uchiha Ikezumi pick out the ANBU ninjas with dirty pasts in front of everyone?
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi would be unpopular throughout the entire Anbu. "Hiss—"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine.

His political instincts told him that Uchiha Ikezumi was using this incident to achieve four different goals.

First, to train the police force; second, to apprehend criminals; third, to weaken the Hokage's influence; and fourth, to weaken the forces around the Hokage!
Chi Chuan, who holds the position of Chief of Police.

Finally, he turned his absolute righteous sword against Hiruzen Sarutobi!

……

at the same time.

Ninja school.

“Jiraiya has this special variable of [Absolute Justice]. The matter of teaching the Child of Prophecy cannot be delayed any longer.”

The hermit Shima, perched on Jiraiya's shoulder, spoke earnestly.

"While Naruto is still young, while his values ​​haven't been completely solidified by absolute justice... what you need to do is pass on all the beliefs you hold to him, make him the savior of the ninja world, and let him save the ninja world from the impending crisis."

The hermit Fukasaku also chimed in, "Under normal circumstances, we would definitely have to wait until the prophesied child is older and until a suitable opportunity arises before we can begin to teach him."

"But time waits for no one. Even if this Pond Spring doesn't intend to compete with us for the Child of Prophecy, his extreme ideology is still influencing the Child of Prophecy."

"Those who only believe in absolute justice cannot save the ninja world. Such extreme thinking may even harm the entire ninja world."

"Only through your guidance can he bring about change in the ninja world."

Fukasaku paused for a moment, then continued, "Jiraiya, we all know you're under a lot of pressure. What you're doing might even cause an ideological conflict with that Tsunade."

"but……"

"Those who truly care about the ninja world are never understood. The heroes of the ninja world are not necessarily as upright and glamorous as Uchiha Izumi."

"Even a ragged ninja under immense pressure can become a renowned hero in the ninja world after training the Child of Prophecy."

A conversation between two toad sages from Mount Myōboku.

The sound kept ringing in Jiraiya's ears.

The slight hesitation on Jiraiya's face vanished instantly.

"I understand."

He said, "I'll go and make contact with that kid from Minato."

……

"Hyuga Neji, has your Hyuga clan not settled down yet?"

Lunch break at the Ninja Academy.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji naturally wouldn't stay obediently in the classroom for their lunch break; instead, they went to the Ninja Academy's training grounds.

While clumsily throwing kunai at the target, Naruto asked curiously, "I remember you said a while ago that your Hyuga branch family was trying to select a new main branch? So many days have passed, shouldn't there be a result by now?"

Neji, holding a wooden kunai, threw it at the target with a blank expression. The kunai hit the bullseye directly.

He answered Naruto's curiosity: "No. A feeling called greed is spreading in the Hyuga branch family. Many people want to become the new main branch bloodline. The competition is becoming more and more intense."

“In the past, we would only hold a clan meeting every two or three days to discuss this matter. But recently, we’ve been holding one almost every day. Some of the branch elders even want to hold two clan meetings a day.”

Sasuke, who was standing nearby, also hit the center of the target.

Sasuke spoke up, "It doesn't look like things are going well for your Hyuga clan. If this continues, things will definitely get messy, right? I'm quite familiar with these kinds of internal strife among ninja clans."

"I have a feeling that if your Hyuga clan continues like this, verbal conflicts could easily escalate into bloodshed. Few people who crave power are honest."

Hyuga Neji nodded with a rather serious expression.

He agreed with Sasuke's statement.

That's why he's been feeling a bit down lately.

Imprisoning the entire Hyuga main family, burdened with deep sins, in Konoha Prison did not seem to bring about any fundamental change to the Hyuga clan.

"Hahaha! You kids are discussing some really insightful issues. Are kids these days so precocious? I wonder if I could join in the discussion?"

A sudden, shameless laugh startled the three kids present.

When they turned around, they saw a strange middle-aged man with a somewhat sleazy gait walking towards them in a pair of wooden clogs.

"This guy……"

Hyuga Neji paused for a moment, then immediately whispered, "It's Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!"

Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and asked, "Do you know him?"

Neji said, "He followed me late at night."

As soon as those words were spoken, both Sasuke and Naruto looked at Jiraiya with wary expressions.

This made Jiraiya's enthusiastic smile instantly freeze.

Oops.

Forget about this.

When I was trying to determine whether Hyuga Neji was the Child of Prophecy, I did secretly follow Neji. Moreover, due to an unexpected incident, I had to reveal myself and meet with Neji.

I never expected that the other party's suspicion and vigilance towards me would continue until now.

……

"Ikezumi, isn't there any room for maneuver?" Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and said expressionlessly, "I can also conduct internal investigations within the Anbu. If anyone is found to be problematic, I will naturally not protect them."

Uchiha Ikezumi retorted with a single sentence: "With two sons who are both villains, there is absolutely no credibility in what you're saying."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face immediately froze.

Uchiha Ikezumi continued, "I will only name a few people. Those whose names I name can choose to remain indifferent or come forward and turn themselves in. The choice is yours."

Upon hearing this, Kakashidon, standing in the crowd, felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

Start frantically recalling things that I've never done anything wrong before?
After realizing I couldn't remember.

He finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

'Uchiha Izumi, this is his final ultimatum!'—This thought flashed through Kakashi's mind.

The other party's tone seemed calm and even, but anyone could feel the tense atmosphere that permeated the air.

Sensing this atmosphere, the ANBU ninjas involuntarily tensed up all their muscles.

Meanwhile, the police ninjas eagerly placed their hands on the hilts of their ninja swords.

This was the first time that a police ninja had ever adopted such a stance in front of the Hokage of Konoha.

In the past, they wouldn't have dared to do that.

The balance of power that both sides rely on for "confidence" has begun to tip.

……

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(End of this chapter)