Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 5 [Absolute Justice] is not [Blind Justice]
Uchiha Ike Izumi did not return to the Uchiha Police Department base with Izumi.

He headed towards the power center of Konoha—the Hokage Building!
Upon arriving at the Hokage Building, Uchiha Ikezumi easily found her way to the Hokage's office.

He knocked lightly on the door, and a voice inside said, "Come in."

Uchiha Ikezumi pushed open the door and entered.

—His movements were so practiced, as if he did it all the time.

"Chiquan..."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up, he saw a black-haired youth whose looks were among the best in the Uchiha clan.

He put down the documents in his hand, sighed, and said, "I've forgotten how many times I've reminded you. Sometimes you don't have to always use an iron fist. Law enforcement should be forceful, but it should also be humane."

"The Fourth Shinobi World War ended so many years ago, and now is not a special time. Everyone is looking forward to a bright future, so the Uchiha clan can ease up their enforcement of the law a little."

He patiently and earnestly reminded them, then proactively asked, "What's the reason for this big commotion?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not mention the complaint against Izumi Uchiha.

He knew that even if he told Uchiha Ikezumi, she wouldn't care.

Because he had watched this child grow up with his own eyes, and especially after noticing that this child was completely different from other Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi frequently came into contact with Uchiha Ikezumi.

He believed he knew Uchiha Ikezumi too well.

But for some reason, Hiruzen Sarutobi always felt that the way this child looked at him seemed a little strange.

Well……

It must be my imagination, right?
Uchiha Ikezumi shifted his intriguing gaze from the red box above Hiruzen Sarutobi's head, met Hiruzen's eyes, and said, "A Konoha civilian named 'Akiyama Jiro' lost money gambling two days ago, got drunk, and injured his own four-year-old child, causing the child's death. The victim's body is being taken back to the police force."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "A murder case..."

He didn't even doubt the truthfulness of Uchiha Ikezumi's words.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and said patiently, "Ikezumi, if you encounter this situation again, you should use the laws of the Land of Fire as a weapon to punish criminals."

"Your act of using excessive force against prisoners has caused discontent among many people. Sometimes, even I, the Hokage of Konoha, find it difficult to suppress those discontented voices."

Uchiha Ikezumi said expressionlessly, "Mild laws will only become tools for aiding and abetting evil, while [absolute justice] can sweep away all demons and monsters."

Hiruzen Sarutobi choked for a moment.

He gave a wry smile, as if he had forgotten how many times he had been retorted to similar situations by Uchiha Ikezumi.

"Hokage-sama."

Before turning to leave, Uchiha Ikezumi said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "There's one more thing you've said wrong. My enforcement of the law has always had a warmth to it, as passionate as lava in a volcano."

Say it.

He left without even saying goodbye to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

If it's as hot as volcanic lava, then whoever gets touched by it will die, right?
correct!

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly remembered that he had something more important to ask Ikezumi Uchiha. He actually wanted to find out Ikezumi Uchiha's opinion on the increasingly fierce resistance within the Uchiha clan.

"never mind……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a premonition that it wouldn't be long before Izumi Uchiha would come to the Hokage's office again for the same reason.

……

Uchiha Ikezumi, after leaving the Hokage Building, visited the Uchiha Police Department.

He did not see Quan.

Suddenly, a curious voice rang out from the side: "Chi Quan, that recruit test taker you were in charge of... the one named 'Uchiha Izumi,' is she still alive?"

Uchiha Izumi was actually quite famous within the Uchiha clan.

The only half-Uchiha is quite a rare find. Uchiha Ikezumi glanced over and saw that the speaker was also a member of the Uchiha police force. Uchiha Ikezumi felt that the person's face looked familiar, but he couldn't remember the person's name.

"Alive."

He answered succinctly.

These two words seemed to shock people, and many members of the Uchiha police force nearby looked over in surprise.

Whispers gradually rose from the surrounding area.

"Hey, really? I remember that Chi Quan used to train two batches of students. Those two unlucky guys... one was killed on the first day for disobeying his orders; the other, it is said, was stimulated on the first day of the assessment and his eyes were opened, but he was also stimulated to the point of developing a serious mental illness."

Clearly, this person has no clear understanding of the Uchiha clan's hereditary mental illness.

"Tsk, how strange! Could that half-blooded Uchiha genin be a newcomer with 'capacity'?"

"She only lived through today. Perhaps she will be killed tomorrow."

"Speaking of which... Uchiha Ikezumi killed his own clansmen, so why did the clan head turn a blind eye to such a heinous act? He even allowed this guy to continue serving as a ninja in the police force?"

"I heard that the clansman he killed was found to have done something shameful. But the news has been blocked by the clan head, and only the clan head and Uchiha Ikezumi probably know the specifics."

"Tch, a piece of trash, he's dead, so what? What's there to discuss?"

"..."

The whispered discussions did not affect Uchiha Ikezumi's emotions.

He merely glanced at his colleagues, his gaze lingering briefly on the white squares floating above their heads.

[Uchiha Kaede – Nine days later, while apprehending a thief, he secretly pocketed the stolen goods and submitted a false case report to the police. Sin Level: White Name!]

[Uchiha Rei—Three days later, she had an incestuous relationship with the husband of her colleague, 'Uchiha Momoha'. Sin Level: White Name!]

[Uchiha Natsuki - Half a month later...]

【…】

In his eyes, only a very small number of ninjas, including those from the Uchiha police force and even all the ninjas in Konoha, were not marked with white or red names.

Their numbers are so small that they may only account for a little over 30% of all the ninjas in the village.

However, "absolute justice" is not "blind justice," nor is it the kind of morbid justice that wipes out the entire ninja world.

Even knowing that someone might fall into the abyss of "evil" at some point in the future because of something, Uchiha Izumi was not foolish enough to have the idea of ​​nipping the other person's life in the bud.

His past experience told him that future misdeeds were not absolute and could change depending on certain events.

As for why he had such a strange experience...

Well, people always go through a process of trial and error as they grow.

Although Uchiha Ikezumi remained unmoved, his gaze earlier still caused the whispers among the group to gradually subside.

Until these members of the Uchiha police force stopped whispering, their expressions becoming somewhat off.

They didn't know why... but they always felt like they had a thorn in their side!
It was as if they were being watched by something.

……

"Chi...Chisen-senpai!" The girl's breathless, somewhat tired voice suddenly came from afar.

"I……"

"I brought the body back!"

……

……

(End of this chapter)