Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 54 The Evil of the Future That Shocked Hiruzen Sarutobi
Fugaku sighed deeply; he had actually guessed that today's conversation might not go smoothly.

But I didn't expect to receive so much information today.

Will her proudest eldest son really do this in the future?
To protect Konoha, and to uphold his beliefs.

Will he truly possess the capacity to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan in the future?
Fugaku was confused.

As the head of the Uchiha clan, upon learning that Itachi Uchiha would inevitably do such a thing in the future, what he should do is to uphold justice and immediately eliminate Itachi Uchiha!

"but……"

Fugaku murmured, "What's the point of doing this? Perhaps the future that Ikezumi saw is the destiny of the Uchiha clan. Destiny is something that can't be broken."

Even after returning home in silence, head down, Fugaku was still not recovered from the shock.

"Fugaku, didn't Itachi come back with you? You and Izumi shouldn't have had any physical conflict, right?"

Mikoto Uchiha stepped forward and asked with concern.

Coming to his senses, Fugaku shook his head and replied, "Itachi should have gone to report to the Anbu, since it's already dawn. If I were to get into a physical altercation with Ikezumi, you might see me injured."

Mikoto Uchiha immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that her child and husband had gone to find Uchiha Ikezumi.

In less than an hour, Mrs. Mikoto was on tenterhooks.

They were afraid that something unexpected might happen.

"Is something the matter?" Uchiha Mikoto keenly sensed that her husband's expression and emotions were not quite right.

"……No."

Fugaku chose to keep it a secret.

After all, it's like telling a mother that "her eldest son has a high probability of killing her with his own hands a year from now."

That's far too cruel.

……

"Meow! I have a task for you." On the roof of the Uchiha Ikezumi family's house, the ninja cat Tachibana Jiro stood up like a human, his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth while speaking in human language.

In front of Tachibana Jiro were more than twenty ninja cats.

These are all its offspring and offspring that it has produced over the years.

"The task is to spread the word about what happened at Lord Chi Quan's house today. I will tell you the details later."

Jiro Tachibana, speaking in a strange accent, shouted, "Our goal is to expose Itachi Uchiha's future 'evil'! And to expose Fugaku Uchiha's indulgence!"

A white ninja cat raised a paw and meowed wildly.

"Speak like a human!" Tachibana Jiro glared at him.

"Is this Lord Ikezumi's intention?" the white ninja cat asked timidly.

"Ahem! This was approved by Lord Ikezumi." Tachibana Jiro cleared his throat, his anger rising like a tantrum. "I don't deny that a little bit of my feline emotions were involved, after all, I just can't stand that Uchiha Itachi, meow! What right does that guy have to comment on Lord Ikezumi's 'absolute justice'?"

"And that Uchiha Fugaku, I've never seen such a cowardly ninja clan leader! Lord Izumi was right after all, the so-called fierce-eyed Fugaku is nothing but a cowardly-eyed Fugaku. Like father, like son, meow!"

But soon.

Tachibana Jiro noticed that his cats and their offspring all seemed to have strange expressions, as if they were giving him a knowing look.

The next second, it found itself being grabbed by the neck and lifted up.

Tachibana Jiro froze instantly.

They dared not struggle.

"Chi...Master Chiquan?"

Tachibana Jiro felt as if the sky had fallen. He trembled all over, his whiskers shaking precariously: "I..."

"Don't embellish it." Uchiha Izumi casually put it down and said indifferently, "Just state the facts."

Tachibana Jiro was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"Meow! Lord Chiquan, please rest assured! I've got everything covered!"

Tachibana Jiro was in high spirits.

Having followed Lord Chiquan for so many years, it can understand Lord Chiquan's meaning with just a single sentence.

……

"Hokage-sama." Just as Fugaku had guessed, Itachi Uchiha went straight to the Anbu to report for duty. He changed into Anbu attire and sought out Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Itachi…” Even though Itachi Uchiha was wearing an Anbu mask, Hiruzen Sarutobi could still recognize him by his physique and voice.

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a breath of turbid air, sweeping away the lingering gloom from the pain of losing his son.

He asked curiously, "Is there something you need?"

Uchiha Itachi said, "I met with Uchiha Ikezumi before dawn today."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for half a second before saying, "I remember you and Ikezumi had some misunderstandings and conflicts, didn't you?"

He looked Itachi over and found that Itachi had no injuries.

They didn't look like they had just been in a battle.

“The misunderstanding has been cleared up.”

Uchiha Itachi said in a low voice, "But the conflict has probably deepened as well."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Uchiha Itachi, never one to mince words, said, "Hokage-sama, Uchiha Ikezumi has very likely awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, the most powerful and legendary power among the Sharingan. His eyes can see through a person's future evil. He... saw the future 'evil' within me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted.

"In the future, I will bravely bear all the infamy to protect Konoha, personally kill almost all the members of the Uchiha clan, and bring peace back to Konoha from the flames of war."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.

The amount of information in Itachi's words was so great that he was momentarily stunned.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly sorted out his thoughts—Uchiha Ikezumi had apparently awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and his eyes saw through Itachi's future evil, which was why his relationship with Itachi was so strained.

—And Itachi’s so-called “evil” was the massacre of his fellow Uchiha clan members for the sake of the village’s peace.

As for the premise behind Itachi's extreme actions...

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already guessed it.

It's 100% certain that the Uchiha clan is finally going to launch a coup!

The sheer volume of information caused Hiruzen Sarutobi to gasp slightly. His aged face turned incredibly serious, and he immediately questioned in a deep voice, "Itachi... do you know what you're saying means? Can you be sure what you're saying is true?"

Uchiha Itachi bowed his head and replied, "Hokage-sama, this is what Uchiha Ikezumi told me. Although he has a different stance from me, I believe his words can be trusted."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent.

"A special eye technique that can see through the evil of the future?" Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured wistfully, "I see..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Izumi's eyes could see the 'evil' a person had done.

But he didn't know he could also foresee future 'evil'!
This eye technique power...

It is indeed frightening, but it doesn't seem that scary, because this power cannot be transformed into force.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed it.

He believed Itachi's words and, remotely, believed Uchiha Ikezumi.

If the Uchiha clan is to be wiped out in the future due to a coup, who gave this cold-blooded order?
Could it be Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the twelve-year-old child in front of the hall with a complicated expression.

"Itachi..."

"Lord Hokage," Itachi Uchiha replied.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Thank you for your hard work... Don't tell anyone what you just said. Just pretend nothing happened today, just pretend you didn't hear Izumi say anything."

Itachi Uchiha looked up in confusion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, walked up to the young man, and said kindly, "Itachi, I do not wish to see such a thing happen in the future. You are a rare new sprout of Konoha, and I do not want a child like you to suffer such pain."

"Especially if your own people knew about this, they would definitely isolate you, and you might even be in mortal danger. Just pretend nothing happened."

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment, then added with a sigh, "You are indeed the child I admire most, and I am proud of you. But... let's try to avoid that kind of thing happening."

"...Yes, Hokage-sama."

Uchiha Itachi bowed deeply, and some of the thoughts in his heart became even more firm because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

……

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(End of this chapter)