Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 55 Uncontrollable Public Opinion Overwhelms Uchiha Itachi

Today, a strange rumor suddenly appeared within the Uchiha clan's compound for some unknown reason.

—Uchiha Izumi's Sharingan possesses the terrifying eye technique of seeing through "the evil of the past" and "the evil of the future." He saw through the "evil of the future" of Uchiha Itachi, the son of the clan leader. Uchiha Itachi will betray the Uchiha clan and massacre the Uchiha clan one day in the future.

—The entire Uchiha clan, men, women, and children, without exception, will fall into the hands of Itachi Uchiha's blade. Even their parents and relatives will be mercilessly killed by Itachi.

—When Uchiha Ikezumi wanted to eliminate this "evil of the future", Fugaku, the head of the clan, stopped him and chose to protect Uchiha Itachi, who would fall into the abyss in the future!

The rumors involve three of the most prominent figures in the Uchiha clan.

So much so that the ninja cats didn't even need to deliberately stir things up.

The rumors quickly spread within the Uchiha clan.

But the amount of information in the rumors was so great that it was hard to believe, and people instinctively questioned whether it was true or false.

After all, they had never heard of a terrifying eye technique that could see through the evil of the past and the evil of the future.

Besides...

Although Itachi Uchiha was quite out of place within the Uchiha clan, and many clan members didn't like him, after all, he was on the Hokage's side.

but……

Surely it shouldn't be that beastly?
He's surnamed Uchiha, after all!

……

"That newbie! Yes, I'm calling you." In the women's restroom of a public toilet within the Uchiha clan compound, Izumi, who had just finished using the toilet, suddenly heard someone call her name from behind.

She brushed away her heavy, preoccupied expression and shook the water off her hands after washing them.

Curious, I turned around.

Then a female Uchiha dressed as a member of the Uchiha police force whispered to her, "You're a student of Uchiha Ikezumi, you must know things we don't. Let me ask you... is what happened this morning true?"

Quan looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"

She had no idea what Tachibana Jiro had done.

"It's about the Uchiha Itachi incident," the other person said. "Did Uchiha Izumi truly foresee Uchiha Itachi's future evil?"

spring:"!!!"

Quan was startled and looked at the other person in astonishment. The expression on her small face had already revealed the "answer".

"It's actually true..."

Before she could even answer, the other person realized something, and with a shocked expression, murmured the same sentence again: "It's actually true."

Quan noticed that as the other person muttered to himself nervously, the veins on the back of his hand seemed to be bulging.

This veteran of the police force seemed to become inexplicably angry.

She also saw that the other party's Sharingan was revealed in his anger.

"Uzumaki, Chiha, Itachi... You're really something!"

Izumi heard the other person utter Uchiha Itachi's name, word by word.

Things seem to be developing in a direction I didn't expect.

Also, how did this person know what happened this morning?
Quan was utterly puzzled.

……

With the testimony of "Uchiha Izumi," a witness who had been tricked into speaking, the rumors, which were not very reliable before, suddenly became somewhat credible, and sent chills down the spines of countless Uchiha clan members.

Uchiha Setsuna handed his cane to a guard beside him and slowly knelt down on a soft futon.

His gaze swept over the group of radical Uchiha clan ninjas in front of him.

Uchiha Setsuna asked in a hoarse voice, "How credible do you think the unusual rumors circulating within the clan today are?!"

"The credibility is at least 70%."

An Uchiha ninja replied in a deep voice, "The girl next to Uchiha Ikezumi also admitted that this matter is true. Moreover, according to our investigation, some clan members did see the clan head leaving Uchiha Ikezumi's house early in the morning."

"Furthermore, considering Uchiha Ikezumi's absurdly high crime-solving rate, perhaps his eyes are indeed very special, possessing a unique eye technique that we've never encountered before." *Boom!*
Someone slammed their fist on the table in anger and indignation, gritting their teeth and saying, "What a fine Itachi Uchiha! What a fine Fugaku Uchiha! We've worked so hard and diligently to protect the future of the Uchiha clan. And yet... they're trying to destroy the Uchiha clan with their own hands!"

Some clenched their fists, their eyes turning cold, and said, "Elder Setsuna, we need to nip the future crisis of the Uchiha clan in the bud."

"But what if the information is wrong? Does a normal three-tomoe Sharingan really have the ability to see the evil of the future?"

"There's no room for 'what if'! Even the slightest possibility must not be allowed to exist in this world. Besides, Itachi Uchiha was never on our side. I've long suspected that Shisui died at Itachi's hands! After all, on the day Shisui died, we were all having a clan gathering, and only Shisui and Itachi were absent."

"..."

In just a few words, the radical Uchiha gang had already reached a consensus.

—Believe the rumors!
Even if there's only the slightest possibility, we absolutely must not let that happen.

"Everyone."

At this moment, Uchiha Setsuna, who had been silent for a while, slowly said, "I believe that Uchiha Fugaku, who chose to indulge Uchiha Itachi, is no longer qualified to serve as the head of the Uchiha clan."

All eyes were on this elderly hawkish elder.

……

"Head of the Fugaku family, is this true?"

The moderate faction of the Uchiha clan, who advocated peaceful coexistence with the village, approached Fugaku Uchiha and asked him this question.

Fugaku's expression darkened slightly.

He had no idea who had leaked the information.

Fugaku was naturally aware of the public opinion storm brewing within the Uchiha clan, but he didn't want to get involved and control the narrative. He knew that if he did, he would confirm the matter.

However, if they don't intervene to control public opinion, this matter is very likely to spread beyond the Uchiha clan and into the village.

This put Fugaku in a dilemma.

So... could it be that Chi Quan leaked what happened this morning?
but.

This is quite different from Chi Quan's usual taciturn style.

Has he changed?

still is……

Is it someone else?

"It's just a rumor."

After a long silence, Fugaku gave an answer: he would still choose to save his eldest son.

He kept a straight face and said slowly, "Itachi will not do such a thing now, nor will he ever. Our Uchiha clan needs to unite in order to continue to coexist peacefully with the village. Do not believe the instigation of those with ulterior motives. I vouch for Itachi in the name of the clan head."

The moderate elder of the Uchiha clan shook his head and sighed, "I hope you have made the right choice, head of the Fugaku family."

……

noon.

Ninja school.

Uchiha Sasuke had just finished eating his lunch in a first-year classroom at the Ninja Academy when he suddenly noticed that several students who walked into the classroom were looking at him with strange eyes.

The other person seemed to be whispering something.

They even secretly pointed and whispered to themselves.

Sasuke frowned. Just as he was about to go over and ask them what they wanted to do, the other party unexpectedly came out on their own.

"Sasuke," one of them tentatively asked, "did your brother, Itachi Uchiha, kill everyone in your Uchiha clan?"

Sasuke: "???"

……

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(End of this chapter)