Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 59 Itachi Uchiha is widely despised
"Find out who is spreading rumors in Konoha that are detrimental to Itachi!!"

Inside the Hokage's office stood Hiruzen Sarutobi, Itachi Uchiha, and an Anbu ninja.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood with his hands behind his back by the office window, his face grim as he asked the ANBU ninja a question.

The ANBU ninja lowered his head and answered truthfully, "We haven't found out yet, but it seems to have originated from the Uchiha clan first."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a heavy breath.

He turned and walked up to Itachi Uchiha, saying with considerable shame, "Itachi, I'm sorry. It was my fault for not noticing the spread of negative rumors about you in time and for not stopping them immediately."

Early this morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi told Itachi Uchiha to forget what he had said to Izumi Uchiha and not to tell anyone about it.

The purpose was to help Itachi Uchiha conceal the so-called evil of the future.

But who would have thought...

In just half a day, rumors about Itachi's "future evil" spread throughout the entire village.

Even with the embellishment of many people.

It's all become a rumor!
Uchiha Itachi calmly shook his head and said, "Hokage-sama, I don't care. My own reputation is far less important to me than the peace and stability of Konoha."

He looked down at his drooping hands and said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing. It allows me to get used to being despised and cursed by countless people in advance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.

Itachi... probably truly and unwaveringly believes that he will one day destroy the Uchiha clan.

……

When Sasuke Uchiha returned to the Uchiha clan's compound alone, he was in a daze, with two faint tear stains still visible on his face.

There was still some redness and bloodshot in the whites of his eyes, his expression had lost its usual luster, and his gaze seemed to have lost its luster.

The moment Sasuke stepped into the Uchiha compound, he clearly felt that many eyes were focused on him.

This made him feel uneasy and uncomfortable all over.

"This brat... he's that bastard Itachi Uchiha's younger brother, isn't he Uchiha Sasuke?"

"He's Itachi's blood relative. Hey, hey, hey, he wouldn't want to kill all of us with his own hands, would he? Keeping this brat in the Uchiha clan will only be a disaster, wouldn't it?"

"I heard these two brothers are very close. Why don't we capture this brat and use him to threaten Uchiha Itachi..."

"Will this brat die at the hands of Uchiha Itachi in the future? I clearly remember that that beast even killed his own parents."

A faint whisper reached Sasuke's ears.

Sasuke broke out in a cold sweat.

He no longer dared to argue with them about whether his brother was good or bad, nor did he dare to linger on the street. Even though this street was within the territory of the Uchiha clan, he dared not stay any longer.

Sasuke quickened his pace and hurried home with his head down.

……

"...Fugaku, you already knew, didn't you?" Uchiha Mikoto looked at her silent husband with a complicated expression.

Today, many clansmen came to visit.

Some clansmen came angrily to question him, while others came with puzzled expressions... In the end, these people were either sent away by Fugaku or left with a perfunctory response.

Having lived with Fugaku for so many years, Mikoto knew perfectly well that her husband was lying when he spoke to these tribesmen!
Even just hearing a few words from them was enough for Mikoto Uchiha to understand what was going on.

Fugaku sighed as he faced his wife's gaze.

He broke his silence, looking at his fist that had unconsciously clenched, and answered in a low voice, "I found out this morning... because I went to see Ikezumi with Itachi and heard it from Ikezumi himself. You should also know that although Ikezumi is prejudiced against Itachi, at least what he says is not a lie or deception."

Uchiha Mikoto stood frozen in place, as if all her strength had been drained, and staggered uncontrollably.

Fugaku quickly got up and helped Uchiha Mikoto up.

"Ike...Ike Izumi...Hmph! Did Ike Izumi give more details about the 'future'?" Uchiha Mikoto's beautiful face was pale, and she asked tremblingly, "In the future, Itachi...did he even kill Sasuke?"

Fugaku shook his head: "Sasuke is the only one missing." This morning, Fugaku did not hear about "Uchiha Sasuke," the victim of the Uchiha clan massacre, from Uchiha Ikezumi.

At this moment, he suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something.

Fugaku added, "There is no pond or spring either."

But at this moment.

The couple heard a soft panting sound outside the door. When they turned around, they saw Sasuke leaning against the door frame with one hand, his face pale and his eyes filled with tears as he breathed heavily.

"I……"

Sasuke bit his lip hard, until it bled, and the metallic taste of blood made him struggle to speak: "I understand too."

Fugaku was stunned.

Silence for a few seconds.

A deep sigh.

……

*Thud*—The sharp ninja sword instantly severed the arms of a Root ninja disguised as a Konoha civilian.

Izumi followed closely behind Uchiha Izumi and threw two kunai.

The kunai pinned the Root ninja's feet to the ground with pinpoint accuracy.

The intense pain caused the Root ninja to tremble slightly.

"Phew, that's the third one today..." Izumi wiped the glistening sweat from her forehead. She and her senior, Izumi, had parted ways with Sasuke.

She followed Senior Ikezumi to "hunt" Root ninjas in Konoha who had been released by Danzo to spread rumors.

Although the Root ninjas' crime of "spreading rumors" was not punishable by death.

But the crimes they committed were enough to warrant the death penalty.

In the words of Senior Chi Quan, "In the entire Root organization, apart from the war orphans who were just recruited and brainwashed, not one of them is innocent. If they are all killed, not one of them will be innocent."

Therefore, Quan no longer felt any psychological burden.

After all, she unconditionally trusted Senior Chi Quan's judgment!
He watched as the Root ninja collapsed to the ground, powerless from excessive blood loss.

Quan thought this guy probably wouldn't live for another minute.

There was no need for further treatment.

"You do it." When Senior Izumi's cold voice rang out, Izumi decisively drew his ninja sword, stepped forward, and without hesitation, slit the Root ninja's throat with a single stroke.

—I am carrying out [absolute justice].

Quan kept reminding himself.

But then, she suddenly felt something strange, as if the power within her had inexplicably increased slightly. This eerie illusion frightened her.

They feared that "bloodlust" was their true nature.

They fear that they will be controlled by the killing.

"Senior, my body..." Quan decided to tell Senior Ike Quan about the strange thing that was happening to his body.

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Senior Chi Quan, just like always.

"This is a gift from [absolute justice]."

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "Without absolute power, how can you uphold absolute justice in the ninja world?"

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(End of this chapter)