Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 91: What's the difference between him and Itachi Uchiha? (Two chapters combined, please subscribe)
Konoha Police Department Building.

Inside the office.

"...Is the news true?"

After hearing a member of the Uchiha police force report that "the envoy sent by the Daimyo to Konoha was killed by Uchiha Ikezumi."

Fugaku remained silent for a full five seconds before he could process the news.

He never expected that Uchiha Izumi, who had caused such a big incident last night, would give him another big surprise today!

Daimyo's Messenger!
Heir of a great name!

Fugaku felt dizzy. This meant that not only was the Uchiha clan's relationship with Konoha strained, but even the Fire Country's daimyo might have reservations about them!

It should be noted that the police force's funding for many years has come from appropriations allocated by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

This means that most of the Uchiha clan's income is related to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

By killing the daimyo's heir, Ikezumi was essentially offending the daimyo completely.

It will also drag the entire Uchiha clan down with it!

After all... could he tell the Daimyo that "it's all Ikezumi's problem and has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan"?

Even if that is indeed the case...

But can we really trust someone's name?

The police officer who reported the news replied, "That's what everyone outside is saying, and many witnesses have also seen it. It's said that the Third Hokage was also at the scene. If the news weren't true, it probably wouldn't have spread like this."

Fugaku was taken aback.

His heart tightened immediately, and he asked with a stern face, "Did Izumi have a conflict with the Hokage back then?!"

“I heard there isn’t any,” the police officer replied.

Upon hearing this, Fugaku...

I breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the death of the daimyo's second son was like a sword hanging over his head, making Fugaku feel extremely uneasy.

He had to stand up and stand beneath the Uchiha clan crest.

It's as if this gives me some confidence.

It makes me feel a little more at ease.

"but……"

A member of the police force added, "It seems that Uchiha Ikezumi had a verbal altercation with the Third Hokage. People in the village are saying that the Daimyo's envoy and his group committed a crime, so Uchiha Ikezumi killed all of them, more than a dozen people. It is said that only one person was left alive."

"When the Third Hokage arrived, he said that Uchiha Ikezumi was wrong to do so. And so the verbal conflict began."

Fugaku let out a heavy sigh.

He frowned and said, "Chi Quan did indeed make a mistake. According to the laws of the Land of Fire, the highest-ranking nobles enjoy the right of immunity and amnesty. Moreover, even without this law, the offspring of the daimyo of the Land of Fire are absolutely forbidden to be killed..."

Fugaku's tone already revealed an undisguised dissatisfaction.

The problem is that it has already happened, and even the Hokage couldn't stop Izumi.

Fugaku is starting to worry about how the Uchiha clan should deal with the pressure from the daimyo after this incident.
How can we give an explanation to the daimyo?
"Chi Quan...this is too reckless!"

Fugaku had lost count of how many times he had felt agitated lately.

Moreover, it always seemed to be related to Chi Quan. The one mess Chi Quan made left him mentally and physically exhausted.

Fugaku was deeply troubled: "This time, he's crossed a line that absolutely cannot be touched..."

The Land of Fire's own ninja killed the son of the Land of Fire's daimyo.

If this gets out to other countries in the ninja world, what will happen?

"Lord Fugaku."

The police officer hesitated and asked, "Uchiha Ikezumi...did he do something wrong? He said the daimyo's messengers committed crimes. The crimes for which he could execute them directly are probably too numerous to count and have reached a level that is outrageous to be tolerated by both gods and men."

"All that Uchiha Izumi has done is uphold his self-proclaimed ninja way of 'absolute justice.' Besides, isn't one of the duties of our Uchiha Police Force to maintain justice?"

Fugaku glanced at the other man and said in a deep voice, "His actions have damaged the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, which will indirectly lead to a deterioration in the relationship between the village and the Uchiha."

"His justice is only his personal justice. The Uchiha Police Force needs to uphold the justice of Konoha! This is the fundamental reason why the Uchiha can continue to exist in Konoha."

Upon hearing this, the police officer hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

Is Uchiha Ikezumi's sense of justice truly his personal sense of justice?

That man once said he would eradicate all evil from the entire ninja world.

This is clearly justice that is not limited to Konoha Village.

This is clearly a way of ninjutsu that is sublime to the extreme.

Meanwhile, Fugaku-sama, whose mind was filled with "maintaining the balance between the Uchiha clan and the village," and who even avoided mentioning "Uchiha Itachi, who would destroy the Uchiha clan in the future"... compared to Uchiha Izumi, who dared to verbally clash with the Third Hokage because of his belief in "absolute justice" and dared to kill the son of a daimyo who committed evil deeds.

Lord Fugaku seems to be a bit too weak.

Even if he doesn't agree with Uchiha Ikezumi's ninja way, as a fellow clansman, he shouldn't criticize Uchiha Ikezumi, right?

this moment……

This is a member of the Uchiha police force who, like Fugaku Uchiha, is a moderate.

A slight resentment arose in his heart towards Fugaku.

……

the other side.

Several radical Uchiha elders gathered together.

Uchiha Setsuna, who harbored great hostility towards Uchiha Ikezumi, learned of the major incident that had occurred in Konoha this morning.

He fell into an eerie silence.

So does everyone else.

finally.

An elder from the radical Uchiha faction, wearing a black eyepatch, hesitated for a moment before breaking the silence with a complex tone: "That kid named 'Chi Quan'... wasn't his behavior today a bit too extreme...?"

Another person chimed in, "I heard that Kyusuke Oenin's second son was the Daimyo's most beloved child. His death in Konoha must have given those four old fogies in the higher-ups a real headache, right?"

Uchiha Setsuna's lips twitched, and he finally broke his silence, interjecting, "Isn't the Uchiha clan in a complete mess? Can we withstand the pressure from the Daimyo?"

Several people were suddenly speechless.

yes……

No matter how radical the Uchiha clan's radical faction was, they were only planning to launch a coup within Konoha's small territory, seize power, and replace the Hokage.

I never thought of targeting the "Daimyo," the biggest financial backer of Konoha Village.

Moreover.

If the Uchiha clan's coup succeeds, they will need the daimyo to step forward and validate the legitimacy of the coup on behalf of the Uchiha clan.

The outcome was something none of them expected...

Uchiha Izumi's "Absolute Justice" is even more extreme than their long-planned coup!

"Now you finally understand why I've always said that Uchiha Izumi is the most extreme outlier, right?"

Uchiha Setsuna's eyes were filled with gloom. He said in a deep voice, "In that brat's eyes, if we were evil people, he would probably kill us all! And when he raises his knife against us, he will not hesitate at all."

"What's the difference between this brat who might slaughter his own clan and that little beast Itachi Uchiha?!"

...The settlement of the Nara clan.

Yamanaka Inoichi, who is temporarily staying here with his family, is playing Go with Nara Shikaku, the head of the Nara clan.

"I still can't beat you..."

Looking at the chessboard where his situation had become a dead end, Yamanaka Inoichi shook his head helplessly and said to Nara Shikaku, "For the next period of time, we may need the Nara clan to take care of us, otherwise I don't know how to settle so many clansmen."

Nara Shikaku looked at the tired face on his close friend's face, a face that was even more complex than his own.

Think about it for a moment.

Nara Shikaku asked, "Inoichi, are you sure Uchiha Ikezumi can be a supporter of the Yamanaka clan? You must have heard something about what he did today, right?"

Yamanaka Inoichi shook his head and said, "I never intended for Ikezumi to become the Yamanaka clan's backer."

Nara Shikaku was stunned.

He saw a slight smile appear on Yamanaka Inoichi's stern face and heard him say, "I have simply made a choice that I believe is the right one for the future of the Yamanaka clan."

“This isn’t like you.” Nara Shikaku shook his head and said, “Inoichi, you’re not the kind of person who would gamble away the entire ninja clan.”

Yamanaka Inoichi said, "Uchiha Ikezumi is the most unique Uchiha I have ever seen. Although he also has the extreme personality of the Uchiha clan, his extremism is based on his absolute justice. And the butcher's knife in his hand will only be aimed at the evil of the ninja world."

He picked up a chess piece, lowered his eyes, and said seriously, "Shikaku, Ikezumi will make the entire ninja world completely different from what it is now. I have known him for ten years and understood him for ten years."

“He is usually very aloof, and he always exudes a feeling that I can’t quite put my finger on. Until last night, during his armed conflict with Danzo, his actions of trying not to involve the Yamanaka clan’s camp... made me finally realize it.”

Nara Shikaku frowned: "Realized what?"

“Lu Jiu, if you really understand him, you will know too.”

Yamanaka Inoichi, however, did not say it explicitly.

Nara Shikaku didn't press the matter. He stared at the chessboard on the table, his tightly furrowed brows relaxing.

The Konoha strategist smiled helplessly.

"The pig, the deer, and the butterfly are an inseparable group in Konoha. Since you have already staked the entire Yamanaka clan on this decision, I will also seriously learn about Uchiha Izumi. Learn about his [Absolute Justice]."

"As for how to find out..."

Nara Shikaku paused for a moment and said, "Let's see how Uchiha Ikezumi upholds his justice in this whole affair."

at this time.

The sound of footsteps, heavier than those of an ordinary person, came from nearby.

—The Akimichi clan patriarch, Akimichi Choza, has also arrived.

……

at the same time.

Ichiraku Ramen House.

"Naruto, isn't the Hokage with you today?" The owner of Ichiraku Ramen, "Teuchi," smiled at Naruto.

He was one of the few people in Konoha who didn't discriminate against Naruto.

But soon, the hand quickly noticed that Naruto's expression was somewhat unusual today.

When Naruto comes to eat ramen with the Third Hokage, he always has a very enthusiastic expression on his face.

But today, the child seemed unusually reserved, constantly clutching the hem of his clothes, appearing very nervous and uneasy. Upon closer inspection, two tear tracks could be seen on his cheeks, suggesting he had cried not long ago for some unknown reason.

Ugh……

poor child.

Teuchi sighed inwardly. He knew Naruto's situation in the village and guessed that Naruto might have encountered some uncivilized people who would verbally abuse a child.

Just as I was about to say, "The basic ramen is 50% off today," to cheer the kid up a bit, I was about to say something like, "We're offering ramen at half price today."

He suddenly noticed that two people had followed Naruto in.

Judging from their attire, they are ninjas from the Uchiha clan's police force.

"welcome……"

Before he could even utter the words "Honor your presence," his gaze was drawn to Uchiha Ikezumi's face.

"Same as before, but four bowls."

"Uchiha Ikezumi said."

“…Okay.” Teuchi naturally recognized Uchiha Ikezumi, who was one of his regular customers at Ichiraku Ramen.

Even though Uchiha Ikezumi had patronized him for business countless times, every time she saw this "famous" man in Konoha...

Typing by hand always inevitably involves some nervousness.

The title "Uchiha Plague God" is actually much more well-known than "Demon Fox Kid".

Although the latter caused Konoha Village some indelible trauma, that was at least several years ago.

The former is different. Every day, I hear about Uchiha Ikezumi's "glorious deeds" in the village—how many people he captured yesterday, how many people he killed today. Many times, the name Uchiha Ikezumi is more terrifying than the Nine-Tailed Fox.

However, I've also vaguely heard that Uchiha Ikezumi's reputation in the village seems to have improved a little recently.

of course.

An improved reputation does not diminish the other party's deterrent power.

'Naruto seems to be with Izumi... How come they're together?'

Two questions popped into his mind, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he quickly turned around and started making ramen.

……

"Meow, brat, Lord Chiquan isn't a monster that eats people, why are you hiding your head like a turtle?"

Tachibana Jiro leaped onto Naruto's head.

Clearly, it had no idea about its own weight. Its jump caused the unsuspecting Naruto to fall headfirst to the ground.

Naruto, who had been hit on the forehead, snapped out of his daze. He didn't dare to cry out in pain and hurriedly got up.

His dirty little face showed a confused expression.

Naruto, finding courage from who-knows-where, turned to look at Uchiha Ikezumi beside him, his lips trembling slightly as he asked, "Am I...am I going to die...? If I am the Nine-Tailed Fox, if I have killed many people...then I am the kind of bad guy you would kill, right?"

"Is this bowl of Ichiraku Ramen... the last meal I'll ever have?"

Uchiha Ikezumi glanced at the blond brat.

Tachibana Jiro jumped onto the table and volunteered to answer for Uchiha Ikezumi: "Kid, didn't I tell you? You're just a vessel. Lord Ikezumi isn't some kind of murderer."

"Don't worry! If you were that kind of villain, you would have been dead the first time Lord Chiquan met you. How could he have let you live peacefully until now?"

"How could I possibly treat you to Ichiraku Ramen?"

"Eh?!"

Tachibana Jiro then suddenly realized what was happening.

Oh right! Why would Lord Izumi invite this Jinchuriki brat to eat ramen?
“His future is not bleak,” Uchiha Ikezumi said slowly. “He is a promising talent.”

"Potential..."

Suddenly, Izumi's bright eyes widened as she looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who looked completely bewildered and confused.

hiss!
Is Senior Chi Quan trying to steal the Hokage's girlfriend?
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