Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 94 Would you stop someone from believing in justice? (5000 words)
On the other side, the radical elders, including Uchiha Setsuna, also learned of the arrival of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from the young ninjas below.

"The Jinchūriki has been brought into the police force again?"

Uchiha Setsuna frowned. Although he also coveted the power of the Jinchuriki, this time he did not act rashly: "What exactly is that brat Uchiha Ikezumi trying to do?"

It was only because he was stopped by Uchiha Ikezumi when he tried to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki last time.

Moreover, the other party's attitude was extremely tough, making him lose face.

It was as if Uchiha Izumi would kill anyone who dared to attack a Jinchuriki without hesitation.

Recalling this incident, Uchiha Setsuna was furious.

Because of that incident, his authority within the Uchiha clan was greatly diminished, and some of the younger, more radical ninjas no longer gave him, their elder, the respect he deserved!

After calming down a bit, Uchiha Setsuna began to ponder Uchiha Ikezumi's purpose.

"Is he trying to use Jinchuriki to escalate the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan, making the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership completely opposed, thereby forcing Fugaku to carry out the Konoha coup plan? And finally, with the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox, eliminate the Konoha leadership and let the Uchiha clan take control of the entire Konoha?!"

When Uchiha Setsuna had this thought...

He suddenly fell silent.

Because he couldn't fathom Uchiha Izumi's thoughts. And the idea that had just surfaced was one of the plans he most wanted to execute.

at this time.

Another Uchiha clan ninja arrived to inform Uchiha Setsuna, and he looked extremely anxious.

"Elder Shaka!"

The Uchiha ninja immediately said, "The Third Hokage and Senior Advisor Koharu Utatane, along with many Konoha Anbu ninjas, have directly stormed into our Uchiha clan's territory!"

"It's likely that they've brought most of Konoha's Anbu with them. There are even ninjas wearing Root masks among them! Konoha's Root organization may have been temporarily taken over by Koharu Utatane!"

Uchiha Setsuna's expression tightened. His first thought was that the Uchiha clan's coup plan had been exposed, and the Hokage had decided to strike first and take down the Uchiha clan by force.

The strongest fighters in the Uchiha clan today are Uchiha Ikezumi, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Itachi.

The former formed its own faction and did not concern itself with or care about the conflict between the village and the Uchiha.

The latter two are a clan leader who betrays his own people and a little beast who will choose to exterminate the clan in the future!

In this situation……

If the Third Hokage were to use his immense power to suppress the Uchiha clan, then the Uchiha clan might truly be unable to resist!
"Damn..."

"Is it going to end before it even started?"

Uchiha Setsuna was extremely unwilling. His expression was gloomy, and he immediately gave the order: "Gather all the radical Uchiha! I want to see what that Third Hokage of Konoha wants to do to our Uchiha clan! Hmph! If we're talking about seniority, I'm his senior!"

soon.

Many radical ninjas from the Uchiha clan immediately rallied together.

However, due to the haste, many Uchiha ninjas were still on duty outside, resulting in only twenty or thirty ninjas being assembled.

With a stern, aged face, Uchiha Setsuna led the twenty or thirty elite Uchiha men straight towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

……

"The Uchiha clan..."

Koharu Utatane's view of the Uchiha clan, while not as extreme as Danzo Shimura's, was still not particularly fond of this uncontrollable ninja clan, because too many Uchiha were mentally unstable.

In particular, the way they awakened their Sharingan meant that there were very few normal people in the Uchiha clan.

There will always be some troublesome characters with extremely extreme ideas.

Especially Madara Uchiha, who turned against the First Hokage back then.

as well as……

They brought the Jinchuriki to the Uchiha Ikezumi within the Uchiha compound.

In Xiaochun's eyes, these kinds of people are not normal.

They were all mentally ill patients who had been misled by the power of the Sharingan.

Oh yes.

There's also Itachi Uchiha, who's rumored to be the one who will wipe out the Uchiha clan in the future, and Koharu Utatane doesn't consider him a normal person either.

However, considering that Itachi was on Konoha's side, Koharu Utatane didn't have much prejudice against Itachi.

All I can say is that this child...

That's incredibly magnanimous.

Fortunately, Itachi Uchiha was a member of the Uchiha clan, not the Utatane clan, so he only harmed the Uchiha clan.

Sensing the numerous wary and hostile gazes directed at her from the shadows, Koharu Utatane's face hardened, and she said in a deep voice to Hiruzen Sarutobi beside her, "Hiruzen, the radical hawks within the Uchiha clan are going too far. Are you really going to continue to indulge them? Aren't you going to make some preparations in advance?"

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to speak, a large group of Uchiha clan ninjas suddenly appeared in front of him.

The leader was none other than Uchiha Setsuna, along with several other radical Uchiha elders!
The group of Anbu ninjas behind Hiruzen Sarutobi also became alert.

When they were only ten meters apart, both sides stopped.

"Hokage-sama."

Uchiha Setsuna, leaning on his cane, looked several years older than Hiruzen Sarutobi and said with displeasure, "If you want to visit our Uchiha clan, you can just send someone to let us know in advance. There's no need to bring so many people on a sudden visit!"

Uchiha Setsuna's gaze darkened: "If the Hokage came to see me before, then I am already standing in front of you. Any problems can be resolved here."

"No matter what you want to do, as long as I live, the Uchiha clan will never back down!"

He selectively ignored the Uchiha clan's past concessions.

After all, it was the work of the Fugaku clan chief, who was biased towards outsiders!
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "I didn't come here to see you. Ikezumi... and Naruto, where are they?!"

Uchiha Setsuna: "..."

Uchiha Setsuna didn't know if the speaker meant anything by it, but he felt that he heard a hidden meaning in Hiruzen Sarutobi's words—you are not worthy of me bringing so many ANBU to target you alone.

As for who is worthy?
Uchiha Setsuna also had an answer—Uchiha Ikezumi!

Only a brat with such extreme and unconventional behavior would be so highly regarded and guarded against by Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.

In comparison, Uchiha Setsuna... in the eyes of the Konoha higher-ups, is he just someone who's no better than a nobody on the street?!
Uchiha Setsuna, whose face was already pale.

His expression became even more fascinating at this moment.

……

"Lord Hokage!"

Suddenly, a voice, urgent yet filled with surprise, broke through from not far away.

It was none other than Yamanaka Yoshinobu, the ANBU ninja who had just entered the Uchiha clan's territory and was being blocked from leaving by the Uchiha clan members.

Yamanaka Yoshinobu immediately rushed to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side and said to him with a guilty expression, "Naruto Uzumaki has been taken to the police force building by Izumi Uchiha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi could see the young man's guilt.

He comforted you, saying, "Chi Quan is an unpredictable factor. It was the right choice for you to have a conflict with him when you acted impulsively."

Uchiha Setsuna realized that the Third Hokage was ignoring him.

damn it……

Could it be that in the eyes of Konoha's higher-ups, he posed less of a threat than Uchiha Izumi?!
but……

In that case, it doesn't seem like I'm at a huge loss. After all, for Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Izumi was someone he couldn't win over, and even someone who posed a threat to his life.

On one side were the high-ranking officials of Konoha, and on the other side was Uchiha Ikezumi.

The standoff between the two sides might actually be a good thing for him.

But the feeling of being ignored in front of so many clansmen still made Uchiha Setsuna's face turn pale and red.

After watching helplessly as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane led a group of Anbu ninjas, they turned and walked towards the police force building.

Uchiha Setsuna and the others were completely dumbfounded.

"Elder Setsuna, they seem to be going to cause trouble for Uchiha Ikezumi. Shouldn't we stop them?" A younger, more radical Uchiha ninja behind him asked eagerly.

"Hmph! You mean to help an outcast who not only doesn't work with us, but instead opposes us at every turn?!"

Uchiha Setsuna said coldly with a dark face, "Don't forget how Uchiha Ikezumi treated us when we tried to take over the Jinchuriki last time! You wanted to help him, but he will never treat you as a partner. In the eyes of this kind of person, if you do evil, you will die, and his butcher's knife will also be turned against his fellow Uchiha clan members."

"He's no different from that beast Itachi Uchiha!"

Uchiha Setsuna reiterated this statement with a heavily emphasized tone in front of a group of young, radical Uchiha ninjas.

But when he noticed the slight hesitation on the faces of some of the younger Uchiha, Uchiha Setsuna's face darkened even more.

He realized that some members of his clan might have changed their opinion about some of Uchiha Ikezumi's actions.

They might even admire Uchiha Izumi's "absolute justice"!

It was only because Elder Shisana was present that they didn't show it so obviously.

Uchiha Setsuna gripped his wooden cane tightly, his expression extremely sinister.

Uchiha Ikezumi...

You deserve to die!
……

"Why was the Uchiha clan forced to relocate to this remote area? Wasn't it because of your weakness as the Uchiha clan leader?"

"Faced with the village's relentless pressure, your strategy is to retreat step by step; faced with pressure from the village's higher-ups, you choose to be a subservient dog; faced with discontent within the tribe, you begin to strike hard, loudly questioning the tribespeople why they are doing this, why they are ignoring your efforts, and why they are sabotaging your plans..."

Uchiha Izumi said expressionlessly, "You are the head of the Uchiha clan, and I can't be bothered to interfere with some of your decisions. I have absolutely no interest in the balance between the village and the Uchiha. I won't interfere with you, and you shouldn't interfere with me either."

"Otherwise... I will have no choice but to regard you as an obstacle to 'absolute justice.' Anyone who stands in the way of 'absolute justice' will be regarded as an enemy of justice by me."

Fugaku's pupils narrowed slightly, and his facial muscles tensed up.

At that moment, Fugaku keenly sensed a hint of murderous intent flashing in Uchiha Ikezumi's eyes.

Moreover, this was the first time Fugaku had learned from Ikezumi's opinion of him.

Weakness...a stumbling block...

Is this what Chi Quan was thinking?

So his ideas weren't much different from those radical Uchiha?

I originally thought that Chi Quan was a very special Uchiha.

They may have different ideas from the radicals.

call!
Perhaps it's because of some of Chi Quan's actions that I've developed a biased view of him.

Fugaku's expression calmed down.

He believed he had finally seen through Uchiha Ikezumi's true colors.

"Don't assume that everyone bearing the name Uchiha has to obey your orders, you cowardly Fugaku. My 'Absolute Justice' is not limited to the Uchiha clan, much less to the small village of Konoha. Don't view justice with the narrow-mindedness of a frog in a well."

"What's more..."

Uchiha Ikezumi changed the subject, looking at Naruto beside him.

At this moment, Naruto was somewhat at a loss because he witnessed the conflict between the two, and it seemed that the root of the conflict was himself!
"Naruto Uzumaki, do you want to seek justice for the dead?"

This is a question that Uchiha Ikezumi suddenly asked Naruto.

Naruto never expected the conversation to turn to him.

He recalled a sentence that the terrible man had said before—"Remember your current belief, a belief called justice!"

Without justice...

Does this mean the deaths of this family of four were in vain? Will the murderer go unpunished?

Is this what I wanted to see?
Naruto's thought process was completed in less than a second—he didn't want to see the murderer go unpunished!

Naruto nodded emphatically.

"think!!!"

Uchiha Ikezumi glanced at Fugaku, and the tension in the air suddenly rose several degrees. The feeling of impending conflict made Naruto break out in a cold sweat. Uchiha Ikezumi questioned, "Are you going to stop someone from believing in [justice]?"

But at this moment.

A black ninja cat hurriedly slipped in.

"Lord Ikezumi! Boss Tachibana Jiro! The Third Hokage has arrived with his men!"

The words fell.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi walked into the morgue, followed by Koharu Utatane, and then a large group of ANBU ninjas poured in.

Although the police morgue is not small, with so many bodies already placed there, the influx of so many people quickly left little room to move around.

"Grandpa Hokage!"

Naruto exclaimed in surprise, but just as he was about to say something, he suddenly remembered something.

The hint of surprise that had just appeared on her face froze.

Naruto remembers...

The fat, orange cat once said that the Hokage had protected someone who deliberately spread rumors that he was the incarnation of a demon fox. The Hokage knew why he was disliked by everyone in the village, but he kept it a secret from him.

"Naruto Uzumaki, come over here!" Koharu Utatane said to Naruto before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak.

Naruto looked at the old woman he didn't recognize in astonishment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a kind smile and said, "Naruto, come here. Don't be afraid, Grandpa Hokage is here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Naruto was afraid because he instinctively felt that Naruto had been captured by Izumi.

Just like last time.

However, what surprised Hiruzen Sarutobi was that Naruto, who was usually very clingy to him, was standing still with a conflicted expression on his face.

This made Hiruzen Sarutobi frown slightly, wondering what had happened to Naruto in such a short time.
"Hokage-sama."

"Lord Koharu."

Fugaku took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent thoughts, and then greeted the two Konoha leaders.

Fugaku, fearing that the Hokage might misunderstand, took the initiative to explain: "It must be a misunderstanding that Naruto was taken to the police force. Please rest assured, Hokage, I will send Naruto back."

"Misunderstand?"

Koharu Utatane narrowed her eyes and said, "The same thing happened a second time, and the interval between them wasn't even more than a month. Are you sure this is a misunderstanding, Fugaku?"

Fugaku fell silent.

How could he know that Uchiha Izumi had captured Naruto Uzumaki again?!
and……

The thought of Izumi trying to instill the concept of "justice" in Naruto sent chills down Fugaku's spine. If the Hokage found out, the entire Uchiha clan would be thrown into the Konoha River, and they still wouldn't be able to clear their names!
Koharu's questioning eyes and accusatory tone made Fugaku realize that this misunderstanding was really hard to clear up.

Fugaku looked at Uchiha Ikezumi, as if silently saying, "See? The trouble you've caused the Uchiha clan is all on my shoulders as the clan head. If it weren't for me, the Uchiha clan wouldn't even have had a chance to wait for Itachi to make a move before being dismantled by the impatient Konoha."

He then discovered that Izumi Bochi hadn't even glanced at him.

This made Fugaku's eyelids twitch.

"Naruto Uzumaki, what are you standing there for?" Koharu Utatane noticed that Naruto was still not moving. She first glanced warily at Izumi Uchiha, then frowned and said to Naruto.

Naruto noticed that many people's eyes were focused on him, a child who was only seven years old.

This garnered more attention than the pranks he played in the village.

"I……"

Naruto mustered his courage and faced Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying, "Grandpa Hokage, I don't want to go back yet!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's forced smile suddenly froze on his face.

Fugaku's palms began to sweat.

Koharu Utatane stared at Naruto with an incredulous look in her eyes.

The ANBU ninjas also took notice.

Naruto took a deep breath and shouted, "Grandpa Hokage, I don't understand why so many people in Konoha harbor such malice towards their own fellow villagers! I don't understand what kind of twisted and morbid 'evil' can turn a person into a cruel and ruthless murderer who kills entire families!"

"I don't want to see those murderers go unpunished; I don't want to see those innocent victims die with their eyes wide open in disbelief! This isn't the Konoha I know, this isn't the ninja world I know!"

"I... want to investigate who committed this heinous crime in Konoha! I want them to pay the price!"

"This is... what I want to do..."

The more Naruto spoke, the clearer his thoughts became. The reason he spoke haltingly was because his education level was too low, and he suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Until Uchiha Izumi's words to him flashed through his mind again.

Naruto quickly composed himself before he could utter the words that were about to come out.

The courage in my heart has been transformed into action.

The expression on her little face became more serious.

"Grandpa Hokage, this is my belief! This is my justice!" Naruto said firmly through gritted teeth.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "???"

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened, and almost without thinking, he turned his head to look at Izumi Uchiha next to Naruto with an incredulous and shocked expression.

……

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(End of this chapter)