Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 115 Ambush and Kill Uchiha Ikezumi! S-Rank Ninja Mission (Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)

After watching his second son, Asuma, with whom he didn't have a good relationship, leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his eyes to look at the daimyo document in his hand and murmured, "Something seems a little off."

It's reasonable and normal for the daimyo to be angry and want to kill Uchiha Ikezumi, since he killed the daimyo's second son.

It seems quite logical that the Daimyo wouldn't travel all the way to Konoha, so he sent Asuma back to deliver a message.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the only thing that was a little off was...

It was this document from the daimyo in his hand, and Asuma's retelling of the daimyo's naive and childish plan.

Let Uchiha Ikezumi leave Konoha, offend more people with his "absolute justice," and use him to kill others—this is a revenge plan that the Daimyo is unlikely to succeed in.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that even the Daimyo knew the plan had a very low success rate.

After all, who can guarantee that someone will dare to become the sword that strikes Uchiha Izumi?

Who can guarantee what will happen after Uchiha Izumi leaves...?

Could they be targeting the powerful daimyo of the Land of Fire?

“The Daimyo must have other plans.” Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and muttered to himself, “Asuma… he must know some inside information, but he chose to cooperate with the Daimyo and keep it from me. Ugh! Troublesome things, one after another, it’s just never going to end.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt deeply exhausted; dealing with so many troublesome matters was too much for someone his age.

One major event after another occupied Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, making him feel overwhelmed and even slowing down his thinking.

"Someone come here." Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned an ANBU ninja.

He instructed, "Have Chi Quan come over here."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

"Wait..." Hiruzen Sarutobi called out to stop the other party, and then issued another order: "Gather the Anbu first, then call him over."

Hiruzen Sarutobi ultimately hesitated to meet Ikezumi alone.

The risk is too high!
……

"Hey, hey, hey... Jiraiya, why hasn't your Asuma arrived yet?"

Outside Konoha Village.

With a senbon dangling from his mouth and a kunai on his index finger, Kazuma twirled the kunai as he said ominously, "Could this be a trap? They claim to be here to deal with Uchiha Izumi, but are they actually here to get rid of me? If I wait a few more minutes, will hundreds of Konoha ninjas come out and surround me?"

At this point, Kazuma slowly stood up, his rather unfriendly gaze fixed on Jiriku, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

The five people around him also stood up at the same time, causing the other three people on the Dilu side to immediately become alert.

"Kazuma, what are you trying to do?" one of them shouted. "Don't forget our mission. The Daimyo sent us to deal with Uchiha Ikezumi, not to kill each other."

Kazuma sneered, "That's not necessarily true. The Daimyo will certainly not do anything to me, after all, he trusts me a lot, but I'm not sure if Asuma will deceive the Daimyo."

With a blank expression, Dilu put his hands together, murmured a Buddhist chant, and then said, "Asuma is not the kind of person you're describing."

But his eyes were fixed on Kazuma in front of him.

Di Lu will not hesitate to take action if the opponent makes the slightest move.

Just as tensions were rising, a sudden noise drew the attention of the ten people.

"Kazuma, you really know how to cause trouble..."

Asuma took a drag of his cigarette and said coldly to Kazuma.

"whispering sound!"

Kazuma toyed with a kunai and questioned, "Asuma, you have to give me a reason for being gone for so long, right? It shouldn't have taken this long to go and talk to the Hokage of Konoha, has it?"

Asuma's expression was somewhat complicated. He said in a deep voice, "I made some inquiries in Mokunoya about Uchiha Ikezumi."

Kazuma raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you just return to Konoha not long ago? It's only been a few days, why do you still need to inquire about him?"

Asma fell silent for a moment.

At first, he didn't think it was necessary to inquire, but he accidentally discovered that many people in the village seemed to be talking about Uchiha Ikezumi.

After inquiring out of curiosity...

Asma was immediately shocked.

Killing Danzo Shimura, killing drug dealers, killing members of the Uchiha clan, and annihilating the Shimura clan—these are the earth-shattering events that happened to Asuma Sarutobi a few days after he left Konoha. All of these were earth-shattering things done by Izumi Uchiha!

This was only what he could find out; Asma believed there were many things he couldn't find out.

“Our enemy is far beyond our imagination,” Asma said in a deep voice. “This is a life-or-death battle.”

then.

He recounted all the information he had gathered.

Hearing this, even the disdain on Lian Hema's face disappeared.

"Hello..."

Kazuma rubbed his fingertips together with his kunai and said, "Is there really no exaggeration at all? This guy... works non-stop for 24 hours a day, doesn't he need to rest at all?!"

Di Lu remained calm and said, "We have the advantage; he doesn't know we've ambushed him outside."

Asuma exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded, saying, "This is also our only advantage. I tricked the old man into releasing Uchiha Ikezumi. As soon as he comes out, he will fall into the ambush we have laid for him. To kill such a troublesome figure, we must kill him in a very short time."

“Giving him even the slightest chance to catch his breath would be extremely disadvantageous for us. This also means that none of us can hold back; we must use all our hidden skills, or we will only end up killing everyone.”

Kazuma spat out the senbon needles in his mouth and sneered, "Such a powerful Konoha ninja, and you, Sarutobi Asuma, are willing to kill him. Perhaps the most ruthless person isn't the Hokage, but you?"

Asuma took a deep breath and said slowly, "He threatened Konoha, that's all. So, are you afraid?"

Kazuma's eye twitched: "Asuma, if you say that word again, I'll kill you first!"

Asma breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The provocation worked.

It doesn't matter if you and Ma are not on good terms for now, as long as the other party doesn't back down at crucial moments, that's enough.

He looked at one of the guardian ninjas and asked, "Have you already sent out a summoning beast to inform the Daimyo that we are about to make our move?"

The other party nodded slightly and said, "It was sent last night. My summoning beast is very fast. Lord Daimyo should have received the envelope by now."

……

at the same time.

Ninja school.

"hiss……"

Yamanaka Yoshinobu gasped and slowly opened his eyes. He felt a pain in his neck and was a little dazed.

"……Oops!"

His eyes widened suddenly, and he sprang to his feet.

He remembered seeing a pair of scarlet eyes before he lost consciousness, then he felt a sharp pain in his neck and instantly lost consciousness.

Yamanaka Yoshinobu realized that he was under a genjutsu, most likely a Sharingan genjutsu!
Moreover, it seems that, just to be on the safe side, the other party knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck before he could even try to break the illusion!
Yoshinobu Yamanaka knew that his duty was to monitor the Jinchūriki.

The reason he was knocked unconscious was definitely not because he was being targeted.

It was Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchūriki, who was being targeted!
Yamanaka Yoshinobu was immediately drenched in sweat, especially when he looked up and saw the two large holes in the wall of the Irukaban classroom. A bad feeling crept into his heart, and he felt that he had made a terrible mistake this time.

Failing to adequately monitor and protect the Jinchuriki is not as simple as just disappointing the Hokage!
"You're awake?" The sudden, clear voice made Yamanaka Yoshinobu's pupils shrink. He quickly turned his head and saw that it was someone he knew—Uchiha Ikezumi's little follower!

If I remember correctly...

The other person's name seems to be Uchiha Izumi?
Yamanaka Yoshinobu was startled: "Did you use illusion magic on me?!"

Izumi shook his head and said, "It wasn't me, it was Uchiha Itachi."

Yamanaka Yoshinobu: "!!!"

"Don't worry... His target is Sasuke Uchiha, not Naruto Uzumaki. The reason he let you 'sleep' for a little while is probably because he thinks your presence might get in his way."

Izumi kindly explained that she had been intently watching Yamanaka Yoshinobu for a while and discovered that he was not a red-named villain.

Young girls generally have goodwill towards people who are not bad people.

"Since you're here, then Uchiha Ikezumi..."

Yoshinobu Yamanaka couldn't help but nervously look around.

"A member of the Anbu just arrived and said that the Hokage wants to see Senior Ikezumi, and that Senior Ikezumi has been gone for some time now."

Yamanaka Yoshinobu was taken aback.

……

Hokage Building.

"A ninja mission?"

Uchiha Ikezumi stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of him. Even though he had already sensed that there were more than just him and Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage's office, his expression remained largely unchanged.

“Yes, a ninja mission.” Hiruzen Sarutobi handed a mission scroll to Izumi Uchiha, cleared his throat, and said, “Izumi, it’s been a long time since you’ve carried out a ninja mission, hasn’t it?”

Uchiha Ikezumi gave a timeframe: "About two and a half years."

to him.

I haven't heard the term "ninja mission" in a long time.

"This is an S-rank mission," Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly. "Don't worry, I won't let you do any ninja missions that violate [Absolute Justice]. That was our promise back then, wasn't it?"

He further explained, "Recently, the village has been running out of manpower for high-level ninja missions. After much thought, I decided to entrust this mission to you."

This wasn't Hiruzen Sarutobi lying or making things up.

But... why are there fewer and fewer people in the village who can carry out S-rank ninja missions?

That's really hard to guess!

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze toward Izumi Uchiha carried a hint of helplessness and resentment.

“Several classified documents are sealed within the scroll. These documents need to be delivered to the ninjas on the border of the Land of Fire as soon as possible,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said. “According to known intelligence… spies from other villages are aware of the existence of these classified documents, and they are constantly watching everyone entering and leaving Konoha. In other words, the classified documents need to be delivered to a certain location under the noses of these spies.”

"Konoha is in the open, while spies from other villages are in the shadows. There's a very high probability they'll launch a sneak attack on the ninjas transporting classified documents. But when exactly will they strike? How many will they have? Will there be any particularly powerful ninjas from other villages...? I have no idea."

"Therefore, this mission is classified as S-level, and the process is extremely dangerous."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then said, "I originally intended to have Might Guy, who has already returned to the village, carry out this mission, but after careful consideration, I think you are more suitable to do so."

Uchiha Izumi toyed with the scroll in his hand and said, "Are you trying to get me out of Konoha, Third Hokage?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Communicating with smart people is so frustrating; it feels like they can see right through you.

Chi Quan is also an unconventional and intelligent person. After seeing through his own thoughts, he will even speak them out.

This made Hiruzen Sarutobi's face somewhat embarrassed.

But he quickly covered it up.

“Ahem! In any case, Ikezumi, you are the most suitable Konoha ninja to carry out this mission, aren’t you?” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, “Your eyes, which are enough to see through the evil of the future and the evil of the past, can tell at a glance who are the spies from other villages. They will expose their identities before they even get close to you.”

“Those spies from other villages all have lives on their hands, and the people they killed in their espionage missions were definitely not limited to Konoha ninjas; there were certainly innocent civilians from Konoha among them. For you, Izumi, isn’t this an opportunity to uphold justice?”

"Therefore, after much thought, I have come to believe that you are the most suitable."

Uchiha Ikezumi looked thoughtfully into Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi involuntarily looked away. He didn't feel guilty; he was just a little wary of Ikezumi's kaleidoscope.

Uchiha Izumi weighed the scroll in his hand and asked, "What time?"

“Today,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

Just as Uchiha Ikezumi was about to leave with the scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly said, "Ikezumi, the Daimyo already knows what you did. In his eyes, you are the one who killed his son. He may take some extreme actions, but... you should know that his extreme actions will not pose a threat to you."

"I hope that for the sake of Konoha, you will not point the blade of justice in your hand at the Daimyo. Konoha needs the Daimyo, and the Land of Fire needs the Daimyo. If something happens to the Daimyo, the entire Land of Fire will be thrown into chaos, and more evil will be bred."

"so……"

"Forehead……"

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, he noticed that Izumi Uchiha had already disappeared.

"Alas!" Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply, hoping that the Daimyo would simply stick to his naive and childish plan.

……

"Huh? A ninja mission?!"

"And it's S-rank!"

Izumi never expected that the Hokage would give Izumi-senpai an S-rank ninja mission.

Keep in mind that the highest-ranking mission she had ever encountered after graduating from the Ninja Academy was only a C-rank mission. S-rank missions were practically legendary for genin.

"Meow, Lord Ikezumi, may I go with you!"

Tachibana Jiro volunteered, saying, "She's barely grown up. Although she can't stand on her own, she's capable enough to deal with some weak villains."

"Perfect timing! While she deals with those weak thugs, she can also let those two brats experience it firsthand. Let them gain a deeper understanding of [absolute justice], meow!"

Izumi quietly interjected, "Senior Tachibana Jiro simply doesn't want to take care of two children, right?"

Tachibana Jiro looked at Izumi with a shocked expression: "Who are you in disguise, meow?"

spring:"???"

Tachibana Jiro pondered, "Normally only I and Lord Ikezumi can see through your thoughts, how come you can see through mine?"

Quan's lips twitched: "...You admitted it so quickly."

"Tachibana Jiro, come with me. Uchiha Izumi, you stay in Konoha and continue to uphold justice. If you encounter any red-named villains that you cannot handle, make a note of them, and I will carry out justice for them."

Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "[Absolute Justice] is not a blind justice that makes you mindlessly rush to your death. Remember to keep your life so that you can seek justice for more innocent victims."

Although I instinctively felt that Senior Ikezumi wasn't concerned about me, but was simply calmly stating a fact.

But Izumi still felt that he was being cared for by his senior.

She immediately exclaimed, "Yes, senior!"

"Tachibana Jiro, it's time to go," Uchiha Ikezumi said, turning around.

"Meow? Aren't you going to get ready?"

"No need."

……

He is the central figure in several recent public opinion storms in Konoha.

The moment Uchiha Ikezumi stepped out of the gates of Konoha, news of his inexplicable departure spread rapidly.

"Uchiha Ikezumi has left the village?" Inside the Uchiha clan's compound, the Uchiha frowned instantly, completely bewildered.

"It is said that before leaving the village, Uchiha Ikezumi went to the Hokage Building, and after that, he left Konoha," a radical Uchiha ninja reported to him.

Uchiha Setsuna frowned even more, eager to know what Uchiha Ikezumi was up to.

Whenever he thinks of his grandson who died tragically at the hands of Uchiha Ikezumi.

Uchiha Setsuna could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart.

“Go investigate again.” Uchiha Setsuna narrowed his eyes. “It would be best to follow him and see where he’s going.”

"Yes, Elder Setsuna!"

……

"Chiquan has left the village..."

Inside the police department office, Fugaku couldn't help but take a deep breath, stand up and look out the window, muttering to himself, "Lord Hokage, in the end, you still let that ferocious beast out."

To be honest, for Fugaku, Uchiha Ikezumi leaving the village was actually good news.

Because if Ichi Izumi stays in Konoha for even one more day, he will cause even more trouble, and may even implicate the Uchiha clan.

but……

When Fugaku thought about what his eldest son, Uchiha Itachi, wanted to do, he suddenly became reluctant to let Uchiha Ikezumi leave the village.

"Ikezumi is the only one who can make Itachi hesitate to act rashly. If he's not in Konoha, will the Uchiha clan face a tragic future?"

Fugaku rubbed his temples. His expression was quite complicated.

……

Inside the Hokage Building, Koharu Utatane, having learned the news, rushed from the Root base to the Hokage's office.

"Hiruzen, do you know what releasing Uchiha Izumi means?"

Koharu Utatane stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, he even dared to kill the second son of the Daimyo! What if he runs into those powerful figures outside if we let him out?"

"You should know how those powerful and wealthy treat ordinary people. In the eyes of Uchiha Izumi's extreme 'absolute justice'... most of the powerful and wealthy in the Land of Fire deserve to die."

"You couldn't even explain the death of the daimyo's second son to His Majesty. What if even more people die?"

Although Koharu, who was transferred to another dorm, didn't like Uchiha Ikezumi very much.

They regard "absolute justice" as a thorn in their side.

But she knew even more clearly that only by keeping Uchiha Izumi within Konoha could she control [Absolute Justice]. At the very least, she couldn't allow this extreme justice to spread throughout the Land of Fire.

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed a document from the daimyo to Koharu Utatane and said slowly, "This is the daimyo's will. He already knows that his second son died in Konoha."

Utane Koharu was stunned.

……

"Looks like I can take a break for a while..."

Kakashi, with his dead fish eyes, breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Uchiha Izumi wasn't in Konoha, she couldn't contact Uzumaki Naruto, and he wouldn't need to supervise him anymore.

“Uchiha Izumi!” Might Guy, rubbing his chin, suddenly grinned, revealing white teeth that almost blinded Kakashi. “Justice! Youth! Passion! A perfect match, isn’t it, Kakashi?”

"I've heard a lot about his deeds. Although his behavior was somewhat extreme, isn't that another kind of passionate behavior?"

He patted Kakashi's shoulder enthusiastically.

Kakashi's eyelids twitched in pain, and he grimaced.

Might Guy said enthusiastically, "Kakashi! Why don't you just quit your job in the Anbu and experience the baptism of youth with me!"

Since Kakashi joined the Anbu, he has become increasingly depressed.

Might Guy had always wanted to pull Kakashi out of his depression, and he even mentioned to the Third Hokage that he wanted to join the Anbu and team up with Kakashi.

of course……

Such a request was naturally declined by the third generation.

If we let someone like that, who's always talking about youthful passion, join the Anbu, maybe one day the Anbu's style will change completely.

"Ugh……"

Kakashi suddenly realized that this guy was even more troublesome than Uchiha Ikezumi, who instilled the concept of "absolute justice" into the Jinchuriki.

……

Outside Konoha Village.

some where.

A ninja crow flapped its wings and landed on a ninja. The crow spoke in a sharp, human voice: "Uchiha Ikezumi has left the village! Uchiha Ikezumi has left the village! She's coming this way! She's coming this way!"

"Tch, is it coming..."

Kazuma, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up. He stretched his wrists and feet, rubbed his ninja tool pouch, and said in a sinister tone, "Asuma, don't hold me back."

Asma stubbed out his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "I want to kill him more than you do. Stop talking nonsense."

"Asuma, will we have support if things go wrong?" Suddenly, Jiraiya, who was next to Asuma, said, "Uchiha Izumi doesn't know much about us, but we don't know much about him either. This operation is still very risky."

"will not."

Asuma shook his head: "The old man was unaware of our actions. Even if he sensed movement outside the village, by the time he sent out his ANBU ninjas, it was all over."

His expression turned serious: "Get ready!"

……

whoosh-

Two figures, one large and one small, moved swiftly through the dense forest outside Konoha Village, so fast that even a special Jonin could hardly see them.

Tachibana Jiro's speed suddenly slowed down a little.

Its fluffy cat face had a wide range of expressions, and Tachibana Jiro immediately said to Uchiha Ikezumi beside him, "Lord Ikezumi, something's not right... Although it's not particularly quiet around us, this commotion feels a bit unusual."

Tachibana Jiro also participated in the Third Shinobi World War alongside Uchiha Ikezumi, emerging from the chaotic and bloody battlefield.

Its intuition gave it a bad feeling.

Tachibana Jiro's wary eyes darted around, but he couldn't find anything strange or unusual.

"...Meow, am I imagining things?!"

“You’re not wrong.” Uchiha Izumi’s speed also slowed down slightly. After only a few breaths, he even stopped, and Tachibana Jiro next to him also quickly stopped.

Uchiha Ikezumi looked calmly at a certain spot ahead.

Although his eyes hadn't activated the Sharingan, they seemed to see something extraordinary that ordinary people couldn't.

Uchiha Ikezumi raised his hand and gently placed it on the hilt of his ninja sword.

One sentence from him sent a chill down Jiro’s spine: “It seems that someone is trying to kill me outside the village without the Third Hokage’s knowledge.”

Tachibana Jiro's suspicion of being a "spy from another village" was instantly dispelled.

Because the amount of information about "keeping it from the Third Hokage" is too great!

The other party could not possibly be a spy from another village.

"Lord Ikezumi, who is he?" Tachibana Jiro immediately became alert, and his cat fur became slightly ruffled.

"It wasn't 'him,' but 'them.' They were elite Jonin such as Sarutobi Asuma, Chiriku, and Kazuma... Tsk, they really think highly of me! The entire Twelve Guardian Ninjas have come out. Of course, one of them, 'Nango,' who has already died at my hands, is missing."

Just as Uchiha Ikezumi finished speaking, a strange noise suddenly arose from all directions, and one after another, invisible steel wires shot out from countless tricky angles, as if turning into a large net to trap Uchiha Ikezumi inside!
At the same time, the surging killing intent hidden in the shadows could no longer be concealed. Three figures appeared at three treetops, subtly surrounding Uchiha Ikezumi.

The three members of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas – Kitako, Seito, and Higashima – appeared first, each standing on a ball of steel wire, which stretched outwards and intertwined in the air.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Binding Fang Technique!!!"

Without any opening remarks, the three of them swiftly formed hand seals and shouted in unison.

In an instant.

Numerous blinding arcs of electricity rapidly ascended along the steel wire, and a steel wire mesh woven from lightning pressed down on Uchiha Ichisen from all directions.

Centered on Uchiha Ikezumi and Tachibana Jiro, within a radius of 100 meters, there were dazzling arcs of lightning intertwined everywhere!

Strands of electricity, like the fangs of a ferocious beast, kept slashing downwards. Wherever these terrifying arcs of electricity spread, even towering trees were instantly shattered into pieces by the lightning!
At that very moment, six figures appeared simultaneously.

It turned out to be the six Guardian Ninjas, led by "Kazuma".

He and Ma took the lead, forming a hand seal.

"Earth Release: Great Swamp River!!!" With a slam of both palms on the ground, the ground in front of him instantly turned into a swamp, causing Uchiha Izumi's feet to sink in. The swamp was as sticky as glue, making it extremely difficult to lift his feet.

The blinding lightning ahead illuminated Kazuma's scarred face, which was writhing with a smug grin. He laughed wildly, "Uchiha Ikezumi, this is a grave we've carefully prepared for you. I wonder if you're satisfied? Heh ha ha ha!"

The other five people also made their moves at the same time.

All sorts of dazzling ninjutsu, whether earth-style, fire-style, or wind-style, rushed towards Uchiha Ikezumi and Tachibana Jiro, the man and the cat.

"Earth Land!"

The moment Asuma's soft shout rang out, Jiraiya, with a solemn expression, assumed a dignified Buddhist posture, his body radiating a dazzling and solemn chakra like golden Buddhist light. He roared, "Avalokitesvara - Thousand Hand Binding Chains!!!"

The golden chakra seemed to transform into the image of Guanyin, with arms rapidly extending forward. When it reached a distance of over a hundred meters, a large number of arms reached out to grab Uchiha Ikezumi.

"Wind Release: Dust Technique!!!"

Asuma, of course, couldn't remain motionless. He knew that his Fire Release might not do much damage to Uchiha Izumi's Lava Release, but he believed that his Wind Release could still play a certain role.

A cloud of dust, accompanied by a fierce wind, swept forward, carving a trench in the ground wherever it passed.

The moment when a large number of ninjutsu techniques collide at the same time.

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, and a violent chakra shockwave swept in all directions. The terrifying air currents almost blew Kitako, Seido, and Higashima, who were standing on the treetops in the distance, away.

As everyone quickly looked in the direction of the explosion...

Then an exaggerated mushroom cloud slowly rose up.

"Such power... it could probably level the strongholds of three great ninja clans in an instant, right?"

Asma exhaled slightly, the raging wind making it difficult for him to open his eyes.

He squinted hard, but did not let his guard down. Instead, he took out two chakra knuckle knives and held them in his hands.

That was Uchiha Ikezumi, who killed Shimura Danzo and wiped out the entire Shimura clan.

Is it really possible for him to die suddenly from such a sneak attack?

"Um?!"

As the smoke and dust in front of him gradually dissipated, Asuma's pupils contracted, a look of disbelief flashing across his eyes as he stared wide-eyed at the huge shadow that was faintly visible in the smoke and dust.

"That's... a ninja cat?!"

"Why is it so big!?"

……

Konoha, inside the Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was talking to Koharu Utatane, suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright light, so bright it could be seen even in daylight, shining through the window. The next second, he felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly, followed by a deafening roar.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane both changed their expressions.

Koharu immediately went to the window and gazed at the giant mushroom cloud rising slowly in the distance outside Konoha. She exclaimed in astonishment, "...What's going on? There shouldn't be any flammable or explosive dangerous facilities outside Konoha, right?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi also walked to the window, his expression immediately darkening: "That direction... is a main road leading from the outside world to Konoha, but apart from trees and dirt roads, there's almost nothing there."

"There's nothing there, how could it possibly explode?" Koharu Utatane said gravely, "And the power of such an explosion..."

She took a deep breath: "It's probably even more powerful than the hundreds of explosive tags used by the Shimura clan when they assassinated Uchiha Ikezumi."

When Koharu Utatane mentioned the name "Uchiha Ikezumi", both she and Sarutobi Kōsei were taken aback.

"It's Chiquan!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled: "He just left the village on a mission not long ago, and judging by his speed, he seems to be in that direction!"

Koharu, her brows furrowed, asked, "So... a spy from another village?"

"Regardless of whether Izumi was in trouble or whether he was a spy from another village, phew, such an explosion happening near Konoha Village, we have to find out what's going on."

With a slight sense of foreboding in his heart, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice.

At this moment, Xiaochun from the dormitory really wanted to say, "Why don't we wait until they're both badly injured before we go and take a look?"

after all……

Uchiha Ikezumi was killed by spies from another village.

It might not be a bad thing.

At least the so-called "absolute justice" can finally be silenced. Even if there is still Uchiha Izumi, she can't cause any trouble. Moreover... the weak Uchiha Izumi's "absolute justice" can be used by Konoha to make the new "absolute justice" a weapon for Konoha.

Of course, Koharu, who was turning over a new bed, couldn't possibly say what was on her mind.

……

"That is……"

Kakashi, who was racking his brains about how to get rid of Might Guy, suddenly turned his gaze to the mushroom cloud rising in the distance.

His listless expression turned serious: "It doesn't look like the explosion of an explosive tag, but more like the explosion of different ninjutsu colliding. It must have been the simultaneous use of ninjutsu by multiple elite Jonin."

A hint of doubt flashed in Kakashi's eyes. Why were the Jonin of Konoha making such a commotion for no apparent reason?
unless……

They are not Konoha ninjas!
"Kai, something might have happened." Kakashi slowly moved his headband up, revealing a three-tomoe Sharingan. Gazing at the distant scene, he said in a low voice, "Let's go check it out."

……

"Well……"

Naruto, who was sleeping soundly, felt as if he had been woken up by some noise. As he sat up, clutching his head, he suddenly remembered something, which startled him and made him instantly alert.

As Naruto hurriedly looked around, a familiar voice sounded from his side: "He has already left."

Naruto turned his head and saw Sasuke standing next to him.

Sasuke, gazing into the distance, explained, "You were affected by his Sharingan genjutsu and fell into a deep sleep. During that time, Izumi-sensei came by. Izumi-sensei said... I'll stay by your side for a while, and you'll wake up."

Naruto scratched his head: "I still can't beat him! Your brother, Uchiha Itachi, is indeed quite powerful."

Sasuke's tone turned slightly somber: "He's no longer my brother."

Naruto was taken aback, realizing he had brought up a rather inappropriate topic. He awkwardly followed Sasuke's gaze into the distance, only to be completely stunned by what he saw.

Naruto exclaimed, "What is that thing?!"

“Big Bang,” Sasuke replied.

Naruto stared in disbelief: "What a huge mushroom!"

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"What a huge... ninja cat!" Asuma's eyes flashed with shock as he looked up at the enormous shadow before him.

When a gust of wind swept by, scattering most of the dust and smoke in the air.

You can clearly see an orange ninja cat, as big as a small mountain, appearing in front of everyone with a very strong visual impact.

Furthermore, one can see that the huge cat's fur is covered with all sorts of wounds, including those caused by water-style attacks, charred black marks from lightning-style attacks, and gashes from wind-style cuts.

"Ha!" A huge orange cat's face was contorted with ferocity: "Ouch, that hurts! You bunch of bastards!!!"

The giant orange ninja cat's mere breath sent a pungent, fishy stench through Asuma's nostrils.

"This guy looks like Uchiha Izumi's ninja cat!"

Asuma suddenly recalled information about Tachibana Jiro, who had fought alongside Uchiha Ikezumi in the Third Shinobi World War and was quite famous: "That's the Akimichi clan's Expansion Technique!"

“A simple Expansion Technique couldn’t possibly have blocked all eleven of our ninjutsu attacks for Uchiha Ikezumi. And it only looks like it’s slightly injured, not seriously injured.” Jiraiya said solemnly, “It must have also used a ninjutsu to harden its fur, thereby strengthening its fur’s defenses and managing to withstand our attacks.”

Kazuma scoffed, his face darkening as he complained to Asuma, who was standing not far away, "Hey, Asuma! You didn't mention that this guy has such a troublesome ninja cat with him!"

"We didn't kill Uchiha Ikezumi in an instant..." Saito said solemnly, "We're about to face a fierce battle. For the sake of the deceased Nango, there is no retreat in this battle!"

Just as Asma was about to say something, he suddenly smelled the pungent odor of sulfur in the gusts of foul wind.

They can more keenly sense that the surrounding temperature seems to be rising.

Asuma's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately shouted warily, "Watch out! 'Lava Release: Ferocious Beast' Uchiha Ikezumi is about to make her move!!!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Asuma's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

His pupils reflected a crimson lava.

The sweltering heat that hit him made him realize the danger; the opponent's extreme speed made him sense the approach of death!
"Come to welcome Thousand Hands Killer!!!"

Beside Asuma, Jiraiya, whose chakra had transformed into the form of Avalokiteshvara, roared and unleashed a barrage of chakra arms, each clenched into a fist, as they blasted towards the crimson magma that was plunging towards Asuma!

Thousands of fists slammed into the lava, sending rocks flying everywhere as well.

"No! This isn't his true form; it's just a magma clone!" Di Lu was startled when he realized something was amiss. At that moment, he also suddenly felt a wave of heat rushing towards him from the side.

When he turned his head hastily, he was so shocked that the hairs on his body stood on end, and beads of cold sweat instantly spread all over his body, but in an instant, they were all evaporated by the heat wave that rushed towards him.

But Uchiha Ikezumi had already closed in without anyone noticing!

The right arm, which had transformed into a hellish red lotus demon hound, swiftly hurtled towards him!
Di Lu slammed his hands together with unprecedented speed.

"Guanyin Image - Buddha Bell!!!"

--boom! ! !

The magma hound pierced through the giant golden bell formed from chakra in an instant. In the moment that Jiraiya stared wide-eyed in disbelief, the magma hound's ferocious fangs had already bitten through his chest!
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(End of this chapter)