Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 119 Itachi, Do You Really Understand? The Repulsive Evil Breeding in the Morbid Ninja World (Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)
Nighttime, Konoha Hospital.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was lying in his hospital bed with his eyes closed and not yet discharged, suddenly opened his eyes slowly. As if sensing something, he shifted his gaze to the window on his right.

Then they saw an ANBU ninja sitting in the half-open window.

The other person jumped down.

He walked to the bedside.

"Lord Hokage." Itachi Uchiha removed his mask and looked at the Third Hokage with a complicated expression. He said, "Whatever instructions you give, Lord Hokage, I will obey your orders. Even if you order me to kill Izumi Uchiha, I will not hesitate to leave Konoha and hunt him down outside the village."

He paused, then continued, "I overheard what Yamanaka Inoichi and the others said during the day. I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, perhaps I shouldn't have eavesdropped. But, what I really want to say is—I don't think what they said is right."

Uchiha Itachi said, "I believe that a Konoha ninja who is not loyal to Konoha has already committed a grave mistake. And Uchiha Izumi is a ninja who was not loyal to Konoha."

"Conversely, a ninja who is extremely loyal to Konoha should be forgiven even if he makes some mistakes. Sarutobi Asuma was a ninja who was very loyal to Konoha."

"Lord Hokage... This is my personal opinion on this matter. If it is inconvenient for you to take action, I can become the second Danzo Shimura, a hidden blade for Konoha."

"No matter what I have to bear in the future, I will have no regrets!"

After saying that, Itachi Uchiha stood silently to the side and said nothing more.

Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his gaze, staring intently at the ceiling, and remarked with emotion, "Itachi, you truly are a very special Uchiha. Not every Uchiha possesses your level of awareness."

“I can also tell that your loyalty to Konoha is pure, without any ulterior motives or calculations. To be honest, I am quite gratified by that.”

Although Itachi Uchiha didn't speak, he stood up straighter than before.

Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were very pleasing to him.

"Thank you for your kindness, Itachi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and continued, "In my eyes, you are one of the genius ninjas who will shoulder the future of Konoha. If I were to make you a dark figure in Konoha like Danzo, and let a child bear things that he shouldn't have to bear, then I, as the Third Hokage, would be a complete failure."

Uchiha Itachi was taken aback, and finally could no longer remain silent: "But... Hokage, Uchiha Ikezumi's absolute justice is already influencing the Uchiha clan invisibly."

“They were already extremely radical, and they will become even more radical because of [absolute justice]. Konoha…” He took a deep breath: “will be destroyed by the extreme Uchiha.”

"...Itachi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "Uchiha Ikezumi... wasn't that just an excuse you used to attack the Uchiha clan? Your real target is actually the Uchiha clan, isn't it?"

"After killing Uchiha Izumi, we'll definitely need to eradicate the concept of 'Absolute Justice' from Konoha. That's the perfect excuse to take action against the Uchiha clan, isn't it?"

"In this way, no one in the Uchiha clan can pose a threat to Konoha, right?"

"It was too easy to see, Itachi... especially after Uchiha Izumi made the prophecy about you."

Having his thoughts exposed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Itachi Uchiha silently acquiesced.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to sit up, supporting himself on the hospital bed with one hand.

Itachi Uchiha immediately stepped forward and reached out to help him up.

With his back against the cold wall of the ward, Hiruzen Sarutobi's old eyes, though cloudy, held a sharp edge as he stared into Itachi Uchiha's eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, enunciating each word clearly, "Itachi, I hope you will rein in these dangerous thoughts. There's no need to think that wiping out the entire Uchiha clan is the only way to solve the problem. When you think your clansmen are extreme, have you realized that your own thoughts are actually quite extreme as well?"

"I am not unaware of the Uchiha clan's ulterior motives, but I have not taken action against them, naturally due to my considerations as the Hokage of Konoha. This is not due to my indecisiveness, but rather... a matter of politics, a matter of weighing the pros and cons."

Itachi Uchiha interjected, "After the Ino-Shika-Cho trio intervened, you suppressed your hatred. Was that a kind of compromise?"

"……Yes."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "The Ino-Shika-Cho trio has far too many entanglements in Konoha. When they finally decided to join forces and stand on Izumi Uchiha's side..."

"In this contest between my Will of Fire and Izumi's absolute justice, I was outmaneuvered. The Hokage is not Konoha's sole authority, so I had no choice but to compromise."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the corner of the hospital bed blanket he had torn.

He said, "It's not that I'm not angry, nor that I don't care about losing my son. But in order to prevent Konoha from falling into chaos, I have no choice but to compromise."

"Itachi, I hope you can understand this predicament."

"Sometimes, you need to compromise. A temporary compromise doesn't mean failure; it just gives you more room to think things through."

Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a long time. He suddenly realized that even the Third Hokage, who was known as the "Hero of Konoha," could often only be pushed along by the rolling "trends."

The Hokage's power was not as all-powerful as he imagined.

At least when faced with the united Konoha ninja clan, even though the Third Hokage desperately wanted revenge for the killing of his son, he could only swallow his anger and choose to remain silent and compromise.

Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but start to wonder why things were like this.

He seemed to have come to a conclusion.

—The Hokage lacks the power to intimidate the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

When Shimura Danzo was still alive, although the Root organization was somewhat difficult to control, this black blade was still a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of many Konoha ninjas.

This is the power that the Hokage used to intimidate the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

The Root organization, which Koharu Utatane took over, has become somewhat like a second Dark Division, lacking its former deterrent power.

And all of this is related to Uchiha Ikezumi!

This power to intimidate Konoha was diminished by Uchiha Ikezumi!

"Lord Hokage, I understand."

Uchiha Itachi nodded slightly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a smile: "Itachi, you are indeed the Uchiha I value most, and also the most special young man in the Uchiha clan."

His mind was already in a state of chaos enough. If Itachi were to stage another massacre in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he might faint again.

but.

Watching Itachi Uchiha's departing figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Itachi...

Did he really understand?
……

"Lady Tsunade, look over there!" Shizune, holding Ton-Ton in one arm, hurriedly pointed to the flickering flames not far ahead with the other. She said, "Uchiha Izumi, he should be over there, right? He's a dual-bloodline limit ninja with Lava Release and Sharingan."

Just as she was about to run forward, she noticed that Lady Tsunade was holding onto a lamppost with one hand and not moving.

"Lady Tsunade?" Shizune was about to ask with concern when she was shocked to find that Tsunade's small face was now deathly pale.

"No... there's no need to look at any firelight..."

Tsunade's voice trembled as she spoke: "Just look at those corpses on the ground, and you'll know which direction he went."

Silent paused, startled.

Her gaze couldn't help but drift back to the firelight not far away, then her eyes moved downwards, and her pupils suddenly contracted: "This..."

What came into view were one blood-soaked corpse after another!
Each corpse died in a very gruesome manner.

Either from top to bottom, the whole person is split in two.

Either the body and head were separated, with the huge head rolling to the side.

The only thing they had in common was that they lost a lot of blood!

correct……

Lady Tsunade must have seen this blood to have reacted like that!

"Silence..." Tsunade gritted her teeth and said, "Quick! Quickly collect all the money that Uchiha brat didn't want from the corpse! This... is all our betting money for the next month! We can't let anyone else discover this exclusive business opportunity!"

"Hurry up! That Uchiha brat is killing thugs very fast. He could probably wipe out Tanabata Street in just one night... Don't let someone else beat him to it!"

Silence: "..."

Perhaps, Lady Tsunade's gambling addiction barely overcame her hemophobia.

Shizune, with a black line hanging from her head, stared at the several gruesome corpses.

For some reason, she felt a chill run down her spine.

“Absolute justice…” Shizune muttered, “I wonder how the village ninjas view this Uchiha Ikezumi.”

……

"You...you monster! I've never offended you, have I? I don't even know you! Why are you trying to kill me? Even ninjas have to abide by the laws of the Land of Fire!"

"You... if you kill me, it's a serious crime! Even if you're a ninja, you can't just kill people like that!"

Somewhere on Tanabata Street, a man in a suit was paralyzed with fear, an indescribable odor emanating from his groin, making him appear utterly absurd.

Three people had already fallen beside him, all three of them decapitated, and they were all ninja bodyguards he had hired at great expense!
however……

These three ninja bodyguards, who were already quite formidable in his eyes, appeared weak and helpless in the hands of the monster before him.

"And all three of the people you killed were ninjas from Konoha!"

Watching the monster approach him, the man cried out in terror and despair, "If you spare my life, I won't tell anyone! Otherwise... do you want to be hunted down by the Konoha ninjas? I've heard that Konoha has several thousand, even tens of thousands of ninjas!"

"Meow, Lord Ikezumi is a Konoha ninja." Tachibana Jiro scoffed from the side, "Do you want Lord Ikezumi to hunt down himself?"

"The cat...the cat is talking..." The man was dumbfounded.

puff-

His stunned expression froze on his face.

Because the blade of the ninja sword had already severed his head.

"The knife is dull."

Uchiha Izumi examined the ninja sword in his hand; it was just a very ordinary police force standard-issue sword. He casually flicked the blood off the blade, sheathed it, and expressionlessly stepped over the corpses beneath his feet, a mountain of carnage and a sea of ​​blood behind him!
No one knows exactly how many red-named villains Uchiha Ikezumi killed in that short half hour.

At first, Tachibana Jiro was enthusiastically counting the number of people on the side.

But as he counted... Tachibana Jiro realized he'd miscounted—because Lord Ikezumi was killing villains way too fast!
Moreover, Lord Ikezumi will not listen to any explanations from the villains.

see……

Kill.

This is what he did repeatedly for half an hour.

now.

The entire Tanabata district was plunged into fear and chaos, with one blood-soaked corpse after another on the ground, constantly testing everyone's fragile hearts.

Many buildings were even destroyed in the fire, and the bodies of the inhabitants were burned to charcoal.

Panic is spreading rapidly!

……

"They killed... way too many people!"

At this moment, Shizune was no longer just terrified; an indescribable fear welled up in her heart, causing her to have a sliver of doubt: "Lady Tsunade... were all those killed by that Uchiha Ikezumi truly villains? Were there really no innocent victims? And how did she make that judgment?"

One question after another left Silent completely baffled.

Although she had to pick up stacks of banknotes under Tsunade's urging, and the amount of money in her hands was probably several million taels, the money in her hands could not calm her down.

In particular, the sticky feel of many banknotes stained with blood made Shizune truly feel a chill that penetrated to the bone!
Tsunade, leaning against the lamppost, had lost her initial excitement.

Despite her girlish mindset, her small face was filled with paleness and solemnity.

"How did that Uchiha brat kill so many people?"

Tsunade originally thought that at most a few dozen people would die tonight.

Based on her understanding of Tanabata Street... it's only natural that there are dozens of villains in this place who deserve to be executed.

but……

"The number of corpses has reached three digits!" A look of horror flashed deep in Tsunade's eyes. "And it seems that brat has no intention of stopping!"

The situation seemed to be beyond her expectations.

……

Meanwhile, in a dense forest not far from Tanabata Street.

Three indistinct figures darted and weaved swiftly through the dense forest.

"Phew... We finally finished the mission. Rank A missions are really dangerous. We almost perished outside. Fortunately, Gale's Escape Technique played a crucial role at the last moment. Otherwise, at least two of us would have been killed to complete the mission."

When such a sigh is heard, it means that all three people are ninjas from Konoha who are on missions outside the village.

"If I remember correctly, Tanabata Street should be just ahead. We can rest there tonight and head back to Konoha Village tomorrow morning. It would be best to find a public bathhouse to relax properly."

"Swiftwind, how are you feeling? Hmm? Swiftwind? Why are you suddenly silent?"

The speaker looked at a ninja beside him and asked with concern, "Could it be that you're injured somewhere?"

Moonlight Gale, who was running headlong under the moonlight, suddenly came to his senses.

He shook his head, his expression complicated, and replied, "It's nothing, I just remembered some unpleasant memories..."

Ever since his own brother died at the hands of Uchiha Ikezumi.

After that, Moonlight Gale kept dreaming about the scene from that night, to the point that he felt there was something wrong with his mental state.

He then asked the Hokage for a ninja mission, wanting to leave the village for a while to clear his head.

"call!"

Moonlight Gale slowly exhaled, feeling that his experiences these past few days had indeed calmed his mind somewhat.

But just then, the other Konoha ninja in the trio, who had been silent until now, suddenly exclaimed, "Look ahead!"

The dense forest in front of the three was gradually thinning out, and they could see the short street not far ahead with the naked eye.

however……

But they discovered that several fires had broken out on the short side street!

The billowing smoke, set against the backdrop of the firelight, appeared particularly striking under the moonlight.

When a gentle breeze carrying a wave of heat blew by.

The other two ninjas were still looking astonished, but Gekko Hayate's expression had changed drastically.

Because he smelled a pungent odor carried on the wind!

That is……

The unique sulfurous smell of magma!
"Go check it out!" The Konoha ninja on the left sped up and rushed towards Tanabata Street; the Konoha ninja on the right followed closely behind; only Gekko Hayate wanted to stop them, but saw that the two were already just two backs.

"It can't be... such a coincidence, can it?"

Moonlight Gale gritted his teeth and had no choice but to hurry and follow.

……

The three Konoha ninjas who arrived at the short side street were completely stunned by what they saw.

magma!

flame!

Corpse!

The above three things formed the main theme of the night. As they looked around, they saw that the street ahead was covered with corpses, and gushing blood gathered up along the slope of the street and flowed down to the drain on the side of the short street.

The fire nearby was raging, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of sulfur. It didn't feel like being on a side street; it felt more like standing next to a volcano.

One after another, bloodied heads rolled on the roadside, and many terrified passersby could be seen on both sides of the street.

“They were all killed with a single blow!” The Konoha ninja standing to the left of Gekko Hayate squatted down to examine the corpses on the ground, suppressing his shock. He said in a deep voice, “They were either decapitated by ninja swords, or their hearts were pierced by ninja swords... or their skulls were pierced by kunai, or their arteries were severed by shuriken.”

"The murderer made no unnecessary movements; he was definitely a ruthless and experienced killer! And he was absolutely a ninja, or at least a ninja highly skilled in taijutsu. His strength was at least... that of a Jonin!"

A Konoha ninja standing to the right of Hayate Gekko swallowed hard. He immediately grabbed a passerby and asked urgently, "Why were these people killed? Who killed them?"

“Uchiha Ikezumi…Uchiha Ikezumi…”

The passerby he was grabbing kept muttering, "He's back... that serial killer has grown up, he's back... he's killed more people than he did nine years ago..."

The passerby's muttering startled the three Konoha ninja.

—Uchiha Ikezumi?!

……

the other side.

Tsunade and Shizune finally caught up with Uchiha Ikezumi.

However, their posture was quite "comical" because Tsunade, who suffers from severe hemophobia, dared not open her eyes the entire time, and even dared not walk on the street, because the whole street was covered in blood.

She could only continue to maintain the disguise of a twelve-year-old girl hiding from debt, and keep her eyes closed while Shizune carried her the whole way.

Even so, the pungent smell of blood that filled the air still made Tsunade feel very uncomfortable.

This made her face even paler.

"Hoo..." Tsunade tried to open her eyelids a little, her gaze falling on Uchiha Ikezumi. She saw the Uchiha brat in front of her holding a ninja sword in one hand, while the other hand was grabbing someone's hair, the ninja sword already piercing the person's chest. "Hey, Uchiha brat..." As Tsunade said this, she saw Uchiha Ikezumi throw away the corpse in his hands.

The blood splattered on the corpse's chest made her bite her lower lip hard.

“What you’ve done…isn’t it a bit too much…There are indeed quite a few villains in Tanabata Street. But…” Tsunade said in a deep voice, “There shouldn’t be this many, right? Along the way, I had Shizune count the corpses on the ground, and she had already counted two hundred and seventy-six people.”

She didn't look at the corpse with blood gushing from its chest again, and added, "Now, there are two hundred and seventy-seven people..."

Are you so sure there aren't any innocent people?!

Uchiha Ikezumi quietly watched Tsunade, whose face was as pale as paper.

After developing hemophobia, this one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, upon seeing so much blood, resembled a cowering, weak beast, lacking the imposing and heroic spirit he remembered.

"Lady Tsunade, Lady Ikezumi's eyes can see through a person's past evils and future evils. Under Lady Ikezumi's eyes, no evil can hide. Those who die at Lady Ikezumi's hands can never be innocent."

Jiro Tachibana spoke in a human voice, his tone very confident: "Lady Tsunade hasn't returned to Konoha for a long time, so she may not know about this. The Third Hokage of Konoha also knows that Lady Ikezumi possesses such an ability."

"And since Lord Ikezumi believes in 'absolute justice,' he would never use this special ability to frame innocent people. Lord Ikezumi will only point his blade at villains, and he will show no mercy!"

"This is Lord Ikezumi's [Absolute Justice]!"

The words from the ninja cat Tachibana Jiro startled both Tsunade and Shizune.

The ability to see through the evil of the past and the evil of the future?

Shizune looked completely bewildered and incredulous, while Tsunade suddenly realized something.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan?" she slowly uttered the words.

Uchiha Izumi didn't respond to her comment. He gripped his dull ninja sword and glanced at the seven or eight bulging money pouches tied to Shizune's waist.

With a slightly embarrassed expression, Shizune suddenly became silent.

Uchiha Izumi said to Tsunade, "If you think I went too far, if you think I shouldn't have killed so many people, or if you think there aren't that many thugs on the side street..."

"You can follow me and see just how twisted and disgusting the evil bred by the morbid ninja world really is."

After saying that, Uchiha Ikezumi walked straight into a building in front of him.

Tsunade looked up at the brightly lit shop signs.

She had a vague recollection of this place; it seemed to be the largest dance hall on Tanabata Street. However, since it wasn't a casino, she usually had no interest in learning about it.

"Lady Tsunade?" Shizune asked timidly, carrying Tsunade on her back.

Tsunade paused for half a second, then said, "Follow them."

"Yes!" Shizune hurriedly followed.

……

“Uchiha Ikezumi… how could it really be him…” Gekko Hayate was completely unable to remain calm. Scenes from many days ago flooded his mind again. His younger brother was killed by Uchiha Ikezumi, and… he died in his arms.

"Shouldn't he be in Konoha? Why is he in Tanabata? The distance between Tanabata and Konoha is at least a day's journey, even if a Jonin were running at full speed."

The Konoha ninja on the left looked utterly horrified, clearly having heard of Uchiha Ikezumi's "famous" reputation.

"That guy..."

The Konoha ninja couldn't help but gasp, inhaling the stench of blood and sulfur in the air: "He's killed more people outside Konoha than inside the village! Is it because there's no one outside the village who can control him?"

The Konoha ninja on the right suddenly noticed something and immediately said to the other two, "Look over here!"

Gekko Hayate and the other person immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Konoha ninja picking up a blood-stained Konoha headband from the ground.

"In Tanabata Street, he killed a Konoha ninja."

He said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, he probably killed them in the name of his so-called 'absolute justice.' Many wealthy people on the short side street hire Konoha ninjas as bodyguards, which means... he killed more than one Konoha ninja today."

These words made the mood of those present even heavier.

With the combined strength of the three of them, could they stop Uchiha Ikezumi?
If we all go together, it would probably just be suicide, right?
And what if the other party really is [executing justice] in Tanabata Street?
Obstructing Uchiha Ikezumi from carrying out justice...

The consequences could be very serious!

"Hoo! You all go back to the village immediately and report to the Hokage!" Hayate Gekko suggested.

The other two were taken aback. One of them said, "Swiftwind, what about you?!"

Moonlight Gale paused for half a second, then said, "I'll catch up with you soon."

"...Gale, I know you've been holding a grudge about that. But please don't lose your mind."

"Ah."

……

at the same time.

Inside the largest dance hall on Tanbata Street.

boom! ! !
The man, his limbs twisted, slammed heavily against an iron gate.

The iron gate was smashed open, and the man's face contorted as he spat out blood before passing out.

Uchiha Izumi either stepped over or trampled over the corpses.

He threw a shuriken, finishing off the unconscious villain who had fallen to the ground.

Upon stepping through the iron gate, an indescribable stench assaulted their nostrils. But... for Uchiha Ikezumi or Tachibana Jiro, the smell was tolerable, slightly better than the stench of a corpse.

Tachibana Jiro jumped up and pressed his paw against the wall.

With a "click," the light turned on.

The pitch-black room was bathed in daylight.

But perhaps because the lights were suddenly turned on, a series of rattling sounds of chains being dragged began to ring out, along with the constant soft clattering of the cages against each other.

Look around.

Then you see stacks of rusty iron cages in the underground secret room of the dance hall. Each cage is not very big. An adult might feel very cramped if he crawls in, but it would be just right for a minor to crawl out.

There is even extra space to place a "food bowl" or a "bedpan".

Some of the larger-looking iron cages could easily accommodate two thin minors.

This……

This is not a figment of imagination, but a scene witnessed firsthand by Uchiha Ikezumi!
After Shizune carefully carried Tsunade in, she entered.

Silent stood there, completely stunned.

In sight—

All that could be seen were children, barely clothed, looking listless, and aged between 5 and 14, all locked in rusty iron cages with expressions of terror.

They included both men and women, and their only commonalities were their young age and more refined features than those of their peers.

They all kept squeezing into the corner of the cage, as if they were afraid of being pulled out of the iron cage.

Perhaps for these children, being exposed is a worse fate than being locked in a cage.

The indescribable stench that filled the air was coming from some uncovered chamber pots inside the iron cage. These smells became extremely pungent when there were even a few of them.

Not only was Shizune stunned, but Tsunade was too.

There was no blood in the underground chamber, and Tsunade dared to open her eyes.

But she found that... the scene before her was even more impactful than the sight of blood everywhere.

This made it even harder for her to accept.

Uchiha Ikezumi's voice also rang out at this moment, seemingly patiently answering the questions that simultaneously arose in the minds of Tsunade and Shizune: "Most of them are war orphans from various parts of the Land of Fire. They were forcibly taken away by human traffickers and then resold to this dance hall owner."

"When you see their faces, which are a little better looking than their peers, you can probably guess what those thugs would think of them in a place like this, right?"

"As medical ninjas, you should know better than anyone that if children whose bodies haven't fully developed fall into the hands of those beasts in human clothing, they will only suffer a miserable death, right?"

Upon hearing this, the silent girl, who had been standing there in a daze, trembled slightly.

She could also clearly feel that Tsunade, who was behind her, was unconsciously gripping her shoulders tightly due to her emotional fluctuations.

it hurts……

But Shizune felt a pain in her shoulder that was almost caused by Tsunade's pinching, which was far less than the confusion, despair, and pain the children in the iron cage felt about the future.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of the 'evil' in the ninja world."

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly squatted down. He gently grasped the tightly fastened iron lock on an iron cage with his palm. In less than two seconds, the iron lock turned into molten iron and dripped onto the ground.

He opened the iron cage door, his eyes revealing a scarlet, three-tomoe-like glare as he stared intently at the little girl inside.

These very distinctive eyes caught the little girl's attention.

"Get some sleep. When you wake up, everything will be alright."

The little girl, barely clothed, gradually lost her fear, her wide eyes slowly closed uncontrollably, and she gently leaned against the iron cage, falling asleep immediately.

The soft snoring and the slight smile on her lips indicated that she had instantly drifted into a wonderful dream.

A dreamlike illusion woven from the Sharingan with three tomoe.

Uchiha Ikezumi carried her out and wrapped her barely clothed body tightly in the thin blanket from inside the iron cage.

After gently placing her on the ground, Uchiha Ikezumi said again, "Perhaps you already know why I'm so sure that none of the people I've killed were innocent?"

Tsunade fell silent, which was quite unusual for her.

She was also a Konoha ninja who experienced the Second Shinobi World War.

She believed she had witnessed enough evil.

However, what she saw at this moment was quite a shock to Tsunade's worldview.

All this evil happened in Tanabata Street.

As one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade herself had lived in Tanabata for so many years, yet she was completely unaware that the evil right under her nose had become so twisted and out of control.

Or……

Immersed in the thrill of gambling, constantly escaping reality, and indulging in wild abandon, one simply doesn't care about these things.

Otherwise, if one were to put in a little effort to dig deeper, one could easily uncover many of the crimes committed in Tanabata Street.

Tsunade remained silent for an unknown period of time as she watched as Uchiha Ikezumi carried one child after another out of the cage.

She never expected... that this ruthless Uchiha brat could move so gently at a time like this.

The ninja cat, who could only speak human language and was very talkative, remained silent at this moment, helping the little devil rescue the child in the cage.

Is this your version of justice...?

Uchiha Ikezumi.

Tsunade suddenly realized that her face had become exceptionally ugly, and a sense of guilt that arose from nowhere made her extremely ashamed.

"Mute..."

"Tsunade-sama?"

"Put me down."

"Oh!"

After Tsunade jumped off Shizune's back, she silently walked to an iron cage, reached out and gripped the iron lock with a little force.

Click bang!

She actually crushed the metal lock with just one small hand!

Tsunade carried out a girl who looked only five years old.

Feeling the other person trembling with fear, Tsunade opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. She could only gently stroke their hair, take a deep breath, and whisper, "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

At that moment, Tsunade suddenly raised her head, because Uchiha Ikezumi was standing right in front of her.

Even though this little devil didn't show the slightest sign of fatigue after killing two hundred and seventy-seven villains.

But at this moment, she saw that the other person's face clearly showed signs of fatigue, which was a sign of excessive consumption of Sharingan power.

"Leave her to me."

Uchiha Ikezumi said, "I've woven a beautiful dream for her, and when she wakes up, she'll forget all of this."

He paused, then added, "That's true of all children; they don't remember what they went through."

If there are truly good people in this ninja world.

Tsunade felt that the only person who could be was Uchiha Ikezumi.

She gazed at Uchiha Ikezumi's calm, three-tomoe Sharingan and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind: "Have you seen many things like this?"

Uchiha Ikezumi succinctly replied, "Not many, but not few either."

Tsunade was a little confused.

This Ninja World...

What's going on?
……

As the first rays of dawn ripped through the darkness, the raging flames that had been burning throughout the short side streets finally went out.

The pungent smell of sulfur that filled the air dissipated considerably with the gentle breeze.

but……

The rusty, bloody smell lingered for a long time.

Because no one dared to come out and collect the corpses on the ground!

No one dared to wash away the blood that had seeped into the cracks between the floor tiles!
"So many people died..."

A resident of Tanbata Street swallowed hard. Mustering his courage, he opened his door and stepped outside. There lay three headless corpses outside his door, and right in front of the threshold was a head, its eyes staring intently at him!

He was startled, but the next second he was astonished to find that the face on the head looked somewhat familiar.

"This guy……"

He gasped in astonishment and muttered, "Isn't this one of those ruthless gang leaders from Tanabata Street?"

A sudden surge of curiosity made him hold his breath and, with a burst of courage, find the second head.

"Wow! That looks like the owner of the casino next door! I heard he's worth a whopping three hundred million taels!"

When he saw the third head, he was utterly horrified.

"This seems to be a notorious thug in Tanabata Street! I heard he's killed more than a dozen people..."

this moment.

Even as an ordinary person, he discovered a pattern.

"Why does it seem like all the people being killed are villains?!"

"Is it just my imagination...?"

……

the other side.

"Shizune... How many villains died last night?" Tsunade, who hadn't slept all night, had returned to her adult form. She placed her troublesome chest on the table, her expression somewhat gloomy and unhappy.

Shizune, who had also been up all night, hurriedly replied, "Last night, Uchiha Ikezumi killed 519 people! And that ninja cat named Tachibana Jiro also killed 121 people."

"The two of them, one man and one cat, killed a total of 640 people."

Speaking of it.

Shizune paused, glanced cautiously at Tsunade, and continued, "Adding the nineteen people Lady Tsunade killed, that makes six hundred and fifty-nine villains..."

Even as she said those words, Shizune still found it incredible.

Last night, after Lady Tsunade helped Uchiha Ikezumi rescue the children from the underground chamber...

She killed him herself!

Shizune remembered that Lady Tsunade, with a dark expression, once picked up a nightclub shareholder with one hand and threw him dozens of meters into the air. By the time the shareholder hit the ground, there was no need to check his condition; she knew he was dead for sure.

This is the first time Tsunade has killed someone since she developed hemophobia.

Lady Tsunade knew that she had hemophobia, so when she couldn't control her killing intent and took action, she would violently throw the person away, causing the Tanabata Street to stage nineteen "flying man" incidents.

such……

Then you won't see any blood.

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(End of this chapter)