Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 121 Orochimaru's "Evil"! The Era of Konoha Has Changed (A Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)

Somewhere in the Land of Fire.

"Lord Orochimaru, you instructed us to keep a close eye on Uchiha Izumi, who is no longer in Konoha. This is because we discovered that the Tanabata district of the Land of Fire experienced a massive massacre yesterday."

"It is said that hundreds of people died, and the entire Tanabata Street was turned into a bloody mess. And the person who caused this 'tragedy' is none other than Konoha Village's 'Lava Release Beast'—Uchiha Ikezumi!"

"We also learned that nine years ago, Uchiha Ikezumi also launched a similar massacre in Tanabata Street. But that time, he only killed a few dozen people; this time, he killed several hundred."

At this time, Orochimaru had not yet begun planning to establish the Sound Village in the Land of Rice Fields, but he had already gathered a considerable number of subordinates.

After all, many of his special studies could not have been completed by him alone.

Furthermore, he didn't trust the Akatsuki organization he had joined. On his very first day in Akatsuki, he was already contemplating how he would conduct himself in the ninja world if he were to leave the organization.
After listening to his subordinates' report.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, a look of interest on his face. He licked his dry lips and murmured, "Uchiha Izumi, that's quite an unforgettable kid. His belief in 'absolute justice,' and his extremely extreme personality, once gave me quite a headache!"

"It seems that Sarutobi-sensei couldn't stand him anymore and banished him to 'cause havoc' elsewhere? Or perhaps he couldn't control his extreme personality and, after turning Konoha upside down, chose to defect from the village?"

Orochimaru did plant spies in Konoha, in fact, he planted three or four.

But what happened to his three or four spies?

It's been quite a while since any intelligence has been sent back.

It's highly likely that his identity was exposed and he was arrested.

As a result, Orochimaru only has a vague understanding of what is happening in Konoha.

"Go and make contact with that brat." Orochimaru pondered for a moment before issuing the order: "Tell him to his face that I am very interested in his 'Absolute Justice.' If he has nowhere to go after leaving Konoha... if he doesn't mind, he can come to me, and I can recommend a very good place for him."

Orochimaru paused, then added, "That's a place that can definitely accommodate his 'absolute justice.' Perhaps among those equally eccentric individuals, quite a few will agree with his 'absolute justice'—remember to tell him all of this and see if he's interested."

One of the subordinates was taken aback and asked hesitantly, "Lord Orochimaru is interested in that brat, so why don't you just capture him?"

"Heh heh...catch him?"

Orochimaru glanced coldly at his subordinate who was having wild ideas. He realized that when people are really speechless, they can almost burst out laughing: "Don't think that just because you have the power I gave you, you can easily take down that extreme brat."

"He was the 'Molten Release Beast' on the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War. He killed a Jonin from an enemy village when he was nine years old. And now he is eighteen years old."

"If I were to do it myself, I could manage it. As for you, or rather, all of you? Don't indulge in unrealistic fantasies."

"Execute my orders, and you'd better not make me waste my breath."

The subordinates keenly sensed a chilling sense of impending crisis.

He immediately shuddered and hurriedly replied, "Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"

After watching his subordinates leave, Orochimaru's lips curled into a slight smile.

"Uchiha Izumi... use the lives of these trash to show me how strong you've become. You will always be my best vessel choice... without exception."

"Ho ho ho..."

Orochimaru's sinister laughter was filled with cruelty and coldness.

……

"puff!!!"

"what?!"

It is located in a town in the Land of Fire, not far from Tanabata Street.

Jiraiya was so shocked that he spat out the sake he was drinking.

He abruptly stood up, walked to the table next to him, and squeezed into their midst. The moment he pulled a wad of cash from his pocket, the displeasure on the faces of those customers vanished.

Jiraiya patted the wad of banknotes and said with a forced smile, "The drinks for your table are on me. Could you tell me more specifically what happened in Tanabata Street?"

Under the spell of money, Jiraiya successfully transformed into "Information Jiraiya".

They immediately gleaned a great deal of information from the guests at that table.

This caused a hint of unconcealed seriousness to flash across his feigned relaxed expression.

But more than anything, people were stunned.

Jiraiya stood up, returned to his table, and, holding his empty sake glass, frowned. "Given that kid's extreme personality, he really could kill hundreds of people. Especially in a place like Tanabata Street, which is a mixed bag of people, but the problem is that hundreds of deaths is a bit too exaggerated, too much."

"Didn't the old man do anything to discipline that kid's behavior? So many years have passed, surely he could have made that kid's personality a little more normal? Unless the old man has been indulging Uchiha Ikezumi all along, and even tried to use Uchiha Ikezumi's 'Absolute Justice' to intimidate some people in the village."

"This allowed the little guy to become even more unruly under such indulgence, until in the end even the old man couldn't control him. It's... just like the old man and Danzo."

Jiraiya realized that this was highly likely, because Hiruzen Sarutobi had a prior record—namely Danzo.

Danzo was a consequence of Hiruzen Sarutobi's excessive indulgence.

Based on Jiraiya's understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi...

This Third Hokage might very well fall into the same trap twice.

"wrong……"

Jiraiya, who had just sat down, hadn't even had time to warm his backside before he couldn't help but stand up again.

He casually placed a banknote under his chin on the empty glass, then walked straight out of the tavern, his brow furrowed as he pondered.

"Tsunade is definitely in Tanabata Street. Although she no longer cares about ninja matters, she would probably stop such a reckless kid if she encountered him out of nowhere. After all, she has such a fiery personality."

Jiraiya felt increasingly uneasy, and perhaps only by going to Tanabata Street himself could he find out what was going on.

As for his main objective [tracking down Orochimaru]?
The death of hundreds of people overnight was a huge matter, and Jiraiya felt that he couldn't tell which of the two matters was more important.

He decided to choose an easier one to check first.

Moreover, Tanabata Street isn't that far away.

……

Half a day later.

puff-

The sharp ninja sword instantly pierced the heart of a Konoha ninja who was on a ninja mission.

The man's body trembled slightly as he gripped the blade with both hands, but when the blade was gently twisted, all his strength was instantly drained, and several fingers on his hands were severed.

As he collapsed to the ground, his vision fading, he murmured in bewilderment, "Why...why...we're from the same village..."

Uchiha Ikezumi drew his ninja sword, shook off the blood, and then put it back in its sheath.

"Because you committed a crime—nine years ago, during the Third Shinobi World War, you killed an innocent family of five for a moment of pleasure."

Uchiha Ikezumi said coldly, "Perhaps that family of five back then had the same question as you—why? They were all from the Land of Fire, so why did you, a Konoha ninja, kill them all?"

The Konoha ninja, whose consciousness was fading, was filled with regret.

Who could have imagined that something that happened nine years ago would bring retribution upon him nine years later...

Who would have thought someone would meddle in such a "trivial matter"...

Who would have thought that even though he hadn't told anyone about it, the Uchiha ninja in front of him knew everything clearly!
[Ding! You have successfully executed an act of absolute justice! Your chakra has received a slight boost! Congratulations, you have successfully obtained 2 "Shuriken Throwing Technique" experience books!]

"The probability of a ninja being a good person is really low, meow!" Tachibana Jiro exclaimed from the side.

On their way to the capital of the Land of Fire, they encountered five or six Konoha ninjas.

Lord Chiquan left only three survivors; the other three have become three unburied corpses.

Of the three who were spared, one had committed a crime, though not a capital offense. Lord Chiquan had severed one of his legs, and even if it were reattached, he would likely have difficulty moving freely.

Tachibana Jiro glanced disdainfully at the corpse on the ground. He despised such a sinful person from the bottom of his heart and felt no pity or compassion for him.

Just as Tachibana Jiro was about to continue on his way, he noticed that Ikezumi-sama next to him showed no sign of moving.

Tachibana Jiro was taken aback.

Before it could even speak, Uchiha Izumi seemed to see through its doubts and said expressionlessly, "When Konoha ninjas go on missions, unless they are powerful Jonin, they usually go in groups of three, or at least two."

That one sentence was enough to make Tachibana Jiro realize what was going on.

Tachibana Jiro clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Lord Ikezumi wants to see if one or two other ninjas have committed any crimes?"

"Ah."

Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "Ninjas possess power far exceeding that of ordinary people. When ninjas harbor sins yet still live on in this world, the 'evil' they will cause in the future will be even more severe. And the number of innocent people who will suffer because of their 'evil' will also be even greater."

Just as Tachibana Jiro was about to speak, a shout from not far away made him and Uchiha Ikezumi both turn their gazes in that direction.

"Ryoichiro! Anko and I have already searched..."

The sudden shouts abruptly ceased at that moment.

A female ninja from Konoha who had suddenly appeared stared wide-eyed at the scene before her, her face filled with disbelief.

In her line of sight—a Konoha ninja dressed as an Uchiha police officer stood beside a corpse from which blood was gushing from the heart. Although the police officer's ninja sword was in its sheath, the splattered blood on his clothes told her that the "murderer" was this Uchiha police officer!
The corpse on the ground was none other than "Ryoichiro" she had mentioned!
He had witnessed a brutal fight between ninjas from the same village!
The deceased was even his comrade who had gone out of the village to carry out a mission!

The female ninja, terrified, hurriedly drew her ninja sword and jumped back a few steps. Her eyes widened in horror as she stared at Uchiha Ikezumi's profile, and she couldn't help but shout in alarm, "Who are you? Why did you kill a ninja from your own village?"

Before Uchiha Ikezumi could speak, another figure rushed over at high speed.

The other party was clearly more experienced than the female ninja.

Upon seeing the corpse of his companion on the ground, the newcomer's pupils contracted, and without hesitation, he took out four kunai with explosive tags attached and quickly threw them forward.

puff! puff! puff! puff!
Then, four kunai were seen precisely stuck in the four directions of Uchiha Ikezumi: in front, behind, left, and right.

Each kunai had an explosive tag attached to its end, and a thin steel wire was also attached to it.

"Don't move!"

Anko Mitarashi coldly and said in a low voice, "If you make any unnecessary movements, I will detonate it immediately..."

The words are not finished yet.

Mitarashi Anko suddenly realized that the "unknown enemy's" clothing was actually that of the Konoha Uchiha Police Force. Moreover, that profile looked vaguely familiar to Mitarashi Anko.

There were very few Uchiha ninjas that he recognized.

After a few names flashed through Mitarashi Anko's mind.

She suddenly widened her sharp, beautiful eyes.

"...Uchiha Ikezumi!!!"

In an instant, beads of cold sweat involuntarily seeped from her back, and Mitarashi Anko regretted her impulsive actions.

"Uchiha Ikezumi?" The female ninja beside her was also stunned for a moment.

next second.

Her expression and reaction were almost exactly the same as Mitarashi Anko's.

"Long time no see, Anko." Uchiha Izumi stepped over the corpses of Konoha ninjas beneath his feet. Even though his steady steps toward Anko were tantamount to ignoring her warning, the sweat-drenched Anko dared not detonate the explosive tags.

Uchiha Ikezumi's somber tone sent a chill down Mitarashi Anko's spine: "If I remember correctly, you should be staying in Konoha Prison, not out here freely, right?"

Tachibana Jiro's voice rang out in sudden realization: "I remember now, meow, you're Orochimaru's disciple, right?"

"Two years ago, Lord Ikezumi encountered you. He discovered that you had done several evil deeds for Orochimaru without your knowledge. However, even by the standards of 'absolute justice,' your crimes did not warrant death. Lord Ikezumi simply threw you into Konoha Prison and asked you to reflect on your actions there for five years."

Tachibana Jiro narrowed his cat eyes, speaking in human language as he stared at Mitarashi Anko. He licked his paws and continued, "Only two years have passed. Meow, does that mean the time flow in Konoha Prison is different from the time flow outside?"

"Or……"

"Just like that brat Naruto before, you were released by the Third Hokage using the Hokage's special privilege of 'pardon'? No wonder the Third Hokage was so adept at it back then, he had already tried it once before."

Mitarashi Anko: "..."

Her silence confirmed Tachibana Jiro's judgment.

Anko Mitarashi, who had spent two years in Konoha prison, eating only simple meals and feeling like she was losing over ten pounds, was indeed released by the Third Hokage.

She still remembered what the Hokage had said to her.

"Red Bean, your so-called crimes... are just Orochimaru using you without your knowledge. Five years in prison is too much for you. These two years are enough for you to cleanse your sins and completely sever ties with Orochimaru."

"—Moreover, you can't even remember what evil deeds you unintentionally helped Orochimaru commit. Such a severe punishment is naturally even more inappropriate for you."

"Now, Konoha is in dire need of manpower, and I, as Hokage, can grant you a special pardon. I hope you will remember Konoha's Will of Fire and not dwell too much on the past."

At that time, Anko also asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "What if we encounter Izumi Uchiha?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi replied, "I am the Hokage. Even if Izumi has an extreme personality, he has to listen to me sometimes. Even if he is dissatisfied with my actions, he will always understand me."

At that time, Anko believed what Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

however……

She felt as if she had trusted him too hastily.

“Two choices.” Uchiha Izumi was not overly aggressive, but rather very calm and composed. “Choose the freedom given to you by the Third Hokage, to stand on the opposite side of [Absolute Justice] and become my enemy. Or lay down your weapons and surrender.”

"Red Bean, you..."

The female ninja next to her swallowed hard and looked at Mitarashi Anko.

"...Choose two."

Hongdou immediately released the thin steel wire in her hand. In less than 0.01 seconds, she made her decision.

Tachibana Jiro clicked his tongue in surprise: "This is the first time I've seen someone so decisive and cowardly. I thought another villain was going to die at Lord Ikezumi's hands today!"

Mitarashi Anko looked at Uchiha Ikezumi with a complicated expression.

She said, "We were in the same class at the ninja academy. It's because I understand him that I know what I should do."

Tachibana Jiro: "!!!"

It suddenly remembered... Lord Chiquan was generally too lazy to remember the names of the villains he had either killed or imprisoned, because there were simply too many of them.

The only thing Lord Ikezumi could remember was Mitarashi Azuko.

So that's how it is!
Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently, "Follow me for a while. After I've finished with this matter, I'll take you back to Konoha."

Anko forced a smile and said to her companion, "It's up to you to take Ryoichiro's body back and report to the Hokage."

She didn't ask Uchiha Ikezumi what she was busy with.

Since you've chosen to back down, you have to stick to it to the end.

“Red Bean, he killed…”

Anko interrupted her companion, saying, "None of those who died at the hands of Uchiha Ikezumi were innocent."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Those he imprisoned... were no exception."

Although Anko couldn't remember exactly what she had done for Orochimaru.

But she believed herself to be guilty.

……

Fire Nation.

Short book street.

A tall man wearing wooden clogs squatted in the middle of the street in a very eye-catching posture, his long white hair, which was sticking out like needles, had fallen to the ground.

He stretched out his finger and scraped hard along the crack in the floor tiles. Fragments of dried blood from the crack stained the skin of his fingertip, which he then licked lightly. "Human blood..."

Jiraiya slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping across the entire ground before him.

Although the street surface had been cleaned very well, the bloodstains in the grout between the paving stones were difficult to remove. In his view, the grout between the paving stones along the entire street was stained with many dried, black bloodstains.

At that moment, Jiraiya seemed to see the corpses scattered all over the ground that night.

It was as if I were witnessing the Short Book Street, which was covered in flames and blood.

He also noticed that many passersby around him had very complicated expressions.

Many buildings on both sides of the road are now just charred ruins.

Casinos, dance halls, bathhouses, clubs... all sorts of dens of iniquity are either closed or have long been burned down.

The entire Tanbata Street is no longer as bustling and prosperous as it once was.

With just a little inquiry, Jiraiya could roughly find out how many people had died that night.

"Several hundred people... That little brat Uchiha Ikezumi has gone a bit too far this time!" A hint of horror and gloom flashed in Jiraiya's eyes, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself about Hiruzen Sarutobi: "The old man really did condone his behavior in order to use his [Absolute Justice]. Now look what's happened, the consequence of condoning him is that Uchiha Ikezumi is very uncontrollable."

However, after making some further inquiries, Jiraiya suddenly realized that things were not quite as he had imagined.

"Were all the people who died that night bad guys?" He looked at a local resident of Tanabata Street in front of him, frowning as he asked, "Wasn't anyone an innocent victim?!"

Under Jiraiya's financial persuasion, the local residents chose to tell the truth: "When we were cleaning up the bodies, we made a point of recognizing each face. They were either gangsters, samurai thugs, ninjas who often bullied people, or guys who did some shady things in the shadows."

"There were some bodies that were charred and unrecognizable. Anyway... those who were recognizable were not good people. That guy named Uchiha Izumi... although he was scary, it seems like he only killed evil people."

Jiraiya paused for a moment. If what the locals said was true, those killed were all villains who deserved to die...

Does that mean that Uchiha Ikezumi may have been secretly investigating the situation in Tanabata Street long ago?
Was his massacre that night a righteous "catch-up"?
Perhaps they've been planning this for a long time?

"I see……"

Jiraiya muttered, "No wonder Tsunade didn't stop his extreme behavior. Given Tsunade's personality... after learning that Uchiha Ikezumi was killing villains, she would likely have just stood by and watched, or even 'unintentionally' cooperated with him."

Jiraiya calmed his thoughts and wanted to find out Tsunade's whereabouts, but learned that the notorious "big fat sheep" of Tanabata had left Tanabata early the day before yesterday.

It is said that... the other party left with a large group of children, and headed in the direction of Konoha.

Jiraiya was a little confused.

Uchiha Ikezumi...

Tsunade……

What exactly are these two up to?
……

Konoha.

Hokage Building.

"Hiruzen, why didn't you inform us of such a big matter sooner?"

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado found Hiruzen Sarutobi one after the other. Koharu Utatane's old face showed a hint of anger. She immediately said, "That's Tanabata Street! A large portion of the Land of Fire's tax revenue comes from Tanabata Street! And a large part of the tax collected from Tanabata Street is used for our Konoha's ninja funds!"

Xiaochun took a deep breath as she turned to her new room, trying to calm herself down, but she just couldn't.

Koharu Utatane gritted her teeth and said, "Nine years ago, Uchiha Ikezumi killed dozens of people in Tanabata Street, almost bringing the town to a standstill. I asked you to recall him and hold him accountable, but you dismissed the matter by saying that 'a dual-bloodline limit ninja is needed on the battlefield to stabilize the situation.'"

“I knew back then that your indulgence would only escalate his behavior. And sure enough, just a few days ago, nine years later, he did it again.”

"and……"

Koharu Utatane took a deep breath: "This time, over a hundred people have died! And this is only the tip of the iceberg that those three ninjas saw, because they didn't investigate further."

"What we've roughly seen is just the tip of the iceberg, with over a hundred corpses. What about the whole picture? Are there hundreds, even thousands of corpses?"

"Hiruzen, the Tanabata Street is home to many powerful families from the Land of Fire! Many of these families even spend their money there!"

"Can you guarantee that Uchiha Ikezumi didn't kill a single nobleman? He even dared to kill the second son of a daimyo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe expressionlessly, the wisps of smoke rising from it obscuring half of his face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting in his chair, slightly raised his eyelids and looked at Koharu Utatane, who was still unable to calm down.

He said, "How could I not know what you're saying? The problem is, it's already happened. I only learned about it several days after it occurred. Do you think I could go back a few days and send someone to stop Uchiha Ikezumi?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his aching brow with his free hand.

"Besides waiting for Chi Quan to return, what else can I do? Koharu, Yan, you are high-ranking advisors of Konoha. Tell me, what else can I do now?!"

"Go to Tanabata Street, take a portion of the human cells from all the dead, then resurrect them all with Edo Tensei, and then act as if nothing ever happened?!"

"Or should we send out all the village's ANBU and Root ninjas to arrest Uchiha Ikezumi under the pretext of 'capturing a criminal traitor'?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "You should all know that the person who could be killed by Izumi... was he really innocent?"

"His sense of justice placed him on the side of righteousness. If the villagers knew that I had killed an Uchiha who punished evil and promoted good, how would they view me, the Hokage?"

"do not forget……"

"Uchiha Izumi's 'Absolute Justice' has already gained initial recognition from many people in the village! Times have changed."

"Absolute justice is no longer a plague that everyone avoids."

At this point, a hint of undisguised pain flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Isn't this one of the reasons why he couldn't seek revenge against Uchiha Ikezumi?
Even he couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. Why did so many people suddenly accept Chi Quan's sense of justice in such a short time? Clearly, the villagers' opinions weren't like this before.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt like he was about to grasp something crucial.

But that glimmer of inspiration always slipped through my fingers.

"Lord Hokage!" Suddenly, an Anbu ninja entered the Hokage's office and reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "A Konoha ninja named 'Shizune' has returned to Konoha alone. She said that Lady Tsunade will be returning to the village soon."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado were all taken aback.

Tsunade is coming back?!
……

Somewhere in the Fire Country.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—three figures were rushing rapidly in one direction. They were clearly ninjas, but they weren't wearing ninja headbands, and each of them had a rather sinister aura, making it obvious at a glance that they weren't Konoha ninjas.

"Hey! Are you sure this is the direction? We've been searching all day and still haven't found Uchiha Izumi. If we can't find him, how are we going to explain this to Orochimaru's people?"

"And the direction we're heading doesn't seem to be towards Konoha Village, does it?!"

One of the ninjas, who was running at the very back, uttered a dissatisfied grumble.

"Humph!"

The ninja running at the front snorted and replied, "Don't underestimate my tracking ability! We found the inn where he was staying in Tanabata Street, and I've memorized his scent. As long as I can catch even the slightest trace of his scent, I can find Uchiha Ikezumi!"

"Although I don't know why the other party didn't return to Konoha, I'm sure Uchiha Izumi took this route. However, besides him, there were two other scents."

The ninja at the front frowned and continued, "One of the scents doesn't seem human; it might be a summoning beast."

"The last scent does smell a bit like a woman's."

"And... the flavor is getting stronger and stronger."

Sudden.

The ninja in the middle, who hadn't spoken until now, shouted urgently, "Stop!"

The other two stopped immediately.

Under the puzzled gazes of the two, he walked to the side, lowered his eyes to look at his feet, and said, "Look here."

The other two people also walked over, and their pupils immediately contracted.

"Corpse?!"

A headless corpse, covered in blood, lay sprawled in the bushes by the roadside, while a huge head lay a few centimeters to the side of the headless body.

The frozen look of terror and despair on the corpse's face was clearly visible.

“There’s a headband.” One of them bent down and picked up a metal headband. After seeing the pattern on it, his eyes flashed with surprise: “Kumakugakure? How could there be a Kumogakure ninja in the Land of Fire? Could it be a spy planted in the Land of Fire by Kumogakure? Tsk tsk, this guy is really unlucky. He actually got killed.”

"He was killed by Uchiha Ikezumi." The ninja with the keenest sense of smell suddenly said, "Because there is a very strong smell of Uchiha Ikezumi nearby. There don't seem to be any other signs of a struggle around. This Kumogakure spy must have been killed instantly by him."

"Heh... No wonder Lord Orochimaru was so interested in that brat. It's really not easy to be a ninja with two bloodline limits."

Another person said in a low voice, "The body is very fresh. That guy named Uchiha Ikezumi must have killed him within fifteen minutes."

The three of them looked at each other.

fifteen minutes……

That means Uchiha Izumi might be very close to them!

Without another word, the three quickened their pace and hurried forward.

Half an hour later.

When the two people and the cat came into view, the three of them, who had been searching for a long time, immediately perked up and increased their speed again in perfect unison, and in an instant surrounded the two people and the cat in front of them.

One person blocked the way in front, while two others guarded the left and right rear.

Their appearance also "forced" Uchiha Ikezumi to stop.

"Heh... Uchiha Izumi, the infamous Lava Release beast, a dual-bloodline ninja who is extremely rare even in the entire ninja world... It's really not easy to find you!"

The ninja blocking the way had a slight smile playing on his lips.

His gaze was fixed intently on Uchiha Ikezumi.

Then, he couldn't help but glance at Mitarashi Anko next to Uchiha Ikezumi: "You are... tsk, no wonder that woman's scent seemed familiar."

"Mitarashi Anko, Orochimaru-sama's personal disciple! Ha, that's quite unexpected!"

Mitarashi Anko: "!!!"

Hongdou was just wondering what was going on with these three people.

But when the other party uttered their last words, she suddenly realized that these three people had come with ill intentions.

Especially when they mentioned Orochimaru's name, Anko's eyes turned dangerous, and her muscles tensed slightly, as if she was ready to pounce at any moment.

"Orochimaru?"

Tachibana Jiro, standing to the side, narrowed his cat-like eyes: "Lord Ikezumi either doesn't leave the village, or when he does, all sorts of monsters and demons come out."

"Hey Hey hey!"

A ninja on the right rear said, "We're talking to Uchiha Izumi, what right do you, a pet cat, have to interrupt?"

Then, the ninja standing at the front said, "Uchiha Izumi, Lord Orochimaru values ​​you highly, which is why he sent us to find you."

He repeated to Uchiha Ikezumi everything Orochimaru had told him before, thus extending an olive branch to him.

Before Uchiha Ikezumi and Tachibana Jiro could react to his words, Mitarashi Anko's expression changed slightly.

She couldn't help but look nervously at Uchiha Ikezumi.

"Well... Lord Orochimaru is very sincere. As long as you join Lord Orochimaru's organization, you will be able to stand on equal footing with Lord Orochimaru in the future."

"Your 'absolute justice,' which is not recognized by others, will definitely be recognized by others. It's much better than staying in a place like Konoha Village."

"and……"

Just as the ninja standing in front was about to continue his eloquent speech, Uchiha Izumi suddenly interrupted him in a detached tone: "Is this what that heinous beast Orochimaru sent you all the way here to deliver to me?"

A single, concise sentence caused the three ninjas to change color.

That bastard Uchiha actually used such vulgar language to insult Lord Orochimaru!?
Orochimaru clearly values ​​and thinks highly of him!

It is unreasonable!

Uchiha Ikezumi coldly added, "I also have a message for you to pass on to him—wash that long neck clean and wait for [Absolute Justice] to come knocking on your door."

"However... the prerequisite is that you have the ability to appear in dreams after death."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three ninjas sent by Orochimaru immediately felt a strong sense of crisis rising in their hearts.

Before they could react, Tachibana Jiro launched the first attack.

The small-sized Tachibana Jiro transformed in the blink of an eye into a terrifying giant cat, over ten meters tall with a ferocious and horrifying face. Without hesitation, it slapped the ninja to its right rear.

In the rush, the other party had no time to dodge and was slapped directly by Tachibana Jiro.

Bang! ! !
Suddenly...

The earth trembled slightly.

"What?!" The other two's expressions changed drastically, but before they could make a move, Uchiha Ikezumi was already standing inches away from a ninja. His eyes had also transformed into three-tomoe Sharingan, the crimson pupils reflected in the other's eyes.

The moment the other person's eyes suddenly went blank, Uchiha Izumi's ninja sword had already drawn a deep line of blood on the other person's neck.

A head the size of a bucket rolled down.

Blood surged skyward!
The last ninja's pupils constricted sharply, and he tried to hastily create distance, but to his surprise, Mitarashi Anko, who had been preparing to attack, immediately gritted her teeth and struck: "Ninja Art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!!!"

In an instant.

More than a dozen ferocious venomous snakes emerged from Mitarashi Anko's sleeves, each moving with incredible speed, instantly biting the opponent more than a dozen times.

The venom is injected into the victim's body through the venomous fangs.

"Oh no... this is terrible..." A sudden wave of exhaustion washed over the ninja, causing him to collapse completely.

Hongdou strode forward, pulled out a kunai, and pressed it against the other person's throat.

She gritted her teeth and threatened, "The poison will take your life in just three minutes. If you tell me Orochimaru's location, I'll give you the antidote."

"Heh, you think..." Just as the weak ninja was about to say something harsh, his expression suddenly froze.

Just as Hongdou noticed something was wrong with the other person, she realized that someone was pulling her collar back.

He was thrown backwards.

Before she could even wonder who had grabbed her, the body of the stiff, weak ninja in front of her visibly swelled up.

When it expanded into a sphere, it exploded with a bang!

Bang! ! !
Chunks of meat flew in all directions.

Bang! ! !
Bang! ! !
The other two corpses were exactly the same, and they expanded rapidly and exploded in a bizarre manner.

Lots of flesh and blood splattered all over Hongdou's body, making her expression freeze for a moment.

Clearly, this was not what was expected.

Then, Uchiha Izumi's calm voice rang out behind her: "It seems Orochimaru sent those three here to their deaths. And he left a contingency plan to destroy the corpses early on, so that no one could locate him through them. It's a pity he doesn't seem to have the guts to stand in front of me in person."

Uchiha Ikezumi narrowed his eyes. In his eyes, the "evil" in the ninja world had many origins. Orochimaru was one of them!

Hearing Uchiha Izumi's words, Anko felt somewhat dazed...

It's not Orochimaru who's targeting Uchiha Ikezumi right now.

Instead, it was Uchiha Ikezumi who had her sights set on Orochimaru!
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(End of this chapter)