Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 132 Storming the Hokage's Home! Are You Loyal to the Will of Fire? (Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)
late at night.

Two ninjas from the Utatane clan, reeking of alcohol, staggered back to the clan's compound, supporting each other.

One of them hiccuped, his face slightly dazed, and slurred incoherently, "You just said that Lord Koharu has been so angry with that guy named Uchiha Ikezumi these days that he can't eat or sleep properly."

"Hiccup! Then why didn't she just get rid of that Uchiha? You know, she's a high-ranking advisor in Konoha, and I heard she even took over Konoha's Root organization..."

"It should be easy to deal with an Uchiha, right? Even if that guy... is some kind of so-called Lava Release beast."

The other man shook his head, exhaling a strong, pungent smell of alcohol, and said, "You've been away from Konoha for over half a year and only recently returned, so you probably don't know how terrifying Uchiha Ikezumi is. Do you know why Lord Koharu was able to take over the Root organization? It's because Uchiha Ikezumi killed Shimura Danzo!"

"That battle shocked the entire Hidden Leaf Village. Almost all the ninjas in the Root organization were wiped out by him... So much so that when Lord Koharu first took over the Root organization, they even had to add more people to keep the organization running."

"He killed a high-ranking official of Konoha and is still able to live peacefully in Konoha Village, and the Hokage hasn't laid a hand on him. It's easy to imagine how difficult it will be for Lady Koharu to take him down."

At this point, he vaguely thought of another topic.

He also burped and said, "These past few days, Lord Xiaochun has been investigating clansmen who have committed evil deeds. It seems they're going to temporarily relocate those who have done wrong outside the village..."

"Otherwise... if those clansmen were to encounter Uchiha Ikezumi, they would definitely not be able to escape and would certainly be killed."

"By the way, you've been out there for half a year, haven't you done anything wrong? If you have, hurry up and report it to the elders in the clan."

"That way they can arrange for your departure as soon as possible..."

Just as they finished speaking, the ninja Utatane Koharu, who was speaking, suddenly stopped.

His hazy, drunken eyes, tinged with a hint of astonishment, looked up at the figure on the roof of a building in front of him.

The figure stood quietly on the upturned eaves, a pair of scarlet Sharingan eyes overlooking the Utatane clan's territory.

That cold gaze was as if he were looking down at a group of corpses.

A chill ran down my spine...

This immediately sobered the ninja up a bit.

“Sharingan…Uchiha…” He couldn’t help but swallow hard, squinting his eyes as he tried to see the other person’s face, which was backlit by the moonlight.

"Hey! Who are you?!" Another drunken Uchiha clan ninja, who was supporting him, shouted loudly without any regard for his sleeping clansman, "Hiccup! This is our Uchiha clan's territory, and you, an Uchiha..."

Poof——

A sudden ninja sword pierced through his back, his frail flesh unable to withstand the sharp blade, silencing his words in an instant.

The ninja sword that had pierced through him spun once before being slowly pulled out by a fair and slender hand.

Fresh blood gushed out from the blood holes in front and behind him with a "plop".

Some of the blood even spilled onto another member of the Utatane clan ninja next to them.

The warm, viscous blood startled him for a moment.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch his blood-stained face.

"...Blood!!!" In a dazed and staggering drunken state, he was finally startled awake.

He hurriedly turned around and saw a girl dressed in Uchiha police uniform wiping blood off a knife.

A ninja cat perched on the girl's shoulder; beside her stood a short-haired female ninja who was slightly taller than her.

He heard the short-haired female ninja ask, "How...how did you know he was a bad guy?"

He heard the girl reply, "As long as our faith in [Absolute Justice] is devout enough, we can receive a gift from Senior Ikezumi. This... is the Sharingan eye technique that Senior Ikezumi implanted in me, which allows me to also have the power to see through the evil of others. However, I need to concentrate very hard to see it, while Senior Ikezumi can see it with just a glance."

"Later, I will point out who the villains are, and then the two of us will just need to work together to execute them all. The deadline for the operation is tonight, so we must act quickly. After executing the villains of the Utatane clan, we will immediately move on to the Mitomon clan."

He heard the short-haired female ninja nod slightly and reply, "Understood."

The Utatane-kai clan ninja: "!!!"

"Senior Ikezumi"? Ikezumi... Hiss! Could the man standing on the rooftop eaves be Uchiha Ikezumi?!

Could these two female ninjas be subordinates of Uchiha Ikezumi?

The moment when the ninja clan comrades around him slowly collapsed to the ground.

His face, flushed from drunkenness, was filled with terror.

Panic and fear surged into my heart at the same time.

Just when he thought he was about to be killed, he found that the two female ninjas simply bypassed him.

right!

I don't think I've done anything wrong...

and many more!

It seems that the members of the Tōshin clan who were found to have committed evil deeds haven't been transferred out yet! They're still in the Tōshin clan's territory! Should I hurry up and shout to wake them up?

When such a thought flashes through your mind.

The Utatane clan ninja couldn't help but look up at Uchiha Ikezumi above with a trembling heart, only to find that Ikezumi's pair of scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan eyes were locked on him!
"Gudong!"

He couldn't help but swallow hard.

If I dared to shout, I'd probably be beheaded in the next second!
……

Tonight, Xiaochun, who was turning over in her room, had a nightmare.

She dreamt that she and Uchiha Ikezumi had completely broken off relations, and that she led the entire Utatane clan and the entire Root organization in a life-or-death battle against Uchiha Ikezumi.

But the "magma monster" was too terrifying, and she watched helplessly as one Root member after another and one member of the Tsurugi clan after another fell under its magma.

The entire dormitory-turning clan was reduced to a sea of ​​blood.

The smell of blood lingered around my nose.

and many more……

Why does the smell of blood feel so real?

Koharu, who was turning over the door, suddenly opened her eyes with lingering fear. After realizing that it was all just a dream, she breathed a sigh of relief, but then suddenly realized something was wrong: "Why is there still a smell of blood?"

She smelled blood again!

It has a very strong smell of blood!

An ominous premonition made Xiaochun, who was turning over in bed, immediately throw on the covers and get up. After throwing on some clothes, she stepped out the door and was stunned by what she saw.

Under the moonlight late at night.

One after another, the corpses of the Utatane clan ninjas lay in pools of blood, blood gushing from their wounds.

Some bodies had their throats slit, some had their hearts pierced, and some looked as if they had been bitten on the neck by some kind of venomous snake.

She saw a special Jonin of the Utatane clan, who was frantically parrying an attack from an "attacker" with his ninja sword. But at that moment, another "attacker" produced a kunai and instantly plunged it into the throat of the special Jonin of the Utatane clan!

"Uh uh—"

The special jonin hurriedly retreated, gripping his ninja sword in one hand and clutching his bleeding neck with the other. He staggered a few steps before collapsing limply to the ground.

Under the moonlight, Koharu Utatane recognized the two attackers and saw their somewhat familiar faces.

"Mitarashi Anko!!!"

"Uchiha Izumi!!!"

Koharu Utatane, who had squeezed out those two names through gritted teeth, was already consumed by rage, her turbid eyes blazing with unprecedented killing intent. But just then, she suddenly raised her head and fixed her gaze on a certain spot above her.

"Uchiha Ikezumi!!!"

When Xiaochun changed dorm rooms, she met the person she least wanted to see in her life.

But when she noticed that Uchiha Ikezumi's Sharingan was looking this way, Koharu Utatane was startled again! She knew how terrifying Uchiha Ikezumi's Mangekyou Sharingan was.

Danzo's tragic and miserable experiences are still vivid in her mind!

"Uchiha Ikezumi! What are you doing?!" Koharu Utatane, who had unconsciously looked away and avoided meeting Uchiha Ikezumi's gaze, gritted her teeth and loudly questioned him with a somewhat distorted expression.

"To uphold justice." These four simple words, spoken in the blood-red silence, sounded exceptionally clear.

The veins on Koharu's forehead were throbbing wildly.

She wanted to glare at Uchiha Izumi with both hatred and anger, but fearing his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities... she could only direct that fierce and hateful gaze at Anko and Izumi instead.

"Red Bean! You... you were an outstanding Konoha Special Jonin whom I personally promoted! Are you... betraying me?"

Xiaochun, who was turning over to her dorm, angrily questioned him.

Mitarashi Anko paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and said with a serious expression, "Lord Koharu, as a high-ranking advisor to Konoha, you turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed by some of your own clan's ninja. Before questioning whether I have betrayed you, shouldn't you question yourself and whether you are truly loyal to the Will of Fire of Konoha?"

"Where leaves dance, fire will never cease; burning leaves will illuminate the village and nourish new buds—this is the Will of Fire established by the First Hokage for Konoha. But if some of these leaves have become borers that gnaw at the trunk and young leaves, shouldn't these rotten leaves be cut off?"

"As a senior advisor, have you done this? If you have, why are there so many villains in the Utatane clan? Do you truly believe in the Will of Fire?"

Koharu, who switched dorm rooms: "???"

Koharu didn't expect that after her few questions, she would be met with a series of questions from Anko Mitarashi!
A junior from Konoha... actually questioned whether he, a high-ranking advisor of Konoha, was truly loyal to the Will of Fire.

What right does she, a former disciple of Orochimaru, have to question herself?
And when did I become disloyal to the Will of Fire?

Just as Koharu was about to retort, Uchiha Ikezumi's voice came from behind her, making Koharu freeze: "So, you're going to obstruct the execution of justice?"

"Those who obstruct justice shall be killed without exception."

This one sentence... made Koharu both angry and afraid.

"……you!!!"

At this time.

Many members of the Utatane clan, like Koharu Utatane, were awakened by the commotion outside. They rushed out and, upon seeing the blood and corpses scattered on the ground, were filled with shock and anger, just like Koharu Utatane had been at the beginning.

But when they noticed Uchiha Ikezumi, the anger on their faces faltered.

"Lord Koharu?"

A ninja from the Utatane clan couldn't help but swallow hard, casting a probing glance at Utatane Koharu.

Seems to be saying--

As long as Lord Koharu gives the order, even if the enemy is Uchiha Ikezumi, they will grit their teeth and fight to the death.

Xiaochun, who switched dorms: "..."

A sliver of reason remaining amidst her anger told Koharu that even if the entire Koharu clan joined forces, they might not be a match for that extreme righteous brat in front of her!

To obstruct the other party.

A dead end.

“Uchiha Ikezumi…” Koharu Utatane gritted her teeth: “I will remember this unforgettable bloody night!”

However, she discovered that Uchiha Ikezumi was completely ignoring her.

She heard Uchiha Izumi say calmly to Izumi, Anko, and the ninja cat, "Next stop, the Mitokado clan. After dealing with the Mitokado clan, we'll go to the Sarutobi clan."

"Yes! Senior!"

Quan was the first to respond without hesitation.

Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, was taken aback for a moment.

The Mitomon family...

The Sarutobi clan...

and many more!

Could he...

After watching helplessly as the "murderer" who had broken into the Zhuanqin tribe's territory and killed many of its members left, Zhuanqin Xiaochun suddenly realized what was happening. She immediately ordered, "You guys, collect the bodies of the tribe members! Don't hand the bodies over to the mountain tribe, and don't hand them over to the police!"

"And you lot! Run to inform the Mitokado clan immediately! Get there as fast as you can, you must inform Mitokado Homura before that extreme brat Uchiha Izumi gets there!"

"You...go to the Root organization's base! By my order, immediately mobilize all Root organization members!"

"The rest of you, come with me to find Hiruzen! Uchiha Izumi has gone mad, we must stop his madness! Otherwise, he will destroy the order of the entire Konoha! That brat is the biggest parasite in Konoha!"

"Yes, Lord Koharu!" The remaining surviving members of the Utatane clan, still shaken by the experience, quickly sprang into action.

……

"Hurry, hurry up!" The three Chunin of the Utatane clan rushed towards the Mitomon clan's camp. They wished they had two more legs, and even though they were panting heavily, they dared not stop.

The scenery before my eyes rushed past on both sides like a streak of light.

The three ninjas continuously leaped and bounded between the buildings.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the Mitomon clan's settlement finally appeared before the three of them.

"Huff, huff..." One of the ninjas, panting heavily, muttered intermittently, "Did we...did we overtake them? Did Uchiha Izumi arrive ahead of time?"

however.

A gentle breeze carrying the stench of blood brought them bad news.

This caused the three Utatane-no-Tane ninjas to change their expressions.

They each swallowed hard, exchanged glances, and then gritted their teeth and ran over quickly.

They discovered that the gate to the Mitomon clan's residence was open.

You can see the inside through the gate.

The three of them were immediately stunned.

“You’re too late…” Mitomon Homura, with an extremely complicated expression, glanced at the three Utatane clan ninjas. He sighed deeply, looking as if he had aged several years.

He sighed helplessly and said, "I had already privately investigated whether any ninjas in the clan had committed any evil deeds. I also warned them many times not to hide anything from the past."

“But in the end, some people still took a chance… and this is the consequence of taking a chance.” Mitomon Homura sighed again, his eyes filled with gloom and sorrow as he looked at the seven corpses lying on the ground, which had been neatly arranged.

"You should go find Hiruzen directly..."

Mitokado Homura waved his hand: "If the Sarutobi clan doesn't want to suffer the same tragedy as the Mitokado clan, they need more ninjas to gather there so that they can stop Uchiha Ikezumi."

Mitokado Homura spoke weakly and listlessly, not like a senior advisor to Konoha, but more like a spiritless old man.

The three members of the Utatane clan seemed to detect a hint of fear in this senior advisor of Konoha.

This Lord Mitokado Homura is probably terrified!

……

"Lady Tsunade, wasn't it agreed that... this money was to be used to support the orphans of Tanabata Street until they grow up? But... Lady Tsunade, you've already lost a full ten million ryo at the Konoha casino tonight!"

In Konoha, the only places still open late at night are probably entertainment venues like casinos.

Holding Tun-tun, Shizune wore a bitter expression and muttered behind Tsunade, "Lady Tsunade, if you keep gambling, I'm afraid you'll squander all those tens of millions of taels."

"Don't worry! Don't worry!"

Tsunade waved her hand impatiently: "As long as those orphans are in Konoha, the old man will definitely pay for their upbringing; we won't need to contribute. Besides... um?!"

Just as Tsunade was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye and turned her gaze over it.

"That……"

Tsunade narrowed her beautiful eyes. The annoyance of losing ten million ryo at the casino dissipated somewhat due to a sudden surge of curiosity: "It seems to be that brat Uchiha Ikezumi, right? And who are those two female ninjas following him? What is that brat doing in the middle of the night?"

"Uchiha Ikezumi?" Shizune was taken aback and looked in the direction Tsunade was looking.

All that could be seen were a few figures disappearing rapidly in the distance.

Shizune suddenly sniffed: "Lady Tsunade, there's a bloody smell!"

"Shizune, follow me." After saying this, Tsunade vanished from Shizune's sight in a flash.

"Huh?" Shizune was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Lady Tsunade, wait for me!"

……

Hiruzen Sarutobi was still asleep when he was suddenly awakened by Koharu Utatane, who arrived with several members of the Utatane clan and unceremoniously dragged him out of his sleep.

With a stern, aged face, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped outside and took a deep breath.

Having finally made it back from the capital of the Land of Fire, and after all the awful things that happened during the day, all I wanted was a good night's sleep. Little did I expect that even a good night's sleep would be a luxury tonight.

Looking at Koharu Utatane, who had come to visit late at night, and several Utatane clan ninjas who looked anxious and were panting heavily.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and asked, "What happened? Why did you come to see me so late? Now that you've taken over the Root organization, you don't need to ask me about things. You can handle them yourself."

After catching her breath, Koharu Utatane said with a grim expression, "If I could handle this myself, I wouldn't have come to you. Besides, this is related to you, Hiruzen, so I had to come."

"It has something to do with me?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, his heart suddenly leaping into his throat: "Could it be that something happened to Naruto again?"

"It's Uchiha Ikezumi!" Koharu Utatane almost ground her teeth to powder.

After she recounted the "tragic experience" of the group that changed rooms tonight.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's astonished gaze, Koharu Utatane continued, "His next target... is the Mitomon clan! And the next target after that... is the Sarutobi clan! He's gone mad! Hiruzen, this is the justice you've been allowing! This kind of 'absolute justice' has not only killed your two sons, but he's also going to completely wipe out your Sarutobi clan!"

"Hiruzen! He has most likely already reached the Mitomon clan! Tonight... he, along with Izumi Uchiha, Anko Mitarashi, and that ninja cat, killed thirteen of my clansmen at the Utatane clan's encampment, including two junior members!"

"They can even harm such young children. Do you think he'll show mercy to the Sarutobi clan? Or do you think the Sarutobi clan is truly innocent in his eyes?"

Koharu Utatane's resentful words made Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turn serious.

If Uchiha Ikezumi truly intends to massacre the Utatane, Mitokado, and Sarutobi clans tonight, as Utatane Koharu has stated.

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally refused!
These three ninja clans are not only Konoha's base, but also his base as Hokage!

If the three great ninja clans were wiped out...

The strength of the ninja clans will likely be greatly reduced, and the power of Konoha will also be reduced accordingly!

This has had a terrible impact on Konoha!

not to mention……

This even involves members of the Sarutobi clan! Doesn't he know that some members of the Sarutobi clan live in the gray area?

I certainly know, and I know what my people are doing.

But those clansmen who operate in the gray area do so for the sake of the Sarutobi clan, and even more so for the sake of Konoha Village.

Is Chi Quan really going to kill even these people? Although their methods are rather unusual, they are all heroes of Konoha!
Chi Quan is being completely unreasonable!

According to his logic, how many good people can there be in the entire Hidden Leaf Village?
"Guards!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, and the ANBU guards hidden in the shadows immediately appeared. He said with a very serious expression, "Gather all ANBU ninjas! Cooperate with the Root ninjas to stop Uchiha Ikezumi's actions tonight!"

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

"Obstruction?" Koharu Utatane took a deep breath, gritting her teeth and glaring angrily, "Hiruzen, even now, is it still just obstruction? Even now, are you still unwilling to use more thorough methods? Where is the Konoha ninja hero who once dominated the ninja world and had ruthless methods?"

The Utatane clan had so many ninjas killed, and their own reputation had been ruthlessly "ripped off" by Uchiha Izumi, who then mercilessly trampled them underfoot.

How could she accept that Uchiha Ikezumi was completely unharmed?
That brat has to pay the price for his willfulness!

"This is Konoha!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "When did you become like Danzo, only caring about your short-sighted resentment and disregarding the safety of the entire Konoha? Do you know what it means if a violent conflict breaks out with Izumi in Konoha?"

"Most of Konoha will be engulfed in flames! How many civilians will die? How many ninjas will perish? How many buildings will collapse? How many roads will be damaged? What will be the direct or indirect losses to Konoha?"

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi's tense nerves seemed to completely relax.

He let out a heavy sigh, his voice filled with helplessness: "Koharu... what else can Konoha do but compromise? You've seen the harm I caused by letting him out."

At that moment, Koharu, who was turning over a new bed, truly broke half of her tooth.

A trickle of blood clung to the corner of her mouth, and bloodshot veins appeared in the whites of her eyes: "Then find a way to banish him from the Land of Fire! As the Hokage, you can surely do it, right? Hiruzen!"

"While you're considering Konoha, you also need to consider us. That brat's absolute justice will kill us one by one!"

"I, Yan, you... one day, we will all become his targets. He certainly won't limit himself to just killing our people!"

While Koharu was extremely agitated, a group of ANBU ninjas had already rushed over.

At the same time, some of the Root ninjas who had come out in full force also arrived at a faster pace.

Such a huge commotion alarmed many ninja clans and even more ninjas, even in the dead of night in Konoha.

……

"Those are ANBU ninjas, right?" Yamanaka Inoichi gazed at the dozen or so figures disappearing into the distance. After a moment's thought, he said, "Although I don't know the specifics, it shouldn't be a problem to go and take a look."

Beside him, Nara Shikaku, who had also been awakened by the noise, said, "That direction seems to be where the Sarutobi clan's base is located. Perhaps it's just the Hokage mobilizing the Anbu."

Just as the two were talking, a small figure suddenly caught their attention.

Then a calico ninja cat strolled over leisurely.

"Lord Inoichi, Lord Tachibana Jiro requests that Yamanaka Inoichi collect the corpses from tonight. There are currently about twenty corpses, located in the camps of the Utatane clan and the Mitomon clan."

The calico ninja cat paused, then continued speaking in a strange tone that was very different from humans, "Lord Tachibana Jiro also said that after collecting the bodies at those two locations..."

"We still need to go to the Sarutobi clan's encampment. There will soon be quite a few corpses there that need to be collected."

Yamanaka Haiichi: "!!!"

Nara Shikaku: "!!!"

"Hoo..." Yamanaka Inoichi exhaled a breath of stale air, a helpless bitter smile on his face, and said, "I was just curious and wanted to go and see, but now I have no choice but to go."

Then the bitter smile on his face disappeared, and his expression became somewhat serious: "Chi Quan probably won't attack the Hokage, he probably wants to attack the Hokage's clansmen."

"The Hokage can't let him do this. We have to get there now."

Nara Shikaku looked up at the bright moon and said, "Let's call Choza over too. Only when the Ino-Shika-Cho clans are together can we put pressure on the Hokage. I really didn't expect that Izumi would actually take action against these three clans."

"If the Utatane, Mitokado, and Sarutobi clans were to undergo a bloodbath of absolute justice tonight, their strength and influence within Konoha would definitely plummet."

With a strange look on his face, he murmured, "The status of our Ino-Shika-Cho trio has risen almost effortlessly in Konoha."

After all, if the competitors are weaker, it's equivalent to them becoming stronger.

As for the weakening of the Utatane clan, the Mitomon clan, and the Sarutobi clan, will it lead to Konoha becoming weaker?

Nara Shikaku didn't think so, because Uchiha Ikezumi was getting stronger!
The power of [absolute justice] makes up for this deficiency.

Nara Shikaku patted Yamanaka Inoichi on the shoulder: "From the current perspective, absolute justice is indeed a good path. Don't think that the Nara clan's motives are impure. I am, after all, the head of the Nara clan, and I have to think about the well-being of my ninja clan."

"Let's go, Chiquan needs us."

……

Inside the Uchiha clan's compound.

Fugaku didn't sleep a wink tonight. He and his wife, Mikoto, had a heated disagreement at dinner, almost coming to blows.

As he was out for a walk to clear his head, he suddenly saw an ANBU ninja flash past him.

In the instant their figures crossed, Fugaku noticed that the other person seemed to glance at him.

Although the other party was wearing an ANBU mask, the look in their eyes beneath the mask felt very familiar to Fugaku.

"...Itachi?"

Fugaku was taken aback and wanted to call out to Itachi, but to his surprise, Itachi stopped on his own, standing just three meters away in front of him.

"Father, this is the Hokage's order." Itachi Uchiha answered Fugaku's question expressionlessly: "It seems to be related to Izumi Uchiha, but I don't know the specifics."

After saying that, he continued on his way in that direction.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Fugaku's sight.

"Chiquan...Lord Hokage..."

Fugaku's heart skipped a beat. A sudden sense of foreboding made him immediately give chase.

……

"The Son of Prophecy..."

"Savior……"

Jiraiya rubbed his chin and yawned wearily.

He walked alone on a street in Konoha, staring at the dim streetlights ahead.

"Naruto Uzumaki? Or Sasuke Uchiha? Or Izumi Uchiha? And... Itachi Uchiha?"

These are the three most likely candidates that Jiraiya has currently selected, mainly because they are all very young.

The oldest are Izumi Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha...

She was only twelve years old.

But he also instinctively felt that the future prophesied child and the future savior was unlikely to appear in the Uchiha clan, since the Uchiha clan's mental state was not very stable.

"Then there is only one option left. Minato's orphan, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha—Naruto Uzumaki."

A complex look flashed across Jiraiya's eyes. He had once nurtured Minato Namikaze as the child of prophecy, but he never expected that Minato, who would eventually become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, would die young.

So... could Minato's child be a child of prophecy?
"Azure blue eyes... Hmm, at least that's a feature that little Naruto Uzumaki fits perfectly. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Minato's child in the few days since I returned to Konoha."

Just as Jiraiya was stroking his chin and frowning in deep thought.

The familiar fragrance that suddenly swept past him immediately brought him back to his senses.

Tsunade!?

But when he looked up, Tsunade's figure had already disappeared, replaced by a panting Silent voice.

"Lady Tsunade, please...please slow down!"

"I...I can't keep up anymore..."

"Eh?!"

Panting heavily and drenched in sweat, Shizune was momentarily stunned when she suddenly saw Jiraiya standing in front of her.

"Jiraiya-sama?!"

Jiraiya asked in confusion, "You're Tsunade's female disciple, right? Tsunade seems to be in such a hurry, has something happened?"

Shizune hesitated for a moment, then thought that Jiraiya and Tsunade were comrades-in-arms, so there seemed to be no harm in saying it. She quickly explained to Jiraiya.

"Uchiha Ikezumi?"

Jiraiya frowned, sensing that something might happen in Konoha tonight. He immediately said, "Take me with you."

"what?"

Shizune was confused.

……

"Where are these brats going?" Tsunade, who was following closely behind, muttered to herself in confusion. "Could they be going somewhere to 'carry out justice'? But this is Konoha Village. They wouldn't be planning to cause a scene like in Tanabata Street or the capital of the Land of Fire, would they?"

Just as Tsunade was wondering and muttering to herself, she suddenly saw Uchiha Ikezumi and the others in front of her and finally stopped.

At this moment, she finally realized where Uchiha Ikezumi was going.

"Hey Hey hey……"

Tsunade's beautiful eyes widened slightly: "Isn't this the old man's residence? This seems to be the Sarutobi clan's residence, right?"

She immediately thought of a possibility that shocked her.

—Uchiha Izumi is going to bring justice to the Hokage of Konoha!
hiss!
"No, no..." The next second, she quickly dismissed the thought: "Uchiha Izumi is indeed quite strong, but he shouldn't be a match for the old man. Even if he and the old man could fight to a standstill, that would only be one-on-one. How could he possibly have a chance to fight the old man one-on-one in Konoha?"

After thinking it over, she decided to continue following them.

……

at the same time.

Inside the Sarutobi clan's territory.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, his expression calm, suddenly sensed something. Koharu Utatane, standing beside him, along with some other skilled ANBU ninjas, also vaguely sensed something.

Anbu ninja.

Kakashi, with his lifeless eyes drooping, looked in one direction and saw a person who made his scalp tingle and filled him with both shock and awe—Uchiha Ikezumi!

This guy……

It's really here!
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane, standing nearby, also focused their gazes on Izumi Uchiha, their old faces darkening.

"Ikezumi." Hiruzen Sarutobi, his old face taut, stepped forward amidst the protection of numerous Anbu ninjas, and said to Uchiha Ikezumi, "I have already learned from Koharu what you did tonight! I never expected that my tolerance of you would only make you more outrageous."

"Tonight you killed more than a dozen ninjas from the Utatane clan; you also killed several ninjas from the Mitokado clan; and now you've brazenly stepped into the Sarutobi clan's home! Ikezumi, do you know that your actions are almost no different from those of those rogue ninjas?"

"Do you know that with just one order from me, you can be branded a rogue ninja of Konoha? All the ninjas in Konoha will regard you as their greatest enemy?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly rebuked, "If you realize you're a Konoha ninja, turn around and leave right now! And reflect on your behavior tonight!"

As Tsurugi Koharu listened to the previous words, she wanted to clap her hands and cheer more and more.

But the next sentence almost made Xiaochun's brain shut down.

Hiruzen...

He actually still wants to tolerate Uchiha Izumi? Shouldn't this be a good opportunity to expel him from Konoha? Expel him from the Land of Fire?
Just as Koharu was about to speak, she suddenly saw that besides the two hateful brats, there was another unexpected figure walking behind Uchiha Ikezumi.

"...Tsunade?!"

Koharu suddenly understood why Hiruzen had blurted out that sentence out of nowhere.

He must have noticed Tsunade's appearance immediately.

Furthermore, Hiruzen also knew that Tsunade actually had a certain degree of agreement with Uchiha Ikezumi's "absolute justice".

Tsunade's appearance has probably put some pressure on Hiruzen.

The key question is, why did Tsunade appear? Did Uchiha Izumi bring her here to put pressure on Hiruzen?

"Lady Tsunade... Tsunade, Lady Tsunade..."

The call from the silenced voice grew louder as it approached, and then another unexpected person appeared.

"Jiraiya!?"

Xiaochun, who was turning over in her dorm, stared wide-eyed.

but.

Jiraiya's arrival seems to be beneficial to our side. After all, while Jiraiya might not be as opposed to absolute justice as we are, he at least doesn't quite agree with it.

"Hoo..." Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Ikezumi's back with a complicated expression: "Ikezumi, don't tell me you want to attack the Hokage of Konoha."

Jiraiya's words made Koharu Utatane breathe a sigh of relief.

it is good!it is good!it is good!
Not all the young people in the village were on Uchiha Ikezumi's side; some were on their side as well.

"Wow, it's so lively! It's already late at night. Looks like no one's sleeping tonight!"

Nara Shikaku's voice suddenly came closer from afar.

This made Xiaochun, who had just recovered, look grim again.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio... these three ingrates have shown up too! Hiruzen treated them so well all this time, yet they betrayed him!

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(End of this chapter)